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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on April 05, 2019, 03:15:24 AM
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VFL season starts tonight for our ressies side in Geelong.
VFL Round 1
Geelong vs RICHMOND
Friday, 5th April @ GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park)
Start time: 7:30pm
http://websites.sportstg.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=125262252&c=1-118-0-518179-0&pool=1
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RICHMOND's VFL team for Round 1
B: 78. D. Coffield, 53. H. Beasley, 51. S. Morris
HB: 43. D. Eggmolesse-Smith, 46. B. Miller, 37. C. Menadue
C: 45. P. Naish, 27. J. Ross, 28. F. Turner
HF: 39. J. Aarts, 36. C. Moore, 22. J. Caddy
F: 48. L. Baker, 40. C. Coleman-Jones, 41. M. Chol
R: 47. I. Soldo, 29. S. Bolton, 21. J. Townsend
Int: 54. J. Ballard, 26. R. Collier-Dawkins, 67. B. Credlin, 32. L. English, 61. J. Fletcher, 58. C. Harris, 64. T. Silvestro, 60. C. Thompson
23P: 71. N. Baltas
https://vfl.com.au/teams-vfl-round-1-2019/
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We're up by 8 pts at 1/4 time.
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First Quarter highlights
An excellent centering ball from Callum Moore finds Jacob Townsend in the corridor, and the bullocking on-baller delivers! 🐯 6 🐱 0
Shai Bolton has started well, as he dances around a Cats' defender and finds Callum Moore free inside 50. And Moore sl-ots it. 🐯 14 🐱 0
Mabior Chol draws the free in the marking contest, and he kicks truly. Pressure and intensity is ⬆️ 🐯 20 🐱 0
Wylie Buzza kicks @GeelongVFL's first of the night. 🐯 20 🐱 6
Fraser Turner kicks his first goal in the yellow and black! We flicked the ball through hands off half back and Bolton drove the ball deep to find Turner alone in the goal-square. 🐯 26 🐱 6
.@GeelongVFL hits straight back. 🐯 27 🐱 12
Wylie Buzza slots his 2nd of Q1. 🐯 27 🐱 18
QT: We started the better, but @GeelongVFL surged late with Wylie Buzza looming large in attack. We're in for a fight.
🐯 4.4 (28)
🐱 3.2 (20)
Goals: Moore, Townsend, Chol, Turner
https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL
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Tightly contested second term so far, neither side able to break the game open.
Silvestro converts after the Tigers go coast to coast.
https://twitter.com/GeelongVFL
Shai Bolton with a touch of class, plucks the contested mark and weights the ball beautifully to the advantage of Tom Silvestro I50. And Silvestro kicks a much needed goal.
https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL
Rich 5.6-36
Geel 3.4-22
Q2
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Very nice touch by foot by Jacob Townsend and Mabior Chol juggles the mark on the lead and slots his 2nd for the night.
🐯 6.6-42
🐱 3.4-22
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Cats get it straight back.
42 - 28
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GeelongVFL bursts clear from the re-start and kicks another quick one.
42 - 34
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Half-time
Richmond 4.4 6.7-43
Geelong 3.2 5.5-35
Goals: Chol 2, Moore, Townsend, Turner, Silvestro
Copycat (excuse the pun) quarters. We get a mini-break halfway through each quarter and then Geelong hit back in time-on.
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HT: A quarter of momentum swings, with both sides kicking two goals apiece. We need to raise the fight and hone the fundamentals in the 2nd half.
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https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL
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You can listen to the Game Live here: https://www.goradio.live/shows/gofooty-live/
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Stats to half-time:
Naish 16 disposals
Menadue 12 disposals
Caddy 11 disposals
Townsend 11 disposals
Bolton 10 disposals 3 tackles
Ross 10 disposals 3 tackles
Turner 9 disposals
https://twitter.com/FearTheRoar19/status/1114101853938114561
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First goal of the 3rd qtr to Geelong.
43 - 41
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Another to the Cats. They are now in front.
42 - 47
RFC twitter has us with an extra point (43).
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3 Tigers spoil each other and almost gift the Cats another.
42 - 48
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Free to Soldo in the ruck. Bolton goes towards the goal. Ball-up. Geelong clear.
