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VFL Round 2
Coburg (0-1, 18th) vs RICHMOND (1-0, 4th)
Saturday, 1st April @ Piranha Park (Coburg City Oval).
Start time: 2:05 pm
Broadcast: AFL website: https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5112
AFL app.
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Soft start to the year - Bullants followed by Coburg. Short priced favs to finish last and 2nd last
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5 changes to our VFL side.
In: Tarrant, Green, Campbell, Bracher, Yassine.
Out: Ralphsmith (afl), Ross (afl), Clarke (afl), Tedcastle (omitted), L.Johnson (concussion).
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RICHMOND
B: Mutaz El Nour Robbie Tarrant Tom Brindley
HB: James Trezise Steely Green Garrett McDonagh
C: Sam Banks Lachlan Street Austin Johnson
HF: Noah Cumberland Angus Hicks Seth Campbell
F: Kaelan Bradtke Jacob Bauer Ben Miller
R: Bigoa Nyuon Thomson Dow Tyler Sonsie
Int: Fraser Elliot Mohammed Yassine Harrison White Misilifi Faimalo Tom Bracher
23rd player: Mohammed Yassine
Emg: Billy Cooper Max Clohesy Beau Tedcastle Joel Nathan
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1295481/tarrant-to-play-for-vfl-tigers
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Just started.
Can watch here: https://www.afl.com.au/afl-tv/stream?streamId=State%20League%20CH5&player=arILJvH9PY
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Tarrant punches it back into our F50. Hands b/w Dow and Sonsie gets to Austin Johnson who snaps a goal from 35 out :gotigers.
Rich 1.0-6
Cob 0.2-2
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Poor defending allows a chest mark to Coburg. Goal to them.
6 - 8
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Not a high standard game so far :-\. Poor decision making and execution.
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Skill-wise this is like last night :P.
6 - 9
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Coburg two-handed rugby pass not paid a throw ::).
We get it back. McDonagh to Bauer on the lead who claims the mark but ends up getting the free 40 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 2.0-12
Cob 1.3-9
24 mins Q1
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The boundary umpire on the camera side can't throw in the ball far enough. Always falling short.
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Quarter time
Richmond 2.0-12
Coburg 1.3-9
Goals: Bauer, A.Johnson
Meh! Not great footy. Both sides with numbers behind the ball so both forward lines are outnumbered. Coburg actually had the better of the general play (smashed up in the clearances) and more inside 50s.
Miller (intercepting in defence) and probably Dow our best so far.
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Stats to 1/4 time:
Disposals: 76 - 81
Clearances: 4 - 21 :P
Inside 50s: 10 - 15
Hitouts: 12 - 12
Tackles: 16 - 14
Frees: 6 - 8
Dow 8
Sonsie 5
Campbell 5
Miller 4
Tarrant 3
Green 3
Biggie 2
Banks 2
Bradtke 1
Bauer 1 ... the goal he kicked.
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5112#player-stats
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Dow (free) to Hicks out of the centre. None of the talls can mark it but a bad fumble by Coburg allows White in to kick the goal :gotigers.
Rich 3.0-18
Cob 1.3-9
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Our best and cleanest bit of play so far. Nice sharing around the arc (Sonsie involved twice) frees up El Nour on the fat side. Set shot 40 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 4.0-24
Cob 1.3-9
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Throw-in 50 out. Miller grabs it out of the ruck and kicks to Bradtke who marks playing in front. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 5.0-30
Cob 1.3-9
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Weightman (Coburg) looks like his dad.
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Sonsie copped a high shepherd off the ball and no free. Stayed down for a bit.
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Ball-up 30 out. Miller taps it down to Hicks who grubbers a goal :gotigers
Rich 6.1-37
Cob 1.4-10
Dow with 16 possessions already is BOG. Sonsie and Campbell also with double figures.
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From the D50 stoppage we break out. Bauer long inside 50 where it gets out the back. Miller hands to Cooper who goals :gotigers.
Rich 7.1-43
Cob 1.4-10
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Goal to Coburg.
17 - 43
21 mins Q2
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Centre clearance and another goal to Coburg. That was too easy.
23 - 43
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Street inside 50 and Bradtke marks 25 out. Misses left. Tried to belt the leather of the ball.
44 - 23
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Half-time
Richmond 2.0 7.3-45
Coburg 1.3 3.6-24
Goals: Bauer, Bradtke, White, A.Johnson, Hicks, El Nour, Cooper.
