Richmond vs Brisbane @ the Gabba - Round 3, 2015

[🏅Dooks]

How are we not in the lead?

[mightytiges]

Brisbane goal.

13 - 13

The defensive pressure switching back to defensive transition is non-existent. It's a shootout at the moment.

We get it forward but Brisbane rush a point.

14 - 13

[mightytiges]

Redden tagging Dusty.

Flossy gives away a dumb free off the ball. We get it back. Dusty to Houli to Hunt to Chaplin to Edwards. He tries to hit Knights but it's spoiled out of bounds.

Cotch to Hunt and Morris marks up forward now. 45m out directly in front. Goal 

Rich  20
Bris   13

[mightytiges]

Morris running back to defence.

Free to Grigg for being held. Inside 50. Jack comes from a long back but can't mark. Brisbane clear.

Hunt to Knights who goes for it but it falls short and is marked by a Lion on the line.

Batch to Houli to Grigg on the wing to Cotch who chips to Jack. Cops some late attention but no 50  . Outside 50 kick lands just short and is rushed through.

Rich  21
Bris  13

17 mins Q1

[mightytiges]

Shocking Brisbane turnover (grubber kick) gifts Cotch a goal 

Rich  27
Bris  13

[mightytiges]

Under pressure but it's a free to Morris in defence. Off to Batch but his kick to Grigg is intercepted. Thankfully Brisbane turn it back over toe Chaplin. McIntosh pumps the ball long and Jack marks on the boundary 45m out.

Cotch and Gardiner going at each other but the ump sees nothing. Tiger Army not happy.

Jack goes to the top of the square. 3 Lions go up and spoil each other and Griffiths snaps it through for goal but the Lions claim it was touched. Hardly definitive  it was touched but the review said it was.

Rich 28
Bris  13

[(•))(©™]

Sounds like a highly skilled match of football as played by two of the Giants of the modern era.

[mightytiges]

Now in Brisbane's forward line. Flossy's kick is smothered but we blindly boot it out there. Brisbane gets it back but Rance marks the kick deep in defence.

Dusty to Miles across HB. Up the line to Gordon. Goes long and Jack flies but the ball hits the ground. In dispute with sloppy footy and it's a free to the Lions.

We get it back and Cotch goes long but it's marked by Stefan Martin. Beams kick is terrible. Flossy goes long but Brisbane end up with the ball again in our forward line  .

Brisbane kick into their forward line is marked by Chaplin. Off to Grigg who almost turns it over. Cotch passes inside 50 isn't great but the Lions' defender deliberately out of bounds. Free to Griffiths but his shot misses everything.

Brisbane go forward and it's a free to them just outside 50. Wobbly ball ends up with Dusty to Cotch to Knights. Back to Cotch (shouldn't have called for it) who goes to Jack but he's hot and Brisbane clears. Brisbane forward again and from the throw in with 23 secs left, Zorko marks it just before the siren. Goal to Brisbane  .

Quarter time.

Richmond  4.4-28
Brisbane    3.1-19

Goals: Griffiths, Cotchin, McIntosh, Morris

[wayne]

How are we not 6-7 goals in front?

[The Big Richo]

Ivan 'No Impact' Maric.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Sadly, Ivvy is getting touched up again

[🏅Dooks]

Brisbane are rubbish. If we were cleaner into our fwd 50 we'd be 4-5 goals up.

Cotch had been good as has Hunt.

Maric is a worry. Just looks really slow and no spring in the jump whatsoever

[🏅Dooks]

Ivan 'No Impact' Maric.

NIMP- ACT for short

[mightytiges]

Stats:

Cotch   12
Hunt      9
Grigg     8
Gordon  6
Edwards 6
Chaplin   6
Newy      5
Miles       5
Ellis         5

Up in most of the stats except hitouts and handballs.

16 to 9 inside 50s and 5-1 in centre clearances.

[mightytiges]

If we were cleaner into our fwd 50 we'd be 4-5 goals up.

This!


2nd quarter has started. Brisbane go bang out of the centre but thankfully it's just a point.

28 - 20