On the back of St Kilda’s stirring win over an in-form Melbourne last weekend, and the even spread of contribution across the board, Alan Richardson and the match committee may elect to keep the same 22 to face North Melbourne this Sunday.
From a medical perspective, rebounding defender Dylan Roberton hasn’t come up and will require another week on the sidelines, whilst emerging forward Paddy McCartin has been declared available after having his workloads managed last weekend.
After being omitted from last weekend’s team, Jack Lonie responded emphatically, producing a best on ground performance to put his hand up for an immediate recall to the senior side.
Playing predominantly in the midfield, Lonie was dominant in Sandringham’s impressive win over Richmond. He finished with 33 possessions, seven clearances, five tackles and four inside 50s to lead the way for the Zebras.
Brodie Murdoch did his chances of another opportunity at senior level no harm with another polished display at VFL level. The rebounding defender was the 23rd man at Etihad Stadium before departing for Punt Road once the team list was submitted.
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With the Saints reliant on classy ball distributors coming out of the back half of the ground, Murdoch fits the mould and collected 21 possessions at a kicking efficiency rate of 87.5 per cent, to go with five rebound 50s against the Tigers.
Eli Templeton continued to press his case for another chance at AFL level, with his performance prompting Paul Hudson to label it as ‘AFL quality’. The Tasmanian was damaging with his 23 touches in the VFL and he put the ball inside 50 on six occasions to be potent on transition.
Hard-nosed midfielder Tom Curren also impressed in the Zebras engine room, collecting 28 possessions, nine contested possessions and four clearances to put his hand up for his first senior game of 2016.
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