VFL R11: Richmond vs Coburg @ Holm Park, Beaconsfield, Sat. June 15

[one-eyed]

Towner 14 disposals, 3 tackles, 4 goals.

Street to Mannagh to Towner but he leaves it behind.

We get it back. Bolton spears it to the square. Coates can't mark. Ball-up. Grewar's snap bounces over everyone but is touched just on the line by the Coburg defender chasing it back.

67 - 20

[one-eyed]

Towner hands to Grewar who runs and bounces. Could run all the way inside 50 but does the team thing and hits up Ballard 25 out. Misses.

68 - 20

[one-eyed]

Eggy to Towner on the wing. Kicks long down the line. Coburg clear.

A comedy of errors. Coburg player drops a sitter. Mannagh to Bolton to Weller = goal  .

Rich  11.8-74
Cob    3.2-20

15 min Q3

Commentators: "Men against boys"

[one-eyed]

Point to Coburg.

74 - 21

17 min Q3

[one-eyed]

Commentators: "Richmond has been well below their best but are 53 points up".

[one-eyed]

CCJ free in the ruck. Goes short to RCD in the centre. Harris to Fletcher who spent it before he got it. Harris wins it back and goes long. Thompson penalised. Coburg clear.

Silvestro spoil. Gives to Eggy. On the wing to Nelson to Thompson who goes long and marked by Coburg despite Weller being alone in the corridor.

However, Coburg turn it over. We go long. Off the pack and Towner out the back waltzes into an open goal  .

Rich  12.8-80
Cob    3.3-21

[one-eyed]

Starting with Eggy we cut through Coburg on transition and find Weller inside 50. Misses.

81 - 21

23 min Q3

[one-eyed]

Bolton to CCJ to Ballard to Aarts to Towner. Weller spoils his teammate but Nelson still gathers but his snap misses.

82 - 21

[one-eyed]

On transition again: Bolton - Weller - Grewar in board to Fletcher who finds Thompson to Towner. Had 4 options and chooses Nelson. Goal! 

Rich  13.10-88
Cob    3.3-21

27 min Q3

[one-eyed]

Bolton to HF and Weller marks strongly. Goes inside 50 but the siren sounds before Coates marks.

3/4 time

Richmond   4.4    8.5    13.10-88
Coburg       0.0    3.2     3.3-21

Goals: Townsend 4, Weller 2, Ballard 2, Bolton, Collier-Dawkins, Coleman-Jones, Street, Nelson.


One-way traffic. Coburg not even VFL standard.

[one-eyed]

3/4 stats:


Source: VFL app.

[one-eyed]

Free off the ball and downfield to Coburg gifts them a goal to start the last quarter.

88 - 27

[one-eyed]

Aarts to CCJ to Bolton who tries to find a forward on a lead but it's spoiled. Did the team thing when he could have had the shot. Throw-in. Aarts snap goes across and it's another throw-in. Coburg clear.

Bolton short to Mannagh just inside 50. Misses.

89 - 27

6 min Q4

[one-eyed]

Weller runs to 55 but it's touched just on the line.

90 - 27

[one-eyed]

Coffield switches to Eggy. Handballs to a Coburg player who fortunately slips. Eggy collects again. Gets to Aarts to Fletcher who goes long. Aarts front and square snaps but doesn't make the difference. Ball-up.

Coburg clearing kick is marked by Harris. Inside 50 and Towner marks in front. Misses as well.

91 - 27