Match

Richmond vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 18 Aug 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The Eagles have averaged 17 points from throw-in clearances this season (ranked No.1), but have scored only five points per game from ball-up clearances (ranked last).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:39
The Tigers have launched a score from only 18 percent of their centre bounce clearances this season (ranked 17th). Richmond was not able to score from the opening centre bounce clearance won by Dustin Martin today.
01:32
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
02:32
The opening goal to the Eagles was launched by a Jeremy McGovern defensive 50 intercept. West Coast averages nine points per game from this source (ranked sixth).
03:40
Jack Darling polled two Brownlow medal votes when these teams met last year after a 21 disposal, 15 mark and six-goal game. The key Eagle has the opening two goals today in an ominous start.
07:37
The first goal to Richmond and Josh Caddy was sourced from the Tigers first forward half intercept of the game. Richmond averages 30 points per game from this source which is ranked third.
09:03
The contrasting ball movement methods are already on display early with the Eagles leading 12-1 in marks and the Tigers ahead 15-8 in handballs.
10:22
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
13:13
The Eagles have scored a goal from 26 percent of their inside 50 entries this season (ranked No.1), and have an efficient three goals from just the five inside 50 entries to start the game today.
15:05
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
15:17
The goal to Castagna was the third goal of the game to be launched from a defensive 50 intercept. Richmond averages 11 points per game from this source (ranked third) and has launched an inside 50 from 22 percent of their chains starting in this zone (ranked second).
15:21
Eagles Interchange - Mark Hutchings off due to an injury.
19:48
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
20:03
A brilliant crumb and classy goal from Willie Riloi gives the Eagles their second goal of the game from a stoppage. Rioli recorded career-highs for disposals (21) and score involvements (10) last week.
22:17
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
22:23
West Coast has won six of the last seven clearances and now leads 18-0 in scores from stoppages.
24:01
Another clearance and goal to the Eagles this time with an assist from Willie Rioli. Across the past month, Rioli has recorded a total of 10 score assists, which is ranked equal-third in the AFL.
25:28
Richmond has conceded an average of 29 points from stoppages per game this season but has already allowed four goals to the Eagles from this source today.
27:28
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
27:33
West Coast has now scored three goals from defensive half intercepts with Richmond struggling to disrupt its ball movement. The Eagles average 24 points per game from this source.
28:59
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jayden Short)
31:00
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Shannon Hurn)
31:38
Eagles Interchange - Brad Sheppard off due to an injury.
32:22
West Coast won 10 of the last 11 clearances in the opening quarter and hold a 16-8 lead in this count which has been converted into a 24-0 lead in scores from stoppages.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:06
West Coast recorded kicking efficiency of 77 percent in the first quarter. The highest kicking efficiency against Richmond in any game this season has been 74 percent by Collingwood in Round 2.
02:14
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
05:22
Richmond has recorded 64 percent time in forward half to start the second quarter after West Coast had the ball in its forward half for 59 percent of the first quarter.
05:32
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
06:16
The opportunistic goal by Shai Bolton was the first of the game to the Tigers to be launched from a stoppage, with repeat forward 50 entries being rewarded.
07:35
Three goals in a row to the Tigers following the strong contested mark and goal to Tom Lynch. Richmond has now scored 3.0.(18) from seven forward half intercepts, while West Coast has scored only 0.1.(1) from its four forward half intercepts.
10:34
Richmond is ranked third-last in contested mark differential this season but has matched West Coast in this area so far with a 4-3 lead in this count.
12:20
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
13:30
A spectacular pack mark and goal to Liam Ryan ends the run of Tiger goals and gives the Eagles their first goal from a forward half intercept. The Eagles now have a narrow 5-3 lead in forward 50 marks.
15:28
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
16:38
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
16:54
The Eagles have recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 52 percent across the season (ranked No.1). Today West Coast has scored 4.2.(26) from its set shots at goal while Richmond has returned 2.3.(15) from its set shots.
18:25
West Coast currently holds a narrow lead in contested possessions (59-57). Since the start of 2015, the Eagles have not lost any of the 49 games when they have won the contested possession count by three or more.
19:00
Eagles Interchange - Mark Hutchings and is possibly out for the game.
21:54
The Tigers now lead 4-1 in contested marks in the forward 50 following the one-on-one mark by Jack Riewoldt. Richmond now leads 26-7 in points scored from forward half intercepts and 8-3 in forward half intercepts this quarter.
24:59
In the first quarter Richmond recorded more handballs (41) than kicks (40). In the second quarter the Tigers have had 47 kicks and 23 handballs.
