Hardwick's post-match media conference

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Dimma's post-match presser ...

VIDEO: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2015-08-22/round-21-hardwick-postmatch

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Well done Ty, now back it up: Hardwick

Jennifer Phelan 
afl.com.au
August 22, 2015 5:55 PM

DAMIEN Hardwick has challenged forward Tyrone Vickery to make sure Saturday's six-goal performance isn't a one-hit wonder as Richmond makes a play for a top-four finish.

Vickery was best on ground in the Tigers' 91-point win over Collingwood on Saturday at the MCG, with Jack Riewoldt allowing him the space to play as the Tigers' dominant key forward.

While Hardwick agreed it would give the often-maligned Vickery a confidence boost ahead of finals, he called on the 25-year-old to not get carried away.

"His next game is his most important game," Hardwick said.

"He can sit there and enjoy it for what it is tonight but the fact of the matter is, he's got to perform on a weekly basis.
 
"We expect him to, he's been doing a whole lot of work on his contested marking and his goalkicking, and we saw the benefits of that today.
 
"That game's now in the bank and we move on pretty quickly to Essendon and that's where we're looking for his next performance to come from.”
 
As has often been the case this season Riewoldt pushed up the ground as a more mobile forward option, which saw him deliver just two goals.
 
But he also contributed with four scoring assists and six inside 50s in a performance that pleased his coach.
 
"I thought Jack played a really selfless role," Hardwick said.
 
"The way he moved around and gave Ty space was really important for that, and once again it was a real leaders game, which Ty benefited from."
 
The Tigers won the contested ball count by three, which was an aim going into the game, but again fell short in tackles after dominating possession in a lopsided final term.
 
Despite the large winning margin that helps the Tigers' run at the top four following Hawthorn's shock loss to Port Adelaide on Friday night, Hardwick said they can still get better.
 
"We're starting to get some consistency in our performance," he said.
 
"We still feel we've got some areas of improvement we'd like to get better in so we've got some work to do still.
 
"We got penned in a little bit in defensive 50 today, which we were probably a little bit disappointed in so we'll just have to look at that and work through.
 
"There's some areas of our game we're not quite doing at the level we'd like, which is a little bit frustrating.
 
"Unfortunately, when you win in the manner we did today, those sorts of things creep into your game so we've got to make sure we smack those out of our group and get back to playing the style of footy that suits us."
 
Hardwick said Shane Edwards was subbed off for management purposes, and expected Ivan Maric and Chris Newman to be available for next Saturday night's clash with Essendon.
 
Maric suffered suspected a suspected broken nose in the first quarter and Newman cramped in his right hamstring before three-quarter time.
 
Both players finished the game.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-22/now-back-it-up-ty

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What the coaches said - Damien Hardwick

Warwick Green
Herald-Sun
August 23, 2015

RICHMOND’S push for its first top-four finish since 2001 is gathering speed after a percentage-boosting 91-point win over Collingwood.

More than 63,000 watched the Tigers pile on nine goals to one in the final quarter to give them a much-needed percentage hike from 114 to 120.

While Richmond coach Damien Hardwick was not prepared to countenance finals scenarios after the win, but said the Tigers were not placing any limits on what they could achieve this season.

“Like most sides there’s no ceiling on what you can do. If you play good enough footy at any stage you can beat anyone,’’ Hardwick said.

It is the first time in a decade that Richmond has registered two wins in a row against Collingwood.

Hardwick said he was pleased that Vickery was part of “the developing core coming through’’ who had stood up on a day when skipper Trent Cotchin was held to 13 disposals by Levi Greenwood.

But he warned that Vickery and the rest of the playing group needed to guard against complacency.

“He’s been relatively consistent over a period of time and look it was good reward for Ty to get those goals,’’ Hardwick said.

“But his next game’s his most important game. He can sit there and enjoy it for what it is tonight, but he’s got to perform on a weekly basis.

Hardwick said that he felt the Tigers had caught Collingwood on “an off day’’ after several weeks of solid performances against top teams, and believed his charges needed to recognise there was room for improvement in how they played.

“Offensively we did some good things, also contested ball we won (133-130) so we’re starting to get some consistency in our performance,’’ he said. “(But) we still feel that we’ve got some areas of improvement that we’d like to get better, so we’ve got some work to do.’’

One of those was allowing themselves to get hemmed into the defensive 50 for periods during the first half.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-results-richmond-stuns-collingwood-sydney-too-strong-for-gws-giants/story-fnelctok-1227494623110