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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: WilliamPowell on August 10, 2024, 08:15:17 PM
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Backs: Mutaz El Nour 57, Jacob Blight 51, Thomas Brindley 61
Half-Backs: Tom McCarthy 76, Chad Harris 54, Joel Garner 53
Centre: Austin Johnson 70, Jack Ross 5, Liam George 67
Half-Forwards: Matthew Coulthard 26, Jagga Smith 63, Maurice Rioli Jr. 10
Forwards: Noah Cumberland 38, Sam Davidson 73, Liam Fawcett 37,
Followers: Oliver Hayes-Brown 47, Tyler Sonsie 40, Kane McAuliffe 28,
Interchange: Nick Guiney 62, Mohammad Yassine 65, Cam Olden 58, Archie May 71, Finn O’Sullivan 78
EMG: Ry Cantwell 68, Josh Pollocks 79, Lachlan Wilson 82
IN: Jack Ross, Liam Fawcett, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Chad Harris, Archie May, Cam Olden, Finn O’Sullivan
OUT: Jacob Bauer, Marlion Pickett, Harrison White, Matthew Clarkson, Ry Cantwell, Lachlan Wilson, Josh Pollocks
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1622875/fawcett-ross-fawcett-to-play-for-vfl-tigers
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Ross, Fawcett to play for VFL Tigers
Liam Fawcett will play his first game for the Club on Sunday morning.
By Zakariya El-Houli, Richmond Media
1 day ago
Richmond VFL’s line-up is confirmed to take on Sandringham at the Swinburne Centre this weekend, as part of a double-header on Sunday morning.
The VFL Tigers will face Sandringham (St Kilda’s VFL affiliate) at the Swinburne Centre from 11:05am, ahead of the 3:20pm AFL clash between the two sides at Marvel Stadium.
Coming off their third bye-round of the season, the Tigers will look to bounce back from their 11-point loss to the 20th-placed Magpies in Round 18 at the Swinburne Centre.
As part of seven changes, the side will be bolstered by the returning Jack Ross from a long-term foot injury, as well as Oliver Hayes-Brown from concussion protocols.
Liam Fawcett also enters the side after an extended period on the sidelines from a back injury.
Selected with pick no. 43 in the 2023 AFL National Draft, Fawcett, 19, will feature in Tiger colours for the first time on Sunday morning.
Three VFL Tigers also enter the side. Cam Olden joins the returning stand-in co-skipper Chad Harris from concussion protocols, and Archie May from a long-term wrist injury.
Ahead of Sunday morning, the Tigers have named highly-touted 18-year-old Finn O’Sullivan as their 23rd player.
Hailing from the Oakleigh Chargers, O’Suillvan possesses an ability to impact both on the inside and the outside of the contest, and is damaging by foot.
Out of the side is Jacob Bauer (AFL recall), Marlion Pickett (injured), Lachlan Wilson (managed), Harrison White (omitted), Matthew Clarkson (omitted), Ry Cantwell (omitted), Josh Pollocks (omitted).
The first bounce is set for 11:05am at the Swinburne Centre.
The match will be live streamed free via the AFL website, AFL Live Official App and the VFL App.
To follow match updates, stay tuned to Richmond VFL on Twitter and Instagram.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1622875/fawcett-ross-fawcett-to-play-for-vfl-tigers
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VFL Round 20
RICHMOND (9-7, 10th) vs Sandringham (7-8-1, 15th)
Sunday, 11th August @ Swinburne Centre, Punt Road Oval.
Start time: 11:05 am
Broadcast:
AFL website & AFL Live app.
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/6561
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IN: Jack Ross, Liam Fawcett, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Chad Harris, Archie May, Cam Olden, Finn O’Sullivan
OUT: Jacob Bauer, Marlion Pickett, Harrison White, Matthew Clarkson, Ry Cantwell, Lachlan Wilson, Josh Pollocks
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RICHMOND VFL
B: Mutaz El Nour Jacob Blight Thomas Brindley
HB: Tom McCarthy Chad Harris Joel Garner
C: Austin Johnson Jack Ross Liam George
HF: Matthew Coulthard Jagga Smith Maurice Rioli Jr.
