VFL Round 12: Richmond vs North Ballarat @ Eureka stadium - Sunday, July 5

[tony_montana]

 

[one-eyed]

Just over 10 mins gone in this game and no goals scored as yet.

[Stalin]

Just over 10 mins gone in this game and no goals scored as yet.

Could be worse 

[one-eyed]

Lloyd pops through the first goal of the game.

RICH 1.3.9
NB 0.2.2

23 min Q1

[one-eyed]

Some intense tackle pressure from the Tiges saved a certain goal late.


Quarter time

Richmond     1.4-10
Nth Ballarat  0.2-2

Goal: Lloyd

Astbury had 12 touches, Dea had 7, and Knights, Lennon, Lloyd and McKenzie had 6.

[one-eyed]

We've got the breeze this 2nd qtr although it's very swirly.

Knights breaks away from 3 Rooster players, wheels around and sets up McBean. He goals and the Tigers are away in the second  .

McKenzie almost kicked a ripper from a tight angle.

Menadue misses on the run.

Rich  2.6-18
NB    0.2-2

[one-eyed]

Morris copped a smack across the face and is off with a bloody nose.

The Roosters on top in the midfield over the past 10 mins but our defence keeps repelling.

Astbury almost took a screamer and he may have hurt his shoulder when he came back down to Earth  .

18 - 5

[one-eyed]

Thomas should have got a clear free inside 50 but it's called play on and Knights' shot misses.

Barlow is in two minds whether to pass or have a shot and kicks it OOTF.

19 - 5


Astbury still in the hands of the trainers on the boundary.

[one-eyed]

Barlow hands to Lennon who goes inside 50 but Lloyd's juggling attempt at the mark isn't paid. Siren.

Half-time

Richmond      1.4    2.7-19
Nth Ballarat    0.2    0.5-5

Goals: Lloyd, McBean


Scrappy, ugly game with this swirly breeze. Our defence is doing very well but we're sloppy with the ball despite having a lot of it.

[one-eyed]

Dea now leading the possession getters with 13. Cachia, Knights and Thomas not far behind with 11.

Astbury 12. Still no further news on him since he went off.

[one-eyed]

After not kicking a goal for the whole first half, NB score one in the first 45 secs of the 3rd qtr.

Rich 19
NB   11

[one-eyed]

Astbury okay and back on the ground.

And NB get another  .

19 - 17

5 mins Q3

[one-eyed]

Knights long off half-back. Wynne flies but it comes off hands and Aarts lucky kick floats into McBean's arms. Goal  .

Rich  3.7-25
NB    2.5-17

10 mins Q3

[one-eyed]

Goal to NB. Back to 2 pts.

Rich  25
NB   23

[one-eyed]

McBean roves excellently in the goal square and snaps another goal. His 3rd .

And after good team pressure, Dea on the run bombs through another  .

McBean has another snap but it's touched on the line.

Rich 5.8-38
NB   3.5-23


We've got no one left on the bench by the way. Knights and Lloyd won't play for the rest of the game. Both gametime management the commentators are saying. Lennon had to leave the trainers just so we could rotate a player.