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Essendon Bombers vs Richmond Tigers: JLT Community Series AFL live scores, blog, highlights

Roar Guru
24th February, 2018
Venue: Norm Minns Oval Wangaratta
TV: Fox Footy
Time: 24th February 2018 4:35pm AEDT
Betting: Essendon $2.60 Richmond $1.50

Essendon Bombers
B: A.McGrath 1, M.Brown 28, P.Ambrose 29
HB: A.Saad 42, M.Hartley 36, C.McKenna 45
C: M.Gleeson 8, Z.Merrett 7, D.Parish 3
HF: A.McDonald-Tipungwuti 43, S.Draper 38, D.Zaharakis 11
F: D.Smith 5, J.Daniher 6, S.McKernan 44
Foll: M.Leuenberger 22, J.Begley 16, J.Long 34
I/C: M.Baguley 12, D.Heppell 21 (c), J.Houlahan 24, M.Dea 49, K.Langford 4, M.Guelfi 35, B.Goddard 9, J.Green 15, D.Clarke 37, J.Stringer 25, J.Merrett 20, B.McNiece 41

Richmond Tigers
B: A.Rance 18, D.Astbury 12, D.Grimes 2
HB: N.Vlastuin 1, B.Houli 14, B.Ellis 5
C: S.Grigg 6, S.Edwards 10, T.Cotchin 9 (c)
HF: J.Castagna 11, J.Graham 34, C.Ellis 32
F: J.Riewoldt 8, J.Caddy 22, D.Butler 7
Foll: T.Nankervis 25, K.Lambert 23, D.Martin 4
I/C: R.Conca 30, S.Bolton 29, J.Townsend 21, K.McIntosh 33, J.Short 15, R.Garthwaite 42, J.Higgins 28, M.Chol 41, A.Miles 26, C.Moore 36, S.Lloyd 27, I.Soldo 47
Joshua Begley of the Bombers celebrates kicking a goal during the round 22 AFL match between the Gold Coast Suns and the Essendon Bombers at Metricon Stadium on August 19, 2017 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Jason O'Brien/AFL Media/Getty Images)
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Match result:

Richmond have started their 2018 much the same way they ended their 2017 year with a big win against the Bombers in the JLT Series.

» Click here to read the full match report

Final score
Essendon 5.7.37
Richmond 19.10.124

Match preview:

The JLT Community Series continues with the second game of the preseason competition featuring the Essendon Bombers and the Richmond Tigers. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from Wangaratta, starting from 4:35pm AEDT.

AFL football is back for 2018 with the JLT Community Series, after the experiment of AFLX it will be good to see a more traditional form of AFL football, the second game of the series sees the Essendon Bombers take on one of their traditional rivals the Richmond Tigers from Norm Minns Oval in Wangaratta.

The teams won’t be at full strength for this first game for their preseason but they are not too far off what would be a round one squad. The Tigers will go in as favourites however with the offseason moves from the Bombers I wouldn’t count them out in this clash.

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Just because it is a preseason game doesn’t mean these two teams will take it easy on one another, I expect to see some fireworks on the scoreboard and between the players.

The Tigers will be looking to send a message to the competition that they were deserved flag winners in 2017 and Essendon will be out to show that they are a legitimate threat in 2018.

Essendon have a weaker squad than Richmond named with a few notable absentees, but with the naming of Jake Stringer and Joe Daniher they should have some legitimate firepower in the forward line.

Richmond have named Brownlow Medallists Dustin Martin and Trent Cotchin in the midfield and both will be trying to feed their forwards as much of the ball as they can.

Prediction
Both teams are missing some notable players with Essendon’s list being longer than that of the Tigers. For the first time in over 30 years Richmond will be heading into a preseason as reigning premiers and will want to come out with a bang over their traditional rivals.

Due to their strength of list I am leaning more towards the Tigers, however don’t expect it to be a blow out.

Richmond by 14 points.

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