NAB 3 - Richmond vs North Melbourne, Sat. March 21 @ Etihad

[Willy]

Go Griff!

[mightytiges]

Trivia:

This is now the highest scoring first half (141 points) of any official AFL preseason match on record. The previous high was the 1992 semi-final (138 points) between Geelong (7.5.47) and Hawthorn (14.7.91).

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Trivia:

This is now the highest scoring first half (141 points) of any official AFL preseason match on record. The previous high was the 1992 semi-final (138 points) between Geelong (7.5.47) and Hawthorn (14.7.91).

41 again

[mightytiges]

11 scoring shots to 5 that quarter. If only we kicked straight  .

Lifted workrate around the contests and started to get some midfield control and use the ball better (itcouldn't get any worse early), which is why we are back into the game. Dropped off again midway of the 2nd qtr as we missed gettable shots and North nailed their chances. Ziebell going off has helped. All Tiges in the last 6 or so minutes.

Jack has been excellent. Forward line works best with Jack close to goal. Still needs a better support cast. Griffs improved in that 2nd qtr but the rest TV and the smalls have been non-existent.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Lennon is a magnificent finisher.

[mightytiges]

Stats:

Disposals:   193 - 170 ... (cont. 76 - 65)
Kicks            99 - 89
Hballs           94 - 81
Clearances    20 - 20 ... ( Centre clearances: 7 - 14 )
Inside 50s:   31 - 23
Marks In50:   8  - 5
Tackles:       20 - 35
Hitouts:       17 - 21 .... (Maric 16)
Frees:           8 - 10



Cotch    15
Rance    14
Grigg     14
Dusty    13
Ellis       13
Jack       12
Lids       12
Griffs     10
Edwards  9
Chaplin    9
McIntosh  9
Houli        8
Lennon    8
Conca      7
Maric       7
Grimes    6
Hunt       6
Lambert  5
Morris     5
Vlastuin   5
Astbury   3
Vickery    2

Batch and Lloyd not subbed on yet.

[mightytiges]

Batch subbed on.

Grimes subbed off.

[mightytiges]

Astbury on Petrie.

Rance on Thomas 

[mightytiges]

Maric now playing deep forward and Griffs is in the ruck.

Grigg intercepts the poor North kick. To Houli to Lids back to Griffs and Batch's kick is OOTF by the point post.

[mightytiges]

Bad skills in defence under pressure gifts North the first goal of the quarter.

62 - 86

[mightytiges]

Another miss to us. Lids.

And another miss when Conca had a chance to straighten up and kick it easily 

64 - 86

[mightytiges]

Griffs went a huge speccie but crashed landed and hurt himself.

He's up thankfully.

[🏅Dooks]

GRIFF > VICKERY

[mightytiges]

Sloppy footy by both sides.

Petrie kicks a blind kick over his head and it lands in Harvey's hands for a goal  .

64 - 93

And we get punished again for missing gettable goals.

[mightytiges]

Dusty gets it out of the centre. North turn it over to Morris and Dusty has run down to mark. Goal 

Rich  70
NM    93