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Goal Tigers
The repeat entries are now wearing the Bombers out now. The ball is launched deep inside 50 and Caddy takes a strong contested grab. The Tigers are now stamping their dominance on this game.
You feel the Bombers need to quickly turn it around if they are to keep their 2018 alive.
Richmond: 7.7:49
Essendon: 4.5.29
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Essendon needs to put more pressure on the Richmond running defenders, it is too easy for them at the moment.
Richmond has set the wall up and Essendon will find it hard to exit from this defensive stoppage.
Richmond: 6.7:43
Essendon: 4.5.29
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Collyer’s kick inside 50 is smothered, but eventually, the ball finds its way into the 50 where the ball is forced over for a behind.
The speed at which Richmond surges the ball forward is insane.
Richmond: 6.7:43
Essendon: 4.4529
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Baguley goes slow down the wing to Brown 90 out, he goes long down the line, but Bellechambers gives away a sloppy free kick. The Tigers looking to go slow now. Rance just chipping it around the back, but his kick is sloppy and goes out.
Richmond: 6.7:43
Essendon: 4.4.28
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The ball bounces around vigorously in the middle, the ball comes out to Hurley and he goes laterally by foot to Goddard.
Parish is open on the wing, but his kick is short of Bellchamber and dribbles out for a point.
Heppell goes deep inside 50, but Richmond goes hard the other way and Dusty marks on 50 and puts it to the hot spot. Rioli gathers and snaps. but is wide to the left.
Richmond: 6.7:43
Essendon: 4.4.28
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Goal Tigers
Stringer wins it out of the middle, but Rance is sitting alone inside 50 and takes a comfortable intercept mark.
The Tigers go fast inside 50, DEA DROPS A CHEST MARK and Martin picks up the crumb and kicks the goal.
Richmond: 6.6:42
Essendon: 4.4.28
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A frustrating half for the Tigers, plenty of entries, plenty of scoring chances, but only one goal.
McGrath and Ellis lead the disposal count with 16 disposals.
The Bombers have taken their chances when they’ve got them, but are struggling to get the ball forward enough.
Richmond: 5.6:36
Essendon: 4.4.28
Half-Time at the MCG
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Goal Tigers
Caddy marks Riewoldt’s long effort on the goal line. He plays on from the tight angle and the Tigers finally kick a goal.
Richmond: 5.6:36
Essendon: 4.4.28
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The Tigers look so dangerous when they send it forward fast off half back. They just get the ball forward without a care as to how, as long as the ball keeps moving forward.
Richmond: 4.6:30
Essendon: 4.4.28
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The Tigers stream forward and Baker goes around the corner 50 out and Houli dives to mark the football 35 out on a tight angle. However, his kick is narrow.
Richmond: 4.6:30
Essendon: 4.4.28
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Zaharakis hacks it forward and Francis marks 80 out, his kick is good to Parish who takes an awesome mark. He goes back from 45 and leans back and pushes it to the right. Shocking kick.
Bombers still with the only goals of the quarter.
Richmond: 4.5:29
Essendon: 4.4.28
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Nankervis’s kick is sloppy, but Higgins mops up and goes inside 50, but Riewoldt gives away another free-kick. He’s acting undisciplined so far in this quarter. Probably frustrated with the ball use going inside 50.
Richmond: 4.5:29
Essendon: 4.3.27
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Another stoppage inside the Tigers forward half, but the Bombers win it quick ad Parish streams through the middle, but his kick is inaccurate and picked off by the Tigers defence.
Richmond: 4.5:29
Essendon: 4.3.27
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Intercept mark on intercept mark so far for the Bombers, but Richmond continues to send it inside 50 high and without many directions.
Richmond: 4.5:29
Essendon: 4.3.27
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Graham lets it rip on the left from 60, the ball bounces on its end and fails to go through like the Tigers hoped.
The Tigers have almost complete control of the field position, but the Essendon defence is standing up so strong.
Richmond: 4.5:29
Essendon: 4.3.27
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Smith wins a free kick on the wing, his long kick goes to a huge pack. The Bombers swarm around the ball, but Vlaustin was tackled incorrectly and the situation is defused.
Richmond: 4.3:27
Essendon: 4.3.27
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Bombers fo down the wing, Baker clears the pack and dumps it inside 50, but it is too wide and is out on the full.
The Bombers have kicked the only two goals of the quarter despite the Tigers dominating field position.
Dusty drills it low to Riewoldt, who’s kick is wide from 55
Richmond: 4.3:27
Essendon: 4.3.27
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Goal Essendon
The Bombers drive the ball in deep, Smith roves the pack and his snap on the left is perfect and rolls its way through to the goals. Bombers hit the front!
Richmond: 4.2:26
Essendon: 4.3.27
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Caddy is tackled inside 50, the ball fumbles out, McGrath is able to rush it through for a point. The Bombers stood up well despite the extreme Tiger pressure.
Richmond: 4.1:25
Essendon: 3.3.21
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The ball is worked down the wing by Saad, but the kick is ineffective. Saad has been huge so far this game. Some very big actions.
This game has gone up another notch, the intensity around the ball is frantic and space is at a premium.
Richmond: 4.1:25
Essendon: 3.3.21
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The Bombers go slow, but Saad goes wide to Stringer who drives hard through the middle, but his kick is picked off well by Rance.
Baker runs into an open goal from 45. but pulls his kick to a one on one, between Martin and Francis, but Francis wins a free kick.
Richmond: 4.1:25
Essendon: 3.3.21
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Stoppage on the Bombers defensive 50. From the clearance, McIntosh goes inside 50, but The Bombers are able to cut it off effectively.
Grimes wins a high tackle on the wing, but his kick is picked off by Francis.
Richmond: 4.1:25
Essendon: 3.3.21
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Goal Bombers
Stringer wins it out of the middle and goes forward. The crumb is collected by Collyer who snaps on the left and it goes straight through. Perfect start to the second term for Essendon.
Houli finds some space in the middle of the ground and finds Edwards 50 metres out on the slight angle. He goes back, but it is left.
Richmond: 4.1:25
Essendon: 2.3.15
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What a frenetic start to this match. The Bombers kicked the first, but Richmond hit back straight away and take a nine-point lead into the second quarter.
Richmond: 4.0:24
Essendon: 2.3.15
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Goal Tigers
Saad is caught with the ball 70 out. The Tigers quickly play on and CADDY TAKES ANOTHER BIG CONTESTED MARK. He goals from 15 out. The Bombers look done.
Richmond: 8.7:55
Essendon: 4.5.29
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