Cumming’s first disposal is a clearance kick from half forward marked by Faull next to the boundary post, he screws through the first goal of the night. (Q1 1:26)
Green roves and tries a low-percentage snap on the run next to the behind post, but it flies narrow to the right. (Q1 2:40)
Steele to Sharp for the first Demons inside 50 with a long bomb from outer wing, Jefferson earns a contact free on Vlastuin in the square for the goal. (Q1 3:57)
Lalor is late on a bump on Steele kicking inside 50 from outer wing, obvious 50m penalty even though it wasn’t a hard hit. van Rooyen misses from 25m on the flank. (Q1 5:38)
Turner’s aggressive positioning leaves him vulnerable to a long Lalor ball over the back to his man Lynch who gives a Joe the Goose special for Green. (Q1 6:47)
Chandler gets a holding free on Brown fighting for a crumb to his own contest against two 45m out in the corridor, Google searches for and finds the goals. (Q1 12:44)
Heath gets a ruck free on Ryan on the HFF, ostensibly for a block even though it was Heath who shepherded the Tiger off the fall. Rucklotto! Footy gods force a miss. (Q1 16:59)
Culley feeds wide to Windsor after a ball up at half forward, low percentage but his quality shines through with a lovely finish off the right from 45m. (Q1 18:28)
Jiath intercepts in front of a passive Balta in the centre and goes quickly to van Rooyen 35m out in front, who hooks to the left. (Q1 21:53)
Melbourne have an outnumber in their goalsquare but Langford stuffs up Gawn’s easy mark, eventually the snap goes wide, opportunity burned. (Q1 24:14)
Fritsch passes inside 50 to Sparrow who shows them how to kick straight with his first goal from 45m on a slight angle. (Q1 25:17)
After a ruck free to the Tigers in the centre, Hopper passes to Lefau 30m out on a slight angle, who sneaks the set shot inside the left post. (Q1 27:00)
Chandler tries to intercept over Cumming at half back but the mark goes to the man in front 40m out in the corridor. Cumming, on debut, hoofs through his first goal. (Q2 1:09)
Campbell marks a short Hopper pass just inside 50m on the flank, he runs in crooked to evade Jiath on the mark and roosts a lovely drop punt to give Richmond the lead back! (Q2 4:48)
Chandler passes across half forward for Sharp to mark 45m out in front and restore the Demon lead. (Q2 6:54)
Langford roves a Fritsch contest and tries to baulk clear for a shot from near point blank range but Vlastuin catches him HTB to prevent a score. (Q2 12:09)
Lefau keeps his feet to rove a Campbell speculator to the pocket and gives behind to Ralphsmith who threads a pressured, low-percentage snap from 25m off the right! (Q2 14:09)
Replay showed Langford’s finger near the ball off Ralphsmith’s boot but the goal stands. (Q2 14:55)
Culley jinks, baulks and is lucky to get a high contact under Miller’s tackle 30m out in the pocket, Laurie plays on to advantage for a lucky goal! (Q2 15:54)
A slight lull as a boundary umpire walks off with a suspected broken arm… (Q2 18:20)
Kysaiah Pickett roves a throw-in to the HFF, puts a right-foot step on Brown to get himself clear and checksides a sensational finish off the right from 45m on a slight angle! (Q2 24:55)
Chandler halves a contest with Tresize on the HFF and roves it to send a long ball to Langford 20m out for another one for the Demons. (Q2 26:40)
Tholstrup misses a flying snap from CHF. (Q2 28:12)
Langford marks over Retschko 40m out on the flank but shanks for no direct score. (Q2 29:26)
Kysaiah Pickett draws a free kick for contact over the shoulder on Cumming 40m out in front for another one for Melbourne. (Q2 30:25)
Mihcoek started very slowly in this game, but he takes an impressive pack mark 40m out in front and hoofs through his first goal to join the party. (Q2 32:29)
McAuliffe gets a free kick and converts it with a booming drop punt from 50m on a slight angle after the HT siren. (Half Time)
Lynch halves the contest to Lalor’s centre clearance kick to the hotspot, Taylor dives on the crumb and Lefau catches him HTB for the first goal of Q3. (Q3 0:52)
Mihocek marks a high Windsor ball from the centre to 30m after a wrestle with Vlastuin, but hooks the set shot left. (Q3 2:26)
Fritsch passes to Mihocek then runs to receive from him for a snap from the hotspot under not much pressure, but he fluffs it to allow Gray to rush. (Q3 4:42)
Langford’s blind handball on members wing turns over to Ross, eventually Campbell centres for Cumming near the hotspot but he pushes the set shot to the right. (Q3 6:43)
Gawn takes a pack mark in the pocket 35m out and gives off to Fritsch whose snap is a proper kick this time, but still only scores a point. (Q3 7:54)
Lynch marks easily in front of Tholstrup from a Lalor kick from members wing to 40m on the flank. Deserves a goal, and delivers it. (Q3 8:58)
Miller is penalised under the stand rule to bring Mihocek from members wing to 35m on a slight angle, Tiger fan boo as Checkers curls in the cheap goal. (Q3 12:53)
Greene smothers Fritsch on outer wing, butters up and passes inside 50, Campbell marks on the lead in front of Howes 25m out on the flank and converts. (Q3 14:43)
Jefferson marks van Rooyen’s pass to the hotspot leading back behind Vlastuin and kicks straight. (Q3 17:38)
Lynch draws an arm chop free on Turner on the HFF but tries a short pass that is broken up, ball comes back to him but he misses a pressured snap from 45m. (Q3 20:09)
Kysaiah Pickett goals on the burst from 45m on a slight angle after the Demons go coast to coast from Langdon’s kick in around outer side. (Q3 21:13)
Miller gets back to chop off a Chandler snap from 35m to prevent another score. (Q3 22:12)
Burton marks 25m out in the pocket and tugs his set shot across the face to the left. (Q3 24:37)
Consecutive questionable frees gift Melbourne a set shot but Jefferson sprays it from 40m. (Q4 1:56)
Fritsch catches Ralphsmith in a chicken wing tackle for a HTB free on the boundary 45m out, he threads the set shot with high quality. (Q4 3:47)
Laurie roves at the foot of a pack at the hotspot and gives behind to Windsor for the first goal of junk time. (Q4 5:19)
Fritsch marks 40m out on the flank but his set shot is wide and doesn’t score. (Q4 9:44)
Kysaiah Pickett gets another holding free inside 50 for a hold by Ross at a stoppage at the hotspot for goal number four. (Q4 10:44)
Fritsch snaps his second goal from 40m. (Q4 13:09)
Lynch outmarks Lever 45m out on the flank but pulls his set shot for no score. (Q4 15:44)
Gawn marks a Sharp pass in front of Broad 20m out on a slight angle. Max tries a J-curve, and catches it fat for a a behind. (Q4 18:00)
Mihocek adds a cherry on top with a high quality set shot from the boundary 45m out. (Q4 19:30)
Lalor dives to mark a Green pass on the boundary 30m out then curls in a nice set shot for some junk. (Q4 21:41)
Gawn roves and hits the post on the spin from the square. (Q4 22:58)
Gawn marks 40m out on the flank and tries a drop punt this time, he thumps through another cherry on top. (Q4 25:26)
