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VFL Round 1
RICHMOND vs Coburg
Sunday, 23rd March @ Holm Park Recreation Reserve, Beaconsfield
Start time: 11:05 AM
Broadcast:
AFL website & Live app.
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7282
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RICHMOND VFL
B: Campbell Gray Jacob Koschitzke Mutaz El Nour
HB: Jhett Haeata Nicholas Collier Nick Guiney
C: Liam George Kane McAuliffe Austin Johnson
HF: Jasper Alger Mohammed Yassine Massimo Raso
F: Jonty Faull Thomas Sims Samson Ryan
R: Oliver Hayes-Brown Tom McCarthy Tyler Sonsie
Int: Joel Garner Mate Colina Lachlan Wilson Harry Scott Sam Toner
EMG: Nicholas Girolami Sam Flockart Phil Moimoi
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1736176/richmond-vfl-confirm-round-1-line-up
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RICHMOND VFL
B: Campbell Gray Jacob Koschitzke Mutaz El Nour
HB: Jhett Haeata Nicholas Collier Nick Guiney
C: Liam George Kane McAuliffe Austin Johnson
HF: Jasper Alger Mohammed Yassine Massimo Raso
F: Jonty Faull Thomas Sims Samson Ryan
R: Oliver Hayes-Brown Tom McCarthy Tyler Sonsie
Int: Joel Garner Mate Colina Lachlan Wilson Harry Scott Sam Toner
EMG: Nicholas Girolami Sam Flockart Phil Moimoi
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1736176/richmond-vfl-confirm-round-1-line-up (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1736176/richmond-vfl-confirm-round-1-line-up)
Good to see Colina back playing.
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Spots up for grabs, would be a good week to get a kick as a mid
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Need KMac2 & Sonsie to have big games. :shh
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RDO for MRJ?
Injured?
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About to start.
Live stream: https://www.afl.com.au/afl-tv/stream?player=arILJvH9PY&streamId=State%20League%20CH8
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Great second effort and tackle by Faull on the wing.
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Sloppy in general so far but Raso collects and spins out of the tackle in one motion and kicks the first goal :gotigers.
Rich 1.2-8
Cob 0.0-0
6 min Q1
Apparently we have the breeze.
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Johnson set shot goal :gotigers.
Rich 2.2-14
Cob 0.1-1
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Kosi and Gray in defence.
Samson and OHB rotating in the ruck.
McAuliffe and Sonsie rotating mids.
Colina and Sims up forward. Samson has just gone forward midway through the first too.
Alger and Faull also out there.
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McAuliffe hits up Samson 25 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 3.2-20
Cob 0.1-1
16 min Q1
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2 in a minute to Coburg.
20 - 13
Colina in the ruck.
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McAuliffe to Toner 35 out. Misses to the left again.
21 - 13
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Guiney runs and kicks long with the breeze and Samson marks 5m out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 4.4-28
Cob 2.1-13
23 min Q1
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How was that advantage ump? :facepalm
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Quarter time
Richmond 4.4-28
Coburg 2.1-13
Goals: Ryan 2, Raso, Johnson.
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Stats to QT:
McAuliffe 10 disposals .... our best so far.
Sonsie 9
Alger 3
Faull 3
Kosi 3
Samson 2
Sims 2
Colina 1
OHB 1
Gray 0
Disposals 76 - 88
Marks 17 - 22
Tackles 16 - 5
Clearances 9 - 12
Inside 50s 14 - 6
Hitouts 10 - 11
Frees 6 - 3
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7282#team-stats
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Ryan still spudding it up
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Slop so far this 2nd qtr. Making stupid decisions and fumbling.
Coburg with the first two goals.
29 - 25
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Kmac2 is gassed
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Can we fumble and double grab anymore?! :facepalm
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More slop. Can't even hit a target by hand 5m away :facepalm.
31 - 44
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The umpires are stuffen cheating. Given Cobury mystery free kicks and 50s all quarter. stuffen joke
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Half time
Richmond 4.4 4.7-31
Coburg 2.1 7.2-44
Goals: Ryan 2, Raso, Johnson.
Yes we were kicking into the breeze, but that quarter was absolute garbage. We couldn't have spud it up anymore if we tried.
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HT
Rich: 4.7.31
Cob 7.2.44
Haven't been watching just checked th score
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Ryan, Colina, Kosi, Gray, Hayes-Brown all look absolute rubbish. A flag pole and a couple of witches hats would do a better job than these spuds
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Half time
Richmond 4.4 4.7-31
Coburg 2.1 7.2-44
Goals: Ryan 2, Raso, Johnson.
