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Round 12 v Gold Coast at the Gabba

01/09/2020 By Chris Leave a Comment

This was not a great game from us, an atypical snooze fest. But it was exactly what we’ve come to know and love from Gold Coast – exciting youngsters, a very competitive first half and a tailing away in the latter stages. There was a slow start, and it never got exactly frenetic.
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This was not a great game from us, an atypical snooze fest. But it was exactly what we’ve come to know and love from Gold Coast – exciting youngsters, a very competitive first half and a tailing away in the latter stages. There was a slow start, and it never got exactly frenetic. This will be the briefest of summaries.

AFL match report says we “owned” the first quarter. OK. Riewoldt was on, and we certainly looked the more potent side up front. Scores were level at the first break.

The Suns may have got a rocket from Stuey Dewey with their oranges; as they were by far the better side in the 2nd Q but sprayed it. Again I am floating my theory that there’s something about our Grimes-led back 6 that causes wayward kicking. Old fashioned “chewy on yer boot” action? Perhaps. I don’t think we rush more than average. They led 3.6 to 2.2 at half time. Yes, our boys kicked two majors in the first half.

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Jack starred and this was clearly his best game of the season. Not long after the season restart Marcus and I speculated about his future; but I wouldn’t do that after this game. He’s still got what it takes to take a game by the scruff, especially a moribund off-Broadway affair like this.

We kicked three to none in the 3rd quarter, Pickett put us in front in his usual laid back way. After the last change we just eased away with three more goals to one for as unspectacular win as you’ll get. Just contento with the puntas quatras as they possibly say in Spanish.

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Lynch had a good game but was cited for thumping a young Coaster in the guts. This was the main footy story of the week as the commentariat decided it was time to pile on the club. He’s getting caught retaliating, and will miss more important games than this one if he keeps it up.

Richmond 2.1 2.2 5.2 8.5.53
Gold Coast 2.1 3.6 3.8 4.8.32

Benny Votes
This week I’ll man up and call the votes myself.
Riewoldt 5, Grimes 4, Vlastuin 3, Cotchin 2, Short 1
Leaderboard
20: Martin
18: Bolton
13: Short
12: Vlastuin, Grimes
10: Lambert
9: Baker, McIntosh
7: Prestia, Balta, Riewoldt, Cotchin
6: Soldo
5: Higgins, Eggmolesse-Smith, Chol
4: Caddy
3: Houli, Lynch
2: Pickett
1: Castagna, Graham, Aarts

Chris 01/09/2020Filed Under: benny, front

Round 11 v Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval

30/08/2020 By Chris Leave a Comment

A weird game. Umpires in white, goal umpires in black bomber jackets. Weird man. Ladhams freak goal, 7-foot bloke punting it off the outisde of his toe from the deep pocket – weird. Amon, Butters, Woodcock and other blokes not yet shaving were running us ragged. Suddenly they had 4 goals and we had none. Very 2014 EF vibes, and I could feel a hot wind in my face, even on the radio.
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A weird game. Umpires in white, goal umpires in black bomber jackets. Weird man. Ladhams freak goal, 7-foot bloke punting it off the outside of his toe from the boundary line – weird. Amon, Butters, Woodcock and other blokes not yet shaving were running us ragged. Suddenly they had 4 goals and we had none. Very 2014 EF vibes, and I could feel a hot wind in my face, even on the radio.

I said to the room “We’ll get back in to this; but we won’t win”. Mabs made an outstanding run. He ran back with the flight of an Egg kick, halved the contest, got to the spill first at top speed, shinned it on, then tapped it over an opponent, then gathered off the ground to get possession for the first time and immediately dished to Caddy who goaled. On Fox McGuire said “Mabior Chol stand up, we salute you. That was magnificent.” It really was.

So good big fella. #MoveslikeMabior #MabiorChol #gotiges pic.twitter.com/8jipftTAhb

— Ando (@Tigers_of_Old) August 9, 2020

We kicked the last three of the quarter to go to the huddle 7 points down.

