Match

Essendon vs Richmond

Commentary / 05 Jun 2021

Pre Game

00:00
The Bombers have lost their past 10 games against the Tigers by an average of 24 points, with their last win coming in Round 11, 2014.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:15
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
02:51
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
04:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Callum Coleman-Jones)
05:13
Callum Coleman-Jones has kicked the first goal of the match following his second target inside 50. Coleman-Jones was targeted inside 50 nine times last round against the Crows, the second-most for the Tigers behind Jack Riewoldt.
07:36
Richmond has won the first four clearances in the match which has been a strong contributor to their territorial dominance. They have generated the first six inside 50s tonight.
08:46
Bombers Interchange - Andrew McGrath and is possibly out for the game.
09:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
11:21
Dustin Martin has already collected a game-high seven disposals as well as two clearances and a goal. Martin has won at least 30 disposals in five of his past six games against the Bombers. He has also polled 17 Brownlow Medal votes against the Bombers - he has only polled more votes against Brisbane.
11:48
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Harrison Jones)
14:33
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brayden Ham)
15:56
Essendon’s opening goal of the night comes following their first forward half intercept. Richmond has won four forward half intercepts so far resulting in two goals.
16:29
Andrew McGrath has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Patrick Ambrose.
17:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
18:59
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
19:54
Essendon's pressure is at a season-low currently, recording a pressure factor of 136. There has only been one quarter this season when the Bombers have recorded a pressure rating below 150 in a quarter.
23:31
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Darcy Parish)
24:13
Essendon has been able to lock the ball in their forward half, generating the last seven inside 50s. Richmond's defence has been outstanding though, conceding just the single behind from these entries.
26:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
27:19
Richmond has dominated the game on both the inside and outside in the first term. The Tigers won eight more contested possessions and controlled the ball on the outside with 25 more uncontested possessions.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
02:05
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
04:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Callum Coleman-Jones)
04:27
In the absence of Tom Nankervis, Mabior Chol has played an outstanding game in the ruck for the Tigers. He has won six intercept possessions and four intercept marks – both already career-highs.
07:03
Richmond has scored from 60% of their forward 50 entries tonight, whereas the Bombers have scored from just 27% of their respective inside 50s. Essendon average a score from 46% of their entries in 2021, ranked third.
08:41
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Nik Cox)
09:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
10:46
The Tigers have accumulated 15 more uncontested marks than the Bombers so far tonight. The Tigers recorded 93 more uncontested marks than Adelaide last round – its equal-biggest differential in any match since 2000.
11:17
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
13:00
The Tigers have scored 6.1 (37) from their set shots tonight, compared to a wasteful 2.3 (15) for Essendon from their respective set shots. Richmond has recorded the best shot at goal accuracy in the last four rounds.
13:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
14:52
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Andrew Phillips)
15:23
Essendon has scored two goals from kick-ins this evening. Essendon is the second-highest scoring side from this source in 2021.
16:24
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
18:58
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Alec Waterman)
20:39
A Jake Waterman goal against the flow of play has reduced the margin to 21 points. In the last ten minutes, the Tigers have been dominating the play, winning nine more groundballs and three more clearances.
22:03
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
23:28
Richmond's forward efficiency has been outstanding in this first half, scoring a goal from 38% of their entries - well above their season average of 23%.
24:27
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Callum Coleman-Jones)
25:57
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brayden Ham)
26:48
Richmond has liked to move the ball quickly this season, immediately playing on from 34% of their marks this season – the second-highest percentage in the league. They have improved on this season's average tonight, playing on immediately from 44% of their marks.
27:35
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Patrick Ambrose)
30:00
Richmond enters the main break with a 21 point advantage on the back of their intercept game. The Tigers have outscored the Bombers by 32 points from turnovers with most of this damage being done in the defensive half. The Tigers have scored four goals from defensive half turnovers, whereas the Bombers are goalless from this source in their defensive zone.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
02:12
Darcy Parish won 25 disposals in the first half – joining Tom Mitchell and Karl Amon as the only players to have achieved this feat in 2021.
