VFL preseason games to be curtain-raisers to our first 3 AFL matches (RFC)

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VFL game has started. We kicked 3 of the first 4 goals but the Pies hit back to level the scores. We kicked the last goal to lead by that margin.

Rich  4.0-24
Coll   3.0-18

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Townsend gets us underway with the first goal of the day! RICH 6 COL 0

Wood wins the free kick and puts us back in front! RICH 12 COL 6

Stengle with the hard running and precise delivery to Townsend, who snaps truly! RICH 18 COL 6

Wood marks well and kicks his second from 40 out! The VFL Tigers back in front. RICH 24 COL 18

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Crocker finds some room, marks and goals for Collingwood. We're up by a point in a crazy first quarter!

RICH 25
COLL 24

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The Pies took the lead but we've hit back with goals to Chol and McIntosh.

CHOL! The big man crumbs brilliantly and dribbles one home to give us the lead right before quarter time.

Now Kamdyn McIntosh hits the scoreboard with a classy snap 👏👏

RICH 38
COLL 31

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Townsend and Wood starring with two goals each as a frenetic first term comes to an end.

Quarter time

Richmond     6.2-38
Collingwood  5.1-31

Goals: Wood 2, Townsend 2, Chol, McIntosh.

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We've got a break with the first two goals of the 2nd qtr.

Wood makes the most of a defensive blunder from Collingwood to nail his third!

McIntosh with another impressive goal! The Tigers have come flying out of the gates.

RICH 50
COLL 31

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Ballard kicked another goal for us but we then gave the Pies a goal via a 50m penalty  .

RICH 57
COLL 37

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Soldo wins a free kick 30 metres out and kicks his first for the day!

RICH 10.3-63
COLL   6.1-37

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12 point play  .

A HUGE Maric mark saves a goal!

Miles marks cleverly 50 out and goes back for the set shot... Guess what happened next! 

RICH 11.3-69
COLL   6.1-37

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LLOYDY! Great mark and a composed finish.

RICH 75
COLL 44

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Lloyd has two in a row! He was well found by Maric and made no mistake on the set shot.

RICH 81
COLL 44

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A brilliant quarter from the VFL Tigers! We're up by 37 at the main break  .

Half-time

Richmond       6.2     13.3-81
Collingwood    5.1       7.2-44

Goals: Wood 3, Townsend 2, McIntosh 2, Lloyd 2, Chol, Miles, Soldo, Ballard.

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Scores?

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The Pies kicked the first of the 3rd qtr before we kicked the next two. The Pies hit back with the next one.

Stengle hands it to Soldo in an empty square! Ivan has two for the day.

A brilliant Markov kick finds Mabior Chol, who joins the two goal club as well!

RICH  94
COLL  58

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Three for Soldo! The big man is unstoppable today.

RICH 16.4-100
COLL   9.4-58