QT Sellers on the radio said “Port kicked almost the first four goals of the game when you think about it”. Weird.

We’d rested Cotch, dropped Snags, brought back Rioli and Caddy. Might have been nice to have Trent out there come to think of it.

We hit the front briefly in the second.  A huge mark to Pickett went utterly uncalled by Ed who is still whinging about a free not paid to Port earlier. Aarts kicked a wonderful solo goal, dancing zigzagging in from the point post goal. half time siren beats Gray kicking his 3rd. 4 goals each this term and at the long break we’re 9 points down.

Big Dixon kicked another 7-footer’s freak goal as he was heading for row H at the time. Weird. Kmac collected a ground ball and showed incredible vision to hook it off his left to Stacky.

How did he see him? He can’t have seen him.

Port have been terribly wayward kicking 2.5 to our 4.3, and we go in a point up.

The last quarter started with Balta mistake for a Port goal, he was trying to do the quick hands and just rushed himself into a turnover. Then Dusty gave away a silly 50, and Caddy added another 50 to hand them another goal. This might have marked Josh’s card, as Dimma was as displeased as you’ll ever see him. And that was game over, we didn’t score after 3QT.

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On the stats they killed us (i50s 55-24) but we hung in until suddenly we couldn’t any longer. I believe there’s something about the way we defend that creates inaccurate scores.

Port Adelaide 4.4 8.6 10.11 13.15 (93)
Richmond 3.3 7.3 11.6 11.6 (72)
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Benny Votes
Again these are @Tigers_of_old’s best players
5 Bolton, 4 McIntosh, 3 Chol, 2 Short, 1 Vlastuin

Leaderboard
20: Martin
18: Bolton
12: Short
10: Lambert
9: Vlastuin, Baker, McIntosh
8: Grimes
7: Prestia, Balta
6: Soldo
5: Higgins, Vlastuin, Cotchin, Eggmolesse-Smith, Chol
4: Caddy
3: Prestia, Houli, Lynch
2: Riewoldt, Pickett
1: Castagna, Graham, Aarts

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Chris 30/08/2020Filed Under: benny, front, Uncategorized

Round 10 v Brisbane at Carrara

29/08/2020 By Chris Leave a Comment

Lions have been travelling very well and were expected to be a good test for us. Vlossy was back for Markov. Hipwood goaled first. Charlie Cameron is one of the league’s in-form forwards, and he was on the board and revving his mini bike early. We found the ball and got in front by quarter time. Harris Andrews is a talented and huge man but his spoil technique handed us two goals.
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Lions have been travelling very well and were expected to be a good test for us. Vlossy was back for Markov. Hipwood goaled first. Charlie Cameron is one of the league’s in-form forwards, and he was on the board and revving his mini bike early. We found the ball and got in front by quarter time. Harris Andrews is a talented and huge man but his spoil technique handed us two goals.

The Lions now kicked the game away. After QT they kicked 2.14, which of course is oddly familiar. They kicked 8.17 in last year’s qualifying final, letting us off the hook despite 10 scoring shots to 3 in the first quarter.

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The current “Tom Lynch is a thug” movement started here, when he pushed Alex Witherden’s face into the turf. He avoided a suspension but it might have been for the best if he’d been given a week and taught to cool it.

Shai Bolton has gone to another level, seeming to glide around the midfield. He collected a ball at pace in the exact centre of the ground, continued for 5 steps then roosted the ball from all of 70 metres. Marbs shepherded it through for one of the longest goals I’ve seen.

A beaut highlight with an anti-climactic end was Kamdyn’s fancy stepovers on the outer wing, which lost McLuggage completely. Kamdyn then took about 18 steps and was whistled up for too far. He’s extraordinary.

