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No Changes For Tigers
The Tigers will go into Saturday's clash against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG with the same line-up that defeated the Swans at the SCG last Sunday.
Selectors kept faith with the winning 22, naming David Rodan, Ben Marsh and Kayne Pettifer as emergencies.
Veteran defender Matthew Croft returns for his second match of the 2004 season in one of three selection changes for the Bulldogs.
Also included are Kieran McGuinness and Ryan Hargrave who made a claim for promotion by collecting 31 possessions and five goals for Werribee in the VFL last week.
Croft has been earmarked for the job on Matthew Richardson who kicked seven against the Swans in his return after a month on the sidelines with a hamstring strain.
The three players to make way are the suspended Brian Harris and Sam Power and Farren Ray, both of whom have been omitted.
RICHMOND
B: Hartigan, Hall, Gaspar
HB: Chaffey, A.Kellaway, Campbell
C: Roach, Johnson, Tivendale
HF: Hyde, Ottens, Fiora
F: Brown, Richardson, Weller
FOLL: Stafford, Newman, Krakouer
I/C: Schulz, Bowden, Fletcher, Hilton
EMG: Rodan, Marsh, Pettifer
No change
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: Hargrave, Croft, Gilbee
HB: R.Murphy, Grant, Smith
C: Giansiracusa, West, Hahn
HF: Bowden, Rawlings, Cooney
F: Boyd, Darcy, Robbins
FOLL: Street, Johnson, Eagleton
I/C: Bassett, Faulkner, Harrison, McGuinness
EMG: Power, Ray, Skipper
IN: Croft, Hargrave, McGuinness
OUT: Harris (susp.), Power, Ray
The Tigers will go into Saturday's clash against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG with the same line-up that defeated the Swans at the SCG last Sunday.
Selectors kept faith with the winning 22, naming David Rodan, Ben Marsh and Kayne Pettifer as emergencies.
Veteran defender Matthew Croft returns for his second match of the 2004 season in one of three selection changes for the Bulldogs.
Also included are Kieran McGuinness and Ryan Hargrave who made a claim for promotion by collecting 31 possessions and five goals for Werribee in the VFL last week.
Croft has been earmarked for the job on Matthew Richardson who kicked seven against the Swans in his return after a month on the sidelines with a hamstring strain.
The three players to make way are the suspended Brian Harris and Sam Power and Farren Ray, both of whom have been omitted.
RICHMOND
B: Hartigan, Hall, Gaspar
HB: Chaffey, A.Kellaway, Campbell
C: Roach, Johnson, Tivendale
HF: Hyde, Ottens, Fiora
F: Brown, Richardson, Weller
FOLL: Stafford, Newman, Krakouer
I/C: Schulz, Bowden, Fletcher, Hilton
EMG: Rodan, Marsh, Pettifer
No change
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: Hargrave, Croft, Gilbee
HB: R.Murphy, Grant, Smith
C: Giansiracusa, West, Hahn
HF: Bowden, Rawlings, Cooney
F: Boyd, Darcy, Robbins
FOLL: Street, Johnson, Eagleton
I/C: Bassett, Faulkner, Harrison, McGuinness
EMG: Power, Ray, Skipper
IN: Croft, Hargrave, McGuinness
OUT: Harris (susp.), Power, Ray
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Tigers Must Knuckle Down
Tigers coach Danny Frawley says his team cannot afford to feel satisfied despite a recent change of fortunes.
Richmond will angle for a third consecutive victory this weekend after victories over Hawthorn and Sydney.
The club had won the opening match of the season against Collingwood before a four match losing slump.
“They’ve gained a little bit of respect back, but in saying that, if you’re not going to listen to the criticism why listen to the praise? I think that’s where it’s at,” Frawley said after a closed training session at Punt Road Oval on Thursday.
“We’re in a position where we can’t afford to sit back and have a look at where we are. We’ve been disappointed over our start for the year, so we’ve just got to knuckle down and hopefully win more games than we lose from here on in.”
Frawley rates this Saturday’s match against the Western Bulldogs, who have won two matches this season, as an even battle.
“Their top six is probably the equal of any side in the competition. And their youngsters are really stepping up as well. So it’s a 50-50 contest this.”
The Tigers could attempt to exploit the absence of young Bulldog defender Brian Harris, who was suspended this week, by loading their forward line with talls.
Harris would have minded Matthew Richardson, who kicked seven goals last weekend after recovering from a hamstring injury.
“It might mean we can rotate our ruckmen off the bench. A lot will depend on the weather as well,” Frawley said.
Tigers coach Danny Frawley says his team cannot afford to feel satisfied despite a recent change of fortunes.
Richmond will angle for a third consecutive victory this weekend after victories over Hawthorn and Sydney.
The club had won the opening match of the season against Collingwood before a four match losing slump.
“They’ve gained a little bit of respect back, but in saying that, if you’re not going to listen to the criticism why listen to the praise? I think that’s where it’s at,” Frawley said after a closed training session at Punt Road Oval on Thursday.
“We’re in a position where we can’t afford to sit back and have a look at where we are. We’ve been disappointed over our start for the year, so we’ve just got to knuckle down and hopefully win more games than we lose from here on in.”
Frawley rates this Saturday’s match against the Western Bulldogs, who have won two matches this season, as an even battle.
“Their top six is probably the equal of any side in the competition. And their youngsters are really stepping up as well. So it’s a 50-50 contest this.”
The Tigers could attempt to exploit the absence of young Bulldog defender Brian Harris, who was suspended this week, by loading their forward line with talls.
Harris would have minded Matthew Richardson, who kicked seven goals last weekend after recovering from a hamstring injury.
“It might mean we can rotate our ruckmen off the bench. A lot will depend on the weather as well,” Frawley said.
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Richo credits lay-off for form spurt
Matthew Richardson believes his recent lay-off with a hamstring injury has provided the spur for his stunning return to form, culminating in a career-best 10 goals against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG on Saturday.
A week after he kicked seven goals in the wet to beat Sydney at the SCG in his first game back from a three week injury absence, Richardson was simply unstoppable against the Dogs in kicking double figures for the first time in the 15.15 (105) to 10.22 (82) victory.
Richardson’s previous best individual performance – in terms of goals kicked – was eight, also against the Bulldogs way back in the opening game of the 1994 season.
And his efforts – the third time he has been Richmond’s match-winner in just four completed games this season after five goals against Collingwood in round one and seven last week – have lifted the Tigers back into the top eight after their third win in a row.
Richardson said the recent lay-off helped him two-fold - it made him hungry to play and gave him time to work on his notorious goalkicking – which has been exemplary in the past fortnight.
“I am just happy to be out there at the moment, I’m sick of being injured,” he said after the win over the Dogs.
“I am just happy to be finishing the work from up the ground.”
Richardson said he was aware the 10-goal performance was his best ever and said there was one simple reason why he was able to achieve double figures for the first time in his 181 game, 537 goal career.
“I kicked straight, that was the big difference.”
Richardson kicked seven of his goals from set-shots on a difficult day for goalkicking, as emphasised by the Bulldogs’ woeful lack of accuracy at the other end, after kicking seven straight against Sydney the week before.
“I had a month off and when you are injured you have time to do extra training and I did a fair bit of goal-kicking (practice) and it’s paid off,” he said.
“But I am not one to speak too soon.”
Richmond coach Danny Frawley said the decision to play Richardson as a permanent full-forward from the goal square this season was the reason behind one of the hottest streaks of the 29-year-old’s career.
“He has embraced his new role and he is leading into more dangerous spots where they really have to defend against him,” Frawley said, saying the days of Richardson being used in a roving commission up the ground - where he is less dangerous - were over.
“His accuracy has been terrific over the last two weeks and at the minute he is nice and relaxed in the way he is going about his footy and it’s a real positive for the club.”
Matthew Richardson believes his recent lay-off with a hamstring injury has provided the spur for his stunning return to form, culminating in a career-best 10 goals against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG on Saturday.
A week after he kicked seven goals in the wet to beat Sydney at the SCG in his first game back from a three week injury absence, Richardson was simply unstoppable against the Dogs in kicking double figures for the first time in the 15.15 (105) to 10.22 (82) victory.
Richardson’s previous best individual performance – in terms of goals kicked – was eight, also against the Bulldogs way back in the opening game of the 1994 season.
And his efforts – the third time he has been Richmond’s match-winner in just four completed games this season after five goals against Collingwood in round one and seven last week – have lifted the Tigers back into the top eight after their third win in a row.
Richardson said the recent lay-off helped him two-fold - it made him hungry to play and gave him time to work on his notorious goalkicking – which has been exemplary in the past fortnight.
“I am just happy to be out there at the moment, I’m sick of being injured,” he said after the win over the Dogs.
“I am just happy to be finishing the work from up the ground.”
Richardson said he was aware the 10-goal performance was his best ever and said there was one simple reason why he was able to achieve double figures for the first time in his 181 game, 537 goal career.
“I kicked straight, that was the big difference.”
Richardson kicked seven of his goals from set-shots on a difficult day for goalkicking, as emphasised by the Bulldogs’ woeful lack of accuracy at the other end, after kicking seven straight against Sydney the week before.
“I had a month off and when you are injured you have time to do extra training and I did a fair bit of goal-kicking (practice) and it’s paid off,” he said.
“But I am not one to speak too soon.”
Richmond coach Danny Frawley said the decision to play Richardson as a permanent full-forward from the goal square this season was the reason behind one of the hottest streaks of the 29-year-old’s career.
“He has embraced his new role and he is leading into more dangerous spots where they really have to defend against him,” Frawley said, saying the days of Richardson being used in a roving commission up the ground - where he is less dangerous - were over.
“His accuracy has been terrific over the last two weeks and at the minute he is nice and relaxed in the way he is going about his footy and it’s a real positive for the club.”
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Lockett Like Richo Awesome At Best
MATTHEW Richardson is poised to reclaim his reputation as one of the great stars of the AFL, according to coach Danny Frawley.
Rejoicing in Richardson's career-best 10-goal effort that sunk the Western Bulldogs at the MCG yesterday, Frawley said Richardson, 29, was back to his awesome best.
"It was exciting to watch," the coach said. "He's nice and relaxed the way he's going about his footy. It's a real positive for the club."
In a performance Frawley described as Lockett-like, the big forward saw off five opponents in
possibly the most magical two hours of his Tiger career. His four-goal contribution in the final term shut the door on the shockingly inaccurate Bulldogs.
Richmond premiership hero Mike Green said he had never seen Richardson play such a colossal role.
"He got us over the line on his back. He was sensational," Green said.
Richmond's disastrous opening to the season, which had Frawley under enormous pressure, is a memory after the Tigers clinched their third win in a row.
However, they face a tough fortnight, taking on Port Adelaide away on Saturday night and West Coast in Perth on the next week.
"It's going to be hard in the next two weeks, a double road trip," Frawley admitted.
"It's not ideal, but that's the draw. We knew that on October 20. We're going to have to play a lot better than that to win one or both those games."
Captain Wayne Campbell, a late withdrawal yesterday, is likely to return this week, along with Tim Fleming. However, the Tigers are unlikely to risk Mark Coughlan.
After the victory, the Tigers' faithful spilled into the hotels in Punt Rd singing the club song. Long-time club patron David Mandie said the joy in the rooms reminded him of a premiership win. "It's just fantastic!" Mandie said.
Richardson kicked seven straight last weekend in Richmond's upset away win against Sydney and yesterday's effort of 10.3 was the most he has kicked in a game since his underage days in Devonport.
"He was one of the main reasons why we were still in the game at half-time, and even at three-quarter time we were lucky to be in front, especially as they had the first five shots in the third quarter," Frawley said. "Our persistence over the last three weeks has been really good, and when the game was up for grabs we were able to take it.
"The Bulldogs were very good. (But) they shot themselves in the foot with their (poor) goalkicking."
Frawley was also enthused by the form of Joel Bowden, who benefited from a week in the VFL to be among the best three players afield.
"He and Nathan (Brown), with their running through the midfield, also kept us in the game," the coach said. "Joel has really turned the corner."
Asked why he had resisted pressure to trade Richardson after recent injury-plagued, inconsistent seasons, Frawley said he always believed the athletic big man could fire, especially if able to settle into a set position.
"It was an easy cop-out for everyone to keep swapping and changing him," he said. "He's got some exciting footy ahead of him.
"There's going to be a great role for him in the club in the future."
Having missed three weeks because of injury, Richardson's aggregate of 22 goals in only five games demonstrates he is one of the best forwards in the game.
His 13-mark performance yesterday was reminiscent of the strength and match-winning talents of the great Tony Lockett, the only player to kick 1300 goals at the top level.
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MATTHEW Richardson is poised to reclaim his reputation as one of the great stars of the AFL, according to coach Danny Frawley.
Rejoicing in Richardson's career-best 10-goal effort that sunk the Western Bulldogs at the MCG yesterday, Frawley said Richardson, 29, was back to his awesome best.
