VFL R20: Richmond vs Sandringham @ Punt Rd, Sun. Aug. 11

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Quarter time

Richmond         0.0-0
Sandringham    5.7-37


Aside from Blight who took 6 intercepting marks in D50 (would be 10 goals down already without him), that was a disgraceful quarter.

No system, soft, no intensity, no pressure, Tigers just jogging around like its Sunday park footy allowing opponents to run past and away. Finals on the line and we're playing like we don't care  .

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Stats to QT:

Blight     13 disposals and 8 marks
Cumberland 4
Sonsie  2
Coulthard 1
Hayes-Brown 0
M.Rioli   0

Fawcett and Ross      0 ..... haven't seem them on the field yet. Must be on managed minutes.

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/6561#player-stats

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Ross on for his first run.

George intercepts at HF and chips to Harris 50 out. Accurate kick but no Tigers on the goalline allowing a Zebra to touch it on the line.

We get it back after the kick-in. Cumberland from the pocket is touched as well through for a behind.

2 - 37

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Yassine wins the HTB free 35 out. Goal! 

Hoo-freaking-ray!

Rich     1.2-8
Sandy 5.8-38

8 min Q2

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Throw-in by the point post. Davidson crumbs but the snap from the pocket misses.

9 - 38

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Sonsie out of the middle. Yassine has a shot on the run but hits the post.

10 - 44

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The two draftees link up to Garner who hands backwards to McCarthy who finds Cumberland 40 out. Misses.

11 - 44


Our goalkicking as good as ever  .

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Finally some good clean transition out of defence. McCarthy back into the corridor to Maurice hands to Finn O'Sullivan who finds May 40 out. Goal! 

Rich    2.5-17
Sandy 6.8-44

19 min Q2

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Yep ump, just allow a Zebra to land on a Tigers back and call it play on  .

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LOL. Not sure what May was doing there but Yassine finally kicks the goal.

O'Sullivan's move in the middle there was brilliant. Matrix like.

Rich     3.5-23
Sandy  6.9-45

23 min Q2

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Sonsie out of the middle. Ends up with Maurice whose snap is touched.

24 - 45

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Maurice to Coulthard 70 out back to Maurice 50 out. Hands off to Ross who is closed down so goes across the arc to Cantwell who gets the free 50 out. Goal! 

Rich     4.6-30
Sandy  6.9-45

26 min Q2

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Jagga Smith out of the middle. O'Sullivan nice to McCarthy to Sonsie but he sprays the shot OOTF.

We get it back and Ross gets the free 50 out. Offline and short and rushed through.

31 - 45

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Half-time

Richmond         0.0    4.7-31
Sandringham    5.7    6.9-45

Goals: Yassine 2, May, Cantwell.


Commentators said there's no breeze despite the scoring favouring the Brunton Ave end.

Finally woke up especially in the last 15 mins. Ross coming on made a big difference in the guts.

O'Sullivan did some very classy impressive things in that 2nd qtr. He and Jagga teamed up well a few times too. Can we draft both please.

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Stats to HT:

Blight 20 disposals and 9 marks
Ross  10 ..... all in the 2nd qtr after he can on.
Sonsie  10
Cumberland 8
Maurice  5
Hayes-Brown 0
Fawcett  0 ......... haven't seen him on the field yet.

Jagga Smith 11
Finn O'Sullivan  7


Disposals   159 - 200
Marks          35 - 50
Clearances   16 - 25
Inside 50s   22 - 33
Tackles        24 - 27
Hitouts        10 - 28
Frees            7 - 10 

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/6561#team-stats