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Richmond 3.3 8.5 9.6 12.10(82)
Brisbane 2.3 3.8 3.15 4.17(41)

Benny Votes
I have again used @Tigers_of_Old’s list of the best Tigers on ground. Dusty is in Brownlow form now IMO. Baker is going to be top 3 in the B&F in my opinion. Bolton was a very good small forward in 2019 but a revelation in midfield now. Lynch worked very hard. Jake Aarts knows where the goals are, knows his role and plays it well.
Martin 5, Baker 4, Bolton 3, Lynch 2, Aarts 1

Leaderboard
20: Martin
13: Bolton
10: Lambert, Short
9: Baker
8: Vlastuin, Grimes
7: Prestia, Balta
6: Soldo
5: Higgins, Vlastuin, Cotchin, Eggmolesse-Smith, McIntosh
4: Caddy
3: Prestia, Houli, Lynch
2: Riewoldt, Pickett, Chol
1: Castagna, Graham, Aarts

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Chris 29/08/2020Filed Under: benny, front

Round 9 v Western Bulldogs at Carrara

29/08/2020 By Chris Leave a Comment

Dusty was best-on again against the Bulldogs. Rioli, Graham and Naish were all dropped for Ross, Markov and Stack, and the skipper was back with Vlastuin out injured. We went in with three genuine tall forwards, and the Dogs just didn’t have the defensive power to match. Aarts is thriving in the Butler role and bobbed up for three goals. Grimes won us a 50m and goal with a stagey flop when he was brushed by Ed Richards; this was the beginning of a deliberate tactic that I do not like to see in my favourite Tiger.
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Dusty was best-on again against the Bulldogs. Rioli, Graham and Naish were all dropped for Ross, Markov and Stack, and the skipper was back with Vlastuin out injured. We went in with three genuine tall forwards, and the Dogs just didn’t have the defensive power to match. Aarts is thriving in the Butler role and bobbed up for three goals. Grimes won us a 50m and goal with a stagey flop when he was brushed by Ed Richards; this was the beginning of a deliberate tactic that I do not like to see in my favourite Tiger.

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We really clobbered them. Bont was very quiet. Dusty was a 4-quarter player and kicked an inside-out boomer from the right pocket, all three of his goals were actually top drawer. Newbies Markov and Ross combined to create another goal. Marbs played cleverly and is just a delight to watch.

He’s reinventing football

— 4boat (@4Boat) July 29, 2020

It’s so eye-opening to see a tall player confident in their speed and agility. Combined with Noah Balta down back (his citizen’s arrest on Josh Bruce was fantastic) we have so much excitement to look forward to.

Western Bulldogs 1.1 3.5 4.7 7.7 (49)
Richmond 4.3 10.4 11.10 13.12 (90)

Benny Votes
I have pinched these from @Tigers_of_Old who is a shrewd observer. Dusty has leapt to the top of the leaderboard.
Martin 5, Grimes 4, Balta 3, Pickett 2, Chol 1

Leaderboard
15: Martin
10: Lambert, Short, Bolton
8: Vlastuin, Grimes
7: Prestia, Balta
6: Soldo
5: Higgins, Vlastuin, Cotchin, Eggmolesse-Smith, McIntosh, Baker
4: Caddy
3: Prestia, Houli
2: Riewoldt, Pickett, Chol
1: Lynch, Castagna, Graham

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Chris 29/08/2020Filed Under: benny, front

Round 1 v Carlton at the MCG

29/08/2020 By Chris 1 Comment

[written in retrospect in August] I approached this game like a hungry person who has been handed a hubcap full of cold baked beans. It does make you wonder how hungry you really are. There was no crowd due to Covid 19 social restrictions. Case numbers were climbing around Australia, and governments were scrambling to take measures to stop it. Local sport was cancelled everywhere, we were all avoiding touching anything and each other; I was wearing a mask to the shops at this time I think. And I didn’t think there was a place for AFL football to continue.
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[written in retrospect in August] I approached this game like a hungry person who has been handed a hubcap full of cold baked beans. It does make you wonder how hungry you really are. There was no crowd due to Covid 19 social restrictions. Case numbers were climbing around Australia, and governments were scrambling to take measures to stop it. Local sport was cancelled everywhere, we were all avoiding touching anything and each other; I was wearing a mask to the shops at this time I think. And I didn’t think there was a place for AFL football to continue.

