Player by player VFL report: Round 6The Richmond VFL side got back on the winners list in Round 6, defeating Box Hill last Saturday night. Here’s how coach Jake Batchelor assessed the performance of each player.
Kaleb Smith (31 disposals, 10 marks, two tackles)“A great game, all three phases were strong. He was engaged with his teammates and had some big plays when the moment arrived for him. He stepped up and played his role extremely well.”
Kane McAuliffe (23 disposals, eight marks, 11 tackles, two goals)“Best on ground, he was extremely impactful around the ball. He drove his legs, was aggressive with his tackles and his follow-up work was great. He was also very alert and active on defence.”
Tyler Sonsie (20 disposals, three marks, two tackles)“Really impactful game as a high half-forward, didn’t go chasing the ball and played his role really well and was really selfless in our forward 50.”
Jacob Koschitzke (18 disposals, 10 marks, seven intercept possessions)“A great performance as a key-defender, he was strong in the contest, played the system well and won the ball back well for us. He had some big moments when the game was getting close.”
Jacob Blight (18 disposals, seven marks, five intercept possessions)“Strong role as a defender working with Kozzi and Campbell Gray, he had some good opportunities, and he used his feet really well. He was involved in our attack really strongly and had some good aerial moments.”
Josh Smillie (17 disposals, one mark, four tackles)“Great improvement from last week, he was tough on the inside, drove his legs well and used his body extremely well for us. He also improved his defensive awareness.”
Judson Clarke (16 disposals, two marks, seven intercept possessions)“Played the wing role really well, inside and outside, and ran all day. Equal second highest intercept possession winner and he had a great body spoil on the Box Hill ruck to save a goal late.”
Campbell Gray (12 disposals, six marks, nine intercept possessions)“He won the ball back for us the most with nine intercept possessions and four intercept marks. He kept working on the fundamentals of his defence with reading the play. His tackling was strong, his aerial contests were strong and like every week his effort was strong.”
Thomas Sims (nine disposals, three tackles, six hit-outs)“Played second ruck for us and competed really strongly. Six spoils as a key-forward is an interesting statistic but I loved that when he was behind, he played the percentages and embraced the role.”
Liam Fawcett (nine disposals, two marks, one tackle)“Barely got out marked all day against two opponents, he brought the ball to ground so the small players could get to work. The game will come where they all stick for him.”
Jasper Alger (nine disposals, three marks, two tackles, three goals)“Improvement from last week in terms of finishing his work, he had a great opportunity to share the ball inside-50 which he did really well. It was great team first behaviour.”
Jacob Bauer (eight disposals, three marks, one goal)“Another one that just played his role and will be better for that. He made the ground really big when we needed to attack and impacted the scoreboard. It was a good improvement on last week.”
Oliver Hayes-Brown (four disposals, two marks, eight hit-outs, two goals)“Kicked two of our first three goals and looked really potent when he was forward for us. He’s still learning the ruck craft but I think he’s improving well.”
Mate Colina (one disposals, one tackle, three hit-outs)“Tough game and a tough day for him, he hurt his knee at the first centre bounce and fought really strongly throughout the rest of the game to continue to help us get rotations in, so he will be missed.”
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