VFL R18: Richmond vs Box Hill @ Punt Rd, Sat. July 22

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Cumberland doing the chasing and smothering too. That's what Mini wants to see.

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Our kick-in up the middle towards a flat-footed El Nour is intercepted by BH 50 out. Gifts them a goal  .

26 - 16

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Quarter time

Richmond   4.2-26
Box Hill      2.5-17

Goals: Cumberland 3, Bradtke.

Mostly good. Very open game by both sides. Not for a few fumbles at crucial moments it would've been even better.

Dow, Maurice and Cumberland our best so far. Helps to have a proper ruckman in our VFL team with Samson (6 hitouts).

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Stats to QT:

Dow  10
Maurice 8
Trezise 5
Green 5
Clarke 5
Cumberland 4 plus 3 goals.
Campbell 3
Brown 3
Sonsie 2
Hugo  2
Bradtke 2
Ryan  1
Biggie  0 .... playing FF but hasn't touched the ball.


Disposals    79 - 109
Marks:        21 - 29
Clearances:  8 - 7
Inside 50s: 13 - 14
Tackles:       4 - 8
Hitouts:       8 - 7
Frees:         3 - 6

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5252#team-stats

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Hugo at HB to Sonsie on the wing to Green who goes inside 50 to Samson who wins front position and marks 35 out. Misses.

27 - 18

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Maurice almost stuffed it fumbling when he was wide open to run into goal. He fights on so we get it back. Hugo finds Biggie 30 out. Goal!

Rich  5.3-33
BH    2.6-18

4 min Q2

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El Nour off HB Nice kick to Hugo on the wing who finds Samson 60 out. Goes long. Ball-up 15 out. Ball gets rushed through.

34 - 18

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Brown switches nicely to Hicks to Clarke who runs away and finds Maurice 45 out. Sets it up to the square. A couple of Ball-ups 15 out. We go backwards and Dow finds Biggie 45 out. Big kick but it misses.

35 - 18

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Too cute by Maurice on wing when the bread and butter handball was on and causes the turnover. BH get a goal.

35 - 24

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Last 5 mins we're just doing dumb things. Trying to be too cute rather than playing the percentages.

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MRJ still butchers it every time he touches it

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It's why Maurice is in the ressies. Crucial fumbles. Just mishandling the ball. This one 45 out. BH are able to break out and run it down the ground for a goal.

35 - 30

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Richmond players don't have heads/necks. Clear free to Clarke 25 out not paid  .

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Johnson intercepts the quick defensive BH kick on 50. Misses/touched anyway.

36 - 30

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BH getting on top in the stoppages/contests as well as being cleaner.

36 all.