Match

Richmond vs St Kilda

Commentary / 17 Jun 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Tim Taranto is the first player since Patrick Dangerfield in 2017 to average at least 30 disposals and two goals over a four-week period.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:03
While Jade Gresham has spent a lot of time forward this season, he has started on the ball and got the first inside 50 of the game before following up and kicking the first goal of the game.
04:40
Marcus Windhager has the tagging job on the dangerous Shai Bolton, who is one of only two players in the AFL alongside teammate Dustin Martin to average at least 20 disposals and one goal this season.
05:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Battle)
05:50
Saints Interchange - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera off due to an injury.
06:43
While the inside 50 count is locked at three apiece, the Saints have kicked two goals from their entries, while the Tigers are yet to score.
08:27
Richmond is dominating the clearance count early in this game, leading 6-2. Tim Taranto and Daniel Rioli have each had two clearances.
10:08
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
10:27
St Kilda is known for their turnover game, and they have kicked two of their first three goals from Richmond turnovers generated in their forward half.
12:33
Max King goals following a contender for mark of the round. The Saints continue to score from intercepts in their forward half. They've intercepted the ball six times in their forward half and have kicked (3.0) from these intercepts.
14:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
14:55
Milestone man Trent Cotchin has had a game-high eight disposals, three contested possessions, one clearance and one inside 50.
16:56
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
17:17
Richmond continues to dominate the clearance count, winning eight of the last nine clearances. They have only generated two behinds from their clearance dominance.
19:58
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
21:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jayden Short)
21:28
After the Saints kicked the first four goals, the Tigers have kicked the last two. Jayden Short is known for his long kicking, kicking Richmond's second from 60 metres on the run.
22:49
Only three contested marks have been taken for the game. Max King has taken two of these, with both resulting in goals.
24:53
Brad Crouch is averaging 27.3 disposals per game this season. He's already accumulated a game-high 12 disposals and two clearances with five minutes remaining in the opening term.
26:40
Trent Cotchin is only averaging 15.6 disposals per game this season. In game 300, he's already had a team-high 11 disposals, four contested possessions and a goal in the opening term.
29:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jayden Short)
30:22
Richmond has kicked three of their four goals from outside 50 metres, with Jayden Short kicking two of those.
31:02
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
32:20
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
32:38
The Tigers have kicked three successive goals to take the lead for the first time. They have scored 25 points from intercepts in this game, with three of those four goals coming from forward half intercepts.
34:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Miller)
34:11
The Saints were well on top early, but Richmond completely swung the momentum with the last four goals of the quarter. The Tigers dominated clearances throughout the quarter (16-9) but were most effective when they intercepted the ball in their forward half, generating four goals from St Kilda turnovers.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:39
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
03:10
Richmond gets reward for their clearance dominance (18-9), kicking their third goal from a stoppage situation. The Saints only concede an average of 28.7 points per game from this source, but have already conceded 21 early in the second term.
05:26
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
07:13
While Max King looked dangerous early, the Richmond defence has held up well. The Tigers lead intercept marks (9-4) with Noah Balta taking three of those opposed to Max King.
08:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
08:46
It's starting to rain quite heavily at the MCG.
11:07
St Kilda leads inside 50's (9-3) this term, spending 65% of the quarter in their forward half. Despite the territory dominance, it's one goal apiece for the quarter.
12:22
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
13:41
The Richmond defence continues to hold up well under the St Kilda pressure, repelling from defence on nine occasions this quarter. Nick Vlastuin has had two spoils, two rebound 50's and one intercept mark this term.
15:38
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Anthony Caminiti)
17:50
While Brad Crouch had 15 disposals in the opening term, he's only had one disposal since quarter time, with seven minutes remaining in the quarter.
18:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
18:44
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
19:01
The last two goals of the game have been kicked off the ground. The slippery conditions are resulting in more chaotic ball movement.
20:35
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Maurice Rioli)
20:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)
21:42
Richmond average 45.8 points per game from turnovers this season (ranked 12th). They've already generated 39 points from this source in the opening half.
24:13
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
24:31
St Kilda's goal kicking accuracy is keeping them in the contest. The Saints have kicked (4.1) from set shots and (3.0) on the run.
25:51
The rain has gotten even heavier at the MCG. This will result in a scrappy, contested encounter.
26:51
Trent Cotchin is having one of his best games of the season in game 300. Cotchin has had 19 disposals, eight contested possessions, three clearances, three inside 50's and two goals.
28:42
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera won a career-high 30 disposals last round. He's had a team-high 10 disposals in the second quarter.
29:24
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Miller)
30:01
Richmond has won the ball back in their forward half on 16 occasions in the opening half, kicking (6.2.38) from those turnovers.
