Richmond Development and VFL backline coach, Ryan Ferguson provides an exclusive summary of the AFL and VFL-listed players from Saturday’s win over Sandringham.
AFL LISTED PLAYERS
Taylor Hunt
29 disposals, 18 kicks, 5 marks, 2 tackles
Gave a lot of drive, won a lot of ball on the wing and was important to our structure and leadership. An important player for us on the day.
Corey Ellis
28 disposals, 15 contested possessions, 3 marks, 1 goal
Spent a half down back and started really strongly. Found a lot of the ball, and was clean and composed when the game was a bit chaotic. He was really good with his ball use, and continued his form when he rotated into the midfield, which was great to see.
Jacob Townsend
22 disposals, 17 contested possessions, 7 clearances, 5 tackles
He’s playing outstanding footy. Finding plenty of the ball, lots of clearances, lots of tackles, and his defensive pressure is elite.
Steven Morris
20 disposals, 3 marks, 7 contested possessions, 1 tackle
Provided a lot of experience down back, and was a cool head under pressure. Made some good decisions in a pretty chaotic game.
Tyson Stengle
20 disposals, 11 contested possessions, 3 marks, 2 goals
Lively as always. Racked plenty of disposals up early and was able to find some space and kick a couple of goals. He was a potent threat in the forward line with Shai.
Jake Batchelor
18 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles, 7 contested possessions
Another general in our backline. Structured our play, set up our defence and was able to repel plenty of ball.
Ryan Garthwaite
18 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles, 4 spoils
Played a breakout game. Had a huge impact with his intercept marks, and his desperation, contest work and fight was outstanding.
Callum Moore
18 disposals, 9 contested possessions, 5 marks, 4 spoils
Cal was used at both ends, so it’s good to know we have that up our sleeve. He started strongly in the forward line, took some contested marks, and when we had a few injuries and needed to plug a hole in the backline, he went on to one of Sandringham’s key forwards and did a tremendous job.
Ben Lennon
11 disposals, 4 marks, 6 inside 50s, 1 goal
Didn’t dominate like he has in previous weeks, but when the game was on the line, took one of the best marks you’ll see going back with the flight. His goal steadied the ship and put some daylight between Sandringham and us in the last quarter when we needed it.
Shai Bolton
10 disposals, 6 contested possessions, 1 mark, 2 goals
Not a huge disposal count, but was very lively. Put on lots of pressure, was hard to contain with our other small forwards. He was a great asset to us in his first game for the club.
Ivan Maric (9 disposals, 23 hitouts, 2 tackles, 1 mark) and Ivan Soldo (8 disposals, 18 hitouts, 4 marks, 1 clearance)
Our two ruckmen worked in tandem and provided a really good contest in the ruck. Their use around the ground and their marking ability helped steady the ship.
Mabior Chol
6 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 3 goals
He didn’t have many possessions, but still had an impact on the game. He kicked goals, created more with his tackling and forward pressure, and created a contest whenever the ball went near him.
Ben Griffiths (3 disposals, 1 mark, 3 tackles) and Nathan Drummond (2 disposals, 1 mark)
Both were taken off early with injuries. We wish them the best of luck with their recovery.
VFL LISTED PLAYERS
Sam Darley
26 disposals, 19 kicks, 5 marks, 2 clearances
Our skipper was a general down back. He provided plenty of run and rebound, and used the ball with efficiency.
Brandon Wood
23 disposals, 6 tackles, 7 clearances, 1 goal
Snuck down for a goal, and is always hard to defend. He’s a bull in there, and provided plenty of tackles.
Jake Aarts
22 disposals, 2 clearances, 4 tackles, 1 goal
Plays exactly the way that we want him to play. He’s a hard ball winner, performs team acts, still found plenty of the footy and impacted offensively. He’s in really good form at the moment.
Jacob Ballard
19 disposals, 12 contested possessions, 2 clearances, 1 goal
One of those bulls that we can rely on to win the hard ball. When he goes forward, he’s really hard to match up on, and took a few good marks, which he’s been doing week in, week out.
Daniel Coffield
16 disposals, 8 marks, 2 clearances, 5 inside-50s
Probably the best game we’ve seen him play. He excelled with his intercept marks, had plenty of disposals, used the ball well, and positioned himself really well all day.
Thomas Silvestro
14 disposals, 8 contested possessions, 4 tackles, 2 clearances
Displayed lots of hard running, and put his body on the line. Our half backs love him as he works back hard to support them, and was doing the team things that make him so valuable for us.
Jack Holden
11 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles, 1 clearance
It was good to see Jack get amongst it. Considering it was a fairly hectic game at times, it will be great for his experience to be a part of a game that was so intense.
Hugh Beasley
7 disposals, 2 marks, 1 tackle, 1 inside-50
Did an important job on Paddy McCartin. He was really physical, didn’t allow him to do what he wanted, and was able to spoil, repel some balls and take intercept marks.