"It was exciting to watch," the coach said. "He's nice and relaxed the way he's going about his footy. It's a real positive for the club."
In a performance Frawley described as Lockett-like, the big forward saw off five opponents in
possibly the most magical two hours of his Tiger career. His four-goal contribution in the final term shut the door on the shockingly inaccurate Bulldogs.
Richmond premiership hero Mike Green said he had never seen Richardson play such a colossal role.
"He got us over the line on his back. He was sensational," Green said.
Richmond's disastrous opening to the season, which had Frawley under enormous pressure, is a memory after the Tigers clinched their third win in a row.
However, they face a tough fortnight, taking on Port Adelaide away on Saturday night and West Coast in Perth on the next week.
"It's going to be hard in the next two weeks, a double road trip," Frawley admitted.
"It's not ideal, but that's the draw. We knew that on October 20. We're going to have to play a lot better than that to win one or both those games."
Captain Wayne Campbell, a late withdrawal yesterday, is likely to return this week, along with Tim Fleming. However, the Tigers are unlikely to risk Mark Coughlan.
After the victory, the Tigers' faithful spilled into the hotels in Punt Rd singing the club song. Long-time club patron David Mandie said the joy in the rooms reminded him of a premiership win. "It's just fantastic!" Mandie said.
Richardson kicked seven straight last weekend in Richmond's upset away win against Sydney and yesterday's effort of 10.3 was the most he has kicked in a game since his underage days in Devonport.
"He was one of the main reasons why we were still in the game at half-time, and even at three-quarter time we were lucky to be in front, especially as they had the first five shots in the third quarter," Frawley said. "Our persistence over the last three weeks has been really good, and when the game was up for grabs we were able to take it.
"The Bulldogs were very good. (But) they shot themselves in the foot with their (poor) goalkicking."
Frawley was also enthused by the form of Joel Bowden, who benefited from a week in the VFL to be among the best three players afield.
"He and Nathan (Brown), with their running through the midfield, also kept us in the game," the coach said. "Joel has really turned the corner."
Asked why he had resisted pressure to trade Richardson after recent injury-plagued, inconsistent seasons, Frawley said he always believed the athletic big man could fire, especially if able to settle into a set position.
"It was an easy cop-out for everyone to keep swapping and changing him," he said. "He's got some exciting footy ahead of him.
"There's going to be a great role for him in the club in the future."
Having missed three weeks because of injury, Richardson's aggregate of 22 goals in only five games demonstrates he is one of the best forwards in the game.
His 13-mark performance yesterday was reminiscent of the strength and match-winning talents of the great Tony Lockett, the only player to kick 1300 goals at the top level.
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Ten-Haul Goal Worth The Wait
A Richmond football jumper the size of a tennis court and bearing a No. 3 was draped high above the MCG on the top deck of the new western stand yesterday, but in the consciousness of the Tiger fans at the other end of the ground, nothing was looming larger in the yellow and black than the No. 12.
For 12 years they have waited for a day like yesterday. That perfect day, when the imposing frame, the stunning athleticism, the unstoppable lead, the powerful mark and the raking kick would align like the bolts in some enchanted keyhole, and Matthew Richardson would play like a god.
The backdrop was wonderfully rendered: a postcard Melbourne autumn day drenched in filtered sunlight, a gentle breeze turned only slightly tricky by the gap-toothed stadium. It was the Saturday afternoon of football nostalgia.
In the twilight, after Richardson kicked his first AFL bag of 10 goals yesterday - his previous best was eight - Richmond coach Danny Frawley dared to suggest it might be an afternoon that points towards an exciting new football future for his 29-year-old full-forward.
If he is right, Richmond supporters will need some serious hosing down.
Few players in the game have the ability to enrapture their club's fans as Richardson does. Yesterday, as he kicked his seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th goals into the terraces, a yellow-and-black tsunami rose up and raged through the heights of the Great Southern Stand.
Still, it is a relationship not characterised by smooth sailing. Richardson is a formula-one car, designed for breathtaking performances but often brought to a halt by the merest of glitches. Nothing has ever been guaranteed.
And yet there were signs early yesterday that in his match-winning seven straight goals against the Swans last week, Richardson was offering something new.
Twice in the first 20 minutes, Richardson shook an unfortunate Scott Bassett and his leads were rewarded with marksman-like bullets from Kane Johnson. Richardson converted both opportunities with precision from outside 50, and his confidence boomed.
For his third, in the second quarter, he braced his legs like pillars and outmuscled Bassett for a Plugger-like mark at the top of the goal square. His fourth came after a 50-50 free went his way, and it allowed Richmond to go to the main break in front of surging but inaccurate Bulldogs.
Richardson's fifth goal, another long-range shot after a wide lead and a mark, set the tone for the third term. For his sixth, he led to centre half-forward, marked and kicked truly.
The Tigers took an eight-point lead and Richardson took a new opponent into the fourth quarter. Ryan Hargrave soon fared no better than Bassett, with Richardson playing on after a free to goal from the pocket, then again for his eighth after a strong lead. For his ninth, he overpowered Hargrave to mark overhead, and Tiger fans were screaming, demanding No. 10.
Soon, with old adversary Matthew Croft his third opponent, Richardson marked in the right forward pocket but dragged his shot across the face. Heavy sighs.
A minute later, he cleaned up the Bulldogs' dodgy kick-out, and snapped with his left to bring up double figures. He should have had his 11th soon after when he marked diving inside 50 but, with what he later described as a brain fade, he handed off to Rory Hilton, who was promptly swamped.
It was a minor fault in an otherwise flawless performance that Richardson attributed to his recent four-week break with a hamstring strain.
"I had month off, and when you're injured you have time to do extra training so I did a fair bit of goalkicking and it's paid off the past two weeks," he said, having reluctantly submitted himself to a media conference, "but I'm not one to speak too soon."
For Frawley, it was the result of a discussion he had with Richardson last October, when it was decided his days of roaming far and wide for a kick were over and he would play close to goal at full-forward.
"He's worked on his goalkicking, he's leading into some really dangerous spots where the opposition have to defend him with all they've got," Frawley said.
Frawley scoffed at suggestions the Tigers might have given up on Richardson at the end of last season. "No, not at all. From my point of view, settling down in a position was going to be good for him and also good for me."
Putting him on a wing or playing him on the ball, he said, was no longer the answer. "It was an easy cop-out from everyone, just to keep swapping and changing," Frawley said. "I think he's got some exciting footy ahead of him, and I think it's just going to be a great role for him and the club."
A Richmond football jumper the size of a tennis court and bearing a No. 3 was draped high above the MCG on the top deck of the new western stand yesterday, but in the consciousness of the Tiger fans at the other end of the ground, nothing was looming larger in the yellow and black than the No. 12.
For 12 years they have waited for a day like yesterday. That perfect day, when the imposing frame, the stunning athleticism, the unstoppable lead, the powerful mark and the raking kick would align like the bolts in some enchanted keyhole, and Matthew Richardson would play like a god.
The backdrop was wonderfully rendered: a postcard Melbourne autumn day drenched in filtered sunlight, a gentle breeze turned only slightly tricky by the gap-toothed stadium. It was the Saturday afternoon of football nostalgia.
In the twilight, after Richardson kicked his first AFL bag of 10 goals yesterday - his previous best was eight - Richmond coach Danny Frawley dared to suggest it might be an afternoon that points towards an exciting new football future for his 29-year-old full-forward.
If he is right, Richmond supporters will need some serious hosing down.
Few players in the game have the ability to enrapture their club's fans as Richardson does. Yesterday, as he kicked his seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th goals into the terraces, a yellow-and-black tsunami rose up and raged through the heights of the Great Southern Stand.
Still, it is a relationship not characterised by smooth sailing. Richardson is a formula-one car, designed for breathtaking performances but often brought to a halt by the merest of glitches. Nothing has ever been guaranteed.
And yet there were signs early yesterday that in his match-winning seven straight goals against the Swans last week, Richardson was offering something new.
Twice in the first 20 minutes, Richardson shook an unfortunate Scott Bassett and his leads were rewarded with marksman-like bullets from Kane Johnson. Richardson converted both opportunities with precision from outside 50, and his confidence boomed.
For his third, in the second quarter, he braced his legs like pillars and outmuscled Bassett for a Plugger-like mark at the top of the goal square. His fourth came after a 50-50 free went his way, and it allowed Richmond to go to the main break in front of surging but inaccurate Bulldogs.
Richardson's fifth goal, another long-range shot after a wide lead and a mark, set the tone for the third term. For his sixth, he led to centre half-forward, marked and kicked truly.
The Tigers took an eight-point lead and Richardson took a new opponent into the fourth quarter. Ryan Hargrave soon fared no better than Bassett, with Richardson playing on after a free to goal from the pocket, then again for his eighth after a strong lead. For his ninth, he overpowered Hargrave to mark overhead, and Tiger fans were screaming, demanding No. 10.
Soon, with old adversary Matthew Croft his third opponent, Richardson marked in the right forward pocket but dragged his shot across the face. Heavy sighs.
A minute later, he cleaned up the Bulldogs' dodgy kick-out, and snapped with his left to bring up double figures. He should have had his 11th soon after when he marked diving inside 50 but, with what he later described as a brain fade, he handed off to Rory Hilton, who was promptly swamped.
It was a minor fault in an otherwise flawless performance that Richardson attributed to his recent four-week break with a hamstring strain.
"I had month off, and when you're injured you have time to do extra training so I did a fair bit of goalkicking and it's paid off the past two weeks," he said, having reluctantly submitted himself to a media conference, "but I'm not one to speak too soon."
For Frawley, it was the result of a discussion he had with Richardson last October, when it was decided his days of roaming far and wide for a kick were over and he would play close to goal at full-forward.
"He's worked on his goalkicking, he's leading into some really dangerous spots where the opposition have to defend him with all they've got," Frawley said.
Frawley scoffed at suggestions the Tigers might have given up on Richardson at the end of last season. "No, not at all. From my point of view, settling down in a position was going to be good for him and also good for me."
Putting him on a wing or playing him on the ball, he said, was no longer the answer. "It was an easy cop-out from everyone, just to keep swapping and changing," Frawley said. "I think he's got some exciting footy ahead of him, and I think it's just going to be a great role for him and the club."
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Batman And Robin Win it For Richmond
BATMAN and Robin – the dynamic duo of Matthew Richardson and Nathan Brown – yesterday defeated the Western Bulldogs, 83 to 82.
That was the match in a nutshell: two exhilarating forwards who booted 13.5 between them against a team that squandered countless opportunities to finish with 10.22.
Richardson, who was coming off seven goals against Sydney, kicked 10.3 in a scintillating display to register his first bag of 10 goals in his 181 games with the Tigers.
He was too big, strong and confident for three opponents – a novice, a junior and a player nearing the end of his career – and finished with the amazing statistics of 16 kicks, one handball and 13 marks.
His partner Brown chimed in with 3.2, 16 kicks, 13 handballs and three marks.
However, it was their accuracy – the all-important conversion rate that applied scoreboard pressure that allowed Richmond to record its third consecutive victory and give it a 4-4 win-loss record.
The 23-point win – 15.15 (105) to 10.22 (82) – was a direct result of their scoring abilities. The only other Tiger goalscorers were Greg Stafford and Kane Johnson, who contributed one apiece.
On the other side of the coin, the Bulldogs frittered away many opportunities. They were embarrassing in comparison to the precision of Richardson and Brown.
After scoring 1.8 in the opening term, the Bulldogs peppered the goals and added another six behinds.
After 10 minutes of dominance, Richmond took the ball forward, Richardson marked and goaled, and all the Bulldog efforts counted for nought.
This was heartbreak material for the likes of Scott West, who worked tirelessly, only to see his efforts, and opportunity after opportunity, become fruitless.
The difference between the two teams could be put simplistically as the tale of two full-forwards.
While Richardson was marking and goaling at will, his counterpart Jade Rawlings was a disaster. He managed only one behind from five kicks and two marks and spent time on the bench.
He was afraid to shoot for goal and in the end he was a wreck. With the game still in the balance during the final term, he spilled an uncontested chest mark, only to watch the ball rebound for Richardson to goal.
That pretty much summed up the day for both. Richardson could do no wrong and Rawlings could do no right.
Richardson was in one of those moods that threatened any opponent. He had little to worry about. The Bulldogs, without their regular full-back, began with Scott Bassett (playing his 28th AFL game and conceding 4cm and 14kg) and replaced him after six goals with Ryan Hargrave, who conceded 6cm and 19kg.
The final choice was Matthew Croft, who conceded speed as well as 5cm and 11kg.
The Bulldogs refused to play Chris Grant against Richardson and instead, when the game was lost, sent the veteran to the forward line.
It would be unfair to lavish all the praise on Richardson and Brown. The tireless work, particularly early, of Joel Bowden (12 of his 30 disposals came in the opening term) and the relentless run and precise delivery of Kane Johnson were instrumental in the result.
So, too, were the efforts of Brad Ottens in the ruck, whose palming paved the way for easy possession for the midfielders.
