VFL R13: Richmond vs Sandringham @ Punt Rd, Sat. June 17

[one-eyed]

Green clever aerial tap to Olden but he misses.

58 - 54

[one-eyed]

Good transition ends up with Coulthard 30 out. He misses as well.

None are them are aiming for the left goal post and allowing the breeze to bring it back. They are all missing to the right. Schoolboy stuff!

59 - 54

[one-eyed]

After all our misses, Sandy goes forward once and shocking loose defending gifts them a set shot. Lucky it misses.

59 - 55

[one-eyed]

Green misses from 12m out  .

60 - 55

[one-eyed]

Ugly fumbly crap from us.

Olden collects and snaps in one motion and goals 

Rich    9.12-66
Sandy 7.13-55

16 min Q4

[Tiger Khosh]

That should do it.

[one-eyed]

Coulthard 3 bounces along the wing and Bradtke marks 45 out on the boundary.

Plus 50 it seems for a free off the ball. Goal! 

Rich   10.12-72
Sandy  7.13-55

21 min Q4

[one-eyed]

Why handball? Please why handball when you have a set shot 30 out directly in front with the breeze? 

It ends up with Bradtke whose kick is touched despite going through.


We get it back and this time don't act like headless chooks. Hicks kick the goal! 


Rich     11.13-79
Sandy    7.13-55

23 min Q4

[one-eyed]

F50 stoppage and Bradtke's snap misses.

80 - 55

[one-eyed]

We get the turnover in the contest in the middle. Ends up with Bradtke getting the dolly in the goalsquare for a goal  .

Rich     12.14-86
Sandy    7.13-55

27 min Q4

[one-eyed]

White misses a sitter from 10m out  .

87 - 55

[one-eyed]

Siren won by 32 pts  .

Not pretty but got the 4 pts.

[Tiger Khosh]

Time for banks to make his debut.

[one-eyed]

Final Score

Richmond          2.2     7.8       8.8       12.15-87
Sandringham     2.7     3.8      7.12        7.13-55

Goals: Bradtke 2, Coulthard 2, Olden 2, Banks, Faimalo, Melville, Lefau, Johnson, Hicks.


In hindsight, hanging in there on the scoreboard late in the first quarter against the breeze won the game. The remaining quarters all went with the team with the breeze.

Ugly scrappy game but we keep our finals chances alive.

Banks, Brown and Soldo the best of our AFL-listed players.

[Diocletian]

Was Sonsie dragged for the entire last quarter? Bit of a worry.