Yes we were kicking into the breeze, but that quarter was absolute garbage.
What the stuff are we meant to do when its 10 frees to 2 for the quarter and they get gifted 3 goals from BS free kicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What the stuff are we meant to do when its 10 frees to 2 for the quarter and they get gifted 3 goals from BS free kicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How about not missing 5m handballs, missing open targets by foot, dropping marks, fumbling ground balls, etc. As you said yourself Knighter, our talls have been spudding it up too.
Simply Coburg wanted it more in the contest. Their smalls have owned us because our talls have been useless in aerial contests.
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Stats to HT:
McAuliffe 13 disposals
Sonsie 12
Alger 6
Faull 5
Kosi 4
Samson 4
Sims 4
Colina 2
OHB 2
Gray 1 .... given away 4 frees in D50.
Disposals 142 - 198 ...... hello lack of desperation and cleanness by hand and foot :banghead
Marks 25 - 43 ...... we've a got a bunch of talls today and yet we're well behind in marks :facepalm
Tackles 26 - 14
Clearances 9 - 12
Inside 50s 24 - 19
Hitouts 17 - 18
Frees 9 - 13
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7282#team-stats
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Starting bounce of the 3rd. Raso out of the middle and hits up Alger 40 out. Misses to the right.
32 - 44
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Another 5m handpass that bounces in front of the teammate :banghead. We just continually put ourselves under pressure because we don't hit simple targets.
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Gray is having a mare. Looks like he is running in quicksand. Just too slow to get to the fall of the ball.
Goal to Coburg.
32 - 51
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This is embarrassing. Soft as!
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McAuliffe says stuff this. Burst through the tackle, takes two bounces and nails the goal on the run from 45 :gotigers.
Rich 5.8-38
Cob 8.4-52
8 min Q3
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Wilson inside 50 and Sims takes the contested mark 35 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 6.8-44
Cob 8.4-52
10 min Q3
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McAuliffe to Sims 35 out on a 55 degree angle. To the right and short. Rushed through.
45 - 52
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Sonsie inside 50 and Samson is held in the contest. Set shot from 48m out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 7.9-51
Cob 8.4-52
14 min Q3
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Not pretty in the lead up but Garner's snap from 35 out sails through on the breeze :gotigers
In front!
Rich 8.9-57
Cob 8.5-53
17 min Q3
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Clever tap on by Alger to Samson. Alger runs on to receive it back and kicks the goal :gotigers
Rich 9.9-63
Cob 8.6-54
20 min Q3
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Collier kicks high to the hot spot and Sims judges it best and marks 25 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 10.9-69
Cob 8.6-54
28 min Q3
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3/4 time
Richmond 4.4 4.7 10.9-69
Coburg 2.1 7.2 8.6-54
Goals: Ryan 3, Sims 2, Alger, McAuliffe, Raso, Johnson, Garner
McAuliffe's solo effort seemed to wake us up. We kicked 6 in a row granted with the breeze. Alger and Sims came into the game up forward.
Coburg will have the breeze in the last.
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Stats to 3QT:
Sonsie 25 disposals
McAuliffe 21
Alger 9
Sims 8
Kosi 8
Samson 7
Gray 7
Faull 6
OHB 6
Colina 3
Disposals 239 - 283
Marks 42 - 59
Tackles 30 - 28
Clearances 25 - 31
Inside 50s 46 - 29
Hitouts 25 - 25
Frees 12 - 14
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7282#team-stats
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Coburg with the first two goals.
69 - 66
We've got it forward a fair few times but can't score. Keeping the ball in only to allow Coburg to run it down the other end doesn't help :banghead.
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The long set shot from 50 plus out is not working but we keep doing it.
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Raso crumbs and goals :gotigers
Rich 11.9-75
Cob 10.6-66
15 min Q4
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Johnson inside 50 and Colina finally holds onto a mark 30 out. Shanks it right. Point.
76 - 67
19 min Q4
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Toner to Sonsie on an acute angle 40 out. Great kick. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 12.10-82
Cob 10.7-67
21 min Q4
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Johnson beats his opponent at ground level 1-on-1, gathers, weaves, steadies and goals :gotigers
Rich 13.10-88
Cob 10.7-67
23 min Q4
Breeze has fallen away.
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Goal to Coburg.
88 - 73
27 min Q4
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Siren!