The Bulldogs are a frustrating combination. They run hard and set up opportunities, but fail to capitalise.
They stumbled to 1.14 by the nine-minute mark of the second term, and had they converted even half their scoring chances they would have applied enormous scoreboard pressure.
Inexplicably they then booted three goals in three minutes to snare a one-point lead.
Despite the woeful kicking for goal, the lead changed 10 times during the opening three terms and only two points separated the teams at the 11-minute mark of the final term.
Then Richardson stepped up as the Bulldogs ran out of legs. He led, marked and booted three of his four final-quarter goals as the Tigers celebrated a determined victory.
The Tigers have a 4-4 scoreline after being ridiculed several weeks ago. A one-point victory against Hawthorn seemed a reprieve, but the return from injury of Richardson has made a huge impact.
He kicked seven goals straight (in a total of 10) in the win over Sydney and yesterday was a class above the rest.
The Bulldogs sorely await the return of Daniel Bandy to add height and skill and the chance to rotate key players, a return to form of Rawlings, and an end to the plague of behinds that are ruining their season.
In their two successes this season they kicked 16.13 against Hawthorn and 19.6 against the Kangaroos.
However, in defeat they have yesterday's 10.22 to add to 7.22 against Port Adelaide and 13.19 against Collingwood.
Bad kicking is bad football: it is an old-fashioned saying that sadly rings all too true for the Bulldogs.
BATMAN and Robin – the dynamic duo of Matthew Richardson and Nathan Brown – yesterday defeated the Western Bulldogs, 83 to 82.
That was the match in a nutshell: two exhilarating forwards who booted 13.5 between them against a team that squandered countless opportunities to finish with 10.22.
Richardson, who was coming off seven goals against Sydney, kicked 10.3 in a scintillating display to register his first bag of 10 goals in his 181 games with the Tigers.
He was too big, strong and confident for three opponents – a novice, a junior and a player nearing the end of his career – and finished with the amazing statistics of 16 kicks, one handball and 13 marks.
His partner Brown chimed in with 3.2, 16 kicks, 13 handballs and three marks.
However, it was their accuracy – the all-important conversion rate that applied scoreboard pressure that allowed Richmond to record its third consecutive victory and give it a 4-4 win-loss record.
The 23-point win – 15.15 (105) to 10.22 (82) – was a direct result of their scoring abilities. The only other Tiger goalscorers were Greg Stafford and Kane Johnson, who contributed one apiece.
On the other side of the coin, the Bulldogs frittered away many opportunities. They were embarrassing in comparison to the precision of Richardson and Brown.
After scoring 1.8 in the opening term, the Bulldogs peppered the goals and added another six behinds.
After 10 minutes of dominance, Richmond took the ball forward, Richardson marked and goaled, and all the Bulldog efforts counted for nought.
This was heartbreak material for the likes of Scott West, who worked tirelessly, only to see his efforts, and opportunity after opportunity, become fruitless.
The difference between the two teams could be put simplistically as the tale of two full-forwards.
While Richardson was marking and goaling at will, his counterpart Jade Rawlings was a disaster. He managed only one behind from five kicks and two marks and spent time on the bench.
He was afraid to shoot for goal and in the end he was a wreck. With the game still in the balance during the final term, he spilled an uncontested chest mark, only to watch the ball rebound for Richardson to goal.
That pretty much summed up the day for both. Richardson could do no wrong and Rawlings could do no right.
Richardson was in one of those moods that threatened any opponent. He had little to worry about. The Bulldogs, without their regular full-back, began with Scott Bassett (playing his 28th AFL game and conceding 4cm and 14kg) and replaced him after six goals with Ryan Hargrave, who conceded 6cm and 19kg.
The final choice was Matthew Croft, who conceded speed as well as 5cm and 11kg.
The Bulldogs refused to play Chris Grant against Richardson and instead, when the game was lost, sent the veteran to the forward line.
It would be unfair to lavish all the praise on Richardson and Brown. The tireless work, particularly early, of Joel Bowden (12 of his 30 disposals came in the opening term) and the relentless run and precise delivery of Kane Johnson were instrumental in the result.
So, too, were the efforts of Brad Ottens in the ruck, whose palming paved the way for easy possession for the midfielders.
The Bulldogs are a frustrating combination. They run hard and set up opportunities, but fail to capitalise.
They stumbled to 1.14 by the nine-minute mark of the second term, and had they converted even half their scoring chances they would have applied enormous scoreboard pressure.
Inexplicably they then booted three goals in three minutes to snare a one-point lead.
Despite the woeful kicking for goal, the lead changed 10 times during the opening three terms and only two points separated the teams at the 11-minute mark of the final term.
Then Richardson stepped up as the Bulldogs ran out of legs. He led, marked and booted three of his four final-quarter goals as the Tigers celebrated a determined victory.
The Tigers have a 4-4 scoreline after being ridiculed several weeks ago. A one-point victory against Hawthorn seemed a reprieve, but the return from injury of Richardson has made a huge impact.
He kicked seven goals straight (in a total of 10) in the win over Sydney and yesterday was a class above the rest.
The Bulldogs sorely await the return of Daniel Bandy to add height and skill and the chance to rotate key players, a return to form of Rawlings, and an end to the plague of behinds that are ruining their season.
In their two successes this season they kicked 16.13 against Hawthorn and 19.6 against the Kangaroos.
However, in defeat they have yesterday's 10.22 to add to 7.22 against Port Adelaide and 13.19 against Collingwood.
Bad kicking is bad football: it is an old-fashioned saying that sadly rings all too true for the Bulldogs.
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Tough Games Ahead: Frawley
Three weeks ago Danny Frawley left the arena at Telstra Dome having been spat on by a Richmond fan after a woeful 75-point loss to Adelaide.
Today, thanks to yesterday's 23-point win over the Bulldogs, the Tigers hover on the edge of the eight with a 4-4 record and boast a full-forward who has bagged 17 goals in the past two games.
But the Tigers coach is taking nothing for granted, especially with away games against Port Adelaide and West Coast coming up. "They're going to be hard tasks over the next two weeks, double road trip, which is not ideal, but that's the draw, we knew that on October 20. We're going to have to play a lot better than today to win one or both of those games interstate," Frawley said.
Frawley also admitted that yesterday's game was as much lost by the Bulldogs as won by the Tigers. The Doggies racked up eight more scoring shots than Richmond and kicked six successive points at the start of the second half. Eight minutes into the final quarter they had drawn within two points of the eventual winner.
"At half-time we were lucky to be in front. I think the Bulldogs, especially after three-quarter-time, the first 10 minutes, they had five shots on goal," Frawley said.
"Our persistence over the last three weeks has been really good and I suppose when the game was up for grabs we really did take the game, but I thought the Bulldogs were very good all day, and they probably shot themselves in the foot."
Inaccurate kicking was obviously not a problem for Matthew Richardson, who has now bagged 17 goals in two games. His 10 yesterday pipped the nine Melbourne's David Neitz kicked against Richmond in round two.
"His accuracy's really been terrific over the last two weeks. He's been doing a hell of a lot of work himself . . . It's not always going to go like that, when you're kicking long shots on goal like that, but at the minute he's nice and relaxed the way he's going about his footy and that's a real positive for the club," Frawley said.
Frawley allowed himself to speculate on what the Tigers could achieve with an on-song spearhead and a fully fit and firing midfield.
"If you look at our round-one win and our starting midfield was (Wayne) Campbell, (Mark) Coughlan and (Tim) Fleming. I'm not sure where they are at this week; hopefully Campbell and Fleming are a chance. Coughlan's still a bit away, but I suppose (if) we keep working away and nudge a few wins and get those quality players back in our midfield . . . I think that's exciting," Frawley said.
Western Bulldogs coach Peter Rohde was at a loss to explain the appalling kicking that characterised his team's 23-point loss yesterday.
"It's certainly unacceptable," he said when asked about the display.
The Bulldogs had eight more scoring shots than the Tigers, but kicked 22 behinds.
Rohde said he was unsure why the wastefulness continued despite specialised coaching.
"The last two weeks we've kicked pretty well, but either side of that, we've had games where we've shot ourselves in the foot," he said.
"There's no magic solution. I thought today it was a wide variety of players . . . it seems as though everyone who stepped up today was going to miss."
Three weeks ago Danny Frawley left the arena at Telstra Dome having been spat on by a Richmond fan after a woeful 75-point loss to Adelaide.
Today, thanks to yesterday's 23-point win over the Bulldogs, the Tigers hover on the edge of the eight with a 4-4 record and boast a full-forward who has bagged 17 goals in the past two games.
But the Tigers coach is taking nothing for granted, especially with away games against Port Adelaide and West Coast coming up. "They're going to be hard tasks over the next two weeks, double road trip, which is not ideal, but that's the draw, we knew that on October 20. We're going to have to play a lot better than today to win one or both of those games interstate," Frawley said.
Frawley also admitted that yesterday's game was as much lost by the Bulldogs as won by the Tigers. The Doggies racked up eight more scoring shots than Richmond and kicked six successive points at the start of the second half. Eight minutes into the final quarter they had drawn within two points of the eventual winner.
"At half-time we were lucky to be in front. I think the Bulldogs, especially after three-quarter-time, the first 10 minutes, they had five shots on goal," Frawley said.
"Our persistence over the last three weeks has been really good and I suppose when the game was up for grabs we really did take the game, but I thought the Bulldogs were very good all day, and they probably shot themselves in the foot."
Inaccurate kicking was obviously not a problem for Matthew Richardson, who has now bagged 17 goals in two games. His 10 yesterday pipped the nine Melbourne's David Neitz kicked against Richmond in round two.
"His accuracy's really been terrific over the last two weeks. He's been doing a hell of a lot of work himself . . . It's not always going to go like that, when you're kicking long shots on goal like that, but at the minute he's nice and relaxed the way he's going about his footy and that's a real positive for the club," Frawley said.
Frawley allowed himself to speculate on what the Tigers could achieve with an on-song spearhead and a fully fit and firing midfield.
"If you look at our round-one win and our starting midfield was (Wayne) Campbell, (Mark) Coughlan and (Tim) Fleming. I'm not sure where they are at this week; hopefully Campbell and Fleming are a chance. Coughlan's still a bit away, but I suppose (if) we keep working away and nudge a few wins and get those quality players back in our midfield . . . I think that's exciting," Frawley said.
Western Bulldogs coach Peter Rohde was at a loss to explain the appalling kicking that characterised his team's 23-point loss yesterday.
"It's certainly unacceptable," he said when asked about the display.
The Bulldogs had eight more scoring shots than the Tigers, but kicked 22 behinds.
Rohde said he was unsure why the wastefulness continued despite specialised coaching.
"The last two weeks we've kicked pretty well, but either side of that, we've had games where we've shot ourselves in the foot," he said.
"There's no magic solution. I thought today it was a wide variety of players . . . it seems as though everyone who stepped up today was going to miss."
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New Tiger Resolve
MATTHEW Richardson disposed of four opponents in kicking a match-winning 10 goals against the Western Bulldogs.
Richmond's gun full-forward was the obvious difference at the MCG on Saturday, although the Dogs didn't do themselves any favours with another atrocious kicking display.
But the question everyone was asking after the game was why Dogs coach Peter Rohde didn't try Jade Rawlings on Richardson after Scott Bassett, Ben Harrison, Ryan Hargrave and Matthew Croft were found wanting?
Rawlings, recruited as a tall marking forward, was out of sorts, having only five kicks and contributing a solitary behind.
In the last quarter, with the Dogs trailing by eight points, Rawlings even dropped a "gimme" chest mark, so low was his confidence.
The ball rebounded and Richardson outmarked Hargrave for his ninth goal to seal the game.
Rohde's reaction was to bench Rawlings rather than try him on his brother-in-law Richardson, on whom he last played in Round 22 last year.
When questioned about Rawlings after the game, he replied: "We don't think he's a good match for Richardson.
"We could have played Granty (Chris Grant) back on him but, at the end of the day, we've got to win the game. Jade's the preferred forward who's most likely to do it.
"Granty's playing centre half-back and really dominating the game. There's not a lot of point in putting those sorts of blokes back to suffer the same sort of fate as the other blokes."
The hallmark of Richardson's display was his immaculate accuracy, the product of 250 shots at goal each week in practice, according to teammate Nathan Brown.
It's a scenario the Dogs could well follow, even though Rohde said they had done more goalkicking practice than anyone would believe.
On Saturday, they registered 1.8 in the opening term, and then kicked six behinds without a goal in the first 10 minutes of the third quarter when dominating the game.
Now that the Tigers have re-discovered how to win, there's no reason they can't continue, even though they face Port Adelaide and West Coast on the road in the next two weeks.
It's worth noting that the Tigers' preferred midfield of the opening round – Wayne Campbell, Mark Coughlan and Tim Flemming – was absent on Saturday.
Campbell, missing because of a calf injury, joked after the game that he was responsible for the improved form of Joel Bowden across half-back.
