VFL R20: Richmond vs Sandringham @ Frankston Oval, Sat. Aug. 9

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Ball-up 20 out. George gets the free for too high in the pocket. Wow he kicks it too! 

Rich     6.2-38
Sandy  2.3-15

2 min Q2

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Green hits up Kosi on the lead 45 out. Chips to Toner who's closer but on a more difficult angle. Doesn't matter as he still kicks it  .

Rich      7.2-44
Sandy   3.3-21

7 min Q2

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How's that not HTB? Sandy player spun around 360 in the tackle and doesn't get his foot to it  .

And Sandy get a goal from the next play .

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Blight misses the punch/spoil on the goal-line and that's two quick goals to Sandy.

44 - 33

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Raso free 15m out. Goal! 

There's not much defence out there from either side.

Rich     8.2-50
Sandy  5.3-33

14 min Q2

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Almost stuffed it up with the kick inside 50. But Pollocks kicks towards goal where Girolami is waiting to finish it off 

Rich     9.2-56
Sandy  5.3-33

17 min Q2

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Again another easy to touch ball on the goal-line is allowed to float through for a goal for Sandy .

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Blight assumed he was going to intercept mark it and the Sandy forward comes in and marks it instead  .

56 - 45

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Some brainless footy in the last 10 mins from us.

And right on cue we gift them another goal  .

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Not pretty but Kosi poor handball to Green who fumbles but gets it back to Kosi who goals 

Rich     10.2-62
Sandy    8.4-52

29 min Q2

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The coaches need to get Sims out of this habit of going one-handed in the marking contests.

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Half-time

Richmond        5.2     10.2-62
Sandringham   2.3       8.5-53

Goals: Koschitzke 4, Girolami 2, Raso 2, George, Toner.


The breeze looked to have picked up which Sandy had that quarter but that last 15 mins was woefully soft by us. Got almost 4 goals up and then dropped our defensive intensity. Getting too easily beaten in the contests and smashed at the clearances. Only reason we are in front is because we're goaling with every second inside F50 (10 goals from just 20 inside 50s).

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Stats to HT:

Kosi   13 disposals & 4 goals
Blight  8
Smith  6
Gibcus 5
Green  4
Sims   4

El Nour is our top disposal winner with 14 in defence.


Disposals   168 - 192
Marks         37 - 39
Tackles       29 - 21
Clearances  13 - 28 
Inside 50s    20 - 33
Hitouts         11 - 29 .... their ruckman is dominating. Like last week we really are missing OHB.
Frees           11 - 12 

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7450#team-stats

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Ball-up 25m out and Sims gets the free in the ruck for too high.

Kicks it off the side of the boot  .

63 - 53

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Lucky but we'll take it. Girolami 40 out by the boundary to kicks around his body and it goes over the pack and bounces through for a goal 

Rich     11.3-69
Sandy    8.5-53

8 min Q3