Richmond win big in front of bumper crowd
HOW TO LISTEN ONLINE
PRE- AND POST-MATCH: 3AW app or website
MATCH STREAM: AFL app or website
TODAY’S LINE-UP from 12PM: Jimmy Bartel, Leigh Matthews, Caroline Wilson, Tim Lane, Tony Leonard, and Tiff Cherry.
Photo: Daniel Pockett / AAP
====
FULL TIME
Richmond have beaten Collingwood by 28-points in front 88,180 at the MCG.
Jack Riewoldt and Dustin Martin both kicked three goals.
Jack Higgins kicked two goals, including a freakish goal in the third quarter.
“I had no idea how I even did it,” he told 3AW Football post-game.
He likened it to a cricket catch.
Click PLAY to hear our full chat with Jack Higgins
====
Richmond forward Jack Higgins has kicked a freakish goal that’s set the sold-out crowd at the MCG alight.
WATCH THE GOAL BELOW
JACK HIGGINS!
He pulls a rabbit out of the hat for a @coateshire Goal of the Year contender! #AFLTigersPies pic.twitter.com/yXUukeKmM4
— AFL (@AFL) July 28, 2018
====
HALF TIME
Richmond take an eight-point lead into the main break and Leigh Matthews is impressed with what’s he’s seen.
“There’s an enormous pressure the teams are putting on eachother but there’s still really clean ball handling,” he said.
“It’s been an outstanding game of footy.”
Click PLAY to hear our half time wrap
=====
THE BUILD-UP
The big game is here – Richmond v Collingwood at a sold-out sunny MCG.
In what could be a Grand Final preview, both sides are coming off convincing wins against St.Kilda and North Melbourne respectively.
It has all the makings of a Saturday afternoon epic, and the No. 1 commentary team in the game has every second covered on 3AW Football!
BELOW: Follow live commentary highlights throughout the weekend.