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Match report: Tigers hold off brave Kangaroos
Ashley Browne
afl.com.au
May 13, 2018 3:43PM
NORTH MELBOURNE 2.0 5.2 9.3 11.6 (72)
RICHMOND 3.4 8.4 9.7 12.10 (82)
GOALS
North Melbourne: Atley 2, Wood 2, Brown 2, Waite 2, Simpkin, Higgins, Macmillan
Richmond: Caddy 4, Lambert 3, Riewoldt 2, Castagna, Cotchin, Butler
BEST
North Melbourne: Cunnington, Jacobs, Anderson, Higgins, Macmillan, McDonald
Richmond: Cotchin, Caddy, Houli, Vlastuin, Lambert, Lloyd
INJURIES
North Melbourne: Nil
Richmond: Nil
Reports: Luke McDonald (North Melbourne) reported for making high contact with Richmond's Kane Lambert in the first quarter
Umpires: Deboy, Hosking, Chamberlain
Official crowd: 29,153 at Etihad Stadium
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RICHMOND has withstood a fierce challenge from North Melbourne to return to the top of the ladder with a 10-point win at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers led by 26 points in the second term after four goals on the trot, but the Roos hit back hard in the third quarter and four goals to one saw them slash the margin to four points at the final change.
Richmond won 12.10 (82) to 11.6 (72), with Kangaroos spearhead Ben Brown missing two gettable set shots late in the contest.
North hit the lead early in the last quarter, but the Tigers steadied with Dustin Martin, who had been well held by tagger Ben Jacobs, critical in three final term goals.
More to come
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-13/match-report-north-melbourne-v-richmond
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Is it just me or have our crowd numbers been underwhelming this year?
Would be interested to see the avg crowd figures overall and at home to see where we sit.
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Is it just me or have our crowd numbers been underwhelming this year?
Would be interested to see the avg crowd figures overall and at home to see where we sit.
Lots of Sunday games. Today was the worst as it was Mothers day lunch...
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Is it just me or have our crowd numbers been underwhelming this year?
Would be interested to see the avg crowd figures overall and at home to see where we sit.
It’s the opposition supporters who are not turning.
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Tigers do it tough, but win against upstart Kangaroos
Anthony Colangelo
The Age
14 May 2018
Richmond beat upstarts North Melbourne by 10 points at Etihad Stadium on Sunday but the reigning premiers were made to look as vulnerable as they have since losing to Adelaide in round two.
The Tigers didn't play too poorly at all and credit needs to go to North Melbourne, who managed to eventually find a way through Richmond's relentless front half pressure to challenge in the second half, but go down gallant in defeat.
Ben Brown, usually so trustworthy in front of goal, missed two sets shots late in the last quarter that could have given North Melbourne hope and even the lead. He kicked two for the day in a enthralling battle with Alex Rance, the pair sharing the points across the four quarters in a series of thrilling aerial duels in the forward 50.
The Kangaroos' admirable effort was epitomised in their final-term performance. They kicked two goals to Richmond's two. The Tigers have brutally trounced teams in the last quarter all season, and given most of the game's final moments were played in Richmond's defensive half they made the Tigers look unstable in a period of play where they're usually formidable.
Richmond can thank Trent Cotchin for a large part of their win. He sprung to life after a quiet first quarter and helped his midfield match it with North Melbourne's, who were led by a record contested disposal count from Ben Cunnington (32).
Cotchin was more damaging on the outside though. His ability to find space and dish to a teammate when under pressure was priceless, as was his last quarter goal, a snap - tapped to him intuitively by Dustin Martin - which gave Richmond the lead when the scores were level.
Richmond began stronger and gained the game's early initiative despite their superstar Martin only having two handballs in the first quarter.
He was being trailed by Ben Jacobs, who is one of if not the best tagger in the AFL. Jacobs did a great job but Martin still had some crucial moments of class to make up for his muted game.
The Tigers looked dangerous on the break early with North’s tall forward line battling to peg the opposition back, while at the other end Richmond’s fleet-footed attackers made life difficult for Kangaroos defenders trying to clear their lines. What did work for North was how dangerous their forwards – Brown and Jarrad Waite in particular – looked when flying for marks.
North Melbourne’s woes in getting the ball out of their defence continued in the second term, while at the other end Richmond escaped their defensive 50 with relative ease. The repeat entries for the Tigers enabled them to pile on four goals in a row in the middle of the quarter to open up a match-high 26-point lead, but a goal to Shaun Atley late, after some wonderful aerial and ground level work from Brown, kept North in the contest.
