VFL: Richmond vs Sandringham @ Punt Rd --- Sat. Aug 2 [curtain-raiser]

[the claw]

Richmond VFL Team
 
B:  Williams, Darrou, Dea
HB:  Barlow, Elton, Helbig
C:  McIntosh, Knights, Young
HF:  O'Hanlon, A.Edwards, Lennon
F:  Banfield, McBean, Arnot

R:  Stephenson, Grigg, McDonough

Int: Waite, Wall, McGough, Clay, Gleeson, L.Conca, Drummond*, Bathie,  Contin

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-07-31/strong-team-named-for-vfl-curtainraiser

where the hell are the mids of quality being developed. do we have a thirds. while im asking where are the quality  tall fwds and tall defenders while im at it.

Yes why is our list not perfect with A graders emerging everywhere?!

na your wrong just some decent numbers would do. and just decent players.  but if we are talking quality where are they. i cant help it if we dont have any quality mids in the twos have a go at the club.

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Game has started.

Goals to McGough and Azza Edwards.

Rich     2.1-13
Sandy  1.0-6

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Sandy with the last two goals.

13 - 18

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Commentator - "A comedy of errors" yet "conditions are conducive to good footy".

 

McDonough to Edwards to Arnot who snaps at goal and it's marked by Bathie who goals  .

Rich    19
Sandy 19

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Dea to McDonough on the lead 45m out. Makes the distance but it hits the post.

20 -  19

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We had all the play and forward 50 entries over the last 5 minutes but couldn't score and no surprise Sandy against the run of play, run it up for a goal to regain the lead.

20 - 25

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Quarter time

Richmond    3.3-21
Sandy        4.1-25

Goals: A.Edwards, McGough, Bathie.


Richmond had most of the play in the last half of that quarter but couldn't put the score on the board.

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Elton quick kick and McBean reads it better and grabs his first  .

Rich    28
Sandy 26

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Dea good play off half-back, gets it to Grigg who goes long. Azza Edwards gathers against two defenders and dribbles it through  .

Rich    34
Sandy 26

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Still good sunny conditions for footy although it's 10 degrees. No excuses for skill errors.

McBean clunks a nice pack mark and pops through his second of the game  .

Rich     6.4-40
Sandy  4.3-27

 

[Gigantor]

McBean clunked a pack mark.................Hooray at last

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Big O does the one-two but his kick out of defence goes into the grandstand. Sandy chip it inside 50 and score a goal.

Another turnover in defence as we were forced backwards and it ends up in another Sandy goal. Scores level.

40 - 40

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Plenty of turnovers by both sides.

Grigg spins around on his left and Big O gets under it to mark it 30m out. Set shot fades to the right. We've back in front by that point.

41 - 40

18 mins Q2.

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We give away two frees in a row plus 50m  . Thankfully the Sandy kick is turned over. However Barlow's kick is turned over as well and it ends up in a Sandy shot but it's a point.

41 - 41

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Another free to Sandy (commentators say it was ticky-touchwood) in front of the sticks.

41 - 47

23 mins Q2


Commentator - "Richmond reluctant to kick down the line and is trying to run it down the ground. Sandringham with the momentum."