Josh SAUNDERS

2016 Digest:   Was delisted and it’s proved to be a kick in the backside as his pre-season has won some plaudits for his resilienc and his contribution around the club. A good performer so far.

2016 NAB Cup:   Worked hard against North and missed a spot against Melbourne.

2016 Season

Played for : St Kilda

1		Played in VFL trial against Box Hill Hawks.
2		Played in VFL trial against Williamstown.
3	VFL	Got plenty of the ball in the development’s league win over Box Hill.	–
4	VFL.	Bye.	–
5		Bye.
6	VFL	Good ball winner in midfield with 27 touches but could have been cleaner.	–
7	VFL	Got a bit of the ball but wasn’t a star in development league outing.	–
8	VFL	Back in senior line-up but struggled to have an impact.	–
9	VFL	Strong ball winner in development league. Stiff to be playing that level.	–
10	VFL	Bye.	–
11	VFL	Very good in midfield battle with 22 touches and an important goal.	–
12	VFL	Strong worker around the ball and played a very handy role in the win.	–
13	VFL	Bye.	–
14	VFL	A terrier in tight at the contests but wasted the ball a few times.	–
15	VFL	Won a lot of his own ball and used it well.	–
16		Didn’t play for Sandringham.
17		Didn’t play for Sandringham.
18	VFL	Scrapped away in midfield to end with 21 possessions. Handy.	–
19	VFL	Clearly Sandy’s best midfielder with 32 touches and five inside-50s.	–
20	VFL	Had ball on a string in midfield with 35 possessions and four inside-50s.	–
21	VFL	Did some handy things but wasn’t overly influential. Time is ticking.	–
22	VFL	Can hold head high in defeat. 26 possessions and a goal.	–
23	VFL	28 touches, 11 marks and five rebounds in midfield role. Pushed back well.	–

2015 Season

Played for : St Kilda

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2		–
3	VFL	25 touches to lead Zebras. Hit contests hard.	–
4	VFL	In everything early but had clamps put on by Seagulls.	–
5	VFL	Best of the St Kilda-listed players in midfield.	–
6	VFL	Good contributor in midfield. 23 touches, one goal.	–
7	VFL	Plenty of the ball in development league appearance.	–
8	VFL	Solid contributor in middle with 23 disposals.	–
9	VFL	Starred in midfield. 25 possessions and four massive goals.	–
10	VFL	Competed hard in midfield. 18 possessions, five tackles.	–
11		Rested.
12	VFL	Bye.	–
13	VFL	Burst through a few times but not his best outing.	–
14	VFL	Provided drive through midfield with 23 disposals.	–
15	VFL	Good toiler in midfield with 19 possessions, three tackles.	–
16	VFL	Driving force in midfield with 25 possessions in win.	–
17	VFL	19 possessions and kicked a nice running goal late.	–
18	VFL	Bye.	–
19	VFL	Not a big impact with just 14 touches.	–
20	NM	Sub came on at three-quarter time and snaffled some touches.	1
21	Geel	No impact at all and subbed off in third term.	1
22	VFL	Had 24 possessions and very good defensively.	–
23	VFL	Tried hard to drag Sandy back into game. 29 disposals.	–

2014 Season

Played for : St Kilda

1	Melb	Whole-hearted effort featuring a couple of splendid tackles.	7
2	GWS	Possession tally not big but did some nice work at times.	4
3	WCE	Tackled strongly but not a huge impact.	4
4	Adel	Sub came on for Wright and kicked nice goal. Big proportion of handballs.	4
5	Ess	Hard tackler and gritty worker.	6
6	Bris	Not a big game.	3
7	Haw	Sub replaced Geary and showed willingness to work and tackle.	4
8		Senior emergency.
9	VFL	Had 21 touches but was selfish at times. Good late.	–
10	VFL	Bye.	–
11	VFL	Bye.	–
12	Port	OK at times and capped off with a nice second goal.	4
13	Geel	Heavy knock to his hip didn’t help his cause.	2
14	VFL	Best game for the year – 25 disposals and three goals.	–
15	VFL	Collected 20 touches and burrowed in as he always does.	–
16	VFL	Scrappy by foot which resulted in a few Port Melbourne scores.	–
17	VFL	Hard worker in midfield to end with 32 disposals.	–
18		Shoulder.
19	VFL	Zebras’ best ball winner with 28. Crashed in all day.	–
20	VFL	Battled hard in midfield to play a solid role. 24 touches.	–
21	Syd	Battled hard without making any great impact.	3
22	VFL	Zebras’ best with 28 touches in midfield.	–
23	VFL	Leading ball winner for Sandy in win with 25 possessions.	–
QF	VFL	Battled gamely in middle but wasn’t able to impact game.	–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

Played for : St Kilda

1		Rested.
2	VFL	Kicked a goal but didn’t have a great impact.	–
3	VFL	Among Zebras best against the Cats.	–
4	VFL	Best for the Zebras with 24 touches and a goal.	–
5	Syd	Sub showed some good signs on debut after coming on in third term.	3
6	Coll	Showed a few glimpses in his first complete game.	3
7	VFL	Bye.	–
8	VFL	Worked hard for 27 possessions. Kicking was scrappy at times.	–
9	VFL	Bye.	–
10	VFL	Burrowed in and provided some grunt. Kicking was iffy at times.	–
11	WCE	Sub came on late and did a couple of very nice things.	2
13	VFL	Threw himself in all day despite the lopsided scoreboard.	–
14	VFL	Worked hard to collect 23 possessions in loss to North Ballarat.	–
15	Frem	Impressive with his desperate attack on the ball.	6
16	Carl	Youngster much quieter than last week and was subbed off.	2
17	Port	Good little goer who kept going after he was skittled in a marking contest.	5
18	Geel	As negating forward only four effective disposals so didn’t hurt Cats at all.	3
19	Bris	Negating forward role on Hanley and was beaten.	3
20	Haw	Had his work cut out on Burgoyne.	3
21	Syd	Not prominent.	2
22		Rested.
23		Senior emergency.
QF
SF
PF
GF