{"id":809475,"date":"2026-07-19T03:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809475\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T03:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:53:14","slug":"afl-round-19-live-updates-richmond-vs-hawthorn-gold-coast-vs-western-bulldogs-essendon-vs-gws-blog-scores-and-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809475\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL round 19 live updates: Richmond vs Hawthorn, Gold Coast vs Western Bulldogs, Essendon vs GWS \u2014 blog, scores and stats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richmond hosts premiership contenders Hawthorn at the MCG to kick off three games of Sunday AFL football.<\/p>\n

The Tigers are seeking their third win of the season as they take on the third-placed Hawks.<\/p>\n

Later, Gold Coast takes its fading finals hopes into a vital home game against the Western Bulldogs, before round 19 concludes with Essendon hosting GWS at Docklands.<\/p>\n

Follow all the action in our live blog.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 12:49pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 12:49pm<\/p>\n

AFL round 19 Sunday \u2014 live scoreboard\"ChrisSun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:45pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:45pm<\/p>\n

QT: Hawthorn 5.4 (34) leads Richmond 0.5 (5)\"Chris\"MitchMitch Lewis kicked three goals in the first quarter as Hawthorn took a 29-point lead. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Mitch Lewis wins a free kick just moments before the final siren, but misses the set shot so he’s got to settle for three goals for the opening term.<\/p>\n

As the scoreline suggests, it’s been all Hawthorn so far in this one, and it looks like they’re on course for a nice little percentage-boosting win here.<\/p>\n

The Hawks have 118 disposals to the Tigers’ 81 and 18 inside 50s to 11.<\/p>\n

Josh Battle leads all players with 12 disposals, while Tim Taranto is Richmond’s high man with nine touches.<\/p>\n

Jai Newcombe leads all players with three clearances.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:37pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:37pm<\/p>\n

Lewis threads the needle with another beautiful set shot\"Chris<\/p>\n

Geez, we’re seeing some beautiful set-shot kicking out there from the Hawks!<\/p>\n

Mitch Lewis drills his third of the afternoon from a very tight angle on the wrong side for a right footer.<\/p>\n

The Hawks have the last four clearances of this match and the margin is now an even 30 points. My guess is that it’s going to get far bigger than that.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:36pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:36pm<\/p>\n

Watson strikes again after forward 50 free kick\"Chris<\/p>\n

It’s Watson two, Lewis two in this first quarter!<\/p>\n

The Wizard is causing fits for his marker James Tresize, who panics and gives away a free kick in a marking contest.<\/p>\n

Hawthorn has 17 inside 50s to Richmond’s eight so far. This match is so far shaping up to be an absolute no-contest.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:30pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:30pm<\/p>\n

Green gets in the way of Lynch and a certain goal\"Chris<\/p>\n

Oh no, an absolute comedy of errors in Richmond’s forward line!<\/p>\n

They’ve got the outnumber as Tom Lynch nudges Tom Barrass under the footy and gets set to take a mark inside the goalsquare, but he’s spoilt by his teammate as Steely Green comes in from the side to try and take the mark himself.<\/p>\n

Patrick Retschko misses a set shot from directly in front 45m out from goal shortly afterwards and the Tigers are now 0.3 for the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:28pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:28pm<\/p>\n

Lewis snaps through goal after Greaves spin cycle\"Chris<\/p>\n

Mitch Lewis has two goals in the first quarter after a wonderful snap in heavy traffic!<\/p>\n

Good work in the lead-up from Ollie Greaves, as he spun out of a tackle before dishing off a handball.<\/p>\n

The Hawks have high hopes for Greaves, who was highly thought of as a junior, but slipped badly on draft night last year.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:23pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:23pm<\/p>\n

Lewis makes it two in a row for the Hawks\"Chris<\/p>\n

More smooth transition play from the Hawks here as they string a series of handballs together before Connor Macdonald finds Mitch Lewis on a short lead.<\/p>\n

