Match

Richmond vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 24 Aug 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Brisbane has had 11 players play in every match across the season – the most of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:18
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
01:19
With the first goal today Hugh McCluggage kicks his 22nd major in his 21st game of 2019.
02:24
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
05:00
In the opening five minutes of the game, the Lions are controlling the time in possession 61 percent to 17.
07:48
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charles Cameron)
08:41
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
10:05
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
11:34
Kicking efficiency is similar for both sides, 81 percent for the Lions and 80 percent for the Tigers.
14:27
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
16:05
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
17:35
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
17:36
Three of Richmond's four majors have been kicked from a distance beyond 40 metres from goal.
21:32
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
21:33
The Tigers have targeted Jack Riewoldt five times inside forward 50. He has taken a mark from three of these targets in this zone, and each time converted the set shot into a goal.
24:26
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
26:37
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
26:38
Four first-quarter goals for Jack Riewoldt represents a season-best for the Tigers spearhead.
31:05
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:11
The Tigers enter the first break with a 25 point lead, with superior disposal efficiency (82 percent to 72) playing a key.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
02:37
A tally of three intercept marks in the first half for Richmond's Nick Vlastuin exceeds his season average of 2.0 per game.
03:28
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:21
Over the past four weeks, Richmond has scored from 39 percent of its inside 50 entries – ranked 16th in the AFL over this time. Today the Tigers are faring much better in this area, scoring nine times from 12 inside 50s (75 percent).
06:49
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
07:40
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
09:51
Brisbane's Lachie Neale leads all players on the ground with 17 disposals. However, he is kicking the ball with just 50 percent efficiency.
11:54
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
11:55
The Tigers have recorded the last six inside 50 entries, but have only been able to score the three behinds during this period of dominance.
13:11
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
13:30
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
16:49
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
16:50
Richmond's entire second-quarter score (1.4) has been sourced from Brisbane turnovers.
20:10
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
23:26
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
24:15
Of the six free kicks that Richmond has conceded, the most common penalty has been for holding the ball on three occasions.
24:57
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
28:45
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:46
Across the past month, the Lions have averaged 49 points from their clearances, best in the competition over this time. The Tigers have restricted Brisbane to just 14 first-half points from clearances today, contributing to Richmond entering the main break with a lead of 26.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:31
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
01:32
Including kicking one goal himself, Brisbane's Dayne Zorko has contributed a team-leading four score involvements.
04:02
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
08:14
The Lions have recorded eight tackles inside forward 50, compared to nil for the Tigers in their equivalent zone.
10:55
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
12:50
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
12:51
With his first major today, Charles Cameron has now kicked at least one goal in 19 of 22 games for Brisbane this season.
17:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
17:05
The Tigers average 12 marks inside forward 50 per game this season. They have already reached this benchmark midway through the third term today, including five to Jack Riewoldt.
21:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
24:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
24:31
Lachie Neale has averaged 22.3 disposals per game across his career against Richmond – his lowest average against any side. With 35 disposals inside three quarters today, he is on track to tally 40 or more for the fourth time this season.
28:19
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
30:15
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:16
The Lions trim the deficit to 19 points with one quarter to play, on the back of greater efficiency in converting inside 50 entries into scores. For the term they kicked 3.2 from 11 entries, compared to 2.1 from 12 entries for the Tigers.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:20
Early in the final term, the only players on the ground with 100 percent game time are both defenders, David Astbury for the Tigers, and Harris Andrews for Brisbane.
04:14
Lions Interchange - Luke Hodge off due to an injury.
04:31
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
06:15
The leading tackler on the ground is Brisbane captain Dayne Zorko with nine, exceeding his 2019 per-game average of 7.7.
08:02
Lions Interchange - Zac Bailey off due to the blood rule.
10:31
Despite leading the final-quarter time in possession, 43 percent to 37, the Tigers have still laid more tackles than Brisbane for the term, ten to seven.
10:33
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brandon Ellis)
12:35
Seven intercept marks for Nick Vlastuin matches a season-high for the Richmond defender.
17:38
David Astbury does the little things to help his team. His tally of ten one percenters for Richmond leads all players on the ground. The Tigers as a team have dominated this measure 63 to 25.
19:37
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
21:24
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Balta)
22:38
Dayne Zorko has recorded a match-high 718 metres gained for the Lions. The next-most is Richmond's Dion Prestia with 660 metres gained.
25:19
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
28:10
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
29:18
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
29:22
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:23
The Tigers withstand a 51 disposal, 14 clearance performance from Brisbane's Lachie Neale to run out 27 point victors and lock up third place on the AFL ladder entering the finals.