VFL R13: Richmond vs Footscray @ Marvel Stadium, Sun. June 22 [curtain-raiser]

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That was a mark to MacDonald to us 20m out  . 2nd one not paid to us. These umps 

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Ordinary last five minutes and we've coughed up soft 2 goals.

13 - 20

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Quarter time

Richmond   2.1-13
Footscray   3.2-20

Goals:  Fawcett, Raso.

Had the better of the first 20 mins winning the centre clearances and with the play in our forward half but didn't put it on the scoreboard. Doesn't help when the umps deny us two inside 50 marks  . Coughed up two goals in red time and that's why we are behind.

No Hotton as yet.

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Stats to QT:

Blight   7
Young  7
Kosi    5
Bauer  4
Trezise 3
Rioli    2
OHB    2
Fawcett 1
Lefau  1
Colina  0
Hotton 0 .... not playing yet.


Disposals   83 - 97
Marks        24 - 25
Tackles      11 - 14
Clearances   7 - 10
Inside 50s  13 - 10
Hitouts       8 - 9
Frees          7 - 5

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7390#team-stats

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Hotton on now.

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Downfield free. Street fouled after disposal. Fawcett set shot 45 out on an acute angle. Doesn't make the distance and rushed.

14 - 20

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Sums up the game so far. We blow two good chances and the Dogs run it down into an open forward line for a soft goal  .

14 - 26

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Wilson finds Bauer 45 out on a 45 degree angle. Got under it and misses to the right.

That's 3 chances now missed  .

15 - 26


We are really struggling to kick beyond 40m at goal today

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Rioli clipped high = no free.

Rushed behind to us.

16 - 26

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Street mark/free 48 out. Lands top of the goalsquare. Toner crumbs but snaps a behind.

17 - 26


So far a repeat of the first quarter  .

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Hotton looks a player. Just has a bit of a presence about him, despite only 3 touches you can tell he just has it

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Hotton marks at HF goes long to Lefau who marks 25 out. Goal! 

Rich  3.5-23
Foot  4.2-26

17 min Q2


Hotton's clean skills stands out so far.

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Free to Fawcett 30 out. Goal!

Rich  4.5-29
Foot  4.3-27

23 min Q2


We got the goal but I wish Liam would lead up at the ball rather than always run back and trying to body the Dogs defender.

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Half-time

Richmond   2.1    4.5-29
Footscray   3.2     4.4-28

Goals:  Fawcett 2, Lefau, Raso.


Another quarter we had the ball mostly in our forward half. Almost twice as many inside 50s but haven't made the most of it. We should be 3-4 goals up. No real standouts from our AFL-listed players. Blight solid down back. Better players have been our VFL listers.

Hotton on managed minutes. Looked promising at HF when he came onto the ground that quarter. Assist for Lefau's goal.

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Stats to HT:

Blight   13 disposals
Young  12 .... dodgy kick though 
Kosi    8
Trezise 8
Rioli    6
Bauer  5
Fawcett 3
OHB    3
Lefau  3
Hotton 3 ..... from approx. 10-15 mins in that 2nd qtr.
Colina  0

Top VFL-listers:
Street  17
Johnson 15
Wilson  15
Scott   14
McKenzie 11



Disposals   176 - 177
Marks          49 - 46
Tackles        32 - 29
Clearances   17 - 16 .... ( 10 - 6 that 2nd qtr )
Inside 50s   30 - 16
Hitouts        17 - 21
Frees          12 - 5

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7390#team-stats