Lewis drills the set shot from 40m out on a tricky angle.<\/p>\n

Things going very smoothly so far for the Hawks. They’ve got 52 disposals to Richmond’s 33.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:18pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:18pm<\/p>\n

Watson strikes first for Hawthorn on return\"Chris<\/p>\n

Nick Watson is on the board early as he drills a set shot beautifully on a slight angle.<\/p>\n

Lovely synergy between Jack Gunston, Jack Ginnivan and Watson there as Gunston and Ginnivan essentially acted as decoys, creating the space for Watson to lead into.<\/p>\n

You don’t see that sort of stuff enough unfortunately. That’s the sign of a really good team that’s on the same page.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:14pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:14pm<\/p>\n

Hawks bossing the territory early\"Chris<\/p>\n

Hawthorn has Richmond pinned into its own defensive half right now.<\/p>\n

Richmond’s mid-season draftee Kye Annand with a big one-on-one win after Josh Weddle sent a long ball inside 50 towards Mitch Lewis.<\/p>\n

The inside 50 count reads 5-1 Hawthorn’s way.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:10pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:10pm<\/p>\n

Play underway at the MCG between Tigers and Hawks!\"Chris<\/p>\n

We’re off and running at the MCG, which it must be said, is bathed in a little bit of sunshine!<\/p>\n

If you live in Melbourne, you’ll know that we’re going through some absolutely grim weather conditions these days, so any time you can get a little bit of Vitamin D, it’s a major W.<\/p>\n

Big game for Hawthorn this, they can’t afford a slip-up with the margins between the top eight teams outside of Freo razor thin right now.<\/p>\n

Lets have a look at some of the match-ups at the first bounce: Tom Barrass is on Tom Lynch, Toby Nankervis and Lloyd Meek in the ruck.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:06pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 1:06pm<\/p>\n

Prestia leads Richmond out ahead of 250th match\"Chris\"DionDion Prestia runs out ahead of his 250th career match. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Fantastic scenes at the MCG as Dion Prestia leads the Tigers through the banner ahead of his 250th career game.<\/p>\n

Prestia is one of the few remaining players from Richmond’s three premierships and he’s gone from being a bullocking star midfielder on those teams to the old head now as he guides the young bucks around him.<\/p>\n

Really the perfect timing in his career when he joined Richmond at the end of 2016, leaving a downtrodden Gold Coast side to walk into a team that was about to win and win big.<\/p>\n

Prestia has played 155 of his 250 career matches in Richmond colours.<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 12:59pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 12:59pm<\/p>\n

Richmond vs Hawthorn team news \u2014 No late changes\"Chris<\/p>\n

Both Richmond and Hawthorn will line up as originally selected this afternoon at the MCG.<\/p>\n

Some big ins for the Tigers from last week’s side as Sam Lalor, Jayden Short\u00a0and Steely\u00a0Green\u00a0replace Ben Miller, Jasper Alger\u00a0and Zane Peucker.<\/p>\n

Hawthorn has also made three changes from last week’s side with Josh Weddle, Josh Battle and Nick Watson replacing Karl Amon, Will Day\u00a0and Matt Hill.<\/p>\n

\"RichmondRichmond and Hawthorn’s team line-ups for the clash at the MCG. (AFL.com.au)Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 12:52pm<\/p>\n

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 12:52pm<\/p>\n

Welcome!\"Chris<\/p>\n

Good afternoon and welcome to ABC Sport’s live AFL coverage!<\/p>\n

We’ve got three more matches on deck this Sunday to wrap up round 19, and all the action kicks off at the MCG where Richmond takes on Hawthorn from 1:10pm.<\/p>\n

The second match of the day is a blockbuster with huge finals implications as Gold Coast hosts the Western Bulldogs at Carrara Stadium from 3:15pm.<\/p>\n

Then Round 19’s finale takes place at Docklands stadium where Essendon takes on the GWS Giants from 4:40pm.<\/p>\n

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