Get the latest insight from Sandringham Senior Coach and St Kilda Development Coach Jake Batchelor following Sandringham's Round 20 win against the Tigers. 

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RICHMOND 0.0 4.7 7.8 10.11 (71)
SANDRINGHAM 5.7 6.9 10.11 15.14 (104)

GOALS
RICHMOND May 3, Yassine 2, O’Sullivan 2, Johnson, Fawcett, Cantwell
SANDRINGHAM Keeler 3, Garcia 3, O’Leary 2, Hayes 2, Allison 2, Lowe, Hall-Kahan, Blamires

Isaac Keeler

Three goals, 16 disposals, five hitouts

Isaac played a key forward role this week, finishing up with three shots on goal and nine score involvements which was great to see. He also played as our second ruck where he looked lively. There were some opportunities to find a better a way to bring the ball to ground against a strong intercepting defender but overall, a solid performance.

Jack Hayes

Two goals, 16 disposals, four marks

Great to see Jack back on the track, the boys love playing with him, he really is a competitive beast. There were opportunities for him to polish his work, but he still ended up with three shots on goal and showed a lot of aggression inside 50. Good to tick the first one off and can’t wait to see him level up again next week.

Zaine Cordy

10 disposals, six kicks, three tackles

A solid game from Zaine on Saturday. We saw good moments where he came forward and had impact for us whilst leading a young backline with ease.

Angus Hastie

19 disposals, five tackles, three clearances

Angus spent half his minutes as a wing and half as a half-back playing both roles relatively well. It was great to see his zip and power with the ball in hand. His contest work was also seen to be improving well.

Arie Schoenmaker

21 disposals, 15 kicks, two marks

Arie used the ball well for us on the weekend as we saw him shift angles and set the game up for us. There were opportunities for him to work on his close-in defence with locking out opponents which he’ll look to polish.

Matthew Allison

Two goals, 26 disposals, eight marks

Matty presented well all game as a high half-forward. He was involved in the most score involvements and looked lively all day. He dropped a couple of sitters which could’ve taken his game from good to great, but as always, he was a great teammate, always trying to bring others along with him.

Hugo Garcia

34 disposals, three goals, nine clearances

The best on ground. Hugo was an animal around the contest and found a better balance of inside and outside this week. To kick three goals, have 10 score involvements and 12 tackles as a midfielder was a great effort, he really was everywhere.

Riley Bonner

29 disposals, seven marks, two tackles

A really strong game for Riley and his first in the VFL this year. We were pleased with his leadership and ability to stick to structure when he may have wanted to go away from that. We saw him set up well from stoppage, use the ball well and was strong in the contest, proud of his intent.

Tom Campbell

50 hit-outs, 28 disposals, eight clearances

Was a mammoth game for Tom as he did exactly what was required against an experienced ruckman. He thrives on challenges like that, it’s evident he always wants to be the best teammate possible. There were a couple of opportunities left out there in marking contests that I know he wants to keep getting better at but overall great game.

Oli Hotton

24 disposals, four tackles, seven clearances

Oli started the game really well having an excellent first two quarters as we saw him use his hands and drive his legs powerfully. A four-quarter effort both mentally and physically is the next step we’re after but he’s definitely going in the right direction.

Max Hall

17 disposals, four tackles, three clearances

Max started the game on fire, we love the way he always manages to find a teammate somehow. He probably dropped off a little bit as the game went on but overall, he looked lively as a high half forward for us. We love his creativity with the ball in hand, great to see him back from a back injury.

Liam O’Connell

11 disposals, two marks, two tackles

Liam spent his first half as a defender and second on the wing. We saw another couple of trademark presses and chase down tackles, his effort is undeniable and really inspiring for his teammates. We’re starting to see some free-flowing attack in his game as well so another step forward for Liam.

FOR THE ZEBRAS

Lennox Hofmann

15 disposals, five marks, two tackles

Lennox played as a defender this week in his Sandringham debut. He had some good support down there but was just composed with the ball in hand. We saw him take the game on for us, making smart decisions to go quick vs slow and looked to react quickly on defence. Has the basics sorted.

Adrian Cole

10 disposals, three marks, three tackles

Adrian played as a key defender for us, looking relatively strong in the aerial contest. He had eight spoils which we think, with some pre-emptive positioning, could turn into marks to help his game become more proactive. There were a few decisions and executions with ball in hand to fine-tune, but we like what we saw from him in his second game with us.

Elwood Peckett

15 disposals, seven kicks, three marks

Another debutant, we really liked Elwood’s game as an inside mid for us. His hunt around the ball, running power, execution and ability to get from contest to contest was very strong. He went forward for the last quarter as he looks to build his tank but five score involvements overall was a good start from him.

Darby Hipwell

16 disposals, one goal, three marks

Saturday was the best game I’ve seen Darby play in four years. He just took it upon himself, within a bit of an inexperienced midfield to be a complete force to be reckoned with. He worked really well with Hugo and Oli in particular as he hunted and chased all day. The best part was he just drove his legs, stepped through tackles and just said ‘get out of my way’ more often than not.

Hugo Hall-Kahan

20 disposals, one goal, 14 kicks

Hugo’s the connector for us as a high half-forward, he gets up around the stoppage then equalises back inside 50 well. He had four shots at goal, nine score involvements and three tackles, which impressed as a high half forward. Stats-wise, it was a strong game however, there were minors to tidy up execution wise. He’s putting together a good season in the last couple of weeks.