VFL R14: Richmond vs Geelong @ Kardinia Park, Sun. June 26

[mightytiges]

Terrible defending allowing that long kick to slip through 3 Tigers hands to the back for a Geelong goal .

32 - 43

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Contested ball in our F50 and Bauer gets the free for too high 40 out. Misses.

33 - 43

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Stack okay. Back on.

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Miller drops a chest mark in the defensive goalsquare, runs over the footy and gifts Geelong a goal  .

33 - 49

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Banks long out of the middle. Contest at ground level in the pocket and Stack wins the HTB free 45 out on a 60angle. Across the face and rushed through.

34 - 49

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Parker intercepts to Aarts across the arc to Dow 50 out. To the goalsquare. Spoiled to Henderson 20 out but his snap missing everything  .

Had our chances this quarter. Not taking them.

[mightytiges]

RCD quick shot from 45 misses.

35 - 49

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Half-time

Richmond  3.1    5.5-35
Geelong    5.4     7.7-49

Goals: Castagna 2, Cumberland, Stack, Street.


Wet weather footy so a slippery ball. Last 10-15 minutes of that 2nd quarter was in our forward half but we couldn't make the most of the territory.

[WilliamPowell]

Great to see HTB frees to us are non existent in the VFL just like the AFL 

Consistency 

[mightytiges]

Stats to 1/2 time:

Aarts  11
RCD   11
Banks 10
Martyn 10
Stack 10
Mansell 9
Sonsie 9
Cumberland 8
Castagna  7 .... plus 2 goals
Miller    7
Brown  6
Biggie  6
Bauer  4
Parker 4
Ryan   4
Colina  1


Disposals:  151 - 194  .... smashed in the contested footy (-37) and ground ball gets (-29).
Marks:        29 - 28
Inside 50s:  20 - 29
Clearances: 22 - 18
Tackles:      38 - 31
Hitouts:      17 - 18
Frees:        16 - 9

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/4271#team-stats

[mightytiges]

Stack backing up last week which is good to see. The cleanest Tiger out there.

Waits for forum meltdown if George is picked for the seniors next week if he adds to his 2 goals to half-time  .

Is anyone seeing anything in cat Cooper Stephens. Hes a good size has good speed. With our wingers Marlion an Kamdyn in their late 20s ... dont know but Ill follow him for the rest of this game.

17 possies, 1 goal and winning plenty of contested ball (9) today in the conditions. He's on the fringes at Geelong.

[Rampsation]

Im liking Cooper Stephens game. Moneyball potential job here.

[mightytiges]

Sun out now.

RCD long to the pocket inside 50 and Bauer wins the free 40 out. Across the face and misses.

36 - 49

[mightytiges]

Another soft free to Geelong in front of the sticks  . No one knew which side the free was for so everyone stopped and allowed the Geelong player to run into an open goal  .

36 - 55

[mightytiges]

Pathetic defending on the goal line. Samson going for the mark and not the punch through and one of our VFL listers allowed the Geelong ruck to mark .

36 - 61