Ryley Sanders is one of the main beneficiaries of early injuries to Marcus Bontempelli and Adam Treloar in the Bulldogs midfield, finally getting a full start in the guts after a year mostly spent either outside the square in the ones or learning the craft at VFL level. His quality has been obvious since the moment he debuted, but the question over him has always been when he is given the opportunity to stamp his authority on a best 22 spot. Circumstance might have made it earlier than Luke Beveridge might have wanted, but the time is now for Sanders.
Ryley Sanders is one of the main beneficiaries of early injuries to Marcus Bontempelli and Adam Treloar in the Bulldogs midfield, finally getting a full start in the guts after a year mostly spent either outside the square in the ones or learning the craft at VFL level. His quality has been obvious since the moment he debuted, but the question over him has always been when he is given the opportunity to stamp his authority on a best 22 spot. Circumstance might have made it earlier than Luke Beveridge might have wanted, but the time is now for Sanders.
Ryley Sanders was going about as well as any first-round draft pick has gone in the debut game last week, accumulating on the inside as a genuine part of the centre midfield rotations, then in the third quarter he was given the red substitute vest. Thousands of fantasy coaches across the nation suddenly wondered why they ever put faith in a rookie coached by Luke Beveridge. It's not as if they weren't warned, as Bevo has a long history of disappointing fantasy owners of his players, as with Jack Macrae who seems to be on the outer. He couldn't do it again today, could he?