Bowden had 12 touches in the first quarter on the way to 18 kicks and 12 handballs.
Dropped two weeks ago after a record game streak of 136 matches, Bowden played only one VFL game before earning a reprieve at the last minute against Sydney.
In the previous two games, Campbell has played on a half-back flank in an effort to turn his season around, and now Bowden has done the same.
Bowden's brother, Patrick, was one of the Dogs' best players, chipping in for the side's only two goals of the third quarter when it couldn't buy a goal.
Centreman Scott West again was a standout performer with 35 disposals after kicking the opening goal of the game from the 50m line on the run.
Captain Chris Grant also improved as the game wore on, taking several spectacular marks.
But in the first half, when opposed to Darren Gaspar, Grant was continually led away from the hot spot at centre half-forward, allowing Richardson plenty of room to accept bullet-like passes from Kane Johnson.
Gaspar then returned to a more familiar defensive role after halftime at full-back on Croft, allowing Jay Schulz to take over at centre half-forward.
Johnson and Nathan Brown were the Tigers who caused the Dogs most problems in the midfield.
Johnson continues to unobtrusively win the ball and rarely wastes a kick.
His only goal, the side's sixth in the second quarter, was a gem, kicked off the right side of his boot on the run.
Playing against his former team, Brown was on the receiving end of several bumps off the ball, but had the last laugh by kicking three goals in the Tigers' 23-point victory.
After only two wins from the opening seven rounds, the Dogs now face another year near the bottom of the ladder, with fans wondering where their next win will come from.
MATTHEW Richardson disposed of four opponents in kicking a match-winning 10 goals against the Western Bulldogs.
Richmond's gun full-forward was the obvious difference at the MCG on Saturday, although the Dogs didn't do themselves any favours with another atrocious kicking display.
But the question everyone was asking after the game was why Dogs coach Peter Rohde didn't try Jade Rawlings on Richardson after Scott Bassett, Ben Harrison, Ryan Hargrave and Matthew Croft were found wanting?
Rawlings, recruited as a tall marking forward, was out of sorts, having only five kicks and contributing a solitary behind.
In the last quarter, with the Dogs trailing by eight points, Rawlings even dropped a "gimme" chest mark, so low was his confidence.
The ball rebounded and Richardson outmarked Hargrave for his ninth goal to seal the game.
Rohde's reaction was to bench Rawlings rather than try him on his brother-in-law Richardson, on whom he last played in Round 22 last year.
When questioned about Rawlings after the game, he replied: "We don't think he's a good match for Richardson.
"We could have played Granty (Chris Grant) back on him but, at the end of the day, we've got to win the game. Jade's the preferred forward who's most likely to do it.
"Granty's playing centre half-back and really dominating the game. There's not a lot of point in putting those sorts of blokes back to suffer the same sort of fate as the other blokes."
The hallmark of Richardson's display was his immaculate accuracy, the product of 250 shots at goal each week in practice, according to teammate Nathan Brown.
It's a scenario the Dogs could well follow, even though Rohde said they had done more goalkicking practice than anyone would believe.
On Saturday, they registered 1.8 in the opening term, and then kicked six behinds without a goal in the first 10 minutes of the third quarter when dominating the game.
Now that the Tigers have re-discovered how to win, there's no reason they can't continue, even though they face Port Adelaide and West Coast on the road in the next two weeks.
It's worth noting that the Tigers' preferred midfield of the opening round – Wayne Campbell, Mark Coughlan and Tim Flemming – was absent on Saturday.
Campbell, missing because of a calf injury, joked after the game that he was responsible for the improved form of Joel Bowden across half-back.
Bowden had 12 touches in the first quarter on the way to 18 kicks and 12 handballs.
Dropped two weeks ago after a record game streak of 136 matches, Bowden played only one VFL game before earning a reprieve at the last minute against Sydney.
In the previous two games, Campbell has played on a half-back flank in an effort to turn his season around, and now Bowden has done the same.
Bowden's brother, Patrick, was one of the Dogs' best players, chipping in for the side's only two goals of the third quarter when it couldn't buy a goal.
Centreman Scott West again was a standout performer with 35 disposals after kicking the opening goal of the game from the 50m line on the run.
Captain Chris Grant also improved as the game wore on, taking several spectacular marks.
But in the first half, when opposed to Darren Gaspar, Grant was continually led away from the hot spot at centre half-forward, allowing Richardson plenty of room to accept bullet-like passes from Kane Johnson.
Gaspar then returned to a more familiar defensive role after halftime at full-back on Croft, allowing Jay Schulz to take over at centre half-forward.
Johnson and Nathan Brown were the Tigers who caused the Dogs most problems in the midfield.
Johnson continues to unobtrusively win the ball and rarely wastes a kick.
His only goal, the side's sixth in the second quarter, was a gem, kicked off the right side of his boot on the run.
Playing against his former team, Brown was on the receiving end of several bumps off the ball, but had the last laugh by kicking three goals in the Tigers' 23-point victory.
After only two wins from the opening seven rounds, the Dogs now face another year near the bottom of the ladder, with fans wondering where their next win will come from.
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More Than Richo
Matthew Richardson might have been the focus of adoring Richmond fans following his career-best 10 goals on Saturday but there was a lot more than just his heroics to satisfy coach Danny Frawley after the 23 point win over the Bulldogs.
The victory not only marked the Tigers’ third in a row to put the club within percentage of a top eight berth after being last just three weeks ago but also marked a return to form for two of the club’s most important players – Darren Gaspar and Joel Bowden.
Both had endured wretched starts to 2004 as Gaspar struggled to regain confidence after last year’s knee re-construction while Bowden’s form had been so bad he was dropped for the first time in six years for the round six clash against Hawthorn.
However against the Bulldogs, Bowden was the Tigers’ best player in the opening term with 12 touches and eventually finished with 29 touches while Gaspar performed well both at centre-half-forward and then centre-half-back,
“Joel has really turned the corner,” Frawley said. “He played with intensity and I thought his run through the lines was good and I thought he gave us a lot of spark.”
Frawley was also thrilled with Gaspar’s performance but said his best form was probably still a month away and he battles back from that knee re-construction in round 11 last year.
“He is still only 10 months into his recovery from a knee (re-construction),” Frawley said.
“But I thought that was a real positive out of the day (against the Bulldogs) to have ‘Gas’ as our captain (in the absence of injured skipper Wayne Campbell) and have him playing a good role.”
“He has only just played cameos in the past two weeks but he was able to come in (up forward and play on Chris Grant) and allow Matthew (Richardson) to take those marks early on and then he went down into defence to release Andrew Kellaway and then Jay Schulz went forward for us and he was good in the last half too.”
“It worked well and it was great to see and I know Richmond supporters will be rapt to see Gas getting back into some form.”
Matthew Richardson might have been the focus of adoring Richmond fans following his career-best 10 goals on Saturday but there was a lot more than just his heroics to satisfy coach Danny Frawley after the 23 point win over the Bulldogs.
The victory not only marked the Tigers’ third in a row to put the club within percentage of a top eight berth after being last just three weeks ago but also marked a return to form for two of the club’s most important players – Darren Gaspar and Joel Bowden.
Both had endured wretched starts to 2004 as Gaspar struggled to regain confidence after last year’s knee re-construction while Bowden’s form had been so bad he was dropped for the first time in six years for the round six clash against Hawthorn.
However against the Bulldogs, Bowden was the Tigers’ best player in the opening term with 12 touches and eventually finished with 29 touches while Gaspar performed well both at centre-half-forward and then centre-half-back,
“Joel has really turned the corner,” Frawley said. “He played with intensity and I thought his run through the lines was good and I thought he gave us a lot of spark.”
Frawley was also thrilled with Gaspar’s performance but said his best form was probably still a month away and he battles back from that knee re-construction in round 11 last year.
“He is still only 10 months into his recovery from a knee (re-construction),” Frawley said.
“But I thought that was a real positive out of the day (against the Bulldogs) to have ‘Gas’ as our captain (in the absence of injured skipper Wayne Campbell) and have him playing a good role.”
“He has only just played cameos in the past two weeks but he was able to come in (up forward and play on Chris Grant) and allow Matthew (Richardson) to take those marks early on and then he went down into defence to release Andrew Kellaway and then Jay Schulz went forward for us and he was good in the last half too.”
“It worked well and it was great to see and I know Richmond supporters will be rapt to see Gas getting back into some form.”
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Tigers' turn To Confront Bogey
It was Essendon’s turn last week and now it is Richmond that will have to confront its AAMI Stadium bogey.
The Bombers went to Adelaide last week having won just four of 16 previous matches in South Australia but they smashed that hoodoo by thrashing the Crows.
And while the Tigers face the Crows’ local rivals Port Adelaide this Saturday night, their record at AAMI Stadium is virtually identical to that of Essendon’s – just four wins from 15 attempts.
The Tigers' last win at the ground was exactly five years ago in round 9, 1999 against Adelaide, meaning the club has not won there once since Danny Frawley took over as coach in 2000.
Under Frawley’s tenure the Tigers have been to Adelaide on seven occasions, with their average losing margin being 33 points.
And this weekend’s trip to Port is the first of back-to-back interstate trips in the next fortnight with West Coast at Subiaco to come in round 10.
But at least the Tigers embark on one of their most difficult fortnights of the season in good form with three successive wins, while Matthew Richardson has kicked 17 goals in the past two matches.
However, Frawley said the Tigers will have to play a lot better than they did against the Bulldogs last week if they are to overcome their AAMI Stadium hoodoo this week.
“They are going to be hard tasks over the next two weeks, a double road trip which is not ideal and we are going to have to play a lot better than we did last week to win one or both of those games,” he said.
Frawley said one of the keys to winning this weekend against Port Adelaide would be stopping their champion forward Warren Tredrea and he has identified the much-improved Ray Hall as the man for the task.
“He has done really well over the last two weeks on Barry Hall and Jade Rawlings and he is going to get a really big job on Tredrea,” he said.
The Tigers are also hoping to regain skipper Wayne Campbell and rugged midfielder Tim Fleming this week for what shapes as a major test of just how much the Tigers have improved after being last on the ladder just three weeks ago.
It was Essendon’s turn last week and now it is Richmond that will have to confront its AAMI Stadium bogey.
The Bombers went to Adelaide last week having won just four of 16 previous matches in South Australia but they smashed that hoodoo by thrashing the Crows.
And while the Tigers face the Crows’ local rivals Port Adelaide this Saturday night, their record at AAMI Stadium is virtually identical to that of Essendon’s – just four wins from 15 attempts.
The Tigers' last win at the ground was exactly five years ago in round 9, 1999 against Adelaide, meaning the club has not won there once since Danny Frawley took over as coach in 2000.
Under Frawley’s tenure the Tigers have been to Adelaide on seven occasions, with their average losing margin being 33 points.
And this weekend’s trip to Port is the first of back-to-back interstate trips in the next fortnight with West Coast at Subiaco to come in round 10.
But at least the Tigers embark on one of their most difficult fortnights of the season in good form with three successive wins, while Matthew Richardson has kicked 17 goals in the past two matches.
However, Frawley said the Tigers will have to play a lot better than they did against the Bulldogs last week if they are to overcome their AAMI Stadium hoodoo this week.
“They are going to be hard tasks over the next two weeks, a double road trip which is not ideal and we are going to have to play a lot better than we did last week to win one or both of those games,” he said.
Frawley said one of the keys to winning this weekend against Port Adelaide would be stopping their champion forward Warren Tredrea and he has identified the much-improved Ray Hall as the man for the task.
“He has done really well over the last two weeks on Barry Hall and Jade Rawlings and he is going to get a really big job on Tredrea,” he said.
The Tigers are also hoping to regain skipper Wayne Campbell and rugged midfielder Tim Fleming this week for what shapes as a major test of just how much the Tigers have improved after being last on the ladder just three weeks ago.
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Krakouers Hopes Of Seeing Son Dashed
Jim Krakouer's hopes of finally seeing his son Andrew play a live AFL game for Richmond next week have been dashed by West Australian correctional authorities.
Krakouer, who is due for parole in August after serving almost nine years for drug trafficking, has been barred from attending the Tigers' May 29 clash with West Coast because Government authorities have deemed the day-release application "inappropriate".
A Government spokesman, David Harris, pointed to security fears and intense media scrutiny on the prisoner.
Richmond's round-10 trip to Subiaco is the club's only Perth fixture this season.
Richmond director of football, Greg Miller, confirmed yesterday that Krakouer's application had been rejected.
"Andrew mentioned it to me a couple of days ago," said Mr Miller. "He's pretty disappointed, but we've organised so that he can stay in Perth an extra night and, hopefully, visit his dad the following day."
Jim Krakouer's brother, Phil, said last night he was unaware that the application had been rejected, but said he was not surprised.
"It would have been a bit of a media circus, and I guess Jim will be disappointed, but I know his main priority is to get out of the place and start a new life."
