VFL R8: Richmond vs Geelong @ Punt Rd, Sat. May 13

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Nothing to write home about from our 8 AFL-listed players. Only Sonsie and Biggie have touched the ball more than twice.

Geelong has only one AFL-listed player.

Stats:

Sonsie  8 .... Trialed at half-back today so a few of these were kick-ins.
Biggie 4
Bauer 2
Green 1
Banks 0 .... came on late in the 1st quarter.
Bradtke 0
Cumberland 0
Clarke 0


Disposals:  70 - 77
Clearances: 10 - 12
Inside 50s:  6 - 12
Tackles:     16 - 13
Hitouts:     12 - 16 
Frees:         7 - 4

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5161#team-stats

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Coast to coast from D50 all by linking up by hand and McDonagh gets on the end of it to nail it from 50  .

Rich  3.2-20
Geel  3.4-22

1 min Q2

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Hicks goes for goal by Bradtke tries to mark it on the line rather than shepherd it through and it's rushed.

21 - 24

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McDonagh from 52 out misses.

22 - 24

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Cumberland gets the free in the pocket 30 out. Goes around the body and misses to the near side.

23 - 24

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Good forward pressure forces another OOTF in the forward pocket. Faimolo's kick for goal though is across the face and doesn't score. Geelong mark and clear.

Missing a few chance here  .

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Banks lovely kick to Bradtke on the lead 30 out but a free is paid off the ball to Geelong  .

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Dumb play by one of VFL-listers kicking dangerously across D50 straight to a Geelong forward. Schoolboy error. Lucky the Cats are missing their shots too.

23 - 25

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Brindley intercepts on the wing. Goes long to HF and Bradtke takes the contested mark on 50. Difficult breeze but nails it! Goal!

Rich  4.5-29
Geel  3.7-25

18 min Q2

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Geelong goal. We did our best Keystone Kops impression in D50 in the last few mins.

29 - 31

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We get the quick reply. Elliot out of the centre. Cumberland gathers the crumb and snaps around the body for a goal! 

Rich  5.5-35
Geel  4.7-31

24 min Q2

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Free to Geelong in the centre (poor tackle by us) and Geelong get it back.

35 - 37

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Half-time

Richmond   2.2    5.5-35
Geelong     3.4    5.7-37

Goals: Bradtke, Cumberland, Hicks, Melville, McDonagh.


Error-riddled game mostly due to some odd rushed decision making.

No one at this stage has put their hand up from our AFL-listers.

Sonsie was pushed into the midfield late in that 2nd qtr.

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Stats:

Sonsie  11
Bauer   7
Banks  6
Biggie  6
Cumberland 5
Bradtke 1
Green  1
Clarke 1 .... didn't notice him on the ground that 2nd qtr.


Disposals:    144 - 154
Clearances:   11 - 25 
Inside 50s:    16 - 24
Tackles:        31 - 23
Hitouts:        18 - 27
Frees:           13 - 11

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5161#team-stats

[WilliamPowell]

Love Wi-Fi enabled flights

Can watch this game on my way home

Though, it's a pretty average spectacle