VFL: Richmond vs GWS @ North Port Oval ---- 2nd Wildcard Final

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Kosi marks 20 out and goals  .

Rich   5.4-34
GWS  2.1-13

3 min Q2

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The Giants get it back via two frees (at HB and then inside 50)

34 - 19

Frees  3 - 14 

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Collier inside 50 and Fawcett takes a good mark 45 out. Misses left.

35 - 27

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Girolami had his arm chopped in the marking contest. Set shot 35 out. Hits the top of the goalpost.

37 - 27

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Goal to GWS.

37 - 34


Getting smashed in the clearances. Our "tackling technique" on display too.

[WilliamPowell]

Pathetic qtr thus far. We have some really dumb players especially at VFL.

Some of them need to play to their obvious limitations

Anyways

Some of thr injured boys here watching. Some of the senior coaches and the CEO

Leppa also here watching players the pies are interested in

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Half time

Richmond    4.4    5.7-37
GWS           2.1    5.5-35

Goals: Green, Koschitzke, Raso, Toner, Yassine.


Well the breeze is definitely favouring to the right of the TV screen. Mind you the Giants dominated the clearances. Lucky to still be in front. Our defence is holding up so far.

[one-eyed]

Garner went to umpires after the siren to complain about the free kick count. Especially HTB. While our "tackling technique" is the worst of all clubs at every level, there's been two different HTB interpretations. The umps are hot on us while the Giants can lie on the ball or drop the footy and it's either a ball-up or play on.

Frees:   5 - 16

[WilliamPowell]

I also have the umpire's advisor dude sitting about 3 metres to my left

Couldn’t help myself after a free was paid for HTB after the bloke took possession and took one step and was pinged

Said hope you're watching any paying attention,  another bad call

After that his head went down and he started bashing away on his laptop

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Stats to HT:

Blight 14 disposals
Smith 14
Green  9
Alger   6
OHB    6
Ryan   5
Fawcett 3
Kosi    3
Gray   1


Disposals   165 - 178
Marks         53 - 37
Tackles       17 - 26 .... if tackling isn't a major focus then you are unlikely to win finals.
Clearances  10 - 23 .... ( 4 - 12 in that 2nd qtr )
Inside 50s   22 - 33 .... ( 7 - 19 in that 2nd qtr )
Hitouts        10 - 22 .... OHB & especially Samson getting owned.
Frees            5 - 16

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/7981#team-stats

[one-eyed]

I also have the umpire's advisor dude sitting about 3 metres to my left

Couldn’t help myself after a free was paid for HTB after the bloke took possession and took one step and was pinged

Said hope you're watching any paying attention,  another bad call

After that his head went down and he started bashing away on his laptop

Good stuff WP 

But it just shows they ignore how bad it is and won't do anything about it. The standard of umpiring is crisis, and the current AFL administration is to blame.

[WilliamPowell]

And to prove im not biased

In the 2nd Ryan almost took a blokes head off in a marking contest on the wing and flap flap play on

Shouted and they heard... that's a shocker ..tap tap on the laptop

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OHB grabs the ball from the centre and boots it long. Raso gathers by the boundary and draws the defenders. Handballs to Fawcett who bananas the goal 

Rich  6.7-43
GWS 5.5-35

1 min Q3

[Tiger Khosh]

This is clearly the scoring end. Need to build a strong lead going into the 4th.

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Nice side step by Scott at HF and he finds Fawcett 15m out. Pushed over, 50m and he gets the shot from the goal-line. Goal! 

Rich    7.7-49
GWS   5.6-36

3 min Q3