F: Noah Cumberland Sam Davidson Liam Fawcett
R: Oliver Hayes-Brown Tyler Sonsie Kane McAuliffe
Int: Nick Guiney Mohammad Yassine Cam Olden Archie May Finn O’Sullivan
Emg: Ry Cantwell Josh Pollocks Lachlan Wilson
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1622875/fawcett-ross-fawcett-to-play-for-vfl-tigers
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About to start.
Live stream: https://www.afl.com.au/afl-tv/stream?player=arILJvH9PY&streamId=State%20League%20CH5
A win seals our Wildcard spot. A loss puts us at risk of dropping out of the top 10.
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Blight marks in defence and has his arms chopped = play on ::).
0 - 1
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These umps :facepalm.
0 - 2
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Frees 0 - 4
OHB being beaten in the ruck playing from behind. We've hardly got it to HF. Sandy on top around the contests. First goal to them.
0 - 9
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Another centre clearance and goal to them. Too easy :banghead.
0 - 15
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Totally disorganised and out of position. We can't get any connection to move the ball.
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Frees: 0 - 6
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Two run down tackles where the Zebra players just drop the ball = both play on ::)
Another goal to Sandy.
0 - 22
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And another to them.
0 - 28
This could end up 100 pts :help. We've come out flat. As bad as these biased umps.
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Disposals 45 - 103
Inside 50s 4 - 21
Frees 0 - 8
Score 0 - 36
Pathetic! :help
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Only took 29 minutes to get our first free kick.
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Quarter time
Richmond 0.0-0
Sandringham 5.7-37
Aside from Blight who took 6 intercepting marks in D50 (would be 10 goals down already without him), that was a disgraceful quarter.
No system, soft, no intensity, no pressure, Tigers just jogging around like its Sunday park footy allowing opponents to run past and away. Finals on the line and we're playing like we don't care >:(.
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Stats to QT:
Blight 13 disposals and 8 marks
Cumberland 4
Sonsie 2
Coulthard 1
Hayes-Brown 0
M.Rioli 0
Fawcett and Ross 0 ..... haven't seem them on the field yet. Must be on managed minutes.
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/6561#player-stats
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Ross on for his first run.
George intercepts at HF and chips to Harris 50 out. Accurate kick but no Tigers on the goalline :facepalm allowing a Zebra to touch it on the line.
We get it back after the kick-in. Cumberland from the pocket is touched as well through for a behind.
2 - 37
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Yassine wins the HTB free 35 out. Goal! :gotigers
Hoo-freaking-ray!
Rich 1.2-8
Sandy 5.8-38
8 min Q2
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Throw-in by the point post. Davidson crumbs but the snap from the pocket misses.
9 - 38
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Sonsie out of the middle. Yassine has a shot on the run but hits the post.
10 - 44
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The two draftees link up to Garner who hands backwards to McCarthy who finds Cumberland 40 out. Misses.
11 - 44
Our goalkicking as good as ever ::).
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Finally some good clean transition out of defence. McCarthy back into the corridor to Maurice hands to Finn O'Sullivan who finds May 40 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 2.5-17
Sandy 6.8-44
19 min Q2
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Yep ump, just allow a Zebra to land on a Tigers back and call it play on ::).
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LOL. Not sure what May was doing there but Yassine finally kicks the goal.
O'Sullivan's move in the middle there was brilliant. Matrix like.
Rich 3.5-23
Sandy 6.9-45
23 min Q2
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Sonsie out of the middle. Ends up with Maurice whose snap is touched.
24 - 45
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Maurice to Coulthard 70 out back to Maurice 50 out. Hands off to Ross who is closed down so goes across the arc to Cantwell who gets the free 50 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 4.6-30
Sandy 6.9-45
26 min Q2
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Jagga Smith out of the middle. O'Sullivan nice to McCarthy to Sonsie but he sprays the shot OOTF.
We get it back and Ross gets the free 50 out. Offline and short and rushed through.
31 - 45
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Half-time
Richmond 0.0 4.7-31
Sandringham 5.7 6.9-45
Goals: Yassine 2, May, Cantwell.
Commentators said there's no breeze despite the scoring favouring the Brunton Ave end.