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This was Marlion Pickett’s long-awaited 2nd game, in front of about 100K less people than game 1. The Tiges leapt out of the blocks, inspired by Jack Riewoldt. we kicked the first 5, then Kreuzer went down with an ankle injury. [He’s still not back as of August]. And that was the result fairly set, the rest of the evening was keeping them at arm’s length. New Blue Jack Martin was excellent, kicking 4 of their 12. Riewoldt, Shai, George and Dan Rioli all kicked 3 for the Tiges. Martin, Prestia, Bolton, Baker and Riewoldt were all excellent.

RICHMOND    7.2     11.3     14.5     16.9 (105)
CARLTON
        2.1      3.5       8.7       12.9 (81)

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BENNY VOTES r1

Martin 5
Prestia 4
Bolton 3
Riewoldt 2
Baker 1

Corrected Leaderboard, after round 8
10: Lambert, Short, Martin, Bolton
8: Vlastuin
7: Prestia
6: Soldo
5: Higgins, Vlastuin, Cotchin, Eggmolesse-Smith, McIntosh, Baker
4: Grimes, Balta, Caddy
3: Prestia, Houli
2: Riewoldt
1: Lynch, Castagna, Chol, Graham

Chris 29/08/2020Filed Under: benny, front, Uncategorized

Round 8 v GWS at Sydney Showgrounds

08/08/2020 By Chris Leave a Comment

There was a bit of redemption talk going around before this game. Most of the talk said “you don’t get redemption for a grand final belting by winning a roster game”.

I am writing this in the lead up to the Round 11 clash with Port Adelaide. We were terrific in Rounds 9 and 10. But there’s nowhere to hide, we were awful against GWS.

Naish came in for Caddy, and we were also missing The Dads; Edwards, Houli and Cotchin. I felt we still outstripped GWS for talent, and I looked forward to beating them on their ground.

Which worked out fine except for one man, Toby Greene. I can’t stand him, and while I maintain he is not the amazing footballer everyone says; its a fact that he kicked five and won the game off his own boot. We kicked 6.14 which tells its own story.

The Benny Votes

Dusty (5) had a vintage night. Shai (4) in the midfield has been a revelation and he was creative and kicked a precious snag. Vlastuin (3) stood up well in defence, Short (2) played OK and Kamdyn (1) did some good things.

Leaderboard
10: Lambert, Short
8: Vlastuin
7: Bolton
6: Soldo
5: Higgins, Vlastuin, Cotchin, Eggmolesse-Smith, Martin, McIntosh
4: Grimes, Balta, Caddy, Baker
3: Prestia, Houli, Bolton
1: Lynch, Castagna, Chol, Graham

Blair Hartley Appreciation Award: for players who have joined Richmond from another club
(Eligible 2020: Caddy, Grigg, Houli, Lynch, Nankervis and Prestia)

Prestia, Houli 3, Lynch 1


Anthony Banik Best First Year Player:for anyone who was yet to debut before round 1
(Eligible 2020: Collier-Dawkins, Dow, Turner, English, Martyn, Cumberland, Aarts, Ralphsmith, Nyuon, Miller)

No votes yet


Joel Bowden’s Golden Left Boot:for left footers
(Eligible 2020: Chol, Nankervis and Houli)

Houli 3, Chol 1


Greg Tivendale Rookie List Medal:
upgraded from the rookie list during the current season

(Eligible 2020: Aarts, Baker, Chol, Eggmolesse-Smith, Stack and Pickett)

Eggmolesse-Smith 5, Chol 1


Maurice Rioli Grip of Death Trophy:
For the Tiges top tackler in 2020

Graham 32
Lambert 25
Soldo 24
Pickett 23
Prestia 21
Cotchin 20




Chris 08/08/2020Filed Under: benny, front

A Tiger in Madagascar

15/03/2020 By Chris Leave a Comment

TTBB’s old mate and constant supporter Tiger Tommo, last heard of in Kenya, is currently working in Madagascar. He’s just been in touch to say he’s coming to town for Round 1, he’ll be outside the G with a radio and a few beers.

