Match

Richmond vs Collingwood

Commentary / 07 May 2022

Pre Game

00:00
Richmond scored 165 points last round against West Coast, its highest score in any match since 1997.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
03:29
Tom Lynch has the first score of the match with a miss from less than 15 metres out from goal. He had 12 shots at goal last week against the Eagles, the most by any player this season.
05:05
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
07:12
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
07:59
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
08:22
Jayden Short has had a fast start, leading disposals for the match with five. Playing as a midfielder last week, he attended 23 centre bounces and had 31 disposals, five clearances, nine inside 50s and three score assists.
09:59
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
12:25
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
13:15
Oliver Henry kicks a behind from a snap in general play - an inclusion in the side after booting seven goals in the VFL last week.
14:03
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
14:50
The Magpies boot their first goal through Jack Ginnivan - a chain that started with an intercept possession in the midfield. They outscored the Suns by 23 points from intercept possessions last round, their best differential this year.
16:01
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
20:32
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
21:48
Richmond has been superior by foot so far, recording a kicking efficiency of 71 per cent to Collingwood's 51. Before this round Collingwood ranked 18th in the competition for kicking efficiency.
22:54
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
29:48
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
29:49
Collingwood kick their second goal through the same source - an intercept possession in the midfield thanks to an errant Noah Balta kick.
29:51
The Tigers finish the quarter on top in the key areas, leading contested possessions 37-29, clearances 11-9 and inside 50s 15-12. Jack Graham has a match high five contested possessions.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
02:02
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
03:01
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:12
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
05:46
The Tigers have the first two goals of the quarter through some forward half dominance, leading inside 50s 5-0 this quarter. Both goals have come from turnovers created in their forward half.
06:29
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
07:50
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
08:46
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
09:21
Tom Lynch is getting on the end of Richmond's ascendancy, with a game-high 14 disposals and scoring 3.1, along with another shot out on the full.
11:10
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
11:40
The Tigers have scored at will going inside 50 this quarter, with 3.4 from eight entries. This goes against their recent form in this area, only managing to score from 35% of entries against the Magpies since 2019.
12:07
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
13:47
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
16:17
Collingwood has arrested some momentum, recording the last four inside 50s, but scored just 1.1 from these entries.
18:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
20:07
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
21:30
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
22:04
The Magpies have dominated play the last ten minutes, recording 20 more disposals and 17 more handball-receives. Jack Crisp leads the way with seven disposals in this time.
22:34
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
24:46
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
25:07
Tom Lynch breaks the Magpies momentum with his fourth goal. The Magpies had kicked the last six scores before then, recording 2.4.
26:52
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
28:41
Both sides have traded runs of play this quarter with 14 inside 50s each, but Richmond have been less wasteful, scoring 5.4 to Collingwood's 3.4. Tom Lynch has kicked four straight of those while Beau McCreery has 0.2.
29:54
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
30:04
What an extraordinary half from Tom Lynch as a key forward, leading the match for disposals (18), contested possessions (9), score involvements (10) and goals (5.1).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:21
Richmond has dominated Collingwood in contested possession 81-63. Tom Lynch and Trent Cotchin lead the way with nine and seven respectively.
03:42
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
05:20
Richmond has started this quarter the same it started the second, leading disposals 33-16 and inside 50s 6-2.
05:25
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
06:33
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
07:40
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
11:24
Collingwood has managed to shift momentum back again, recording the last five inside 50s. But again they haven't utilised them well enough, scoring just 1.1 from those entries.
11:34
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
12:32
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
14:20
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
14:55
Jack Riewoldt's goal is just the third goal of the match kicked from a clearance. The match has been heavy on scores from turnovers, with the Tigers leading the ledger 58-30.
15:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
17:06
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
19:08
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
20:38
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
21:01
Shai Bolton kicks a long goal to reassert Richmond's position, his first for the day. He won a career-high 30 disposals last week against the Eagles, also recording three goals, six score assists and 15 score involvements.
24:33
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
24:50
This quarter has been a similar story to the second, with both teams each recording 13 inside 50s, but Richmond has been more accurate, scoring 4.3 to Collingwood's 2.3. Beau McCreery has booted 0.3 since quarter time.
26:22
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
27:41
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
29:49
Poor kicking has stood out from the Magpies this quarter, recording an efficiency of 56 per cent to Richmond's 73. Tom Lynch has three kicks at 100 per cent efficiency this quarter.
30:01
Taylor Adams was a standout for Collingwood that quarter, leading his side for disposals (10), contested possessions (5) and clearances (3).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:54
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Marlion Pickett)
05:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
06:08
Tom Lynch's sixth goal comes from another turnover in Richmond's forward half. It has now scored 42 points from turnovers in its front half.
06:49
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
08:02
The Tigers have started this quarter strongly around the stoppages, winning the first four. Toby Nankervis has two of them.
10:16
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
11:35
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
13:19
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
15:12
Jack Ginnivan has been a shining light for an inefficient Collingwood side, booting three goals straight from just five disposals.
19:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
21:48
Magpies Interchange - Isaac Quaynor off due to an injury.
21:58
The Magpies have turned the tide on contested possessions this quarter, leading 29-21. Patrick Lipinski and Tyler Brown both have five each.
22:08
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
23:23
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
24:24
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
26:48
The Tigers have had the edge in scores from intercepts, leading the measure 82-65. In the last four rounds, the Tigers have outscored their opponents by 33.5 points per game from intercept possessions – ranked No.1.
29:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
30:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
30:44
Trent Cotchin was back to his best through the middle, recording game-highs for contested possessions (13), clearances (8) as well as 29 disposals and nine score involvements.