Finally woke up especially in the last 15 mins. Ross coming on made a big difference in the guts.
O'Sullivan did some very classy impressive things in that 2nd qtr. He and Jagga teamed up well a few times too. Can we draft both please.
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Stats to HT:
Blight 20 disposals and 9 marks
Ross 10 ..... all in the 2nd qtr after he can on.
Sonsie 10
Cumberland 8
Maurice 5
Hayes-Brown 0
Fawcett 0 ......... haven't seen him on the field yet.
Jagga Smith 11
Finn O'Sullivan 7
Disposals 159 - 200
Marks 35 - 50
Clearances 16 - 25
Inside 50s 22 - 33
Tackles 24 - 27
Hitouts 10 - 28
Frees 7 - 10 ::)
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/6561#team-stats
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We get it out of the middle via OHB. Finn O'Sullivan puts a step inside and drills the goal :clapping :gotigers
Rich 5.7-37
Sandy 7.9-51
4 min Q3
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Terrible at that D50 stoppage. OHB caught behind again and allows Campbell to grab it in the ruck and get it to runner for an easy goal :scream.
37 - 58
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Guiney goes long to the hot spot. Fawcett on for his first run leaps to take the pack mark 25 out :clapping. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 6.7-43
Sandy 8.10-58
9 min Q3
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Fawcett taken out off the ball in the marking contest = no free ::).
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Good transition out of D50 but Yassine drops a sitter 15 out. Zebras clear.
We get it back and Ross hits up May 35 out. Misses.
44 - 58
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Yassine flies and spoils May who would've taken the mark 20 out. Smith's snap misses everything.
Another goal chance goes begging :banghead.
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FFS Johnson you complete moron!
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Our small forwards are idiots today. Flying for contests against our own talls rather than staying down. Another Cumberland handpass that goes 20m backwards and misses teammates.
Sandy run it up for a goal :banghead
44 - 65
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Umps still stuffing us in the arse
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50 to Sandy and gifts them another goal.
44 - 71
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Blight is playing the best defensive game in the vfl I’ve ever see
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Another Blight D50 intercept. Sonsie's kick into the corridor almost turned over. Jagga to Fawcett hands over the top to May in the goalsquare. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 7.8-50
Sandy 10.11-71
29 min Q3
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OHB is having a mare in the ruck. Copping a bath from Campbell who is dominating.
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Coulthard cops its high and no free ::).
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Umpriing is stuffen disgusting. Cheating pricks
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3/4 time
Richmond 0.0 4.7 7.8-50
Sandringham 5.7 6.9 10.11-71
Goals: May 2, Yassine 2, Fawcett, O'Sullivan, Cantwell.
Our dopey small forwards cost us about 3 goals that quarter. Then add those two late back-to-back goals to Sandy and that's why we lost that quarter despite having more inside 50s entries.
Fawcett has done some nice things since coming on that quarter.
Blight and Ross our clear best two AFL-listers.
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Stats to 3QT:
Blight 27 disposals
Ross 21 ..... since coming on at QT.
Sonsie 15
Cumberland 13
Coulthard 9
M.Rioli 5
Hayes-Brown 4
Jagga Smith 19
Finn O'Sullivan 9
Disposals 258 - 291
Marks 62 - 71
Clearances 26 - 39
Inside 50s 35 - 45
Tackles 36 - 47
Hitouts 16 - 44
Frees 10 - 16 ::)
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/6561#team-stats
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Oh dear! Allowing a mark on the goalline :facepalm.
Schoolboy stuff :facepalm :banghead
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That was stuffen woeful. Steve Morris is a poo coach after all.
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MRJ is delist material
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We are such a dumb, lazy and undisciplined team defensively at both levels.
Game over!
50 - 83
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O'Sullivan crumbs the pack and goals. His second on debut at VFL level.
56 - 83
8 min Q4
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Any stuffen chance we can win a centre clearance!!!!!
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When our ruck isn't competitive, our whole gameplan breaks down as we don't protect the defensive side of stoppages and contests. We have no plan B.
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May goals. His 3rd.
62 - 89
13 min Q4
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O'Sullivan crumbs the pack and goals. His second on debut at VFL level.
