Blog log from R2 of 2026: Richmond vs Gold Coast

King marks 30m out on a slight angle and steers through the opening goal of a bright, sunny day. (Q1 0:58)
After the Suns force a turnover with massed frontal pressure, King snaps his second from 20m on a slight angle after a feed by Humphrey. (Q1 5:32)
Hupmhrey marks at true CHF but shanks the set shot for no direct score. (Q1 6:22)
Prestia marks a Grlj long ball from the centre to 40m out on a slight angle for the first Richmond major. (Q1 13:53)
Humphrey plays on to advantage but misses a snap from 40m. (Q1 14:24)
Green also misses after playing on to advantage from 20m out in front, disappointingly. (Q1 17:07)
Witts’ kick down the line to members wing turns over to Brown, Tigers sweep through the centre but Campbell runs through CHF to 45m and hits the right post. (Q1 22:37)
Petracca marks a short Rogers pass 50m out on a slight angle but hooks his set shot into the left post. (Q1 24:02)
Campbell centres from the pocket after a give by Maurice Rioli for Lefau to juggle the mark 30m out in front. This to level the scores… it’s good. (Q1 24:02)
Lalor roves a contest 40m out on the flank and starts a classic forward handball chain into the open goal for Campbell to put the Tigers in front! (Qtr Time)
Graham marks behind Vlaustin 25m out on the flank and just sneaks the set shot inside the far left goalpost. (Q2 2:23)
Graham roves on the HFF and gives behind to Petracca who blazes wide right from 45m. (Q2 5:26)
Ross handballs across half forward to Vlaustin who rams through a popular goal from 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 7:04)
Anderson misses a flying snap from the HFF. (Q2 10:53)
Campbell receives 40m out in the corridor, fends off Bodhi Uwland but misses to the right under some pressure. (Q2 12:21)
King marks a long Miller ball 40m out in front on the end of a slingshot play from stoppage on members wing. He punches through goal number three. (Q2 13:31)
Petracca and two other Suns encroach after a very short Lalor pass to Campbell on the HFF that was paid a mark, 50m penalty ensures another lead-changing goal. (Q2 16:02)
Zeke Uwland misses to the right with a snap from near CHF. (Q2 18:21)
Graham keeps his feet after contesting with Broad on the HFF to gather, avoid two Tigers and feed Rogers for the goal from 25m. (Q2 19:37)
Jeffrey kicks long from outside CHF while being tackled by Lalor, empty square and the ball bounces up but just evades the attempt by Short to touch it through, big goal! (Q2 19:37)
Ralphsmith’s dump kick from half back is straight to Noble on members wing, he runs to the HFF, baulks clear of Taranto and rams through another important red time goal from 45m! (Q2 29:35)
Read marks a Petracca long ball to a pack 15m out in the pocket in front of Balta, he curls in another dagger to the heart of Richmond. (Q2 30:38)
Balta is out of position and gives away a rather obvious push free to King sitting under a long Long ball to 20m, King converts for his fourth and GC’s fifth in a row. (Q2 33:42)
Witts wins a HTB free in the centre, long ball up the corridor to the hotspot where Read marks again for his second goal. (Q2 35:21)
Tresize catches Jeffrey HTB on members wing then passes long to the pocket for Brown to mark 30m out and miss with a checkside. (Q3 1:09)
Read marks a Touk Miller pass deep in the pocket over Ben Miller 30m out and slots the set shot with a peach of a drop punt. (Q3 1:24)
Lalor misses a screwing snap from the pocket 25m out. (Q3 1:24)
Armstrong beats Andrew to mark 40m out on the flank and fades in a lovely set shot from left to right. (Q3 1:24)
Lombard’s first kick of the day is a pass to Humphrey 35m out in the pocket, whose set shot doesn’t screw early enough, just a point. (Q3 9:49)
Long marks a Zeke Uwland kick from the HFF over Short at the top of the square for another one. The long and the short of it is the Suns are dominant. (Q3 11:39)
Green gets a free for Clohesy taking his legs out on the HFF, he gives off to Ralphsmith who bangs through a lovely long finish. (Q3 13:49)
Anderson has a set shot just within range but passes short from half forward to Touk Miller 45m out on a slight angle, who kicks truly. (Q3 18:40)
Humphrey beats Ralphsmith to mark a short Clohesy kick from the HFF to 40m on a slight angle, but he kicks right and OOTF. (Q3 19:40)
Lombard has had a very quiet day and blazes right for a point from 40m on the flank. (Q3 22:38)
Lalor converts a set shot from 45m on the flank, much to the delight of the Tiger fans still at the ground. (Q3 23:20)
Davies bounces a left-foot snap across the face for a point from the boundary 30m out. (Q3 25:46)
King marks a Weller pass after Weller had spoiled in midfield to cause a turnover, he boots his fifth goal from his fifth kick from the hotspot. (Q3 27:02)
Powell converts a set shot from 45m in front with a beautiful drop punt. (Q4 1:12)
King does a one-two with Long to dribble through his sixth goal from 20m after a Sun burst from half back. (Q4 4:48)
Lombard marks a Zeke Uwland pass from members wing to 40m out on the flank but shoots OOTF near side right. (Q4 6:10)
Read marks 40m out in the corridor but hooks to the left. (Q4 7:22)
King marks a Davies pass with Balta draped all over him on the lead 45m out on a slight angle, showing strong hands. His set shot is equally high quality, seven goals for him. (Q4 11:24)
Campbell passes short to Lalor 35m out on a slight angle who misses near side right. (Q4 13:26)
Campbell curls in a set shot from 20m in the pocket. (Q4 15:41)
Clohesy marks 45m out on the flank but hooks left and misses. (Q4 20:21)
Rogers hits a King crumb at full pace on the HFF and has Read over the back in the square for an easy pass and goal. (Q4 23:38)
Balta’s blind dump kick from the last line is straight to Clohesy 40m out on the flank, who kicks straight this time. (Q4 25:43)
Witts misses a mid-range shot in the last minute. (Q4 28:48)