Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 4, 2019

[mightytiges]

Boak coughs it up to Rioli 60 out. His kick to Lynch though is cut off by Port and they clear.

We get it back at HB. Kmac to Menadue to no one on the wing. Port gather and go forward.

Good pressure, Ellis quick clearing kick. Kmac free against for below the knees.

We are just kicking it back to them coming out of defence.

Prestia out of the full. Soft 50 against Graham in the marking contest gifts Port another.

10 - 25

5 shots each but it's 1.4 to 4.1

[Go Richo 12]

Umpiring

[mightytiges]

Good tackle and it's a free to Ross on defensive 50. Chips to Menadue to Stack. Long down the line. Baker crumbs off the back inside 50. Baker to Rioli to Higgo clever to Ellis to Lambert in the pocket 30 out. Hits the post  .

11 - 25

Can't win if you can't kick straight  .

[mightytiges]

Port turnover. Balta bounces down the ground and Caddy kicks the goal 

Rich  2.5-17
Port   4.1-25

[big tone]

I hope Astbury paid to get in because all he is doing is spectating.

He has been pathetic this year.

[Francois Jackson]

Yeah it's the umpires fault that we have a squib in our team

Once again he backs out of going back with the flight

1 min left in the first

[mightytiges]

Prestia from the centre-bounce to Ross to Edwards. Ball goes inside 50. Balta to Ellis towards Lynch in the pocket but it's spoiled for a throw-in. Port clear.

Ross inboard to Sheds. Siren.

Quarter time

Richmond   2.5-17
Port Adel.   4.1-25

Goals: Caddy 2.

[Tiger Khosh]

Pressure and tackling back to a high level. Our defence looks shambles without rance, everytime it goes deep in there I’m expecting a goal to be scored.

[mightytiges]

Aside from the first 20 mins against Carlton, our goalkicking has been pathetic so far this season  . Missing so many gettable shots that should be kicked at this level. If we had kicked the ones we should we would be in front  .

[mightytiges]

Contested footy even. Getting smashed in the uncontested possies.

Port Adelaide recorded 40 more uncontested possessions in the opening term. It has averaged 57 more uncontested possessions per game than its opposition this season, ranked No.1.

Noah Balta has won three intercept possessions with two of these launching scores for his team, including that goal to Josh Caddy.

Richmond has scored three behinds from set shots while Port have booted four goals from this source.

Port have recorded 41 effective kicks, with 18 of these in the forward half. Richmond has recorded just 20 effective kicks across all zones.

https://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2019/4/port-v-rich

[mightytiges]

Prestia (free HTB) to Sheds. Goes long towards Caddy. Rioli crumbs but he misses a gettable one too 

18 - 25

[mightytiges]

Lucky they missed.

18 - 26

[mightytiges]

Ross (7 possies). Balta to George to Prestia who finally kicks it straight  .

We make them pay.

Rich   3.6-24
Port    4.2-26

[mightytiges]

Free to Sheds. Advantage Lambert to Prestia but he turns it over.

They turn it back over to us. Stack to Ellis who gets the free. Wide to broad chips to Kmac on the wing. To HF. Scramble. Ball-up.

Higgo taps it to Bolton centres to Lynch but it's spoiled and it's a throw-in. Free to Nank but his inside 50 kick is cut off. Port clear.

Floss in defence to Graham/Ross? over the head of Nank and Port end up with a set shot. Goal to them.

24 - 32

[mightytiges]

Ross 10 possies at 80% eff.

Ross wide to Rioli. Inside back to Ross on the logo. Towards Nank. Baker gets it inside 50. Lynch held but no free. Free to Port at HB and they clear.

Lycett has a ping but thankfully it's OOTF.

Astbury towards Floss but it falls short. Port collect and kick a long goal.

24 - 38

One side kicking straight and the other butchering it. Us being the latter  .