Blog log from R7 of 2024: Richmond vs Melbourne

van Rooyen marks a Pickett centre clearance kick in front of Young rather easily 45m out on a slight angle for the opening goal inside the first minute. (Q1 0:52)
McVee is playing in front of Martin but Baker has time to measure a long ball over his head to Martin for an easy mark 20m out, which Dusty misses. (Q1 7:24)
Fritsch kicks over three Richmond defenders to Turner 35m out on a slight angle, who misses to the right. (Q1 11:13)
Gawn intercepts over Nankervis on outer wing and goes to Langdon 45m out on the flank who also misses, this one to the left. (Q1 12:33)
Maurice Rioli snaps wide right after baulking clear at 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 16:21)
van Rooyen passes to Fritsch to mark in front of Vlastuin 45m out on the flank, but it’s another missed set shot. (Q1 17:33)
Brown tumbles a snap across the face after receiving outside a ball up on the HFF. (Q1 22:09)
Richmond rebounds around outer wing, again it’s Baker involved, finishing with Lefau receiving from Mansell, fending off and kicking the goal from the square! (Q1 23:34)
Grimes is pinged for a hold on Fritsch 40m out on a slight angle after Daniel Rioli is swamped in the centre to cough up a turnover. Fritta kicks straight as a die. (Q1 26:12)
Lefau kicks long and quick from the centre over May to Martin 20m out, this one Dusty doesn’t miss. (Q2 2:06)
Not much scoring in this one with plenty of turnovers, but finally Petracca finds Turner to mark in the pocket and turn to run into the open goal. (Q2 19:48)
Ralphsmith marks a lovely Bolton pass from the wing 45m out and goes quickly towards the hotspot for Maurice Rioli jnr. The younger Rioli kicks truly. (Q2 22:33)
Grimes takes a pack mark 40m out in front after following Fritsch up the ground, HT siren sounds, this for the lead to break the deadlock… just by a point. (Q2 27:23)
Billings hits the lead of Petracca just inside 50m on the flank in front of his tagger Marlion Pickett. Trac’s kick starts left… Gawn marks on the behind line and goals! (Q3 6:02)
Oliver’s tackle forces Baker to cough up a handball to Langdon on outer wing, kick to the flank for Turner to mark on the dive 45m out and convert. (Q3 9:18)
Turner marks again 40m out in front and steers through his third goal! (Q3 13:58)
Surge Melbourne’s way after the next bounce, Petracca gives to Kosi Pickett who misses on the turn from 40m. (Q3 15:28)
Miller marks Broad’s kick in to the pocket but misses the one-two, Kosi Pickett mops up and pops through the goal from 25m. (Q3 15:47)
Petracca receives from Petty and blazes wide from 20m on the flank. (Q3 17:31)
Naismith catches McDonald HTB at half back and the Tigers slingshot all the way, Maurice Rioli jnr goals from 20m. (Q3 18:11)
Ralphsmith roves in the pocket and gives backwards to Martin, Lever corrals to give Dusty time to spot up Dow on his own 40m out in the corridor. Dow hits the right post. (Q3 28:20)
Nankervis takes a relieving mark at the Demon hotspot but his kick across half back is intercepted by Windsor just before the 3QT siren. Windsor unties the knot with the 20m goal. (Q3 30:16)
Broad leaves his man to intercept on outer wing and pass to McIntosh, he goes to Bolton in the pocket 30m out who plays and goals. (Q4 3:29)
Turner roves his own contest 55m out and delivers an excellent handball forward of the pack to Fritsch who does the rest off the right from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 9:13)
Bolton sharks Viney’s pressured give in a pack at the Demon hotspot but has to get rid of it himself, straight to Kosi Pickett 45m out on a slight angle, who kicks truly. (Q4 10:28)
Maurice Rioli jnr gathers a bounce pass by Martin on the HFF but misses from 35m. (Q4 13:58)
Laurie checksides a goal from 20m in the pocket to kick off official junk time. (Q4 15:19)
Kosi Pickett passes to the pocket for Laurie who screws in some more junk from 20m on the other side. (Q4 19:28)
Fritsch passes to the lead of Petty 45m out on the flank who shanks OOTF to the right. (Q4 22:58)
Marlion Pickett is whistled for a hold, no doubt bringing back painful memories. Petracca converts from 40m in front. (Q4 25:35)
McIntosh centres from the HFF to Marlion Pickett 45m out on a slight angle, who misses. (Q4 27:29)