VFL R1: Richmond vs Coburg @ Beaconsfield, Sun. March 23

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Raso crumbs and goals 

Rich  11.9-75
Cob   10.6-66

15 min Q4

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Johnson inside 50 and Colina finally holds onto a mark 30 out. Shanks it right. Point.

76 - 67

19 min Q4

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Toner to Sonsie on an acute angle 40 out. Great kick. Goal! 

Rich  12.10-82
Cob   10.7-67

21 min Q4

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Johnson beats his opponent at ground level 1-on-1, gathers, weaves, steadies and goals 

Rich  13.10-88
Cob   10.7-67

23 min Q4

Breeze has fallen away.

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Goal to Coburg.

88 - 73

27 min Q4

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Siren!

Won by 13 pts 

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Final Score

Richmond   4.4     4.7    10.9      13.10-88
Coburg       2.1     7.2      8.6      11.9-75

Goals: Ryan 3, Sims 2, Raso 2, Johnson 2, Alger, McAuliffe, Sonsie, Garner


Turned it around in the last 1.5 quarters and trailing by 20 pts. Sonsie and McAuliffe our best.

[Diocletian]

Sonsie and McAuliffe our best.

What's the bet it still won't be enough to unseat the deadly midfield combo of Sir-Runs-A-Lot & Thomson Dud?   

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Individual Stats:

Sonsie        33 disp (16k, 17h, 19c, 17u, 70%), 2m, 1t, 10cl, 5in50,   -   , 3int, 4si, 1g
McAuliffe    29 disp (16k, 13h,   8c, 21u, 79%), 6m, 4t,   5cl, 8in50,   -   , 1int, 4si, 1g 
Koschitzke  11 disp (  8k,  3h,   3c,  5u, 100%), 3m, - ,   -  ,  1in50,   -   ,4int, 1si.
Ryan          11 disp (  6k,  5h,   3c,  8u,  91%), 5m,  - ,   -  ,    -    , 12ho, 1int, 3si, 3g
Alger          10 disp (  6k,  4h,   6c,  5u,  60%), 1m, 1t,  3cl, 1in50,    -   , 1int, 4si, 1g, 1b.
Gray           10 disp (  8k,  2h,   4c,  4u,  70%), 3m, 1t,  -   , 1in50,    -   , 8int, 1si.
Hayes-Brown 9 disp (  1k,  8h,  3c,  5u, 100%), 2m, 1t,  3cl,    -    , 13ho, 2int, 6si.
Faull             8 disp (  7k,  1h,  6c,  4u,   63%), 3m, 1t,   -  , 5in50,   -    , 1int, 3si,  - , 1b.
Sims            8 disp (  8k,  0h,  5c,  3u,   63%), 5m, 2t,   -  , 1in50,   -    ,   -  , 4si, 2g, 2b.
Colina          5 disp (  3k,  2h,  2c,  2u,   40%), 1m, - ,   -   , 1in50,   5ho, 2int, 2si,  - , 1b.

VFL-listers:
McCarthy 23 disposals
Wilson     22
El Nour    20
Collier     19
George    19
Johnson  19
Raso       19
Toner      12
Garner    11
Haeata    10
H.Scott   10
Guiney    8
Yassine   8

Team stats:

Disposals  337 - 371
Kicks        196 - 202
Handballs 169 - 141 
Marks        67 - 77
Tackles      35 - 35
Clearances 35 - 39
Inside 50s  60 - 43
Hitouts       30 - 33
Frees          17 - 16

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7282#team-stats

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Gutsy Tigers hold off fast-finishing Lions

Anna Pavlou
Richmond Media
23 March 2025

Richmond VFL has kickstarted their 2025 campaign with an impressive 13-point win over Coburg, downing the Lions 13.10 (88) to 11.9 (75) on Sunday afternoon in Beaconsfield.

A chaotic football and strong wind helped the young Tigers brigade take control early, capitalising in the forward line, while restricting Coburg to just two goals in the opening term.

Richmond put four majors on the board, headlined by a debut goal from Massimo Raso that sent the Tiger Army into a frenzy.

Raso spun his way through traffic and kicked the Club's first of the VFL season.

Samson Ryan stood tall, piling on two of the first term goals, both from set shots, while Austin Johnson had the other major.

But the Tigers were drawn to a standstill in the second quarter, as Coburg managed to control the football and not allow it inside Richmond's forward line.

The Lions added five goals of their own to take a 13-point lead into the main break.

A much-needed reset after half time saw a firing Tigers side hungry for first use, with Kane McAuliffe collecting clearances and allowing the forward line to set up as they pleased and take scoreboard control.

McAuliffe also kicked Richmond's first goal of the third, while Tyler Sonsie's run off the wing set up Samson Ryan for his third of the day, closing the deficit to just one point.

Tom Sims also showed promise, after a spectacular one-handed grab in the third term resulted in the side's second goal.

But it was Vice-Captain Joel Garner who brought the Tigers back to life, with a snap from just inside 50 to give the home side a four-point lead.

Jasper Alger's brilliance and running power saw Richmond stretch out to a 10-point lead deep into the third, before Sims struck again, plucking another impressive pack mark to slot his second.

At the final break, Richmond found themselves out to a 15-point lead, after piling on six goals in the term, thanks to clearance work from Sonsie and McAuliffe.

But Coburg refused to make the final quarter easy, kicking the first two majors, before Raso snapped another blinder out the back of the pack to stretch the lead back to nine points halfway through the last.

Sonsie proved his worth throughout the second half, with a final term goal to put Richmond up by 15 points, before Johnson kicked his second to stretch the margin to 21 points.

Sonsie lead the day with a stellar 33 disposals and a whopping 10 clearances, while McAuliffe impressed with 29 and a goal.

Ryan booted three majors and Sims had two on his Club debut, while Jonty Faull was promising in his first game in the Yellow and Black.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1735431/vfl-match-report-round-1-richmond-coburg

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Highlights:


https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1738358/vfl-round-1-match-highlights


Batchelor's post-game interview:


https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1738410/vfl-round-1-post-match

[Willy]

Get Kane and Sonsie in for Banks and Dow.

[mat073]

There were glimpses of what Faull and Sims can become. It’s going to be exciting.

[crackertiger]

Where was Rioli?

[Tiger Khosh]

Well would you look at that, Sonsie picking up another 30+ possessions playing in the midfield for the ressies. Guessing if he gets named, he’ll either be the sub or get stuck in the forward line.

Not saying he’s going to be a quality afl player but geez it would be good to see him actually be given a run of games in his best position.