Match

Richmond vs Essendon

Commentary / 27 May 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Richmond v Essendon Round 10 clash.
59:33
Outs for Tigers: I.Soldo, A.Miles
59:34
Ins for Tigers: J.Caddy, T.Elton
59:35
Outs for Bombers: M.Leuenberger
59:36
Ins for Bombers: T.Bellchambers
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
In comparison, Essendon rank second in the league for scores per inside 50 with 51.5 per cent. However they have are ranked 16th for inside 50s per match, averaging just 47.4 entries.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:15
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)
03:07
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
03:21
Essendon has scored two quick goals to start the match, both sourced from stoppages. Last week against the Eagles, Essendon kicked a season-high 9.3 (57) from stoppages whilst restricting the Eagles to just four behinds from the same source.
05:58
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
05:59
The first six minutes of the match has been all Essendon. They have have had the first five inside 50s, won five of the first six clearances and booted three goals. The ball has been in their attacking half for 84 per cent of the match.
09:18
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
10:44
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Sam Lloyd)
11:09
The first goal from the Tigers comes following five straight inside 50s after conceding the first five of the match. Dion Prestia has two of the inside 50s for Richmond to go along with his three contested possessions and four pressure acts.
14:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
15:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
17:12
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
17:25
The first five scores for Richmond has all been sourced from turnovers. Three of these scoring shots have been from forward half intercepts. Richmond has applied 21 forward half pressure acts as opposed to 11 for Essendon.
20:22
Essendon captain Dyson Heppell has had a stellar opening first quarter. He has amassed a game-high eight disposals, and also has game-highs in clearances with four, contested possessions with five and metres gained with 137.
21:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
23:59
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
25:54
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
27:08
The Bombers have double the amount of clearances than the Tigers in the opening term winning, leading 12 to six. This is an area Essendon has struggled with this season, ranked 17th for clearances averaging 34 per match.
27:47
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
29:10
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
29:37
Richmond has been efficient in transitioning the ball from their defensive 50. 60 per cent of their possession chains originating in their defensive 50 have resulted in an inside 50 whereas Essendon are only converting at 33 per cent in the same zones.
31:07
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
32:01
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:11
Despite only going inside 50 13 times for the quarter, Essendon have managed to boot six goals from their limited entries. They are ranked third this season for goals per inside 50, converting on 29.3 per cent of their entries.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
02:48
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
05:23
Brendon Goddard has been involved in six of the seven scores for Essendon. His six score involvements has came from his 17 disposals, and is at 88 per cent efficiency with his disposal.
06:54
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
07:48
Alex Rance continues to showcase his standout defensive efforts. The three-time key defender All-Australian has three effective spoils, laid two tackles and intercepted the ball twice in defensive 50.
10:42
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
10:51
The inability of Richmond to convert on their forward 50 entries is beginning to prove costly. They won nine consecutive inside 50s for just two behinds. Former Richmond player Matt Dea has grabbed four intercept marks in the second quarter.
13:17
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Todd Elton)
16:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
17:54
Brandon Ellis has had an impressive first half for the Tigers. 11 of his 13 disposals have been by foot, and is going at 100 per cent disposal efficiency. He has grabbed a game-high six marks and has a team-high six score involvements.
18:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
20:52
After trailing by 10 in the first quarter for contested possessions, Richmond has won six more than their opponents in the second quarter. They have also won 11 more disposals this quarter and grabbed five more marks.
22:53
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
24:50
Richmond has restricted Essendon to just seven inside 50s for the quarter whilst going inside their attacking 50 17 times. Richmond has 13 more inside 50s for the match.
26:05
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
27:12
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Josh Green)
28:42
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:52
This is the biggest differential for inside 50s in the first half for Richmond this season with 11. They are controlling possession well, grabbing over 50 first half marks for just the third time this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:42
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
04:06
The opening goal of the second half from Josh Caddy sees the seventh change of lead for the match. The biggest lead the Tigers have held tonight is four points, which was achieved in the 24th minute mark of the first quarter.
05:17
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
06:25
Richmond have kicked six goals and six behinds from set shots tonight at 50 per cent accuracy. Essendon are yet to kick a behind from a set shot.
09:09
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
09:23
Richmond has dominated the territory battle, with 63 per cent of the general play being played in their attacking half. This is the best result for Richmond this season, and the worst result for Essendon in 2017.
10:05
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (James Stewart)
12:15
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
12:59
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
13:24
The drastically different scores per inside 50 ratio continues in the third quarter. Richmond have only managed one goal from their nine entries this quarter, whereas Essendon have booted 13 points from their five entries.
16:47
After only collecting 10 first half disposals, ball-winner Zach Merrett has been on fire in the third quarter amassing eight disposals. Merrett is ranked third for disposals this season averaging 32.9 per game.
18:40
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
22:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
22:37
11 of the 20 scoring shots for Richmond have been sourced from forward half turnovers. Essendon has only kicked two goals sourced from turnovers in their attacking half of the ground.
23:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
24:50
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brandon Ellis)
28:15
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
28:25
55 inside 50s for Richmond is the most they have recorded up to three-quarter time in four years. The last time they achieved this feat was in Round 14 against St. Kilda back in 2013.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:33
The clearance work for Essendon is the main reason they remain in this match. They have won 10 more clearances and have scored 19 more points from scores sourced from stoppages. Dyson Heppell leads allcomers with six clearances.
05:03
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
07:43
Richmond lead the inside 50 count by an enormous 26. The biggest differential for Richmond this year is 16, and the worst differential for Essendon this season is minus 23. Essendon has only won the inside 50 count once this year.
09:10
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
11:29
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
12:38
The pressure for Richmond in their midfield zone has been first-class. Out of the 61 possession chains for Essendon originating in their defensive 50, only eight of these chains have resulted in an inside 50 for the Bombers.
13:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
15:08
David Zaharakis is the first player to reach the 30 disposal mark in the match. He leads the match for metres gained with 577 yet has a poor kicking efficiency at 41 per cent.
18:19
Jack Riewoldt has been the player most targeted inside 50 for Richmond. On 12 occasions Richmond have kicked the ball towards Riewoldt, who has kicked two goals and three behinds for the night.
22:31
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Sam Lloyd)
22:43
Essendon are yet to feature in a game resulted by a margin of 10 points or less this season. Richmond have been involved in three of these matches and are yet to record a win in any of these matches.
22:59
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
23:42
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
24:06
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
27:33
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
27:34
Following four straight defeats, Richmond manage to get back onto the winners list with a 15 point win over Essendon. They recorded a season-high 71 inside 50s and won the territory battle with 61 per cent time in forward half for the match.