Martin worked his way into the game in the second quarter and he was important in the way Richmond were able to enter their scoring zone, while Cotchin’s output lifted, helping the Tigers match North on the inside, with Cunnington leading them. North still looked dangerous when they got through Richmond and they certainly weren’t playing poorly despite the lead that had opened up.
Richmond’s pressing let up in the third quarter and simultaneously North Melbourne’s ability to run and carry through the middle skyrocketed. They were sending the ball inside 50 to Brown and Waite in space, rather than them being crowded by an army of Tigers waiting to pounce and rebound. It allowed the Kangaroos to kick four goals to Richmond’s one in the term and cut their deficit to four points.
Shaun Higgins snapped a goal early in the final term to give the Kangaroos a two-point lead, their first of the match, but Richmond responded almost immeadiately through Josh Caddy, who kicked four goals for the afternoon.
Martin's poise led to Dan Butler kicking the sealer for the Tigers. Running into the forward 50 he could have blazed away at goal but instead he pulled his kick and found one of the Tigers' "mosquito fleet" on the lead, who buried the set shot.
RICHMOND 3.4 8.4 9.7 12.10 (82)
NORTH MELBOURNE 2.0 5.2 9.3 11.6 (72)
Goals:
Richmond: J Caddy 4 K Lambert 3 J Riewoldt 2 D Butler J Castagna T Cotchin.
North Melbourne: B Brown 2 J Waite 2 M Wood 2 S Atley 2 J MacMillan J Simpkin S Higgins.
Best:
North Melbourne: Cunnington, Anderson, Jacobs, Brown, Thompson, McDonald.
Richmond: Cotchin, Caddy, Rance, Vlastuin, Martin, Houli.
Umpires: Ray Chamberlain, Brendan Hosking, Curtis Deboy.
Official Crowd: 29,153 at Etihad Stadium.
VOTES
Cunnington (North Melbourne) 9
Cotchin (Richmond) 9
Caddy (Richmond) 7
Vlastuin (Richmond) 7
Anderson (North Melbourne) 7
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-do-it-tough-but-win-it-against-upstart-kangaroos-20180513-p4zezo.html
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North Melbourne falls short of upsetting Richmond but shows rivals how to stop Dustin Martin
SCOTT GULLAN,
Herald Sun
May 14, 2018
DUSTIN Martin isn’t used to not getting his own way.
Last year he pretty much got everything he desired including enough money in a new contract to buy a small country, a Brownlow Medal, Norm Smith Medal and premiership.
It took the Australian Government to deliver his only real disappointment when they wouldn’t let his old man back in the country.
On the field Dusty was in complete control, no one was capable or willing to really upset his command on proceedings.
Ben Jacobs didn’t play last year. In fact, he hasn’t been on the park for almost two years because of injury.
The last time he played against Richmond was in the 2015 elimination final when the Kangaroos tagger took Trent Cotchin to the cleaners.
It was a performance which haunted the Tigers captain, with Jacobs keeping him to just three kicks and six handballs.
This time Martin was the target. Dusty was expecting it and after contesting the opening bounce he slid down to full-forward to try and shake his shadow.
It didn’t work. At quarter-time he’d had just two handballs, by halftime he was up to seven disposals but zero impact on the contest.
Ironically, Cotchin wasn’t exactly have a party without Jacobs. He was in a head-to-head battle with North ball magnet Ben Cunnington which early days wasn’t going his way.
Cunnington was easily best on ground at halftime with 20 touches which included 16 contested possessions and seven clearances.
Cotchin had only six handballs in the first quarter but was up to 18 touches by the main break.
While these two match-ups were an entertaining subplot, there was a pretty intense and interesting competition going on between the rest of the 40 players at Etihad Stadium.
The first half was Richmond in defending premier mode with their pressure causing turnovers by a lesser opponent which they then ruthlessly capitalised on.
But the third quarter was a different story.
The pressure valve from North went up about 10 levels and the Tigers didn’t like it. Four goals to one got the Roos within four points at three-quarter time.
Ben Brown was engaged in an enthralling battle with Alex Rance while North captain Jack Ziebell was inspiring all in sundry playing mainly forward as his young team started to whiff an upset.
They finally got their nose in front after a Shaun Higgins snap at the two-minute mark of the final quarter.
As all this was happening Dusty was at the other end, stranded in a forward pocket where his opponent was Scott Thompson.
His day was summed up a couple of minutes later when he was pinged for too high after executing his trademark don’t argue fend on North youngster Jy Simpkin.
To his credit, the crucial goal to put Richmond back in front midway through the last term came from a nice Dusty tap to Cotchin who snapped truly.
He then produced a brilliant kick to set up Dan Butler for the goal which finally broke North’s back.
