Richmond VFL and development coach Craig McRae's summary:
AFL-listedKane Lambert37 disposals, three goals, five clearances, seven marks
Returned from playing AFL footy and showed all his class. He had 37 disposals, including 16 contested (possessions), kicked three goals, along with five clearances. It was an outstanding performance — he really played above the level. He was instrumental in the result.
Ben Lennon
23 disposals, three goals, 12 marks
Returned from injury and we were pleased to see him get a full game under his belt. He’s had a lack of continuity in his footy this year. Taking 12 marks for a medium size is a great achievement. He also ended up with three goals himself.
Connor Menadue23 disposals, six marks, one goal, five clearances
Played mainly wing and inside (mid) and showed some great class and finished with a goal in the second quarter. He had a good balance of inside and outside and was an important player for us.
Jason Castagna22 disposals, four clearances, five tackles
Played midfield, forward and back and showed his versatility which is important at this level to learn that. His pressure around the contest early was really important for us.
Jacob Townsend20 disposals, eight tackles, four clearances
Played as an inside mid and had a job on Wilson (Tom) who’s been important for the Blues this year with six best-on-grounds for the season. It was an important challenge and Jacob contributed with eight tackles, which is what we really expect from him.
Dan Butler18 disposals, seven marks, one goal
Showed his consistency of effort has really spiked in the last four weeks. He had 18 disposals as a small forward and it was great for our small forwards to have a big impact on the game. He kicked one goal and gave off a couple of others. He didn’t register a tackle but his pressure around the contest was really high.
Nathan Broad16 disposals, seven marks, one goal
He’s in great form. His last two weeks have been really, really strong and he’s pushing hard for AFL selection. He’s winning his one-on-ones in the air and on the ground.
Todd Elton15 disposals, eight marks, one goal
Again another who’s playing his best footy for the year. His eight marks really standout, with most of those contested. He kicked 1.4, so he could have had a really big day out, but he’s certainly showing all of his strengths.
Corey Ellis13 disposals, three clearances, four tackles
Returned after a 10-week absence. He only played three quarters of the game and it was really pleasing to see him get through. Another who showed class around the contest.
Liam McBeanFour goals, 13 disposals, eight marks
Had a big second half — kicked four goals, but it was his leading at the ball that stood-out. He took eight marks. He was on the end of a lot of chains (of possession) due to his hard running.
Callum Moore11 disposals, three marks, two tackles
Same story, he lost a lot of one-on-ones early as a key-back after playing forward for most of the season. He got better as the game wore on.
Mabior CholNine disposals, six contested possessions, two clearances
Had a really slow start. Him, Ryan (Gale) and Callum (Moore) were all beaten which was a reason why the scores were 10 goals apiece at half time. In the second half he went into the ruck and went forward and contributed a solid performance after half-time.
Ivan Soldo27 hit-outs, seven disposals, two clearances
With Ivan Maric out he had to step-up and take the ruck duties and he did a great job up against Cam Wood and beat him in parts of the day. His aerial contest was a strength.
VFL-listedJacob Ballard27 disposals, seven marks, six clearances
Continued his impressive form. His last quarters have been phenomenal really. His last three or four games have been outstanding. He had 27 disposals — 10 (disposals) in the last quarter again, that’s three weeks in-a-row. He’s been playing really well for us.
Jake Aarts23 disposals, seven marks, seven tackles, one goal
As a forward he had 23 disposals, which again is a high number and he’s really playing great footy for us. He’s playing good roles, impacting the scoreboard and laid seven tackles. It was a standout game from a small-forward.
Tom Silvestro21 disposals, six marks, five inside 50s
Had his most possessions for the year. A hard runner and an elite runner. He plays wing and gets up and back to defend. It was a great day for him.
Sam Darley17 disposals, one goal, five marks
Led from the front. Strong rebound as we expect from him. His handball receives (eight) were really high, which is important in his game.
Nick Mellington15 disposals, six marks, four tackles
Playing some good footy himself and playing multiple roles. He’s really running hard, his GPS (numbers) are really high at the moment. He’s an important role player for us.
James Cousins11 disposals, one goal, four marks, four tackles
He was our 23rd player and it was his first game for us. He really looked capable of playing at the level.
Ryan Gale11 disposals, five marks, eight uncontested possessions
His first half was pretty poor from our key-backs, he lost a few contests and Liam Jones was playing really well. As we got our balance right in the second half he began going for his marks and defended better.
Ash Morris11 disposals, three tackles, five handball receives
An important role player — shut down the small forwards. He was really important on the day with his contribution and he’s really starting to look rock solid in the back six.
Dan Coffield10 disposals, two clearances, two tackles
Played one of his better games. He was as strong in his one-on-one contests than anyone in our backline. He rarely got beaten and was involved in our ball movement too.
Tom CouchOne goal, six disposals
Unfortunately injured himself in the second quarter.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-08-09/the-vfl-report-round-18
