Richmond vs Carlton

2023 - 3 - 16

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Round 1, 1960 Richmond v Carlton rewind (Richmond Football Club)

Ahead of tonight's blockbuster match between Richmond and Carlton, we look back to the first draw between the two clubs.

In the second quarter, Carlton seemed to take a lesson from the intelligent use of handball which Richmond had shown in the first quarter. In the second and final quarters, Carlton showed concerted teamwork and, sticking to position, levelled the scores and half-time and the finish. In a match of fluctuating fortunes, Richmond played the more constructive football, but Carlton won a lot of credit for its fight back in the second and last quarters. Richmond surprised by winning in the ruck and the honors in that division all went to a greatly improved Neville Crowe. In the first and third terms, the Tigers, using a play-on style of attacking football, looked all-the-way winners, but when they tired, Carlton came back strongly. The determination and will-to-win of both teams featured a thrilling drawn game between Carlton and Richmond at Princes Park yesterday.

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AFL 2023 season opener: Richmond and Carlton draw – as it ... (The Guardian)

Thank you for joining me tonight for an opening match that will be talked about for years to come. The football wasn't always of the highest standard, ...

Q2: 7 mins remaining: Richmond 2.4 (16) v 3.4 (22) Carlton: The Blues have been committed in defence. Q3: 15 mins remaining: Richmond 5.4 (34) v 4.6 (30) Carlton: Three in a row in the blink of an eye and the Tigers lead! Q2: 4 mins remaining: Richmond 2.4 (16) v 4.4 (28) Carlton: Jack Martin slows the game down to kick for goal from 60m. Q3: 17 mins remaining: Richmond 3.4 (22) v 4.6 (30) Carlton: From a stoppage on the left wing McIntosh dumps the ball inside 50 where Riewoldt is too strong one-on-one. Q3: 16 mins remaining: Richmond 4.4 (28) v 4.6 (30) Carlton: Just like the first quarter the ball is locked in Carlton’s defensive 50. Q3: 4 mins remaining: Richmond 7.6 (48) v 6.9 (45) Carlton: Lynch has three, Richmond have three in a row, and six for the quarter! Q3: 14 mins remaining: Richmond 5.4 (34) v 5.6 (36) Carlton: Another deep entry from McIntosh but Newman intercepts and the Blues can slow the game down and caress the ball forward, eventually into the mitts of the leading McKay… Q4: 19 mins remaining: Richmond 7.8 (50) v 6.9 (45) Carlton: The Blues win the centre clearance but Grimes plucks the inside-50 out of the sky. Q3: 12 mins remaining: Richmond 5.4 (34) v 6.6 (42) Carlton: Shai Bolton has been so influential tonight and he wins a centre clearance here that sets the Tigers on the front foot. Q4: 1 mins remaining: Richmond 7.10 (52) v 8.10 (58) Carlton: The Tigers push but McGovern is first to the ball. Q3: 2 mins remaining: Richmond 7.8 (50) v 6.9 (45) Carlton: “No Richmond ruck” was the call from the umpire but De Koning still managed to miss the mark and cough up possession. Q4: 14 mins remaining: Richmond 7.8 (50) v 7.9 (51) Carlton: Another entry for the Blues, this one just evading Silvagni, but Carlton lock the ball in and Richmond can clear only as far as Docherty…

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Richmond and Carlton can't be split as Tom Lynch goal means 2023 ... (ABC News)

Tom Lynch kicks a goal in the closing seconds to ensure Richmond and Carlton's AFL season opener ends in an incredible draw.

Curnow gave the Blues a seven-point lead with a goal off the deck before a Bolton behind and Lynch's late goal gave the Tigers a share of the spoils. The Tigers kicked 5.4 to 2.3 in the third quarter on the back of a 20-6 dominance in forward entries. It grew to as much as 14 points but a three-goal surge at the start of the second half put Richmond in front — the first of three lead changes for the term.

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Richmond v Carlton: Player ratings after AFL classic (Daily Mail)

Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch kicked a crucial goal with less than a minute left to snatch a thrilling draw for Richmond in the AFL season opener against old ...

Cerra (6), E. Newman (6), A. Kennedy (6), G. Owies (6), C. Acres (6), P. Weitering (6), A. Cotchin (6), R. Pickett (6), T. Riewoldt (6), D. McIntosh (6), D. Broad (6), L. Vlastuin (6), D.

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The 4 certainties for Richmond versus Carlton (SEN)

Tim Taranto & Jacob Hopper each with 20+ disposals · Tom Lynch, Jack Riewoldt & Dustin Martin combine for 6+ goals · Harry McKay kicks 3 or more goals · Patrick ...