Silvestro gets it back. Ross to Fletcher who goes long. RCD punished for deliberate. Geelong clear again.
They go forward and kick another.
42 - 54
Cats have kicked 9 of the last 11 goals.
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Soldo, Townsend and Caddy now in the centre.
Caddy is meant to play just 3/4ers.
All Geelong. We can't get our hands on it and when we do it's hack kicks under pressure. The rare forays forward are rebounded with ease by the Cats :P
42 - 56
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Thompson long down the line to Soldo. Baltas gets his first possie but turns it over.
Chol on the wing to Ballard but he's is run down. Another turnover.
42 - 57
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Soldo strong mark from the kick-in. Kick lands in between players. Silvestro gathers but can't hit Moore and it's a throw-in on F50. Soldo against no one misses the tap :P and Geelong clear again.
Goal to them.
42 - 63
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Seems like it's all over.
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prick of a ground and tough to win at.
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Menadue to English who is hot and tackled straight away. Ball-up.
We get it forward for a throw-in by the point post. Soldo receives a free. And he goals. Finally!
Rich 7.6-48
Geel 9.9-63
Q3 18 mins
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We can't run out games or unfit been a habit since last year.
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Out of the centre and it's a ball-up on our F50. Punched out the back for a throw-in in the pocket. Geelong clear though.
We're playing with a plus 1 behind the ball.
Caddy kicks it forward. We smother Guthrie's disposal and English goals :gotigers.
Rich 8.6-54
Geel 9.9-63
29 mins Q3
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Morris to Ross but he is cut off.
Goalsaving tackle and we clear. CCJ to Chol who marks. Kicks down the wing ... siren!
3/4 time
Rich 4.4 6.6 8.6-54
Geel 3.2 5.5 9.9-63
Goals: Chol 2, Moore, Townsend, Turner, English, Soldo, Silvestro.
Lucky to be this close.
nb. RFC twitter has the score 55-63. Geelong sources have 54-63.
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We can't run out games or unfit been a habit since last year.
We're getting owned in the middle. Like the seniors last week, that qtr we allowed the opposition to rack up possessions both contested and uncontested. McCrae threw our senior players (Townsend, Caddy) in the centre in the last 5 mins and that enabled us to at least win some clearances.
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Silvestro to Bolton to Menadue who nails a long bomb from 60 out :gotigers.
Rich 9.6-60
Geel 9.9-63
Q4 1min
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Go forward again. Ball-up 60 out. Soldo tap to Ross (quiet tonight) to Naish (quiet since half-time) to Chol who is tackled. Ball-up 15 out. Chol snaps but it's a point.
61 - 63
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Winning the clearances this qtr.
Commentators praising Soldo for getting stronger as the game goes along.
RCD goes to HF. Bolton to the top of the square. Cat defender drops the mark and Chol puts us in front! :gotigers
Rich 10.7-67
Geel 9.9-63
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Ball goes out of the back. Thompson goals! :gotigers
Rich 11.7-73
Geel 9.9-63
Q4 6 mins
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Good tap by Soldo but Townsend overruns it when in the clear. Ball-up. Geelong free and they go forward but kick it OOTF.
Menadue to the wing. Miller cuts off the Geelong handpass. Naish hits up CCJ (prominent early but quiet since). Goal! :gotigers
Rich 12.7-79
Geel 9.9-63
Q4
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Soldo another good tap to Ross but he is tackled before he can break clear. Ball-up. Cats free. Lucky bad handpass and Geelong get a set shot + 50 against Morris.
79 - 69
Q4 11 mins
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Bolton good kick finds Naish (both getting back into it). Beasley goes long. Chol gathers but is pinged for a throw. Cat defender kicks it into Chol. Baltas can't kick it through and it's a point to us.
80 - 69
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Geelong get it forward but they kick it OOTF from 7m out.
Poor handpass by Turner. Turnover. But Beasley gets the free deep in defence. Long to Townsend. It gets to Moore who finds Chol in the pocket. Misses.
81 - 69
Q4 16 mins
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Coverage cuts out. We get a rushed point.
82 - 69
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Kick-in by Geelong is ordinary. Free to Fletcher. Helicopter kick misses.