Dusty had gone under 20 possessions only once this year and that was in Round 4 against Brisbane, although it must be noted he did kick six goals that day.
The end result of his afternoon against North was 16 possessions but he only had 11 in his 59 minutes opposed directly to Jacobs who got 15 touches himself.
So have North given the blueprint to other clubs on how to challenge Richmond?
You don’t have to be Einstein to figure out that stopping Dusty is going to enhance your chances but the problem is no-one else has anyone as good as Jacobs.
But they should at least start trying to find one because the tactic gave North a chance and if Brown hadn’t missed a couple of gettable shots in the last five minutes, it might have got them the upset and recognition they’re craving.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/north-melbourne-falls-short-of-upsetting-richmond-but-shows-rivals-how-to-stop-dustin-martin/news-story/5f1813cad19a8c52d87ec026300fc2af
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The “if Ben Brown hadn’t of missed two set shots” annoys me. We missed gettable shots too. All teams do. As they said on SEN last night, if they were playing St Kilda with the pressure off he would have nailed them.
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Agree to many ifs and buts typical media laud roos on there effort.
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Agree the what if argument is flawed. Also it takes away from the fact that we had more shots at goal.
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I don’t care how we get the points at this time of year.
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Not a game i'd watch again in a hurry. Norf games are always so ugly.
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North Melbourne falls short of upsetting Richmond but shows rivals how to stop Dustin Martin
By holding him as soon as the ball is bounced...
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Would be verey surprised if Jacobs gets a Brownlow vote for this match as he was apparently invisible to the umpires.... :shh
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Jacobs borderline cheat, don't know how these blokes continuously get away with playing the man and not the ball.
Right in front of me Dusty was leading to the contest and the ball went past, all jacobs did was chest Martin from behind further out of the contest so he couldn't turn and get back into it.
Had absolutely no intention of playing the ball at all...stuffing useless dog
Norf knew they were getting the rub with the umps and bloody used it too...stuff norf
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Blocking off the ball is illegal but all players try it to help other teammates get a free go at the ball wheter it’s defenders edging out opposition forwards or blocking to allow teammates to take a grab or or forwards helping one another all teams and players do this. Sometimes they get caught.
Jacobs is an excellent tagger. If you can restrict Cotchin to 9 possessions and Dusty to only 10 effective disposals you’ve done an excellent job because Dusty is an absolute gun beast and there’s normally no stopping him.
If we had a player like Jacobs who could’ve restricted Mitchell to 13 effective disposals we wouldn’t beat the hawks by 10 goals.
I’d be wrapped if graham could develop his game to be able do this.
I think this might be more of I hate norf sour grapes rhetoric. Jacobs beat Dusty and I don’t know how some can’t see it. If I was Hardwick I’d give him maximum votes restricting the best player in the game to such limited impact.
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Let the seagulls scab their chips.
Curnow, Cripps and Wright cashed in against us
Mitchell got his 40 possies
Melksham kicked 4 and Gawn had 56 hit outs
Treloar 42 touches
Sandi had 49 hit outs and Fyfe 26 contested
Cunnington is breaking records.
They all lost though
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Cotchin basically matched Cunnington but without the silver service from Goldstein..... :shh
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Blocking off the ball is illegal but all players try it to help other teammates get a free go at the ball wheter it’s defenders edging out opposition forwards or blocking to allow teammates to take a grab or or forwards helping one another all teams and players do this. Sometimes they get caught.
Jacobs is an excellent tagger. If you can restrict Cotchin to 9 possessions and Dusty to only 10 effective disposals you’ve done an excellent job because Dusty is an absolute gun beast and there’s normally no stopping him.
If we had a player like Jacobs who could’ve restricted Mitchell to 13 effective disposals we wouldn’t beat the hawks by 10 goals.
I’d be wrapped if graham could develop his game to be able do this.
I think this might be more of I hate norf sour grapes rhetoric. Jacobs beat Dusty and I don’t know how some can’t see it. If I was Hardwick I’d give him maximum votes restricting the best player in the game to such limited impact.
What is pleasing is that Cotchin and others such as Lambert and Caddy stood up when Martin was struggling to make an impact. This would not have occurred in the dark past. Despite the good performance of Jacobs's job on Martin he could not prevent Martin from influencing the result at the critical stage of the game. It goes without saying that Martin's brilliance brought about the last two goals of the game.
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I don’t care how we get the points at this time of year.
X2
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Tigers do it tough, but win against upstart Kangaroos
Anthony Colangelo
The Age
14 May 2018
Richmond beat upstarts North Melbourne by 10 points at Etihad Stadium on Sunday but the reigning premiers were made to look as vulnerable as they have since losing to Adelaide in round two.