He picked up 30 and 34 across the two games in 2022 respectively and was the best player on the ground in last season’s season opener. Following his best pre-season ever and coming into his prime, this could be an enormous year for McKay and that starts with the season opener. With an average of 22 disposals per game across his career, Hopper will certainly get his fair share of the footy in the season opener.

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Tie of the Tiger: Blues draw with Richmond in surreal season opener (AFL)

Carlton and Richmond have drawn in the opening match of the 2023 Toyota AFL season.

Carlton made its call just minutes later, bringing in Lochie O'Brien for debutant Lachie Cowan at the three-quarter time break. In the first match with tactical subs (following the change from purely medical subs), Jack Ross became the first player to take to the field in the dying minutes of the third term. Both provided some much needed steadiness and defensive pressure at the contest – Taranto with 32 and Hopper with 18 – while the former had two flying (missed) shots at goal. Hearts were in mouths as the score review examined the goal, but it ultimately determining the soccer-trained Noah Balta had been unsuccessful in his attempt to deflect the kick. Charlie Curnow gave the Blues some much-needed breathing space with an instinctive, diving soccer close to goal. A minute prior, Lynch had waved his arms at the umpire in vain, outmarked two-to-one as he begged for a free.

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Daisy Pearce cops abuse from online trolls during Richmond vs ... (Daily Mail)

Pearce, one of the most respected commentators in the country to go along with her AFLW pedigree, admitted last year that criticism of her broadcast style ...

I'm pretty thick-skinned when it comes to that.' Pearce was on the mic for Carlton's draw with Richmond on Thursday night Daisy Pearce has come in for harsh criticism of her commentary during the first game of the season, with some

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Richmond v Carlton- Season Opener Big Questions - The Mongrel ... (The Mongrel Punt)

A big mark and goal from Tom Lynch leveled the scores in the 2023 season opener. Here's The Mongrel's Big Questions.

He is never going to die wondering in a contest and is now strong enough to hold his own against even the monsters of the game. Add to that the two missed running goals and Graham had a bit of a shocker in the opening quarter. Not a bad warm-up for the rest of the round. Four big ‘Get out of Jail’ marks for Harry McKay in this one, as he led hard to the wings and opened up space behind him. Sure, there are others that collect a heap of the ball, and Rioli did that, himself, in this one with 27 touches, but when he gets the footy, he makes things happen. Young played on Jack Riewoldt in this game and notched the handy 14 intercepts as he drifted to the front spot and made Jack earn every kick he got. As for Taranto, we can put down his sloppiness with the footy to a first-up case of getting to know his teammates. Whilst the commentators talked up the impact of Taranto at his new club – and yes, 32 touches on debut are nothing to sneeze at – it was apparent to me that the former Giant was not punishing the Blues with his disposals. I was genuinely worried when Hewett sat out the remainder of the 2022 season, as a similar back injury had cost him quite a bit of time when he was wearing Swans colours. Reading the tap work of Tom De Koning, Hewett’s ability to extract the footy and get the Blues off and running was an integral aspect of their early lead. It was his shot that missed so badly in the Elimination Final last season, costing the Tigers a chance to progress to week two. With ten touches and four clearances in the last quarter alone, it is likely safe to say that without Cripps elevating his game and fighting through numerous contested footy situations, the Blues may have blown this one.

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Opening salvos: The most memorable Round 1 moments in AFL (The Roar)

1987 was a year of expansion for what was still the VFL. The West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Bears entered the competition. They both started off very well ...

Johnson kicked three goals in a row for five for the game, the last seemed to seal the win for Bulldogs. After a pretty even first quarter the Crows put the foot down and kicked seven goals five behinds to Carlton’s 0.0 in the second quarter. However, Adelaide kept on coming and a Scott Stevens goal brought the margin back to four points. Dunstall kicked nine goals three behinds and would go on to kick 101 goals for the year, the sixth time he reached that milestone. Richmond kicked seven goals to the Eagles’ three in the third quarter to lead by 33 points. However, there was one thorn in their side in the form of Richmond star Matthew Richardson who kicked eight goals one behind. The AFL now had 15 teams and implemented a top six to play finals. With the support of the home ground, they kicked nine goals to one in the last quarter to win by 14 points. However, due to the strength in the Essendon team he would only play eight senior games. Essendon responded by kicking seven of the next nine goals to only trail by 13 points at the halfway mark. Sydney came out of the blocks hard, kicking the first eight goals of the game. Carlton were coming off a dominate 1981 season, finishing on top of the ladder and beating arch rivals Collingwood in the grand final.

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