Carlton vs Richmond

2022 - 3 - 17

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'Gave me goosebumps': AFL world erupts as Blues star caps awe ... (Fox Sports)

'Gave me goosebumps': AFL world erupts as Blues star caps awe-inspiring comeback.

“It really is testament to the person and how resilient and determined he is.” The footy gods have come to play.” “Sometimes the game makes you want to cry,” David King told Fox Footy at half-time.

AFL 2022 round 1 as it happened: Sam Docherty's comeback goal ... (The Age)

Round one continues tonight with Carlton and Richmond facing off at the MCG in their traditional Thursday night opening game.

And you understand the significance of that and to be able to come out here and do what you love and to play well with a bunch of my mates that I dearly love and they know how much they mean to me. To come out tonight and perform the way we did and especially come back from behind shows a lot of character in the group. The boys, the way they reacted it’s going to be a memory that will stick for a long time. The Tigers came at a couple of times, got up us a couple of times. It’s similar to the re-emergence of bringing in Nankervis, Caddy and Prestia. You bring in a new midfield. There were some swings in the game that looked like they were going to get away from us at times. At three quarter time I asked the mids to try to give us field position and work a little more in the centre bounce. We saw it over the Course of the AAMI Cup Game. Vossy has them in a good direction. We got the opportunity to get the ball out. We have to address it and we have. I know the playing on the edge has been a theme in the past. Do you feel it crept back, do you think the discipline had a factor.

Ominous numbers which prove Cripps is back (Herald Sun)

Michael Voss marched towards his midfield bulls at three quarter-time and asked them to “go to work at centre bounce”.

AFL 2022 round 1 LIVE updates: Richmond Tigers, Carlton Blues and resume traditional Thursday night MCG clash (The Sydney Morning Herald)

No late changes for Carlton or Richmond. 6.30pm. Blues seek to end round one losing streak ...

Carlton beat Richmond by 25 points at the MCG in winning start to ... (ABC News)

Carlton gets Michael Voss's time as coach off to a winning start, as the Blues rock Richmond with a seven-goal final quarter to win at the MCG.

Carlton cut off another Richmond foray and chipped the ball to Sam Docherty in the middle. The Richmond player went over the mark, giving Docherty 50. Carlton led at the midway point of the quarter. The Blues were suddenly in charge, creating turnovers. The Tigers gave away a 50 for going over the mark. The Blues fans were up early when Tom de Koning leapt high to take a big pack mark inside 50, but he couldn’t finish off.

Electric Blues blast past Tigers to start Voss era in style (AFL)

Carlton has ended an 11-game losing streak against Richmond in stunning fashion.

However, the former Swan played a crucial role in Carlton's engine room, collecting 28 disposals of his own to make a great start to his time in navy blue. Martin faded like his team, but was still one of Richmond's best players, finishing with 21 touches and a goal. The 28-year-old dominated the opening quarter and then caused the MCG to erupt in the second quarter when he slotted a goal. Richmond superstar Dustin Martin has often dined out on the Blues but he was held to just 21 disposals and a goal in a relatively quiet outing. Docherty provided the Blues with drive and penetration off half-back, gathering 26 disposals and 475 metres gained to show why Voss was so determined to bring him straight into the seniors after one VFL practice match. Richmond burst out of the blocks and should have led by more than its 20-point margin at quarter-time.

'Goosebumps' AFL moment 'makes you to cry' (NEWS.com.au)

Carlton star Sam Docherty has stirred up a moment of powerful emotion at the MCG as he enjoyed a fairytale moment in his return to football.

Docherty was given a standing ovation ahead of the game when he ran onto the field before his team’s warm up. When his kick sailed straight down the middle, the MCG was a wall of applause. His set-shot from 30m right in front came on the back of a 50m free-kick paid against Richmond for failing to stand on the mark correctly. In Carlton’s season-opener against the Tigers on Thursday, the MCG erupted in the second quarter when Docherty kicked a goal and triggered an extraordinary scene as Blues players ran in from everywhere to congratulate him. The 28-year-old stepped away from the game last August to begin 12 weeks of chemotherapy, describing his second cancer diagnosis as a “curveball”. Carlton star Sam Docherty has stirred up a moment of powerful emotion at the MCG as he enjoyed a fairytale moment in his return to football.