Match

Richmond vs Fremantle

Commentary / 06 May 2018

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Richmond v Fremantle Round 7 clash.
59:33
Outs for Tigers: T.Cotchin, S.Grigg
59:34
Ins for Tigers: S.Lloyd, J.Townsend
59:35
Outs for Dockers: M.Johnson, M.Walters
59:36
Ins for Dockers: B.Cox, E.Hughes
59:40
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00:00
Bachar Houli becomes the 65th Tigers player to play 150 games for the club today. He is averaging 22 disposals, five marks, two tackles, as well as averaging 468 metres gained per game (team-high in 2018) and a career-high 3.4 inside 50's per game.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
03:24
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
03:54
Richmond get the first goal of the afternoon through Josh Caddy after a forward half Possession Gain to Alex Rance to launch that scoring chain. Richmond have already recorded four forward half Possession Gains to the Dockers zero.
05:46
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
06:58
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jacob Townsend)
07:44
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
08:59
Nathan Wilson has recorded 171 metres gained from five disposals, both team-high's early in the first term. He averages 541 metres gained per game in 2018, the second-best average of any player in the AFL and 140 metres more than the next best Docker.
11:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
12:51
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
13:26
Richmond have kicked 2.2.14 from Possession Gains launched from their Attacking Midfield zone so far in today's match. They average 20 points per game from this zone in 2018, the ninth-highest average points per game from this source of any side.
15:22
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Sam Lloyd)
16:18
Sam Lloyd, the late replacement for Trent Cotchin, converts the kick and makes it 3.2.20 from Possession Gains in the Tigers Attacking Midfield zone to match their season average for points scored from this zone 16 minutes into the first term.
18:30
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
23:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
24:01
Fremantle are leading the clearance count 7-2 in the first term, lead by Nat Fyfe and Lachie Neale (two apiece), however they have scored just 0.1.1 from this source.
27:53
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Higgins)
27:57
Richmond were outstanding in the first term. They lead the disposal count 108-85 at 77 per cent efficiency compared to 68 per cent efficiency for Fremantle. They have also recorded 75 pressure acts to 62, including 22 tackles to the Dockers four.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
03:19
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
04:31
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
05:01
A costly error from Nathan Wilson gifts Jack Graham the first goal of the second term. Richmond have recorded four inside 50's in this quarter from just 14 disposals.
07:06
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
09:47
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
11:39
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Bachar Houli)
12:11
Bachar Houli gets a goal in his 150th game after Dylan Grimes launched that possession chain with his third Intercept Possession for the quarter. No other player on the ground has more than one Intercept Possession in the second quarter.
15:39
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Darcy Tucker)
15:48
Fremantle are starting to get some opportunities to get back into this game but their 29 per cent kicking efficiency in forward half for this quarter is shooting down any hope of a meaningful shot at goal.
17:14
After a score review, Dustin Martin has his first goal of the afternoon overturned to take his goalkicking record in the first half to 0.4.4.
18:03
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
18:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Sam Lloyd)
21:13
Lachie Neale has been fighting hard in the second quarter, recording 10 disposals, seven contested possessions and three clearances, all game-highs for this quarter, as well as an equal team-high two Intercept Possessions.
27:10
Andrew Brayshaw has not been prolific in winning the ball in the first half but he leads all players with five tackles and is level with Dion Prestia with 15 pressure acts in the first half. No other Docker has more than two tackles.
30:39
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
31:35
Nat Fyfe's 21 first half disposals are the most he has recorded against Richmond in his career. It equals his third-highest first half disposal count of his career which he recorded against the Bulldogs in Round 5 this year.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:45
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brandon Matera)
04:06
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
04:07
Hayden Ballantyne gets the Dockers off to a good start to the second half after a couple of false starts to get the first goal of the term. The Dockers are leading the contested possession count 7-1 and Intercept Possessions 3-1.
06:44
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
09:39
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Bachar Houli)
12:31
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
13:13
Josh Caddy gives away two free kicks in quick succession to gift Andrew Brayshaw a goal to make it two in a row for the first time for the Dockers in this match. Richmond have the lowest free kick differential (minus 32) of any side in the AFL in 2018.
14:15
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (David Mundy)
15:43
Nat Fyfe has been used often as Fremantle's second ruck in today's match. He has won seven hitouts from nine ruck contests, four of which have been to-advantage. His 44 per cent hitout-to-advantage rate is the highest of any player to contest a stoppage.
16:35
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
17:49
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brennan Cox)
19:02
After one goal from 18 inside 50's in the first half, the Dockers have three goals from 11 in the third term. Richmond have just four inside 50's this term with Fremantle dominating the time in forward half this term (61 per cent of time elapsed).
19:27
Tigers Interchange - Dion Prestia and is possibly out for the game.
19:28
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
20:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jayden Short)
21:38
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Darcy Tucker)
22:30
After recording a team-high 15 first half disposals, Dion Prestia is done for the day with an apparent achilles injury.
23:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
27:40
Jason Castagna has been amongst the Tigers best this term, with five disposals from a team-high four contested possessions. He has also won two of his three one-on-one contests to be the only Tiger to win a one-on-one this quarter.
29:01
All three of Fremantle's goals in the third quarter were launched from an Intercept Possession in the Midfield zone. The Dockers average five goals per game from this source in 2018, the seventh-highest average of any side in the first six rounds.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:17
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Townsend)
03:25
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Higgins)
04:13
After Jacob Townsend kicks the first goal of the final term, he gets an assist to give Jack Higgins his first for the afternoon to make it eight goals from his first four games for the 2017 Morrish Medallist.
05:08
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:43
Nat Fyfe has just taken his sixth contested mark for the afternoon which is a new career-high, eclipsing his previous best of five which he has recorded on three previous occasions, most recently against GWS in Round 19, 2017.
07:46
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
10:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
10:20
Joel Hamling has eight spoils in today's match, double that of any other player on the ground. He ranks equal 16th in the AFL this season with 31 spoils.
12:16
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
17:59
After a good third term in front of goal, the Dockers just haven't been able to find space to get a shot at goal off. They haven't recorded a shot at goal despite recording six inside 50's in the final quarter.
18:49
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
19:25
Lead by Jack Graham (164 metres gained) and Sam Lloyd (123), the Tigers have outgained the Dockers 1127 metres to 487 metres in the final quarter to run away with the game.
22:39
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
23:42
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Reece Conca)
24:48
Nat Fyfe has matched his season-best of 24 contested possessions which he set in Round 3 against the Suns. Only four players (Jarryd Lyons, Steele Sidebottom, Patrick Cripps and Tom Mitchell) have recorded more in a game this year.
26:03
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
27:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Higgins)
27:59
Kane Lambert has been amongst the best for the Tigers in this afternoon's match. His 11 contested possessions and 11 score involvements leads all Tigers and he also has 25 disposals, six marks, three score launches to go with his two goals.
28:41
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Townsend)
30:46
Lachie Neale and Nat Fyfe between them have been fighting hard to keep the Dockers in this match. Their 23 combined clearances in today's match are more than the Tigers entire output for the match (22).
30:52
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
31:47
The Tigers 12.14.86 from Intercept Possessions, including 9.10.64 from forward half Intercepts have propelled them to today's dominant win. They recorded 58 more disposals and 29 more tackles than the Dockers to outwork them comprehensively.