VFL R20: Richmond vs Essendon @ Windy Hill, Sat. Aug 17

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Bomber kicks it OOTF but the ump pays it a down field free to them  . They kick a point just on the siren.


3/4 time

Richmond   3.0     6.2     10.4-64
Essendon    2.0     5.2     10.3-63

Goals: Balta 2, English 2, Miller, Coleman-Jones, Butler, Menadue, Naish, Moore.

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Stack off that qtr?

Don't remember him being mentioned in the call since half-time.

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Stats to 3/4 time:

Naish 19
English 17
Balta  15
Stack 15
CCJ 14
RCD 13
Towner 12

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6 mins gone last qtr. No score. Lots of stoppages.

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Turner inside 50. Over CCJ's head and Silvestro is held in the tackle. Ball-up. Essendon clear.

Kmac on the wing back inside 50 but it rebounds again out.

Kmac again to Naish inside D50. Goes to Silvestro short to Weller on the wing. To HF. Scramble. Essendon clear.

Henderson with the kick outside D50 but it's marked by the Bombers. They go inside 50 and it's a ball-up.

Point to Essendon.

10.4-64 a piece.

11 min Q4

[Jackstar is back!!!]

Stack got bad ankle injury
May be long term ?

[WilliamPowell]

There's a pic on Twitter showing Stack on crutches, getting hugs form his team mates

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Kmac at HB to CCJ. Finds Turner at HF. Goes inside 50. Towner in front beaten in the marking contest. Essendon clear.

Throw-in on the wing. We go inside 50. Towner good tackle and it's a ball-up. Now a throw-in. CCJ gets it to the goalsquare but Essendon clear again out of our D50 .

Turner free inside D50. Off to English to CCJ. Goes inside 50 and Towner marks. Goal! 

Rich  11.4-70
Ess    10.4-64

15 min Q4

 

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Goal to Essendon.

11.4-70 a piece.

18 min Q4

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Ball pops over Turner's head. Morris saves the day. Point to Essendon.

70 - 71

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Stack got bad ankle injury
May be long term ?

There's a pic on Twitter showing Stack on crutches, getting hugs form his team mates

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Pickett long inside 50 but English is caught under the ball and Essendon clear.

Umps giving the Bombers a good run  .

Naish to the wing. RCD good hands to Menadue releases him and he goes long and puts it through 

Back in front!

Rich  12.4-76
Ess    11.5-71

22 min Q4

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CCJ taps to Balta who breaks out of the tackle. Gets it to Towner but he misses on the run.

77 - 71

24 min Q4

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Menadue clears from D50 for a throw-in. No it's a free to Essendon  .

CCJ good mark in defence. Down the line. Essendon clear.

Kmac keeps it in on the goal line. Goes through Myers hands. Butler gets the free for too high. Eggy now to Kmac at HB. Across the ground and Henderson can't take the mark but he cleans it up and finds Naish. Chips to Pickett. Down the line to Menadue. Goes inside 50 and it's a ball-up. Essendon clear.

Play stopped due Essendon player Irvin Mosquito doing a bad hammy.

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Naish barrel inside 50 goes straight to a Bomber defender and they clear.

Beasley good tackle on D50. Naish clearing kick but Essendon gather.

Bombers Turnover. Miller to Moore to Butler and he goals 

Rich  13.5-83
Ess    11.5-71

30 min Q4