VFL R8: Richmond vs Essendon --- Sat. May 28 @ Punt Rd [curtain-raiser]

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Q1: Callum Moore has started superbly with two towering marks inside 50.

RICH 3
ESS 0

https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL

[WA Tiger]

Moore will be elevated!!

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Is Chol out there?

Yep.

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We kicked 5 straight behinds and no surprise Essendon kick a goal with their own shot.

Rich 5
Ess  6

12 min Q1

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We're kicking with the aid of a strong breeze in the first quarter. Need to take our chances which we haven't so far.

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Still no goals with the strong breeze. About 20 mins gone  .

Chol playing in defence, torch.


Q1: Mabior Chol looking right at home as a key-back and @DrummondNathan starting to find the footy.

RICH 6
ESS 6

[WA Tiger]

Fantastic, now we are training our ruck forwards up to play in the backline..

Get em all back boys..

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GOAL! @ToddElton43 kicks our first for the evening and hands us a 6-point lead at the 24-min mark.

RICH 12
ESS 6

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QT: All tied-up at the first change. We dominated for patches but just need to finish off inside 50.

Richmond 1.6-12
Essendon  2.0-12

Goal: Elton

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The Bombers missed plenty of chances in the 2nd quarter like we did in the first with the breeze. We're down by only a goal at half-time after trailing by 14 pts midway through the second.

Half-time:

Richmond   1.6   3.7-25
Essendon    2.0   4.7-31

Goals: Elton, Townsend, ?


From RFCVFL twitter:

@DrummondNathan showing excellent signs in his first half of footy in 13 months. He's accumulating at will and oozing class.

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GOAL! Jason Castagna makes an impact immediately up forward and kicks his first.

Scores level.

Rich  31
Ess   31

Early Q3.

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We kicked a couple of points to grab the lead but the Bombers then goaled.

33 - 37

Midway Q3

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Had a chance to mark in the goalsquare but it was spoiled and rushed through. We trail by 2 pts.

3/4 time.

Richmond   1.6   3.7    4.11-35
Essendon    2.0   4.7     5.7-37

Goals: Elton, Townsend, Castagna, ?


Bombers will be favourites now given they have the scoring end in the last quarter. We kicked 2.10 in two quarters with it  .

[sdc01]

from twitter

Q4: @EssendonVFL go back-to-back and push the margin to 20 points at the 14-min mark. ESS 56 to RICH 36

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Big Ivan gets one back for the Tiges, back to 16 points.

Rich  5.12-42
Ess   8.10-58

Time on Q4

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Essendon kick the sealer.

44 - 65