Richmond vs Geelong @ the M.C.G., Rnd 13, 2018

[mightytiges]

Umps gift the Cats a goal  .

30 - 34

[Go Richo 12]

What the stuff is he meant to do? Climb over the fence?

[mightytiges]

Dusty steals it to grigg to Jack who is pushed in the back (not paid)  .

Lambert kicks a goal from 40 anyway  .

Rich  5.6-36
Geel  5.4-34

Playing against 26 at the moment  .

[mightytiges]

Geelong player tackled, spun around 720 degrees and put the ball on the deck = not HTB  .

[mightytiges]

Umps screwing us in the last 15 mins.

Very soft free to Ablett in front of the sticks.

Lucky he missed.

Surprised the umps didn't give him another shot  .

36 - 35

[mightytiges]

Grigg long inside 50. Scramble. Ball-up 30 out. Rioli's snap misses.

37 - 35

[mightytiges]

Caddy to Dusty to Cotch (called to play on: not 15) and goes short to Higgins who marks just before the siren. Shanked it = no score.

Half-time

Richmond   1.5   5.7-37
Geelong     4.2    5.5-35

Goals: Riewoldt, Caddy, Nankervis, Lambert, Castagna.

[mightytiges]

Looks like the City End is the scoring end. Unusual to have a favoured scoring end at the 'G these days.

B.O.G. for Geelong have been the FOUR umps. That last 15 mins was a disgrace. Blantant frees to us not paid while the Cats got cheapies in front of goal  .

[mightytiges]

Our pressure vs Geelong's clearance work is the game so far.

Team Stats:

Disposals: 178 - 161  ( contested: 84 - 77 )
Clearances:  14 - 22   ( centre: 2 - 10; stoppages: 12 - 12 )
Inside 50s:   29 - 26   ( marks In50: 6 - 4 )
Tackles:       46 - 36
Hitouts:       17 - 18
Frees:         12 - 13


Disposals:

Sheds   14
Grigg    12
Caddy  11
Short   10
Dusty  10
Broad  10
Cotch  10
Conca  10
Lambert 9
Riewoldt 8
Rioli    8
Floss   8
Butler  8
Rance  7
Higgins 7
Ellis     6
Georgie 6
Macca   6
Grimes 5
Graham 5 .... 9 tackles.
Nank   4
Garth  4

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2018/13/geel-v-rich

[mightytiges]

Geelong has dominated the clearances. Gary Ablett three, Mitch Duncan and Joel Selwood two each are the most prominent on the ground.

Richmond leads the tackle count by eight for the quarter. Trent Cotchin and Jack Graham have been influential with three each. Graham has 9 tackles to half-time.

Jayden Short has gained 300 metres for the match, with Shaun Grigg 295 and Jed Bews 271 the next best on the ground.

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2018/13/geel-v-rich

[georgies31]

Need to kick straight tho can't afford to much misses.

[mightytiges]

Floss intercepts on the wing. Goes to HF. Jack clever to Conca to nank to FF and Butler gathers and kicks a goal 

Rich  6.7-43
Geel  5.5-35

[georgies31]

3 qtr lets maintain and increase our intensity and workrate.Centre clearances and hard ball our way.

[mightytiges]

Dusty out of the centre inside 50. Scramble. Rioli held by the jumper = no free  . Geelong clear.

Grimes good mark in front of Hawkins and Floss takes a top mark in the corridor. To Lambert to Butler. Waits for those upfield. To Conca (well done) who goes to 30. Spoiled to Grigg who gathers and goals 

Rich  7.7-49
Geel  5.5-35

[mightytiges]

Floss again and finds Higgins. To Sheds in the middle. Goes long. Caddy to Grigg to the square. But Cats clear.

Point to Geelong.

49 - 36