Dominated the first 20 mins of that 2nd quarter and kicked 5 goals. Last 10 mins though was ordinary.
Dow BOG to HT. Campbell next (natural footballer) followed by Sonsie and Miller.
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Team stats to HT:
Disposals: 171 - 157
Clearances: 18 - 29
Inside 50s: 20 - 27
Tackles: 32 - 23
Hitouts: 26 - 21
Frees: 11 - 17
Dow 19
Sonsie 14
Campbell 12
Green 9
Miller 8
Banks 5
Biggie 5
Tarrant 4
Bradtke 3
Bauer 2
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5112#player-stats
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Austin Johnson to the hot spot and Bauer marks. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 8.4-52
Cob 3.6-24
9 mins Q3
Scrappy start to the 3rd.
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Tarrant in his tracksuit. So he's done for the day. Only scheduled to play a half.
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A couple of our VFL-listers getting sucked in by Coburg's sniping.
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This is almost as bad as watching us play last night.
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El Nour to HF. Brindley good contested mark enables us to get it inside 50. Bradtke the free but we take the risky advantage but still get the goal to Hicks :gotigers.
Quick centre clearance but it's touched through for a point.
Rich 9.5-59
Cob 3.7-25
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Good forward pressure at HF. Dow long to Bradtke in the pocket and he gets the free. Misses across the face.
60 - 26
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We intercept at HB. Off to Sonsie who runs to HF and kicks long to Bauer 15m out. Goes around the body but not enough and misses.
61 - 26
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3/4 time
Richmond 2.0 7.3 9.6-60
Coburg 1.3 3.6 3.9-27
Goals: Bauer 2, Hicks 2, Bradtke, White, A.Johnson, El Nour, Cooper.
That quarter was a scrap :P.
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Stats to 3QT:
Disposals: 237 - 261
Clearances: 27 - 41
Inside 50s: 32 - 37
Tackles: 51 - 33
Hitouts: 38 - 34
Frees: 19 - 22
Sonsie 24
Dow 23
Campbell 14
Miller 11
Biggie 10
Banks 10
Green 9
Tarrant 4 .... ( finished up at HT )
Bradtke 4
Bauer 4
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5112#player-stats
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Dow was more quiet that quarter (just the 4 possies). Miller and Sonsie our better players.
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Start of the last qtr.
Sonsie to Dow out of the middle and chips to Hicks 45 out. Falls just short and rushed through.
62 - 27
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What was that free to Coburg for? :huh3
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We're wearing Y&B in the forward line Tiges. Butchered two chances.
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Sonsie finds Green 40 out. Falls short as well and rushed.
63 - 28
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The umpiring has deteriorated too. About 3 frees to us in a row not paid.
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Brindley from 50 and it's off hands for another point.
64 - 28
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Ball-up 60 out. Nice tap by Biggie to Dow hands to Street who kicks inside 50 to Bauer on the lead. Goal! :gotigers
Finally!
Rich 10.10-70
Cob 3.10-28
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Nothing different in the vfl.
No leading forwards and just bombing it in hope someone marks. As I write this Bauer leads an marks and goals.
Woweee who would’ve thought a leading forward would be effective :rollin
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Only Sonsie, Miller and Biggie Nyuon look capable. I haven’t seen anyone else who is any good.
Dow is rubbish.
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Goal to Coburg.
70 - 36
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Green to Sonsie out of the middle and finds Bauer on the lead. Over the pack but a poster.
71 - 36
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Bradtke crumbs but his snap hits the post.
72 - 36
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Bad defensive kick by Coburg gifts Bradtke a joe the goose goal out the back. :gotigers
Rich 11.12-78
Cob 4.12-36
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These umps :facepalm
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Siren. Won by 42 pts. :gotigers
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Final Score
Richmond 2.0 7.3 9.6 11.12-78
Coburg 1.3 3.6 3.9 4.12-36
Goals: Bauer 3, Bradtke 2, Hicks 2, White, A.Johnson, El Nour, Cooper.
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Definitely not one for the archives but got the job done comfortably.
Dow easily the best to half-time.
Sonsie our best in the second half.
Miller had a good game. Top 3 in our bests. Played everywhere today.
Biggie solid but nowhere near his effort of last week.
Green's footskills let him down today.
Tarrant didn't do much when he was on in the first half. Today was about getting some match fitness.
Bradtke and Bauer kicked 5 between them but they played from behind too much wanting the ball kicked long when the ball was falling short in the conditions.
Banks was solid without standing out.
