VFL R8: Richmond vs Coburg @ Punt Rd, Sat. May 26 [Curtain raiser]

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Pathetic quarter.

3/4-time

Richmond    3.2     7.6     8.11-59
Coburg        1.3     2.4      7.4-46

Goals: Lloyd 2, Townsend, Coleman-Jones, Balta, C.Ellis, Silvestro, Mannagh.

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Not sure why we moved Garthwaite forward for that qtr. Looks like we experimented thinking the game was won at half-time and it unbalanced the whole side.

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Out of curiosity, Flea's son is playing for Coburg today and has kicked a goal.

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First goal of the last to us  .

GOAL! That's what we needed! C.J marks strongly and kicks truly.

Rich  9.13-67
Cob    7.4-46

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Coburg answer back  .

67 - 52

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Flea's son gets another for Coburg.

Back to just 9 pts  .

67 - 58

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Back out to 15.

GOAL! Ballard with a superb snap after some slick hands from Naish and Lloyd  .

Rich  10.13-73
Cob    9.4-58

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Back-to-back goals to us.

GOAL! Lloyd absolutely mungs his shot on goal and the ball falls into the arms of @JacobTownsend31 And Towner snaps truly  .

Rich  11.13-79
Cob    9.4-58

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Looks like we've woken up, steadied and kicked away. That's 3 in a row to us.

GOAL! C.J clunks one on the lead, goes back and his set-shot sails through  .

Rich  12.13-85
Cob    9.4-58

20 mins Q4

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We kick another

GOAL! Noah Balta extracts the ball and curls one home on his left  .

but Coburg get one back.

Rich  13.13-91
Cob   10.4-64

23 mins Q4

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Goal fest towards the end. Makes a huge difference when you kick straight.

GOAL! Patrick Naish take a bow, he kicks our 6th of the final term  .

Rich  14.13-97
Cob    10.4-64

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Make that 7 for the qtr.

GOAL! Markov to Soldo to Coleman-Jones to Balta in the goal square  .

Rich  15.13-103
Cob    10.4-64

26 mins Q4

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8 for the qtr.

GOAL! Now Lloyd cruises to 40 and kicks his 3rd  .

Rich  16.13-109
Cob    10.4-64

29 min Q4

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Jeepers, how was that run down the wing from Balta!!! Then a beautifully weighted pass at full speed to Stengle at the top of the square!

Think we might have found a #player there! Amazing!

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Raining goals for us now.

GOAL! Balta streams down the @Swinburne Centre wing and finds @StengleTyson at the top of the square  .

Rich 17.13-115
Cob   10.5-65