EDIT: this has been overtaken by events. As of midnight tonight all arrivals in Australia are required by law to self isolate for 14 days. Tommo won’t be at the MCG and that is terrible for him, having come so far.

TTBB is in favour of these measures. We love our footy but these strong measures instituted early will save lives. We have to learn from what has happened in other countries, where people now wish events has closed down earlier.

There will be thousands of sad stories like Tommo’s, but we’ll get through this by sticking together and all staying apart.

Chris 15/03/2020Filed Under: front, Uncategorized

AFLW r4 v Geelong at Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo

04/03/2020 By Chris Leave a Comment

On Saturday we met fellow strugglers Geelong at Bendigo. Queen Elizabeth Oval looked an absolute picture, one of Australia’s prettiest grandstands.There were goals each early. A very high standard 1st Q, clean hands everywhere, although not much action on this scoreboard. We trailed 7 – 9 at halftime – our goal though Courtney Wakefield on the end of a perfect pass from Phoebe Monahan.
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On Saturday we met fellow strugglers Geelong at Bendigo. Queen Elizabeth Oval looked an absolute picture, one of Australia’s prettiest grandstands.

There were goals each early. A very high standard quarter, clean hands everywhere, although not much action on the scoreboard. Our goal though Courtney Wakefield on the end of a perfect pass from Phoebe Monahan.

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Immediately in the 2nd Q McClelland goaled from a free after long hopeful bomb from Brennan. Then … a Cats clinic. Darby, McDonald, McWilliams and Cranston did as they pleased for the hoops, great hands. They had 11-2 i50s for the quarter. They kept just getting over the back of us with long kicks. I think our back six was a strength in the first two games but connection has gone missing in the 2nd quarter last week and this week. Cats got some lucky 50s [that were technically there but geez].  19-46 at half time.

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We are getting nothing from the umpies – a broken record this season. It’s odious to compare AFLW players to famous male counterparts of course but Akec Makur Chuot has some early Alex Rance about her. It’s now 19-60 and the game’s gone.

Sabrina Frederick is a big power forward but her field kicks are disappointing. When we are humming (probably round 8) we’ll be seeing Campbell or Conti or Brennan or Monahan cruising past Sabs for the handball.

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Suddenly, we pinged three in a row through Bernardi, Wakefield, Jacques, that’s our best five minutes of the season. Conti instrumental in all three.

  • McDonald kicked it straight to Bernadi on the hotspot.
  • Bernardi strong mark from a quick kick to advantage from Brennan.
  • Great forward pressure from Wakefield held the ball in f50, then Kodi Jaques followed up her own high kick, took a handball from Conti, and rolled a lovely bouncing shot over and under the defence and through the middle. 37-60 and suddenly the complexion is changing.
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Then Sabs puts in repeat efforts and is rewarded with a free, and salutes with a big roost from 40m. Its 43-61.

On the brink of 3QT Brennan was clattered by Ivey who didn’t look at the ball at any stage – chose to crunch a player that didn’t have the ball. Later Ivey was rightfully given a one week spell.

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Katie Brennan spent the 3rd quarter on the bench. “Resting a player with possible concussion – its a no brainer” says Peta Searle, awkwardly.

Grace Campbell might be a bit lippy, she seems to inspire some rough responses. Makur Chuot gives it away, Monahan and Miller collide and the Cats goal to relieve pressure. Great chain of possession ended with Wood streaming into kick her first goal and she shanks it. Another chain started by a surging Rebecca Miller ended with a Conti give-and-go and a indecisive kick, neither pass nor shot. But she’s been massive for us.

Katie Brennan was initially given the thumbs up to return to the game then suddenly, the cue was in the rack. “The Tigers brains trust have thought better of their assessment…” says Sam Lane, awkwardly.

Final score: Geelong 10 7 67 d Richmond 7 3 45

Conti had 28 touches, Monahan 20. Bernardi with just 4 touches was tagged out of it. Ella Wood had just 2 touches but 4 tackles. Wakefield took 5 marks and kicked 3 goals, more than the whole side managed in their previous games. Alice Edmonds made 32 hitouts and 4 tackles.

