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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on June 05, 2025, 07:53:26 PM
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VFL Round 11
RICHMOND (6-3, 6th) vs Sydney (1-8, 20th)
Saturday, 7th June @ Holm Park Recreation Reserve, Beaconsfield
Start time: 11:05 am
Broadcast:
Live on the AFL website & AFL app.
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7367
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IN: Campbell Gray, Mate Colina, Lachlan Street, Austin Johnson, Seth Macdonald (debutant).
OUT: Noah Balta (AFL), Samson Ryan (foot soreness), Mohammed Yassine, Sean, Tom McKenzie.
RICHMOND VFL
B: Tylar Young Jacob Blight Jacob Koschitzke
HB: Campbell Gray James Trezise Nicholas Collier
C: Austin Johnson Lachlan Wilson Judson Clarke
HF: Massimo Raso Mykelti Lefau Jasper Alger
F: Liam Fawcett Jacob Bauer Maurice Rioli
R: Oliver Hayes-Brown Joel Garner Harry Scott
Int: Lachlan Street Mate Colina Mutaz El Nour
Seth Macdonald Liam George
Emg: Nick Guiney Sam Flockart Sam Toner
Tom McKenzie Mohammed Yassine Sean Lai
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1798938/debutant-amongst-five-vfl-changes-for-round-11
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Starts in 5 mins.
LIVE STREAM: https://www.afl.com.au/afl-tv/stream?player=arILJvH9PY&streamId=State%20League%20CH3
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All emergencies playing but one will only play a half before heading to the 'G.
Scrappy start.
Cameraman doesn't have a zoom.
Clarke's ping is touched on the line for the first score.
1 - 0
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3 gettable goals missed, Bauer lining up.
Kicks it finally
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Lefau marks in the centre and gets 50 for an off the ball free. Set shot from 40 misses badly though :P.
We get it back and Fawcett marks 40 out. And he kicks it off the side of the boot too :P.
We get it back again via Gray's intercept and pass to Bauer 25m out. Finally, a straight kick for a goal :gotigers.
Edit: Beat me too it pmac :thumbsup.
Rich 1.3-9
Syd 0.0-0
8 min Q1
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Clarke out of the middle and drills it on the run :gotigers
Rich 2.3-15
Syd 0.0-0
9 min Q1
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Good transition right through the middle of the ground - Scott to El Nour to Collier who goes long. Alger crumbs the goal :gotigers
Rich 3.3-21
Syd 0.0-0
14 min Q1
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Garner inside 50 to the pocket where Alger marks in front on the boundary line. Across the face for a point.
23 - 1
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Fawcett ping from the pocket is sprayed OOTF.
Swans defender coughs it up inside D50 to Scott. Passes to Lefau in the pocket. Misses as well.
24 - 1
Should be 7 goals up :scream.
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Taking after the seniors. 3.6 with very gettable set shots.
Do they practice enough at training? I don't know.
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Ground looks a picture
Not :banghead :help
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Taking after the seniors. 3.6 with very gettable set shots.
Do they practice enough at training? I don't know.
Not as a specific drill. Usually just a few shots at the end of training by some of the forwards.
Many AFL clubs don't take goalkicking seriously and it costs them. Us last week obviously (we're one of the worst) and Brisbane last night.
For all the tactics trying to find that 'edge', goalkicking is the obvious area that needs improvement. It needs to be treated professionally with time allocated at training as well as focusing on proper technique.
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Quarter time
Richmond 3.7-25
Sydney 0.1-1
Goals: Bauer, Clarke, Alger.
Dominated but didn't put it on the scoreboard. As pmac said most were not tough set shots.
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Maurice started up forward :facepalm and of course didn't touch it. Put in the middle to start the second quarter.
Maurice out of the middle. From the throw-in, Clarke has a ping but misses too.
26 - 1
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There was an issue with Gray at the end of the 1st qtr. He hasn't started the 2nd and is in the rooms.
Maurice now aided off the ground by trainers. Commentators saying a groin?
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Swans kick their first.
26 - 8
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Alger is killing them. He's a good mark. Kicks his 2nd.
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That was terrible defending by the Swans to allow Alger to mark that.
Rich 4.8-32
Syd 1.2-8
7 min Q2
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Well there goes Clarke. Looks like the knee gone again. Poor kid
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Clarke now limping off to the boundary after taking a contested mark. In a lot of pain :(.
