Richmond vs Sydney @ Marvel Stadium - Round 5, 2019

[mightytiges]

Lucky there Tigers. Trying to gift the Swans a late goal kicking it back to them . Heeney misses though (pushed Floss in the back).

We get it to Prestia at HF but the siren goes as he kicks it inside 50.

3/4 time

Richmond   3.3    9.5   11.9-75
Sydney       2.1   4.2     6.3-39

Goals: Martin 3, Lambert 2, Caddy 2, Rioli, Ellis, Baker, Balta.

[Owl]

lots of sloppy fumbles but at least they break out the poo shovel and clean up their mess and not stare at it with their hands on their hips.

[mightytiges]

Martin leads all players for score involvements (eight), forward 50 marks (four) and forward 50 disposals (seven).

Richmond now leads 27-7 in forward half intercepts and 40-6 in points scored from this source.

Richmond now has a 45-30 lead in loose-ball gets post-clearance. This has been an area of strength in recent seasons for the Tigers with their fleet of ground level players.

Leading disposals:
Sheds 25
Prestia 24
Dusty 21
Higgo 21
Stack  19
Baker 18
Ross   16
Ellis  16
Houli 15

https://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2019/5/rich-v-syd

[Tigeritis™©®]

Castagna seriously can’t handpass the footy to anyone’s advantage. It either goes straight up or nowhere near the intended teammate if he ever hits a player it normally is at their feet.

His pressure and tackling is good though.

[sdc01]

Stack a rookie is so much better than Bellis in every department...how bizarre

[mightytiges]

lots of sloppy fumbles but at least they break out the poo shovel and clean up their mess and not stare at it with their hands on their hips.

Can't fault our workrate but that quarter was awful. Pure slop from us. Swans playing a spare behind the ball and then trying to play keepings off since half-time.

[Owl]

oh thats ok, buddy puts grimes in a headlock and gets a free kick

[mightytiges]

Sheds cuts off the Swan kick on the wing. To Kmac. Goes inside 50 but Dusty can't break through. Swans clear.

Grimes does enough to stop Buddy marking on the line and Broad clears.

Kmac free against Buddy for too high. George 3 bounces from the wing runs away from Jones. Goes towards Lynch who is spoiled. Swans clear.

Good tackle by Stack causes the turnover on the wing but Balta is tackled and gives away the free.

Buddy and Grimes both with their arms around each other's neck but Buddy gets the free  . Goal to Sydney.

75 - 45

[georgies31]

Gez we have a great batch of kids swans camed at us that quarter.Dont mind mistakes from them.Lets put them away.

[mightytiges]

Better at the contest there by Ellis. Prestia centres it to the top of the square but Heeney marks.

Kmac intercepts. Goes towards Lynch but he is spoiled going for the chest mark instead of arms out.

Throw-in 60 out. Swan run down in the tackle and drops it = play on 

We get it back but Dusty's quick shot misses.

76 - 45

[mightytiges]

Thankfully they miss their set shot.

76 - 46

13 mins to go.

[mightytiges]

Houli to Ellis along the wing. To Balta who goes long towards Lynch but it's a mark/free to Sydney and 50  .

Midweek will be practising hitting lead up targets inside 50.


Point to Swans. Touched on the line by Astbury.

76 - 47

[Owl]

the umpire is going to free kick them to victory

[pmac21]

I know where winning but our inside 50 entries are a disgrace. 

Should be 10 goals up but they're now within reach

[Owl]

told ya umpires are stuffing us in the arse with a ironbark phalus dipped in shards of glass