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The Maureen for best player
5 votes – Monica Conti
4 votes – Courtney Wakefield
3 votes – Phoebe Monahan
2 votes – Alice Edmonds
1 votes – Grace Campbell 

Leaderboard
16 Monahan
13 Conti
9 Campbell
6 Wakefield
5 Bernardi
4 Makur Chuot
2 Brennan, Edmonds, Frederick
1 Stahl

The Kate Sheahan Shield for players recruited with AFLW experience [eligible: Burchall, Bailey, Tesoreiro, Frederick, Bernardi, Conti, Whitford, Ross, Makur Chuot, Monahan]
16 Monahan
13 Conti
5 Bernardi
4 Makur Chuot
2 Brennan, Frederick

The Peggy O’Neal Claret Jug for best AFLW first year player [eligible: everyone else not in above list]
9 Campbell
6 Wakefield
2 Edmonds
1 Stahl

The Kate Dixon Grip of Death for our top tackler
19 – Conti, Jacques, Sansonetti
18 – Campbell
17 – Woodward
16 – Brennan
12 – Wakefield

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Chris 04/03/2020Filed Under: front, maureen, Uncategorized

AFLW r2 v Gold Coast at Carrara

16/02/2020 By Chris Leave a Comment

I watched most of this game on my phone, knowing the result. It clashed with cooking dinner for guests. I peeked at it and was dismayed taht after a 2-goal first quarter we got stuck in the mud – but didnt see a final score until much later. Good on the SUns jagging their first win, they were better when it counted.
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I watched most of this game later on my phone, already knowing the result. It clashed with cooking dinner for guests. I peeked at it live and was dismayed that after a 2-goal first quarter we got stuck in the mud – but I didn’t see a final score until much later. Good on the Suns jagging their first win, they were better when it counted.

Fox bring us this game with an all-male comms team. Ben Waterworth says “Position A” too much but otherwise is OK. My under 13 soccer teammate Alistair Lynch is not popular on Twitter – and I agree he doesn’t add a lot of insight.

Q1 Suns are a goal up quick smart through a soccer goal to Stanton on the end of a soccer assist from Perry, who has used body position to undo the taller Akec Makur Chuot twice already. A long kick came in over the pack.

Bernardi takes a huge mark down back – isn’t she a forward? We are making bad choices with our kicks inside 50. Suns are crisp and have cleaner hands. It’s very muggy and 30° and a bit of rain falls during the game; and we drop more uncontested marks than the Suns.

Bernardi gets another soccer goal back for us from a similar long kick over the pack from Conti, although this was lucky as it came off hands nicely. Bernardi is 5th on the AFLW all-time goal kicking ladder. We are getting on top now, with the ball held in our half for a long time. Frederick hooks a behind when there was time for her to be more composed. Grace Campbell on debut is lightning quick. Constable Alice Edmonds kicked sideways inboard to no-one and Campbell was there like a shot.

Bloodnut Molan is having a good start; she hits Tayla Stahl on the chest with a pinpoint pass. Stahl did a great job to hold her position – and kicks the goal to put us in front.

We get a 50m penalty in the centre and Campbell seizes the ball and tries to outsprint the umpie to crib a bit extra. Stahl has another shot and falls millimetres short. Sabs is unlucky with a touched ball that sailed through the middle. It’s 1.2 to 2.2. Courtney Wakefield seems to have a better gut feel for kicking inside 50 but its her that we want in there marking them.

The Suns box us into defence for the last minute. Someone kicks to Rebecca Miller on the bounce; she probably should have made ground to mark it. She takes a while to grasp it and is caught HTB. Then there’s a 50m pen as the siren goes; so scores are level at 2.2 as the girls swap ends.

