VFL R17: Richmond vs Southport @ Fankhauser Reserve, Sat. July 15

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VFL Round 17

Southport (6-8, 14th) vs RICHMOND (7-5-1, 9th)

Saturday, 15th July @ Fankhauser Reserve (Cnr Musgrave and Olsen Ave, Labrador QLD)

Start time: 11:35 am


Broadcast: AFL website & AFL app.

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5237

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In: Rhyan Mansell, Judson Clarke, Tom Brindley, Austin Johnson, Brad Melville, Mohammed Yassine

Out: Ivan Soldo, Samson Ryan, Hugo Ralphsmith, Joel Nathan, Harry Broderick, Misilifi Faimalo

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RICHMOND VFL team:

B:      Luke Teal              Mutaz El Nour           Tom Brindley

HB:  James Trezise          Tom Brown              Brad Melville

C:  Garrett McDonagh       Cam Olden            Judson Clarke

HF: Matt Coulthard         Steely Green          Rhyan Mansell

F:    Bigoa Nyuon       Noah Cumberland      Kaelan Bradtke

R:    Mykelti Lefau         Thomson Dow          Tyler Sonsie

Int:   Angus Hicks      Lachlan Street     Austin Johnson     Will Bravo     Mohammed Yassine

23rd player:  Mohammed Yassine


Emg:   Joel Nathan     Misilifi Faimalo    Archie May

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1379621/vfl-six-changes-for-southport

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Starts in 5 minutes.

Here is the LIVE STREAM: https://www.afl.com.au/afl-tv/stream?streamId=State%20League%20CH5&player=arILJvH9PY

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Biggie is first ruck today.

In the centre square with Dow, Sonsie & McDonagh.

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Trezise at HB kicks it 15m straight to a Southport player and gifts them a goal  .

0 - 6

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Good transition from defence. Clarke's switch-kick to the fat side to Hicks opened up the ground. Gets to Biggie whose long weighted kick to Cumberland is perfect. Noah goes in board to Meville directly in front 25 out. Goal! 

Rich  1.0-6
SP    1.0-6

7 mins Q1

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Ump pulls a free out of thin air for Southport directly in front. Another gift.

6 - 12


The ruck is the problem today with no Soldo or Samson. Southport's ruckman is a man mountain and is giving the Sharks first possession at the centre clearances.

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We finally don't turn it over by foot through the middle of the ground.

Cumberland breaks out of the tackle at HF and kicks to the fat side pocket. Ends up with Olden. Misses.

7 - 15


We're only going at 25% efficiency inside F50. Hardly any talls today (just Bradtke) is meaning we are having to overpossess the ball and no go direct.

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On transition from defence. Bravo breaks free and hits Cumberland 45 out. Goal! 

Rich  2.1-13
SP    2.4-16

23 min Q1

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We actually get the centre clearance  . Biggie taps to Street who kicks inside 50. From the pack contest, gets outside to Bravo who goals  .

Rich  3.1-19
SP    2.4-16

26 min Q1

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Teal takes the saving mark in defence. Switches to the fat side. Mansell to El Nour who plays on to McDonagh just inside 50. Chips to Hicks who is closer to goal. Set shot misses though.

20 - 17

Siren for QT.

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Quarter time

Richmond   3.2-20
Southport   2.5-17

Goals: Cumberland, Bravo, Melville.


First 10-15 minutes looked like it was going to be a dirty day due to our lack of height across the park. However, we started winning the ball in the contests and applied good tackling pressure to keep the ball mostly in our forward half for repeat entries. 

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Stats to QT:

Disposals:   100 - 83
Marks:          23 - 31
Clearances:    8 - 5
Inside 50s:   15 - 9
Tackles:       18 - 16
Hitouts:         6 - 11
Frees:            3 - 3

Hicks with the most possies (8 ).

Of our AFL-listers:
Trezise 7
Mansell 6
Dow   5
Sonsie  4
Biggie  4
Cumberland 4
Clarke  4
Brown 4
Coulthard 3
Bradtke  3
Green  2

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5237#player-stats

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Clarke turns it over coming out of defence. El Nour leaps to take the mark but can't hold onto it as he hits the ground and the Sharks crumb the goal.

20 - 23

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Bad turnover at HB by Southport. Biggie intercepts and finds McDonagh on 50. Chip across to Sonsie 40 out directly in front. Goal! 

Rich  4.2-26
SP    3.5-23

9 min Q2