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Clarke looks like he's done his knee again.
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Should be playing on the G this Arvo.
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Well there goes Clarke. Looks like the knee gone again. Poor kid
Yep way he punched the ground, he knows
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Should be playing on the G this Arvo.
Silly statement
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Scott inside 50 and Fawcett pushed out gets the free 35 out on a 60 degree angle. Shanks it again off the side of the boot :help. It's a technique problem when you keep dropping the ball onto the outside of your boot.
33 - 8
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FMD - should've been in the firsts instead of playing on a stuffing beach. >:(
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Maurice at least back on the ground.
Fawcett gets a free again. Same distance and angle opposite side. Finally, kicks it straight through.
Goal! :gotigers
Rich 5.9-39
Syd 1.2-8
16 min Q2
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FMD - should've been in the firsts instead of playing on a stuffing beach. >:(
Agree the ground poor but to suggest this would not have happened on the MCG is well silly
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Colina drops the mark at HF and then gives away the free at the ball-up inside D50. Goal to the Swans.
Then we give away another free after the goal was kicked.
:banghead
39 - 20
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Really hope it’s not a knee for Clarke. Don’t know if it’s the same knee, regardless he had done a diligent rehab. Some knees just can’t handle afl. Poor guy
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And they ping another from the boundary.
39 - 26
The Swans are now lifting because we kept them in the game with our pathetic goalkicking and ill-discipline :banghead.
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Inside 50s 31 - 14
Frees 6 - 13
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They are now winning the contested ball and get another :banghead.
39 - 32
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Really hope it’s not a knee for Clarke. Don’t know if it’s the same knee, regardless he had done a diligent rehab. Some knees just can’t handle afl. Poor guy
He's done both knees previously
One in under 18's and then the opposite one last year
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Half-time
Richmond 3.7 5.9-39
Sydney 0.1 5.3-33
Goals: Alger 2, Bauer, Clarke, Fawcett.
Pathetic last time 10 mins but when we collectively have poor goalkicking and tackling technique :banghead we only have ourselves to blame that the game wasn't put away in the first 45 mins.
And we're down to just two on the bench with Gray and Clarke both off the ground injured :( and Trezise likely now being the 24th man for the seniors and won't be playing in the second half.
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Stats to HT:
Scott with 15 and Street 13 are our leading disposal winners.
Alger 8 possies
Blight 8
Clarke 7 ..... ( injured )
Fawcett 6
OHB 6
Trezise 5
Lefau 4
Young 4
Bauer 3
Gray 3 .... ( injured )
Kosi 3
Rioli 3
Colina 1
Disposals 143 - 162
Marks 42 - 47
Tackles 23 - 28
Clearances 22 - 15
Inside 50s 31 - 18
Hitouts 23 - 11
Frees 7 - 14
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7367#team-stats
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What was grays injury
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Judson Clarke and Campbell Gray will take no further part in the @RichmondVFL clash against Sydney with knee injuries.
https://x.com/Richmond_FC/status/1931175635445236103
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Clarke on crutches with ice on his right knee according to the commentators.
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2 players down ...or 3 if you count Colina.... :banghead
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Alger burst through but dribbled a kick when he could have run off or dished it off. Another miss!
41 - 33
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Street passes inside 50 and Rioli chips in to mark in front of Fawcett 45 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 6.11-47
Syd 5.3-33
7 min Q3
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That wouldn't have been spoiled Fawcett if you had your arms out-stretched rather than going for the chest mark.
Trezise makes a howler in the middle.
Swans run it down for an easy goal :banghead
47 - 39
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The simple schoolboy errors are what are killing us today :banghead.
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2 players down ...or 3 if you count Colina.... :banghead
Yep. This has to be Colina's last year. He can't get near the ball to contest.
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Blight is great at marking and positioning but pretty poor at everything else. Absolutely no awareness on two occasions within 30 seconds there.
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Rioli nice pass inside 50 and the debutant MacDonald marks 45 out. Misses.
48 - 39
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The difference between OHB and Colina is now stark.
Bauer's ping from 40 also misses. Another behind. The story of the day :scream.
49 - 39
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Seems we're taking the risk no one gets injured in the AFL warm-up according to the VFL commentators.
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Swans D50 kick is OOTF.
And Alger kicks the hardest set shot of the day from the boundary 40 out :gotigers.
Rich 7.13-55
Syd 6.3-39
24 min Q3
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Once again we don't pin the free arm in our tackles :banghead which allow the Swans to keep it alive in their F50.
