Richmond VFL playing coach, Steve Morris, provides a summary of how the Tigers’ players performed in last Saturday's loss to the Northern Bullants.

Matthew Parker (31 disposals, 11 tackles, 11 inside-50s)

"Was sensational for us on the weekend. Had 11 tackles and was hard and tough inside, and also led our contested possession count."

Sydney Stack (29 disposals, four tackles, six rebound-50s)

"Sydney had 29 disposals. He was really important for us and our link-up play. When he's up and firing, he's a super important player for us."

Will Martyn (27 disposals, seven tackles, seven marks)

"Will has been really important for us from a contested point of view lately, but it was good to see him start to get a little bit more contested ball and develop that side of his game."

Rhyan Mansell (26 disposals, six marks, four rebound-50s)

"You know what you're going to get from Rhyan. He was very strong defensively, but it was also pleasing to see him have a great offensive output on the day."

Daniel Rioli (26 disposals, seven marks, five tackles)

"Daniel spent time once again across half-back and is learning a new role. His physicality was really strong on the day and he's starting to get better starting points. He certainly is playing above the level at this stage.'

Lachlan Street (24 disposals, five marks, three tackles)

"He's been sensational in the contest for us over the last few weeks. Continued to compete for us in the air."

Derek Eggmolesse-Smith (19 disposals, three tackles, three inside-50s)

"Derek played wing for the majority of the game on the weekend. His work rate to outnumber and his voice out on the field was sensational, ensuring that we were set up in the correct structures which was pleasing to see."

Hugo Ralphsmith (18 disposals, seven marks, four inside-50s, one goal)

"Played well on the weekend. He used his speed on a number of occasions. His development is very important to us as he offers us something different."

Angus Hicks (16 disposals, six marks, five inside-50s)

"Worked his backside off all day, getting up and down the ground. His work rate was really high and his pressure was great up forward."

Brad Melville (16 disposals, five tackles, four clearances)

"Brad played up forward for the day. His work rate was high as always, he found plenty of the ball and put on some great pressure for us."

Ben Miller (16 disposals, seven marks)

"Ben was very good one-on-one on the weekend. He probably let himself down in a couple of contests but overall he's developing really nicely and his skills by foot certainly stand out."

Noah Cumberland (13 disposals, three marks)

"Found a little bit more of the footy on the weekend. His contest work was great, we'd just like to see him finish off a little bit better in front of goals and with the footy in hand."

Bigoa Nyuon (13 disposals, seven marks, three rebound-50s)

"Found the footy a little bit on the weekend. Probably needed to tidy up his set-ups around stoppage in the back half, but when he's near the footy, he does really impact the play and he's developing nicely."

Nathan Oakes (12 disposals, five tackles, four clearances)

"You know what you're going to get with him. He's an extremely capable inside contested mid. We want to see him impacting the games more strongly on a regular basis, but he came in and played his role really effectively and tackled hard."

Samson Ryan (12 disposals, six marks, 33 hit-outs, one goal)

"It was a really good opportunity for Samson to focus on his ruck work against a seasoned ruckman, as he hasn't spent much time in the ruck all year and will be required to do so."

Will Bravo (eight disposals, three tackles)

"Will is a very competitive young kid who stepped in for his first game at VFL level. He didn't look out of place, he hits the contest hard and made a couple of really good decisions."

Joel Nathan (eight disposals, four marks)

"Joel got a little bit of relief down back playing as a third tall a lot of the day. He contested hard and it was a good opportunity for him to play on some smalls and develop another aspect of his game."

Ryan Garthwaite (seven disposals, eight tackles, one goal)

"Battled his backside off on the weekend. He probably didn't get the reward on the scoreboard that he was after, but he put a lot of pressure on for us up forward with eight tackles, and his work in the air was really important for us."

Maurice Rioli Jnr (six disposals, six tackles, one goal)

"Didn't quite have the impact that we would like him to have. We need to continue to find ways to bring him into the game as he's an extremely exciting player, which was highlighted by his goal of the day showing his blistering speed."

Dylan Cook (six disposals, three marks, one goal)

"Didn't have the impact we'd like him to have on the day. He does use the ball extremely well and makes good decisions, so we do want the ball in his hands, we've just got to find a way for this to happen more often."

Matt Bartlett (six disposals, seven tackles)

"Played his role well up forward. We would like him to hit the scoreboard, but he did put on great pressure up forward with seven tackles."