Richmond VFL -v- Port Melb: Round 1 Sat 7th April

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First blood to us. Corey Ellis goal after just 2 mins 

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Good forward pressure lead to repeat entries. Naish swoops, dodges and goals 

Rich 2.0-12
Port 0.0-0

4 mins

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Straight from centre clearance. Long to FF. Chol contests to bring it down and Bolton crumbs a goal 

Rich 18
Port 0

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One way traffic in the first 5 mins.

Another centre clearance. Chol almost marks. Stengle gathers and good vision finds Markov 30 out on the other side.

Markov's set shot misses though.

19 - 0

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Miles on the wing kicks towards Moore but it goes over his head and Bolton marks just inside F50. Goal 

Rich 4.1-25
Port  0.0-0

7 mins Q1

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Good mark by Balta at CHB. Goes to the wing where stengle gathers. Kicks to Soldo who gets the free 50 out. Misses.

We gain possession back from the Port kick-in and Bolton marks in the pocket. Wow ...... it gets in! 

Rich  5.2-32
Port   0.0-0

10 mins Q1

There is slight breeze but it's not a factor.

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Balta good again across CHB playing in front.

Miles finds Stengle 70 out. Goes inside to Menadue in space who runs to 50 but misses.

33 - 0

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Port get on the board and then get another straight away.

33 - 12

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Balta good pass to Moore on the wing. Long towards Chol who cleverly creates space for Stengle to mark. Goal 

Rich  6.3-39
Port  2.0-12

20 mins Q1

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Good pressure. Naish gets it to Morris who finds Stengle in the pocket. Goal 

Rich  7.3-45
Port  2.0-12

21 mins q1

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Stengle and Bolton dance around a couple of Port defenders. Aarts snap misses.

46 - 12

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Throw-in by the point post. Chol in the ruck gathers and spins around on his left for goal 

Rich 8.4-52
Port  2.0-12

25 mins Q1

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Drummond nails nahas in the tackle 

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Nahas caught again. Long kick is deep and Moore marks 20 out. Misses.

Quarter time

Richmond  8.5-53
Port Melb.  2.1.13

Goals:  Bolton 3, Stengle 2, C.Ellis, Naish, Chol.

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Speed and pressure doing the damage.

Bolton must have got a rocket during the week as if he played this way in the seniors (workrate more so than his 3 goals) he wouldn't have been dropped.

Stengle peeling off at the right times. That's how he's got his two goals.

Miles getting a heap of it in the middle as usual. Ellis has been good too.

Balta probably only had it 4 times as the ball hasn't been down there that often but each time it stood out. Playing in front to win the footy and then clean with good vision and distribution out of our backline.