Blog log from R16 of 2025: Richmond vs Adelaide

Walker bounces a snap across the face to the right from 40m on the flank. (Q1 0:06)
Michalanney marks over Vlaustin in the square for the first goal of the day, after starting on a wing at the first bounce. (Q1 3:13)
Broad belts back to cover a slingshot play engineered by Thilthorpe from half back but inevitably gives away the front-on contact free to Rachele 20m out, who converts. (Q1 8:58)
12 tackles across 44 players across the first 15 minutes of this one, lots of rebound and few stoppages. (Q1 16:31)
Rankine intercepts a short and lazy Prestia kick at half forward, plays on and blazes narrow to the left from 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 17:50)
Ross’ handball clanger in a pack on outer wing leads to a quick counter ending with a Walker mark in the pocket 30m out, despite Blight’s protests. Texan misses. (Q1 19:04)
Faull loses Keane to mark in front of a pack 50m out on the flank, but he misses near side left. (Q1 21:31)
Rachele drops a Keays pass 40m out in front under Brown’s contact but gets another free that was a lot less clear, footy gods push the set shot to the right. (Q1 24:24)
Thilthorpe marks in a pack 20m out on a slight angle with Balta going to ground early, he converts. (Q2 3:30)
Ralphsmith bombs long from the HFF after receiving behind a pack, Lefau watches it wobble over his head and roll through for a lucky goal! (Q2 5:58)
Cumming wobbles a short pass over traffic from half forward to Thilthorpe to mark in front of Miller 30m out on a slight angle for his second goal. (Q2 7:41)
Prestia kicks to the square from the pocket but Cumming rushes in front of Mansell. (Q2 10:59)
No Short in the Richmond side today but Banks does a fair impression with a long snap from outside CHF for a goal. (Q2 11:59)
Curtin hits the short lead of Fogarty to the boundary 35m out, who shoots narrow to the left. (Q2 17:48)
Rankine snaps from the HFF but misses the goalface altogether near side left. (Q2 18:58)
Rankine roves a Balta drop of an intercept on the HFF, turns and makes no mistake with that snap from 40m on a slight angle. (Q2 19:49)
Curtin swerves through a set shot from 40m on a slight angle, it has been a bit of a slog but the Crows are now building a winning lead. (Q2 24:41)
Fogarty marks on the HFF and kicks truly as usual. (Q2 27:14)
Dawson takes a contested grab leaping over Vlastuin in the pocket 25m out, plays on but shanks it for a point off the left. (Q2 29:01)
Michalanney reefs a handball from under a pack for Rachele who snaps a goal from 15m just before the HT siren, review for several sets of fingers near the ball… stays a goal. (Q2 34:20)
Thilthorpe marks in the pocket and goes quickly to the hotspot for Walker who goals. (Q3 3:25)
Michalanney marks 40m out on the flank and sails through a lovely set shot, he is supposed to be a backman! (Q3 5:30)
Trainor takes a pack mark 45m out in front from a centring ball by Sonsie and also doesn’t kick like a backman, that’s his first senior goal. (Q3 7:44)
Thilthorpe misses a snap from the HFF. (Q3 9:55)
Rachele grubbers from deep in the pocket but goal umpire Rodan signals a behind as it nicked off both his body and the far left goalpost. (Q3 13:10)
Keays roves a Thilthorpe contest at the hotspot but his checkside curls to the left. (Q3 13:49)
Michalanney sails through his third goal capitalising on another front half turnover forced by Curtin. (Q3 17:11)
Fogarty misses a pressured snap. (Q3 22:03)
Campbell marks a Mansell pass near the boundary 35m out, shakes off an ankle twist and delivers a nice drop punt from the tight angle. (Q3 23:56)
O’Brien skids through a point to the left from half forward. (Q3 27:17)
Lynch has has the dirtiest day possible up to now but marks and goals from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 28:38)
Curtin deserves another goal and gets one just before the 3QT siren to underline his BOG credentials. (3 Qtr Time)
Thilthorpe kicks off Q4 garbage time with his third goal from 30m in front. (Q4 3:49)
Taranto shoots to the left from a mid-range set shot. (Q4 6:48)
Alger roves a long Sonsie ball to the square, bounces off the goalpost to rove and snap the goal under a Keane tackle. (Q4 7:34)
Walker sets up Berry to run free to 40m and pop through another one. (Q4 10:33)
Mansell catches Smith HTB at the hotspot trying to blind turn past two Tigers, he converts. (Q4 12:20)
Walker juggles a mark over Blight 25m out on the flank for his second goal. (Q4 16:00)
Thilthorpe marks a long Berry kick to the square for another one, his fourth. (Q4 18:20)
Balta misses a set shot from the HFF. (Q4 20:04)
Miller gives a bear hug to Thilthorpe to give away a free in a marking contest 30m out on the flank but the set shot sails across the face to the left. (Q4 21:34)
Alger delivers a nice set shot for his second goal from 45m on the flank. (Q4 24:04)
Thilthorpe marks 20m out in front for his fifth goal, three in Q4 garbage time. (Q4 25:46)
O’Brien joins the junktime party with a rare goal. (Q4 29:50)
Balta hits the post after marking on the lead 35m out in the pocket. (Q4 35:00)