WAFL Watch: Round 12 - Midfielders and rucks
See how Freo's players fared on the weekend in the WAFL
Clancee played on the wing for the majority of the game with a period at half back. He started strongly with 18 possessions in the first quarter. He had some quality use of the ball and was strong around the clearances.
Sam Menegola 17 disposals (7 kicks, 10 handballs) 4 tackles
Sam had a run-with role on Rory O’Brien. He showed some good passages of pressure around the clearances with some strong tackles and pressure on the ball carrier. He was generally clean by hand and foot but at times was a little inconsistent on O’Brien.
Anthony Morabito 28 disposals (23 kicks, 5 handballs) 8 marks, 3 goals
Anthony played the majority of the game on the wing and showed some strong burst with the ball. He worked hard to be an outlet and a link player and had some strong groundballs and good use, finishing with three goals.
Jacob Ballard 31 disposals (18 kicks, 13 handballs) 9 marks
Jacob played as an inside mid and high forward. He looked strong inside and opened up play from the clearances with some good use by hand. Jacob’s continuing to work hard from contest to contest.
Colin Sylvia 21 disposals (14 kicks, 7 handballs) 2 goals
Colin played forward with some passages on ball. He showed some burst run and was effective around goals kicking two snaps from gathers. Around the fall of the ball he was strong in the contest and showed good spread with burst into space.
Jonathon Griffin 14 disposals (7 kicks, 7 handballs) 25 hitouts
Jon played the majority of the game in the ruck. There were some positive ruck contests where he controlled the space with some good technique particularly around boundary throw ins. We just need him to have more influence around the ground.
Jack Hannath 16 disposals (10 kicks, 6 handballs) 5 marks
Jack played forward, rotating in the ruck. Whilst he didn’t have a big influence as a forward, Jack showed some good centre bounce clearances where he made strong contact against his opponents and showed some good control in hitouts.
Craig Moller 15 disposals (6 kicks, 9 handalls) 4 marks, 1 goal
Craig played primarily in the ruck for reserves with brief passages forward. He displayed great effort and was competitive over the four quarters. Showed good change of speed and spread hard forward out of stoppages and off turnover. Overall it was a positive four-quarter effort and a good step forward for Craig.
Hayden Crozier 27 disposals (23 kicks, 4 handballs) 10 marks
Hayden played predominately inside mid with periods on the wing. He showed energy and intensity around the ground to find space and get used where he found a lot of the football. He constantly stayed close around the contest, kicking two snap goals in the first quarter and showed some passages of strong tackles and line at the contest.