56 - 83
8 min Q4
Clear pick 1 for me.....superstar traits and a much higher ceiling than Smith.... :shh
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When our ruck isn't competitive, our whole gameplan breaks down as we don't protect the defensive side of stoppages and contests. We have no plan B.
But I was told he'd already gone past Ryan..... :shh
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Always love at both levels how our players now all run past the contest before it's won and allow the opposition to easily win the ball and waltz out the front their way for easy goals. It's so obvious yet our coaches at both levels are oblivious to it. Games are won on the back of defence, Tiges!
62 - 97
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Goal to Johnson.
68 - 97
21 min Q4
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Ross off one step from 45 misses.
69 - 97
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O'Sullivan crumbs the pack and goals. His second on debut at VFL level.
56 - 83
8 min Q4
Clear pick 1 for me.....superstar traits and a much higher ceiling than Smith.... :shh
Injuries are the only reason O'Sullivan slips down from the top few in the phantom drafts.
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The form or lack of of our VFL in the last 3 games will see us miss the finals. We're now only 2 pts clear of the chasing pack.
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Garner to George to O'Sullivan 45 out. Misses.
71 - 104
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Speaking of mares = Cumberland. Never seen him miss so many targets by hand.
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Sack Morris he is a complete dud. Left Jagga and MRJ on Garcia all day and made him look like the 2nd coming of Nick Daicos
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Final Score
Richmond 0.0 4.7 7.8 10.11-71
Sandringham 5.7 6.9 10.11 15.14-104
Goals: May 3, O'Sullivan 2, Yassine 2, Fawcett, Cantwell, Johnson.
Didn't turn up to play once again and got what we deserved having to play catch up footy for the rest of the game.
Aside from Blight and Ross who were our two best daylight ahead of the rest. Fawcett showed some promise in the 3rd quarter when he came on for his VFL debut. All the remaining AFL-listers were disappointing.
AFL club recruiters would've been pleased with O'Sullivan in his VFL debut. Will go top 5.
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Always love at both levels how our players now all run past the contest before it's won and allow the opposition to easily win the ball and waltz out the front their way for easy goals. It's so obvious yet our coaches at both levels are oblivious to it. Games are won on the back of defence, Tiges!
62 - 97
Our blokes all think they're Dane Swan.... :shh
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I see Blight had a lazy 32 touches, 13 marks.
Can't get a game in the 1sts though.
Sonsie 25 touches, playing in the guts where he belongs.
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Morris is doing a fantastic job down there. :shh
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Individual stats:
Blight 32 disp. (23k, 9h, 10c, 17u, 75.0%), 13m, 1t, - , - , 1in50, 15int.
Ross 27 disp. (13k, 14h, 8c, 19u, 70.4%), 4m, 3t, 3cl, - , 6in50, 1int, - , 1b.
Sonsie 25 disp. (18k, 7h, 8c, 15u, 60.0%), 1m, 2t, 9cl, - , 4in50.
Cumberland 16 disp. ( 6k, 10h, 8c, 8u, 43.8%), 3m, 1t, 1cl, 1ho, 3in50, 2int, - , 1b.
Coulthard 13 disp. ( 6k, 7h, 3c, 10u, 84.6%), 6m, 1t, 1cl, - , 3in50, 2int.
M.Rioli 10 disp. ( 3k, 7h, 5c, 6u, 80.0%), 3m, 5t, 1cl, - , - , 2int, - , 1b.
Fawcett 5 disp. ( 2k, 3h, 1c, 4u, 80.0%), 2m, - , - , - , - , - , 1g.
Hayes-Brown 4 disp. ( 2k, 2h, 5c, 0u, 75.0%), - , - , 3cl, 13ho, 1in50, 1int.
Jagga Smith 21 disp. ( 8k, 13h, 14c, 8u, 52.4%), - , 2t, 6cl, - , - , 2int.
Finn O'Sullivan 11 disp. ( 5k, 6h, 3c, 7u, 81.8%), 1m, - , - , - , 2in50, 3int, 2g, 1b.
