MATCH REPORT: Sandringham silences Richmond's roar
Tom SimpkinTommy played in defence and had a solid game. He spoiled well and got a little bit of the ball coming out of the back 50. He fumbled a couple of times but on the whole he was very good and reliable.
Terry Milera
He was involved in all facets of the game. Terry laid a couple of important tackles, linked up well, and booted three goals. Tez also took a nice strong contested mark late in the game under a bit of pressure.
Trent Dennis-Lane
Trent probably started the game slowly but worked his way into it and finished it really well. His last four possessions resulted in four score assists which illustrated how important he was when the whips were cracking.
Sam Dunell
Sammy was our best forward. When you catch it and lead up like he does in the position Sam plays, he’s a very difficult player to stop. He had over 20 touches and kicked four goals to cap off a good day.
Jason Holmes
Holmesy had 29 hit outs in the ruck and he competed really well. He gave us first use but probably the most pleasing aspect of Jason’s game was his ferocious tackling. Especially late in the game, he had a really positive impact defensively by following up and putting in strong second efforts.
Darren Minchington
Darren was slightly down as far as possessions go, but what he did do was take his opportunities in kicking three goals and working hard defensively. It was a pretty good game from Minchy and he’s coming along nicely.
Darren Minchington booted three goals on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Dave Savell)
Sam Gilbert
Gilbo got through the game unscathed which was the most important thing. He was extremely solid in defence and showed great leadership too. He looked fully fit and finished with eight tackles. It was great to see him make such a positive return to footy.
Offensively, late in the game his run was instrumental. He used his legs and pumped the ball inside 50 which resulted in a Sam Dunell scoring shot.
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Clint JonesWhat you get from Clint Jones every week was on show again: Just pure desperation and gut running. There was one bit of play in the last quarter we he actually won the ball in the stoppage, kicked it long, sprinted forward, nearly took a mark from the next kick but brought the ball to ground, and we ended up kicking a goal. It was fantastic to see this sort of work-rate at that stage of the game.
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Josh SaundersJosh had 28 touches and had a really strong and consistent game for us. It’s being picky but occasionally his touch in close needs to be a little bit cleaner, but on the whole we were impressed with the way he went about it and he played an important part in the come-from-behind win. When the chips were down in the last term, he had eight touches.
Lewis Pierce
Lewis took a couple of nice marks around the ground and defensively put on some good pressure. He had a reasonable game.
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Seb RossSeb was a solid contributor up until late in the game when he became the match-winner by kicking two crucial goals. His ability to use his body at stoppages is first class and he really does burrow in and win the ball for his teammates.
Seb Ross was a pivotal player in the dying minutes. (Photo: Dave Savell)
Nathan Wright
At the moment Wrighty is finding his match fitness so he’s still coming to grips with things. On the weekend he played an excellent defensive role at half-back and I’m sure he will progress into a more attacking player in the coming weeks. His creativity will come out in the next few games I’m sure.
Spencer White
Spencer kicked three goals and one of them was from a good contested mark right in the goal square. Defensively he needs to keep working on his game, and he’s improving in this regard, but what’s pleasing is how he provides a strong marking option for our midfielders to kick to.
