Jake BATCHELOR

2017 Digest:   Versatile defender featured in the JLT opener but missed the win over Port Adelaide. Not a lock for Round 1 but will be in the mix.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

Played for : Richmond

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4	VFL	Cut off plenty of Roosters attacks in the back half. Only played three quarters.	–
5	VFL	Did well in defence to make sure Sandringham couldn’t bridge the gap. Had 17 touches, five tackles.	–
6	VFL	16 possessions and four rebounds in the Tigers loss to Port Melbourne.	–
7	VFL	Good outing in defence. 13 possessions, but opponent was fairly quiet.	–
8	Frem	Dour defender struggled to impact. Shaky at times with ball in hand but defensively offered what he could.	4
9	VFL	Started back but went forward and looked to be carrying a niggle.	–
10	VFL	Excelled down back. Continually chopped off Bomber attacks. 23 possessions, six rebounds.	–
11	VFL	Not his best day down back, then went forward and wasn’t abel to get much going.	–
12		Bye.
13	VFL	Strong down back once again. In good form, just needs a spot to open up.	–
14	VFL	Good in defence then swung forward and booted two goals. Nice contribution.	–
15	VFL	Stoic in defence all day. Kept the Bombers at bay.	–
16	VFL	Very good again in the back half. 18 possessions and six rebounds.	–
17	VFL	Solid effort and didn't make many mistakes. 14 disposals.	–
18	VFL	Best player for the Tigers. Dominant down back on Kirby, great presence in the air and used the ball well.	–
19	VFL	In really good form. Solid if defence, where he plays a vital role. Also became a good target when moved forward.	–
20	VFL	Bye.	–
21	VFL	Started forward but couldn’t sniff it. Went back and looked better.	–
22	VFL	Very good down back in big win over Sandringham.	–
23		Rested.
QF	VFL	Up and down, but then steadied the ship down back in final term when Casey charged.	–
SF	VFL	Excellent down back to help the Tigers through to the Grand Final.	–
PF	VFL	Completed a fine season in defence. One of the Tigers best.	–
GF		–

2016 Season

Played for : Richmond

1		Played in VFL trial against Northern Blues.
2		Played in VFL trial against Essendon.
3	VFL	Plugged away in defence.	–
4	VFL	Strong game in the back half to keep Footscray at arms distance.	–
5	Melb	Struggled to get involved and spent large parts of the game on Watts.	2
6	Port	Had a mix of Young/Impey in Tigers back half and lost them at crucial times.	4
7	Haw	On O’Brien early. OK in negating role.	5
8	Syd	Used in back half but didn’t make much of an impact.	3
9	Frem	Kept it simple in defence. Not a night for anything else.	4
10	Ess	Loves a sideways chip kick. Steady without starring down back.	5
11	NM	Like all Tigers backs was constantly under siege and overwhelmed.	3
12	GCS	Troubled by Davis in first half when he gave him too much room. Better late but not his best.	4
14		Hamstring.
15		Hamstring.
16	VFL	Solid in back half. Laid eight tackles and had three rebounds.	–
17		Bye.
18	VFL	Quiet day in defence but was handy when required.	–
19		Didn’t play for Richmond VFL.
20		Shoulder.
21		Shoulder.
22		Shoulder.
23		Shoulder.

2015 Season

Played for : Richmond

1	Carl	Liked to take a run and carry the ball. Hard to control Menzel.	4
2	WB	OK down back without setting the world on fire. Made one bad error resulting in a goal.	5
3	Bris	No major impact.	4
4	Melb	Tracked Watts and out-bodied him early on. Less of a factor in second half.	5
5	Geel	Battled Kersten and did that well. One horror mistake in final term.	5
6	NM	Battled Waite among others and not the worst. Did his job.	5
7	Coll	Not his day. Everything he touched seemed to turn to dust.	2
8	Port	Pushed forward to produce the first goal of the game.	6
9	Ess	Solid in usual lockdown defensive role. Four rebound 50s.	5
10	Frem	Started on Mayne until the Docker went down back.	3
12	WCE	Started on Darling but couldn’t match size.	3
13	Syd	Not a lot of footy down back but steady in the contests.	5
14	GWS	Held McCarthy goalless in a key win for the team.	7
15	Carl	Did his job defensively pretty well but not much going the other way.	5
16	StK	Defender spent time on McCartin and was OK in low-key game.	4
17	Frem	Did a good job down back for much of the evening. Stood tall in one-on-ones.	6
18	Haw	Low-key job down back.	4
19	Adel	Stuck to his task of stopping the link-up play of Lynch.	5
20	GCS	Worked through a variety of opponents and was steady down back.	6
21	Coll	Shut Reid out completely in first half and remained steady throughout.	7
22	Ess	Steady and poised from defence. Building into a solid player.	5
23	NM	Low-key job in defence.	5
EF	NM	OK down back but at times was isolated and found wanting.	5