VFL-listers:
Johnson 18 disposals
Garner 17
Davidson 16
Brindley 14
Harris 14
George 13
El Nour 12
McCarthy 12
Guiney 8
Yassine 8
Cantwell 7
Olden 2
Team stats:
Disposals 324 - 393
Kicks 180 - 238
Handballs 144 - 155
Marks 72 - 100
Clearances 33 - 49
Inside 50s 45 - 58
Tackles 47 - 59 .... chasing tail for most of the game yet less tackles = poor workrate.
Hitouts 23 - 55 ..... OHB was given a bath in the ruck by Campbell.
Frees 12 - 17 ::)
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/6561#team-stats
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I see Blight had a lazy 32 touches, 13 marks.
Can't get a game in the 1sts though.
Sonsie 25 touches, playing in the guts where he belongs.
Yeah but Yze prefers that poo truck Miller
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I see Blight had a lazy 32 touches, 13 marks.
Can't get a game in the 1sts though.
Sonsie 25 touches, playing in the guts where he belongs.
Yeah but Yze prefers that poo truck Miller
Good authority is that Blight has been told to work on certain aspects of his game lmao
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How did the second coming of Royce Hart go (Sam Davison)
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For the people who praise Blight his one on one work is not great needs improving.
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How did the second coming of Royce Hart go (Sam Davison)
Status update: No change - still a massively overrated flat track bully. :shh
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Sandringham defeat VFL Tigers
By Zakariya El-Houli
Richmond Media
11 Aug 2024
Richmond’s finals chances will come down to the last round of the season after falling to Sandringham by 33 points at the Swinburne Centre on Sunday morning, 10.11 (71) to 15.14 (104).
The Tigers were left playing a long game of catch-up after their slow start.
Despite scoring 10 goals apiece after quarter-time, Sandringham’s 37-point quarter-time buffer proved too hard for the Tigers to overcome, despite their best efforts to get to as close to 15 points.
In the opening term, Sandringham exploded out of the blocks to register the first 11 scores of the game, five of them being majors.
Despite conceding 25 inside-50s in the quarter, Jacob Blight was outstanding defensively, managing to minimise the onslaught. He was influential on the day, finishing with 32 disposals and 13 marks.
Richmond’s first score, a rushed behind, came early in the second quarter before livewire forward Mohammad Yassine (eight disposals, two goals) got on the board off the back of impressive forward-pressure.
The Tigers were working their way back led by impressive work from Jack Ross (27 disposals, three tackles and three clearances), Tyler Sonsie (25 disposals, two tackles and nine clearances) and Jagga Smith (21 disposals, two tackles and six clearances) in the midfield.
Three more Tiger goals came in the quarter from Archie May, Ry Cantwell – his first as a VFL Tiger – and Yassine’s second of the morning.
In his first game back from a long-term wrist injury, May was influential on return to finish was three goals from his 13 disposals.
The Tigers pegged back an early deficit to trail by 14 points at half-time.
The Zebras kicked the all-important first goal of the second half, but the Tigers got an instant response through 18-year-old Finn O’Sullivan.
O’Sullivan featured for the Tigers as their 23rd man on Sunday morning and was impressive with 11 disposals and two goals.
AFL-listed youngster Liam Fawcett got in on the action with his first goal in Tiger colours.
Selected with pick no. 43 in the 2023 AFL National Draft, Fawcett was impactful in the air and at ground-level in his first Richmond game.
Sandringham broke the sequence of goal-for-goal on the stroke of three-quarter-time and entered the final term ahead by 21 points.
Two Sandringham goals early in the final term nullified any chance of a Richmond comeback.
The visitors got out to a 33-point lead in the last quarter, and left the Tigers with a mountain to climb, as was the case in the opening term.
In the end, the Tigers’ slow start came back to haunt them, as they managed to break-even after quarter-time with 10 goals apiece, but couldn’t peg back the initial 37-point quarter-time margin.
Richmond currently sit in 10th position on the Smithy’s VFL ladder, just two points inside of a Wildcard position.
In Richmond’s bid for playing finals, their loss to Sandringham on Sunday morning sets up a must-win clash against arch-rival Carlton next Sunday, August 18 at IKON Park.
