Blog log from R20 of 2025: Richmond vs Collingwood

Nankervis is pinged for dragging the ball in and as such Membrey is rewarded with a set shot from 45m out. Membrey glides in and hits it beautifully to open the scoring! (Q1 5:27)
Moore marks in the middle of the ground and finds Hoskin-Elliot on the flank. He then chips it short to Elliott deep in the pocket. He kicks across the face and it’s rushed over. (Q1 8:18)
Mitchell takes possession at half back and Rioli bangs into him with pure speed, forcing a turnover. The ball is squared up to Trezise who marks at the top of the square and goals! (Q1 11:04)
Mihocek takes the ball in the pocket following a forward stoppage, he handballs to Lipinski and gets it back, before munging a kick that floats through to perfection! (Q1 13:04)
Moore isn’t able to swallow an intercept mark but it works to advantage and allows Long to set up with a checkside from 35, but he pulls it too far for a point. (Q1 16:33)
Josh Daicos gets the ball from Sidebottom at half back but dithers on the spot and gets nailed by Steely Green with a tackle. Green’s set shot fades left. (Q1 23:18)
Allan takes possession on the flank and streams into the pocket, taking a shot on the run that flashes across the face for a point. (Q1 24:03)
McStay pumps a handball out of stoppage to Nick Daicos who just throws it on the boot. Naturally the ball sails through for a goal! (Q1 26:56)
In the final seconds of the term Crisp is pinged for dragging the ball in under a pack of Tigers. It’s Sims who gets to take the kick after the siren and he flushes it! (Qtr Time)
Trainor is caught around the neck by Houston and has a set shot from 35m out, which he sprays left. (Qtr Time)
A Nankervis set shot drops short in the square and Hotton is the one to pluck it down at the front of the pack. He pops it through! (Qtr Time)
McStay misses a set shot from the pocket as it flies high and wide. (Qtr Time)
Sullivan hacks a high kick inside 50 and Mihocek goers back with the flight to mark strongly! He duly converts, kicking his second goal! (Q2 7:45)
Green flies for a mark and Perryman stands under the ball, causing the umpire to pay a free kick for tunnelling. A bit dubious perhaps, but Green kicks the goal nonetheless! (Q2 10:55)
Josh Daicos bombs one in to goal but it falls short and is rushed over the line. (Q2 13:15)
Mihocek sets up Nick Daicos with a slick handball, Daicos brushes off Brown, spies an open goalsquare, and just spears it deep and through for 2! (Q2 13:40)
Schultz and McStay combine with the latter kicking cleanly off his left peg for goal! (Q2 18:31)
Mihocek taps it down perfectly to the roving Hoskin-Elliot who streams through a stoppage and snags a goal! (Q2 25:45)
Allan gathers following a Sidebottom contest streaming down the flank, he takes a shot, but misses to the right. (Q2 27:25)
Short marks 35m out but misses his set shot to the left. (Half Time)
Steely Green takes possession out on the flank 50m out, he tries to spot an option but decides to go it himself and somehow kicks the goal from very far up in the pocket! (Q3 1:19)
Balta takes a powerful pack mark at the top of the square and chips it through from 20m out to bring the margin back to 8 points! (Q3 3:27)
The Pies were left reeling after that Richmond flurry and need a reply, which they get with a Membrey lead into the pocket. The Skunk kicks his second goal to steady the ship! (Q3 6:06)
A Membrey set shot from 40m out drifts off to the right and registers a point. (Q3 8:23)
Elliott taps the ball onto Schultz at half forward who then kicks for goal but misses to the left and is rushed over. (Q3 11:33)
Hoskin-Elliot kicks long and deep looking for Elliott, but he is spoiled in the pocket and a behind is the score. (Q3 15:05)
Nick Daicos spots Hoskin-Elliot leading into space and chips it his way for him to mark 35m out. His set shot is a bit wobbly, but goes through! (Q3 17:20)
Nick Daicos dashes across the forward 50 to pounce on a loose ball, he sizes up the kick and kicks across his body in the pocket for his third goal! (Q3 21:00)
Long soccers it across the deck to Mihocek who can’t take it clean, it spills out to Schultz who gets a snap away under pressure and goals! (Q3 23:21)
Membrey bullocks through to get a handball out, Long applies the tackle to cough it up and Elliott takes it clean and snaps it through! (Q3 27:01)
Hotton blitzes through to take possession and snaps it quickly, but cleanly, and through for his second goal of the game! (Q3 31:00)
Crisp takes possession in the square and gives it off to Mihocek who snaps for goal, but there’s too many bodies and his kick is touched into the post. (Q4 1:30)
Balta has a set shot from 50m out on the flank but pushes it right for a point. (Q4 3:06)
Houston is lurking outside 50 as the Pies send it inside again and again, he takes possession, runs to 45 and kicks it sweet! (Q4 5:35)
Balta marks 50m out but spies Rioli in the hole, chipping it short to him to mark. Rioli then handballs it out the back to Faull in the square who walks it in! (Q4 7:40)
Elliott leads up to mark 45m out on a slight angle. He’s been quiet so far, and it continues as his kick drops short and is punched over. (Q4 10:06)
Membrey misses to the left from near 40m out on the flank, his kick sticking to the left side. (Q4 11:10)
Richmond go end to end from the kick-in and it ends in the hands of Mansell 35m out on the boundary. His kick is off to the left. (Q4 12:36)
Faull misses a snapping set shot to the near side down in the pocket. (Q4 18:34)
Daicos takes a sliding mark deep in the pocket, but his set shot is hooked to the near side for a point. (Q4 20:44)
Mansell misses a set shot to the right. (Q4 22:28)
Trezise bodies Schultz out of a contest to allow a Vlastuin mark, and so gives away a free kick, which he sends into the post. (Q4 24:50)