Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Richmond

Commentary / 29 Jul 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Metricon Stadium for the Gold Coast Suns v Richmond Round 19 clash.
59:33
Outs for Suns: T.McKenzie, J.Bowes
59:34
Ins for Suns: J.Joyce, M.Spencer
59:35
Outs for Tigers: J.Short, J.Riewoldt, D.Prestia
59:36
Ins for Tigers: B.Houli, A.Miles, S.Bolton
59:40
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00:00
Richmond will be without spearhead Jack Riewoldt for the first time since 2013. Riewoldt has been incredibly durable missing just three games since the beginning of 2010, with Richmond losing two of these matches.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:17
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Touk Miller)
01:04
A Jack Martin centre clearance sees Touk Miller boot through the first goal of the match taking just 17 seconds for the Suns to hit the scoreboard. This was Miller's sixth goal of the season, one off his best season tally of seven in his debut season.
01:59
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Matt Rosa)
03:17
It's been an explosive start for the Suns, who have now booted through two goals from just 13 disposals. In this time, Richmond has only collected three disposals.
03:53
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
06:46
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Peter Wright)
07:35
Suns Interchange - Jarrod Witts off due to the blood rule.
08:13
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
08:24
Both sides have been efficient with their respective forward 50 entries, with the Suns kicking three goals from their first three inside 50s and Richmond managing two scores from their two inside 50s.
10:42
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Bachar Houli)
10:53
A major difference between the two sides is their respective kicking efficiency. The Suns are kicking at 81 per cent efficiency compared to a poor 47 per cent for the Tigers.
11:47
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
16:06
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
16:44
Daniel Rioli has started strongly, booting through the only two goals for the Tigers and taking his season haul to 17. This is just the third time in his 36 match career that Rioli has kicked multiple goals in a quarter.
22:23
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
22:48
After a slow start, the Tigers are beginning to win the territory battle. They have had seven of the last nine inside 50s, with 68 per cent of the play being held in their attacking half in the last 10 minutes of play.
23:40
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
25:05
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
25:23
Aaron Hall is playing his typical high possession style of game, being the first player on the ground to reach double figure disposals. This is the 24th time Hall has won 10 or more disposals in a quarter, and the fifth time this year.
26:25
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Aaron Hall)
28:27
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
31:29
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:39
The Suns four point lead at quarter-time has been on the back of better ball use than their opponents. They finished the quarter with 74 per cent kicking efficiency, whilst the Tigers battled going at 53 per cent efficiency.
31:40
Daniel Rioli singe-handedly is keeping the Tigers in this match, booting through three first quarter goals in the absence of Jack Riewoldt. This is a career-high haul for Rioli, who has never kicked more than two goals in a match before tonight.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shaun Grigg)
02:12
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
04:04
Richmond has booted two goals sourced from centre bounce stoppages this quarter. This is an area the Tigers have struggled in during 2017, kicking 20 goals sourced from centre bounces this season (ranked 13th).
04:26
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
05:32
The first three clearances of the second quarter have all been won by Anthony Miles. It's been a mammoth opening five minutes for Miles, who has won six disposals (five of these contested) at 100 per cent efficiency to go with his three clearances.
07:03
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
09:37
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
09:44
Richmond has put the foot down, kicking the first four goals of the quarter to extend their lead to a game-high 19 points. All four of these second quarter goals have been sourced from stoppages as they dominate the clearances.
13:02
Suns Interchange - Callum Ah Chee and is possibly out for the game.
13:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
14:04
Richmond has won six more contested possessions than the Suns this quarter and amassed 25 more disposals as their dominance continues. Dustin Martin is up to an equal game-high seven contested possessions.
18:33
After scoring on 50 per cent of their inside 50s in the first quarter, the Suns are struggling to convert on their opportunities in the second quarter. Their five forward 50 entries has resulted in just a sole behind added to the scoreboard.
19:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
20:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
22:31
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Adam Saad)
26:35
Aaron Hall is up to 466 metres gained, 230 more than any other player on the ground. This is the tenth highest result by any player this year up to half time, and Hall's second feature inside the top 10.
26:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
27:00
Suns Interchange - Alex Sexton and is possibly out for the game.
28:33
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
29:42
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
29:52
In their seventh match at the venue, this is the first time that Richmond has ever led at half-time during a match played at Metricon Stadium.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
04:32
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brayden Fiorini)
04:40
Gold Coast has started the quarter strongly, leading the contested possession count by six and leading disposals 25 to nine. Their attempt to control possession has been fruitful, with their nine uncontested marks resulting in a goal to Fiorini.
07:34
Richmond has laid 11 tackles this quarter to just the one for the Suns. The Tigers are ranked 11th for tackles this season, averaging 67.9 per match whilst the Suns are ranked 16th averaging 63.7.
08:46
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jack Martin)
11:35
Suns Interchange - Ben Ainsworth and is possibly out for the game.
13:35
Gold Coast has managed to stop Richmond at the source this quarter leading the clearances six to four after being belted by eight in the second quarter. Richmond had 10 scoring shots sourced from stoppages in the first half.
15:18
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
16:51
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
18:07
David Swallow has been influential this quarter, winning the most disposals of any player with 10. The former number one draft pick is averaging 21.6 disposals this season, his best result since 2014.
18:47
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
20:28
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
20:36
Gold Coast are down to just the one fit man on the bench with Ben Ainsworth, Alex Sexton and Callum Ah Chee all out of the match with injuries. Richmond has used 69 interchanges whilst the Suns have used 57.
22:43
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
25:26
Aaron Hall is up to a game-high nine inside 50s with his 672 metres gained. Hall has only once achieved more inside 50s than this, back in 2015 against Essendon where he recorded 13.
25:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
28:31
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
28:40
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
28:50
A classy goal from the boundary after the siren to Jason Castagna gives the Tigers a game-high 25 points going into the final break. The Tigers managed to win the quarter by two points despite having 26 less disposals.
28:51
Richmond has restricted Gold Coast to just 28 inside 50s in the first three quarters, the equal lowest result for the Suns this season.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
03:54
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:35
With 13 contested possessions tonight, Dustin Martin has now won 10 or more contested possessions in all but one match this season. He is averaging 14.3 per match in 2017, a career-high result beating his previous record last year of 12.6.
09:10
Aaron Hall is now just three disposals off his career best disposal haul in a match (40 vs Carlton, Round 3 in 2016). This is the tenth time he has amassed 30 or more disposals in a match.
09:50
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jesse Lonergan)
11:57
Richmond has dominated the marks inside 50 grabbing 16 to seven for the Suns. Jason Castagna has marked five in this zone, a career-best result. Richmond average 13.7 marks inside 50, ranked second in the competition.
12:34
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
18:22
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Corey Ellis)
19:36
David Astbury leads the match in intercept possessions (nine) and intercept marks (four). This has been the most consistent year for Astbury in his eighth year averaging career-highs in disposals, contested possessions and rebound 50s.
20:46
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Peter Wright)
22:27
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
25:58
Richmond has run with Suns off their legs, with 34 more handball receives as they look to run and carry the ball and exploit the lack of depth on the Suns interchange.
27:06
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
27:35
The effective clearance work from Richmond has been first class, scoring 14 times from their 36 clearances. In comparison, the Suns have only kicked four scores sourced from their 30 clearances.
28:49
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
29:37
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:47
The Tigers win their second ever match at Metricon Stadium to keep in touch with the top four. Career-best goal hauls for Daniel Rioli and Toby Nankervis (three each) ensured a winning score was kicked in the absence of Jack Riewoldt.