Aaron SANDILANDS

2017 Digest:   Impressive return against Collingwood showed he was over the calf aggravation he suffered in February. Vital element of team.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	Geel	Impact not as pronounced as coach would have hoped. Ruck work good but very little around the ground.	5
2	Port	Was frustrated by Paddy Ryder’s tactics and started giving away free kicks.	5
3	WB	Dominated the hit outs but Freo didn’t control the clearances.	5
4	Melb	Rucked pretty much solo all day; 53 hit-outs, three clearances and couple of big contested marks late.	7
5	NM	Won a whopping 55 hit-outs. That gave Freo an advantage at clearances but North did well in congested situations.	7
6	WCE	Dominated the hit outs but it didn’t give Freo a huge advantage.	5
7	Ess	Dominated the hit-outs and that eventually gave Freo an edge.	6
8	Rich	Big man caused trouble with his palm work to Hill/Walters. Three marks and 35 hit-outs, including key tap at final stoppage.	6
9	Carl	Influential with the hit outs. His body around clearances was good.	6
10		Hamstring.
11		Hamstring.
12		Hamstring.
13		Hamstring.
14		Hamstring.
15	StK	Broke down early with a hamstring injury and didn’t return.	1
16		Hamstring.
17		Hamstring.
18		Hamstring.
19		Hamstring.
20		Hamstring.
21		Hamstring.
22		Hamstring.
23		Hamstring.

2016 Season

1		Suspended.
2	GCS	Won hit-outs but Freo got slaughtered with scoring from stoppages.	4
3	WCE	Injured early and went to hospital.	2
4		Ribs.
5		Ribs.
6		Ribs.
7		Ribs.
8		Ribs.
9		Ribs.
10		Ribs.
11		Ribs.
12		Ribs.
13		Ribs.
14		Ribs.
15		Ribs.
16		Ribs.
17		Ribs.
18		Ribs.
19		Ribs.
20	WCE	Started well and faded because of his lack of match fitness.	5
21	Adel	Hurt his leg and sat out the final term.	4
22		Glute.
23	WB	Dominated the ruck and had a presence in marking contests.	6

2015 Season

1	Port	Dominated the ruck, so Fremantle dominated the clearances.	7
2	Geel	15 hit-outs to advantage and more influential longer game went.	7
3	WCE	Dominated the ruck against Naitanui in the first term which set the tone.	7
4	Syd	Dominated hit-outs and took five marks. Good early.	6
5	Melb	Controlled the ruck, got in the way down back and dangerous forward.	8
6	Ess	Dominated the ruck. Gave Freo first use of the ball a lot.	7
7	WB	Obliterated Cordy in the ruck with 50 hitouts, but dropped a lot of marks.	7
8	NM	Broke even in the hit outs but his marking was a feature.	6
9	Adel	A whopping 69 hit-outs against a quality opponent.	9
10	Rich	Hitouts to advantage were telling at stages. Big effort in losing team.	7
11	GCS	Monstered opponents in ruck to give midfield first use.	7
13	Coll	Got on top of a spirited Witts and a dominant presence after half time.	8
14	Bris	Good battle with Leuenberger in the ruck. 53 hitouts in an even contest.	6
15	Haw	Had hands to ball first, but Hawks swept it away from stoppages. 45 hitouts.	6
16	Carl	Marked strongly, rucked well and his skills below his knees were superb.	7
17	Rich	Not as influential at stoppages as he can be. Played a bit forward too.	5
18	GWS	Dominated the ruck and gave his team a big head start.	8
20	WCE	Dominated the ruck. Set up Freo in the midfield.	8
21	NM	Started with two goals in first quarter and on top of Goldstein early.	7
22	Melb	Won 43 hit-outs and kicked a goal. A constant problem for Melbourne.	7
23		Rested.
QF	Syd	Had 10 hit-outs to advantage and helped side to a pivotal clearance win.	7
PF	Haw	Predictably dominated ruck duels, but work around the ground tapered.	5

