VFL: Richmond vs Essendon @ Windy Hill, Sat. July 1 [LIVE on Ch 7]

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Graham a free from the stoppage and hits Bathie lace out 40m out. Misses.

Rich  55
Ess   50

23 mins Q3

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Soldo from 60m kicks to the top of the square and it's rushed through.

56 - 50

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Good forward pressure and second effort by Bathie nails the tackle. Goal 

3/4 time

Richmond  9.8-62
Essendon   7.8-50

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3/4 T

Rich: 9.8.62

Ess: 7.8.50

And that's enough for me

Time to get home to the family

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GOALS: Garthwaite 2, Bathie 2, Chol, Bzenic, Fletcher, O'Sullivan, Graham.

DISPOSALS (Ch 7):
Miles  28
Hunt  22
Townsend 19


Better fluency in the last 10-15 mins of that qtr. Going taller has helped and our forward transition from defence has improved (lead to two coast to coast goals).

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All Essendon so far to start the last qtr. They've kicked 1.3

Rich 9.8-62
Ess   8.11-59

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Repeat of the 2nd qtr when we can't get it out of our back half. Essendon in front  .

Rich  9.8-62
Ess   9.11-65

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We get a turnover on the wing. Batch to Miles finds Bzenic. Goal 

Back in front!

Rich  10.8-68
Ess     9.11-65

10 mins Q4

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Hunt . Gifts Essendon the lead back .

Rich  68
Ess   71

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Good forward pressure and Cass dribbles one through  .

Back in front again!

Rich  11.8-74
Ess   10.11-71

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22 mins gone.

74 - 72

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Hunt goals 

Rich  12.8-80
Ess   10.12-72

26 mins Q4

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Point to Essendon

80 - 73

30 mins Q4

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Point to Essendon

80  - 74

33 mins Q4

Is Essendon controlling the timekeeping 

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Siren! 

We win by a goal