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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on July 03, 2025, 11:03:51 PM
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VFL Round 15
RICHMOND (8-4, 8th) vs Geelong (5-7, 15th)
Sunday, 6th July @ GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park)
Start time: 12:05 pm
Broadcast:
Live on the AFL website & AFL app.
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7406
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Very happy short is coming back via vfl. Think that’s a sign of changing times
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I'm not going but why is this not a curtain raiser. What a joke
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Very happy short is coming back via vfl. Think that’s a sign of changing times
Agree. Fully expected him to come straight back in.
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Richmond VFL
B: Tylar Young Jacob Koschitzke Josh Gibcus
HB: Kaleb Smith James Trezise Jayden Short
C: Liam George Harry Scott Mutaz El Nour
HF: Massimo Raso Taj Hotton Steely Green
F: Sam Flockart Jacob Bauer Joel Garner
R: Oliver Hayes-Brown Lachlan Street Lachlan Wilson
Int: Nick Collier Sam Toner Austin Johnson
Mohammed Yassine Seth Macdonald
Emg: Phillip Moimoi Zane Greenham Nick Guiney Tom Ferguson O'neill Moncrieff
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1820536/gibcus-short-return-in-vfl-clash
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Gibboooooo :bow
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Gibboooooo :bow
Amazing, good luck to him
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I'm not going but why is this not a curtain raiser. What a joke
True.
But, why are we playing our VFL home game at Geelong's home ground?
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But, why are we playing our VFL home game at Geelong's home ground?
So where do you suggest we play our VFL home games?
We can't go back to Beaconsfield thank goodness
There are few options TBBH
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But, why are we playing our VFL home game at Geelong's home ground?
So where do you suggest we play our VFL home games?
We can't go back to Beaconsfield thank goodness
There are few options TBBH
We've played most of our VFL home games this year down at Frankston. At least that wouldn't give Geelong home ground advantage.
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But, why are we playing our VFL home game at Geelong's home ground?
So where do you suggest we play our VFL home games?
We can't go back to Beaconsfield thank goodness
There are few options TBBH
We've played most of our VFL home games this year down at Frankston. At least that wouldn't give Geelong home ground advantage.
Think it was originally scheduled at Beaconsfield
Would be happy for it to be at Frankston, know our players don't mind going down there
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Match about to start.
Live stream: https://www.afl.com.au/afl-tv/stream?player=arILJvH9PY&streamId=State%20League%20CH4
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Gibbo playing deep defence. Just had his first kick.
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Ordinary start. Trying to slowly chip and possess the ball out of our back half and it's not working.
0 - 6
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Gibbo has run down the ground to receive. His kick inside 50 is a floater but it finds Green 40 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 1.0-6
Geel 1.0-6
6 min Q1
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F50 throw-in. Nice tap down by OHB down to Wilson who snaps the goal :gotigers.
Rich 2.0-12
Geel 1.0-6
9 min Q1
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These umps :facepalm.
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Dumb defending all the way down the ground :facepalm. Last two goals to the Cats.
12 - 18
We just do NOT defend the defensive side at both levels. Schoolboy crap :banghead.
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Almost another defensive howler. 3 Tigers all spoil each other and almost gift the Cats another goal.
12 - 19
Play stopped as a Geelong player is down.
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Another Cats goal from a turnover/free :banghead.
12 - 25
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Great gameplan so far. 6 possession across deep defence going nowhere, long kick to where Geelong have the numbers, they go inside 50 for a shot with just two kicks.
:facepalm.
12 - 27
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Quarter time
Richmond 2.0-12
Geelong 4.4-28
Goals: Green, Wilson
Absolute amateur crap! No intensity, too cute, ill-disciplined with and without the ball. Need a blast in the quarter time huddle. Mind you if the coach is instructing us to overpossess the ball deep in defence until we're under pressure and cough up the ball then he needs a blast too. Just pathetic all round! :banghead
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Stats to QT:
Short 11
Hotton 6
Smith 6
Trezise 6
Kosi 4
Bauer 2
Gibcus 2
Green 2
OHB 1
Disposals 75 - 85
Masks 20 - 25
Tackles 17 - 23
Clearances 8 - 8
Inside 50s 9 - 12
Hitouts 9 - 12
Frees 6 - 10
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7406#player-stats
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We win possession at the centre bounce but we over-handball backwards instead of kicking forward and cough it up and gift the Cats a goal in the first 30 secs of the 2nd qtr.
