Waiting In The Wings: Baldwin kicks 5 goals, Jones & Owens push for Saints recalls, Hollands stars, Clark returns
Kayne Baldwin pressed his case for a recall for Essendon with five goals in the VFL, while Gold Coast’s Elijah Hollands had plenty of footy and he homes in on an AFL debut.
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Author: Shanae Walton @walton_shanae
Baldwin was named as an emergency for the Bombers, and showed he is ready to return to senior level with a strong display in the VFL on Sunday.
St Kilda’s Zak Jones is putting pressure on Marcus Windhager for a spot with 28 disposals in the VFL. Round 1 debutant Mitch Owens was also excellent with 26 possessions.
For Gold Coast, former top 10 draft pick Elijah Hollands gathered 23 disposals with two goals in a strong display.
West Coast’s mature-age draftee Greg Clark played for the first time since a pre-season shoulder injury on managed minutes, collecting 18 possessions with nine tackles.
Essendon
Kayne Baldwin – 11 kicks, 1 handball, 5 goals, 6 marks (79 AF points)
Tex Wanganeen – 10 kicks, 3 handballs, 2 goals (66 AF points)
St Kilda
Zak Jones – 10 kicks, 18 handballs, 3 marks, 4 tackles (82 AF points)
Mitch Owens – 12 kicks, 14 handballs, 3 marks, 5 tackles, 1 goal (83 AF points)
Jack Bytel – 17 kicks, 10 handballs, 1 goal (107 AF points)
Gold Coast
Elijah Hollands – 12 kicks, 11 handballs, 3 marks, 2 goals (84 AF points)
Jeremy Sharp – 29 kicks, 11 handballs, 8 marks, 2 goals (153 AF points)
West Coast
Greg Clark – 12 kicks, 6 handballs, 6 marks, 9 tackles (90 AF points)
Brady Hough – 14 kicks, 5 handballs, 9 marks, 3 tackles (92 AF points)
Carlton
Jordan Boyd – 14 kicks, 4 handballs, 3 marks, 2 tackles (58 AF points)
Brodie Kemp – 7 kicks, 3 handballs, 6 marks (59 AF points)
Sam Philp – 7 kicks, 6 handballs, 3 marks (62 AF points)
Collingwood
Finlay Macrae – 12 kicks, 13 handballs, 8 tackles (111 AF points)
Geelong
Francis Evans – 14 kicks, 7 handballs, 3 goals, 5 marks (98 AF points)
Cooper Stephens – 11 kicks, 8 handballs, 6 marks, 7 tackles (96 AF points)
GWS Giants
Jarrod Brander – 14 kicks, 8 handballs, 10 marks, 4 goals (106 AF points)
Josh Fahey – 18 kicks, 3 handballs, 6 marks, 4 tackles (93 AF points)
Melbourne
Luke Dunstan – 11 kicks, 12 handballs, 3 tackles, 1 goal (85 AF points)
North Melbourne
Charlie Comben – 10 kicks, 4 handballs, 4 goals, 7 marks (90 AF points)
Paul Curtis – 10 kicks, 7 tackles, 4 goals (93 AF points)
Jed Anderson – 17 kicks, 6 handballs, 2 tackles (81 AF points)
Richmond
Kane Lambert – 11 kicks, 14 handballs, 6 marks (99 AF points)
Maurice Rioli – 8 kicks, 13 handballs, 7 tackles (85 AF points)
Tyler Sonsie – 15 kicks, 3 handballs, 3 marks (62 AF points)
Sydney Swans
Will Gould – 23 kicks, 2 handballs, 6 marks, 2 tackles (103 AF points)
Western Bulldogs
Stefan Martin – 10 kicks, 14 handballs, 4 marks, 16 hit-outs (88 AF points)
Robbie McComb – 18 kicks, 10 handballs, 6 marks, 3 tackles, 1 goal (105 AF points)
Adelaide
Wayne Milera – 9 kicks, 7 handballs, 3 marks, 1 tackle (53 AF points)
Jake Soligo – 9 kicks, 5 handballs, 2 marks, 2 tackles (49 AF points)
Port Adelaide
Dylan Williams – 11 kicks, 2 handballs, 7 marks, 3 goals (85 AF points)
Sam Skinner – 9 kicks, 3 handballs, 5 marks, 2 tackles (56 AF points)
Fremantle
Karl Worner – 22 kicks, 9 handballs, 10 marks, 2 tackles, 2 goals (131 AF points)
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