83 - 69
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Menadue to Eggy to beasley across the defence.
We get forward. Chol to Ballard but he misses too.
84 - 69
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We get it back from the kick-in and CCJ nails it :gotigers
Rich 13.12-90
Geel 10.9-69
Q4 20 mins
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Soldo limped off and hasn't come back on. Chol now in the ruck.
Bolton to Baltas but Guthrie intercepts. We get it back via Ballard to Morris and CCJ marks 45 out in the pocket. Finds Townsend 20m out. Horrible kick and misses.
91 - 69
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Another poor kick-in by Geelong. Kicks into the man on the mark and Moore goals :gotigers
Rich 14.13-97
Geel 10.6-69
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Bolton out the centre but we had 3 up and no down and Geelong clear.
Point to them.
97 - 70
Q4 24 mins
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Poor long kick-in by us. Turnover. But the Cats set shot is kicked OOTF.
We cough it up again. Free in the pocket to them. Another poor set-shot. Commentators blaming the wind.
28 mins gone. 2 mins to go. Junk time!
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Goal to them after a Geelong player was allowed to run a mile without bouncing the ball.
97 - 76
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We've switched off. Another goal to them.
97 - 82
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We won 97-83 :gotigers
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Final Score
Richmond 4.4 6.6 8.6 14.13-97
Geelong 3.2 5.5 9.9 12.11-83
Goals: Chol 3, Moore 2, Coleman-Jones 2, Townsend, Turner, English, Soldo, Menadue, Silvestro, Thompson.
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Stats:
Naish 23 disposals (15 kicks 8 handballs) 4 marks 2 tackles
Bolton 22 disposals (14 kicks 8 handballs) 4 marks 4 tackles
Menadue 21 disposals (13 kicks 8 handballs) 3 marks 2 tackles
Ross 21 disposals (11 kicks 10 handballs) 2 marks 8 tackles
Caddy 17 disposals (9 kicks 9 handballs) 2 marks 1 tackle - 3 quarters of game time.
Townsend 17 disposals (13 kicks 4 handballs) 4 marks 6 tackles
Turner 17 disposals (10 kicks 7 handballs) 4 marks 1 tackle
Chol 16 disposals (9 kicks 7 handballs) 3 marks 2 tackles 3 hitouts
Coleman-Jones 13 disposals (8 kicks 5 handballs) 7 marks 6 tackles 5 hitouts
RCD 11 disposals (6 kicks 5 handballs) 1 mark 1 tackle
Soldo 11 disposals (5 kicks 6 handballs) 2 marks 3 tackles 31 hitouts
Egg-Smith 10 disposals (5 kicks 5 handballs) 1 mark 1 tackle
Moore 9 disposals (7 kicks 2 handballs) 4 marks 1 tackle
Miller 6 disposals (4 kicks 2 handballs) 2 marks
English 5 disposals (1 kick 4 handballs)
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/geelong-v-richmond-round-1-5-4-19-at-gmhba-stadium.1215155/post-60190663
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Stats:
Bolton 22 disposals (14 kicks 8 handballs) 4 marks 4 tackles
Ross 21 disposals (11 kicks 10 handballs) 2 marks 8 tackles
:shh :shh
RCD 11 disposals (6 kicks 5 handballs) 1 mark 1 tackle
English 5 disposals (1 kick 4 handballs)
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Did Caddy only play a half? If so, 17 possessions is a fair half
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Did Caddy only play a half? If so, 17 possessions is a fair half
3/4rs apparently.
Good win from what I heard. Always love beating those jungle bunnies on their turf.
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Seems like a good game from Chol.
Hopefully the penny’s finally dropped
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Cubs lead VFL Tigers to victory over Cats
Brenton Mann
AFL media
Apr 5, 2019 10:56PM
Richmond VFL stormed past Geelong with six goals in the final term to record an impressive 14-point win at GMHBA Stadium on Friday night.
The Tigers had to fight tooth and nail and eventually secured a 14.13 (97) to 12.11 (83) come-from-behind win, their first at the venue since 2014.
It was the youthful brigade of Shai Bolton, Jack Ross and Callum Coleman-Jones who led the resurgence, while Patrick Naish and Connor Menadue also helped shoulder the load.
