Match

Geelong Cats vs Richmond

Commentary / 17 Jun 2018

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Jake Kolodjashnij recorded a career-high five intercept marks last round. He has also won 39 per cent of his defensive one-on-one contests this season ranked third of the top-30 players to be involved in a contest.
03:47
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
05:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
06:50
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
08:07
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dan Butler)
08:58
Richmond leads the contested possession count by eight for the quarter. Jayden Short, Dan Butler and Jack Riewoldt have been influential early with three contested possessions each.
13:06
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
13:29
Rhys Stanley has won the hitouts 5-1 when he has been opposed to Toby Nankervis this quarter.
14:44
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
16:28
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
17:08
Richmond's forward pressure has been far better than Geelong's, applying nine tackles to zero inside the forward 50 this quarter. Daniel Rioli is leading the way with two.
18:34
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
20:43
Richmond has been inaccurate in front of goal this quarter scoring 1.5, they have missed all their scoring shots from between 40-50 metres.
22:08
Cats Interchange - Tom Stewart off due to an injury.
22:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
24:08
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
25:16
Daniel Rioli has had a strong first quarter in his first match of the year with five disposals, three contested possessions, three tackles and two inside 50s.
26:10
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
27:47
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
29:34
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:23
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
05:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
06:59
Cats Interchange - Mark Blicavs off due to the blood rule.
09:07
Richmond has 13 more effective disposals than Geelong for the match so far. Kane Lambert (7) and Daniel Rioli (6) have been the most prominent on the ground.
10:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
11:50
Richmond has seven out of the last nine inside 50's which has resulted in them outscoring Geelong 2.1 (13) to 0.1 (1) this quarter
12:13
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
15:19
Geelong has dominated the clearances 16 - 10. Gary Ablett three, Mitch Duncan and Joel Selwood two each are the most prominent on the ground.
18:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
18:45
Richmond leads the tackle count by eight for the quarter. Trent Cotchin and Jack Graham have been influential with three each.
21:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Parsons)
24:03
Jayden Short has gained 300 metres for the match, with Shaun Grigg 295 and Jed Bews 271 the next best on the ground.
24:46
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
25:52
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
28:36
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Ablett)
30:14
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
32:03
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:48
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dan Butler)
04:35
Richmond has focused on Jack Riewoldt as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high seven times for a return of two goals (2.0).
05:00
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shaun Grigg)
08:48
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cory Gregson)
09:23
Tigers Interchange - Jack Riewoldt off due to the blood rule.
10:40
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
13:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
14:38
The Tigers have kicked six out of the past eight goals in the match. They have been in the lead since the 26th minute mark of the second quarter.
16:58
Richmond has been able to hit the scoreboard from stoppages today outscoring Geelong, 2.4 (16) to 1.3 (9).
17:54
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dan Butler)
21:01
SCORE GOAL - Cats (James Parsons)
22:46
Cats Interchange - Lincoln McCarthy off due to an injury.
23:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Lachie Fogarty)
23:52
Geelong's kicking efficiency of 54 per cent is lower than their season-average of 66, they are ranked 4th across the season.
25:48
Richmond's disposal efficiency of 67 per cent is lower than their season-average of 71, they are ranked 15th across the season.
30:56
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
31:56
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:07
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
04:24
Cats Interchange - Lincoln McCarthy and is possibly out for the game.
04:31
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
04:55
Richmond's Alex Rance has played 100 per cent of the game this afternoon, the most out of everyone on the field. Mark Blicavs has spent 97 per cent.
05:28
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
06:48
Geelong has been strong when the ball has been on the ground, leading groundball gets 90 to 86. Mitch Duncan 10, Patrick Dangerfield 9 and Tim Kelly 8 have lead the way for the Cats tonight.
08:58
It has been an even battle in the ruck tonight with Rhys Stanley and Toby Nankervis in a deadlock of 26 hitouts each when opposed to one another. Stanley has 10 hit outs to advantage while Nankervis has 8.
09:29
Joel Selwood has had a strong game today with 24 disposals, eight contested possessions, 12 handball receives, six inside 50's, 399 metres gained and one goal.
12:05
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Nick Vlastuin)
14:13
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
16:49
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
18:24
Richmond has been able to hit the scoreboard from throw-ins today outscoring Geelong, 3.2 (20) to 1.2 (8).
19:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
22:05
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
23:33
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cory Gregson)
27:54
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
29:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
29:29
Mitch Duncan has had a strong game today with 22 disposals at a disposal efficiency of 73 per-cent, 13 contested possessions, 10 ground ball gets, six clearances and six scoring involvements.