VFL R9: Richmond vs Essendon @ MCG, Sat. 20th May

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Amazing how many modern players are allergic to just picking up the ball and going for the obvious option of the sticks  .

Exhibit A just then your honour!

Miller doesn't go for goal and passes it across to Banks.
Banks then gives it off 40 out instead of taking the shot.

 

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Half time

Richmond     3.4     5.7-37
Essendon     5.0     7.4-46

Goals: Cumberland 2, Nyuon, Johnson, White.


OMG, that was painful to watch! 

Some of the dumbest and hackiest footy you will ever see. Almost comical how bad it was.

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Stats to HT:

Disposals:    154 - 180
Marks:          32 - 58
Clearances:   18 - 9  ...... and pretty much butchered every single one of them .
Inside 50s:    28 - 26
Tackles:         24 - 25
Hitouts:          9 - 20
Frees:           11 - 10


Sonsie         12 disposals
Cumberland   9
Banks            8
Young            8
Bradtke         7
Biggie           7
Miller            6
Green           5
Bauer           5

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5173#player-stats

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Essendon goal 30 secs into the 3rd qtr  . Terrible defending again.

37 - 52

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Faimalo fumbles but is able to get the kick to Cumberland in the pocket 15m out. Goes across to the other of the goal to Banks 30 out. Misses.

38 - 52

Again why didn't Cumberland go for goal? 

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Throw-in 25 out. Free off the ball to Olden. Goal! 


Rich   6.8-44
Ess    8.4-52

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Johnson from 45 is touched on the line.

45 - 52

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Free off the ball to Essendon 15m directly in front  .

45 - 58


More moronic footy  .

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Oh gawd, this is bad!

45 - 64

[pmac21]

Not watching but is it coaching or execution?

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Bradtke from 55 bombs it through  .

Rich  7.9-51
Ess  10.4-64

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Not watching but is it coaching or execution?

Execution. Most of the time we can't hit the side of a barn today  .

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5 intercepts in a row just outside 50 and we still couldn't find a target inside 50  .

Sums up this game  .

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3/4 time

Richmond     3.4     5.7     7.9-51
Essendon     5.0     7.4    10.8-68

Goals: Cumberland 2, Bradtke, Nyuon, Johnson, Olden, White.


Just more of the same butchering of the ball especially going inside 50. A mixture of poor footskills, poor decision making and lazy forwards who won't lead up at the ball-carrier and create space. 

[Tigeritis™©®]

Just watched the third quarter. I reckon Sonsie was on about 20% efficiency by foot. 

Poor decision making too kicking to an outnumber several times.