The VFL Report: Round 6
Brenton Mann, richmondfc.com.au
17 May 2016 12:00 PM
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 North Ballarat.
AFL-listed
Adam Marcon
26 disposals, 11 uncontested marks, seven tackles
Continued his great form at VFL-level. He played as a forward and mainly mid and ended up with 26 disposals, 11 marks and seven tackles. He could’ve had a really big day after kicking three behinds.
Jacob Townsend
25 disposals, 17 tackles, one goal, seven clearances
Played his best game for the club. We gave him a role playing on Nick Rippon and he kept him to ten disposals for the three quarters he was on him. He had 25 (disposals) of his own and had 17 tackles in the end, along with seven clearances and a goal, which was a great performance for him.
Jason Castagna
22 disposals, 19 uncontested possessions, 13 handball-receives
Returned from the AFL with a great attitude and had 22 disposals off half-back, four tackles and leading the way again with handball receives, led the team with 13 and kept his man goalless.
Reece Conca
22 disposals, six clearances, seven tackles
Returned from long-term injury, played midfield and played 75 per cent of the game. He was really clean and tough inside and was really important with his six clearances and 22 disposals, setting up many forward opportunities.
Andrew Moore
19 disposals, 11 uncontested possessions, four tackles
Played on a wing this week to try and add some flexibility to his game. He had 19 disposals, a lot of handballs in tight and we’re looking for him to break through and find space and give us another avenue to goal.
Nathan Broad
18 disposals, seven uncontested marks, 12 uncontested possessions
Continued his great form from last week, where he was one of our best players and again set-up a lot of rebound 50s for us and looks like he’s really improving and hitting his best form.
Callum Moore
Four goals, 18 disposals, five marks
Moved forward, we trialled him for a half last week and we started him there this week. He kicked 4.3 which was a great return and showed everyone what he’s capable of and his strengths. His contested marking really stood-out and he’s an exciting prospect up-forward for us.
Oleg Markov
13 disposals, six uncontested marks, six inside 50s, one goal
Played wing and a little bit of half-back. He had really important minutes in the game, particularly in the last quarter where he carried the ball half of the field, had four bounces and kicked an amazing goal. He’s an exciting player.
Dave Astbury
12 disposals, seven uncontested marks, 11 uncontested possessions
Played as a key defender and had five intercept marks — seven marks for the game. He was really hard to play on and was important to stabilise the backline when the ball went inside 50. He looks like he’s in good form.
Ivan Maric
38 hit-outs, five tackles, 10 disposals
He looked like he returned to some of his best form. He dominated hit-outs (38), had five tackles, he also carried the ball, lowered the eyes and had a big presence for us. He was important in the outcome.
Liam McBean
Four goals, 10 disposals, seven marks
Another who played his role well, 4.2 is a got outcome for him on the back of hitting up on the lead and took five marks inside 50.
Ivan Soldo
16 hit-outs, three tackles
Unfortunately received a head-knock in the second quarter and didn’t play the rest of the game.
VFL-listed
Sam Darley
23 disposals, ten handball-receives, 15 uncontested possessions
Named in the VFL representative side on the back of his good form. He continued that this week and played off half-back, he had 23 disposals, ten handball-receives and set-up a lot of great play off half-back.
Jacob Ballard
20 disposals, two goals, 14 uncontested possessions
Played as a forward — kicked two goals, had 20 disposals and looks like he’s returning to some really good form in his second game for us. He can be an important player in the latter half of the year.
Tom Couch
20 disposals, seven clearances, seven tackles, 14 contested possessions
He’s been our most consistent player this season. He continued that this week with 20 disposals, 14 contested possessions and seven tackles was a real highlight.
Nick Mellington
20 disposals, six marks, 14 uncontested possessions, four tackles
He’s been a good role player for us playing wing and midfield and is really flexible. He looks like he’s got an exciting future and is adding great depth to our midfield.
Tom Langford
13 disposals, 11 uncontested possessions, nine handball receives
He’s one of our leaders and really showed the way off half-back and the wing, setting up a lot of play, rebound 50s and the like. He was important in the outcome.
Ash Morris
13 disposals, five marks, three tackles
Played his first game for the VFL. He had a really good pre-season, waited for his opportunity and took it. He’s a great ball user, really composed and looks to have a bright future at VFL-level.
Anthony Scott
Three goals, 13 disposals, four goals
Played as a small forward and leading hit-up player, which is something he hasn’t done up until to this date. His three goals were exciting and he’s got elite hands.
Tom Silvestro
13 disposals, one goal, six tackles
Played as a forward in a bit of a different role for him too, six tackles, four of them inside 50 and his pressure and elite running were a feature.
Ryan Gale
11 disposals, six uncontested marks, eight uncontested possessions
Played as a key defender, is playing his role and kept his man goalless.
Daniel Coffield
Nine disposals, four marks
Our 23rd player on the day, he’s another that looks really composed, he’s played his third game now - looks like he’s a ready made VFL player.
Ryan Bathie
Two goals, nine disposals, three inside 50s
Came in for his first game for the year and ended up playing second ruck and also key-forward for us. He kicked two goals, looked really lively and his workrate was really high.
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