Campbell was one of our best in the first half but drifted out of the game in the second.
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Team stats:
Disposals: 315 - 343
Kicks: 196 - 212
Handballs: 119 - 131
Marks: 81 - 99
Clearances: 37 - 46
Inside 50s: 49 - 45
Tackles: 62 - 41
Hitouts: 44 - 38
Frees: 25 - 28
Individual stats:
Sonsie 31 disposals (21k, 10h), 3 marks, 4 tackles, 6 clearances, 3 inside 50s, - , , 1 behind.
Dow 28 disposals (10k, 18h), 1 mark , 3 tackles, 9 clearances, 2 inside 50s.
Campbell 16 disposals (12k, 4h), 3 marks, 3 tackles, 1 clearance , 4 inside 50s.
Miller 16 disposals (10k, 6h), 4 marks, 2 tackles, 4 clearances, 3 inside 50s, 14 hitouts.
Banks 15 disposals (10k, 5h), 3 marks, 3 tackles, 1 clearance , 3 inside 50s.
Green 13 disposals (10k, 3h), 3 marks, 6 tackles, - , 2 inside 50s.
Nyuon 13 disposals ( 8k, 5h), 6 marks, 3 tackles, 3 clearances, 2 inside 50s, 30 hitouts.
Bradtke 7 disposals ( 7k, 0h), 4 marks, 1 tackle , - , 2 inside 50s, - , 2 goals, 3 behinds.
Bauer 6 disposals ( 6k, 0h), 4 marks, - , - , 1 inside 50 , - , 3 goals, 2 behinds.
Tarrant [to HT] 4 disposals ( 3k, 1h), 4 marks, - , - , 1 inside 50.
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5112#player-stats
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VFL Tigers fight and win at Coburg
By Brenton Mann
Richmond Media
April 1, 2023
Richmond VFL ventured to Piranha Park to tackle Coburg on Saturday afternoon, after the Tigers’ opening round win over the Bullants a week prior.
Like Round 1, Richmond ground out a resilient win, as it fought tooth and nail to prevail by 42 points, the final score reading, 11.12 (78) to 4.12 (36).
Steve Morris put it on his midfield brigade to lift its rating at quarter time, lighting a fire under Thomson Dow and Tyler Sonsie, as the burgeoning on-ballers took control at the coalface.
The duo combined for 59 disposals and 15 clearances, inspiring those around them as Richmond assumed control at the first break.
The Tigers fielded two debutants following four from Round 1, as Mohammed Yassine and Billy Cooper started their careers in Yellow and Black with a bout against the Lions.
Yassine and Cooper are alumni from the Bachar Houli Foundation and Korin Gamadji Institute respectively.
Nineteen-year-old Yassine is a real line breaker, which was evident with his first possession as it sliced through the heart of the lush oval.
Light drizzle and gloom equated to tricky conditions, with both sides consistently turning the ball over, leading to the Sherrin pinging between the arcs.
Sonsie and Austin Johnson were the diamonds in the rough, as Sonsie shimmied his way from congestion, feeding the ball to Johnson, who watched his long-range snap sail through.
Jacob Bauer slotted Richmond’s second goal with a spearing set-shot from the paint of 50, as the Tigers edged past the Lions on the scoreboard.
Richmond clung to a slender three-point lead at the first change and went about swiftly extending that after the first break.
Small forward, Harrison White jagged his first goal of the game, which was soon followed by Kaelan Bradtke registering the Tigers’ fourth major.
Dynamic defender, Mutaz El Nour made his way forward centre, sliding down the open side and clinging the ball to his chest.
El Nour displayed poise and power by foot, sinking his aqua right boot into the ball and saluted accordingly.
Richmond raced to a four-goal lead, which Angus Hicks pushed to five after smartly dribbling through a major from a scramble in the goal square.
Debuts at any level are special, and a goal on debut adds to the occasion.
As Ben Miller tracked a bobbling ball in the forward pocket, Billy Cooper swopped by for the handball and coolly snapped his debut major in front of his ecstatic band of supporters.
Coburg sense the urgency, slamming on two goals in quick succession, much to the delight of the home crowd.
The Tigers upped the ante around the ball and elevated their defensive intent in the second term, which led to a 21-point lead at the main break.
Football in drizzly greasy conditions is standard practice for recruits from The Apple Isle, and Seth Campbell looked right at home from the opening bounce.
Campbell covered the ground like a colt that was sired by a mudlark, with his ball handling, disposal, and decision-making shining like the ivory sand of Wineglass Bay.
