Richmond Player Reports Dustin Martin
Tagged by Bird... new PB for clearances by a long way... 2.0 from 43 disposals and 6 marks with 4 tackles. Playing mostly in midfield.
Dylan Grimes
Right shin smacked into a goalpost in Q2 leaving him sore... 11 disposals with 8 by hand... also 3 tackles and 2 marks. On McKernan.
Taylor Hunt
Tagged Zaharakis in first half then moved to defence
Hunt contributed with 21 possessions, 7 grabs, 4 tackles and booted 1.0.
Trent Cotchin
Leading the inside midfield group
Cotchin contributed with 35 disposals, 3 grabs and 5 tackles.
Shaun Grigg
Moved to tag Zaharakis in Q3
Grigg contributed with 19 possessions, 4 marks, 4 tackles and managed 2.1.
Ben Griffiths
Starting forward on Hartley
Griffiths contributed with 18 possessions, 12 grabs, 4 tackles, 7 hit outs and 3.2 on the scoreboard.
Liam McBean
Starting forward on Gwilt
McBean added 12 possessions and 6 grabs.
Jayden Short
Playing in defence again
Short added 25 possessions and 2 marks.
Jason Castagna
Playing small defender
Castagna contributed with 23 possessions, 8 grabs and 2 tackles.
Daniel Rioli
Starting deep forward
Rioli contributed with 11 possessions, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Shane Edwards
Starting deep forward
Edwards added 18 possessions and 2 tackles.
Nick Vlastuin
Starting in defence
Vlastuin contributed with 15 possessions, 6 marks and 4 tackles.
Alex Rance
Following Daniher
Rance contributed with 18 touches, 9 grabs, 2 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Jack Riewoldt
At FF on Ambrose
Riewoldt contributed with 15 possessions, 8 marks, 4 tackles and booted 0.1.
David Astbury
Brown is his man
Astbury added 13 possessions and 10 marks.
Shaun Hampson
First ruck
Hampson contributed with 11 disposals, 3 grabs, 4 tackles, 40 hit outs and managed 1.0.
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David Zaharakis
Tagged by Hunt until Q3 when Grigg moved onto him... did not cope well... 15 touches including 11 kicks... also 5 tackles and 2 marks. Playing inside midfield.
Zach Merrett
Had a big Q1... right thigh problem in Q2 but played on with no issue... 1.0 from 34 possessions and 7 marks plus 10 tackles. Playing inside midfield.
Courtenay Dempsey
Made a number of horrid mistakes... 12 possessions including 11 kicks... also 5 marks. Coming off halfback.
James Gwilt
Right knee iced up in Q3... 6 touches. Standing McBean.
James Kelly
Doing jobs both in midfield and defence
Kelly contributed with 23 disposals, 8 marks, 4 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Matt Dea
Playing a halfback role
Dea contributed with 15 disposals, 4 grabs, 2 tackles and 3 frees against.
Patrick Ambrose
The big job on Riewoldt
Ambrose also had 8 possessions.
Martin Gleeson
Starting at halfback
Gleeson added 17 disposals and 2 grabs.
Darcy Parish
Playing in midfield
Parish contributed with 20 possessions, 4 marks, 7 tackles and managed 0.1.
Brendon Goddard
Playing midfield
Goddard contributed with 27 disposals, 5 grabs, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jayden Laverde
Starting forward
Laverde contributed with 11 disposals, 8 marks, 2 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
Starting forward
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 9 touches, 6 marks, 6 tackles and booted 0.1.
Kyle Langford
Starting forward
Langford contributed with 17 possessions, 2 marks, 5 tackles and 0.1.
Will Hams
Playing in a FP
Hams contributed with 12 touches, 2 marks, 8 tackles and booted 1.0.
Craig Bird
Tagging Martin
Bird contributed with 24 touches, 3 marks and 7 tackles.
Matthew Leuenberger
First ruck
Leuenberger contributed with 12 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 20 taps, 0.2 and 3 frees against.
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