2019 JLT series [JLT1 vs Melbourne @ Shepparton on Sunday, March 3]

[pmac21]

7 points now, we've stopped

[mightytiges]

Goal to Melbourne.

107 - 100

22 mins Q4

[georgies31]

Gez we learned nothing new today teams improve, but umpiring doesn't pathetic.

[mightytiges]

Soldo held by 2 Dee players = no free.

4m kick by Melbourne paid a mark.

 

[mightytiges]

Point to Melbourne

107  - 101

 26 mins gone.

[mightytiges]

Baker goals 

113 - 101

[mightytiges]

Siren. We won! 

[mightytiges]

Final Score

Richmond    3.4    8.8   13.15   16.17-113
Melbourne   7.2    9.2    11.3     16.5-101

Goals: Nankervis 3, Riewoldt 2, Balta 2, Martin 2, Baker 2, Rioli, Ellis, Higgins, Weller, Short.

[pmac21]

Balta, Ross, RCD good.
Players under pressure round one
B Ellis
O Markov
D Butler

Always good to win.  No injuries. 
Hopefully we learn to not start matches half asleep.

[georgies31]

Should have buried them. RCD, Ross and Balta did well.Going to be another long year two different interpretations for both teams no consistency.

[mightytiges]

Stats:

Disposals:  417 - 355  ( contested: 156 - 147 )
Clearances:  31 - 47    ( centre: 13 - 21 )
Inside 50s:   59 - 52   ( marks in50: 19 - 9 )
Tackles:       51 - 65
Hitouts:       34 - 37   ( Soldo 17, Nank 10, Balta 7)
Frees:          16 - 27


Possies:
Houli   35
Short  29
Broad  23
Dusty  21
Ross   21
Higgins 21
Lambert 20
Ellis     19
Rance   19
Prestia  19
Balta     18
Floss    18
Markov  17
Cotch    16
Rioli      15
Weller   14
Edwards 14
Grimes  13
Baker    10
Graham   9
Butler     9
Astbury  9
Riewoldt 8
Soldo     7
RCD      6
Nank     6

https://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/jlt-community-series/2019/1/rich-v-melb

[tdy]

I still dont get why we give away so many frees?  Is it because our players make body contact always?  were not dirty in the way The Hawks of the 80s were but they always won the free kick count.

[mightytiges]

Last quarter we took off our gun mids and played the cubs in the guts. So nothing to be concerned about.

Positives: No injuries, Fab Four, cubs impressed, Houli's return to 2017 form.

Negatives: Goalkicking - When you have 33 shots to 21 you should win easily by 7+ goals.


As for the umpiring especially in that last quarter . Same old same old  .

[mightytiges]

Richmond has won by 12 points, kicking 12 more behinds than Melbourne.

The Tigers won 21 more intercepts than the Demons, scoring 90 points launched from 88 intercepts in comparison to 46 points from 67 intercepts by their opposition.

The Tigers have transitioned inside forward 50 from 28 per cent of possession chains launched in defensive 50, well ahead of the Demons' rate at just 14 per cent.

https://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/jlt-community-series/2019/1/rich-v-melb

[mightytiges]

I still dont get why we give away so many frees?  Is it because our players make body contact always?  were not dirty in the way The Hawks of the 80s were but they always won the free kick count.

Also why do we not receive that many free kicks? So every opposition is much cleaner than us despite us as a top 4 side being a classier team than most of them .