The Tigers didn't play too poorly at all and credit needs to go to North Melbourne, who managed to eventually find a way through Richmond's relentless front half pressure to challenge in the second half, but go down gallant in defeat.
Ben Brown, usually so trustworthy in front of goal, missed two sets shots late in the last quarter that could have given North Melbourne hope and even the lead. He kicked two for the day in a enthralling battle with Alex Rance, the pair sharing the points across the four quarters in a series of thrilling aerial duels in the forward 50.
The Kangaroos' admirable effort was epitomised in their final-term performance. They kicked two goals to Richmond's two. The Tigers have brutally trounced teams in the last quarter all season, and given most of the game's final moments were played in Richmond's defensive half they made the Tigers look unstable in a period of play where they're usually formidable.
Richmond can thank Trent Cotchin for a large part of their win. He sprung to life after a quiet first quarter and helped his midfield match it with North Melbourne's, who were led by a record contested disposal count from Ben Cunnington (32).
Cotchin was more damaging on the outside though. His ability to find space and dish to a teammate when under pressure was priceless, as was his last quarter goal, a snap - tapped to him intuitively by Dustin Martin - which gave Richmond the lead when the scores were level.
Richmond began stronger and gained the game's early initiative despite their superstar Martin only having two handballs in the first quarter.
He was being trailed by Ben Jacobs, who is one of if not the best tagger in the AFL. Jacobs did a great job but Martin still had some crucial moments of class to make up for his muted game.
The Tigers looked dangerous on the break early with North’s tall forward line battling to peg the opposition back, while at the other end Richmond’s fleet-footed attackers made life difficult for Kangaroos defenders trying to clear their lines. What did work for North was how dangerous their forwards – Brown and Jarrad Waite in particular – looked when flying for marks.
North Melbourne’s woes in getting the ball out of their defence continued in the second term, while at the other end Richmond escaped their defensive 50 with relative ease. The repeat entries for the Tigers enabled them to pile on four goals in a row in the middle of the quarter to open up a match-high 26-point lead, but a goal to Shaun Atley late, after some wonderful aerial and ground level work from Brown, kept North in the contest.
Martin worked his way into the game in the second quarter and he was important in the way Richmond were able to enter their scoring zone, while Cotchin’s output lifted, helping the Tigers match North on the inside, with Cunnington leading them. North still looked dangerous when they got through Richmond and they certainly weren’t playing poorly despite the lead that had opened up.
Richmond’s pressing let up in the third quarter and simultaneously North Melbourne’s ability to run and carry through the middle skyrocketed. They were sending the ball inside 50 to Brown and Waite in space, rather than them being crowded by an army of Tigers waiting to pounce and rebound. It allowed the Kangaroos to kick four goals to Richmond’s one in the term and cut their deficit to four points.
Shaun Higgins snapped a goal early in the final term to give the Kangaroos a two-point lead, their first of the match, but Richmond responded almost immeadiately through Josh Caddy, who kicked four goals for the afternoon.
Martin's poise led to Dan Butler kicking the sealer for the Tigers. Running into the forward 50 he could have blazed away at goal but instead he pulled his kick and found one of the Tigers' "mosquito fleet" on the lead, who buried the set shot.
RICHMOND 3.4 8.4 9.7 12.10 (82)
NORTH MELBOURNE 2.0 5.2 9.3 11.6 (72)
Goals:
Richmond: J Caddy 4 K Lambert 3 J Riewoldt 2 D Butler J Castagna T Cotchin.
North Melbourne: B Brown 2 J Waite 2 M Wood 2 S Atley 2 J MacMillan J Simpkin S Higgins.
Best:
North Melbourne: Cunnington, Anderson, Jacobs, Brown, Thompson, McDonald.
Richmond: Cotchin, Caddy, Rance, Vlastuin, Martin, Houli.
Umpires: Ray Chamberlain, Brendan Hosking, Curtis Deboy.
Official Crowd: 29,153 at Etihad Stadium.
VOTES
Cunnington (North Melbourne) 9
Cotchin (Richmond) 9
Caddy (Richmond) 7
Vlastuin (Richmond) 7
Anderson (North Melbourne) 7
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-do-it-tough-but-win-it-against-upstart-kangaroos-20180513-p4zezo.html
"The Kangaroos' admirable effort was epitomised in their final-term performance. They kicked two goals to Richmond's two. The Tigers have brutally trounced teams in the last quarter all season, and given most of the game's final moments were played in Richmond's defensive half they made the Tigers look unstable in a period of play where they're usually formidable." We kicked three goals to their two in the final quarter.