04:36
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brayden Ham)
06:19
Essendon has scored the first goal of the second-half through Brayden Ham, who has now kicked a career-high three goals. Essendon has lost eight third quarters in the first 11 rounds of 2021. Only Adelaide has lost more of these quarters in the first half of the season.
09:02
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Andrew Phillips)
09:21
The Tigers have won every match since Round 3 when they have won the post-clearance contested possession count. They have won nine more post-clearance contested possessions tonight.
12:21
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
12:52
Richmond's forward-half pressure game continues to dominate, winning five of the first six forward-half intercepts this quarter. This has caused repeat inside 50s for the Tigers, with an overall advantage of four for the term for this stat.
13:34
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Archie Perkins)
16:41
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
17:02
Richmond has been the No. 1 team for kicking the ball long this season, with 45% of their kicks have been directed long. They have played with a different style tonight, opting to use short options when available. Overall, they have recorded 14 more short kicks than the Bombers tonight.
18:00
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
19:24
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Darcy Parish)
20:41
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
21:12
The domination off turnover for Richmond has continued in the third quarter. They have outscored the Bombers by 18 points from this source in this term, taking the overall advantage for the match to 50 points from turnovers.
23:03
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
24:12
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Nik Cox)
25:30
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
25:57
Richmond is trailing in around the ground stoppage clearances by five tonight. In the past four rounds, the Tigers have lost the around the ground stoppage clearance count by 13 per game – ranked last.
26:32
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
28:39
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
30:40
The Bombers had all of the momentum late in the third quarter until a late Dustin Martin goal for the Tigers. Before this goal, the Bombers had won the last seven clearances, generated 11 of the last 12 inside 50s, and had recorded the last four scoring shots.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:45
Essendon has managed to split the time in forward half differential tonight, which has generally been a strength of the Tigers this season. Richmond has won the time in forward half differential by five minutes and one seconds per game – ranked fourth.
03:41
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
04:10
Essendon has scored the opening goal of the final quarter - overall their fourth goal of the match from a forward half intercept. The Tigers have scored six goals from this source in their respective attacking zone.
06:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Alec Waterman)
07:20
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
07:50
Essendon has now reduced the margin to just nine points and is dominating the stoppages. They have outscored the Tigers by 15 points from clearances tonight. Since Round 7, Essendon has outscored its opponents by 18 points per game from clearance chains – ranked second.
09:26
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
10:39
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Alec Waterman)
11:05
The Bombers are now in complete control this quarter, generating the last five inside 50s resulting in four goals at 80% conversion. In the first three quarters, the Bombers converted 18% of their forward 50 entries into goals.
12:03
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
15:34
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
16:50
Richmond has scored their third goal of the match sourced from an intercept won in defensive 50. Overall they have scored four times from defensive 50 intercepts, whilst the Bombers are scoreless from this source launched from their respective defensive 50 zone.
17:50
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
18:21
Back-to-back goals now for Richmond as they respond in an emphatic style. Their forward 50 pressure has been strong, laying eight forward 50 tackles compared to just the two for Essendon.
20:03
Tigers Interchange - Dion Prestia and is possibly out for the game.
20:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
22:38
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
24:14
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Archie Perkins)
24:36
The Tigers are in complete control now, dominating the play in the last 10 minutes. They have recorded 20 to one short kicks in this time, and have won 29 uncontested possessions to four.
26:19
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Balta)
26:26
Dion Prestia has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Daniel Rioli.
28:11
Jason Castagna has taken a career-high 11 marks tonight, whilst Nick Hind has also set a career-high for inside 50s with 10.
29:54
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
31:46
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
34:12
In a losing side, Darcy Parish was an outstanding performer for the Bombers amassing an all-time club record 44 disposals as well as equaling his personal best for clearances with 11. He sent the ball inside 50 on nine occasions and had 10 unique score involvements.
34:14
The siren has sounded to end Q4.