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Promising young key-position player, Jay Schulz, is a strong chance to be recalled to the Richmond side for the big Easter Monday clash with St Kilda following an eye-catching display with the Coburg Tigers in the VFL last weekend.
Schulz, who turns 19 later this month, played in Richmond's opening round victory over Collingwood, but had limited game time. With Mark Chaffey returning from suspension in Round 2, the Tigers were forced to make one change to their line-up for the match against Melbourne, and it was Schulz who made way for the reliable defender.
But Richmond's No. 1 choice in the 2002 National Draft responded in impressive style. Although the Coburg Tigers were soundly beaten in their opening round VFL clash with Sandringham last Sunday, Schulz was a standout at centre half-forward.
"Schulzy was very good, particularly early on. He took four or five contested marks in the first quarter and had a real impact," said Richmond's Football Operations Manager, Greg Hutchison.
"Late in the game he copped a 'corky', but he should come up okay. He'd have to be a pretty good chance of pushing up this week, depending on what the coaches feel they need for the St Kilda game."
Another Tiger 'tall' in former Adelaide premiership player, Ben Marsh, also was in fine form for Coburg, until suffering a slight groin injury, which is expected to sideline him for a week.
"Marshy was going really well, but he got injured just before quarter-time and that impacted on the structure of the side a bit. They (Sandringham) kicked a few goals just before half-time when Marshy had gone off," Hutchison said.
Two other Richmond-list players who pressed their claims for senior selection this week were Simon Fletcher and Luke Weller.
"Simon played pretty well on-ball and got a fair bit of the footy. Luke Weller was solid at full-back -- he competed really hard," Hutchison said.
Justin Blumfield and Rory Hilton, both on the comeback trail after injury problems, got through the game with Coburg okay, but will need more match fitness before coming into senior contention.
"Justin played the second half and he did a pretty good job, but he's still a couple of weeks away from the seniors because he just needs to play some more football.
"Rory finished the game fairly strongly. It took him a while to pick up the tempo, but he finished off quite well," Hutchison said.
Match details
Coburg Tigers: 2.3 5.6 7.9 7.12 (54)
Sandringham: 1.3 8.10 9.12 14.14 (98)
Coburg player stats
W. Carlyle: 3 kicks, 2 handballs, 3 marks
E. Kuret: 6 kicks, 8 handballs, 1 mark
A. Isailovic: 15 kicks, 3 handballs, 6 marks
L. Carlson: 10 kicks, 8 handballs, 4 marks
K. Pettifer: 13 kicks, 5 handballs, 3 marks
D. Talbot: 10 kicks, 9 handballs, 7 marks
M. Dragicevic: 11 kicks, 12 handballs, 1 mark
R. Hilton: 6 kicks, 1 handball, 1 mark
J. Blumfield: 2 kicks, 1 handball, 2 marks
L. McDonald: 1 kick, 0 handballs, 0 marks
B. Marsh: 5 kicks, 4 handballs, 6 marks
R. O'Connor: 5 kicks, 6 handballs, 6 marks, 1 goal
S. Tuck: 15 kicks, 6 handballs, 2 marks
T. Roach: 8 kicks, 2 handballs, 4 marks
D. Jackson: 1 kick, 3 handballs, 0 marks, 1 goal
J. Schulz: 10 kicks, 1 handball, 9 marks, 2 goals
L. Weller: 8 kicks, 1 handball, 6 marks
S. Fletcher: 14 kicks, 7 handballs, 5 marks, 1 goal
A. Raines: 8 kicks, 1 handball, 1 mark, 1 goal
K. Moore: 9 kicks, 3 handballs, 3 marks
T. Jorgenson: 4 kicks, 2 handballs, 2 marks
A. Houlihan: 15 kicks, 12 handballs, 8 marks, 1 goal
Schulz, who turns 19 later this month, played in Richmond's opening round victory over Collingwood, but had limited game time. With Mark Chaffey returning from suspension in Round 2, the Tigers were forced to make one change to their line-up for the match against Melbourne, and it was Schulz who made way for the reliable defender.
But Richmond's No. 1 choice in the 2002 National Draft responded in impressive style. Although the Coburg Tigers were soundly beaten in their opening round VFL clash with Sandringham last Sunday, Schulz was a standout at centre half-forward.
"Schulzy was very good, particularly early on. He took four or five contested marks in the first quarter and had a real impact," said Richmond's Football Operations Manager, Greg Hutchison.
"Late in the game he copped a 'corky', but he should come up okay. He'd have to be a pretty good chance of pushing up this week, depending on what the coaches feel they need for the St Kilda game."
Another Tiger 'tall' in former Adelaide premiership player, Ben Marsh, also was in fine form for Coburg, until suffering a slight groin injury, which is expected to sideline him for a week.
"Marshy was going really well, but he got injured just before quarter-time and that impacted on the structure of the side a bit. They (Sandringham) kicked a few goals just before half-time when Marshy had gone off," Hutchison said.
Two other Richmond-list players who pressed their claims for senior selection this week were Simon Fletcher and Luke Weller.
"Simon played pretty well on-ball and got a fair bit of the footy. Luke Weller was solid at full-back -- he competed really hard," Hutchison said.
Justin Blumfield and Rory Hilton, both on the comeback trail after injury problems, got through the game with Coburg okay, but will need more match fitness before coming into senior contention.
"Justin played the second half and he did a pretty good job, but he's still a couple of weeks away from the seniors because he just needs to play some more football.
"Rory finished the game fairly strongly. It took him a while to pick up the tempo, but he finished off quite well," Hutchison said.
Match details
Coburg Tigers: 2.3 5.6 7.9 7.12 (54)
Sandringham: 1.3 8.10 9.12 14.14 (98)
Coburg player stats
W. Carlyle: 3 kicks, 2 handballs, 3 marks
E. Kuret: 6 kicks, 8 handballs, 1 mark
A. Isailovic: 15 kicks, 3 handballs, 6 marks
L. Carlson: 10 kicks, 8 handballs, 4 marks
K. Pettifer: 13 kicks, 5 handballs, 3 marks
D. Talbot: 10 kicks, 9 handballs, 7 marks
M. Dragicevic: 11 kicks, 12 handballs, 1 mark
R. Hilton: 6 kicks, 1 handball, 1 mark
J. Blumfield: 2 kicks, 1 handball, 2 marks
L. McDonald: 1 kick, 0 handballs, 0 marks
B. Marsh: 5 kicks, 4 handballs, 6 marks
R. O'Connor: 5 kicks, 6 handballs, 6 marks, 1 goal
S. Tuck: 15 kicks, 6 handballs, 2 marks
T. Roach: 8 kicks, 2 handballs, 4 marks
D. Jackson: 1 kick, 3 handballs, 0 marks, 1 goal
J. Schulz: 10 kicks, 1 handball, 9 marks, 2 goals
L. Weller: 8 kicks, 1 handball, 6 marks
S. Fletcher: 14 kicks, 7 handballs, 5 marks, 1 goal
A. Raines: 8 kicks, 1 handball, 1 mark, 1 goal
K. Moore: 9 kicks, 3 handballs, 3 marks
T. Jorgenson: 4 kicks, 2 handballs, 2 marks
A. Houlihan: 15 kicks, 12 handballs, 8 marks, 1 goal

