Preseason 2020 match 1: Richmond vs Collingwood @ Wangaratta

[mightytiges]

Prestia long but Chol is spoiled. Throw-in. Pickett spun out of the pack and nice pass to CCJ. Goal! 

Rich  5.1-31
Coll   8.1-49

[mightytiges]

Bolton spins and kicks a high ball inside 50 but the Pies mark. They clear.

Stack now with the free just outside 50. Pops it up. Comes off a Tiger boot and OOTF.

Garth to Caddy to Ross who is spun in the tackle and kicks long towards Chol who gives away the free.

CCJ down to Prestia. Goes long but Chol is outnumbered. Pies clear.

CCJ marks. Goes long but the Pies mark.

Still wasting our forward entries.

[mightytiges]

Astbury to Caddy out of defence kick over Higgo's head but Bolton cleans up back to Higgo and finds Chol. Goal! 

Rich  6.1-37
Coll   8.2-50

[mightytiges]

3/4 stats:

Disposals:  38 - 50
Inside 50s:   9 -5

[mightytiges]

George towards HF. Aarts gathers and goes long inside 50. Markov now on and it's off a boot for a point.

38 - 50

[mightytiges]

Baker steals the ball with a smother. 1-2 with Rioli. Goes long to the goalsquare but no mark. Stoppages. Pickett with the flying kick but CCJ can;t mark.

Prestia tumbles one insdie 50. Markov to Aarts but his snap misses.

39 - 50

[mightytiges]

Game now looking like a Richmond one.

Baker to Short goes long and Rioli flies and marks 50 out. Hits the post.

40 - 50

[mightytiges]

Inside 50s 3rd quarter:  13 - 6

[mightytiges]

Baker free and 50. Pumps it from the middle. Free to Bolton for over the shoulder. Misses as well.

41 - 50

[mightytiges]

Tackles 3rd qtr:  12 - 3

[mightytiges]

Now a 50 for the Pies gifts them a shot  .

Lucky they missed a sitter.

41 - 51

[pmac21]

This is like watching u12s.  Look for a leading option you idiots.  Put the long kick away.  Wayne Carey's not out there. 

[mightytiges]

Castagna slung in the tackle but still gets it towards Rioli. Pies run it over deliberately. Free to us. It goes towards Rioli who gets the free. Siren goes before the set shot. Drifts away and misses.

3/4 time

Richmond    1.0    4.0    6.6-42
Coll'wood    5.1     8.1    8.4-52

Goals: Short, Lambert, Prestia, Caddy, Coleman-Jones, Chol.


2.6 to 0.3 that qtr. Should have been closer. Our last 5 shots have been points  .

[mightytiges]

Ross with centre clearance to start the last qtr towards to Chol but no mark and it's a stoppage. Pies clear.

Dow still yet to come on.

Breeze has picked up. Pies kicking with it.

[mightytiges]

Dow now on.