Scoring dried up somewhat in the third quarter, with Bauer and Hicks adding to their goal tally.
What the term lacked in goals it made up for with friction, with tensions reaching boiling point.
The add spice ignited the crowd, in a throwback to yesteryear.
Richmond was able to withstand the forward thrusts by the Lions, holding the home side goalless for the term and stretching its lead to 34 points.
Coburg had a chance to rectify its goalless quarter with a shot after the siren, with the Sherrin cannoning into the post, triggering a collective groan from the crowd.
The style of Coburg and conditions weren’t conducive to free-flowing slick football; however, Richmond were more than comfortable scrapping it out in the trenches.
Bradtke and Bauer were constantly left to battle two and three opponents, which didn’t bother the Tiger talls one bit, with both hitting the scoreboard in the last quarter.
COB 1.3 3.6 3.9 4.12 (36)
RICH 2.0 7.3 9.7 11.12 (78)
Goal Kickers:
Richmond: Bauer (3), Bradtke (2), Hicks (2), White, Johnson, El Nour, Cooper
Best Players: Dow, Sonsie, Bauer, Johnson, Hicks, Street
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1296636/vfl-tigers-fight-and-win-at-coburg
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Match highlights: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1296623/vfl-r2-match-highlights
Bauer boots three: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1296551/vfl-r2-bauer-boots-three
Team song: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1296585/vfl-r2-team-song
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Full match replay: https://www.afl.com.au/video/893948/vfl-match-replay-r2-coburg-lions-v-richmond
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VFL Report: Round 2
Richmond VFL coach Steve Morris provides a summary of how the Tigers’ players performed in Saturday's Round 2 win over the Coburg at Piranha Park.
Tyler Sonsie (37 disposals, 14 contested possessions, seven clearances, six tackles)
"Was outstanding on the day with 37 disposals and high contested possession numbers. He teamed up with Thomson Dow extremely well in the midfield to gain ascendancy on the day after a quiet first quarter from our midfielders."
Thomson Dow (29 disposals, 17 contested possessions, nine clearances)
"He was a standout performer on the day, I thought he really kick-started us in the second quarter and was a class above. He's in really good form."
Ben Miller (17 disposals, four clearances, four marks)
"Whilst the stats sheet may not suggest it, Ben had an outstanding game. He halved a number of contests in our forward half that directly resulted in goals for us, and they're the sorts of acts that we really value. I thought he was an imposing big man on the day around the ground."
Sam Banks (15 disposals, five marks, four tackles)
"He was open on the wing for a lot of the day, we just couldn't get the ball to him through the opposition's defence and our offence. We weren't able to utilise him as well as we would have liked, but hoping to do more so in the future."
Seth Campbell (15 disposals, four inside, three marks)
"Made a really good return from injury and he's a really exciting player for us for the future. It was his first game for the Club, and he certainly showed us what he's capable of. He's a player that Tigers fans can be really excited about."
Bigoa Nyuon (13 disposals, 30 hit-outs, six marks)
"Continues to be a real presence both in the ruck and around the ground. I'm loving his follow up work at the moment and I think he's playing with a real hunger that we're really looking forward to seeing develop over the coming weeks, whatever role he plays."
Steely Green (13 disposals, six tackles, three marks)
"He's a really exciting player. He's got incredible upside and is only relatively new to the game. You can see his decision making and ball use is second to none, he sees things that others can't. He really offered us something when he went into the midfield in the second half."
Kaelan Bradtke (seven disposals, four marks, two goals)
"An interesting day for Kaelan. He had five shots on goal and kicked a couple. He had a really good battle with his Coburg defender. It was a really good game for him to learn from and improve his craft so that he can access more opportunities for shots on goal. But he's made a really good start in Richmond colours."
Jacob Bauer (seven disposals, four marks, three goals)
"An up and down game from Jacob, we found him a little bit too far from the ball at times, but when he's around the ball, he flies at it. He halved a number of contests that we were really pleased with, and he hit the scoreboard quite heavily and could have done so even further. We want to see his work rate gradually improve over the coming weeks, given the fact he's only just returning to footy. But, I think he's made a pretty good start to the season."
Robbie Tarrant (five disposals, four marks, three rebound-50s)
"I thought he was really solid with a number of great clearing spoils. It was good to see him get through the half of footy that we set aside for him on the weekend and take some steps forward to returning to senior footy."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1299949/vfl-report-round-2