VFL and development coach, Craig McRae provides a summary of how the Tigers’ players performed in last Sunday’s Round 5 win over Williamstown at Downer Oval.

Patrick Naish

23 disposals, five clearances, eight inside-50s & one goal

“Played predominantly through the wing and continued his great form. He ended up with 23 disposals, but the pleasing part of it is his 10 contested possessions and he’s just playing great footy. He’s setting us up with inside-50s and clearances.”

Derek Eggmolesse-Smith

21 disposals, seven rebound-50s, four inside-50s & three tackles

“Arguably the best game he’s played for the club. His contest work was really strong, he was winning his one-on-ones and neutralising and tackling well and then using the ball particularly well off half-back. He looked really dangerous.”

Fraser Turner

18 disposals, five clearances, three inside-50s & two rebound-50s

“Continues to play to his strengths and playing his role really well on the wing. His five clearances was something he hasn’t done in recent weeks and it was pleasing to see him get his hands on (the ball) in and around the contest. He’s playing some good footy.”

Riley Collier-Dawkins

18 disposals, seven clearances & three tackles

“Improves every week. His defence is really standing out. Big-bodied, seven clearances led the team, and played a really important role in our defensive structure.”

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Maverick Weller

15 disposals, four marks & three inside-50s

“Managed to get himself up for this game after being injured last week. It was a good performance. He only played three quarters, but his three quarters were full of effort and merit. He’s certainly an important player to us.”

Ben Miller

14 disposals, four marks, four spoils & three inside-50s

“Played his best game for the season. His eight contested possessions was a feature, and his aerial work really stood-out. Rebounding for us, he’s big and strong and we love seeing him play that way. It was a terrific performance from him. It was good to have him back in form.”

Dan Butler

14 disposals, three goals, two clearances & four inside-50s

“Played mainly forward. We put him into the midfield late in the third quarter and into the last, and he really gave us a spark around the clearances. He got some speed into the game, and showed his customary pressure, with nine of his 14 possessions were contested. He ended the game with three goals, which was also good as well.”

Ivan Soldo

13 disposals, 33 hit-outs, five clearances, three tackles & three inside-50s

“Helped double-team big Nick Meese from the opposition. He really looked to dominate him in certain parts of the game. He got the ball going our way and played really disciplined footy. I really like the footy he’s playing for us at the moment.”

Callum Coleman-Jones

13 disposals, five marks, nine hit-outs & two clearances

“Shared the ruck and forward duties with (Ivan) Soldo. He was another who influenced, particularly in the third quarter, both of those guys (Coleman-Jones and Soldo) had the most possessions on the ground.”

Jacob Townsend

13 disposals, five tackles & four clearances

“A tough inside mid who is really competing hard for us. He’s leading from the front and is really invested in the group and we love having him in our team.”

Ryan Garthwaite

11 disposals, eight spoils, four marks & six rebound-50s

“Defended extremely well, was hard to play on and had six rebound-50s. Is playing AFL footy at VFL level, and his eight spoils led the team.”

Jake Aarts

11 disposals, three goals, three marks & two tackles

“Another who’s playing AFL footy at VFL level. He finished again with three goals, he’s kicked a lot of goals at this level and I’m sure he’ll be knocking down the door for an AFL opportunity.”

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Callum Moore

Six disposals, four marks & three inside-50s

“Played a really solid game for us. He got up the ground and started to really impact the game for us before hurting his ankle in the last quarter. Fingers crossed he’ll be okay.”

Mabior Chol

Five disposals, two goals & three marks

“Low possession numbers but high work-rate and high effort. Kicked two goals and looked really dangerous aerially bringing the ball to the front in tricky conditions. It was fitting in his 50^th Richmond VFL game that he was a valuable contributor for us.”

Blake Grewar

14 disposals, four tackles, five clearances & one goal

“Came in after not playing last week and played his role. He was really tough around the clinches. He’s such an integral part of our system and it was really pleasing to see him play to his strengths.”

James Fletcher

14 disposals, four handball receives & two tackles

“Played wing and half-back, and is an elite runner who continues to work hard for the system. He’s a really important player for us, played a great game.”

Tom Silvestro

14 disposals, seven handball receives, three clearances & three inside-50s

“Led from the front, his contest was strong in at the ball, and really set us up with his contested work around the ground. Played a really critical role in our structure as well with his forward and wing roles. An important player for us.”

Jacob Ballard

12 disposals, three marks & one goal

“Arguably his strongest game in terms of contest. He was really smashing in for us, competing really hard, and I really enjoyed his contest.”

Dan Coffield

10 disposals, four handball receives & four rebound-50s

“He came back into the team after not playing last week. He’s an important player for us. We really value his strength of intercept marking, he plays his role really well and is integral to the team.”

Hugh Beasley

Eight disposals, four rebound-50s & two marks

“Another who’s competing really hard in the one-on-ones, is never beaten and never gives up. He’s part of that back six or seven that is really stacking up well keeping the opposition to only four goals for the game.”

Steve Morris

Seven disposals, five tackles & two clearances

“He leads from the front and is just inspirational in terms of his effort. Led the team with five tackles, just smashing in. He set the game up from the back-half for us, keeping us all in check.”

Charlie Thompson

Six disposals, one goal & three handball receives

“Came in and played a forward role, he’s learning the craft as a forward and was rewarded with a goal late by just playing his role. He’ll learn a lot from this game, and again he’s another one who is important to our overall structure.”

Chad Harris

Five disposals, two handball receives & two marks

“Our 23^rd player, he really started to show his strengths late in the game, taking intercept marks and when taking the game on he was looking strong in the contest. He looks a ready-made VFL player.”