Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Richmond

Commentary / 03 Jul 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Gold Coast has lost the disposal count by 34.5 and uncontested possession count by 25.9 per game this season - ranked last in both measures.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:13
Touk Miller has started well for Gold Coast with four disposals and two contested possessions. Since Round 6, Miller has amassed at least 30 disposals in every game.
01:31
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jeremy Sharp)
03:14
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
05:21
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Josh Corbett)
06:30
The Suns lead the contested possession count early by four and clearances by two.
08:24
Gold Coast's pressure has been strong to start the match with a pressure rating of 226. The AFL average is 180.
08:40
Tigers Interchange - Shane Edwards off due to an injury.
09:40
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
10:55
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
11:53
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
12:33
Richmond has scored their first two goals via an intercept possession. The Tigers have averaged 56.6 points per game from intercept possessions.
15:44
The Suns lead ground ball gets 18-14 to start the match.
16:52
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Chris Burgess)
18:52
Gold Coast has been able to hold the ball in their attacking half so far with a time-in-forward half of 68%.
20:07
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
20:53
Gold Coast has taken five marks inside 50 this quarter.
22:01
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
22:25
Richmond is struggling to transition the ball from their defensive 50 to attacking 50 with 11 chains starting in the zone being intercept by Gold Coast.
24:06
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Chris Burgess)
24:16
Gold Coast has kicked 2.3 (15) from set shots.
27:37
The Suns have taken eight intercept marks this quarter.
28:31
Richmond committed 23 turnovers that quarter but was not made to pay with Gold Coast scoring just 1.4 (10) from intercepts.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:06
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jeremy Sharp)
04:58
Gold Coast has taken 8 contested marks for the match - no player has more than one.
05:19
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
07:19
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
09:21
Dustin Martin has had a productive quarter for Richmond with four disposals and three contested possessions.
09:34
Tigers Interchange - Callum Coleman-Jones off due to an injury.
09:57
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
11:09
Touk Miller is having a strong game for Gold Coast with a game-high 16 disposals, seven contested possessions, four clearances and three inside 50s.
13:55
Gold Coast has been able to win the ball at the contest and maintain possession. The Suns lead contested possessions by 11 and uncontested possessions by 15.
15:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
17:53
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
18:04
Richmond has scored 4.1 (26) from defensive 50 chains for the match.
20:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
21:16
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (David Swallow)
22:28
Gold Coast has taken ten intercept marks for the match.
22:55
Suns Interchange - Josh Corbett off due to an injury.
24:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
25:41
SCORE GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)
25:54
Gold Coast has scored 2.3 (15) from stoppages.
27:20
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
27:56
The Suns have laid 10 tackles inside 50 while Richmond are yet to lay a tackle inside 50.
29:44
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
29:47
Gold Coast controlled the aerial contest in the first half taking 11 contested marks to one and leading overall marks by 43.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:11
Josh Corbett has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Darcy MacPherson.
01:55
Callum Coleman-Jones has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Thomson Dow.
02:30
Tigers Interchange - Trent Cotchin off due to an injury.
02:40
Suns Interchange - Sam Collins off due to an injury.
03:49
Richmond leads clearances four to one this quarter.
03:58
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
04:21
Tigers Interchange - Nick Vlastuin off due to an injury.
06:35
The ball has been held in Gold Coast's attacking half so far this quarter with a time-in-forward half of 63%.
07:22
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
08:07
The Tigers have struggled to clear the ball from their defensive half with 6 chains starting in this zone being intercept by the Suns.
09:17
Ben King has been the target inside 50 on nine occasions for Gold Coast for a return of three marks inside 50 and 3.0 (18). King also has an equal game-high eight score involvements.
12:42
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
13:00
Richmond has kicked 3.4 (22) from set shots for the match.
15:07
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
16:35
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
17:01
Dustin Martin has been productive this quarter with a team-high six disposals, three contested possessions and two clearances.
17:21
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
18:58
Gold Coast has scored 5.7 (37) from set shots for the match.
20:36
Richmond has taken six contested marks this quarter after taking just one in the first half.
22:36
Charlie Ballard has taken six intercept marks for the match - no other player has taken more than two.
26:45
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Izak Rankine)
27:01
The Suns have won the last four clearances of the match and lead the overall count by three.
28:12
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
28:26
Tom Lynch has had a strong quarter for Richmond with five disposals, five contested possessions, and 3.0 (18).
29:37
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Izak Rankine)
29:51
Gold Coast has scored 1.4 (10) from centre bounce clearances for the match. The Suns lead centre bounce clearances nine to four.
32:15
Gold Coast has transitioned the ball well from their defensive 50 with 39% of chains starting in this zone resulting in an inside 50. The AFL average is 21.2%.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:19
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
02:56
Richmond has kicked 2.2 (14) from stoppages for the match.
04:17
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
06:03
Gold Coast has accumulated 52 more marks than Richmond and lead uncontested possessions by 27.
13:48
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
14:52
The game has been back and forth this last quarter with neither team capitalising on its inside 50s. While Richmond had the four of the first five inside 50s for the quarter, Gold Coast has had five of the next six.
16:24
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
18:46
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jeremy Sharp)
19:17
Gold Coast has scored 6.7 (43) from intercept possessions for the match.
21:12
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
25:23
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
27:44
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
30:11
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Izak Rankine)
31:14
Touk Miller was the Suns' best with a game-high 36 disposals, 15 contested possessions, nine clearances and seven tackles.