2025 VFL Wildcard Final 2: Richmond Reserves v Greater Western Sydney Reserves
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 2025 between Richmond Reserves and Greater Western Sydney Reserves in the second wildcard final of the 2025 VFL season.
Richmond Reserves hosted Greater Western Sydney Reserves at ETU Stadium.
Lachlan Street captained the hosts.
Ryan Hebron captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jake Batchelor and the visitors were coached by Wayne Cripps.
As a result of this match, Richmond Reserves faced Brisbane Lions Reserves in the second elimination final and Greater Western Sydney Reserves were eliminated (finishing 10th overall).
Match Details
Season:
2025 VFL Season
Round:
Wildcard Final 2
Teams:
Richmond Reserves
v
Greater Western Sydney Reserves
Date:
Saturday 23 August 2025
Time:
12:10 PM
Venue:
ETU Stadium
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond Reserves
def.
Greater Western Sydney Reserves
Score:
17.14.116 - 14.14.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Reserves | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Greater Western Sydney Reserves | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | RICR by 15 | RICR by 2 | RICR by 28 | RICR by 18 | RICR by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:43 | 28:06 | 36:19 | 35:01 | 2:10:09 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jake Batchelor
(Richmond Reserves),
Wayne Cripps
(Greater Western Sydney Reserves)
Captains:
Lachlan Street
(Richmond Reserves),
Ryan Hebron
(Greater Western Sydney Reserves)
Player Statistics
Richmond Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Alger, Jasper | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 | Blight, Jacob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 63 | Collier, Nicholas | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | El Nour, Mutaz | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | Fawcett, Liam | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 53 | Garner, Joel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 67 | George, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Girolami, Nicholas | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 50 | Gray, Campbell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Green, Steely | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 62 | Guiney, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | Hayes-Brown, Oliver | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 51 | Johnson, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | Koschitzke, Jacob | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | McKenzie, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Raso, Massimo | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ? | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Ryan, Samson | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 74 | Scott, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 49 | Smith, Kaleb | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 55 | Street, Lachlan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Toner, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 56 | Wilson, Lachlan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ? | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 52 | Yassine, Mohammed | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 17 | 14 | 313 | 194 | 119 | 84 | 16 | 42 | 29 | 0+ | 16 | 30 | 51 | 51 | |||
Greater Western Sydney Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Birks, Hugo | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Butson, Jaiden | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Daniels, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ? | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 38 | Delana, Josaia | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | Fahey, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 11 | Gothard, Phoenix | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 60 | Hamilton, Riley | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Hannaford, Ollie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Hebron, Ryan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | Keeffe, Lachie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Leake, James | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 61 | Lewis-Smith, Perry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 53 | Lugsdin, James | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Madden, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 6 | ? | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 