Match

Richmond vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 04 May 2013

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Welcome to the MCG on a cold Melbourne night, but we have a treat for you! A match between the Tigers and the Cats! There are no late changes and the subs are White and Horlin-Smith respectively.
00:01
We are under way as the umpire bounces the ball perfectly into the turf.
01:15
A fast opening from both teams, now with the Tigers recent bad history against the Cats, they would want to get themselves a good start.
02:20
BEHIND CATS - The ball is rushed through for a point for team Cats.
02:21
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
04:00
GOAL CATS - Bartel marks the ball from 25m out directly in front, he slots it through with precision. The Cats kick the first goal of the game.
04:06
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jimmy Bartel)
05:30
A terrifying sight for any Richmond supporter with Riewoldt limping off and going straight down the race.
05:44
Tigers Interchange - Jack Riewoldt off due to an injury.
07:25
GOAL CATS - Stokes gathers the ball, looks to give it off but in the end he decides to go it alone and he kicks a goal.
07:36
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mathew Stokes)
08:50
Riewoldt is back on the ground, being given the all clear from a corked thigh.
09:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brandon Ellis)
09:30
GOAL TIGERS - Ellis comes out on the lead and takes the mark 40m from goal directly in front. He slots it through for a goal.
11:25
GOAL CATS - Christensen handballs over the top to Bartel who kicks his second goal at the edge of the goal square.
11:26
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jimmy Bartel)
13:00
The Cats are getting on top of the Tigers early in this contest, the Tigers must play a more attacking brand of football.
14:45
Jack Riewoldt seems to be moving a lot more freely now, after his earlier injury scare.
15:57
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steven Motlop)
16:00
BEHIND CATS - Motlop comes out and takes the mark 45m from goal on a slight angle, he kicks it away for a point.
17:35
GOAL TIGERS - Riewoldt taps it into the path of King, who swoops onto the ball and kicks a great running goal. The Tigers are back!
19:00
GOAL TIGERS - Riewoldt comes out and takes the mark 35m out directly in front. He kicks an easy looking goal and says, injury, what injury?.
19:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
20:50
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake King)
21:10
GOAL TIGERS - King is taken high 40m from goal and is awarded a free kick. Push-up kicks his second goal of the game and gives the Tigers the lead.
22:17
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Allen Christensen)
22:20
BEHIND CATS - Christensen comes out and takes the mark, has a shot on goal and manages to push it across the face.
24:00
McGuane looks up at goal and his eyes light up as he has a shot, but the light may have blinded him as the kick falls short and the Cats clear it away.
25:30
The Tigers have done well after a slow start as they start to exert their influence onto the game.
26:39
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
27:50
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Chris Knights)
03:42
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
05:39
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
08:35
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Chris Knights)
09:09
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
11:00
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Brandon Ellis)
11:40
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Allen Christensen)
17:59
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
19:46
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
21:26
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mathew Stokes)
24:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Trent West)
26:19
Tigers Interchange - Nick Vlastuin off due to the blood rule.
27:07
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Billie Smedts)
29:18
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
31:39
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:05
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Jackson)
02:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
02:34
Tigers Interchange - Ivan Maric off due to an injury.
06:25
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Allen Christensen)
09:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
10:41
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
12:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Matthew White)
13:24
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake King)
15:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
17:09
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Luke McGuane)
20:28
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Podsiadly)
22:11
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
22:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steve Johnson)
25:24
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Allen Christensen)
28:21
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Kelly)
29:31
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Podsiadly)
31:48
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Bachar Houli)
33:34
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Podsiadly)
01:09
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:45
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
04:20
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jimmy Bartel)
08:13
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shaun Grigg)
14:05
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Billie Smedts)
16:24
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jake King)
18:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steve Johnson)
20:04
Tigers Interchange - Ricky Petterd off due to an injury.
20:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Corey Enright)
23:16
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
23:51
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake King)
25:12
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
27:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Chris Knights)
29:28
The siren has sounded to end Q4.