Toby Nankervis has done very little wrong at Punt Road and has made the most of his time with two AFL flags next to his name inside just three Richmond seasons.
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The North Launceston and George Town product had every right to feel in a strange position after being dumped following a round 1 victory.
Nankervis picked up just seven possessions, but with teammate Ivan Soldo, who had 25 tap-outs, ruled the rucks 41 to 26 over Carlton.
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But changes to the game including shorter 16-minute quarters condemned the victim of circumstances back to the VFL on Wednesday night.
After an 83-day pandemic break following the suspension of competition, Nankervis got the tick of approval from Tigers VFL and development coach Xavier Clarke.
"We know what we're going to get from 'Nank'. He certainly provided us a contest around the ruck and also up forward. We wrapped him up at three-quarter time but as the game went on, he had more of an impact around the ground," Clarke said.
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The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
