Match

Richmond vs Essendon

Commentary / 08 Aug 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:35
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brett Deledio)
01:48
Bombers Interchange - Ben Howlett off due to an injury.
04:23
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paul Chapman)
08:39
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
13:18
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
15:24
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
18:59
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Melksham)
22:42
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Cory Dell'Olio)
25:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
28:34
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:25
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brandon Ellis)
04:27
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Melksham)
06:27
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Griffiths)
10:17
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
13:09
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
15:35
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brett Deledio)
18:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Ivan Maric)
19:05
Tigers Interchange - Steven Morris off due to the blood rule.
22:15
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Bachar Houli)
24:00
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
26:48
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paul Chapman)
27:53
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
28:50
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
31:05
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
31:13
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:33
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
03:28
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
04:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
07:14
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shaun Grigg)
09:40
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
11:20
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
12:14
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Brett Deledio)
13:31
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Nathan Gordon)
15:40
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
18:24
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
23:29
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
27:05
Tigers Interchange - Ben Griffiths off due to an injury.
28:07
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:17
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
01:37
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
03:47
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Nathan Gordon)
05:50
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jason Winderlich)
11:37
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Michael Hurley)
13:00
BEHIND TIGERS - Riewoldt marks 35 metres out but his kick from someone who is paid to kick crunch goals is extremely disappointing.
13:04
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
14:25
GOAL TIGERS - Riewoldt is outnumbered two to one and somehow ends up with the ball. He turns and snaps it around his body for a crucial goal. That makes up for the earlier miss.
14:26
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
15:35
GOAL BOMBERS - Hocking handballs out to Heppell who throws it onto his boot and look at it come back. LOOK AT IT COME BACK!
16:57
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Melksham)
17:00
GOAL BOMBERS - Kavanagh who came on in the final quarter instructs Melksham to run to space and kicks to him. Melksham runs around and snaps it through. What a game!
19:00
One of the best games of the season does not deserve a loser tonight. In fact football is the real winner. This has been a magnificent match.
20:30
BEHIND BOMBERS - Dempsey kicks to Heppell who marks 48 metres out. He plays on but his kick misses to the right.
20:37
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
21:20
BEHIND TIGERS - A rushed behind by the desperate Essendon defence sees the margin back out to a goal.
22:45
Colyer kicks to Howlett who marks 45 metres out but his kick doesn't make the distance and the Tigers clear.
23:35
GOAL TIGERS - Griffiths kicks to the square where Edwards bumps off Melksham before taking the mark. He plays on and sends the kick two tiers up. Richmond by 12 points.
25:40
There is still time left for Essendon with just under four minutes remaining.
26:10
BEHIND BOMBERS - Winderlich turns the defender and fires in the shot from 20 metres out, but he hits the post.
26:12
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jason Winderlich)
28:00
Richmond look set to record their sixth successive win. That hasn't happened for 19 years.
29:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
31:10
GOAL TIGERS - Maric marks 30 metres out and the siren sounds. The cake has been baked and we just need to apply the icing. Maric walks in and there is the icing on the cake! Richmond win!
31:12
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ivan Maric)
31:15
FULL TIME - Richmond ran out the game better than Essendon to record a fighting 18 point win. They are remarkably a game out of the 8, with Essendon missing a chance to consolidate.
31:18
The siren has sounded to end Q4.