Just brainless! :banghead
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Not pretty in the lead up (dropped mark) but it gets out to Street who finds George 40 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 3.0-18
Geel 5.4-34
3 min Q2
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Hotton cleverly picked the pocket of a Geelong mid and he finds Green at HF who chips to Bauer on the point of the 50 and boundary line. Kicks to the goal-line and it's rushed.
19 - 34
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:facepalm Geelong player waltzes through 3 Tigers at HB who all don't watch the hips. Set up an easy Geelong goal :banghead
19 - 40
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The team who is 15th has a system while we're running around like headless chooks :facepalm.
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Short cleaned up by a Geelong player. If he's concussed then he won't be available next week.
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Hotton has star written all over him. You can see he’s one step ahead, takes the game on, attacks the ball, almost Cotchin like at times in stoppages.
When it comes together for him he’s going to be an absolute star, could be the pick of the draft
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We are the dumbest team today :facepalm.
19 - 47
Just as dumb as playing our home game at Kardinia Park ::).
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Seriously! Forgetting how to handball and doing an airy :facepalm.
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Umps as bad as us.
Frees: 7 - 16
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Game over!
19 - 55
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Short back on the ground. So he's ok.
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With more VFL listed playing than AFL it's no surprise
Most important thing to day is Gibcus get through his required minutes and Hotton get through a full game
Result today is totally irrelevant IMHO
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We finally get it forward for the first time in 15 mins. Wilson hits up Bauer in the pocket. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 4.1-25
Geel 8.8-56
27 min Q2
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Green out the centre and Flocket at full stretch takes the mark 50 out. Missing and falls short but Hotton reads it best and marks 5m out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 5.1-31
Geel 8.8-56
29 min Q2
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With more VFL listed playing than AFL it's no surprise
Most important thing to day is Gibcus get through his required minutes and Hotton get through a full game
Result today is totally irrelevant IMHO
Agree WP with the first two sentences, but at VFL level we're 8th on the ladder with finals on the line. The result still matters.
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With more VFL listed playing than AFL it's no surprise
Most important thing to day is Gibcus get through his required minutes and Hotton get through a full game
Result today is totally irrelevant IMHO
Agree WP with the first two sentences, but at VFL level we're 8th on the ladder with finals on the line. The result still matters.
True
But when we carry more VFL listed out there we are going to struggle
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Half-time
Richmond 2.0 5.1-31
Geelong 4.4 8.8-56
Goals: Bauer, Hotton, Green, Wilson, George.
Scoreboard flatters us. We were a disorganised rabble for most of that 2nd qtr. Two late goals have barely kept us in it but it's going to take a major turnaround in general play to get out of this one. We're a tall short up forward. May have to move Kosi forward to give us another tall target next to Bauer and to straighten us up. Gibbo could play forward but not in his first game back on limited minutes. I'd also move Garner into the middle as bigger body. He's not a FF.
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With more VFL listed playing than AFL it's no surprise
Most important thing to day is Gibcus get through his required minutes and Hotton get through a full game
Result today is totally irrelevant IMHO
Agree WP with the first two sentences, but at VFL level we're 8th on the ladder with finals on the line. The result still matters.
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But when we carry more VFL listed out there we are going to struggle
True but Geelong's VFL side is 15th and have won just 2 of their past 9 games. They're not a top 8 side at this level. We should be more competitive than the rabble of a display we are dishing up. I agree many of our VFL-listers are struggling but the likes of Scott, Wilson & El Nour for example have shown much better ability and form than they are today. Last year, we still won games despite our long injury list and dependence on VFL-listers.
