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
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
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.
Rice follows in father's footsteps
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
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
VFL: White stands tall
Brandon White presses his case for a senior recall after another standout showing.