Richmond’s VFL coach Craig McRae provides an exclusive summary of the AFL and VFL-listed players who featured in last Saturday’s match against Frankston.
AFL-listed
Adam Marcon
32 disposals, 20 contested possessions, seven clearances, six tackles
Continued his good form at VFL level, he was a really solid contributor for us. He had 32 disposals, he just needs to tidy up his kick and handball efficiency but his effort was really strong. He was a really good contributor on the day.
Andrew Moore
24 disposals, 12 contested possessions, six clearances, nine tackles
Returned from an AFL opportunity, he was a solid contributor without having a massive impact. His nine tackles stood out, along with his 12 contested possessions.
Jason Castagna
23 disposals, 15 uncontested possessions, 11 handball receives
Jason went back after playing forward for the last few rounds, he continues his good form. He has great athletic qualities and is covering the ground really well. He’s getting close to AFL opportunity.
Liam McBean
15 disposals, four contested marks, ten contested possessions, one goal
Liam started the game really strongly. He was a main reason why we were four or five goals up at half time. He had four contested marks; all of them inside 50, which is a good sign for him. Ten contested possessions is also a reflection of him coming at the football. He died off in the second half which was a little bit symbolic of the team.
Jayden Short
15 disposals, 10 uncontested possessions, eight handball receives
Played through the wing and didn’t have the impact of recent games. He still did a couple of nice things. We still need him to get on the end of ball movement chains off half-back.
Ivan Soldo
22 hit-outs, 15 disposals, nine contested possessions
Started the game really well in the ruck and tired as the game went on and looked quite sore in the end. Frankston dominated centre clearance which is something he needs to work on to be competitive for four quarters. He played against a really good player, Frankston’s ruckman has been around a while and has really good experience. It was a good lesson learnt and Soldo had a really good contested mark and goal early in the game.
Todd Elton
14 disposals, seven contested possessions, four marks
Played key-back and continues to have ebbs and flows in his game. He has some good moments and then some poor lapses in concentration. We’re looking for him to have a four quarter effort.
Ben Griffiths
14 disposals, eight contested possessions, 19 hit-outs, two contested marks
Returned from injury and looked really strong in the aerial contests. He was another one who impacted the game early with his contested marking and ended up with five (marks) for the game, including a really strong one (contested mark) early in the game for a goal. He played also in the ruck and had a little bit of an impact, but again we were beaten in clearance so we need a stronger performance through our rucks.
Nathan Broad
12 disposals, nine uncontested possessions, six handball receives
Played on a wing and then went to half-back, he had a really solid performance last week and tailed off this week. His tackling efficiency and intent was poor on the day which has to improve. We also need him to run and carry the footy, as we saw the previous week.
Mabior Chol
Four goals, 12 disposals, seven contested possessions, two contested marks
Played his best game for the club. He finished the game with four goals and his marking was a feature as well as his intensity around the contest was a progression from previous rounds.
Dan Butler
10 disposals, six handball receives, two tackles, one goal
Played forward, another who came in and out of the game. His tackle pressure is something we need from him and his intent, similar to Broad was poor and something he needs to work on.
Ben Lennon
Nine disposals, six contested possessions, two tackles
Started the game slowly in the first quarter, built into it nicely in the second and then unfortunately copped a head knock late in the second quarter, just before half time and didn’t return.
Oleg Markov
Nine disposals, seven uncontested possessions, five handball receives
Played at half-back for the first time in his career and looked really promising at times. His attack in the aerial contests and his run-and-carry with the ball showed he’s got something to offer down there.
Callum Moore
Eight disposals, four marks, two tackles
We were a bit disappointed in a couple of his disciplinary acts and we’ll address that during the week.
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