60 | Matthews, Ethan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | McCarthy, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 49 | McGee Galimberti, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 62 | McMeeken, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Montgomery, Harper | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 67 | Moraschi, Taine | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Oliver, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 57 | Shaw, Will | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Smith, Logan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 14 | 14 | 345 | 192 | 153 | 68 | 42 | 51 | 40 | 0+ | 30 | 15 | 33 | 65 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | RICR | Liam George behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:25 |
| RICR | Lachlan Wilson behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.0.0 | 04:01 | |
| RICR | Massimo Raso goal | 1.2.8 | - | 0.0.0 | 05:41 | |
| RICR | Steely Green goal | 2.2.14 | - | 0.0.0 | 11:28 | |
| RICR | Sam Toner goal | 3.2.20 | - | 0.0.0 | 14:44 | |
| GWSR | Brent Daniels behind | 3.2.20 | - | 0.1.1 | 16:30 | |
| RICR | Mohammed Yassine goal | 4.2.26 | - | 0.1.1 | 17:01 | |
| GWSR | Hugo Birks goal | 4.2.26 | - | 1.1.7 | 20:25 | |
| GWSR | Taine Moraschi goal | 4.2.26 | - | 2.1.13 | 22:21 | |
| RICR | Jacob Koschitzke behind | 4.3.27 | - | 2.1.13 | 27:03 | |
| RICR | Nicholas Girolami behind | 4.4.28 | - | 2.1.13 | 28:01 | |
| Q2 | RICR | Jacob Koschitzke goal | 5.4.34 | - | 2.1.13 | 02:12 |
| GWSR | Phoenix Gothard goal | 5.4.34 | - | 3.1.19 | 04:46 | |
| GWSR | Phoenix Gothard goal | 5.4.34 | - | 4.1.25 | 07:13 | |
| GWSR | Rushed behind | 5.4.34 | - | 4.2.26 | 08:39 | |
| GWSR | Brent Daniels behind | 5.4.34 | - | 4.3.27 | 11:30 | |
| RICR | Liam Fawcett behind | 5.5.35 | - | 4.3.27 | 12:41 | |
| RICR | Jacob Koschitzke behind | 5.6.36 | - | 4.3.27 | 13:46 | |
| RICR | Nicholas Girolami behind | 5.7.37 | - | 4.3.27 | 15:35 | |
| GWSR | Ollie Hannaford behind | 5.7.37 | - | 4.4.28 | 18:34 | |
| GWSR | Hugo Birks goal | 5.7.37 | - | 5.4.34 | 19:49 | |
| GWSR | Rushed behind | 5.7.37 | - | 5.5.35 | 23:23 | |
| Q3 | RICR | Liam Fawcett goal | 6.7.43 | - | 5.5.35 | 00:32 |
| GWSR | Ryan Hebron behind | 6.7.43 | - | 5.6.36 | 02:25 | |
| RICR | Liam Fawcett goal | 7.7.49 | - | 5.6.36 | 03:21 | |
| RICR | Rushed behind | 7.8.50 | - | 5.6.36 | 06:14 | |
| RICR | Steely Green behind | 7.9.51 | - | 5.6.36 | 07:10 | |
| GWSR | James Lugsdin goal | 7.9.51 | - | 6.6.42 | 07:59 | |
| RICR | Jacob Koschitzke goal | 8.9.57 | - | 6.6.42 | 09:42 | |
| GWSR | Perry Lewis-Smith goal | 8.9.57 | - | 7.6.48 | 11:34 | |
| RICR | Harry Scott behind | 8.10.58 | - | 7.6.48 | 14:08 | |
| GWSR | Jaiden Butson goal | 8.10.58 | - | 8.6.54 | 15:34 | |
| RICR | Jacob Koschitzke goal | 9.10.64 | - | 8.6.54 | 17:39 | |
| RICR | Jacob Koschitzke goal | 10.10.70 | - | 8.6.54 | 20:54 | |
| RICR | Mohammed Yassine goal | 11.10.76 | - | 8.6.54 | 22:44 | |
| GWSR | Hugo Birks behind | 11.10.76 | - | 8.7.55 | 29:45 | |
| GWSR | Logan Smith behind | 11.10.76 | - | 8.8.56 | 32:04 | |
| RICR | Liam Fawcett behind | 11.11.77 | - | 8.8.56 | 33:21 | |
| RICR | Steely Green goal | 12.11.83 | - | 8.8.56 | 34:00 | |
| RICR | Rushed behind | 12.12.84 | - | 8.8.56 | 35:53 | |
| Q4 | GWSR | Ryan Hebron behind | 12.12.84 | - | 8.9.57 | 01:08 |
| GWSR | Ethan Matthews goal | 12.12.84 | - | 9.9.63 | 02:13 | |
| RICR | Nicholas Girolami goal | 13.12.90 | - | 9.9.63 | 04:11 | |
| RICR | Oliver Hayes-Brown behind | 13.13.91 | - | 9.9.63 | 06:40 | |
| RICR | Nicholas Girolami goal | 14.13.97 | - | 9.9.63 | 07:54 | |
| RICR | Mohammed Yassine goal | 15.13.103 | - | 9.9.63 | 10:19 | |
| RICR | Joel Garner goal | 16.13.109 | - | 9.9.63 | 12:03 | |
| GWSR | Ollie Hannaford goal | 16.13.109 | - | 10.9.69 | 14:59 | |
| GWSR | Rushed behind | 16.13.109 | - | 10.10.70 | 16:05 | |
| GWSR | Riley Hamilton goal | 16.13.109 | - | 11.10.76 | 16:51 | |
| GWSR | Rushed behind | 16.13.109 | - | 11.11.77 | 20:00 | |
| GWSR | Rushed behind | 16.13.109 | - | 11.12.78 | 20:40 | |
| GWSR | Nick Madden behind | 16.13.109 | - | 11.13.79 | 22:01 | |
| GWSR | Josaia Delana behind | 16.13.109 | - | 11.14.80 | 23:25 | |
| GWSR | Phoenix Gothard goal | 16.13.109 | - | 12.14.86 | 24:03 | |
| RICR | Rushed behind | 16.14.110 | - | 12.14.86 | 27:19 | |
| RICR | Liam Fawcett goal | 17.14.116 | - | 12.14.86 | 27:44 | |
| GWSR | Phoenix Gothard goal | 17.14.116 | - | 13.14.92 | 29:20 | |
| GWSR | Ollie Hannaford goal | 17.14.116 | - | 14.14.98 | 32:26 | |