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.

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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