VFL R11: Richmond vs Sydney @ Beaconsfield, Sat. June 7

[one-eyed]

Once again the Swans get clear because we don't pin the arm in the tackle and they get the handball away .

Free against Kosi and goal to them as a result.

63 - 51

Now can we not give it straight back by doing something  stupid from the U12s.

Right on cue

[one-eyed]

OMG Colina took the mark and passes it to Bauer  .

Bauer set shot from 53. Gets to the goalsquare and rushed.

64 - 51

12 min Q4

[one-eyed]

Goal to the Swans.

Should never been allowed to have the shot as Colina dropped a sitter in D50 .

64 - 57

19 min Q4

[one-eyed]

Point to the Swans.

64 - 58

24 min Q4

[one-eyed]

Point to the Swans.

64 - 59

27 min Q4

[one-eyed]

Siren!

Hung on to win by 5 pts  .

[TigerLand]

Clarke injured right knee. That is the same ACL injury in 2024. His left knee ACL injury was in U/18s

[Simonator]

Any news on grey?

[one-eyed]

VFL Tigers tame Swans in a thriller

By Connor Burns
RFC website
7 June 2025

Richmond    3.7    5.9    7.13    8.16    (64)
Sydney        0.1    5.3    7.3      9.5      (59)

Goals: Alger 3, Rioli, Lefau, Fawcett, Clarke, Bauer

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After a blistering first quarter by the Richmond VFL side, Sydney mounted a comeback, but it was the Tigers who clawed onto a five-point lead to win a thriller on Saturday.

On a wet and soggy day out at Beaconsfield, it was the Tigers who got off to a fast start, kicking three quick goals to gain the early ascendancy. Richmond continued to dominate time in forward half, with 18 inside 50’s to six for the quarter, but for all its control, it was wasteful in front of the big sticks, kicking 3.7 to 0.1 in the first quarter, to lead by 24 points at the first break.

As the second term commenced the Tigers continued to dominate inside-50s, with young forward Liam Fawcett providing a major focal point in the front end. He kicked an early goal to push the margin beyond five goals.

Matt Lloyd then responded for Sydney with back-to-back goals, which included an awarded free kick after the first major, bringing the margin back to three goals despite all of the Richmond’s dominance.

Sydney finished the quarter with all of the running, kicking late goals through Jesse Dattoli and Will Green to cut the margin to just six points at the main break.

Maurice Rioli kicked his first goal of the game after half-time, giving the Tigers some much-needed breathing room.

But the Swans responded with an instant reply through Ned Bowman, on the back of a disastrous turnover for the Tigers.

The game was a stalemate for a large part of the quarter with the Swans flooding numbers back and holding up defensively. But Jasper Alger produced a bit of magic with a set shot from the boundary to get the scoring flowing again.

As Sydney had done for most of the game, they responded straight away with a mark and goal to Harrison Podmore-Taylor to keep the game within reach for the Swans.

With a quarter to play the Tigers held a 10-point advantage, before Mykelti Lefau kicked his first goal of the game early in the last, followed by Bowman’s second for Sydney, as the arm-wrestle continued.

The Tigers barely scored for the rest of the game, as the Swans gained control of forward territory for almost the first time in the match. But late misses leading into the final siren meant Richmond hung on for a gritty five-point win.

Richmond’s VFL captain Lachlan Street took another great step forward after returning from injury, finishing the game with 30 disposals and nine clearances.

Alger also impressed once again with three goals to go along with 14 disposals.

Judson Clarke and Campbell Gray both left the game early with knee injuries.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1799902/vfl-tigers-tame-swans-in-a-thriller

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Individual Stats:

Blight            24 disp. (17k, 7h,   4c, 19u, 83.3%), 12m, -  ,  -  ,   -    , 1in50, 10int, 1si.
Trezise          19 disp. (13k, 6h,    3c, 14u, 94.7%),   6m, 7t, 1cl,   -    , 2in50,  3int.
Rioli              17 disp. (  8k, 9h,    6c, 12u, 47.1%),   2m, 2t, 2cl,   -   , 1in50,   1int, 2si, 1g, 1b.
Alger             16 disp. (11k, 5h,    9c,   6u, 50.0%),   5m, 4t, 1cl,   -   , 2in50,   2int, 5si, 3g, 2b.
Young            14 disp. (11k, 3h,   5c,   9u, 71.4%),   4m, 2t, -  ,   -    , 3in50,   6int.
Lefau             13 disp. (  6k, 7h, 13c,   2u, 46.2%),   1m, 6t, 4cl,  5ho, 2in50,   3int, 4si, 1g, 2b.
Fawcett          11 disp. (  8k, 3h,   7c,   4u, 36.4%),   3m, 5t, -  ,   -    , 1in50,    -   , 3si, 1g, 2b.
Hayes-Brown  10 disp. (  3k, 7h, 10c,   2u, 70.0%),   -   , -  , 6cl, 20ho, 2in50,   -   , 1si.
Koschitzke      10 disp. (  7k, 3h,   2c,  8u, 80.0%),   5m, 1t, -   ,   -    , 1in50,   3int.
Clarke              8 disp. (  5k, 3h,   3c,  6u, 87.5%),   2m, 1t, -   ,   -    , 2in50,   2int, 1si.
Colina              8 disp. (  5k, 3h,   4c,  3u, 50.0%),   3m, -  , 2cl, 13ho, 2in50,   1int, 1si. 
Bauer              7 disp. (  5k, 2h,   1c,  7u, 14.3%),   3m, 2t, -   ,   -    , 1in50,    -   , 2si.
Gray                3 disp. (  2k, 1h,   1c,  2u, 66.7%),   1m, -  , 1cl,   -    , 1in50, 2int.

VFL-listers:
Street   31 disposals
Scott    25
Wilson  21
Johnson 18
El Nour 17
Garner  16
Collier   13
George 13
MacDonald 6
Raso    4

Team stats:

Disposals   324 - 357
Kicks         188 - 207
Handballs  136 - 150
Marks         93 - 83
Tackles       61 - 68
Clearances  38 - 35
Inside 50s   56 - 34
Hitouts        38 - 39
Frees          14 - 26

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7367#team-stats

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Sad, no one other than Blight really putting their hand up

[Andyy]

Blight has been putting his hand up for weeks.

Balta walks up every time.
Broad been ok bar a crap game this week.
Miller been solid.

Dunno why we don't play Blight in the backline and rotate someone else forward or ruck like Balta, maybe Brown forward etc.

Faull needs a rest imo.

[one-eyed]

We enter the bye week sitting in 4th spot with a 7-3 record

https://x.com/RichmondVFL/status/1931618040376131784

[Simonator]

Sad, no one other than Blight really putting their hand up

Alger has been kicking goals, unlike all of our small fwds besides Campbell. Time to bring him in

[Andyy]

Sad, no one other than Blight really putting their hand up

Alger has been kicking goals, unlike all of our small fwds besides Campbell. Time to bring him in

Agreed!

I'd bring Blight in too. Find a spot for him.