30:22
It's continuing to pour down at the MCG. This is going to make it even more challenging for the Saints to overturn the 17-point half-time deficit.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:39
Jayden Short has taken a lot of distance with his disposals in this game, gaining a game-high 540 metres from his 14 disposals. The next best on the ground is Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera with 345 metres.
02:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:40
The wet conditions are perfect for Tim Taranto's contested style game. Taranto has already had six disposals and three contested possessions in the third quarter. No other Richmond player has had more than two disposals this term.
07:45
There was 27 stoppages in the opening half. There has already been 14 stoppages in the opening five minutes of the third quarter due to the heavy rain. Richmond lead contested possessions (16-10) this term.
09:05
Tigers Interchange - Toby Nankervis off due to the blood rule.
10:49
Both teams had a pressure rating of below 180 in the opening half. In the third quarter, both teams have a pressure rating of above 230. There are no easy possessions and lots of pressure in the extremely wet conditions.
12:53
St Kilda leads inside 50's (6-2) this quarter but are yet to score.
14:22
Saints Interchange - Liam Stocker off due to the blood rule.
15:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
15:55
Despite 18 goals in the opening half, neither team has managed to kick a goal in the opening 16 minutes of the third quarter.
17:11
Richmond has had Nick Vlastuin as a loose number behind the ball in the third quarter, which has resulted in them leading intercept marks (3-0) for the term. Vlastuin has taken two, while Daniel Rioli has taken one.
18:36
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Nick Vlastuin)
20:10
Richmond have scored 53 points from turnover in this game, 22 more points than the Saints. They lead by a game-high 25 points.
21:17
Despite having a game-high 10 spoils, Dougal Howard has been subbed out of the game.
22:17
St Kilda has only scored one behind from 10 inside 50 entries this quarter, while the Tigers have scored three times from their six entries.
22:34
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
23:10
Dan Butler becomes the first player in this game to register three goals. Butler has now kicked 21 goals for the season.
25:38
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
26:20
St Kilda has been rewarded for their territory dominance. They've had the last five inside 50's of the game and have kicked two goals from a soccer off the ground and a dribbled snap.
29:02
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ryan Byrnes)
29:56
St Kilda has now kicked three consecutive goals and are right back in the contest. They lead inside 50's (16-7) this quarter and are starting to make the territory dominance count. They've only taken four marks for the quarter but are embracing the chaos ball movement in the wet.
31:32
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Ben Miller)
31:53
Marcus Windhager has had a good quarter for the Saints. Windhager has had a team-high three tackles, three inside 50's and three contested possessions from his seven disposals.
32:13
Nick Vlastuin was the dominant player on the ground in the third quarter, taking five marks (three intercept), which is more marks than the Saints took as a team.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:49
Both teams have lost three matches by under 10 points this season. This game is poised to go down to the wire.
05:23
While St Kilda dominated the territory battle in the third, Richmond has owned the territory at the start of the last. Richmond has had the first four inside 50's of the quarter, with 75% of the quarter played in their forward half.
08:55
St Kilda lead the free-kick count (19-11) in this game. The Tigers have given away eight free kicks for high contact.
09:42
Dustin Martin is averaging 20.8 disposals per game this season. He's had a game-high 31 disposals, eight inside 50's, seven clearances and six score involvements tonight.
10:22
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
11:30
Four of Seb Ross' five disposals this quarter have been clearances. The Saints lead clearances (7-6) this term.
12:45
Richmond led by 25 points in the third quarter, while the Saints led by 23 in the first quarter. There's a kick in it with just 11 minutes remaining.
14:17
While Richmond had the first six inside 50's of the last quarter, the Saints have had the last eight. It's an extremely even quarter with contested possessions locked at 24 apiece and St Kilda leading tackles (14-13).
14:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
16:20
St Kilda has a kicking efficiency of just 15% from their 38 kicks this term. Richmond's kicking efficiency is 54% from 35 kicks.
18:42
There were 18 goals kicked in the opening half in the dry conditions. Since half-time there's been just four goals, with none kicked in the final term.
19:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
20:33
Tim Taranto has had 11 disposals in the final term, as well as two tackles and two inside 50's.
21:25
Time is running out for St Kilda. Just under five minutes remain and they'll need two goals in that time. Neither team has managed a goal in the final term.
23:12
St Kilda has scored one behind from 14 inside 50 entries in the final term, while Richmond has scored two behinds from their 10 entries.
24:50
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
25:04
Tim Taranto ices the game for the Tigers with a running banana from distance in the rain. Taranto has averaged at least 30 disposals and two goals in the four weeks prior to Round 14.
27:36
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
27:44
Shai Bolton puts the icing on the cake with a great snap from the boundary. The Tigers have kicked seven goals from snap shots in this game.
29:42
Brad Crouch accumulated throughout the game, winning team-high's in disposals (33) and contested possessions (17). Jack Sinclair had 31 disposals, seven clearances and seven rebound 50's.