2014 Season

1	Coll	Dominated ruck duels. Once midfield started taking advantage Freo was unstoppable.	8
2	GCS	Supreme dominance of the ruck with 58 hit-outs and simply unbeatable.	9
3	Haw	Even the big man’s tap ascendancy made little difference.	5
4	Ess	Controlled the ruck against Carlisle and Daniher as expected.	8
5	Syd	Obliterated the hit-outs, but unable to do enough around the ground.	5
6	NM	Dominated the ruck contests against Goldstein but was quiet around the ground.	5
7	WCE	Clearly won the battle in the ruck and got plenty of it around the ground.	8
8	Port	Dominated the hit outs but Port won the clearances.	6
9	Geel	Monstered Cat duo – eight effective hit-outs and great presence.	8
11	WB	Marked well in defence and kicked a goal in attack. Good ruck battle.	6
12	Adel	Controlled ruck duels again and even threw in a Madden-like bouncing run.	8
13	Rich	Nine hit-outs to advantage and some key marks late to steady the ship.	6
14	Bris	Predictably dominate ruck duels and used handball well to bring others in.	7
15	WCE	Controlled the ruck against Naitanui and Cox. Like Freo, going along beautifully.	7
16	Melb	Got the ball rolling in the middle of the ground and spent time up forward.	7
17	GWS	Smashed Mumford. 16 hit-outs to advantage and a goal kept midfield on top.	7
18		Rested.
19	Carl	Mixed bad with good. Marking was off and not dominant as he can be.	6
20	Geel	As game wore on his influence became more pronounced. Ruck work late a key.	8
21	Haw	Gave first use for Mundy, Barlow and co. 29 hit-outs and 10 touches.	6
22	Bris	Won the hit-outs – just, but could have done more in general play.	5
23	Port	Treated for knee soreness early and limping in last quarter.	4
QF	Syd	Dominated ruck and dragged Fremantle into the game at times.	7
SF	Port	Massive in ruck and pressed forward to have a big impact. Tired a bit late.	7
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1		Hamstring.
2		Hamstring.
3		Hamstring.
4		Hamstring.
5		Hamstring.
6		Hamstring.
7		Hamstring.
8		Hamstring.
9		Hamstring.
10		Hamstring.
11		Hamstring.
12		Hamstring.
13		Hamstring.
14		Hamstring.
15	StK	Looked rusty in return until subbed off, but got through unscathed.	3
16	WCE	Only one kick but handled the ball better than last week and won most ruck taps.	5
17		Ill.
18	Adel	Got the better of Jacobs in important ruck duel. Handballs were iffy at times.	6
19	Carl	Started to work back into top form at the clearances. Pushed forward for a goal.	7
20	GWS	Didn’t have a kick and sadly out of form. Has three weeks to find it.	1
21	Melb	Early mark and goal before a stray elbow opened him up and he was subbed off.	1
22		Cheekbone.
23	StK	No actual kicks, one mark and one tackle but 42 taps.	4
QF	Geel	Had 10 hit-outs to advantage and pivotal in crushing Cats in clearances.	8
SF
PF	Syd	Dominated the ruck and was a bit more involved at ground level than previous weeks.	7
GF	Haw	Ruck supremacy didn’t translate to ground level. Disposals not in dangerous places.	5

2012 Season

1	Geel	Dominant early and finished with 32 hit outs and 19 touches.	7
2	Syd	Dominated the hitouts and kicked one goal when too tall for the Swans.	7
3	Bris	Won 54 out of a possible 84 hit outs.	7
4	StK	Giant couldn’t be countered but small men didn’t take advantage.	7
7	Port	Had 43 hit-outs and kicked a goal. Too big and strong.	7
8	Haw	Freo ruck controlled ruck hit-outs but Hawthorn was able to shark the ball.	6
9	WCE	Won hit outs but Freo lost clearances.	5
10	Adel	Had 49 hitouts but Freo lost the clearances 30-53.	5
11	Rich	Foot injury forced him from the field after 10 minutes and day was done.	1
21	Rich	A late inclusion and didn’t miss a beat. Had 33 hit-outs and nine clearances.	7
22	NM	Had 49 hit-outs to his opponent’s eight and won the ball around the ground.	9
23	Melb	Controlled the ruck and kicked two goals. Strong game.	8
EF	Geel	Dominated ruck duels and his midfield capitalised.	7
SF	Adel	Started in great fashion and took ascendancy.	6