VFL: Richmond vs Port Melbourne @ Punt Rd, Sunday April 16 --- Live on Ch 7

[one-eyed]

Lennon on the wing goes long to the pocket. Lloyd quick kick centres it. Chol and another Tiger can't mark. Menadues quick kick forward goes to Lloyd who goals again  .

Rich 28
Port 21

31 mins Q1

[one-eyed]

Ballwatching in defence and a lucky bounce gifts Port a goal on the siren.

Quarter time

Richmond   4.4-28
Port Melb.   4.3-27

Goals: Lloyd 3, Stengle

[Ruanaidh]

Chol and Bolton need to improve if we are going to win this.

[one-eyed]

Lloyd (everywhere) and Ellis (classy) our best so far for mine. Miles & Townsend their usual selves winning the ball in the North Port Oval gluepot. Moore has done some nice things. Ivan is probably our only big man winning his position.

Chol and Bolton unsighted so far. Elton not playing.

Disposals:
Lloyd 12
Miles   8
Ballard  8

[one-eyed]

Poor kick by Port out of D50 goes to Lennon. Nice low pass. Lloyd's kick is a shank and is rushed through.

We are really struggling inside F50 as our tall forwards (Chol and Soldo) can't get near it so far.

29 - 27

[one-eyed]

That's pretty much the difference so far. Port able to get marks inside F50 while we can't. Lucky they miss.

29 - 28

5 mins Q2

[one-eyed]

Goal to them from another F50 mark and set shot.

29 - 34


Townsend gone for the day. Off to hospital.

[georgies31]

Guys has Townsend disposal Improved and skills ?

[one-eyed]

Guys has Townsend disposal Improved and skills ?

Not really had a chance to see in this game. Won ball in the middle gluepot with hands to runners. Then copped a whack in the face with his first outside possession (mark). Gone for the day and off to hospital as I posted.


29 - 36

11 mins Q2

Port on top in general play.

[pmac21]

Being outmuscled and the dumb players like batch, hunt continue to do dumb things. 

[one-eyed]

Chol finally takes a mark (double grab) 60m out. Finds Aarts 30m out. Misses.

30 - 36

15 mins Q2

[one-eyed]

We've been very lucky Port aren't making us pay on the scoreboard.

30 - 38

[one-eyed]

Port are cutting us to ribbons but they keep missing.

30 - 39.

20 mins Q2

[Ruanaidh]

Some blokes out there are not willing enough.

[one-eyed]

Eventually Port were going to kick one straight with the amount of ball they have.

Then another straight from the centre clearance. Big trouble now!

30 - 51