Vickery shines for Richmond Brent Diamond
The Age
April 26, 2014 Richmond forward Ty Vickery provided a steady hand with three crucial second-half goals in his quest for form in Friday's draw against Frankston in the VFL at Frankston Oval.
While it wasn't enough to ensure the Tigers a victory, Vickery's big grab just outside the goal square in the third term and goal lifted his confidence, while stopping a run of three consecutive Frankston goals.
Jackson Coleman helped ignite Frankston's charge with two of those goals before Vickery and Aaron Edwards, playing against his former team, steadied with late goals to give the Tigers a 28-point buffer at the last change.
Vickery again held up a fast-finishing Frankston, who had got within five-points after a run of four consecutive goals, by bouncing through his second goal and minutes later took a strong mark over opponent Scott Simpson to kick another.
The 23-year-old finished with 3.2, 17 disposals, seven marks and 17 hit-outs, spending time up forward, in the ruck and on the bench.
Tigers VFL coach Tim Clarke said he was impressed with Vickery's output, particularly in the second half as he attacked the ball with purpose when the match was on the line.
Richmond coach Damian Hardwick said during the week that Vickery, in his second consecutive VFL outing, needed to work on different parts of his game including his defensive pressure to have a chance of returning for next Sunday's clash against Geelong.
Certainly, there was no lack of effort as Vickery sensed the need to lift when required.
Edwards, with 26 disposals and two goals, was superb in his return from injury, while Anthony Miles racked up 30 touches along with Nathan Batsanis. Liam McBean, who is yet to make his AFL debut, and Ryan Bathie each finished with three goals.
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