My thoughts on our B and C graders.
Lambert - his run was lively unfortunately he butchered the ball at key moments which cost us and ruined what wouldve been a decent game
Butler - clean hands provided good run and decent defensive pressure doing his job week in week out in a tough position
Castagna and Rioli - didnt do much offensively but both were elite with harrassing and pressure imo.
Elton - took a small step fwd last night, clunked some strong marks but spoiled a decent game with 3 glaring errors which were costly
Vlastuin - was probably bog in the 1st quarter. Has had a stinker of a season so far, plays his best qtr of footy then bam injury, thats so richmond
Ellis B - squib and once again got exposed in a high pressure game - panic merchant, blind handballs just terrible
Ellis C - way off the pace, no preseason will do that to you, needs to use this year and next preseason as a springboard
Soldo - cant ask for more for a 1st gamer. Faded badly but showed enough to encourage him and the club. Will take some confidence from that
Macca - Didnt notice him much, but was ok, love his run
Grimes - Underrated player but he is capable of more imo and we should be demanding more
Astbury - very good aerially and 1 on 1, still the occasional dumb brain fade but happy with his performance
Caddy - thought he was very good early, faded like a lot of our players but overall had a good game
Miles- was good
Short - was decent, stood up under the pressure and showed he has some poise. Although a couple of tackling efforts need to be reviisted
Houli - see Ellis B comments - absolute panic merchant whose 26 possession mask an error riddled game full of bad judgement calls.
Grigg - very good game and credit where its due - is having a ripper season
Markov - big wrap for this kid, is courageous full of run, takes a decent grab - he has an impact on the game was surprised he only had 10 possies - good sign for mine