Then our defenders misjudge the flight of the high ball and allow a mark to the Swans 20 out and a goal :banghead.
55 - 45
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...and like clockwork we give one straight back.... :banghead
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Frees: 8 - 19
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Add our handballing to the woeful list today. These 5m handballs to teammate's feet or we just fumble.
Very lucky as the Swans could have got a goal out of it but the Swans player played on rather than take the set shot and the siren saved us.
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3/4 time
Richmond 3.7 5.9 7.13-55
Sydney 0.1 5.3 7.3-45
Goals: Alger 3, Bauer, Clarke, Fawcett, Rioli.
Story of the game:
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Goal
Swans goal straight back via our schoolboy errors.
Rinse and repeat.
:scream
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Stats to 3QT:
Blight 15 possies
Alger 11 and 3 goals
Trezise 11
Fawcett 9
OHB 8
Rioli 8
Clarke 7 ..... ( injured )
Bauer 6
Kosi 5
Lefau 5
Colina 3
Gray 3 .... ( injured )
Disposals 226 - 270
Marks 70 - 64
Tackles 38 - 41
Clearances 26 - 29
Inside 50s 51 - 25 ..... 20 inside 50s for just 2 goals ::)
Hitouts 32 - 24
Frees 8 - 20 ..... ( 1 - 6 in that 3rd qtr )
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7367#team-stats
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Colina can't collect the ball so just kicks it off the ground and it's another point.
56 - 45
Trezise apparently sitting on the bench to be used if necessary.
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Lefau held 20 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 8.14-62
Syd 7.3-45
2 min Q4
Now can we not give it straight back by doing something stupid from the U12s.
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Wilson passes to Fawcett on the lead who gets his arms chopped. Set shot from 40 out. Misses to the left.
63 - 45
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Once again the Swans get clear because we don't pin the arm in the tackle and they get the handball away :banghead.
Free against Kosi and goal to them as a result.
63 - 51
Now can we not give it straight back by doing something stupid from the U12s.
Right on cue ::)
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OMG Colina took the mark and passes it to Bauer :o.
Bauer set shot from 53. Gets to the goalsquare and rushed.
64 - 51
12 min Q4
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Goal to the Swans.
Should never been allowed to have the shot as Colina dropped a sitter in D50 :facepalm.
64 - 57
19 min Q4
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Point to the Swans.
64 - 58
24 min Q4
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Point to the Swans.
64 - 59
27 min Q4
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Siren!
Hung on to win by 5 pts :gotigers.
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Clarke injured right knee. That is the same ACL injury in 2024. His left knee ACL injury was in U/18s
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Any news on grey?
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VFL Tigers tame Swans in a thriller
By Connor Burns
RFC website
7 June 2025
Richmond 3.7 5.9 7.13 8.16 (64)
Sydney 0.1 5.3 7.3 9.5 (59)
Goals: Alger 3, Rioli, Lefau, Fawcett, Clarke, Bauer
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After a blistering first quarter by the Richmond VFL side, Sydney mounted a comeback, but it was the Tigers who clawed onto a five-point lead to win a thriller on Saturday.
On a wet and soggy day out at Beaconsfield, it was the Tigers who got off to a fast start, kicking three quick goals to gain the early ascendancy. Richmond continued to dominate time in forward half, with 18 inside 50’s to six for the quarter, but for all its control, it was wasteful in front of the big sticks, kicking 3.7 to 0.1 in the first quarter, to lead by 24 points at the first break.
As the second term commenced the Tigers continued to dominate inside-50s, with young forward Liam Fawcett providing a major focal point in the front end. He kicked an early goal to push the margin beyond five goals.
Matt Lloyd then responded for Sydney with back-to-back goals, which included an awarded free kick after the first major, bringing the margin back to three goals despite all of the Richmond’s dominance.
Sydney finished the quarter with all of the running, kicking late goals through Jesse Dattoli and Will Green to cut the margin to just six points at the main break.
Maurice Rioli kicked his first goal of the game after half-time, giving the Tigers some much-needed breathing room.
But the Swans responded with an instant reply through Ned Bowman, on the back of a disastrous turnover for the Tigers.
The game was a stalemate for a large part of the quarter with the Swans flooding numbers back and holding up defensively. But Jasper Alger produced a bit of magic with a set shot from the boundary to get the scoring flowing again.
