Match

Richmond vs Carlton

Commentary / 18 Mar 2021

Pre Game

00:00
The Tigers won the inside 50s count by nine per game during the home and away rounds last season, ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
03:43
Nick Vlastuain ranked second in the competition for intercept marks with 49 last season. He grabs the first intercept mark for the match tonight.
05:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
05:58
Despite trailing time in forward half 78% to 22% early in the match, the Blues kick their first goal of 2021 through Levi Casboult.
09:19
Kane Lambert has started in strong fashion, recording game-highs of five disposals, six uncontested possessions, and two inside 50s.
10:04
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
13:28
The Blues are marginally on top in the clinches, leading the contested possession count 19-17. Patrick Cripps has an equal game-high two contested possession, while Shai Bolton has two for the Tigers.
16:14
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lochie O'Brien)
16:34
Richmond hasn't been able to capitalise on its offensive attacks. Despite leading the inside 50s count 10-7, Carlton has kicked the only two goals of the match.
19:14
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
20:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
21:16
The Tigers' entire score of 1.2 (8) has come directly from stoppages. Carlton has kicked one goal from stoppage and the other has come via a turnover.
22:35
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
24:21
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Paddy Dow)
26:40
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Will Setterfield)
26:49
Carlton's ball use has been a highlight so far tonight, hitting the target with 82% of its disposals. That's in contrast to 72% for Richmond.
27:51
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
30:08
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
32:15
Carlton's on-ball brigade has been led by Patrick Cripps and Sam Walsh who have 11 disposals apiece. Cripps is also the leading contested possession player on the ground with five.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:23
Noah Balta continues to stand tall for Richmond in defence. He has grabbed a game-high four intercept marks, of which two have been contested.
02:16
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
06:14
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
06:21
Tom J. Lynch puts the Tigers back in front. Heading into tonight's match, he averaged 3.3 goals against the Blues across his career, his most against any AFL opponent.
07:32
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
08:53
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Michael Gibbons)
09:41
The Blues have now kicked three of the last four goals of the match. Patrick Cripps has been the catalyst as he has been directly involved in six of Carlton's eight scores.
13:23
Carlton is well one top in most key areas of the game in the second term, leading the disposals 35-23 and contested possessions 14-10. It has also hit the target 9% more often than Richmond.
14:47
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
16:52
The Tigers have already launched 3.0 (18) from defensive midfield chains. They averaged 16.6 points from defensive midfield chains in 2020, ranked No.1 in the AFL.
17:15
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zac Fisher)
18:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
20:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
21:15
Richmond has dominated at centre bounces, leading the clearances 9-4. However, it has only generated one point from centre clearance chains on the night.
22:00
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
24:23
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
25:31
Dustin Martin has kicked his first goal for the match. He has now kicked at least one goal in seven of his past nine Round 1 games against the Blues.
26:08
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
27:23
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zac Fisher)
30:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
31:05
The Tigers have hit back strongly, kicking the last four goals of the game since the 14-minute mark of the second term. During this period, they have kicked 4.2 (26) to 0.3 (3) from nine inside 50s.
32:43
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
33:47
Richmond heads into the halftime break with a well-earned 11-point lead. It led at halftime on 11 occasions in 2020 and won on each occassion.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:12
Jack Silvagni has been medically-subbed out of the game and been replaced by Oscar McDonald.
03:22
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Oscar McDonald)
04:08
Oscar McDonald kicks only the second goal of his career from his 82nd game as he gets the Blues' first goal of the third term. He now has a game-high four disposals in this quarter.
05:14
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
06:15
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
07:00
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Sam Walsh)
07:41
The Blues have changed the momentum of the match early in the third quarter, leading the disposals 33-23 and uncontested possessions 28-11. They have generated three scores from four inside 50s.
09:55
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
10:04
Harry McKay has been the focal point in attack for the Blues tonight, with the side targeting him inside 50 a game-high 10 times. He has grabbed three marks inside 50, of which one has been a lead mark.
13:28
Tigers Interchange - Nick Vlastuin and is possibly out for the game.
13:41
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Will Setterfield)
13:59
The Blues have gained the territorial advantage in this third tern, leading time in forward half 55% to 45%. They regain the lead after kicking their fourth goal of the match from a set position. It has been off-target on the night though, with five behinds from that source.
14:50
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lachie Plowman)
16:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Balta)
17:14
Both sides have had plenty of the ball inside their forward 50, with the Tigers leading the disposal count 32-31. They have also recorded nine marks to the Blues' seven in that zone.
17:37
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
19:00
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
20:07
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
21:26
Richmond has continued to score well from turnovers, outscoring Carlton 7.5 (47) via that source to Carlton's 4.7 (31). It outscored its opposition by 14.9 points per game from turnovers in 2020, ranked No.1 in the AFL.
24:03
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
25:02
Carlton's inaccuracy could prove to be costly, as it has kicked 2.6 (18) in the third term alone. Richmond has also been off-target in this term with 1.3 (9).
27:49
Nick Vlastuin has been medically-subbed out of the game and has been replaced by Jack Ross.
28:26
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
30:47
Jayden Short is one of four Richmond players to have at least 20 disposals and three-quarter time. He has 20 disposals and a game-high 654 metres gained.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
05:40
Despite playing predominantly as a midfielder, Dustin Martin has been the most effective player on the ground inside 50, recording a game-high 10 disposals and six contested possessions. He also has two goals to his name.
07:44
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
08:09
Richmond has now recorded seven of the last nine scores of the match and has opened up a match-high 16-point lead.
09:11
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Oscar McDonald)
10:18
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
11:18
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Oscar McDonald)
11:39
The Tigers have had the game played predominantly in their forward half in the final term, leading time in forward half 73% to 27%. It also leads the disposal count 51-37 and inside 50 count 9-3.
14:13
Blues Interchange - Adam Saad off due to an injury.
14:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
15:57
The Tigers have done most of the damage on the scoreboard from their defensive half chains. They have now generated 6.3 (39) from that source compared to Carlton's 1.2 (8).
17:09
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
18:20
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
18:58
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Michael Gibbons)
19:29
After having 17 disposals to his name at halftime, Patrick Cripps has been somewhat quiet in the second half with just six disposals, of which only one has been recorded in the final term.
20:07
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Paddy Dow)
21:03
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
22:34
Despite the closeness of the match, the Tigers have bombarded the Carlton defence, leading the inside 50 count 69-41. Jack Graham has a game-high 11 inside 50s.
23:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
25:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
26:15
Jack Graham has had a huge final term, having 12 disposals, 11 uncontested possessions, and four inside 50s. Ed Curnow has been Carlton's best with nine disposals and three contested possessions.
27:20
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
29:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
31:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
32:07
Carlton was completely overrun in the second half, losing the inside 50s count 53-17. Both sides were off target, with Carlton recording 5.8 compared to Richmond's 7.10.