Richmond 0.0 4.7 7.8 10.11 (71)
Sandringham 5.7 6.9 10.11 15.14 (104)
Goalkickers: May (3), Yassine (2), O’Sullivan (2), Cantwell, Fawcett, Johnson
Best: Blight, Ross, Johnson, Sonsie, May, Smith, Garner
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1625544/vfl-round-20-match-report
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From what I saw today… FOS is the man at Pick1.
The kids incredible
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VFL Report: Round 20
By Zakariya El-Houli, Richmond Media
5 hrs ago
Richmond VFL coach Steve Morris provides a summary of how the Tigers’ players performed in last Sunday’s loss to Sandringham at the Swinburne Centre.
Jacob Blight (32 disposals, 16 intercept possessions, 75% disposal efficiency, 13 marks, 11 intercept marks, 13 rebound-50s)
“Jacob Blight was outstanding on the day with 16 intercept possessions. When he was in contest, he absolutely dominated the game. A couple of things that we are working on include trying to fast-track his understanding of our game plan, but really pleased with the progress he's making.”
Tyler Sonsie (27 disposals, six rebound-50s, four inside-50s, three tackles, six clearances)
“Tyler found the ball regularly throughout the day with 27 disposals and six clearances, however, I would love to see him be a little more damaging with ball in hand moving forward.”
Jack Ross (27 disposals, four marks, six inside-50s, three tackles, three clearances)
“Jack Ross had an enormous impact on the game after coming on at quarter time. He's missed a lot of footy this season. It's great to see Jack back out on the field and having a huge impact. The only knock on his game was not making the most of a couple of opportunities in front of goal, but an outstanding return from a player who led really well on the day.”
Jagga Smith (24 disposals, 17 contested possessions, three rebound-50s, seven clearances)
“It was great to have young Jagga Smith in Richmond colours over the past few weeks. It was the first time we got to see him in great conditions, and I thought he led the way around the contest with 17 contested possessions and seven clearances. He's got a bright future ahead of him.”
Austin Johnson (18 disposals, eight marks, three rebound-50s, one goal)
“I thought Aussie played his role really well on the day. I probably would have liked him to use the ball a little bit better on the day as that's usually a standout in his game, but he's continued on his good form.”
Joel Garner (17 disposals, 88% disposal efficiency, four inside-50s, eight tackles, five clearances, three hit-outs)
“Very disappointed to see that Joel will miss this coming game with suspension. Having said that, he's been a huge part of the reason we find ourselves in a position to fight for finals this year, and once again on the weekend, he was a dependable player for us.”
Thomas Brindley (16 disposals, 75% disposal efficiency, four marks, six tackles, six hit-outs)
“Bit of a tale of two halves for Tom. I thought he really did help us with our offensive ball movement, and he definitely added something around the footy in the last quarter, but I was a little bit disappointed with his defensive efforts on the day. It's something that's been a real standout in his game throughout the year, and I'm looking forward to him bouncing back and showing why he's been one of the best defensive players in the competition this week.”
Liam George (16 disposals, 81% disposal efficiency, five marks, three inside-50s, three tackles)
“Liam played his role well on the weekend out on the wing. He is a player that's continued to grow as the season's gone on, and he always looks as though he's got more time than he has. Looking forward to seeing him stand up when the going gets tough over the next couple of weeks.”
Sam Davidson (16 disposals, 88% disposal efficiency, three marks, three inside-50s, four tackles)
“Whilst he didn't hit the scoreboard on the weekend, I thought he looked extremely dangerous forward of the footy. He's got a huge tank, and his work rate was on show. We just probably didn't utilise him as often as we would have liked on the weekend, and that hurt our ability to score in front of goals.”
Noah Cumberland (16 disposals, eight contested possessions, three marks, three inside-50s)
“Noah found the ball fairly regularly on the day but just was unable to make the most of his opportunities. He has the ability to create for his teammates, and it was just the finishing touch that was missing on the weekend. We know that we need a fit and firing ‘Cumbo’ that's full of confidence. I’m looking forward to seeing that version of him this week.”
Matthew Coulthard (14 disposals, 79% disposal efficiency, six marks, three inside-50s)
“I thought he had another really good game. He is a player that we know will continue to run the patterns that are asked of him and do what's asked of him in our structure, and he understands our game plan like the back of his hand. I think we're still looking for him to have a greater impact on the game, as we know he's got the ability to do so. But the wide-open spaces of IKON should suit him, should he not be required at AFL level.”
