Match

Richmond vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 17 Jul 2021

Pre Game

00:00
The Lions have used 31 players this season - the fewest of any side in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:46
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
02:47
Tom Lynch kicks the opening major of the game for Richmond. This represents his 27th goal from 13 games in 2021.
04:36
Tigers Interchange - Kamdyn McIntosh off due to an injury.
04:58
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
05:23
The Tigers are controlling the time in possession in the early going, 64 percent to 21.
08:17
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
08:35
Lions Interchange - Mitch Robinson off due to the blood rule.
10:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
11:34
Brisbane ruckman Oscar McInerney has won four of his six ruck contests, including three to the advantage of a teammate.
13:36
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
14:17
Richmond's disposal efficiency is currently superior to that of the Lions, 71 percent to 62.
15:42
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
16:54
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
16:55
Charlie Cameron finished goalless for only the third time this season last round. He had just five disposals and one mark for the match. He has responded early tonight with three disposals (100 percent efficiency), two marks, and a goal in the opening term.
22:32
After Brisbane recorded the first three clearances of the game, the Tigers have responded by winning nine of the next 12.
22:38
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
23:53
Tigers Interchange - Kamdyn McIntosh off due to an injury.
25:31
Brisbane has recorded eight of the last ten inside 50 entries, but has only outscored Richmond 1.0 to 0.1 during this period of dominance.
27:51
Lions Interchange - James Madden off due to the blood rule.
28:29
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
30:12
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
33:32
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
33:33
Richmond takes a narrow seven-point lead into the first break, despite an inferior kicking efficiency (47 percent to 54), and only breaking even in the clearance count, 11-apiece.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:15
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Sydney Stack)
02:10
Since 2018, Lachie Neale is averaging 33.6 disposals, 16.2 contested possessions, and 8.6 clearances against Richmond. He has been held in check so far tonight, with just the five disposals early in the second term.
03:01
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
03:17
Lions Interchange - Brandon Starcevich off due to the blood rule.
04:28
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
07:17
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
08:59
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
09:00
In his first season with Brisbane, Joe Daniher has now kicked at least one goal in all 17 appearances.
10:42
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
10:43
Four of Brisbane's five goals have been sourced from stoppages. In contrast, four of the Tigers' five majors have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Brisbane turnover.
13:35
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
13:36
The Lions have recorded nine of the last 11 inside 50 entries, and won six of the last seven clearances. During this period of control, they have kicked three goals to Richmond's one.
16:09
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
18:40
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
18:54
Trent Cotchin is the leading tackler on the ground with five for the Tigers. This tally exceeds his 2021 season per-game average of 3.5 across 12 games.
20:44
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
22:48
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Deven Robertson)
24:51
Brisbane's Tom Fullarton has been targeted a team-high four times inside forward 50 for the Lions, but is yet to take a mark in this zone.
26:13
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
27:50
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
33:22
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
33:23
Brisbane's kick-to-hand ball ratio increased from 1.61 in the first term to 2.68 in the second, coinciding with the Lions turning a seven-point quarter-time deficit into a six-point half-time lead.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:21
Seven of Brisbane's eight first-half goals were kicked from set shots. Similarly, the majority (five of seven) of Richmond's first-half majors were conversions from set shots.
00:40
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
02:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
05:06
Of the 14 free kicks that Richmond has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for holding the man on four occasions.
06:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
07:56
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
08:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
10:30
After losing the centre-bounce clearances in the first half 11 to six, the Tigers have opened the third term with the first three of this measure.
10:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
15:43
Forward 50 kicking efficiency for the third term favours the Tigers significantly, 75 percent to 20.
16:46
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
18:59
Jarryd Lyons had just 21 disposals last round against the Saints, his lowest tally since Round 2. He also generated a season-low two clearances. With more than a quarter to go in tonight's game, his numbers look better, recording 19 disposals and eight clearances.
19:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
23:26
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
23:27
A tally of three goals tonight matches a career-high for Richmond big man Mabior Chol in his 28th AFL game.
25:36
Tigers Interchange - Dustin Martin and is possibly out for the game.
25:37
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
27:49
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
29:59
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
31:02
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
32:01
For the third term, Richmond recorded five marks inside the forward 50 zone to Brisbane's one, contributing to the Tigers taking an 11-point lead into the final stanza.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:46
Early in the final term, the only players on the ground to have recorded 100 percent game time are key position players - Richmond's Ryan Garthwaite and David Astbury, and Brisbane's Joe Daniher.
04:30
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
05:25
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:36
Brisbane's Harris Andrews does the little things to help his team - his tally of eight one-percenters leads all players on the ground in this measure.
07:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
09:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
10:09
Including kicking 5.1 himself, Jack Riewoldt has contributed an equal game-high seven score involvements in his 300th game for the Tigers.
12:49
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
14:28
Lions Interchange - Lincoln McCarthy off due to an injury.
14:54
For the final term, Richmond is dominating both the clearances, eight to four, and inside 50 entries, 11 to three.
15:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
18:18
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
19:23
Since Round 14, the Lions had been one of three sides in the competition not to concede a score from a kick-in chain. This streak ended in the final term tonight, with the Tigers recording a behind from a kick-in.
21:33
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
23:19
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
25:12
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
26:08
Tigers Interchange - David Astbury off due to an injury.
26:10
Richmond's final-quarter kicking efficiency is superior to that of the Lions, 69 percent to 60.
26:12
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
30:44
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
31:53
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
31:54
Since Round 10, Richmond had won the final term in only one game, ranked last in the AFL. This trend was remedied tonight, and ultimately led to a Tigers victory for the first time in five matches. The star of the game was Jack Riewoldt in his 300th game, recording 14 disposals, seven contested possessions, seven marks (three contested), nine score involvements, and kicking 6.2.