Match

Richmond vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 08 May 2021

Pre Game

00:00
In the past four rounds, the Cats have won the contested possession count by 18 per game, the best in the competition over that period.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:35
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
02:59
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
05:28
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
05:29
After kicking 32 goals from 19 games in 2020, Tom Lynch opens proceedings tonight with his fourteenth goal for the season.
06:47
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
07:48
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
09:19
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
09:20
The Tigers have scored from four of their first five inside 50 entries, including two majors.
13:17
Partway through the first term, time in possession slightly favours the Tigers 41 percent to 37.
16:05
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
16:40
Richmond's kicking efficiency of 81 percent is far superior to the 57 percent of the Cats.
19:38
The Cats have generated six of the last seven inside 50 entries, but have scored from none of them.
20:11
After losing four of the first five clearances, Geelong has won the last nine.
22:19
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shaun Higgins)
24:52
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
26:17
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
27:52
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
30:05
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
30:06
Richmond takes an 18-point lead into the first break. All four Tiger goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Geelong turnover, including two in the Richmond attacking half of the ground.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:40
Geelong is yet to record an intercept mark, compared to six for the Tigers, including two each by Noah Balta and Nick Vlastuin.
01:24
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
02:41
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
02:42
Gary Rohan has now kicked at least one goal in five of his six games for the Cats this season.
05:11
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
07:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
08:10
Tom Lynch has been targeted inside the forward 50 zone on four occasions for the Tigers, but is yet to take a mark.
08:58
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
10:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
12:25
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:06
Of the eight first-half free kicks that Richmond has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for high contact on five occasions.
16:20
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
17:37
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
17:38
In the first quarter, the Cats kick-to-handball ratio was 1.02. This ratio has increased to 1.48 for the second term, and has contributed to the Cats outscoring the Tigers four goals to one for the quarter.
19:34
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
23:07
Toby Nankervis has been dominating the ruck. Of his 17 hitouts, six have gone to the advantage of a Richmond teammate (35.3 percent). In comparison, the Cats ruck tandem of Mark Blicavs and Esava Ratugolea have combined for 11 hitouts, with only two to advantage (18.2 percent).
24:20
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Simpson)
26:36
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
30:03
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
31:31
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
31:32
The Cats won the second quarter by nine points to halve the deficit, but the star of the term was Richmond's Jake Aarts with three goals, matching his career-high.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:23
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
01:13
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)
01:14
Including kicking 2.1 himself, Geelong's Jeremy Cameron has contributed a match-high seven score involvements.
02:29
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
05:51
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
05:52
The Cats are kicking the ball with 70 percent efficiency inside their forward 50 zone, bettering the 55 percent for the Tigers.
08:11
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
09:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
09:23
With his third major tonight, Geelong recruit Jeremy Cameron has now kicked three goals in each of his three matches for the Cats.
11:50
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Liam Baker)
14:40
Cats Interchange - Luke Dahlhaus and is possibly out for the game.
16:17
For the third term, the forward-half time in possession favours Geelong 54 percent to 42.
17:10
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
20:14
Since 2018, Geelong's Tom Hawkins has recorded 113 score assists across Home-and-Away matches, the best in the AFL. True to form, his tally of four score assists tonight leads all players on the ground.
21:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
23:08
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
23:09
The Cats have kicked 6.1 from eight third-quarter inside 50 entries.
24:47
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
26:34
Cats Interchange - Esava Ratugolea off due to an injury.
26:55
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
28:41
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
28:42
In the last ten minutes, Geelong has controlled the time in possession 59 percent to 24, kicked the ball with 69 percent efficiency to 36, taken 12 marks to nil, and kick 5.1 to 0.0.
30:04
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
31:45
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
32:47
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
32:48
A dominant third term from the Cats sees them turn a nine-point halftime deficit into a 35-point lead at the final change. Cam Guthrie has been prolific, with 25 disposals, five clearances, and four marks.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:02
Early in the final term, the only players with 100 percent game time are defenders, Lachie Henderson of Geelong and the Tigers' Nathan Broad.
02:53
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
04:16
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
04:17
Gary Rohan's five goals matches his career-high, a feat he has achieved only once before in a 150-game career, playing for Sydney against Gold Coast in 2017.
07:13
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
09:11
With a tally of three, Geelong's Brad Close is the only man on the ground with multiple tackles inside the forward 50 zone.
10:04
Tigers Interchange - Shane Edwards off due to an injury.
10:10
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
11:37
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Quinton Narkle)
12:48
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
13:17
With 496 metres gained, Geelong's Zach Tuohy leads all players in this measure.
14:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
14:21
The Cats have kicked 12.4 from set shots on goal tonight, including 7.2 from beyond 40 metres.
16:03
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
19:27
Cats Interchange - Esava Ratugolea off due to an injury.
20:12
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
20:58
Entering tonight's game, Richmond had lost the uncontested possession count by 26 per game, ranked 16th. The Tigers have again performed poorly in this measure tonight, currently losing the uncontested possession count 247 to 188.
23:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
25:50
Jack Henry does the little things to help his team. His seven one percenters are the most for the Cats, in a measure they lead 47 to 42.
28:14
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
28:15
After a dominant second half, the Cats run out comfortable 63-point winners. Tom Hawkins was a major contributor in the victory, recording 20 disposals at 75 percent efficiency, 16 score involvements, 11 contested possessions, seven marks, and kicking 4.1.