Two young Saints and an injury-riddled key position prospect stood out in Sandringham’s 65-point loss to Richmond on Saturday afternoon.

Brandon White backed up his dominant showing against Essendon with a prolific 33-disposal performance, taking five marks and standing up well in a backline that was battered by 60 inside 50s.

The 21-year-old defender also initiated 12 rebound 50s and is likely to feature heavily in discussions at the selection table.

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Ben Paton has shown plenty of promise for Sandringham so far in 2018, and the 19-year-old once again staked his claim for senior selection on the weekend, collecting 19 touches and laying six tackles.

Defender Hugh Goddard was a surprise starter in attack, and the 21-year-old impressed in the contest to finish with one goal from seven disposals and four marks.

Josh Battle was starved of goalkicking opportunities and wasn’t able to hit the scoreboard, but the young forward worked hard to lay six tackles.

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Luckless midfielder Nathan Freeman went down with an injured AC joint (shoulder) in the first quarter.

After back-to-back 28-disposal performances in the past fortnight, the promising Saint will undergo testing this week.

Sandringham return to Trevor Barker Oval in their search to arrest a four-game losing streak against Werribee at 2pm next Sunday 27 May.



Richmond           3.3 (21)                4.7 (31)                10.9 (69)              14.14 (98)
Sandringham      2.1 (13)                3.6 (24)                4.6 (30)                4.9 (33)

GOALS  Longer, Goddard, Weickhardt, Smith
BEST     White, Longer, Seccull, Lamb, Paton