Match

Richmond vs Essendon

Commentary / 30 May 2015

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:05
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Melksham)
05:15
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
08:38
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
12:47
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
13:54
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
15:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
17:16
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Ben Howlett)
18:00
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
19:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
27:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
28:21
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:23
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Paul Chapman)
04:03
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
08:47
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
10:07
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
11:10
Tigers Interchange - Ben Griffiths off due to an injury.
14:28
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
15:33
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
19:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
21:51
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Griffiths)
23:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Liam McBean)
24:18
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jackson Merrett)
26:38
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
26:45
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:47
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shaun Grigg)
07:11
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
09:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Connor Menadue)
10:43
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jobe Watson)
13:31
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
14:38
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
16:54
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
17:11
In the third quarter, Essendon have had 9 chains from defensive 50 resulting in three inside 50's and 2 goals.
19:03
GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
22:45
In this quarter, Alex Rance has had 3 contested possessions and 4 possession gains of which 2 have been intercept marks in the defensive 50.
26:36
GOAL - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
28:24
BEHIND - Tigers (Brett Deledio)
28:51
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:24
GOAL - Tigers (Shaun Grigg)
02:06
Richmond are winning the contested possession 41-32 and the clearances 14-9 in the second half, which has lead to 4 scores from stoppages.
03:08
GOAL - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
03:16
Richmond Interchange - Connor Menadue off due to an injury.
05:15
GOAL - Tigers (Steven Morris)
06:09
Essendon Interchange - Martin Gleeson was substituted into the game for Dustin Fletcher.
07:35
The Tigers have won the clearance count in just two of their past nine games against the Bombers, however they are winning the clearances 6-1 this quarter.
08:34
GOAL - Tigers (Corey Ellis)
11:41
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
13:39
BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
14:12
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
14:15
Since 2012, Richmond has generated an inside 50 from 32 per cent of defensive 50 chains against the Bombers ??? ranked No.1 against them.Tonight, they have maintained this dominance with an inside 50 from 31.6 per cent of defensive 50 chains.
15:00
Jake Carlisle now has 5 contested marks and 10 contested possession, but he has only converted 25 per cent of his shots on goal.
17:17
GOAL - Bombers (Paul Chapman)
18:07
In the second half, Essendon has made 6 tackles inside 50 to Richmond's 0 with the last tackle resulting in a goal to Paul Chapman.
20:27
BEHIND - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
24:22
Brandon Ellis has a season high 33 disposals along with 5 clearances and 4 score involvements. Shane Edwards also has an equal career high 16 contested possessions.
28:04
BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
28:30
In this quarter, Ivan Maric has 3 clearances and as a result Richmond continue to win the clearance count 11-7. This has lead to 2 goals from stoppages.
29:51
The siren has sounded to end Q4.