Match

Richmond vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 06 Aug 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Richmond v Hawthorn Round 20 clash.
59:33
Outs for Tigers: S.Bolton
59:34
Ins for Tigers: D.Prestia
59:35
Outs for Hawks: L.Hodge
59:36
Ins for Hawks: T.Miles
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Since Round 10, Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has directed 77 per cent of his kicks short, the highest percentage of the top-25 kick-getters in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
05:14
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)
07:06
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
07:07
With the first goal today, Josh Caddy takes his season tally to 13 majors from 18 games.
09:01
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
11:34
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Teia Miles)
11:35
Third-gamer Teia Miles gets the Hawks first goal of the game and the first of his career.
13:33
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Corey Ellis)
14:47
Hawthorn has just the five disposals in their forward 50 to this point, compared to 15 for the Tigers.
16:19
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
17:56
The entire Richmond score of 3.2 has been sourced from a Hawthorn turnover.
18:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
19:28
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Taylor Duryea)
20:25
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
22:32
Averaging career-highs for disposals per game (16.8) and disposal efficiency (81.0 per cent) in his third AFL season, Hawk James Sicily already has ten disposals today at 90 per cent.
23:11
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
25:25
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
27:10
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Corey Ellis)
29:56
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:01
After kicking 2.0 in the opening term, Richmond's Corey Ellis has multiple goals in a match for the first time in his 22 game career.
02:50
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
03:08
Dustin Martin has won first possession at a centre bounce 22 per cent of the time this season, the highest percentage of the top-10 centre bounce clearance winners. However, so far today he has zero centre bounce first possessions or clearances.
03:31
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
04:30
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
08:01
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)
08:02
The Hawks have 41 disposals at 68 per cent efficiency so far in the second term, far superior to Richmond's 21 disposals at 52 per cent.
14:05
A Kamdyn McIntosh clearance for the Tigers broke a run of five straight for Hawthorn.
14:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
16:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
18:19
After giving away ten free kicks in the first term, Hawthorn has been able to limit this figure to two so far in the second.
20:50
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dan Butler)
22:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
22:44
Ivan Soldo produces his first career score with a goal in his sixth AFL game for the Tigers.
27:27
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:01
After 65 games in four seasons with the Sydney Swans, first-year Hawk Tom Mitchell is producing a career-best 35.6 disposals per game in 2017. He leads all players at the MCG today with 21 first-half disposals at 81 per cent efficiency.
00:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)
03:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
05:24
Daniel Howe's match-high eight tackles for Hawthorn already exceeds his season average of 5.1 across his previous 14 games in 2017.
06:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
08:17
Hawks Interchange - Jack Gunston off due to an injury.
08:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
09:02
The battle between number one rucks Nankervis and McEvoy is tied at 15 hitouts apiece. However, Hawk McEvoy holds a slight edge in hitouts to the advantage of a teammate, seven to five.
11:05
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
11:06
Richmond has produced three goals from their last four forays inside 50.
17:28
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
19:22
The spoil count favours the Tigers 31 to 15, with Astbury, Rance and Broad each responsible for five. Four each of Astbury's and Rance's spoils have gone to the direct advantage of a teammate.
19:57
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
22:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Teia Miles)
24:01
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
24:08
Only two players on the the ground have multiple contested marks today. Richmond's Dustin Martin and Hawthorn's Ryan Burton have each taken a couple.
27:55
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
29:44
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
01:32
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Brandon Ellis)
02:26
Taylor Duryea is the only Hawk to have played 100 per cent game time today. For Richmond, key defenders David Astbury and Alex Rance have both also not seen spent any time on the interchange bench.
05:34
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
06:16
Josh Caddy has gained a match-leading 459 metres for Richmond. Next best in the game is his Tiger teammate Kane Lambert with 423 metres gained.
06:39
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
07:39
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
07:40
Josh Caddy has not kicked three goals in a game since he did in round one last year while wearing the blue and white hoops of Geelong. That day the opponent was also Hawthorn.
08:46
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
09:48
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
13:08
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
13:35
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
15:28
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)
18:27
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
20:07
Over the past five weeks, the Hawks have averaged 36 more disposals per game than their opposition, the best differential recorded in the AFL in that time. This has not held true today, where the Tigers hold the edge in the disposal count, 355 to 340.
20:57
Tigers Interchange - Corey Ellis off due to the blood rule.
23:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dan Butler)
25:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
27:04
Richmond has scored five of their 12 majors from within 15 metres of goal. In contrast, Hawthorn has only kicked one of their seven from this close a distance.
29:34
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
31:29
Hawks Interchange - Liam Shiels and is possibly out for the game.
31:37
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
32:38
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
34:15
The siren has sounded to end Q4.