Krakouer, who played 147 VFL games in a brilliant career with the Kangaroos and, briefly, St Kilda, began a restricted, one-day-a-month home-release program in February.
Mr Harris said: "There are security issues involved with going to a football match as high-profile as the one we're talking about, and Jim would also be under intense media scrutiny.
"We understand he would like to be there but it would be inappropriate because of that scrutiny, and we know it will be intense because of all the calls we've been getting.
"The home-release program is part of a re-socialisation back into the community but he is still regarded as being in custody. When he is due for parole, he can travel where he likes as long as he remains in the state."
Krakouer was sentenced in October 1995 to 16 years in prison for conspiracy to possess and intent to sell or supply methyl-amphetamines worth $500,000. Andrew, 11 when Krakouer was placed in his first maximum-security institution in Perth, has been regularly among Richmond's best players in this, his fourth season at the club.
It is thought the Tigers plan to apply to the Justice Department in WA for permission to bring Krakouer to Victoria after his release on parole.
Jim Krakouer's hopes of finally seeing his son Andrew play a live AFL game for Richmond next week have been dashed by West Australian correctional authorities.
Krakouer, who is due for parole in August after serving almost nine years for drug trafficking, has been barred from attending the Tigers' May 29 clash with West Coast because Government authorities have deemed the day-release application "inappropriate".
A Government spokesman, David Harris, pointed to security fears and intense media scrutiny on the prisoner.
Richmond's round-10 trip to Subiaco is the club's only Perth fixture this season.
Richmond director of football, Greg Miller, confirmed yesterday that Krakouer's application had been rejected.
"Andrew mentioned it to me a couple of days ago," said Mr Miller. "He's pretty disappointed, but we've organised so that he can stay in Perth an extra night and, hopefully, visit his dad the following day."
Jim Krakouer's brother, Phil, said last night he was unaware that the application had been rejected, but said he was not surprised.
"It would have been a bit of a media circus, and I guess Jim will be disappointed, but I know his main priority is to get out of the place and start a new life."
Krakouer, who played 147 VFL games in a brilliant career with the Kangaroos and, briefly, St Kilda, began a restricted, one-day-a-month home-release program in February.
Mr Harris said: "There are security issues involved with going to a football match as high-profile as the one we're talking about, and Jim would also be under intense media scrutiny.
"We understand he would like to be there but it would be inappropriate because of that scrutiny, and we know it will be intense because of all the calls we've been getting.
"The home-release program is part of a re-socialisation back into the community but he is still regarded as being in custody. When he is due for parole, he can travel where he likes as long as he remains in the state."
Krakouer was sentenced in October 1995 to 16 years in prison for conspiracy to possess and intent to sell or supply methyl-amphetamines worth $500,000. Andrew, 11 when Krakouer was placed in his first maximum-security institution in Perth, has been regularly among Richmond's best players in this, his fourth season at the club.
It is thought the Tigers plan to apply to the Justice Department in WA for permission to bring Krakouer to Victoria after his release on parole.
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Richo Joins top Tiger goal Group
There was a strong sense of deja vu at the MCG last Saturday . . .
In 1991, Jeff Hogg kicked 10 goals for Richmond against Collingwood in Round 8 at the hallowed ground, which was undergoing renovations with the Great Southern Stand being built.
And, 13 years later, in the same round, at the same ground, with major renovations again taking place, Matthew Richardson booted his name into Richmond goalkicking immortality.
For the 16th time, a Richmond player kicked 10 goals or more in a senior league game. And ‘Richo’ became the 9th Richmond player to do so. He joins the elite company of D. Strang, Titus and Roach (to name but a few).
Richo’s goalkicking performance stands right up there among the best ever by a Richmond player . . . Only Michael Roach has kicked more goals in a match against Footscray. And, Richo joins the elite group of Tigers who have booted 10 goals at the MCG (Brian Taylor and Jeff Hogg).
Richmond supporters had to wait 13 years to see a Tiger player kick 10 goals in a match, since Jeff Hogg’s effort against the Magpies in 1991. But spare a thought for members of the Yellow and Black faith in the 1940s. They must have thought they were in heaven because, on no few than four occasions in five years, a Tiger kicked 10 goals or more.
But then, after Sel Murray's brilliant 10-goal display against Carlton in 1945, supporters had to wait 34 years for the next Tiger to achieve this feat – Michael Roach.
The performance of Richardson puts into perspective the wonderful achievements by Jack Baggott, and Doug Strang, in particular. Baggott's 12 goals all were from half-forward, a record that may never be broken, while Strang's came in only his second league game.
If Richardson boots eight goals against Port Adelaide this week, he will break a Club record that has stood since 1942 for the most goals kicked by a Richmond player in three successive matches. Jack Titus and Michael Roach share that record with 24 goals.
But then again, he may create more history, as no Richmond player has ever kicked double figures in consecutive games.
The Complete List of Tiger 10-plus goalkickers:
14 goals - Doug Strang v Nth Melbourne 1931
12 goals - Jack Baggott v Sth Melbourne 1928
11 goals - Michael Roach v Footscray 1980
11 goals - Michael Roach v Hawthorn 1985
10 goals - Doug Strang v Nth Melbourne 1933
Jack Titus v Footscray 1936
Jack Titus v Hawthorn 1941
Jack Titus v Collingwood 1942
**** Harris v Essendon 1944
Sel Murray v Carlton 1945
Michael Roach v St Kilda 1979
Michael Roach v St Kilda 1980
Michael Roach v Footscray 1980
Brian Taylor v Fitzroy 1982
Jeff Hogg v Collingwood 1991
Matthew Richardson v Footscray 2004
-- Rhett Bartlett (rhettrospective.com)
There was a strong sense of deja vu at the MCG last Saturday . . .
In 1991, Jeff Hogg kicked 10 goals for Richmond against Collingwood in Round 8 at the hallowed ground, which was undergoing renovations with the Great Southern Stand being built.
And, 13 years later, in the same round, at the same ground, with major renovations again taking place, Matthew Richardson booted his name into Richmond goalkicking immortality.
For the 16th time, a Richmond player kicked 10 goals or more in a senior league game. And ‘Richo’ became the 9th Richmond player to do so. He joins the elite company of D. Strang, Titus and Roach (to name but a few).
Richo’s goalkicking performance stands right up there among the best ever by a Richmond player . . . Only Michael Roach has kicked more goals in a match against Footscray. And, Richo joins the elite group of Tigers who have booted 10 goals at the MCG (Brian Taylor and Jeff Hogg).
Richmond supporters had to wait 13 years to see a Tiger player kick 10 goals in a match, since Jeff Hogg’s effort against the Magpies in 1991. But spare a thought for members of the Yellow and Black faith in the 1940s. They must have thought they were in heaven because, on no few than four occasions in five years, a Tiger kicked 10 goals or more.
But then, after Sel Murray's brilliant 10-goal display against Carlton in 1945, supporters had to wait 34 years for the next Tiger to achieve this feat – Michael Roach.
The performance of Richardson puts into perspective the wonderful achievements by Jack Baggott, and Doug Strang, in particular. Baggott's 12 goals all were from half-forward, a record that may never be broken, while Strang's came in only his second league game.
If Richardson boots eight goals against Port Adelaide this week, he will break a Club record that has stood since 1942 for the most goals kicked by a Richmond player in three successive matches. Jack Titus and Michael Roach share that record with 24 goals.
But then again, he may create more history, as no Richmond player has ever kicked double figures in consecutive games.
The Complete List of Tiger 10-plus goalkickers:
14 goals - Doug Strang v Nth Melbourne 1931
12 goals - Jack Baggott v Sth Melbourne 1928
11 goals - Michael Roach v Footscray 1980
11 goals - Michael Roach v Hawthorn 1985
10 goals - Doug Strang v Nth Melbourne 1933
Jack Titus v Footscray 1936
Jack Titus v Hawthorn 1941
Jack Titus v Collingwood 1942
**** Harris v Essendon 1944
Sel Murray v Carlton 1945
Michael Roach v St Kilda 1979
Michael Roach v St Kilda 1980
Michael Roach v Footscray 1980
Brian Taylor v Fitzroy 1982
Jeff Hogg v Collingwood 1991
Matthew Richardson v Footscray 2004
-- Rhett Bartlett (rhettrospective.com)
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Draft Miss Haunts Roos
Dilemma: The Kangaroos agonised over Andrew Krakouer.
And he knew entering the 2000 national draft the potential existed for a huge kick in the form of Andrew Krakouer.
Krakouer hadn't shown a lot with South Fremantle and had even walked out on the club, yet he remained the son of Jimmy.
There stood the problem: draft him and waste a second-round pick on someone who might never play, or ignore him and cop the wrath.
Stibbard chose the latter and admits he's been reminded of it regularly ever since.
"There has most definitely been a lot of angst over (us not selecting) Andrew," said Stibbard, who preferred not to go deeply into the reasons behind the decision.
"We've copped a fair bit . . . we ended up using that pick for Drew Petrie.
"The plan was to take him later in the draft but Richmond got in ahead of us."
Stibbard, widely respected at his craft, admits father/son selections are fraught with danger.
"I firmly believe it's been hard for Collingwood," he said.
"They were obligated to take the three Shaw boys and they were all good junior players.
"But they mightn't be who they need to go forward because the club has an abundance of their type of player."
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Dilemma: The Kangaroos agonised over Andrew Krakouer.
And he knew entering the 2000 national draft the potential existed for a huge kick in the form of Andrew Krakouer.
Krakouer hadn't shown a lot with South Fremantle and had even walked out on the club, yet he remained the son of Jimmy.
There stood the problem: draft him and waste a second-round pick on someone who might never play, or ignore him and cop the wrath.
Stibbard chose the latter and admits he's been reminded of it regularly ever since.
"There has most definitely been a lot of angst over (us not selecting) Andrew," said Stibbard, who preferred not to go deeply into the reasons behind the decision.
"We've copped a fair bit . . . we ended up using that pick for Drew Petrie.
"The plan was to take him later in the draft but Richmond got in ahead of us."
Stibbard, widely respected at his craft, admits father/son selections are fraught with danger.
"I firmly believe it's been hard for Collingwood," he said.
"They were obligated to take the three Shaw boys and they were all good junior players.
"But they mightn't be who they need to go forward because the club has an abundance of their type of player."
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Port Loses Injured Wanganeen
Richmond's AAMI Stadium assignment lost a little more of its menace last night when Port Adelaide was forced to rule out former captain Gavin Wanganeen with a back injury, leaving coach Mark Williams to declare that AFL rivals should be lining up to play his injury-hit club.
Williams is unable to consider seven top-line players for tonight's clash with the Tigers, a dearth of options that forced the Power to summon an unfit Damien Hardwick to replace Wanganeen.
"In the past, we certainly wouldn't have made that decision," Williams said of selecting Hardwick, who hasn't played since injuring an ankle in the South Australian local league five weeks ago.
"We would have made him play a couple of games in the SANFL . . . he (Hardwick) won't be 100 per cent fit but he has done some good training, so if we can use him for a half to three quarters, that would be good."
Port's star-studded injury list also includes captain Matthew Primus, onballers Josh Francou and Josh Carr, and utilities Brett Montgomery, Adam Kingsley and Byron Pickett.
Tigers coach Danny Frawley, meanwhile, was anxious to dispel any suggestion that his team is impotent without goalkicking machine Matthew Richardson.
The Tigers have won their past two games off the boot of Richardson, who has slammed 17 goals in two weeks out of the team's total of 25 since returning from a hamstring injury.
But Frawley yesterday said that the "No Richo, No Richmond" theory was unfair on the team and that the full-forward's goal glut did not mean his teammates were underperforming.
"We'll give the ball to the player who's in the best position. At the moment, Matty's been doing that and, look, he's been working hard on his goalkicking," Frawley said.
"I don't read too much into that. I'd be disappointed if we were going wide to Matthew and he was kicking them from the boundary line, but you see where he's kicking the goals, they've been in real dangerous spots, and that's why his accuracy has been where it is."
The Richmond coach nominated the ruck as the key to the Port match, with the contests between Greg Stafford and Brad Ottens and Dean Brogan and Brendon Lade being crucial for control of the midfield and ultimately the game.
The foundation of the Tigers' 23-point win last week was in the ruck, as they beat the Bulldogs 24-47 in hitouts.
Meanwhile, Melbourne coach Neale Daniher said yesterday he did not feel the need to know about footballers' first offences with illegal drugs, provided someone at the club was assisting the player in finding help.
Richmond's AAMI Stadium assignment lost a little more of its menace last night when Port Adelaide was forced to rule out former captain Gavin Wanganeen with a back injury, leaving coach Mark Williams to declare that AFL rivals should be lining up to play his injury-hit club.
Williams is unable to consider seven top-line players for tonight's clash with the Tigers, a dearth of options that forced the Power to summon an unfit Damien Hardwick to replace Wanganeen.
"In the past, we certainly wouldn't have made that decision," Williams said of selecting Hardwick, who hasn't played since injuring an ankle in the South Australian local league five weeks ago.
