Northern Blues senior coach Josh Fraser gives his thoughts on the performance of each Carlton-listed player who played in Saturday’s loss to Port Melbourne at Preston City Oval:

2. Jack Silvagni
12 disposals, three tackles, three inside 50s, two goals

‘SOS’ got better as the game went on. He was really lively in the second half and had some impressive individual efforts to keep us in the contest.


Jack Silvagni made a strong Northern Blues debut. (Photo: Jason Heidrich)

18. Daniel Gorringe
Nine disposals, three marks (one contested), seven hit-outs

He shared ruck duties with Wood and Korcheck, provided some good follow-up work and showed running capabilities as mobile ruckman. He needs to work on impacting the high ball.

20. Andrejs Everitt
Nine disposals, five handball receives

He didn’t impact the game the way he would’ve liked. He worked hard in patches to provide an option as a leading forward but didn’t get enough of it forward of centre to impact.

26. Matthew Dick
25 disposals, 17 handball receives, four marks

He played a role in our back six defending well in patches one on one, and came across at the right time to help teammates in the air. He found a lot of the ball and continues to work hard on using it effectively.

27. Michael Jamison
10 disposals, five handball receives

He had some inconsistent one-on-one contests where he was able to impact well but was also out-marked on occasions. He had a terrific smother in the third quarter.


Michael Jamison in action for the Northern Blues. (Photo: Jason Heidrich)

31. Jayden Foster
17 disposals, seven marks

Showed some signs of improvement playing as a defender: he positioned himself well and was okay in the contest with still some areas to improve on. He was more involved when it came to getting the ball in hand.

34. Jesse Glass-McCasker
Six disposals, three marks

He found himself in a position to compete on a lot of high balls, continues to work hard on aggressive spoiling and marking when opportunity presents. Jesse had the highlight of the day with his smother which stopped a certain goal.

36. Cameron Wood
Six disposals, two tackles, 15 hit-outs

Cam rotated between forward and ruck, but didn’t have a huge impact as a big man in the air. He did follow up with a couple of aggressive tackles around the contest.

48. Kristian Jaksch
14 disposals, four marks, three goals

It was a patchy game from KJ, who finished with three goals and became our focal point with Liam Jones going out of the team. The next step for him is to build consistency over four quarters. 

49. Dennis Armfield
27 disposals, four clearances, 12 handball receives, three inside 50s

Dennis typically provided a real spark going inside as a midfielder, and was a major catalyst in the third quarter in contests which got us back in the game. 

56. Andrew Gallucci
11 disposals, three clearances, six handball receives

He applied some elite chase pressure and was involved in possession chains in the middle of the ground. Andrew continues to work hard on areas of his game which will ultimately elevate his performance.

65. Dillon Viojo-Rainbow
15 disposals, eight marks (two inside 50), one goal

Dillon played his role as a winger really well, and he showed some positive signs of his ability to compete overhead and get forward at the right time to finish with 1.1. 


Dillon Viojo-Rainbow celebrates a goal against Port Melbourne. (Photo: Tim Murdoch)

67. Clem Smith
Nine disposals, three marks, two inside 50s

Clem was lively around the contest, and competed hard to win the ball back. When he builds consistency through effort, he’ll build his game to the next level.

76. Jason Tutt
34 disposals, 19 handball receives, six marks, four inside 50s

Probably Tutty’s best game for the year, as he continued to run hard both ways and generally used the ball well. He helped set up a number of scoring opportunities.

80. Matthew Korcheck
Four disposals, 12 hit-outs

It was another learning curve for Matty Korcheck. He had an opportunity to get on the score sheet, continues to show improvement and played both up forward and in the ruck.