Steele beats Taranto to the first centre clearance, surge play ends at the hotspot where Nankervis catches Gresham high for the first goal of the night inside the first minute. (Q1 0:47)
Short’s short kick on the HBF is turned over, Battle gets a rare running shot from 50m on the flank that sails through! (Q1 5:22)
Baker kicks from the pocket to the fat side where Ross marks 20m out, his man Hill had gone to the square as goalkeeper. But Ross sprays an easy set shot. (Q1 7:48)
Grimes marks on the HFF on a slow rebound but kicks straight into Butler on the mark, Butler tries his luck with a grubber from 50m out… it avoids the left goalpost for the goal (Q1 10:17)
Graham coughs up the footy in traffic on the wing, Sinclair goes to Caminiti on the HFF, he wheels and hits the top of the square… King with a screamer for his first goal! (Q1 12:18)
Martin kicks as he’s slung near the behind post, Bolton catches it ten metres away then gets told to play on… snaps the goal anyway as he is being slung. (Q1 14:48)
Baker misses from a stoppage in the pocket. (Q1 16:48)
Martin lets fly with a howitzer from the HFF, the ball falls on the line, two Saints are there, goal umpire unsighted so it’s a review… Hill got it just in time, behind. (Q1 19:43)
Maurice Rioli marks near true CHF and decides to go sideways to Short a few metres further out, good decision as Short always has the leg, he bangs through the goal. (Q1 21:18)
That kick went over 60m on the fly, classic Short. (Q1 21:48)
Centre clearance to the Saints, King stands in front of the pack and clunks it, then gives Balta some lip to go on with. Better kick the goal Max… he does, two for him. (Q1 22:49)
Ross intercepts on the wing, has Tigers spreading towards the wing but waits for a target inside 50 and finds Cotchin 45m out on a slight angle. Cotchin’s 300th game, he delivers! (Q1 26:18)
Baker rises over Sinclair to juggle a Clarke pass to the flank 50m out, he gives off to Short who launches another missile for his second goal of the quarter! (Q1 29:13)
Taranto misses under a tackle from a stoppage 15m out in front. (Q1 31:02)
Sinclair roves at half back but gives a hospital handball to Howard, ball flicked out to Bolton who bounces through another one for the Tigers from 35m! (Q1 32:20)
Credit to Taranto for the striping tackle to set up that goal. (Q1 33:03)
Taranto volleys the crumb from his contest with Sinclair at half forward to the hotspot where Miller marks in front of Howard just before the QT siren. He kicks truly. (Q1 34:05)
Daniel Rioli passes to Cotchin in the pocket 20m out after the Tigers clear from a stoppage inside forward 50. The old-timer kicks his second goal. (Q2 2:39)
Richmond is 18-9 up in clearances and putting it all on the scoreboard. (Q2 3:31)
Nankervis intercepts on the wing but Grimes is pinged for a hold on Wanganeen-Milera, Tiger defenders are off side, King links up to set Butler off on the slingshot into goal. (Q2 5:40)
King roves a Caminiti contest and tries his luck at a Daicos special from the boundary 20m out but it doesn’t turn and goes for a behind across the face. (Q2 8:46)
Rain starting to fall at the G. (Q2 8:46)
Ross shanks an inside 50 kick from the HFF, it wobbles over Daniel Rioli and luckily into the arms of Marshall 40m out in front. Marshall shoots to the right. (Q2 10:46)
McIntosh throws a loose footy to Martin who hits the post from 50m on a slight angle. Footy gods raise an eyebrow. (Q2 12:22)
Balta intercepts over King on the wing but his short pass is broken up and he gets caught HTB by King, long ball to the hotspot, crumb over the back for Caminiti to volley home! (Q2 15:46)
Bolton receives from Baker and snaps from the boundary 15m out but it’s narrow. (Q2 18:16)
Repeat inside 50s for Richmond, the latest one spills over the back where McIntosh soccers home the goal. (Q2 18:44)
Maurice Rioli intercepts a Hill diagonal kick to the corridor, then roves Graham’s kick to the square but checksides across the face from the behind post. (Q2 20:43)
