VFL R1: Richmond vs Sandringham @ Punt Rd, Fri. April 16

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Stack playing at HF.

Maurice helped off by a trainer but I think he's justed winded.

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We're going forward more than Sandy but we're overpossessing with handball on transition. Not finding a target inside F50 with the final kick.

Sandy goal against the run of play.

19 - 14

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We get the centre clearance so our forward line is finally open. Hicks long and Ryan marks by the point post. Goal 

Rich  3.7-25
Sandy 2.2-14

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Throw-in in our forward pocket. Melville I think crumbs the tap and goals  .

Rich  4.7-31
Sandy 2.2-14

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Ross with the centre clearance out of the middle and Chol snaps a goal  .

Rich     5.7-37
Sandy  2.2-14

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Good switch. DES to Morris to Ryan who hits up CCJ. Poster from 40 on an acute angle.

38 - 14

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Coast to coast. CCJ goal  .

Rich     6.8-44
Sandy  2.3-15

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Centre clearance. Chol taps down to RCD hands to Ross who kicks long inside 50. Off the pack, Hicks crumbs the goal  .

Rich    7.8-50
Sandy  2.3-15

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Ross free at the bounce. Hands off to Morris who goes long and Street wins the free for in the back 25 out. Misses.

51 - 15

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Half-time

Richmond        1.5     7.9-51
Sandringham   1.1     2.3-15

Goals: Coleman-Jones 2, Chol, Ryan, Melville, Hicks, ?

Dominant quarter.  Got really going in the last 15 mins via winning the centre clearances. Like last night our pressure and tackling has been on.
Ross has been best so far. Brought his own footy.
RCD has been a good combo for Ross in the centre.
Martyn has been okay.
CCJ & Chol are rotating between ruck and forward. CCJ with 2 goals as well and is probably the best big man on the ground so far.
Ryan seems to be playing more of a high forward. Been good.
Maurice jnr is ok. Came back on the ground late in the 2nd qtr.
Stack when he's been on has done ok for his first game back from what I've seen in terms of his chasing and all.

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Took a while for the first goal of the 3rd.

Henderson through the middle kicks inside 50 to CCJ. He unselfishly kicks to the square where Stack marks and goals  .

The team gets around Syd.

Rich     8.13-61
Sandy   2.5-17

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Bad turnover by Sandy in our forward line and Naish swoops to kick the goal  .

Rich  9.14-68
Sandy 2.6-18

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Maurice jnr swoops on the crumb at HF and runs and evades the chaser to goal from 25  .

Rich  10.14-74
Sandy  2.7-19

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Mason Wood still can't kick lol.

Garth may have hurt his shoulder. He still took a mark but he's now been taken off.

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3/4 time

Richmond        1.5     7.9     10.14-74
Sandringham   1.1     2.3       3.9-27

Goals: Coleman-Jones 2, Chol, Ryan, Stack, Naish, M.Rioli, Melville, Hicks, ?


Not a quarter of many highlights. Defensive pressure was excellent (Sandy like St Kilda last night) but our offence was meh! We experimented a bit. Maurice jnr went on ball. 

Liked RCD's game. Seeing him add more of an outside game today.

We've got some decent VFL-listed players btw.