"We would have made him play a couple of games in the SANFL . . . he (Hardwick) won't be 100 per cent fit but he has done some good training, so if we can use him for a half to three quarters, that would be good."
Port's star-studded injury list also includes captain Matthew Primus, onballers Josh Francou and Josh Carr, and utilities Brett Montgomery, Adam Kingsley and Byron Pickett.
Tigers coach Danny Frawley, meanwhile, was anxious to dispel any suggestion that his team is impotent without goalkicking machine Matthew Richardson.
The Tigers have won their past two games off the boot of Richardson, who has slammed 17 goals in two weeks out of the team's total of 25 since returning from a hamstring injury.
But Frawley yesterday said that the "No Richo, No Richmond" theory was unfair on the team and that the full-forward's goal glut did not mean his teammates were underperforming.
"We'll give the ball to the player who's in the best position. At the moment, Matty's been doing that and, look, he's been working hard on his goalkicking," Frawley said.
"I don't read too much into that. I'd be disappointed if we were going wide to Matthew and he was kicking them from the boundary line, but you see where he's kicking the goals, they've been in real dangerous spots, and that's why his accuracy has been where it is."
The Richmond coach nominated the ruck as the key to the Port match, with the contests between Greg Stafford and Brad Ottens and Dean Brogan and Brendon Lade being crucial for control of the midfield and ultimately the game.
The foundation of the Tigers' 23-point win last week was in the ruck, as they beat the Bulldogs 24-47 in hitouts.
Meanwhile, Melbourne coach Neale Daniher said yesterday he did not feel the need to know about footballers' first offences with illegal drugs, provided someone at the club was assisting the player in finding help.
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RICHMOND coach Danny Frawley reaches a significant personal milestone tonight, but he is not interested in celebrating.
Frawley will become the seventh man to coach 100 VFL/AFL games for the Tigers when he steps into the coach's box against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.
But the fifth-year coach said his only concern was rectifying the Tigers' poor record across the border against Port Adelaide.
The Tigers have not won a match against the Power in six meetings at AAMI Stadium.
"(Media manager) Tony Greenberg is the king of the stats around here and he mentioned to me on Monday (the milestone) and it really doesn't change my focus," Frawley said yesterday.
"It doesn't change my focus one little iota. We've got a game to win against Port who have had the wood on us over there."
The Tigers welcome back Wayne Campbell for tonight's clash, with Frawley confirming the captain would be a definite starter.
Campbell was a late withdrawal from last week's match against the Bulldogs with a leg injury.
"Wayne's a quality player and what he adds to the team, not only in ability is his ability to coach his teammates out there," Frawley said.
While forward Matthew Richardson has been a matchwinner for the Tigers in the past two weeks, Frawley said Greg Stafford and Brad Ottens would be keys against Port's big men tonight.
"With Stafford and Ottens there we've got to make sure they have a really good game against (Dean) Brogan and (Brendan) Lade because they're two quality players for them," Frawley said.
"That's probably where the game will be won and lost."
Frawley said he expected Port Adelaide to hit back from last week's heavy loss to the Kangaroos.
"We didn't read too much into that (loss), I know they'll be a different team this week," Frawley said.
"You've got to remember, also, that they've got five All-Australian players out.
"I'm sure Mark Williams will have his youngsters wound up."
Meanwhile, Frawley said Mark Coughlan, who had been sidelined with a serious groin injury, continued to make steady progress and could resume in three weeks.
"He's been doing a hell of a lot of work, we just want to make sure that we've got him 100 per cent," Frawley said.
"That's good to know that we've got a quality player that can come into our team for the second half of the year."
Frawley will become the seventh man to coach 100 VFL/AFL games for the Tigers when he steps into the coach's box against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.
But the fifth-year coach said his only concern was rectifying the Tigers' poor record across the border against Port Adelaide.
The Tigers have not won a match against the Power in six meetings at AAMI Stadium.
"(Media manager) Tony Greenberg is the king of the stats around here and he mentioned to me on Monday (the milestone) and it really doesn't change my focus," Frawley said yesterday.
"It doesn't change my focus one little iota. We've got a game to win against Port who have had the wood on us over there."
The Tigers welcome back Wayne Campbell for tonight's clash, with Frawley confirming the captain would be a definite starter.
Campbell was a late withdrawal from last week's match against the Bulldogs with a leg injury.
"Wayne's a quality player and what he adds to the team, not only in ability is his ability to coach his teammates out there," Frawley said.
While forward Matthew Richardson has been a matchwinner for the Tigers in the past two weeks, Frawley said Greg Stafford and Brad Ottens would be keys against Port's big men tonight.
"With Stafford and Ottens there we've got to make sure they have a really good game against (Dean) Brogan and (Brendan) Lade because they're two quality players for them," Frawley said.
"That's probably where the game will be won and lost."
Frawley said he expected Port Adelaide to hit back from last week's heavy loss to the Kangaroos.
"We didn't read too much into that (loss), I know they'll be a different team this week," Frawley said.
"You've got to remember, also, that they've got five All-Australian players out.
"I'm sure Mark Williams will have his youngsters wound up."
Meanwhile, Frawley said Mark Coughlan, who had been sidelined with a serious groin injury, continued to make steady progress and could resume in three weeks.
"He's been doing a hell of a lot of work, we just want to make sure that we've got him 100 per cent," Frawley said.
"That's good to know that we've got a quality player that can come into our team for the second half of the year."
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Power Surge Turns Tigers To Mush
THE notorious Tigers of old are still alive and kicking. Thought to be dead and buried, the malaise of sloppy, indirect and error-ridden football re-emerged at AAMI Stadium last night.
After three weeks of cringe-free winning, it came as a shock how easily the Tigers returned to past habits and succumbed by 78 points.
They made a meal of what was their best chance to break their Adelaide drought with Port missing six top-class players and a host of others.
The Tigers have lost their past eight matches at AAMI Stadium.
Last night's pathetic performance was soured further when Brad Ottens and Greg Stafford finished injured on the bench.
It was a timely turnaround for Port, which lost last week to the Kangaroos by 92 points.
A slow start quickly turned into an avalanche as Port snapped a two-game losing streak with a handy percentage booster.
The signs were there early that Tigers coach Danny Frawley's 100th game as coach was going to be a nightmare.
It was often like under-10s stuff, with players spilling chest marks, kicking to opponents 10m away and kicking out on the full under no pressure.
The Matthew Richardson juggernaut that had produced 17 goals in two matches and 10.3 last week was stopped in its tracks, with the big full-forward held to just one goal by Matthew Bishop.
Richardson's first mark, seven minutes into the second term, was greeted with ironical cheers, but he could do nothing to stop the onslaught stationed all night in the goalsquare.
His partner in crime Nathan Brown was also quiet and ineffective, as Michael Wilson did the job on him.
The Tigers went man-on-man at the start and turned the opening 10 minutes into a scrap.
Both teams made inexplicable errors, but the Port players had more energy and poise under pressure to break the shackles.
Shaun Burgoyne kicked the first goal after 14 minutes and then the floodgates opened as the Tigers failed on almost every attempt to clear the centre line.
The unheralded Damon White, Josh Mahoney and Toby Thurstans caused much angst for the Richmond backmen.
Other young players, such as Domenic Cassisi and Steven Salopek, helped cause damage upfield. The pair had 36 possessions between them.
Picked up from Williamstown in the draft, Mahoney played his best game and lowered the colours of underdone Tiger captain Wayne Campbell.
Warren Tredrea was a man on a mission with his bullocking and tireless work at half-forward.
Ray Hall tried hard to stop him, but was outclassed, like many of his teammates.
A desperate Richmond was searching for a spark, and Frawley brought on Tim Fleming to inject some aggression.
He sucked in Peter Burgoyne on several occasions, but made little impact where it counted.
Chad Cornes, Darryl Wakelin and Bishop were up against a tall attack but reigned supreme.
Cornes, in particular, was creative off half-back and gathered the ball at will with no opponent in sight.
Port's biggest winning margin over the Tigers is still 84 points, but it was seriously threatened in the final quarter.
Port was wasteful near goal and should have converted its chances to a three-figure margin.
Joel Bowden was the only player who could hold his head high, doing his best to stop the carnage. He gathered 42 possessions in a one-man midfield show.
It was a dirty night on the road for the Tigers who clearly hit the wall.
Time will tell if the demons of old are back for good.
THE notorious Tigers of old are still alive and kicking. Thought to be dead and buried, the malaise of sloppy, indirect and error-ridden football re-emerged at AAMI Stadium last night.
After three weeks of cringe-free winning, it came as a shock how easily the Tigers returned to past habits and succumbed by 78 points.
They made a meal of what was their best chance to break their Adelaide drought with Port missing six top-class players and a host of others.
The Tigers have lost their past eight matches at AAMI Stadium.
Last night's pathetic performance was soured further when Brad Ottens and Greg Stafford finished injured on the bench.
It was a timely turnaround for Port, which lost last week to the Kangaroos by 92 points.
A slow start quickly turned into an avalanche as Port snapped a two-game losing streak with a handy percentage booster.
The signs were there early that Tigers coach Danny Frawley's 100th game as coach was going to be a nightmare.
It was often like under-10s stuff, with players spilling chest marks, kicking to opponents 10m away and kicking out on the full under no pressure.
The Matthew Richardson juggernaut that had produced 17 goals in two matches and 10.3 last week was stopped in its tracks, with the big full-forward held to just one goal by Matthew Bishop.
Richardson's first mark, seven minutes into the second term, was greeted with ironical cheers, but he could do nothing to stop the onslaught stationed all night in the goalsquare.
His partner in crime Nathan Brown was also quiet and ineffective, as Michael Wilson did the job on him.
The Tigers went man-on-man at the start and turned the opening 10 minutes into a scrap.
Both teams made inexplicable errors, but the Port players had more energy and poise under pressure to break the shackles.
Shaun Burgoyne kicked the first goal after 14 minutes and then the floodgates opened as the Tigers failed on almost every attempt to clear the centre line.
The unheralded Damon White, Josh Mahoney and Toby Thurstans caused much angst for the Richmond backmen.
Other young players, such as Domenic Cassisi and Steven Salopek, helped cause damage upfield. The pair had 36 possessions between them.
Picked up from Williamstown in the draft, Mahoney played his best game and lowered the colours of underdone Tiger captain Wayne Campbell.
Warren Tredrea was a man on a mission with his bullocking and tireless work at half-forward.
Ray Hall tried hard to stop him, but was outclassed, like many of his teammates.
A desperate Richmond was searching for a spark, and Frawley brought on Tim Fleming to inject some aggression.
He sucked in Peter Burgoyne on several occasions, but made little impact where it counted.
Chad Cornes, Darryl Wakelin and Bishop were up against a tall attack but reigned supreme.
Cornes, in particular, was creative off half-back and gathered the ball at will with no opponent in sight.
Port's biggest winning margin over the Tigers is still 84 points, but it was seriously threatened in the final quarter.
Port was wasteful near goal and should have converted its chances to a three-figure margin.
Joel Bowden was the only player who could hold his head high, doing his best to stop the carnage. He gathered 42 possessions in a one-man midfield show.
It was a dirty night on the road for the Tigers who clearly hit the wall.
Time will tell if the demons of old are back for good.
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Tigers In Power Shocker
Richmond's three-match winning streak came to a screaming halt last night when it was crushed by 78 points by a rampant Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.
In a lacklustre match punctuated by poor skill and turnovers from both teams, the Power registered its seventh consecutive win against the Tigers before a disappointing crowd of 25,761.
Richmond managed only one goal to half-time in an insipid performance in which only one player, Joel Bowden, offered stern resistance. He managed an amazing 42 possessions and booted two goals.
It was not until the 15th minute of the opening quarter that Port scored the first goal of the match. By half-time, however, the match was effectively over, with Port leading 9.10 to 1.3.
The second half followed the pattern of the first - Port's goals interspersed by slack Richmond skills and an alarming lack of commitment from the visitors.
Power second-gamer Damon White bagged three goals, while star forward Warren Tredrea, Shaun Burgoyne, ruckman Dean Brogan and rising youngster Steven Salopek each kicked two goals. Centre half-back Chad Cornes (31 possessions, 13 marks) and his younger brother, wingman Kane, were especially prominent.
Defender Matthew Bishop blanketed in-form Tiger spearhead Matthew Richardson, who kicked only one goal for the night.
Of the Richmond players, Kane Johnson and captain Wayne Campbell battled gamely.
Port hardman Damien Hardwick could come under notice of AFL video scrutineers after running into the back of a Richmond trainer, with a 50-metre penalty paid against him after the incident.
Richmond coach Danny Frawley said the loss undid all his side's good work from its previous three victories.
"We know we are a lot better than that," Frawley said.
"They were good in all departments and we were probably off 5 or 6 per cent - and you can't afford to do that on an interstate ground such as this."