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Stats to HT:
Short 15
Hotton 13
Smith 11
Trezise 11
Young 9
Green 7
Bauer 5
Kosi 5
Gibcus 3
OHB 2
Disposals 159 - 160
Masks 44 - 43
Tackles 35 - 32
Clearances 16 - 17
Inside 50s 16 - 27
Hitouts 19 - 19
Frees 9 - 20
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7406#player-stats
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Another dropped chest mark under no pressure :facepalm.
Then we handball to someone under pressure when we were out :facepalm.
You can't win if you can't do Auskick stuff :banghead.
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Short quickly forward and Bauer marks 35 out but he's injured in the process.
Bauer carried off by the trainers.
Great! Last thing we need is another tall down :help.
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Green to take the kick. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 6.1-37
Geel 8.8-56
4 min Q3
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Another injury. Like last year all over again. Shocking run
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Commentators saying Bauer getting his knee structurally checked out on the bench.
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Commentators saying Bauer getting his knee structurally checked out on the bench.
Damn it Serpell.
Played Bauer too early/late, take your pick. Haha
On a genuinely serious note, surely this stuff isn't rocket science given the game is 150 years old.
Is the surface of PRO a problem for example? For soft tissue, not so much the more traumatic harder tissue injuries.
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Kosi moved forward with Bauer off injured.
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Commentators saying Bauer getting his knee structurally checked out on the bench.
Damn it Serpell.
Played Bauer too early/late, take your pick. Haha
On a genuinely serious note, surely this stuff isn't rocket science given the game is 150 years old.
Is the surface of PRO a problem for example? For soft tissue, not so much the more traumatic harder tissue injuries.
Bauer did it landing after the marking contest. If it's a knee then we can't blame this one on the fitness & conditioning staff.
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Goal to Geelong.
37 - 63
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Frees: 9 - 24 ::)
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Free in the ruck against us at HB. Another goal to the Cats.
37 - 69
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Green off due to the blood rule.
Done in a contest where the ump paid Geelong a mark that wasn't ::).
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Geelong player spills the ball in the centre. Collier to George who hits up Hotton 45 out. Doesn't make the distance. Toner keeps the ball in and chips back Yassine 40 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 7.2-44
Geel 10.9-69
26 min Q3
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Clever handball by Hotton seeing Raso out of the corner of his eye. Raso goals :gotigers
Rich 8.2-50
Geel 10.9-69
28 min Q3
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Gift Geelong a goal because everyone is ballhunting at the centre bounce and no one stays defensive side :banghead.
It's the same stupid schoolboy mistakes all the time :banghead.
50 - 75
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Collier on the run from 48 misses.
51 - 75
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Did our best once again to stuff that up by handballing instead of kicking. Raso marks on 50.
Kick falls just short. Ball bobbling about but Kosi gets and snaps and goals :gotigers
Rich 9.3-57
Geel 11.9-75
34 min Q3
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3/4 time
Richmond 2.0 5.1 9.3-57
Geelong 4.4 8.8 11.9-75
Goals: Green 2, Bauer, Hotton, Koschitzke, Wilson, George, Yassine, Raso.
At least had a dip that quarter unlike the first half.
Bauer (knee) on the bench done for the day.
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Get Taj out of this amateur football program. While he will be going into another one he will at least getting exposed to playing against other teams who know what they are doing
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Yze is clearly a moron if he thinks Sonsie should play AFL in front of Hotton
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Stats to 3QT:
Hotton 20
Short 18
Smith 18
Trezise 16
Kosi 12
Green 9
Young 9
OHB 7
Bauer 5 .... ( knee injury )
Gibcus 4
Disposals 251 - 252
Masks 56 - 54
Tackles 49 - 50
Clearances 28 - 32
Inside 50s 27 - 38
Hitouts 29 - 35
Frees 11 - 25 ::)
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7406#player-stats
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Yze is clearly a moron if he thinks Sonsie should play AFL in front of Hotton
This is Hotton's first full game at VFL level and only his second all up. Touchwood Taj gets through this game as he'll debut next week in the AFL.
