VFL R5: Richmond vs Casey Demons @ Casey Fields, Sun. April 23

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Bauer has been very good in defence but made a bad blue there. Went for the flying spoil and missed and gifted McDonald who stayed down an easy goal.

52 - 34

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Here come the umps  . That was not HTB. Charity shot on goal for Casey. Thankfully they missed.

52 - 35

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Throw-in on F50. Ross through traffic and his weird floater goals through  .

Rich     9.4-58
Casey 4.11-35

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Green one-handed juggling mark. Finds Ross on 50. Goes to the corridor 25m out. Melville roves and dribbles a goal 

Rich    10.4-64
Casey  4.12-36

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Melville courageous mark under the high ball. To Olden in the centre who finds Ross 45 out. Kicks it. Goal! 


Rich    11.4-70
Casey  4.12-36

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Nice rugby throw!

Goal to Casey.

70 - 42

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Come on ump! Casey player drops ball in the tackle. Play on!

Goal to Casey.

70 - 48


The issue at the moment is Casey are on top in the centre clearances.

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Downfield free to Casey. Another goal to them.

70 - 55

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Bauer intercept mark in defence. Long to Green on the wing who bounces to 55. Scrubber kick inside 50 bounces through a bunch a people. Nathan grubbers a goal  .

Rich     12.4-76
Casey  7.13-55

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Bad clearing kick out of D50 and Casey goal.

76 - 61

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Panicking now. Making poor decisions. Need the 3/4 bell.

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If only Green could kick. Had an open teammate 20m away inside 50 just before the siren and again scrubbed it.

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3/4 time

Richmond    1.2     7.3     12.4-76
Casey         2.4     2.9      8.13-61

Goals:  Nathan 3, Ross 2, Melville 2, May, Olden, Hicks, Faimalo, McDonagh.


What changed in the last 15 mins was Casey got well on top in the clearances and especially the centre clearances. That meant even when we got the ball we had to start from our D50 which boxed us in and opened us up to turnovers.

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Stats to 3/4 time:

Disposals:   283 - 247
Clearances:  27 - 34 .... ( 7 - 18 in that 3rd qtr so it totally flipped and we got smashed )
Inside 50s:   31 - 47
Tackles:        21 - 27
Hitouts:        23 - 47
Frees:          17 - 10 .... ( 3 - 5 in that 3rd qtr )


Ross   22
Dow   18
Bauer 17
Banks 13
Green  7

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5142#player-stats

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Teal wanted to come out to the near side. Banks told him to go the other way. Teal slipped turning and was pinged. Lucky Casey missed.

76 - 62