VFL Round 13: Richmond vs Northern Blues @ Preston - Sat, July 11 - LIVE on Ch 7

[TigerMonk]

Chris Knights lining up for goal & puts it through for the Tigers first goal. its 1 goal each

[TigerMonk]

Richmond Way = backwards football. Gain 20 metres from hard running then kick it backwards 40 metres then have a look around l mean serious this is shocking Sack that Clarke

[TigerMonk]

This is like watching the seniors of Richmond play 6 years ago 

[TigerMonk]

Blues 2-1-13 Richmond 1-0-6 18:30 gone

[WA Tiger]

Chris Knights lining up for goal & puts it through for the Tigers first goal. its 1 goal each

Go Knights.

[TigerMonk]

Goal McDonuts 

[TigerMonk]

1/4 time

Blues 2-4-16 leading Richmond 2-0-12

[TigerMonk]

see that kick 

[WA Tiger]

see that kick 

No I didnt, what, who? How.

Thanks for the scores too.

[mightytiges]

Cheers for the updates, TM  .

The Blues had the slight breeze in that first quarter so we did okay to be only 4 pts down when we were beaten heavily in the clearances and inside 50s.

Possies:
Wynne  8
Lennon 7
Barlow  7

[TigerMonk]

no worries MT you can take it as l got something to do

[mightytiges]

Rain coming down now.

The wind has switched around so we're playing into it for both quarters.

We've got on top in general play and are starting to win the clearances but not putting it on the scoreboard.

McDonough missed two set shots and his kick from the boundary went low to the goalsquare (free to Blues) instead of taking a tough shot.

Knights also just missed a set shot.

So 4 chances for 3 behinds  .

Rich 2.3-15
Carl 2.4-16

15 mins Q2

[mightytiges]

Hail and rain belting down now. A great day for footy  .

[mightytiges]

Geez some modern day footballers have got no idea how play in wet conditions .

Blues kick the only goal of the quarter right on the siren  . Ball in our forward pocket and the ump 100m away pulls a free to the Blues 70m off the ball  . They get it forward for another free (shot is missed). We then can't clear it out of defence from the kick-in and the Blues get a set shot on the boundary which is put through the middle as the siren goes.

Half-time

Richmond   2.0    2.3-15
N.Blues      2.4    3.6-24

Goals: Knights, McDonough.

[mightytiges]

Nothing much to say about our AFL-listed players especially in these conditions where the ball is like soap. Top disposal winners belong to our VFL-listed players - Cachia, Barlow, Wynne.

Lennon was probably our best AFL-listed player before the rain arrived midway through the 2nd. He would around 10 possies so far.

Knights and McDonough have played as midsized forwards and took about 5 marks inside 50 between them that 2nd quarter but missed every set shot  .

McBean was beaten by Jacksch (sp?) when he started forward and so has been moved into the ruck sharing the duties with Soldo & McKenzie as we don't have a proper spare ruckman at VFL level with Hampson in the seniors.

Thomas has been Thomas. Hard at it in tight but that's about it.

Arnot hasn't done much in conditions that should suit him more.

Menadue quiet as well with no free flowing football.

Astbury rarely sighted as well although not conditions for talls.