Chad Harris (14 disposals, 79% disposal efficiency, three rebound-50s, six tackles)
“It was nice to see Chad back out on the ground after a month off. He was really strong in the contest and stood up down back with six tackles and used the ball well on the day. I'm looking forward to seeing him build on that performance this weekend.”
Archie May (13 disposals, 85% disposal efficiency, six marks, four inside-50s, three goals)
“He's missed nine weeks of footy, and it certainly didn't look like that was the case. I thought he looked really dangerous up forward. He is a young developing tall that we have a lot of time for and think that there are big things in order for him in the future. It was great to see him take another step forward in his development as a player.”
Tom McCarthy (12 disposals, 83% disposal efficiency, five marks, three rebound-50s)
“I think he really adds something to us down back with his speed. We probably didn't see quite enough of his run and daring dash from behind the footy, but we'll certainly be encouraging that of him over the coming weeks as he can help with our rebound out of our defence greatly.”
Finn O’Sullivan (12 disposals, 83% disposal efficiency, two goals)
“I was really excited by Finn's game. He looked a class above the level. The really impressive thing from Finn was the fact that he probably could have thrown the towel in after a really heavy knock in the first quarter that reduced his time up the ground and around the footy, but he put his hand up to stay out on the field for the team and just looked really classy with ball in hand, made some really good decisions, and showed his lateral movement and strength in contest. Really exciting to see him step up and match it with senior players at VFL level.”
Mutaz El Nour (11 disposals, 91% disposal efficiency, three marks, three rebound-50s)
“Mutaz is a player that we absolutely love having in our team, and he's had a couple of weeks back now after injury. I'm really looking forward to seeing Mutaz take that next step forward. We know that he can be a dominant player at this level, and we're probably yet to see it since his return from injury. But now's the time for him to show his leadership.”
Maurice Rioli Jr. (11 disposals, 82% disposal efficiency, three marks, five tackles)
“Another step forward in Maurice’s return back to AFL level. I think he looks really dangerous, and I love what he does playing his role for the team. He's got to continue to lean into this, and I'm sure that AFL footy is not too far away for ‘MJ’.”
Nick Guiney (10 disposals, 80% disposal efficiency, three marks, three inside-50s, three tackles)
“Thought Nick was really solid in defence but still didn't have the impact that I'd like him to have offensively. We know that his best at this level is outstanding and can really help us become a better team, so just looking for a little bit more offensive input from him in the coming weeks.”
Mohammad Yassine (eight disposals, 75% disposal efficiency, two goals)
“Mohammed Yassine looked extremely lively ahead of the footy, and I think he can bring his teammates into the game a little bit more using that first option. But whenever he is around the footy, it looks as though something's going to happen.”
Ry Cantwell (seven disposals, 86% disposal efficiency, one goal)
“Defensively, Ry is really solid, and he's got some serious offensive weapons. We're just not seeing them often enough at the moment. He is a really exciting player for the future, and we saw a beautiful finish from him from outside-50 to kick his first goal in the Yellow and Black.”
Liam Fawcett (five disposals, 80% disposal efficiency, two marks, one goal)
“This kid really excites me. He's got a huge tank and has developed a frame this year that he wouldn't have been able to develop had he not been out injured. He looks like a big key forward who will succeed at AFL level in time, and he's just a great kid. It’s really exciting for Tigers fans to see him back out on the field and eager to witness the next steps in his development.”
Oliver Hayes-Brown (four disposals, 75% disposal efficiency, three clearances, 14 hit-outs)
“A really tough matchup for Ollie on the weekend coming up against a really seasoned AFL ruckman in Tom Campbell. Unfortunately, Tom got the better of Ollie, but there were many lessons to be learnt from Sunday's game. I'm sure that Ollie, as he has done all year, will continue to work at his craft with Ivan Maric and develop and grow his game.”
Cam Olden (two disposals, one inside-50)
“Unfortunately, Cam went down with a hamstring injury early in the first quarter and was unable to play any further part. We wish Cam a speedy recovery and hope to have him back available for finals footy in September.”
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