Ross’ influence was immense in the final term, while Bolton looked irresistible when streaming forward.
The pair complemented each other perfectly at the centre bounce, with Ross bringing the grunt and Bolton the flair.
Coleman-Jones had an aura of invincibility when deep in attack all night and capped off a remarkable game with two clutch goals, which helped seal a memorable win.
To the Cats’ credit, they scrapped it out until the final siren, with their bevy of tall timber always looming large in attack, but the Tigers would not be denied.
Richmond ventured down the highway to GMHBA Stadium, intent on getting its season started on the right foot - and it did just that.
The game marked the return of Josh Caddy, with the premiership midfield/forward adding a bundle of class, wisdom and experience to the youthful Richmond outfit.
The balmy and blustery conditions added an element of intrigue, which made adjusting to the surroundings and the conditions a premium.
Caddy played the first three quarters, predominantly through the midfield, where his strong body in the contest proved invaluable, and finished with 17 touches.
Over its practice match campaign, Richmond’s pressure and intensity were cherished commodities, and a defining feature of the Tigers’ identity.
And they brought that heat from the opening bounce against the Cats.
Richmond looked slick and sharp with ball in hand and alert and organised in defence.
Twin towers, Callum Moore and Coleman-Jones, both took multiple, telling marks inside 50, slotting a goal apiece.
Moore had a hand in the Tigers’ first major in 2019. Whilst hemmed in on the boundary, he screwed the ball across his body to find Jacob Townsend flying free in the corridor.
Townsend gathered himself and coolly eased through the set-shot.
The Tigers started the better, however, the Cats’ midfielders started to win the ball and Wylie Buzza caused a few headaches up forward.
Geelong kicked three of the last four goals of the quarter, with Buzza slotting two of them.
Richmond held a slender eight-point lead at quarter-time, as the Cats pressed late.
Bolton and Townsend brought a touch of class early in the second term, with both having direct assists in two early majors.
As the Tigers surged the ball off a defensive turnover, Bolton sprung-up at half-forward and plucked a contested mark.
He then turned and pulled the trigger, placing the ball perfectly to the advantage of Tom Silvestro, 35 metres out from goal.
Silvestro, a veteran of the VFL program, did what good players do and kicked a goal when his team needed it most.
Townsend then, with Cats’ defenders bearing down on him in the forward pocket, massaged the ball to the top of the goalsquare, where Mabior Chol juggled the mark.
Chol slotted his second of the night to push the margin out to 20 points.
Geelong then arrested back the momentum, with two late goals and cut the Tigers lead to eight points once again.
In the third quarter, the Cats raised the bar, and began torching the Tigers on the turnover and through the midfield.
Back-to-back goals from centre bounce clearances added salt to the wounds, as Ryan Abbott, Darcy Fort and Zac Smith started to get on top of Ivan Soldo and Coleman-Jones.
The Cats completed a 40-point turnaround and held a 20-point lead deep into time-on of the third term; then up stood Soldo.
The Tiger big man drew a free keep from a marking infringement, and with his side desperate for a slither of hope, he delivered, nailing his set-shot into the breeze.
It sparked Richmond into action, triggering yet another shift in momentum.
First-year Tiger, Luke English then bobbed up for his first goal in Yellow and Black, and the margin was cut to just eight points heading into the last quarter.
Richmond recaptured its defensive ferocity, stunning Geelong with a four-goal burst in the opening 10 minutes of the final term, which handed it a match-winning three-goal lead.
With Noah Balta and Ryan Garthwaite gearing up for a senior clash with GWS on Saturday, Hugh Beasley assumed the role as backline general, and rallied the troops superbly.
Beasley was handsomely supported by stoic defender Daniel Coffield and inspiring skipper Steve Morris.
The Tigers were challenged on numerous occasions by the Cats, but they stuck to the process and fought to the end.
GEELONG 3.2 5.5 9.9 12.11 (83)
RICHMOND 4.4 6.7 8.7 14.13 (97)
Goals – Chol 3, Coleman-Jones 2, Moore 2, English, Menadue, Silvestro, Soldo, Thompson, Townsend, Turner
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-05/vfl-round-1-match-report
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Good win by the boys...