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Street to the hot spot. No one front and square and Geelong kick clear.
Short intercepts. Short to Garner and gets it back but kicks it OOTF.
Seriously! :banghead
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That was chaos footy in the back half. El-Nour to Trezie to Street to Garner who finds Hotton free in the centre. Off to Raso who runs inside 50 and goals :gotigers
Rich 10.3-63
Geel 11.9-75
3 min Q4
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Young on the wing takes a bounce and goes long. Kosi brings it to ground. George crumbs and goals :gotigers
Rich 11.3-69
Geel 11.9-75
5 min Q4
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Yassine long and Kosi in front takes the pack mark 40 out. Falls short. Geelong caught ballwatching and Green instinctively crumbs and gets his foot quickly to it and goals :gotigers
Scores level.
Rich 12.3-75
Geel 11.9-75
10 min Q4
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Smith's decision making is what lets him down.
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umpire was blind, no holding the ball? :huh
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No one front and square at contest in our F50 and Geelong out the front run it down the ground for a goal :banghead.
As I said it's the same basic schoolboy mistakes that cost us :banghead.
75 - 81
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Point to the Cats.
75 - 82
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That was HTB against Geelong. He dived on the ball ::).
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free kick geelong
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Hotton finds Garner on a hard lead to get in front of the Geelong defender. Set shot from 45 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 13.3-81
Geel 12.10-82
18 min Q4
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Yassine held by the arm = no free. Then the ump pays a hold against him ::).
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Very very lucky. Geelong forward missed from 1m out.
81 - 83
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Rushed point to us.
82 - 83
25 min Q4
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George tackle gets the HTB free 50 out. Chips to Scott on the boundary 40 out. He gets it! Goal! :gotigers
In front! :o
Rich 14.4-88
Geel 12.11-83
28 min Q4
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Siren!
You bloody beauty!
Won by 5 pts :gotigers
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Jeez pretty good to come back from that. :bow
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Especially as we were a rabble in the first half. The way we were playing I thought we were gone for good. A lot of ticker to turn it all around, comeback and pinch the game in the last 30 secs.
Credit to Kosi who was immense once he went forward after Bauer went down.
But everyone lifted. It was all about attitude and intensity.
ps. Last time we see Hotton at VFL level me thinks too.
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Young, Short and Hotton definitely in next week.
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Young, Short and Hotton definitely in next week.
Yep.
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Final Score
Richmond 2.0 5.1 9.3 14.4-88
Geelong 4.4 8.8 11.9 12.11-83
Goals: Green 3, George 2, Raso 2, Bauer, Hotton, Koschitzke, Wilson, Yassine, Garner, Scott.
:veryhappy :highclap :clapping :gotigers
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Young, Short and Hotton definitely in next week.
Yep.
Yound was a brick wall, fantastic
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Didn’t watch the game but based on this commentary seems like Hotton was front and central to every good move going forward.
See you at the G next week Taj :cheers
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How did Gibcus go?
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Game over!
19 - 55
:cheers :cheers :cheers
Good call
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Gibcus was rusty. Will be better for the run around
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Game over!
19 - 55
:cheers :cheers :cheers
Good call
Ah yes, was waiting for the cheap shot. We were a rabble in the first half especially that second quarter. Are you disputing that or more likely you didn't watch the game at all and only saw the final score? I admitted post-siren I was wrong as yep I thought we were gone in the second quarter. You missed that too. Credit to our boys for coming back but we pinched that game. We were lucky Geelong were down a couple on the bench in the second half and they missed a late goal from 1m out lol which would've killed us off. Anyway, we dish up that first half again and we won't be so lucky next time.
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Great to hear Gibcus got through the game okay
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Is the Forgotten Man aka Kosi any chance to get an AFL opportunity?
I don't rate him but think he is a better forward option than Balta and he's not available next round...something about a curfew ::)
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Is the Forgotten Man aka Kosi any chance to get an AFL opportunity?
