VFL R6: Richmond vs North @ Etihad [curtain-raiser]

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Onto the 2nd qtr:

GOAL! Luck's a fortune and a shank from @jakeaarts lands in the lap of Noah Balta, who kicks his first. 🐯 54 🔵⚪️ 10

Taylor Garner dribbles one home for @NorthVFL . 🐯 54 🔵⚪️ 16

GOAL! Superb work by Brandon Wood to keep the ball alive and @jakeaarts is the happy recipient.

https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL/with_replies

Rich   9.7-61
NM     2.4-16

13 mins Q2

[Loui Tufga]

Is Soldo playing?

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@NorthVFL gets its third, this time through a 50-metre penalty. 🐯 61 🔵⚪️ 22

GOAL! Electric transition from our back-half hands Shai Bolton his first for the morning. 🐯 67 🔵⚪️ 23


Rich   10.7-67
NM       3.5-23

25 mins Q2

[one-eyed]

Is Soldo playing?

Yes, Loui. Soldo and Chol sharing the ruck duties.

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And that's the half-time score. Tighter, low scoring affair that quarter.

Richmond      7.3       10.7-67
North Melb.    1.3        3.5-23

Goals: Miles 2, Wood 2, Aarts 2, Bolton, Balta, Baker, Mannagh

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HT: Top 5 Disposals:

Miles (20)
Wood (16)
B.Ellis (15)
Menadue (14)
C.Ellis (13)

https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL/with_replies

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We kick the first of the 3rd qtr  .

GOAL! Excellent poise and vision my Mabior Chol, as he finds Tim Silvestro inside 50, and the gun winger makes it a perfect start to the 2nd half.

🐯 73
🔵⚪️ 23

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GOAL! Brandon Wood clunks a squaring ball by @brandonjellis, and Woody slots his 3rd major.

🐯   12.9-81
🔵⚪️  3.5-23

6 mins Q3

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GOAL! Aarts and Balta combine seamlessly, and @StengleTyson has his 2nd.

🐯   13.10-88
🔵⚪️  3.7-25


We're trapping them in our forward line this qtr (albeit that last goal was a coast-to-coast one from a kick-in).

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Floodgates have opened. We've hit the ton  .


GOAL! This time it's Baker and Bolton combining, with Bolton jagging his 2nd. Excellent attack on the ball @OldCareyFC's Charlie Thompson in the lead-up 💪 🐯 94 🔵⚪️ 25

GOAL! Jacob Ballard gets in on the act.

🐯  15.10-100
🔵⚪️  3.7-25

19 mins Q3

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We're dominating the centre & clearances.

The only way Norf's VFL side is scoring goals is from 50m penalties  .

GOAL! @StengleTyson scoots through traffic and snaps his 3rd.

🐯   16.10-106
🔵⚪️   4.7-31

25 mins Q3

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Trademarks of our seniors in the VFL side this qtr: outnumbering at the contest and stoppages.

GOAL! And that's another for @StengleTyson , 3 in Q3 for the livewire.

🐯  17.10-112
🔵⚪️  4.7-31

32 mins Q3

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A repeat of the first. Another 7 goal qtr. Extend our lead out to 75 pts   

3/4 time

Richmond      7.3       10.7     17.11-113
North Melb.    1.3        3.5        5.8-38

Goals: Stengle 3, Wood 3, Miles 2, Bolton 2, Aarts 2, Balta, Baker, Mannagh, Silvestro, Ballard.

[Slipper]

Do you think we can hang on from here?

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Do you think we can hang on from here?

Only just! 


First of the last to us  .

GOAL! Great set-up behind the ball leads to Shaun Mannagh slotting his 2nd.

🐯  18.11-119
🔵⚪️  5.8-38

1 min Q4