VFL R16: Richmond vs Sydney @ Punt Rd, Thurs. July 6

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Brown on 50 to the goalsquare. Ball bounces over the line as Bradtke & his Swans opponent jostled.

63 - 46

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Ball-up on the wing. Soldo down to Dow whose kick gets to Cumberland (mark/free) on 55. Siren goes.

Kick after the siren. It's high and misses.

64 - 46


 

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3/4 time

Richmond   1.3      4.5     9.10-64
Sydney      2.2      5.7     6.10-46

Goal: Bradtke 2, Cumberland 2, McDonagh 2, Dow, Ralphsmith, Lefau


Blitzed the first 10 of that 3rd quarter then it went back to a scrap.

Soldo in the ruck and Dow with 5? clearances dominant that qtr.

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Stats to 3QT:

Disposals:    262 - 309
Marks:          59 - 65
Clearances:   24 - 23
Inside 50s:    40 - 37 .... ( 22 to 9 in the 3rd qtr )
Tackles:        28 - 45 .... our tackling has been ordinary as the stats show.
Hitouts:        28 - 17
Frees:           15 - 18


Dow   23 disposals
Trezise  18
Sonsie 18
Brown  13
Cumberland 13
Ralphsmith 13
Biggie    11
Soldo  9
Coulthard 9
Green   8
Bradtke  7
Ryan    7

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5239#player-stats

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Free to Soldo 45 out. Sets it up. Cumberland came out unopposed and dropped a sitter.

Ball-up 20m out. Dow chips it backwards and 4 Tigers ballwatch as the Swans player comes in and takes it.

Swans run it down the other end for a goal.

Idiots!

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SERIOUSLY! 

Soldo to Cumberland who finds Samson 40 out. Coulthard is by himself in the goalsquare but Samson chips it too short and allows the lone Swans defender to intercept  .

Swans run it down the other end again but miss.

64 - 53

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Now a downfield free to the Swans. Another goal gifted to our brainfades this quarter  .

64 - 59

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Dow out of the centre and Cumberland marks on 50. Chips to Dow who ran forward and marks 40 out. Holds up in the breeze and across the face. Off hands and a throw-in in the pocket. Swans clear temporarily.

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Hicks with the free 55 out. Weighted kick to Samson and Soldo and they work together to allow Samson to mark 25 out. Misses again. His third miss.

65 - 59

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We get it back. Broderick hands to Faimalo in the pocket who dodges onto his right but his snap misses everything and is OOTF! 

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Swans go coast to coast. Scores level.

65 all.

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Throw-in 20 out. Street snap goes to too low and just 15m and is intercepted.

We get it back. Bravo finds Faimalo 35 out directly in front. Shank. Misses.

66 - 65

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McDonagh off HB gets to Faimalo to Broderick who finds Sonsie all by himself 30 out. Misses as well  .

67 - 65

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Point to the Swans.

67 - 66

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What brainless idiots! .

Goal to the Swans off our moronic turnover at HB.

67 - 72