VFL: Richmond vs Essendon @ Windy Hill, Sat. July 1 [LIVE on Ch 7]

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Ball was touched but the ump pays the mark to O'Sullivan 10m out. Goal  .

Makes up for Essendon throws that were missed leading up to their last goal.

Rich  33
Ess   34

23 mins Q2

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Essendon defender lands on Bathie's back but no free. We get a rushed point from the Hunt's cross from the boundary to the goalsquare.

Half-time

Richmond   5.4-34
Essendon   5.7-37

Goals: Garthwaite, Bathie, Fletcher, O'Sullivan.


Lucky to be just 3 pts down as the ball spent most of the time in Essendon's forward half that quarter.

Garthwaite with 2 goals from 2 strong marks & Graham the positives from our cubs. Still a very sloppy game from us but we kept contesting to keep us in the game.

[WilliamPowell]

HT
Rich 5.4.34

Ess 5.6.36

Awful  game

Skill level both side local league under 13s

I don't get to many VFL games but there a number of blokes who i won't be seeing again. Certainly aren't knocking the door down for a senior game

[WilliamPowell]

Hmmm

Scoreboard here been changed from 37 to 36 to the Bumbling bombers

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Disposals (source: Ch 7):

Hunt   18
Miles   14
Townsend 11 ... most going to the opposition & has given away about 3 frees.

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Awful  game

Skill level both side local league under 13s

I don't get to many VFL games but there a number of blokes who wont I doubt I will see again. Certainly aren't knocking the door down for a senior game

Spot on, WP. Having more VFL-listed players playing was going to hurt us but most of our more experienced AFL-listed players are showing why they are in the ressies waiting for end of season delisting.

[WilliamPowell]

Some of them try but they're not up to it

And a couple have gone backwards eg Broad and Choi

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DISPOSALS:

Hunt 23,
Miles 13,
Graham 12,
Townsend 12,
Broad 10,
Kruse 10.

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As I said, positive signs from Graham.

Broad still concerned from coming back from an AC it seems. Went one-arm up and didn't go back hard enough with the flight of the ball and completely missed what should have been a straightforward defensive mark at this level.

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Some of them try but they're not up to it

And a couple have gone backwards eg Broad and Choi

Not sure why we don't playing Chol at CHF with Garthwaite at FF to straighten us up and gives those up the ground multiple tall options to kick to. Chol's not a key defender.

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First goal of the 3rd qtr to the Bombers. They've kicked the first in every qtr so far  .

Rich   5.4-34
Ess    6.6-42

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Coast to coast goal to Graham  .

Rich  6.4-40
Ess   6.7-43

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Broad hits Garthwaite on the lead 40m out. His misses just to the right.

We get it back from a bad Essendon turnover in their defence and goal (Bzenic on debut) .

Back in front!

Rich  7.5-47
Ess   6.7-43

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Townsend might as well be playing for Essendon's VFL side today. Everything he does causes a turnover  .

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Essendon goal after we all stopped from the umpire's whistle.

Rich  7.5-47
Ess   7.8-50

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Poor kick inside 50 by Essendon and we go coast to coast and Chol all by himself Inside our F50 runs in and goals  .

Back in front again!

Rich  8.6-54
Ess    7.8-50