Some really good talent in that side still.
Obviously looking forward to seeing Ross play senior footy but for mine, I’m looking forward to seeing Bolton get another opportunity. I just hope when he does he plays a similar roll he is playing in the twos. (Stints on ball and on the wings)
Bolton for Bellis and I think most would be pretty happy. His extra speed and X factor would be invaluable at the moment.
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Bolton for Bellis :shh The same Bolton that almost everyone on this forum bar AT wanted to trade...:shh
But yeah I agree, get him in for a run....:shh :shh
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The trade talk was mainly just practical as the strong word was that he wanted to go home....which is still not entirely off the cards just quietly..... :shh
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Bolton for Bellis :shh The same Bolton that almost everyone on this forum bar AT wanted to trade...:shh
But yeah I agree, get him in for a run....:shh :shh
If you look back and look at my posts you will see that I kept saying that he was being played out of position. As a kid, he played midfield / wing but we kept playing him in a forward pocket..... :shh
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Final quarter of our VFL win: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-04-07/vfl-r1-final-quarter-flurry
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VFL backline and development coach, Ryan Ferguson, provides a summary of how the Tigers’ players performed in last Friday's Round 1 win over Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.
Patrick Naish
23 disposals, 10 handball receives, six inside-50s.
“Playing really good footy at the moment. We’re noticing his change of speed when he’s got the ball, which is creating a lot for us at the moment. His defensive stuff has gone to another level.”
Shai Bolton
22 disposals, six tackles, four centre clearances, 12 inside-50s.
“Was explosive, helped to change the game, particularly in the second half when we were a little bit down. His clearance work, his tackling and then his ability to bring others into the game was outstanding.”
Jack Ross
21 disposals, 10 handball receives, eight tackles, four clearances.
“’Rossy’ was another one, along with Shai (Bolton) who helped to change the game. He was strong inside and played a bit off half-back, which is good for his versatility.”
Connor Menadue
21 disposals, eight rebound-50s, one goal.
“Played a little bit on the wing and also off half-back. When we needed him, we put him to half-back to give us some ball-winning ability and rebound.”
Josh Caddy
17 disposals, seven clearances, three inside-50s.
“It was good to see ‘Cadds’ out there. He got through the whole game, contributed really well and his leadership was handy for our young group.”
Fraser Turner
17 disposals, eight handball receives, four rebound-50s, one goal.
“Fraser was able to impact on offense, he’s still working on some defensive positioning and patterns.”
Jacob Townsend
17 disposals, six tackles, one goal.
“’Towner’ had six tackles, showed his trademark strong body work, and also hit the scoreboard.”
Mabior Chol
16 disposals, three goals, three marks.
“’Marbs’ played forward and back but had a greater impact up forward. It’s good to know that we can always swing him back if needed.”
Callum Coleman-Jones
13 disposals, seven marks, six tackles, two goals.
“It was one of his best games for the Club. He impacted on the scoreboard and was strong in the contest. He broke some packs open and brought others into the game.”
Ivan Soldo
11 disposals, 31 hit-outs, two clearances.
“Some of Soldo’s ruckwork was outstanding. He put the ball into space, allowing our ‘mids’ to get to work, and got some penetrating clearances. He just needs to make sure he defends the opposition ruckman when they drift forward.”
Riley Collier-Dawkins
11 disposals, three handball receives, one clearance.
“We tried Riley at half-back for the first half and he did okay. He learnt a few lessons in positioning which will be good for his development and then he went on-ball in the second half.”
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith
10 disposals, four handball receives, three spoils, three rebound-50s.
“Derek’s defensive running patterns behind the ball, his defensive efforts and intensity have been a highlight for us in recent weeks, which is encouraging for him.”
Callum Moore
Nine disposals, two goals, four marks.
“As always, he was dangerous and elusive up forward, kicking two goals.”
Ben Miller
Six disposals, two marks, two rebound-50s.
“First game back after illness, so he was a little bit rusty. We’re encouraging him to see the ball, win the ball and back his judgement.”
Luke English
Five disposals, one goal, three handball receives.
“Was able to get on the end of one and kick a goal. A quiet day for him."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-04-10/vfl-report-round-1