Frawley was hampered by second half injuries to ruckmen Greg Stafford (foot) and Brad Ottens (knee), but the Tiger coach said he was uncertain as to the extent of the ailments.
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Richmond's three-match winning streak came to a screaming halt last night when it was crushed by 78 points by a rampant Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.
In a lacklustre match punctuated by poor skill and turnovers from both teams, the Power registered its seventh consecutive win against the Tigers before a disappointing crowd of 25,761.
Richmond managed only one goal to half-time in an insipid performance in which only one player, Joel Bowden, offered stern resistance. He managed an amazing 42 possessions and booted two goals.
It was not until the 15th minute of the opening quarter that Port scored the first goal of the match. By half-time, however, the match was effectively over, with Port leading 9.10 to 1.3.
The second half followed the pattern of the first - Port's goals interspersed by slack Richmond skills and an alarming lack of commitment from the visitors.
Power second-gamer Damon White bagged three goals, while star forward Warren Tredrea, Shaun Burgoyne, ruckman Dean Brogan and rising youngster Steven Salopek each kicked two goals. Centre half-back Chad Cornes (31 possessions, 13 marks) and his younger brother, wingman Kane, were especially prominent.
Defender Matthew Bishop blanketed in-form Tiger spearhead Matthew Richardson, who kicked only one goal for the night.
Of the Richmond players, Kane Johnson and captain Wayne Campbell battled gamely.
Port hardman Damien Hardwick could come under notice of AFL video scrutineers after running into the back of a Richmond trainer, with a 50-metre penalty paid against him after the incident.
Richmond coach Danny Frawley said the loss undid all his side's good work from its previous three victories.
"We know we are a lot better than that," Frawley said.
"They were good in all departments and we were probably off 5 or 6 per cent - and you can't afford to do that on an interstate ground such as this."
Frawley was hampered by second half injuries to ruckmen Greg Stafford (foot) and Brad Ottens (knee), but the Tiger coach said he was uncertain as to the extent of the ailments.
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Port Back To Best Against Tigers
Port Adelaide brought Richmond’s recent revival to a shuddering halt with an emphatic 78-point thrashing at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night.
The Tigers had a night to forget as a rampant Power outfit led at every change to post the 19.14 (128) to 7.8 (50) result.
Chad Cornes put in another command performance from centre half-back for the Power – finishing with 31 disposals and 13 marks – while his brother Kane was also prominent with 29 touches in the midfield.
Richmond had few winners across the ground but Joel Bowden can hold his head high after gathering an amazing 43 possessions and kicking two goals.
Both sides appeared tentative as the game got underway with turnovers and elementary errors in abundance.
However, Shaun Burgoyne soccered through the first goal of the match at the 14-minute mark and sparked the Power into action.
Roger James got busy in the Port midfield and the home side piled on four unanswered goals to lead by 28 points at the first break.
Young Power forward Damon White kicked his second goal of the match inside the first minute of the second term to continue the onslaught but a towering mark and goal from Tiger big man Greg Stafford stemmed the flow in the seventh minute.
Richmond desperately needed more of the same but was unable to find a dominant forward with both Matthew Richardson and Nathan Brown well held by their respective opponents.
Port’s Josh Mahoney ended a 10-minute goal drought for both sides when he slotted his first late in the quarter as the Power went on another scoring burst to blow the game wide open.
Four consecutive goals – including a party trick from Warren Tredrea who guided his first for the night through the open window of a corporate box – gave the Power an imposing 55-point lead at half time.
The Tigers were at least competitive in the third term – holding Port to three goals while putting on three of their own – but the margin was still 56 points at the last break.
Tredrea got the Port juggernaut rolling again early in the final term with his second quickly followed by a major from young gun Brett Ebert and a dirty night got worse for the Tigers when Stafford limped gingerly off the ground heavily favouring his right leg.
Port coach Mark Williams said it was great that the team was able to rebound from last week’s effort, which he described as a ‘joke’.
“With no new players in the side… the same people had to try and get some sort of credit back amongst the support and I thought they probably earned it with a real workman-like effort tonight,” Williams said.
“It took some time to break it free but we kept going at it.
“There was no doubt coming into the game it was a 50-50 game for us.
"The Tigers were on the up and the way the players sang the song at the end there really showed that they understood that this was a challenge they had to meet… and they went about doing it and they did it wonderfully well.”
Port Adelaide: 4.6, 9.10, 12.12, 19.14 (128)
Richmond: 0.2, 1.3, 4.4, 7.8 (50)
Goals: Port Adelaide: White 3, Tredrea 3, Brogan 2, Salopek 2, S Burgoyne 2, Ebert, Cochrane, Dew, Wilson, Mahoney, P Burgoyne
Richmond: Bowden 2, Krakouer, Stafford, Schulz, Richardson, Tivendale
Best: Port Adelaide: C Cornes, K Cornes, Bishop, James, Wilson, Tredrea, P Burgoyne
Richmond: Bowden, Johnson, Campbell, Brown, Ottens
Injuries: Port Adelaide: Ebert (jarred shoulder), Salopek (ankle), Schofield (thigh)
Richmond: Stafford (foot), Ottens (knee), Gaspar (cut head)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Vozzo, Schmitt, Rowston
Crowd: 25,761 at AAMI Stadium
Port Adelaide brought Richmond’s recent revival to a shuddering halt with an emphatic 78-point thrashing at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night.
The Tigers had a night to forget as a rampant Power outfit led at every change to post the 19.14 (128) to 7.8 (50) result.
Chad Cornes put in another command performance from centre half-back for the Power – finishing with 31 disposals and 13 marks – while his brother Kane was also prominent with 29 touches in the midfield.
Richmond had few winners across the ground but Joel Bowden can hold his head high after gathering an amazing 43 possessions and kicking two goals.
Both sides appeared tentative as the game got underway with turnovers and elementary errors in abundance.
However, Shaun Burgoyne soccered through the first goal of the match at the 14-minute mark and sparked the Power into action.
Roger James got busy in the Port midfield and the home side piled on four unanswered goals to lead by 28 points at the first break.
Young Power forward Damon White kicked his second goal of the match inside the first minute of the second term to continue the onslaught but a towering mark and goal from Tiger big man Greg Stafford stemmed the flow in the seventh minute.
Richmond desperately needed more of the same but was unable to find a dominant forward with both Matthew Richardson and Nathan Brown well held by their respective opponents.
Port’s Josh Mahoney ended a 10-minute goal drought for both sides when he slotted his first late in the quarter as the Power went on another scoring burst to blow the game wide open.
Four consecutive goals – including a party trick from Warren Tredrea who guided his first for the night through the open window of a corporate box – gave the Power an imposing 55-point lead at half time.
The Tigers were at least competitive in the third term – holding Port to three goals while putting on three of their own – but the margin was still 56 points at the last break.
Tredrea got the Port juggernaut rolling again early in the final term with his second quickly followed by a major from young gun Brett Ebert and a dirty night got worse for the Tigers when Stafford limped gingerly off the ground heavily favouring his right leg.
Port coach Mark Williams said it was great that the team was able to rebound from last week’s effort, which he described as a ‘joke’.
“With no new players in the side… the same people had to try and get some sort of credit back amongst the support and I thought they probably earned it with a real workman-like effort tonight,” Williams said.
“It took some time to break it free but we kept going at it.
“There was no doubt coming into the game it was a 50-50 game for us.
"The Tigers were on the up and the way the players sang the song at the end there really showed that they understood that this was a challenge they had to meet… and they went about doing it and they did it wonderfully well.”
Port Adelaide: 4.6, 9.10, 12.12, 19.14 (128)
Richmond: 0.2, 1.3, 4.4, 7.8 (50)
Goals: Port Adelaide: White 3, Tredrea 3, Brogan 2, Salopek 2, S Burgoyne 2, Ebert, Cochrane, Dew, Wilson, Mahoney, P Burgoyne
Richmond: Bowden 2, Krakouer, Stafford, Schulz, Richardson, Tivendale
Best: Port Adelaide: C Cornes, K Cornes, Bishop, James, Wilson, Tredrea, P Burgoyne
Richmond: Bowden, Johnson, Campbell, Brown, Ottens
Injuries: Port Adelaide: Ebert (jarred shoulder), Salopek (ankle), Schofield (thigh)
Richmond: Stafford (foot), Ottens (knee), Gaspar (cut head)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Vozzo, Schmitt, Rowston
Crowd: 25,761 at AAMI Stadium
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PORT ADELAIDE 4.6 9.10 12.12 19.14 (128) defeated RICHMOND 0.2 1.3 4.4 7.8 (50)
Goals: Port: D White 3, W Tredrea 3, S Salopek 3, S Burgoyne 2, D Brogan 2, M Wilson, J Mahoney, S Cochran, S Dew, B Ebert, P Burgoyne. Richmond: J Bowden 2, G Stafford, M Richardson, A Krakouer, J Schulz, G Tivendale.
Best: Port: C Cornes, W Tredrea, M Wilson, K Cornes, R James, D White, M Bishop. Richmond: J Bowden, K Johnson, W Campbell.
Injuries: Port: J Schofield (thigh), B Ebert (jarred shoulder), S Salopek (ankle). Richmond: B Ottens (knee), G Stafford (foot).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: M Vozzo, J Schmitt, C Rowston.
Official crowd: 25,761 at AAMI Stadium
Richmond's heroics of the past three weeks - against Hawthorn, Sydney and the Western Bulldogs - were a distant, foggy memory as the Tigers bowed to Port Adelaide by 78 points in an embarrassingly lopsided duel at AAMI Stadium last night.
The injury-depleted Power, without seven first-choice players, eased the pain of it 92-point submission to the Kangaroos last week by toying with a Richmond side that piled mistake upon mistake and managed only seven goals (one in the first half) in fine, dry conditions.
This really was a pitiful, nightmarish effort by the Tigers, whose frequent ball-handling and kicking errors drew bursts of loud derision from the crowd of 25,761.
The result looked beyond doubt as early as halfway through the first quarter, when Port scored four goals in six minutes and finished the term with a 28-point lead.
This was stretched to 55 points by half-time, with Port adding 5.4 to 1.1 and four of its goals coming in another powerful 10-minute surge late in the second term.
Greg Stafford kicked the Tigers' only first-half goal nearly eight minutes into the second quarter after a strong overhead mark about 20 metres out directly in front.
Andrew Krakouer snapped Richmond's second goal two minutes into the third quarter and Matthew Richardson snapped the third eight minutes later with only his fourth kick of the match - although, in fairness, he had been starved of opportunities and also had difficulty getting away from the close checking of Matthew Bishop.
Richmond's fourth goal, from Joel Bowden at the 19-minute mark of the third term, lifted it to 4.3, just three points shy of its lowest score against Port - 3.12 at AAMI Stadium in 1999.
This ground has been a graveyard for the Tigers against Port, which has won all seven of their matches here, and eight of 10 overall.
Midfielders Bowden, Kane Johnson and Wayne Campbell piled up possessions for Richmond, with Bowden having 11 kicks and three handpasses in the third quarter. But the trio had too few teammates sharing the workload and the Tigers always were struggling to penetrate Port's solid, rebounding defence.
The Cornes brothers, Chad and Kane, dominated across half-back, where Jared Poulton also was dependable, and Bishop, Darryl Wakelin and Michael Wilson formed a tight last line - helped by the Tigers' loose delivery.
Port's big rebound from defence set up Warren Tredrea and company at the other end, and, although Tredrea did not run amok against Ray Hall, he still was very influential and kicked three goals, supported by a pack of runners and crumbers, including Shaun Burgoyne, Josh Mahoney, Steven Salopek, and tall forward Damon White, who kicked three goals in only his second AFL appearance.
Port led by 56 points at three-quarter-time and three more goals in the first four minutes of the last term pushed it to a 74-point lead before Richmond responded with goals from Jay Schulz and Bowden. But the Power promptly hit back with goals from Stuart Dew and Tredrea to underline its overwhelming superiority.
The Tigers' misery was compounded - and it typified their forgettable night - when Richardson missed with a running shot late in the final quarter.
Greg Tivendale finally kicked Richmond's seventh goal but Salopek replied with his third for Port - and Andrew Kellaway missed with an easy shot from a downfield free against Damien Hardwick before the centre bounce that should have followed Salopek's goal.
Port will expect a much tougher contest against Geelong at AAMI Stadium next Sunday. Richmond must recover its pride against West Coast at Subiaco Oval on Saturday.
PORT ADELAIDE 4.6 9.10 12.12 19.14 (128) defeated RICHMOND 0.2 1.3 4.4 7.8 (50)
Goals: Port: D White 3, W Tredrea 3, S Salopek 3, S Burgoyne 2, D Brogan 2, M Wilson, J Mahoney, S Cochran, S Dew, B Ebert, P Burgoyne. Richmond: J Bowden 2, G Stafford, M Richardson, A Krakouer, J Schulz, G Tivendale.
Best: Port: C Cornes, W Tredrea, M Wilson, K Cornes, R James, D White, M Bishop. Richmond: J Bowden, K Johnson, W Campbell.