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Q2 A good goal straight off to Britt Perry (a state player in cricket). Suns are leading, marking and kicking long and straight. It’s just good football and we aren’t countering it as well as we countered Carlton last week. The back six that should move around as though connected by elastic; seems to be getting isolated and lost. Mon Conti looks like she has gone up a gear from last week, out of basketball mode and ready to play footy. KB seems to be off the boil in my opinion. Campbell is prominent but plays like she is used to dominating at a lower level; attempts the impossible at times. She was 3rd in our VFLW best and fairest. 4.3 to 2.4 at half time.

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Q3 Brennan hoists a high kick and it literally lands on Sabs’ head. We are very predictable, kicks aren’t favouring her, and she’s not a mobile player. It’s just not working. Frederick marks at centre half forward then dithers until she has to play on, and is caught holding the ball. I am clutching my head now. Yorston scores a lovely goal after slick and sophisticated ball movement. Stahl marks well again, and spots up Brancatisano.

A quick aside: multisyllabic Italian names have given so much to football culture. In this team we are blessed with Brancatisano, Tesoreiro, Sansonetti, Bernardi and Conti. I hope they will have more storied Richmond careers than Renato Dintinosante (2 games, 2 losses).

Brancatisano shanks her kick and just scrapes a point. Suns lead 5.3 to 2.5 at the last change.

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Terrific centre break for us, Stahl gallops from the centre, sells the dummy and kicks to advantage for Wakefield who pulls in a great mark. She kicks to Sabs who drops the mark and gives away a free. [I don’t want to be on her case, but I am feeling a bit flat about her first couple of outings for us.] We dominate this quarter. Both teams are very tired, and the Suns are really just trying to hang on. We have plenty of chances at goal and kick 0.5 After one Bernardi miss, Alistair says “She’s cut the ears off that one” which is not a turn of phrase I’ve heard before.

The Suns do not score in the final quarter and win by 11 points.

OK, positives. Grace Campbell was very lively and should add heaps of toe to the side. Phoebe Monahan had 21 touches and did a load of work off the ball. The skipper didn’t have a great game but laid 6 tackles which is a great way to keep contributing when other parts of your game are rusty. That’s all I’ve got.

We are a quarter of the way through the home and away season. Coming up we’ve got Kangaroos, Geelong, Giants, St Kilda, Brisbane and Adelaide.

The Maureen for best player
5 votes – Phoebe Monahan
4 votes – Grace Campbell
3 votes – Monica Conti
2 votes – Christina Bernardi
1 votes – Tayla Stahl

Leaderboard
10 Monahan
5 Christina Bernardi
4 Makur Chuot, Campbell
3 Conti
2 Wakefield
1 Frederick, Stahl

10 Monahan
5 Christina Bernardi
4 Makur Chuot, Campbell
3 Conti
2 Wakefield
1 Frederick, Stahl

The Kate Sheahan Shield for players recruited with AFLW experience [eligible: Burchall, Bailey, Tesoreiro, Frederick, Bernardi, Conti, Whitford, Ross, Makur Chuot]
10 Monahan
5 Bernardi
4 Makur Chuot
3 Conti
1 Frederick

The Peggy O’Neal Claret Jug for best AFLW first year player [eligible: everyone else not in above list]
4 Campbell
2 Courtney Wakefield

The Kate Dixon Grip of Death for our top tackler
12 Sarah Sansonetti
11 Kodi Jaques, Alana Woodward
9 Katie Brennan, Phoebe Monahan

Chris 16/02/2020Filed Under: front, maureen, Uncategorized

“The Originals” podcast

08/02/2020 By Chris Leave a Comment

If you are a podcast listener, don’t miss the new one by Sam Lane called The Originals. It’s about the background to Richmond’s women’s team, and it got my attention straight away with this quote from Peggy O’Neal;

If you are intrigued like I was by the thought of our capable and calm leader kicking over a chair; check it out here. https://www.richmondfc.com.au/richmond-media/podcasts/the-originals

Chris 08/02/2020Filed Under: front

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The Virtual Duffle Coat
Let us know who you want to see remembered on TTBB’s duffle coat. Email or Tweet Chris and he’ll create a badge for you and your player.
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