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Blog log from R8 of 2026: West Coast vs Richmond

Blog log for West Coast vs Richmond, R8 of 2026

Owies flies a snap to the right after a turnover at half back by Broad. (Q1 0:25)
Baker rides a tackle at CHF after a turnover in the centre from the kick in, he gives to Harley Reid who swerves to 35m for the first goal of the sunny Perth day. (Q1 1:20)
Balta roves his own contest on outer wing on a rebound, and passes to Campbell running forward to 35m. Campbell tugs his drop punt across the face to the left. (Q1 5:09)
Lynch gathers on the HFF, Cole tries to corral but Lynch fends him off and kicks to the square for Campbell to mark and goal. (Q1 7:18)
Schoenberg misses a snap from half forward. (Q1 13:36)
The Tigers have three over the back on a slingshot play, Faull pretends to pass to the square from 40m but Campbell watches it go over his head and bounce for a goal. (Q1 15:00)
Owies takes a contested grab in front of Brown 25m out on the boundary from Kelly’s pass from outer wing. He curls in a lovely finish off the right. (Q1 17:56)
Ginbey spoils Lynch one out at the hotspot, Lynch recovers but his pressured snap goes to the right. (Q1 20:32)
Sonsie chips in front of Lindsay to pick off a short kick by Ginbey to 35m on a slight angle but hits the post. (Q1 23:42)
Cumming kicks high from the HFF towards the hotspot, Duggan is whistled for a hold on Lefau 20m out, Lefau converts. (Q1 26:49)
Schoenberg passes to Owies to mark in front of Broad 45m out in the corridor. QT siren sounds, Owies shoots… blocked to the right. (Q1 29:16)
Harley Reid levels the scores with a goal inside the first twenty seconds of Q2. (Q2 3:26)
Champion receives from Yeo at a throw-in deep in attack and goals from 20m, and celebrates in some style. (Q2 6:24)
Grlj is pinged for a block on Waterman 35m out on a slight angle, Waterman kicks straight. (Q2 10:25)
Faull beats Duggan and Lindsay to mark 30m out on a slight angle, same shot as the other end and he mirrors Waterman’s finish. (Q2 12:28)
McAuliffe sharks Duggan on members wing and butters up for a long ball up the flank to Lynch to mark in front of Young and miss from 25m. (Q2 15:10)
Faull beats McCarthy in a wrestle to mark 35m out near the boundary and threads his third goal, a personal best in his burgeoning career, before HT! (Q2 18:57)
Duursma marks a Shanahan pass from outer wing over Grlj 40m out on the flank, using those long arms to reach over. His set shot drop punt stays left. (Q2 21:36)
Maric roves Short’s rebound kick on members wing and kicks high back inside 50 for Yeo to mark over Ross 40m out on a slight angle, he misses to give West Coast a slight lead. (Q2 22:20)
Lynch marks in front of a pack 20m out on a slight angle despite a big leap from behind by Williams. Richmond gets the lead back again with that goal. (Q2 24:25)
A smothered ball ricochets wide of a pack at the hotspot to Maric playing wide off a wing, he snaps off a step for the goal from his right boot. (Q2 26:11)
Harley Reid bounces off a few challenges after a stoppage deep in attack and tries a checkside from near the behind post… hits the near left goalpost. (Q2 28:26)
Balta shows strong hands to hold onto a contested grab in front of Hough from Cumming’s kick from the centre to 40m in front. He punches the set shot through, Tigs in front again. (Q2 30:10)
Balta marks a Hopper kick from the centre to 20m on a slight angle just before the HT siren, he tries a J-curve set shot and nails it! (Q2 31:56)
Shanahan marks 50m out on a slight angle and misses to the right. (Q3 1:11)
Campbell centres from the pocket to Green to mark 20m out and goal. (Q3 4:49)
Waterman’s set shot from 40m on the boundary is across the face and off hands for a behind. (Q3 8:46)
Lynch’s contest and give inside sets McAuliffe away to snap a goal from 35m with a checkside off his left boot. (Q3 12:41)
Kelly roves and snaps a goal off his left from 20m. (Q3 13:41)
Owies roves and snaps on the turn from 45m on the flank but it rolls to the right. (Q3 17:16)
Campbell plays on to advantage for a snap on the run from the HFF but that one floats across the face to the left. (Q3 18:54)
Shanahan marks in front of a pack 25m out on the flank, his J-curve set shot off the right screws in. (Q3 20:06)
Waterman is caught in possession under Campbell’s tackle in the centre, no free but the counter attack ends with Lefau 40m out on a slight angle who misses left. (Q3 23:07)
Waterman marks over Miller at the top of the square and plays on for the goal. (Q3 24:40)
West Coast hits the lead at the start of Q4 with a clock-winding goal from the centre by Yeo from 45m after putting a right-foot step on Ross! (Q4 0:50)
Balta marks over Young next to the behind line and screws in his third goal, another lead change. (Q4 3:28)
Campbell snaps on the run from 50m on a slight angle, no one on the goal line and that one sails through! (Q4 5:17)
Waterman draws a holding free on Miller 30m out in the pocket, he curls in the set shot off the right. (Q4 10:01)
Ross is penalised for timewasting after a ruck free to Williams on outer wing, mark brought to 45m on a slight angle where BJ bangs through another lead-changing goal! (Q4 13:38)
McCarthy lines up from half forward but the Tigers leave a hole in their zone for Waterman to zip into for the pass to 40m in the corridor. Waterman misses, disappointingly. (Q4 14:37)
Some desperate defending by the Tigers prevents a score that looked certain. (Q4 21:38)
Faull passes to Lynch 30m out on the flank on the resultant rebound around outer wing, with young Burton involved in the build up. TJ misses narrow left. (Q4 22:07)
Reid catches Green high at a stoppage on the HFF for Richmond, all the Eagles sag back so it’s 50m under the stand rule, Green goals from 20m to give the Tigers the lead back! (Q4 24:16)
Sonsie roves on the fat side wing and snaps a huge goal from 20m to extend the lead beyond a kick, 3:20 to play at the next bounce! (Q4 26:37)
Davis’ centring clearance kick from the wing turns over, Richmond tries some tempo… (Q4 28:23)
Balta takes a contested pack grab on the HFF, more tempo… (Q4 28:38)
Faull can’t mark in the pocket, Eagles rebounds through the centre via Yeo… (Q4 29:08)
Duursma roves Yeo’s kick to grass on the HFF and sends through a huge goal off his non-preferred left from 40m on the flank! (Q4 29:33)
That is number one draft pick level! (Q4 30:07)
Balta to Green from the next centre contest, inside 50 short to Campbell 45m out on the flank. Campbell drains the clock below 1:00 then shoots… starts right, fades left and in! (Q4 31:07)
Lefau marks just outside 50m on a slight angle just before the final siren, he pumps his fist at the sound of victory then misses. (Q4 33:07)

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