I don't rate him but think he is a better forward option than Balta and he's not available next round...something about a curfew ::)
If we are honest he would have been a better option than Faull or Sims all year but the need to get games into kids and not exactly him tearing the door down has meant no senior games. Every time Lynch has not played imo he probably should have played.
Have previously asked the question at what point with so little ball do we do more harm than good to Faull and Sims there has to be a point where it is better to send them back to the magoos for some ball form and confidence.
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Richmond VFL defeat Cats in a thriller
The VFL Tigers finished brilliantly against Geelong, kicking seven of the last nine goals to storm home to victory.
By Connor Burns
RFC website
6 July 2025
Richmond defeated Geelong at GMHBA Stadium by five points on Sunday, in a thrilling come-from-behind victory.
The Tigers were down by as many as 37 points before turning it around, with Harry Scott the hero.
Both teams found their offensive flow early in the game, with the Tigers kicking early goals through Steely Green and Lachlan Wilson.
Their momentum was halted after that as the Cats dominated territory, regularly playing on quickly to generate good looks ahead of the ball.
Geelong kicked the final three goals of the first quarter helping give them a 16-point lead at quarter-time.
It was much of the same after the break as the Cats transition game made things difficult for the Tigers, with young Geelong key forward Jay Polkinghorne the beneficiary of some swift ball movement.
The Cats managed to stretch the lead out to five goals approaching time on.
It was crucial for Richmond to hit the scoreboard approaching half-time, and they were able to late, through Jacob Bauer and Taj Hotton.
This cut the margin back to four goals at the main break, breathing life into the game for what looked like a down and out Richmond outfit only minutes earlier.
The Tigers got off to the perfect start after the break with Green kicking his second, but Geelong responded with a goal to Jamieson Ballantyne and then another from ruckman Joe Pike.
Richmond continued to hang around though with back-to-back goals from Mohammed Yassine and Massimo Raso, followed by a late goal to Jacob Koschitzke to cut the margin to 18 points at the final break.
Despite trailing for most of the match, Richmond refused to lie down, starting the quarter in scintillating fashion with three quick goals.
The last of them from Green tied the scores just 10 minutes into the term, but with all the play against them, Keighton Matofai-Forbes managed to slot one to give the Cats back the lead.
But, Richmond vice-captain Joel Garner pushed forward soon after, taking a big grab and slotting the set shot to keep the Tigers right in it.
With time ticking away Geelong held a one-point lead before a massive run-down tackle by Liam George gave the Tigers the ball on the paint of 50.
He popped the kick over to Scott, who then slotted a brilliant goal from the boundary with just 11 seconds left, to give Richmond the lead for the first time since early on in the game.
Geelong won the following centre clearance and blasted inside 50, but Tylar Young pulled down a game-saving mark as Richmond produced a win for the ages, after being down by 37 points late in the second quarter.
Jayden Short was brilliant on return from a calf injury, registering 27 disposals and 14 marks, while Scott was the hero and finished with 26 disposals, 10 tackles and the winning goal.
Green also helped spark the comeback, kicking three goals and providing great pressure inside-50, while Hotton displayed his immense talent once again with 23 disposals and a goal. Josh Gibcus also made a successful comeback, after more than 15 months out of the game with injury.
Bauer left the game with a suspected ACL injury.
The Tigers will now look ahead to next Saturday's clash against Southport at Kinetic Stadium.
Richmond 2.0 5.1 9.3 14.4 (88)
Geelong 4.4 8.8 11.9 12.11 (83)
Goals: Green 3, Raso 2, George 2, Yassine, Wilson, Scott, Koschitzke, Hotton, Garner, Bauer
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1823497/richmond-vfl-defeat-cats-in-a-thrille
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1823421/vfl-round-15-match-highlights
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1823675/vfl-round-15-post-match
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Individual Stats:
Short 27 disp (24k, 3h, 3c, 22u, 88.9%), 14m, 4t, - , - , 5in50, 4int, 2si.
Smith 24 disp (17k, 7h, 5c, 18u, 87.5%), 8m, - , 1cl, - , 2in50, 5int, 1si.
