Match

Richmond vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 06 May 2023

Pre Game

00:00
The Tigers have scored 120-plus points in each of their last two matches against the Eagles – winning these games by 109 and 35 points, respectively.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:42
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
02:04
West Coast's first goal comes from a turnover chain. The Eagles have been outscored from this source by 22 points per game this season - ranked No.17.
05:38
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jayden Hunt)
06:18
The Eagles have registered six of the first nine inside 50s of the game, retaining the ball 67% of the time. For the season, they have retained the ball from 49.5% of their kicks inside 50 - ranked No.6 in the AFL.
06:24
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
08:36
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
09:24
Eagles Interchange - Tom Barrass off due to the blood rule.
09:43
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
10:55
Oscar Allen opens his goal-kicking account for the day, slotting his 19th goal for the season. This goal is his first goal in open play this season.
12:28
Eagles Interchange - Jai Culley off due to an injury.
15:32
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Marlion Pickett)
16:08
The Tigers kick their first goal for the day through Marlion Pickett, with it sourcing from their attacking midfield. They average the least amount of points from this zone in the AFL this season - averaging 16.4 points per game (Four fewer points than the next worse).
22:31
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
24:15
Jacob Hopper has had the most looks inside 50 for Richmond, having three inside 50s, but has managed to retain the ball on one of those occasions. He is ranked No.44 for inside 50 kicking retention out of the top 50 players averaging the most kicks inside 50.
25:14
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
30:06
A strong quarter for the Eagles to lead by seven points at the break. They have owned the ball, having 20 more disposals than the Tigers as well as being able to lock the ball in their forward half for 57% of the quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Connor West)
02:40
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
03:30
Jack Graham's scores his first of the day, with the goal coming from Richmond's defensive midfield. The Tigers have launched 24.5% of their scores from this zone this season - ranked No.2 in the competition.
05:31
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
07:35
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jacob Hopper)
08:25
Liam Duggan has been a key pillar in West Coast's early dominance, collecting a game-high 11 disposals (in which three were won in a contested manner), five marks, 335 metres gained, seven inside 50s and three intercept marks.
10:33
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
12:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
14:22
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
14:45
Shai Bolton has been electric in bringing Richmond back into the game, scoring a goal to give them the lead for the first time today. He has had 14 disposals (going at 86%), of which eight were won in a contested manner, as well as five score involvements and two effective clearances.
17:38
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
18:21
Samson Ryan has been strong in the rucking contest against Bailey J. Williams, winning the hitout battle 7-2 and the hitout-to-advantage count 4-0. Despite this, Richmond only lead the clearance count 5-4 and have scored one point when these two have been opposing ruckmen
19:33
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Marlion Pickett)
21:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
22:33
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Miller)
23:42
Richmond has had six marks inside 50 in this quarter, scoring 3.0 (18) from those marks - an improvement from having just one mark in this zone in the first quarter. West Coast is without a mark inside 50 for the quarter and has only one for the game.
25:15
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
32:15
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
34:16
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
34:19
The Eagles are yet to register a score from their six chains from centre bounce today. They have launched 16.8% of their scores for the season from this zone – ranked No.1 for the season thus far.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:57
Richmond is without Tom Lynch, their most targeted player inside 50 on average. Jack Riewoldt has been targeted five times inside 50 today - the most of any player on the field although is yet to register a score.
03:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:12
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
06:03
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
06:47
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Connor West)
08:19
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
08:34
Both teams have been most damaging from turnovers, with Richmond narrowly leading the points from turnover count 30-28.
11:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Judson Clarke)
13:37
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
13:39
Oscar Allen brings the margin back down to five points. He has been targeted an equal game-high six times this game for a return of 4.0 (24).
16:04
Richmond is leading the first possession count 34-23 but is behind on clearances 23-27 for the match.
18:59
Tigers Interchange - Jayden Short off due to an injury.
19:09
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
20:12
West Coast has had nine of the 11 clearances in this quarter and has kicked 2.0 (12) from clearances. Richmond has only kicked one goal from clearance for the game.
20:52
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
21:05
Shai Bolton converts his second goal for the game, regaining the lead for Richmond. Both of the Tigers' goals from stoppage have come from their forward 50.
22:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
24:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
26:48
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
26:53
Dion Prestia kicks three quick goals in a row for the Tigers, stretching the lead out to a game-high 23 points. The last time he kicked three goals in a game was in Round 18, 2018, against the Saints.
31:40
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rhyan Mansell)
34:19
Richmond with a third-quarter surge, booting five goals to West Coast's three goals. The Tigers were most lethal from stoppages, kicking three goals from this source in the quarter after only having one for the first half.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:20
The attacking midfield zone has produced the most goals for both teams, with Richmond scoring 5.6 (36) to West Coast's 3.1 (19).
04:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:27
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
07:28
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
07:58
Jayden Short has had the most tackle attempts with 10, for a return of nine tackles. He also has the second most pressure points for the Tigers with 42.
09:22
Eagles Interchange - Oscar Allen off due to an injury.
12:02
The Eagles have scored from 25% of their intercepts from their defensive 50, scoring 2.3 (15) on the scoreboard. In comparison, the Tigers have only scored from 6% of their defensive 50 intercepts, for a score of 1.0 (6).
12:48
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
13:44
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Hopper)
16:20
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Samson Ryan)
18:36
Seven goals in a row for the Tigers, with the latest coming from Samson Ryan. He has launched the most scores for the game with four, resulting in 2.2 (14) on the scoreboard.
20:56
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
21:44
Jayden Short is one of three players on the field with more than 450 metres gained. This year, he averages the fourth most net metres gained in the competition, averaging 910.4 net metres each game.
22:47
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamaine Jones)
23:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
25:02
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
26:51
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
28:28
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Xavier O'Neill)
29:59
A disappointing finish for the Eagles. Oscar Allen added to his goals count for the year with four goals, continuing his run of kicking multiple goals in all games for the year.