Won by 13 pts :gotigers
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Final Score
Richmond 4.4 4.7 10.9 13.10-88
Coburg 2.1 7.2 8.6 11.9-75
Goals: Ryan 3, Sims 2, Raso 2, Johnson 2, Alger, McAuliffe, Sonsie, Garner
Turned it around in the last 1.5 quarters and trailing by 20 pts. Sonsie and McAuliffe our best.
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Sonsie and McAuliffe our best.
What's the bet it still won't be enough to unseat the deadly midfield combo of Sir-Runs-A-Lot & Thomson Dud? :banghead
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Individual Stats:
Sonsie 33 disp (16k, 17h, 19c, 17u, 70%), 2m, 1t, 10cl, 5in50, - , 3int, 4si, 1g
McAuliffe 29 disp (16k, 13h, 8c, 21u, 79%), 6m, 4t, 5cl, 8in50, - , 1int, 4si, 1g
Koschitzke 11 disp ( 8k, 3h, 3c, 5u, 100%), 3m, - , - , 1in50, - ,4int, 1si.
Ryan 11 disp ( 6k, 5h, 3c, 8u, 91%), 5m, - , - , - , 12ho, 1int, 3si, 3g
Alger 10 disp ( 6k, 4h, 6c, 5u, 60%), 1m, 1t, 3cl, 1in50, - , 1int, 4si, 1g, 1b.
Gray 10 disp ( 8k, 2h, 4c, 4u, 70%), 3m, 1t, - , 1in50, - , 8int, 1si.
Hayes-Brown 9 disp ( 1k, 8h, 3c, 5u, 100%), 2m, 1t, 3cl, - , 13ho, 2int, 6si.
Faull 8 disp ( 7k, 1h, 6c, 4u, 63%), 3m, 1t, - , 5in50, - , 1int, 3si, - , 1b.
Sims 8 disp ( 8k, 0h, 5c, 3u, 63%), 5m, 2t, - , 1in50, - , - , 4si, 2g, 2b.
Colina 5 disp ( 3k, 2h, 2c, 2u, 40%), 1m, - , - , 1in50, 5ho, 2int, 2si, - , 1b.
VFL-listers:
McCarthy 23 disposals
Wilson 22
El Nour 20
Collier 19
George 19
Johnson 19
Raso 19
Toner 12
Garner 11
Haeata 10
H.Scott 10
Guiney 8
Yassine 8
Team stats:
Disposals 337 - 371
Kicks 196 - 202
Handballs 169 - 141
Marks 67 - 77
Tackles 35 - 35
Clearances 35 - 39
Inside 50s 60 - 43
Hitouts 30 - 33
Frees 17 - 16
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7282#team-stats
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Gutsy Tigers hold off fast-finishing Lions
Anna Pavlou
Richmond Media
23 March 2025
Richmond VFL has kickstarted their 2025 campaign with an impressive 13-point win over Coburg, downing the Lions 13.10 (88) to 11.9 (75) on Sunday afternoon in Beaconsfield.
A chaotic football and strong wind helped the young Tigers brigade take control early, capitalising in the forward line, while restricting Coburg to just two goals in the opening term.
Richmond put four majors on the board, headlined by a debut goal from Massimo Raso that sent the Tiger Army into a frenzy.
Raso spun his way through traffic and kicked the Club's first of the VFL season.
Samson Ryan stood tall, piling on two of the first term goals, both from set shots, while Austin Johnson had the other major.
But the Tigers were drawn to a standstill in the second quarter, as Coburg managed to control the football and not allow it inside Richmond's forward line.
The Lions added five goals of their own to take a 13-point lead into the main break.
A much-needed reset after half time saw a firing Tigers side hungry for first use, with Kane McAuliffe collecting clearances and allowing the forward line to set up as they pleased and take scoreboard control.
McAuliffe also kicked Richmond's first goal of the third, while Tyler Sonsie's run off the wing set up Samson Ryan for his third of the day, closing the deficit to just one point.
Tom Sims also showed promise, after a spectacular one-handed grab in the third term resulted in the side's second goal.
But it was Vice-Captain Joel Garner who brought the Tigers back to life, with a snap from just inside 50 to give the home side a four-point lead.
Jasper Alger's brilliance and running power saw Richmond stretch out to a 10-point lead deep into the third, before Sims struck again, plucking another impressive pack mark to slot his second.
At the final break, Richmond found themselves out to a 15-point lead, after piling on six goals in the term, thanks to clearance work from Sonsie and McAuliffe.
But Coburg refused to make the final quarter easy, kicking the first two majors, before Raso snapped another blinder out the back of the pack to stretch the lead back to nine points halfway through the last.
