Match

Richmond vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 04 Aug 2020

Pre Game

00:00
In the past four rounds, Brisbane has generated 20 points per game from forward 50 chains, ranked No.1 in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:03
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
02:19
Eric Hipwood kicks Brisbane's first goal for the night, originating from an attacking half intercept mark. Hipwood averages 1.3 goals per game over his career against the Tigers, slightly down on his career average of 1.5 goals per game.
04:01
The Lions have dominated territory in the opening five minutes of the game, recording an 84 percent time in forward half advantage.
05:42
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
08:17
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
08:29
Richmond haven't quite found their kicking game just yet, recording a kicking efficiency rate of just 53 percent so far in this first quarter. In comparison, the Lions are using the ball cleanly, at 73 percent by foot.
10:58
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
13:03
The Tigers intensity hasn't been in question tonight, recording a 7-4 advantage in tackles so far. Richmond have also been efficient in their tackling with seven successful tackles from nine attempts - a 78 percent efficiency rate. Brisbane have recorded a 50 percent efficiency to this point.
13:27
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Higgins)
15:05
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
15:30
Tom Lynch kicks the Tigers second consecutive goal - this time directly from a centre bounce clearance, the first goal from this source tonight. Lynch has recorded 30 scoreboard impact points per game against the Lions since 2015, ranked sixth in the competition.
16:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
19:23
The Tigers have been strong in the air in this first quarter, recording four contested marks to Brisbane's zero. Richmond rank 15th in the competition this season for contested marks, averaging eight per game.
21:15
Lachie Neale is continuing his superb season for the Lions tonight, with a team-high six disposals so far. This includes a game-high five contested possessions, three clearances and a disposal efficiency rate of 83 percent.
21:26
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
24:54
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
26:18
A narrow first quarter lead for the Tigers, who dominated the last ten minutes of the quarter. In this period, Richmond recorded a 64 percent time in forward half advantage, plus-four inside 50 differential and plus-11 contested possessions.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:11
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
03:19
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
04:52
The first five minutes of the second quarter are mirroring the first, with Brisbane dominating territory, recording an 82 percent time in forward half advantage and a 6-1 inside 50 count. This time however, the Lions are tracking at just 30 percent kicking efficiency.
06:00
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
09:09
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
09:15
After Richmond finished the first quarter very strong in the contest, the Lions have addressed that in this second quarter, recording a plus-four contested possession differential so far, to go with a 5-2 clearance advantage in the quarter.
14:04
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
14:17
Despite Brisbane's territorial advantage in this quarter, Richmond have effectively repelled the Lions attacks. The Tigers have recorded three defensive 50 intercept marks for the quarter, to go with three defensive 50 tackles, both categories in which the Lions have not recorded a statistic.
14:41
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Sam Skinner)
15:51
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
18:19
Lincoln McCarthy kicks his first goal of the night for the Lions, after a contested mark inside forward 50. That is the Lions first contested mark inside 50 tonight; Richmond have taken two to this point.
19:39
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
20:03
For the second time tonight, Richmond score a goal directly from a centre bounce, bringing their total score tonight to 2.1 (13) from this source. The Lions are yet to record a score from a centre bounce tonight.
21:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
21:48
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
21:58
Lions Interchange - Cam Rayner and is possibly out for the game.
22:03
Shai Bolton has had a strong first half for Richmond. Bolton has an equal team-high 12 disposals, to go with a game-high 349 metres gained for his side. Bolton has also recorded a game-high nine uncontested possessions, three clearances and four inside 50s.
23:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
26:29
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
28:36
In a similar story to the first quarter, the Tigers set up their lead at half time with a strong finish to the second quarter. In the last seven minutes of play, the Tigers recorded a 70 percent time in forward half advantage, a plus-five contested possession differential and used the ball extremely well by foot, with a 92 percent kicking efficiency, to kick 3.0 (18) to 0.1 (1) in that period.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:30
