VFL R6: Richmond vs Frankston @ Skybus Stadium, Sun. May 12

[one-eyed]

Point to them.

Aarts into the corridor to Soldo to Morris back of the centre. Goes wide to Markov. Goes long inside 50 towards CCJ. Thompson off hands runs in for the easy goal . 4 Tiger small forwards down to just 1 Dolphin defender when the ball hit the ground.

Rich    7.0-42
Frank  3.3-21

Commentators saying the game is even in general play but we're making the most of our F50 entries.

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Ballard 1-2 with Naish. Back to Naish ... clever toe poke through ball to Mannagh who runs in but misses.

43 - 21

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Keeping it in our forward line. A mixture of our pressure and Frankston butchering the ball.

Townsend to Naish who nails a goal with the banana from 40 out! 

Naish putting his hand up for senior selection. 15 disposals and 2 goals midway 2nd qtr.

Rich    8.1-49
Frank  3.3-21

14 mins Q2

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Coffield to Weller on the wing. Weighted kick in board to RCD. Goes long. Off hands Silvestro over the top to Aarts in the goalsquare but he is brought down in the tackle.

Ball-up. Aarts sharks the goal  .

Rich    9.1-55
Frank  3.3-21

15 min Q2

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Ball-up HF. Weller sharks clearance and goes inside 50. Tackle by RCD forces the ball-up in the pocket. Frankston briefly clear but it's a free to Grewar 50 out. Great kick. Goal! 

Rich    10.1-61
Frank    3.3-21

[one-eyed]

Fletcher out wide to Miller to Turner to Naish but it's turned over.

Free to Eggy in defence. To RCD to Thompson to Naish to RCD. Goes wide and OOTF.

Ballard chase down on the wing. HTB. Goes long. Grewar to Aarts to Townsend who is tackled. Ball-up 55. Free for HTB. Weller receives on the run but misses everything.

Frankston defender kicks it OOTF. CCJ couldn't mark but Aarts snap misses.

Markov won the ball well but kicked it like a sack. CCJ couldn't pull up in time and it's another point.

63 - 21

[one-eyed]

Turner wins the foot race in defence. Grewar wins the ball to Soldo stops props. Kicks it inside 50. It gets through and Naish gets his 3rd  .

Commentators - "Naish playing irresistable footy and will get his senior chance very soon".

Rich  11.3-69
Frank  3.3-21

[one-eyed]

Markov soccers it. Weller up the line to HF. Townsend slips. Frankston clearing kick but Thompson is in the way. Eggy now goes long but the siren sounds. Townsend ticked off for not getting a free for too high.

Half-time

Richmond    5.0   11.3-69
Frankston    3.2     3.3-21

Goals: Naish 3, Weller, Aarts, Coleman-Jones, Chol, Morris, Mannagh, Grewar, Thompson.

Commentators: Frankston doing their best but can't keep up with Richmond's class.

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Stats to half-time:

% time in possession:  56% - 44%
Inside 50s: 31 - 18
Hitouts:     35 - 13
Other stats are even.

Naish 18 disposals ... 3 goals ... 0 tackles
Weller 16 disposals ... 1 goal ... 5 tackles
Turner 13 disposals ... 0 tackles
Aarts   12 disposals ... 1 goal ... 1 tackle
Eggy 12 disposals ... 2 tackles

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Naish is due.

Pressure is now well and truly on a few in the ones now....

[mightytiges]

Goes long and CCJ takes an absolute hanger over 8 players! Marked it at its highest point too. They are calling it mark of the year by far. Very much Roach-like.

I hope someone at the ground got a pic or even better some vision of CCJ's speckie  .

[mightytiges]

Point to them.

Coffield to Weller who takes a good mark. Sets it up and Chol from the side marks in front. But his kick is cut off. However, Frankston defender goes across the ground with a poor kick and it's picked off by Naish who chips it to Townsend. Goal! 

Rich    12.3-75
Frank    3.4-22

3 mins Q3

[mightytiges]

Goal to them.

Then we give a free away after the goal 60 out from their goal. But they don't score.

75 - 28

[mightytiges]

Townsend with a "flower bag" to HF. Frankston clear.

Soldo free. Toward Aarts on the wing who turns it over.

Ball bouncing between half-backs due to poor kicks by both sides.

[mightytiges]

Ballard through the middle and Chol marks with flight of the ball. Keeps running and runs into an open goal  even though he should have gone behind his mark. Umps let it go so we'll take it lol.

Rich   13.3-81
Frank   4.4-28