Hotton 23 disp ( 8k, 15h, 10c, 13u, 69.6%), 5m, 7t, 5cl, - , 3in50, 2int, 4si, 1g.
Trezise 22 disp ( 9k, 13h, 4c, 17u, 100% ), 8m, - , - , - , - , 4int, 3si.
Young 16 disp (14k, 2h, 3c, 9u, 100% ), 7m, 2t, - , - , 1in50, 4int.
Koschitzke 14 disp ( 7k, 7h, 6c, 10u, 71.4%), 2m, 1t, - , - , 1in50, 5int, 2si, 1g.
Green 12 disp (10k, 2h, 3c, 9u, 75.0%), 6m, 4t, 1cl, - , 4in50, 1int, 3si, 3g.
Hayes-Brown 10 disp ( 0k, 10h, 9c, 1u, 50.0%), - , 1t, 3cl, 29ho, - , - , 4si.
Bauer 5 disp ( 3k, 2h, 2c, 4u, 80.0%), 4m, - , - , - , 1in50, - , 1si, 1g.
Gibcus 4 disp ( 3k, 1h, 1c, 3u, 100% ), 2m, 1t, - , - , 1in50, 1int.
VFL-listers:
Wilson 27 disposals
Scott 26
El Nour 20
George 18
Johnson 17
Raso 16
Garner 14
Street 14
Toner 11
Collier 10
Yassine 7
Flockart 6
MacDonald 5
Team stats:
Disposals 353 - 323
Kicks 207 - 185
Handballs 146 - 138
Marks 100 - 70
Tackles 60 - 56
Clearances 34 - 40
Inside 50s 39 - 52
Hitouts 38 - 38
Frees 16 - 32 ::)
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7406#team-stats
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Player by player VFL report: Round 15
Here’s how coach Jake Batchelor assessed the performance of each player.
Jayden Short (29 disposals, 14 marks, four tackles)
“Provided great leadership coming back to VFL for the first time in many years, he used the ball really well and organised our stoppage structures really well.”
Kaleb Smith (25 disposals, nine marks, five intercept possessions)
“He's managing to find the ball a little bit more the last couple of weeks and his run, his drive and his ability to try and step through tackles has been noticeable.”
Taj Hotton (24 disposals, eight tackles, five clearances, one goal)
“Another improved performance as a high half-forward, he had a great opportunity to get in some centre bounces and get some clearances for us. He finished with plenty of tackles as well.”
James Trezise (24 disposals, eight marks, 96% disposal efficiency)
“Played a mixture of wing and half-back, his contest work was elite. He’s improving on his defensive awareness and best position knowledge.”
Tylar Young (16 disposals, seven marks, six intercept possessions)
“Great performance, was a little bit sticky on his opponent but that is what the game gave us versus some detached forwards. His contest work was great and he had great composure in the last quarter to take the match-saving mark.”
Jacob Koschitzke (13 disposals, two marks, one goal)
“Played his role down back for us and then we required a key forward in the second half. His ability to compete and bring the ball to ground and maximise his opportunities inside 50 was great. Great to see him get on the scoreboard and I dare say without Kozi up forward, we potentially don’t get the result.”
Steely Green (12 disposals, six marks, three goals)
“Good to have him back in the VFL this week, hit the scoreboard really well. He chased, defended really hard and his effort and intent was outstanding. Great to see him get some scoreboard reward.”
Oliver Hayes-Brown (11 disposals, 30 hit-outs, three clearances)
“He had a great battle with the opposition ruck, his ability to win the ball in the contest was strong. There were a few running patterns that they challenged him with from their ruckman, however I think Ollie dug his heels in and his effort was tremendous.”
Josh Gibcus (four disposals, two marks, one tackle)
“Great to see him get through, he’s a much-loved figure at our football club, he showed some of his strengths in the aerial contests and looked really safe when he was around the ball.”
Jacob Bauer suffered an ACL injury in the third quarter. He had kicked a goal and taken four marks to that point in the match.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1826132/player-by-player-vfl-report-round-15