Richmond vs Collingwood @ the MCG --- Round 20, 2025

[mightytiges]

Alger subbed on for Trainor.

[mightytiges]

That was chopping of the arm on Sims.

[mightytiges]

That was our best transition of the day. Faull in the pocket couldn't finish it off though.

56 - 91

[mightytiges]

Dumb Trezise. It was 2-on-1.

[mightytiges]

Final Score

Richmond     2.1    4.4       7.5       8.9-57
Coll'wood      3.3    7.6    12.10    13.15-93

Goals: Green 2, Hotton 2, Sims, Trezise, Balta, Faull.


Can't knock the effort. The only time we fell away was the 10 mins before 3/4 time. Overall, just outclassed over 4 quarters. We lack polish but we know where we are at. A good lesson for the cubs.

[Simonator]

Don’t think anyone can be upset with that. Hotton is going to be an absolute gun.

[mat073]

You can’t be too disappointed with that . All the kids look terrific and showed signs.

[Tiger Khosh]

Agree with the above sentiment. Rain definitely helped but we competed well all game with the ladder leaders. Positive signs with the cubs and the gameplan in general.

[eliminator]

No Taranto.  Really good effort.  Worth noting other bottom sides got absolutely trashed.  Not disappointed.

[Francois Jackson]

Good effort all day.  Great pressure I  thought.
Yze could have done something about daicos. Poor coaching. 

anyone catch the Brody M shove into a player? If so please post as I couldn't see it clearly from the ground

[one-eyed]

7news tonight:

"The high-flying pies are back on top of the AFL ladder after smashing the Tigers."

https://x.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1949393915280601152


So, a competitive 6-goal loss by a rebuilding team mostly full of youngsters is now classed as a "smashing" according to the media .

[WilliamPowell]

7news tonight:

"The high-flying pies are back on top of the AFL ladder after smashing the Tigers."

https://x.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1949393915280601152


So, a competitive 6-goal loss by a rebuilding team mostly full of youngsters is now classed as a "smashing" according to the media .

Well Theo Duropolous isn't the sharpest. Wasn't as a cricketer certainly isn't as sports commentator/reporter

[one-eyed]

Team Stats:

Disposals     365 - 423 .... ( contested: 133 - 139 ; uncontested: 226 - 278 )
Efficiency%   73 - 75
Kick            199 - 233
Handballs    166 - 190
Turnovers      69 - 76
Marks           93 - 97 ..... ( contested marks: 10 - 9 )
Tackles         39 - 57
Clearances    27 - 30 ..... ( centre: 9 - 11 ; stoppages: 18 - 19 )
Inside 50s     43 - 56
In50 eff.%     42 - 54
In50 marks    12 - 11
In50 tackles     5 - 8
Hitouts          38 - 30
Bounces          4 - 2
One %ers      54 - 49
Frees            19 - 13

Individual possies:

Hopper  33
Sonsie   28
Short     25
Vlastuin 25
Ross      24
Prestia   23
Banks    19
Trainor    19 .... subbed off last quarter
Nankervis 18
Broad      15
McIntosh 15
Balta      14
Brown    13
Miller     13
Mansell  12
Trezise   12
Green    11
Hotton   11
Faull       8
Rioli       8
Sims      8
Young    8
Alger     3 .... subbed on last quarter

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7131#player-stats

[Francois Jackson]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/the-latest-mro-news-from-round-20-of-the-afl/news-story/50b1203301a5bd4864a16deaeb7a7344

But Vlastuin’s ability to emerge unscathed will likely see Mihocek dodge suspension despite Richmond forward Rhyan Mansell’s three-week ban earlier this year.

No worries Ralph. Did you write the same article on Tom Lynch a few weeks back?

[one-eyed]

They may have lost, but the Tiges showed plenty

Jaiden Sciberras
SEN
28 July 2025

Richmond fans should be very proud of their young cubs, putting up an almighty fight against the Magpies.

Despite going down by 36 points, the Tigers turned the contest against the competition’s best into a scrap, playing with the most heart you’ll ever see from a 16th placed outfit.

Maintaining an elite level of pressure throughout, the Tigers showed signs of a quality side despite a number of key absences.

It’s clear to see that the heroics of Maurice Rioli Jnr. in weeks past has rubbed off on the rest of the squad, with players mounting major chases, putting in third and fourth efforts and continuing to hunt even as the result appeared out of reach.

Adem Yze has done a brilliant job with the young guns at his disposal, and while the game slowly transitioned back into the grasp of the Magpies, the signs of a top culture and intent were there in spades.

The wins will come with time, and if this contest was anything to go by, the future is well and truly in good hands under Adem Yze.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/07/24/the-things-we-learnt-the-hawthorn-band-is-back-together