VFL R18: Richmond vs Casey Demons @ Punt Rd, Sat. Aug. 3 [curtain-raiser]

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Stats (courtesy of Casey Radio):

Naish 16 disposals
Eggy 14
Ross 12
CCJ   11
Weller 11
Pickett 10
Turner 10 (9 in the 2nd qtr)

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the pressure around the ball has been immense.

Naish and Ross looking sharp with ball in hand.


https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL/status/1157526312526856192

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Team Disposals: 172 - 136




Relive Marlion's first goal in Y&B: https://t.co/CqxooTEkgK?amp=1

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Nank playing second half. So he must be playing a full game this week.

Casey have just 6 AFL-listed players.

Pickett out of the centre from the restart and goes inside 50. Off hands and it's a throw-in. Casey clear.

Balta in defence to Ballard to Beasley. Goes inside 50. Weller flies but can't mark. Casey clear.

RCD on the wing. CCJ taps it down at HF. English to Markov all by hand to Turner inside 50 who goes across goal and it's OOTF. Casey clear again.

Casey goes forward for the first time this qtr and they hit the post.

46 - 22

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Casey goal.

46 - 28

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Naish with the defensive intercept mark. Good kick to Weller to Aarts to Ballard 40 out on the boundary. Misses.

47 - 28

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Sloppy start to the 3rd  .

- Balta kick into the corridor is off. Casey on the turnover spray the shot for a throw-in. 
Weller's clearing kick is cut-off. Naish then cuts off the Casey forward kick. He then turns it over going back into the corridor. KMac intercepts in defence. Nobody wants to hold onto it. Turnovers galore by both sides.

- Turner to RCD on centre wing. Goes to HF. Good forward pressure forces a stoppage. Pickett hands to Grewar who goes inside 50 but it's cut off and Casey clear.

- Casey turn it over via a drop mark. Naish back into the corridor. Scramble and it's a stoppage.

- Morris pumps it inside 50. Weller can't get an effective kick away. Scramble. Aarts tackled and it's a ball-up 20 out. Casey clear.

- Courageous mark by Pickett. Lowers the eyes and finds Weller. Torp not perfect but still goes 60. Scramble off the pack. Aarts kicks off the ground makes something out of nothing. Goal! 

Rich    8.5-53
Casey 4.4-28

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Menadue (10 disposals) in board to Turner. Finds Beasley to Weller to Pickett to RCD who let flies from 30 and sprays it OOTF.

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Turner up to 12 disposals (9k, 3h3) and 5 marks so far.

Morris flies and takes the speckie in the centre.

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Menadue gives away a free and then 50 in frustration. Casey miss luckily.

53 - 29

25 min Q3

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Q3 inside 50s: 9 - 9

Beasley to Nank to Balta off HB but his forward kick is cleared by Casey.

Another free to Casey (against Beasley). They miss again.

53 - 30

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Garth to the wing. Nank down to Ballard to Weller. Goes forward but Casey clear.

Kmac intercepts and kicks inside 50. Casey clear again.

Naish off HB. Nank can't hold the mark. Siren.

3/4 time

Richmond   5.3    7.4     8.5-53
Casey         1.1    3.3     4.6-30

Goals: Markov 2, Menadue 2, Aarts 2, Pickett, Grewar.


Pretty forgettable quarter  .

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Ross and Nank rested for 10 minutes that quarter.

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CCJ tap down, RCD fans it out to Menadue to Pickett to the hot spot and Miller (pushed forward) marks. Goal! 

That's the start we wanted.

Rich    9.5-59
Casey  4.6-30

1 min Q4