Match

Richmond vs St Kilda

Commentary / 07 Apr 2024

Pre Game

00:00
The last 12 games between Richmond and St Kilda have ended with a margin of 20 or more points – with Richmond winning seven of these matches.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:48
Maurice Rioli bags the first goal of the game, with his goal coming from a turnover. The Tigers have been outscored from this source by an average of 12 points - ranked fifth last this season.
04:18
Richmond started the game with the first three inside 50s, but St Kilda responded by having the next three. The Saints rank eleventh and the Tigers rank sixteenth for inside 50 differential this year.
06:27
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
09:11
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Mykelti Lefau)
10:01
Mykelti Lefau slots through another for the Tigers. Richmond has retained four of their first five inside 50s, taking three forward 50 marks already. On the flipside, the Saints have only retained two of their five entries and have had one scoring shot.
11:16
Jack Steele has been around it early, already having six disposals, two tackles and two inside 50s.
12:45
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
13:08
Shai Bolton makes the impossible look easy with a great goal generated from the forward 50 zone. Richmond has scored from 22% of their chains in the forward 50 - ranked eighth this season.
15:08
The Saints have been tough in the contest, winning 10 more groundballs, but haven't been able to effectively get it on the outside as they have had one fewer uncontested possession.
15:20
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
15:48
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
16:20
The Tigers have left the Saints speechless, with this goal coming from a kick-in. The Tigers average eight points from kick-ins this season - ranked third.
17:21
Tigers Interchange - Thomson Dow off due to an injury.
17:22
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Mitch Owens)
18:38
The Saints have been good out of the centre, winning the centre clearance ledger 3-1. The Saints have only won one centre clearance count in one of their three games this season.
24:16
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
24:26
St Kilda's four shots at goal have only led to 0.3 (3) on the scoreboard. They have only had two fewer inside 50s than Richmond yet have retained them 19% worse.
27:46
St Kilda has had nine fewer clanger disposals than Richmond yet is disposing of the ball 6% worse.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:59
Both teams' pressure has been above the AFL average of 180, with Richmond having a pressure factor of 187 and St Kilda registering 184.
05:58
Tigers Interchange - Thomson Dow off due to an injury.
08:00
Riley Bonner has started well after having 17 turnovers last week, collecting 11 disposals, six marks and 207 metres gained. He is disposing of the ball at 91% and has only had one turnover.
08:51
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
11:13
Richmond have had five more looseball gets this quarter after having four fewer in comparison to St Kilda in the first quarter.
12:04
In front of goal, the Saints have been wasteful. They have only had one fewer shot at goal yet have scored 0.5 (5) in comparison to Richmond's 4.1 (25).
14:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom Brown)
15:55
Richmond has been on top at stoppages this quarter, having four more clearances and has gained 143 more metres from those clearances.
17:28
Shai Bolton and Dustin Martin have been electric for the Tigers, combining for 28 disposals, eight marks, six score involvements and two goals.
19:51
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Mykelti Lefau)
21:39
The Tigers defend another entry from St Kilda with a mark from Toby Nankervis. He has taken an equal-game-high three intercept marks and has been dominant in the ruck with a game-high 14 hitouts.
24:40
Jack Higgins saves Ross Lyon's record of not coaching a team that hasn't scored a goal in the first half. This goal was scored from a turnover - Saints have scored the fifth most points this source this year, averaging 54.3 scores from turnover each game.
26:39
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Koschitzke)
26:44
St Kilda scored 11 points in the half - their equal-lowest for the last 10 years. Despite this low score, they only trail by 22 points at the main break.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:24
Richmond has won the first possession at centre bounce four times but has only won two clearances. On the flipside, St Kilda has won two first possessions at centre bounces and has had three centre clearances.
01:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Bradley Hill)
03:10
Toby Nankervis has been dominant in the ruck contest against Rowan Marshall, leading the hitouts 12-8 and hitouts-to-advantage 2-1, as well as Richmond has had three more clearances and scored one more goal from clearances whilst these two having been rucking opponents.
03:27
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
05:20
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
05:29
In the first five minutes of this quarter, the Saints lead the inside 50 count 8-2. They have retained all of their eight entries but have been unable to find a mark or score.
06:11
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
06:34
St Kilda finally get rewarded for their efforts with a goal from Tim Membrey. They have had seven repeat entries in this term, which helped generate this goal.
08:45
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Darcy Wilson)
09:05
Darcy Wilson edges the margin to just seven points with a forward 50 stoppage goal. The Saints only average 3.3 points from this source this year - ranked last in the AFL.
12:12
Anthony Caminiti brings the margin down to one point - the closest it has been since the second-minute mark of the first quarter. The Saints have been relentless this term winning 13 more contested possessions and 12 more inside 50s.
13:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
16:47
Shai Bolton kicks an extraordinary goal to regain the lead for the Tigers. Richmond has only had four inside 50s for the quarter, but has found the same amount of forward 50 marks this term as the Saints.
18:11
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
19:49
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
20:30
Max King responds with an absolute world-class goal to put St Kilda in front for the first time today. The Saints have kicked 3.4 (22) from open play, whilst the Tigers have only kicked one goal from this source.
21:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
24:15
Shai Bolton kicks an equal-career-high four goals to bring the margin back to one point. The Tigers have been efficient with their entries, score two goals from their six entries.
27:40
Tigers Interchange - Thomson Dow and is possibly out for the game.
29:03
Jack Steele has been on fire today, collecting 23 disposals, of which 14 were won in a contested manner, four clearances and five score involvements.
31:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
32:09
The Tigers allowed St Kilda to get off the leash in the third term, allowing them to have 16 more groundball gets, six more clearances and 44 more uncontested possessions - a big change from the first half where they won the count for all of these stats.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:06
Rowan Marshall strikes first in the last term, with a goal from a mark. Marks have been the source for 13 scores in this game, with nine of those being goals.
03:41
Saints Interchange - Jack Higgins off due to an injury.
04:09
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:40
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tyler Sonsie)
06:22
Tyler Sonsie scores an important goal to keep the Saints within arm's reach. His goal was launched from the attacking midfield zone, which sees Richmond launch 3.2 goals from on average - ranked eighth.
07:43
Saints Interchange - Bradley Hill off due to an injury.
08:43
A change of events from the third quarter sees Richmond lead the inside 50 count 7-1 early in this term. They have had three repeat inside 50s and scored 1.1 (7) from this source.
10:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
12:02
The pressure in this quarter has been immense, with Richmond and St Kilda having pressure factors of 219 and 194 - well above both of their average outputs.
14:46
Tigers Interchange - Kane McAuliffe off due to an injury.
16:42
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Riley Bonner)
18:14
Riley Bonner scores a huge goal, which was launched from St Kilda's defensive 50. St Kilda is averaging 4.7 scores launched from this zone - ranked six for the year.
19:35
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Maurice Rioli)
25:17
Richmond has been strong in 1v1 marking contests, winning 33% of these contests whilst St Kilda has only won 14%. The Saints and the Tigers rank fourth and twelfth for 1v1 win percentage this season.
28:27
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Bradley Hill)
30:53
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tyler Sonsie)
32:18
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
32:31
Richmond started the game scoring the first four goals, but let the game slip away after the first half. The Tigers were outscored by 28 points in the second half and were only able to score from 26% of their inside 50s.