Development and VFL backline coach, Ryan Ferguson provides an exclusive summary of the AFL and VFL-listed players from Sunday’s Round 6 VFL match against Williamstown.
AFL LISTED PLAYERS
Ben Lennon
17 disposals, three marks, two clearances, two goals.
Got the chance to play as a mid-forward this week, which is always good to add to his game.
Corey Ellis
16 disposals, three clearances, one tackle, one score assist.
Ball use was really sharp, we would like to see him get more of the footy.
Jacob Townsend
16 disposals, 10 tackles, six clearances, three inside-50s.
Was a bull, as he usually is. Always shows great fight.
Tyson Stengle
13 disposals, five tackles, four marks, two goals.
Really calm and composed, and showed his trademark poise with the ball.
Oleg Markov
13 disposals, one mark, one tackle, two score assists.
Got thrown around a little bit. Hopefully we can get him to settle into a position next week and find his niche.
Taylor Hunt
12 disposals, two tackles, one clearance, one score assist.
Didn’t quite have the impact that we hoped he would this week, but we know he’ll bounce back strong.
Ivan Maric
10 disposals, 42 hitouts, five clearances, one tackle.
He was our warrior again, bashed in all day against a really strong opponent.
Ryan Garthwaite
Nine disposals, four marks, one clearance, one score assist.
Was really strong down back and rarely got beaten. Swung forward and wasn’t able to impact they way he would have liked, but showed some great signs.
Steven Morris
Nine disposals, six tackles, three inside-50s.
Also didn’t impact as much as we hoped he might, but he’s a guy of extreme character and he still bashed away for us. Still very important to our side.
Todd Elton
Eight disposals, seven marks, one tackle, three goals.
Was probably the pick of the bunch up forward. Played big and strong, jumped at the footy well, took marks and crashed packs.
Callum Moore
Eight disposals, two marks, two goals.
Unfortunately went down with an injury, but until then gave some drive off half-back and was looking dangerous off half-forward.
Mabior Chol
Seven disposals, three marks, two inside-50s, two behinds.
Continuing to work on his game. Keeps showing glimpses of his ability.
Jake Batchelor
Seven disposals, three marks, two inside-50s, two rebound-50s
Ended up a little bit sore. Started strong down back and held us together defensively. Went forward, but wasn’t able to impact.
VFL LISTED PLAYERS
Brandon Wood
39 disposals, 10 clearances, 10 tackles, three marks.
Prolific in the first quarter, influenced the contest, got lots of clearances and had plenty of the ball all day.
Jacob Ballard
27 disposals, nine tackles, eight marks, five clearances.
In really consistent form at the moment, giving us a high level of performance week in, week out.
Sam Darley
24 disposals, three marks, four inside-50s, two score assists.
Gave us plenty of rebound as he usually does. He’ll be focussing on having a strong start on his opponent this week.
Thomas Silvestro
17 disposals, two marks, four clearances.
Gave us great work ethic again. Gave great coverage as well as providing some good ball.
Max O’Sullivan
11 disposals, five marks, one clearance, one goal.
Gave us some glimpses of his intelligent play and game sense.
Daniel Coffield
Nine disposals, four marks, one clearance, one score assist.
Had a big job on Sam Dunell. Held him reasonably well for most of the day, Dunell got a couple, but good players find a way.
Hugh Beasley
Eight disposals, eight tackles, six marks, five rebound-50s.
Was on some big targets up forward. We’re looking to really provide our structure in defence next week.
Jake Aarts
Eight disposals, eight tackles, two clearances, one mark.
Played his role well, as he always does.
James Fletcher
Eight disposals, three tackles, one mark, one inside 50.
Would have learned a lot playing against an experienced team. A great learning game for him.
Brenton Credlin
Five disposals, one tackle.
Had a few glimpses, but probably a good learning game for him also, playing against really good players. He’ll be much better for having that experience.