27:31
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
28:27
Dustin Martin leads all players for score involvements (six), disposals (20) and metres gained (524). This is the second-most metres gained any player has had in the first half of a game this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:08
Richmond has used Tom Lynch as its forward 50 target ten times and Jack Riewoldt on seven occasions. Josh Kennedy has also been the forward 50 target seven times for West Coast, but Jack Darling has only once been the target of a kick inside 50 by the Eagles.
04:58
The slippery conditions in the third quarter have impacted the ball movement, with Richmond yet to register an inside 50 entry this quarter and West Coast just the two with the ball stuck in the midfield.
06:58
Richmond has won five of the first six clearances to start the quarter but has not been able to convert any of these clearances into inside 50 entries.
10:06
Dylan Grimes has averaged a career-high seven intercept possession per game this season. The reliable Tiger defender leads all players in this area today with eight intercepts including three intercept marks.
10:53
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
11:39
Richmond now leads 17-9 in forward half intercepts and 33-7 in points scored from these opportunities. With the conditions making ball movement more difficult this may be a key area for the remainder of the game.
13:17
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
13:34
The behind to Kane Lambert was the first score to the Tigers from six forward half clearances. The Eagles have scored 2.2.(14) from ten forward half clearances.
16:01
Richmond leads 11-3 in clearances this quarter and has generated the last five inside 50 entries of the game with West Coast trapped in its back half.
17:40
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
18:38
The most inside 50 entries any player has had in a game this season is 12 (which has happened three times). Dustin Martin already has 11 inside 50 entries, with ten coming since quarter time (the same number the Eagles have had).
19:45
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
20:14
Three goals now to West Coast from forward half stoppages and 20 points in total from this source. Richmond has conceded only 12 points per game from opposition forward half stoppages this season.
23:15
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Ross)
23:29
Richmond leads 9-5 in forward 50 marks and has scored 4.5.(29) from its set shots at goal compared to West Coast 4.2.(26) from its set shots.
25:46
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
26:14
Dustin Martin is now up to 714 metres gained, with the next most by a Tiger only 408 metres. His first goal of the game was the sixth to the Tigers from a forward half intercept with the game now being played mainly in the forward half of Richmond.
29:55
West Coast is ranked second for intercept mark differential this season, but Richmond currently leads 13-10 in this count. However, Dylan Grimes who has contributed four of these marks is now off the ground injured.
29:57
Tigers Interchange - Dylan Grimes off due to an injury.
31:48
Since quarter time, Richmond is 16 in both contested possessions and inside 50 entries. It also has a massive 17-4 advantage in shots at goal during this period, but has scored 5.7.(37) with six other shots not scoring from these opportunities.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:49
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
04:01
Richmond now leads 10-4 in forward 50 marks but continues to squander set shot opportunities with a return of 4.6.(30) from set shots at goal.
06:12
Since half-time the Tigers lead 23-13 in post-clearance ground balls with its deep midfield outnumbering their opposition.
09:02
Dustin Martin now has a career-high 13 inside 50 entries and also has game-highs for disposals (32), score involvements (8) and metres gained (779).
10:54
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
11:02
Richmond has now kicked eight of the last ten goals and since quarter time leads 22-4 in shots at goal.
14:05
Since quarter time, West Coast has only had one score from a turnover (a goal), while Richmond has scored 4.7.(31) from this source.
14:32
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
15:02
West Coast has now scored 4.1.(25) from forward 50 stoppages which is a season-high return from this source for the Eagles.
17:06
West Coast is ranked No.1 at scoring from throw-ins and ranked last at scoring from ball-ups in 2019. This trend has continued today with Richmond leading 18-7 in scores from ball-ups and West Coast leading 25-2 in scores from throw-ins.
18:15
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
19:42
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
19:57
Five goals now from forward 50 stoppages to the Eagles who have struggled to move the ball and score in any other way since quarter-time.
21:31
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
21:37
A rare defensive half turnover by Richmond was the source of the Waterman goal. Richmond leads 31-13 in forward half intercepts and 47-13 in points scored from this source.
23:24
Richmond has now scored a season-high 53 points from forward half intercepts today, with the slippery conditions adding to the importance of territorial advantage.
25:02
Eagles Interchange - Brad Sheppard off due to an injury.
25:21
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Willie Rioli)
26:54
A brilliant contested mark from Josh Kennedy capped a fluent passage of play by the Eagles. This was the first goal in the second half to either team that was launched from the defensive half.
28:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
35:10
A frantic final term ends in a thrilling win for the Tigers. West Coast jumped the Eagles with four early goals from stoppages before Richmond dominated long passages, leading 34-16 in forward half intercepts and 59-13 in points scored from these chances.