based on attendances of games that he has played in, and by some margin.

stats.rleague.com/afl/crowds/summary.html#04

The biggest home and away crowds tended to be in the 1970s when standing room was the norm. I would have thought one of the long-playing players from that era for a popular club would have been the one. But no, Go Go GadgetMan Dustin wins the prize, and he's still going.

ok, maybe the statistic needs to be renamed to "Player who played in games with the most people in attendance"

Bit like the most watched actor being Samuel L Jackson.