TOP RICHMOND DRAFT PICK IMPRESSES IN SCRATCH MATCH LOSS BY SEN
Melbourne have defeated Richmond in a scratch match at Punt Road Oval on Sunday afternoon.
Both sides will face each other at the MCG later in the day but before then, players from both sides who weren’t picked were given a final hit out before heading in their respective interstate hubs on Monday.
The Dees trailed at quarter time but proved too strong against Richmond, prevailing 12.8 (80) to 8.7 (55).
Oleg Markov and Callum Coleman-Jones both kicked multiple goals for Richmond.
Thomson Dow, who was taken with pick 21 in the 2019 draft, was also one of Richmond’s best in a losing side.
The Tigers are off to Queensland for the rest of July, while the Demons will join Hawthorn in a New South Wales hub next week.
Full time: Richmond 8.7 (55) defeated by Melbourne 12.8 (80).
Dow, Eggmolesse-Smith, Bolton and Pickett among the Tigers' best.
Goalkickers: Markov (2), Coleman-Jones (2), Soldo (1), Naish (1), Ralphsmith (1), Dow (1)
Melbourne have defeated Richmond in a scratch match at Punt Road Oval on Sunday afternoon.
Both sides will face each other at the MCG later in the day but before then, players from both sides who weren’t picked were given a final hit out before heading in their respective interstate hubs on Monday.
The Dees trailed at quarter time but proved too strong against Richmond, prevailing 12.8 (80) to 8.7 (55).
Oleg Markov and Callum Coleman-Jones both kicked multiple goals for Richmond.
Thomson Dow, who was taken with pick 21 in the 2019 draft, was also one of Richmond’s best in a losing side.
The Tigers are off to Queensland for the rest of July, while the Demons will join Hawthorn in a New South Wales hub next week.
Full time: Richmond 8.7 (55) defeated by Melbourne 12.8 (80).
Dow, Eggmolesse-Smith, Bolton and Pickett among the Tigers' best.
Goalkickers: Markov (2), Coleman-Jones (2), Soldo (1), Naish (1), Ralphsmith (1), Dow (1)
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