Match

Richmond vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 23 Aug 2025

Pre Game

00:00
The Tigers rank 18th in the league this season for uncontested possession differential, inside 50 differential, tackle differential, and pressure applied.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
01:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
03:18
Geelong's first goal of the match results from a defensive 50 chain. They average 17.8 points per game from this source this season - ranked third in the competition.
05:25
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jack Bowes)
07:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom Lynch)
07:58
Richmond convert their first centre bounce clearance of the match into a goal. They have scored from just 21.3% of their centre bounce clearances this season - the third-lowest percentage in the competition.
10:10
The Tigers have recorded 5-2 inside 50s and 55% time in forward half to start this match. Their average time in forward half percentage of 46.3% this season is the second-lowest in the competition.
11:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shaun Mannagh)
14:22
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
15:05
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jack Martin)
15:24
Richmond lead the pressure rating 190 to 174. They average a rating of 170 this season - ranked 18th in the competition.
17:06
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
18:06
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Rhyan Mansell)
20:03
The Cats have recorded a kick to handball ratio of 2.12 to Richmond's 0.78. They have recorded a kicking efficiency of 62% to 50%.
20:51
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
22:10
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
24:02
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
24:58
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Oisin Mullin)
26:12
The Tigers have recorded 52-38 uncontested possessions and 35-17 handball receives.
26:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
27:39
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Atkins)
29:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Oliver Dempsey)
29:49
The Cats have converted 57% of their 14 inside 50s into scores, in contrast to Richmond's 25% from 12 inside 50s. They have recorded 40.3% for this measure this season - the highest percentage in the competition.
31:56
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
33:00
Oliver Dempsey recorded a game-high five score involvements in the first term, including one goal from his six disposals.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:13
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
05:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
05:39
The Cats have recorded the first five of six inside 50s of the second term, including 3-0 from attacking midfield intercepts. In this period, they have scored 1.1 to 0.0 from this source.
07:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
10:12
The Cats have recorded 8-2 marks inside forward 50 from their 22-17 inside 50s. They have scored 3.3 to 1.0 from marks.
11:03
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
14:35
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
16:23
Jeremy Cameron has recorded a game-high eight score involvements, including a scoreline of 3.3 from his 10 disposals.
16:34
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
17:54
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
19:50
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jack Bowes)
20:53
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
22:29
The Cats have recorded 9-5 intercept marks, including 7-1 in the second term. The Cats average 17.1 intercept marks per game this season - ranked first in the competition.
27:19
Bailey Smith has recorded a game-high five inside 50s in the second term, in addition to three score involvements and 10 disposals. Smith has 16 disposals for the match.
28:35
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jack Martin)
30:32
The Tigers have recorded 9-3 centre bounce clearances but have scored just 1.0 to 0.1 from this source. 10.7% of their score launches this season have been from this source - the second-lowest percentage in the competition.
31:42
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
31:53
The Tigers have recorded 16-12 clearances but only 10-10 effective clearances. They have scored 1.1 to 1.3 from this source.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:15
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
02:52
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
04:53
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
05:13
The Cats lead the time in possession percentage 50% to 33%. The Tigers average 38.9% time in possession this season - ranked 17th in the competition.
05:48
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
07:59
Tigers Interchange - Jayden Short off due to an injury.
10:18
The Cats have recorded 7-3 inside 50s in the third term, including 3-1 from attacking midfield. They have scored 0.3 to 0.0 from this source.
12:10
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Sam Banks)
13:59
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
16:42
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jack Bowes)
17:20
The Cats have scored 2.4 to 0.1 from 7-2 forward 50 chains. They average 20.9 points per game from this source this season - ranked first in the competition.
21:25
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
21:45
The Tigers finally break the Cats' run of nine consecutive goals. In the last five minutes, they have recorded 13-4 uncontested possessions and 83% kicking efficiency - well above their 61% for the match.
25:07
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Harry Armstrong)
26:49
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
27:30
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shaun Mannagh)
28:32
The Cats have scored 4.7 to 0.1 from 29-16 attacking midfield chains, including 3.6 to 0.0 from intercept chains.
29:50
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
29:55
Both teams were well below the competition average of 180 for pressure rating, with the Tigers leading it 156 to 150 from 11-10 tackles.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
01:22
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rhyan Mansell)
03:51
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom Brown)
04:03
The Tigers have scored three of the last four goals, and two consecutive goals for the first time in this match. Since the first of the three goals, the Tigers have recorded a kick to handball ratio of 2.38 - a stark contrast to the 1.12 ratio they recorded prior to this period.
06:48
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom Lynch)
08:06
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
10:53
The Tigers have scored 2.1 to 5.6 from the 15-30 metre zone. This zone is the source of 20.6% of their goals this season - the lowest percentage in the competition.
11:17
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
13:42
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
15:18
The Tigers have recorded 6-2 clearances and 11-4 inside 50s in the final term, scoring 2.4 to 0.1. Both goals have resulted from defensive-half chains - from which they've generated 6-3 inside 50s for the term.
16:40
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Knevitt)
19:23
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
23:16
Tom Atkins' game-high eight tackles today takes his season tally to 204 - breaking the all-time record for most tackles in a season previously held by Scott Selwood with a total of 202.
23:46
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
25:41
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
28:09
The Tigers have scored five of the last six goals in the final term, recording 17-7 inside 50s including 6-3 from defensive midfield in this period. They have scored 2.1 to 0.1 from this source.
29:34
The Cats scored 10.14 to 5.5 from intercept chains today, including 10.13 to 1.3 across the first three terms. They scored 3.6 to 0.0 from 25-12 attacking midfield intercept chains, and scored from 51% of their inside 50s today - well above the competition average of 36.2%.