As Sydney had done for most of the game, they responded straight away with a mark and goal to Harrison Podmore-Taylor to keep the game within reach for the Swans.
With a quarter to play the Tigers held a 10-point advantage, before Mykelti Lefau kicked his first goal of the game early in the last, followed by Bowman’s second for Sydney, as the arm-wrestle continued.
The Tigers barely scored for the rest of the game, as the Swans gained control of forward territory for almost the first time in the match. But late misses leading into the final siren meant Richmond hung on for a gritty five-point win.
Richmond’s VFL captain Lachlan Street took another great step forward after returning from injury, finishing the game with 30 disposals and nine clearances.
Alger also impressed once again with three goals to go along with 14 disposals.
Judson Clarke and Campbell Gray both left the game early with knee injuries.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1799902/vfl-tigers-tame-swans-in-a-thriller
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Individual Stats:
Blight 24 disp. (17k, 7h, 4c, 19u, 83.3%), 12m, - , - , - , 1in50, 10int, 1si.
Trezise 19 disp. (13k, 6h, 3c, 14u, 94.7%), 6m, 7t, 1cl, - , 2in50, 3int.
Rioli 17 disp. ( 8k, 9h, 6c, 12u, 47.1%), 2m, 2t, 2cl, - , 1in50, 1int, 2si, 1g, 1b.
Alger 16 disp. (11k, 5h, 9c, 6u, 50.0%), 5m, 4t, 1cl, - , 2in50, 2int, 5si, 3g, 2b.
Young 14 disp. (11k, 3h, 5c, 9u, 71.4%), 4m, 2t, - , - , 3in50, 6int.
Lefau 13 disp. ( 6k, 7h, 13c, 2u, 46.2%), 1m, 6t, 4cl, 5ho, 2in50, 3int, 4si, 1g, 2b.
Fawcett 11 disp. ( 8k, 3h, 7c, 4u, 36.4%), 3m, 5t, - , - , 1in50, - , 3si, 1g, 2b.
Hayes-Brown 10 disp. ( 3k, 7h, 10c, 2u, 70.0%), - , - , 6cl, 20ho, 2in50, - , 1si.
Koschitzke 10 disp. ( 7k, 3h, 2c, 8u, 80.0%), 5m, 1t, - , - , 1in50, 3int.
Clarke 8 disp. ( 5k, 3h, 3c, 6u, 87.5%), 2m, 1t, - , - , 2in50, 2int, 1si.
Colina 8 disp. ( 5k, 3h, 4c, 3u, 50.0%), 3m, - , 2cl, 13ho, 2in50, 1int, 1si.
Bauer 7 disp. ( 5k, 2h, 1c, 7u, 14.3%), 3m, 2t, - , - , 1in50, - , 2si.
Gray 3 disp. ( 2k, 1h, 1c, 2u, 66.7%), 1m, - , 1cl, - , 1in50, 2int.
VFL-listers:
Street 31 disposals
Scott 25
Wilson 21
Johnson 18
El Nour 17
Garner 16
Collier 13
George 13
MacDonald 6
Raso 4
Team stats:
Disposals 324 - 357
Kicks 188 - 207
Handballs 136 - 150
Marks 93 - 83
Tackles 61 - 68
Clearances 38 - 35
Inside 50s 56 - 34
Hitouts 38 - 39
Frees 14 - 26
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7367#team-stats
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Sad, no one other than Blight really putting their hand up
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Blight has been putting his hand up for weeks.
Balta walks up every time.
Broad been ok bar a crap game this week.
Miller been solid.
Dunno why we don't play Blight in the backline and rotate someone else forward or ruck like Balta, maybe Brown forward etc.
Faull needs a rest imo.
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We enter the bye week sitting in 4th spot with a 7-3 record (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f44f.svg)
https://x.com/RichmondVFL/status/1931618040376131784
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Sad, no one other than Blight really putting their hand up
Alger has been kicking goals, unlike all of our small fwds besides Campbell. Time to bring him in
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Sad, no one other than Blight really putting their hand up
Alger has been kicking goals, unlike all of our small fwds besides Campbell. Time to bring him in
Agreed!
I'd bring Blight in too. Find a spot for him.
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Jasper Alger was on (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f525.svg) in the @RichmondVFL win on Saturday, booting a big three goals and collecting 16 disposals
Highlights: https://x.com/Richmond_FC/status/1931855704736006459