Injuries: Port: J Schofield (thigh), B Ebert (jarred shoulder), S Salopek (ankle). Richmond: B Ottens (knee), G Stafford (foot).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: M Vozzo, J Schmitt, C Rowston.
Official crowd: 25,761 at AAMI Stadium
Richmond's heroics of the past three weeks - against Hawthorn, Sydney and the Western Bulldogs - were a distant, foggy memory as the Tigers bowed to Port Adelaide by 78 points in an embarrassingly lopsided duel at AAMI Stadium last night.
The injury-depleted Power, without seven first-choice players, eased the pain of it 92-point submission to the Kangaroos last week by toying with a Richmond side that piled mistake upon mistake and managed only seven goals (one in the first half) in fine, dry conditions.
This really was a pitiful, nightmarish effort by the Tigers, whose frequent ball-handling and kicking errors drew bursts of loud derision from the crowd of 25,761.
The result looked beyond doubt as early as halfway through the first quarter, when Port scored four goals in six minutes and finished the term with a 28-point lead.
This was stretched to 55 points by half-time, with Port adding 5.4 to 1.1 and four of its goals coming in another powerful 10-minute surge late in the second term.
Greg Stafford kicked the Tigers' only first-half goal nearly eight minutes into the second quarter after a strong overhead mark about 20 metres out directly in front.
Andrew Krakouer snapped Richmond's second goal two minutes into the third quarter and Matthew Richardson snapped the third eight minutes later with only his fourth kick of the match - although, in fairness, he had been starved of opportunities and also had difficulty getting away from the close checking of Matthew Bishop.
Richmond's fourth goal, from Joel Bowden at the 19-minute mark of the third term, lifted it to 4.3, just three points shy of its lowest score against Port - 3.12 at AAMI Stadium in 1999.
This ground has been a graveyard for the Tigers against Port, which has won all seven of their matches here, and eight of 10 overall.
Midfielders Bowden, Kane Johnson and Wayne Campbell piled up possessions for Richmond, with Bowden having 11 kicks and three handpasses in the third quarter. But the trio had too few teammates sharing the workload and the Tigers always were struggling to penetrate Port's solid, rebounding defence.
The Cornes brothers, Chad and Kane, dominated across half-back, where Jared Poulton also was dependable, and Bishop, Darryl Wakelin and Michael Wilson formed a tight last line - helped by the Tigers' loose delivery.
Port's big rebound from defence set up Warren Tredrea and company at the other end, and, although Tredrea did not run amok against Ray Hall, he still was very influential and kicked three goals, supported by a pack of runners and crumbers, including Shaun Burgoyne, Josh Mahoney, Steven Salopek, and tall forward Damon White, who kicked three goals in only his second AFL appearance.
Port led by 56 points at three-quarter-time and three more goals in the first four minutes of the last term pushed it to a 74-point lead before Richmond responded with goals from Jay Schulz and Bowden. But the Power promptly hit back with goals from Stuart Dew and Tredrea to underline its overwhelming superiority.
The Tigers' misery was compounded - and it typified their forgettable night - when Richardson missed with a running shot late in the final quarter.
Greg Tivendale finally kicked Richmond's seventh goal but Salopek replied with his third for Port - and Andrew Kellaway missed with an easy shot from a downfield free against Damien Hardwick before the centre bounce that should have followed Salopek's goal.
Port will expect a much tougher contest against Geelong at AAMI Stadium next Sunday. Richmond must recover its pride against West Coast at Subiaco Oval on Saturday.
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We're Better Than This: Frawley
Richmond coach Danny Frawley tried to remain positive amid the gloom of the Tigers’ 78-point loss to Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night.
“We know we’re a lot better than this,” he said.
“We’ve just got to learn from it because we’ve got another interstate game this week, against the West Coast Eagles (at Subiaco Oval on Saturday).”
Frawley conceded there ‘weren’t too many positives’ to come from a match in which the Tigers managed just 7.8 to Port’s 19.14.
“I thought Joel Bowden’s performance (43 disposals – 30 kicks, 13 handpasses) was pretty good,” he said.
“I thought Ray Hall probably stuck to his guns somewhat against (Warren) Tredrea. Tredrea probably got the honours over the night but I suppose when the ball’s coming in there that often …
“Other than that, there wouldn’t have been too many other positives. Probably getting a game into all our youngsters – (Brent) Hartigan, (Tom) Roach and (Jay) Schulz – on foreign territory. They’ll be a hell of a lot better for the run on an interstate venue.”
Frawley, coaching Richmond for the 100th time, agreed the loss had undone a lot of the good work from the Tigers’ three consecutive wins against Hawthorn, Sydney and the Western Bulldogs.
“They (Port) totally outplayed us – they were good in all departments,” he said.
“We were off probably five or six per cent and you can’t afford to do that on interstate grounds such as this.
“The referred pressure they put on us, probably on and off the field … we made some uncharacteristic mistakes that we probably haven’t made over the last three weeks. That was disappointing.
“The first three or four minutes we were probably in the game, then we made some silly decisions with the ball – not only decisions but our ball use early on, and that resulted in two goals to the opposition and from then on it was a bit of an uphill battle.
“We made Chad Cornes be the best player on the ground by the length of Flemington straight. All credit goes to Port. We just couldn’t get it past Chad.”
Frawley said he thought Richmond ‘at least competed and showed a bit of fight in the third quarter’.
“But you probably couldn’t read too much into the last quarter,” he said.
“We had guys falling over left, right and centre, which is a bit disappointing. I’m not sure how they’re going, those players, but hopefully they aren’t too bad. They’re not serious injuries but they’re probably in some doubt for this week.”
Richmond revealed post-match that its only casualties were Greg Stafford (foot) and Brad Ottens (knee).
Richmond coach Danny Frawley tried to remain positive amid the gloom of the Tigers’ 78-point loss to Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night.
“We know we’re a lot better than this,” he said.
“We’ve just got to learn from it because we’ve got another interstate game this week, against the West Coast Eagles (at Subiaco Oval on Saturday).”
Frawley conceded there ‘weren’t too many positives’ to come from a match in which the Tigers managed just 7.8 to Port’s 19.14.
“I thought Joel Bowden’s performance (43 disposals – 30 kicks, 13 handpasses) was pretty good,” he said.
“I thought Ray Hall probably stuck to his guns somewhat against (Warren) Tredrea. Tredrea probably got the honours over the night but I suppose when the ball’s coming in there that often …
“Other than that, there wouldn’t have been too many other positives. Probably getting a game into all our youngsters – (Brent) Hartigan, (Tom) Roach and (Jay) Schulz – on foreign territory. They’ll be a hell of a lot better for the run on an interstate venue.”
Frawley, coaching Richmond for the 100th time, agreed the loss had undone a lot of the good work from the Tigers’ three consecutive wins against Hawthorn, Sydney and the Western Bulldogs.
“They (Port) totally outplayed us – they were good in all departments,” he said.
“We were off probably five or six per cent and you can’t afford to do that on interstate grounds such as this.
“The referred pressure they put on us, probably on and off the field … we made some uncharacteristic mistakes that we probably haven’t made over the last three weeks. That was disappointing.
“The first three or four minutes we were probably in the game, then we made some silly decisions with the ball – not only decisions but our ball use early on, and that resulted in two goals to the opposition and from then on it was a bit of an uphill battle.
“We made Chad Cornes be the best player on the ground by the length of Flemington straight. All credit goes to Port. We just couldn’t get it past Chad.”
Frawley said he thought Richmond ‘at least competed and showed a bit of fight in the third quarter’.
“But you probably couldn’t read too much into the last quarter,” he said.
“We had guys falling over left, right and centre, which is a bit disappointing. I’m not sure how they’re going, those players, but hopefully they aren’t too bad. They’re not serious injuries but they’re probably in some doubt for this week.”
Richmond revealed post-match that its only casualties were Greg Stafford (foot) and Brad Ottens (knee).
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Reality Check For Tigers
Richmond’s recent revival was brought to a shuddering halt with a disappointing 78-point loss to Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night.
The Tigers had a night to forget as the Power led at every change to post the 19.14 (128) to 7.8 (50) result.
Joel Bowden is one Tiger entitled to hold his head high after gathering an amazing 43 possessions and kicking two goals.
Kane Johnson managed to gather 26 possessions, Nathan Brown 22 and skipper Wayne Campbell 21.
Chad Cornes finished with 31 disposals and 13 marks at half-back for Port while his brother Kane was also prominent with 29 touches in the midfield.
Both sides appeared tentative as the game got underway with turnovers and elementary errors in abundance.
Shaun Burgoyne soccered through the first goal of the match at the 14-minute mark then Roger James got busy in the Port midfield and the home side scored four unanswered goals to lead by 28 points at the first break.
Young Power forward Damon White kicked his second goal of the match inside the first minute of the second term but a towering mark and goal from Greg Stafford stemmed the flow in the seventh minute.
Richmond desperately needed more of the same but was unable to find a dominant forward with both Matthew Richardson and Brown well held by their respective opponents.
Port’s Josh Mahoney ended a 10-minute goal drought for both sides when he slotted his first late in the quarter as the Power went on another scoring burst.
Four consecutive gave the Power an imposing 55-point lead at half time.
The Tigers were at least competitive in the third term – holding Port to three goals while putting on three of their own – but the margin was still 56 points at the last break.
Warren Tredrea got Port rolling again early in the final term with his second quickly followed by a major from Brett Ebert.
The night got worse for the Tigers when Stafford limped gingerly off the ground heavily favouring his right leg.
Port Adelaide: 4.6, 9.10, 12.12, 19.14 (128)
Richmond: 0.2, 1.3, 4.4, 7.8 (50)
Goals: Port Adelaide: White 3, Tredrea 3, Brogan 2, Salopek 2, S Burgoyne 2, Ebert, Cochrane, Dew, Wilson, Mahoney, P Burgoyne
Richmond: Bowden 2, Krakouer, Stafford, Schulz, Richardson, Tivendale
Best: Port Adelaide: C Cornes, K Cornes, Bishop, James, Wilson, Tredrea, P Burgoyne
Richmond: Bowden, Johnson, Campbell, Brown, Ottens
Injuries: Port Adelaide: Ebert (jarred shoulder), Salopek (ankle), Schofield (thigh)
Richmond: Stafford (foot), Ottens (knee), Gaspar (cut head)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Vozzo, Schmitt, Rowston
Crowd: 25,761 at AAMI Stadium
Richmond’s recent revival was brought to a shuddering halt with a disappointing 78-point loss to Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night.
The Tigers had a night to forget as the Power led at every change to post the 19.14 (128) to 7.8 (50) result.
Joel Bowden is one Tiger entitled to hold his head high after gathering an amazing 43 possessions and kicking two goals.
Kane Johnson managed to gather 26 possessions, Nathan Brown 22 and skipper Wayne Campbell 21.
Chad Cornes finished with 31 disposals and 13 marks at half-back for Port while his brother Kane was also prominent with 29 touches in the midfield.
Both sides appeared tentative as the game got underway with turnovers and elementary errors in abundance.
Shaun Burgoyne soccered through the first goal of the match at the 14-minute mark then Roger James got busy in the Port midfield and the home side scored four unanswered goals to lead by 28 points at the first break.
Young Power forward Damon White kicked his second goal of the match inside the first minute of the second term but a towering mark and goal from Greg Stafford stemmed the flow in the seventh minute.
Richmond desperately needed more of the same but was unable to find a dominant forward with both Matthew Richardson and Brown well held by their respective opponents.
Port’s Josh Mahoney ended a 10-minute goal drought for both sides when he slotted his first late in the quarter as the Power went on another scoring burst.
Four consecutive gave the Power an imposing 55-point lead at half time.
The Tigers were at least competitive in the third term – holding Port to three goals while putting on three of their own – but the margin was still 56 points at the last break.
Warren Tredrea got Port rolling again early in the final term with his second quickly followed by a major from Brett Ebert.
The night got worse for the Tigers when Stafford limped gingerly off the ground heavily favouring his right leg.
Port Adelaide: 4.6, 9.10, 12.12, 19.14 (128)
Richmond: 0.2, 1.3, 4.4, 7.8 (50)
Goals: Port Adelaide: White 3, Tredrea 3, Brogan 2, Salopek 2, S Burgoyne 2, Ebert, Cochrane, Dew, Wilson, Mahoney, P Burgoyne
Richmond: Bowden 2, Krakouer, Stafford, Schulz, Richardson, Tivendale
Best: Port Adelaide: C Cornes, K Cornes, Bishop, James, Wilson, Tredrea, P Burgoyne
Richmond: Bowden, Johnson, Campbell, Brown, Ottens
Injuries: Port Adelaide: Ebert (jarred shoulder), Salopek (ankle), Schofield (thigh)
Richmond: Stafford (foot), Ottens (knee), Gaspar (cut head)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Vozzo, Schmitt, Rowston
Crowd: 25,761 at AAMI Stadium
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