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

[one-eyed]

Morris off HB to RCD who is pick pocketed. However, Kmac takes the defensive mark.

Throw-in on the wing. Myers stupidly pushes Towner's head in the turf in front of the umpire
and gives away the free.

SIREN!

Won by 12 points 

[one-eyed]

Final Score

Richmond   3.0     6.2     10.4     13.5-83
Essendon    2.0     5.2     10.3     11.5-71

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

[Francois Jackson]

So stack does his ankle playing in a game he should never have played in

What a stuffin stupid mistake dropping in when you have bellis who has done sfa keep getting a gig

[one-eyed]

Stats:

Naish  26 disposals
CCJ 19
English 18
Balta 18
Kmac 18
Butler 17
RCD 16
Stack 15 ... to half-time before injuring his right ankle (on crutches).

[Rampsation]

So stack does his ankle playing in a game he should never have played in

What a stuffin stupid mistake dropping in when you have bellis who has done sfa keep getting a gig

There os a lot of truth in that.

[Rampsation]

Not sure what the fuss is about with Pickett. 
Think we're gone here.  About to be 12 points down.
We've been ordinary, just not with it today

Pickett is a squad player at best. No 25  to 30 on a list. Our supporters get excited about prospect but this guy was out of the AFL system for a reason. Outside of his first game at reserves level he has been ordinary.

[one-eyed]

Naish          26d 11k 15h 6m 2t 1.0
CCJ            19d 13k 6h 8m 1t 28ho 1.0
Balta          18d 11k 7h 4m 3t 21ho 2.0
English       18d 6k 12h 1m 3t 2.1
McIntosh    18d 13k 5h 5m 3t
Butler        17d 12k 5h 1m 12t 2.1
RCD           16d 4k 12h 1m 7t
Garthwaite 15d 8k 7h 7m 0t
Stack (INJ) 15d 5k 10h 0m 2t
Townsend   15d 12k 3h 2m 6t 1.1
Pickett        14d 5k 9h 2m 2t
Turner        14d 10k 4h 3m 2t
Menadue    13d 9k 4h 4m 3t 2.0
Weller        13d 8k 5h 3m 1t
Egg-Smith  11d 10k 1h 3m 1t
Moore          8d 4k 4h 2m 0t 1.0
Markov        5d 2k 3h 2m 1t 1h/o 0.1
Miller           2d 1k 1h 1m 1t 1.0
 
Source: BigFooty

[Rampsation]

CCJ and Balta developing beautifully. We have 2 talls who will be excellent long term players.

[Jackstar is back!!!]

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

It’s the ankle injury with the funny name that’s severe
Thus no ice

[Chuck17]

So stack does his ankle playing in a game he should never have played in

What a stuffin stupid mistake dropping in when you have bellis who has done sfa keep getting a gig

There os a lot of truth in that.

X 3

[one-eyed]

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

It’s the ankle injury with the funny name that’s severe
Thus no ice

Navicular? 

[YellowandBlackBlood]

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

It’s the ankle injury with the funny name that’s severe
Thus no ice

Navicular?

I assume syndesmosis injury.....

[Jackstar is back!!!]

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

It’s the ankle injury with the funny name that’s severe
Thus no ice

Navicular?

I assume syndesmosis injury.....

That’s the one

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

So stack does his ankle playing in a game he should never have played in

What a stuffin stupid mistake dropping in when you have bellis who has done sfa keep getting a gig

There os a lot of truth in that.

What rubbish!

I was disappointed to see him dropped but he has just as much risk doing his ankle in the twos as the ones? You don’t protect guys by playing them in the ones??!!

There is no reason or logic by that assessment. How fatalistic are you blokes? Do you not get out of bed for fear of getting hit by a bus?

Just a frustrating result, but injuries happen in footy. Don’t be bitter.

[Tigeritis™©®]

It’s funny that I’ve never heard of syndesmosis until maybe last year now I hear about it all the time.

Back in the day we used to hear about osteitis pubis but no one talks about that anymore.