2014 Season

Played for : Richmond

1		Battled hard down back after missing some training with a calf.
2	PM	Had his hands full with Winderlich deep in defence.	–
3	VFL	Tried hard down back in an under siege defence.	–
4		Suspended.
5	VFL	Used the ball well in the back half. A chance for a recall.	–
6	VFL	OK for much of the day down back. Used ball well.	–
7	VFL	Solid outing without doing anything spectacular.	–
8	VFL	Bye.	–
9	VFL	Just a handful of touches then rested.	–
10		Achilles.
11	VFL	Just 11 touches in defence.	–
12	NM	Took some angry pills and threw his weight around down back. Quiet offensively.	3
13	Frem	Not much offensively and did what he could defensively. OK.	4
14	Syd	Had several different opponents in a defensive role.	4
15	StK	Hardly noticed.	2
16	Bris	Ran hard to be link player from defence. Just did his job which was important.	6
17	Port	Played a role and took a big early mark, but wasn’t a big factor.	5
18	WCE	Thrown task on Darling and while wet weather helped he played the role well.	5
19	GWS	Barely sighted down back tracking Tomlinson.	1
20	Ess	Not flashy but defensively stout. Role player who did it well.	5
21	Adel	Started out as the plus-one in defence but never imposed himself in the match.	3
22	StK	Did a creditable job on Stanley and also marked strongly and created in his own right.	6
23	Syd	Used the ball well in his battle with fellow youngster Towers.	5
EF	Port	Had task on Wingard for periods, found that tough. Subbed out after one touch.	1
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

Played for : Richmond

1	Carl	Really solid defensive effort – five inside-50s and five marks.	6
2	StK	Maister troubled him at times and was quiet offensively out of back half.	3
3		Calf.
4	VFL	Manned up Laidler in opening half before being rested.	–
5	Frem	Defensively OK but offered very little on the offensive front.	3
6	VFL	Mopped up nicely across half back.	–
7	Port	Stuck to Monfries like glue restricting him to just one goal.	7
8	Melb	Found Dawes a tough opponent early and had to be moved.	3
9	Ess	Won some ball in defence but under the pump with his disposal.	5
10	WCE	Battled Darling and did a solid job given Eagle kicked just 1.1.	6
12		Knee.
13	VFL	Returned from injury and had some good passages.	–
14	StK	Started on Stanley then had variety of opponents. Low-key game.	4
15	NM	Used as a third tall defender and exposed in air. Made some kicking errors too.	3
16	VFL	Bye.	–
17	VFL	OK without being a standout in tight win.	–
18	VFL	Drifted across half back but gave plenty of room to his opponent.	–
19	VFL	Worked into the game well at half back. Steady under pressure.	–
20	VFL	Rebounded well from defence against a struggling Bendigo.	–
21	VFL	More would have been expected, but struggled.	–
22		Rested.
23		–
QF
EF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

Played for : Richmond

1	VFL	Good effort across half back. Pressed his claims.	–
2	Coll	Prolific kick getter early down back.	6
3	Melb	Used in defence and did it well. Not fancy but hard around the ball.	5
4	Geel	Tough effort at half back. Grabbed himself 23 disposals and five rebounds.	7
5	WCE	Developing player who mixed bad with good. Looks a prospect.	5
6	Port	Raking left foot kick was good getting the footy inside and outside 50.	6
7	Syd	Quiet night. Subbed off in last quarter after some rare kicking errors.	3
8	Ess	At half back matched on Hurley at the start. Better after half time.	4
10	StK	Good game and had the better of Cripps.	6
11	Frem	Not his best effort down back. Didn’t win enough footy.	4
12	GWS	Had Cameron who caused a few problems and was subbed off late.	4
14	VFL	OK down back in wet conditions.	–
15	Melb	Had Garland covered and was good defensively all day.	6
16	GCS	Roamed the back half but only a limited impact.	3
21	VFL	Back from injury and was OK.	–
22	Ess	On Hurley first half; good game.	6
23	Port	Showed a bit and used ball pretty well when he got it. Injured late.	5