The Lions have played a slower game style tonight, recording 51 uncontested marks so far and playing on after a mark just 17 percent of the time. The Tigers have played on after a mark 36 percent of the time tonight as part of a faster style of play.
05:58
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Connor Ballenden)
06:42
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
08:10
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
08:23
Jarrod Lyons misses a set shot after taking a contested mark inside 50, continuing some poor conversion from Brisbane tonight. The Lions have scored 3.5 (23) from set shots in this match. Brisbane have recorded a scoring accuracy of 48 percent from marks this season, ranked 16th in the league.
09:11
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
12:11
Brisbane are once again dominating general play in this quarter, for very little reward. The Lions lead uncontested possessions 40-26, contested possessions 20-12, clearances 7-1 and inside 50s 9-5 for the quarter, however have recorded 0.5 (5) from their five shots at goal. Richmond are yet to record a shot at goal to this point in the quarter.
13:22
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
15:11
Harris Andrews is doing everything he can for the Lions in defence this quarter. He has recorded two tackles, four spoils, three intercept marks and four intercept possessions, all in the defensive half of the ground this quarter and all game-highs for this period of the game.
17:01
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cameron Ellis-Yolmen)
18:06
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
18:17
The Lions inaccuracy continues, with Lincoln McCarthy missing a difficult shot. Brisbane have now kicked 0.6 (6) from snap shots, 0.3 (3) from shots on the run and 0.1 (1) from a mark-play-on situation, for a total of 0.10 (10) from these sources combined.
20:24
Noah Balta has been very effective for the Tigers down back, recording a game-high five intercept marks to this point in the game, two of them contested.
21:49
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
21:54
The Tigers take a commanding 27-point lead into three quarter time. Brisbane led all statistics in that third quarter, with plus-30 disposals, plus-five contested possessions, plus-three in clearances, however had seven shots at goal for a nett result of 0.7 (7) to break even with Richmond on the scoreboard.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:36
Jayden Short has been a standout contributor for the Tigers tonight, recording 19 disposals at 100 percent efficiency. He also has six intercept possessions and has generated two goals from those. Short ranks No.1 at the club for kicks, effective kicks, and effective long kicks this season.
02:17
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Marlion Pickett)
04:15
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:54
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Brandon Starcevich)
06:35
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
06:51
Richmond have scored heavily from intercept possessions tonight, with a total of 41 points scored from this source thus far. The Tigers generated 62 points from intercept possessions last round, ranked second in the competition.
08:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
09:12
Dayne Zorko kicks Brisbane's first goal since the 19 minute mark of the second quarter. Zorko has been involved in 27 percent of all scoring chains in the games he has played in this season, ranked second at the club.
11:23
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Sydney Stack)
11:52
Dustin Martin has continued his strong form tonight for the Tigers, with 21 disposals to this point including eight contested possessions and a game-high nine inside 50s. Martin fnished with season-highs of 26 disposals, 12 groundball-gets, three goals and nine score involvements last round.
13:43
Richmond have improved their retention of possession when entering their forward 50 tonight, currently retaining possession on 55 percent of inside 50 entries. Before tonight, the Tigers had retained possession from just 43 percent of kicks into the forward 50, ranked 16th in the AFL.
16:30
The Tigers have increased their work rate in this final quarter, finding plenty of open space and recording a plus-13 uncontested possession advantage, leading to a plus-five inside 50 count and a 58 percent time in forward half differential. In the past four rounds, the Tigers have recorded an inside 50 differential of 17, ranked No.1 in the league.
18:00
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
20:56
For the Lions, Lachie Neale has been the outstanding player on the ground. Neale has recorded a game-high 26 disposals at 85 percent efficiency, 473 metres gained, five clearances and five inside 50s, with two score assists.
21:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
22:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
23:34
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
24:07
A comfortable victory for the Tigers in the end. Richmond took advantage of their opportunities when they presented, kicking a combined 7.2 (44) from shots on the run and snaps, compared to Brisbane's 0.10 (10) from the same source. The Tigers also made the most of their intercept possessions, scoring 7.8 (50) from this source to the Lions 2.11 (23).