Baker pinches the ball from the kick in off Wilkie and grubbers through the goal! (Q2 20:55)
Wilkie complaining that Baker violated the stand rule on the mark, and he has a point. Better to be lucky than legal! (Q2 21:46)
Rain falling harder at the G now. (Q2 22:15)
Higgins gets a contact free on Grimes at a stoppage near the hotspot after dropping the knees and/or slipping. He curls in the set shot. (Q2 23:41)
Bit of a melee after that kick, Higgins has form but in his defence it is very slippery out there now. (Q2 24:31)
Bolton kicks to wet grass at half forward to the lumbering Miller to gather, he tries a difficult snap across the body from 40m on the flank under pressure… nails it! (Q2 29:46)
It’s a bit of a jelly wrestle out there to start Q3. (Q3 4:08)
No goalmouth action in Q3 as yet, heavy rain dampening any thought of expansive play. (Q3 13:21)
Baker’s desperate contest in the centre against Howard sets up Martin on the HFF who can’t mark but wins a HTB free on Webster 40m out. Dusty in the mud… just narrow right. (Q3 15:20)
Byrnes is stripped in possession by Taranto on the HBF as the Tigers camp inside forward 50, Vlastuin roves and screws through a fabulous finish through the raindrops from 40m! (Q3 19:05)
Owens pokes a kick up the corridor for Crouch to mark on his chest 40m out, but he misses. (Q3 21:05)
Butler skids through his third goal from congestion at half forward to an empty square. (Q3 22:34)
King brings a long ball to the square to ground in front of him, Higgins bends down and thinks stuff this handling malarkey, I’ll just soccer it home. (Q3 25:50)
Wet weather footy at its most chaotic inside 50 for St Kilda, eventually the tide flows forward, Ross centres for Byrnes who drops the soap but butters up for the goal from 20m! (Q3 29:20)
Miller has had the best hands out of anyone in the deluge, he marks on the lead in front of Webster 45m out on a slight angle just before 3QT. His kick is rushed on the line. (Q3 31:32)
Richmond looked certs when the rain hit and scoring dried up, but the Saints have clawed their way through the sludge with a bit of luck and a few free kicks. Anyone’s game. (3 Qtr Time)
Still pouring rain, big heavy drops, at the G for the start of Q4. (3 Qtr Time)
Daniel Rioli receives behind a pack on the HFF and goes around the paint to Baker 50m out on a slight angle. Baker hoofs it to the square, Saints clear. (Q4 6:15)
It’s an arm wrestle on a slippery dip out there. (Q4 6:45)
Hill roves a King contest on the HFF and pokes a pass inboard back to King 35m out. Tiger faithful cheer the set shot flying wide right. (Q4 10:13)
At least that was a score. (Q4 10:31)
Riewoldt roves a Ralphsmith contest and snaps across his body off his left from 50m on a slight angle… bounces wide right for a point. (Q4 14:43)
The Saints rebound at pace up members wing as the rain has stopped, Caminiti marks on the lead 35m out on the flank but his set shot is a shank for no score. (Q4 15:43)
King gets a chance after a feed by Higgins for a left-foot snap across the body from 30m on the flank but he’s off balance and shanks OOTF. (Q4 16:46)
Wilkie catches Riewoldt HTB after the kick in and sends it back to the hotspot, Tigers rebound. (Q4 17:15)
Cotchin roves 35m out in front and tries a snap off a step across his body, this would seal it… lands on the line to be rushed. Aww. (Q4 19:29)
Higgins lines up Grimes running from behind and wins a HTB free 45m out in front. Tough set shot with a heavy ball… shanked OOTF. (Q4 22:14)
Tiger fans are baying for blood as the umps have given them bugger all. 3:44 to go at the kick in, two kicks in it. (Q4 22:46)
Taranto roves a stoppage on the HFF and checksides through a sensational sealing goal from 40m! Well deserved. (Q4 24:50)
Bolton breaks a despairing Marshall tackle in the pocket after sharking a Byrnes handball, jinks onto his right and adds a cherry on top from 20m! (Q4 27:44)
