Richmond development coach Ryan Ferguson's summary:
AFL-listedAndrew Moore37 disposals, 11 clearances, 20 contested possessions, 14 handball receives
He was really strong, put in a four quarter effort and was really strong in the last (quarter) like a lot of guys. He was one that played four strong quarters of footy for us.
Nathan Broad26 disposals, 11 marks, 10 handball receives
It was one of Nathan Broad’s best games that we’ve seen for the Club. He had six intercept marks, 26 disposals and gave us lots of rebound. His contest work was really strong and the rest of his game unfolded from there.
Jacob Townsend24 disposals, 10 tackles, 14 handball receives, five clearances
Again was really solid — a tackling machine. He had 10 or 11 tackles for us and his pressure around the ball is becoming really vital for our team.
Dan Butler22 disposals, 13 contested possessions, six tackles
Was really lively again, he’s really starting to put some form together. His forward pressure was outstanding and he was able to look really dangerous at times.
Connor Menadue22 disposals, 16 uncontested possessions, nine handball receives
Had a slower start. We tried him off half-back and he had a few nice pieces of play where he looked like he was really going to break through. It wasn’t until later in the game, when he went into the midfield that he really got a hold of the game and impacted severely for us. It was good to see him get around the ball.
Ivan Maric25 hit-outs, 12 disposals, five clearances
Like “Couchy” (Tom Couch), Ivan was one of our better players until he hurt his back just before three-quarter time. The last few weeks he’s started to be really strong for us.
Callum Moore12 disposals, three marks, one tackle
Probably struggled to impact up forward, but when we put him back he took his moments. It might not have been his game overall, but he stood up in the moments and had some critical ones in the last quarter to help us get the game on our terms.
Todd EltonTwo goals, nine disposals, three marks
He kicked 2.2 and looked really lively. He probably could have had more. He dropped a few (marks) that he’d like to take, but it’s been great to see him attacking his footy and we’ve loved the way he’s been going about it in the last few weeks.
Liam McBeanOne goal, nine disposals, five marks
He really could have torn the game apart early. He looked like he was going to take it by the scruff of the neck. He eased off a little bit but then again in the last quarter, when the game was there to be won, he stood-up.
Ivan Soldo26 hit-outs, one goal, four tackles, eight disposals, three marks
Was absolutely stellar in the last quarter. We challenged him at three-quarter time and we saw the response. Six hit-outs to advantage, kicked a goal, was physical and he got the ball down to our mids so we could lock it in our half. He was fantastic when Ivan Maric went off, but was solid all day as well.
Mabior CholSix disposals, two marks, three tackles
“Marbs” started really well down back and then found it hard with match-ups. They (Frankston) went pretty small up forward, so he lost his way a little bit. When we swung him forward he was able to impact by taking a couple of marks and laying some really strong tackles. It was good to see that he was thrown around, but still able to respond.
VFL-listed
Jacob Ballard30 disposals, five tackles, eight marks, one goal
Was also really strong for us. Pretty similar to “Moorey” (Andrew Moore), he’s had a pretty strong month now and his last quarter was really strong. He’s putting together some really consistent foot — he’s a real bull for us.
Sam Darley19 disposals, nine handball receives, four marks
Was another who started a bit slower than he would have liked, but his leadership in the second-half really shone through. He was stellar for us.
Nick Mellington19 disposals, seven clearances, one goal
Another guy who’s really starting to build some form. His pressure and his energy and his goal in the last quarter was really important to us. His energy around the ball and around the group was really important for us.
Ryan Gale18 disposals, seven marks, three tackles
Ryan Gale really stood-up in the last quarter — one of our leaders and he stood-up when the game was there to be won. He led the way from the front which was great.
Jake AartsThree goals, 15 disposals, four inside-50s
We love the way he goes about his footy. He always plays a role for us and his energy around the group was fantastic again. He really impacted the game.
Tom Silvestro14 disposals, five tackles, two clearances
His hard running all day, on the wing and into the half-forward role was really strong again. We know what we’re going to get with “Tommy” every week.
Tom Langford13 disposals, four inside 50s, six handball receives
Probably would have liked to have a bigger influence. He held onto the ball a little too much at times. He’s a proud man and he’ll be keen to improve on his efforts. His energy around the group and leadership is still really important to us.
Tom Couch12 disposals, three clearances, two tackles
Was one of our better players until he went off with a pretty severe corky. That hurt us, but he was one of our key players until he went down.
James Fletcher12 disposals, one goal, six tackles
A really young guy that’s come in and made an impact. His goal in the last quarter was a bit of icing on the cake. It was good to see the guys get around him. His work rate and his hunger to improve is really shining through at the moment.
Ash Morris12 disposals, three marks, four handball receives
A small back and they (Frankston) had some nifty small forwards, so he played a really important role for us in shutting down those guys. He gave us lots of energy, but also gave us a little bit of run at times and broke through and gave us some ball use off the backline.
Jarred Ellis10 disposals, one goal, three marks
A first gamer and it was really impressive to see him. He’s coming off a long-term injury and the way he’s worked his way back into the team has been fantastic. He struggled early to find the pace of it, but come the last quarter, he was influential as anyone It was good to see 17 guys get to him after his goal, which was really important early in the last (quarter).
Dan CoffieldNine disposals, one tackle, five contested possessions
“Coff’s” contest work was really strong, we can rely on that. Every week we rely on Coff for his contest, so he didn’t let us down again with that. He also played on a really dangerous player in Cavarra (Ben) for much of the day and did a pretty good job.
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