Sonsie proved his worth throughout the second half, with a final term goal to put Richmond up by 15 points, before Johnson kicked his second to stretch the margin to 21 points.
Sonsie lead the day with a stellar 33 disposals and a whopping 10 clearances, while McAuliffe impressed with 29 and a goal.
Ryan booted three majors and Sims had two on his Club debut, while Jonty Faull was promising in his first game in the Yellow and Black.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1735431/vfl-match-report-round-1-richmond-coburg
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Highlights:
(https://resources.richmondfc.com.au/photo-resources/2025/03/23/6a25fad8-622b-46a4-8757-28b2fad0655d/LQXK5mWx.jpg?width=2480) (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1738358/vfl-round-1-match-highlights)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1738358/vfl-round-1-match-highlights
Batchelor's post-game interview:
(https://resources.richmondfc.com.au/photo-resources/2025/03/23/0b923070-bf79-4fc1-9d10-076b57e90f49/2BmqYN88.jpg?width=2480) (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1738410/vfl-round-1-post-match)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1738410/vfl-round-1-post-match
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Get Kane and Sonsie in for Banks and Dow.
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There were glimpses of what Faull and Sims can become. It’s going to be exciting.
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Where was Rioli?
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Well would you look at that, Sonsie picking up another 30+ possessions playing in the midfield for the ressies. Guessing if he gets named, he’ll either be the sub or get stuck in the forward line.
Not saying he’s going to be a quality afl player but geez it would be good to see him actually be given a run of games in his best position.
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Well would you look at that, Sonsie picking up another 30+ possessions playing in the midfield for the ressies. Guessing if he gets named, he’ll either be the sub or get stuck in the forward line.
Not saying he’s going to be a quality afl player but geez it would be good to see him actually be given a run of games in his best position.
Not yet - they still need to work out if Dow will make it first. :shh
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Where was Rioli?
Injured - hammy.
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1740637/vfl-report-round-1
Tyler Sonsie (34 disposals, 20 contested possessions, 10 clearances, five inside-50's, one goal)
“Strong performance around center bounce, 16 ground ball gets and 20 contested possessions. Stayed around the ball really strongly, was clean below his feet, brought his teammates into the game and was a real leader in our midfield.”
Kane McAuliffe (29 disposals, six marks, five tackles, five clearances, eight inside-50's, one goal)
“Similar to (Tyler) Sonsie, just played above the level, was strong, stepped through tackles, drove his legs, brought his teammates into the game as well. Great performance, and impact on the scoreboard.”
Jacob Koschitzke (11 disposals, three marks, two rebound-50's)
“He's a good general down back, didn't get outmarked or lose an aerial contest. Really strong defensive system, Coburg challenged us with how well they spread the ground and had some tough decisions for Jacob, but made some really strong decisions and had a great final quarter, and particularly in the air, had some big moments.”
Samson Ryan (11 disposals, five marks, 12 hit-outs, three goals)
“Bit of ruck, bit of forward, great energy, great leadership. Great teammate, kicked goals for us, competed well in the air and had some critical moments in the final 10 or so minutes.”
Campbell Gray (10 disposals, three marks, five rebound-50's)
“A tale of two halves. Second half he came out and made really strong decisions in the air to spoil as opposed to trying to mark everything. Played our system right and for a third game as a defender, it's going really strongly.”
Jasper Alger (10 disposals, six contested possessions, three clearances, one goal)
“Had some real opportunities to tear the game apart. Probably didn't, some of the marks didn't stick, but he's learning, he's getting to the right spots, and we see a great future for Jasper.”
Oliver Hayes-Brown (nine disposals, two marks, 13 hit-outs, three clearances)
“Got some really good ruck minutes, a bit of work to do on craft, but great to see him out there working in tandem with Mate (Colina).”
Jonty Faull (eight disposals, three marks, six contested possessions, five inside-50's)
“Great to see him out there for three quarters of football essentially, crash packs, runs really hard, and just wants to compete and win. Great to see him out there.”
Thomas Sims (eight disposals, five marks, five contested possessions, two goals)
“Once again had some real opportunities to take the game really strongly, dropped a couple of marks, but he put himself in positions really well. Great learning game for him, but all in all, great progression.”
Mate Colina (five disposals, one mark, five hit-outs)
“Bit of forward, bit of ruck. Similar to (Oliver), I think there's a chance to use their size a bit more to our benefit going forward. Took a nice contested mark in the last quarter to have a shot at goal. Didn't quite make it, but he's continually learning to put himself in the right positions.”
:shh