Media article & stats: Tigers fade in loss to Pies

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Tigers fade in loss to Pies

By Sarah Black
AFL Media
11 July 2021

RICHMOND           4.0    7.2    10.3    11.5    (71)
COLLINGWOOD    1.1    4.3    6.7    13.9    (87)

GOALS 
Richmond: Lynch 3, Baker 2, Collier-Dawkins, Bolton, Martin, Riewoldt, Castagna, Pickett
Collingwood: Elliott 3, Thomas 2, Cameron 2, Pendlebury, Mihocek, Adams, De Goey, Murphy, Grundy

BEST 
Richmond: Bolton, Grimes, Short, Graham, Baker, Lynch
Collingwood: Crisp, Adams, De Goey, Maynard, Elliott, Pendlebury

INJURIES 
Richmond: Nil
Collingwood: Kelly (quad)

SUBSTITUTES 
Richmond: Jack Ross (unused)
Collingwood: Trey Ruscoe (replaced Kelly)

Crowd: 29,437 at the MCG 

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Richmond has faded to a 16-point loss to Collingwood on Sunday evening at the MCG, the Pies charging home to snatch a come-from-behind win 13.9 (87) to 11.5 (71).

Collingwood was 20 points adrift at the final break of an injury-ravaged Richmond side, but took advantage of its disposal dominance to slam home seven last-quarter goals.

Jordan De Goey (29 disposals) took the lead with a steady set-shot at the 15-minute mark of the fourth term, and the Pies were never headed from there.

Richmond showed glimpses of their hallmarks in the first three quarters, with the tackle pressure, tap-ons and run-and-carry game coming to the fore, but the Pies applied the handbrake in the final term, conceding just eight points.

Sunday night's loss marks a fourth-consecutive defeat for the Tigers, suffering losses to West Coast, St Kilda, Gold Coast and now Collingwood.

The Magpies were ahead in most statistical categories at quarter-time – including disposals, marks and inside-50s – but still finished the quarter 17 points adrift, as Shai Bolton (26 and eight clearances) and Tom Lynch (three goals) kicked things into gear.

The Tigers ramped up the pressure in the second quarter, adding another two goals to drag the lead out to 29 points, before Collingwood stepped up a notch in the middle of the ground, finally breaking through for their second at the 18-minute mark.

Collingwood's resurgence was capped off by a brilliant running passage of play through the middle of the ground, keeping themselves one handball ahead of the closing Tigers before Josh Thomas found Darcy Cameron in the goal-square.

Jack Riewoldt kicked the 700th goal of his career after the half-time siren to stretch the margin back out to 17 points.

With the clock ticking down to half-time, Riewoldt launched himself at a long kick in his inimitable marking style, before slotting the magic No.700 after the siren.

With big game number 300 next week, the Tiger has a career average of 2.3 goals a match.

After a few weeks of either being out of the side or medi-sub, Callum Brown (24, six inside-50s) relished a rare full game, while Jack Crisp's fine season continued with 33 touches and Brayden Maynard was typically ferocious, playing as a key back against Riewoldt.

Bolton was at his elusive best for the first three quarters for the Tigers, Dylan Grimes (seven marks) was imperious in defence while Jack Graham and Jayden Short worked hard throughout.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/977118/tigers-fade-in-loss-to-pies

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Pies surge late to deal the Tigers’ flag hopes another blow

Daniel Cherny
The Age
July 12, 2021

The king is dead. Long live the king.

If Richmond’s premiership hopes looked shaky after they were overrun late by West Coast, further diminished after they were strangled by St Kilda, and threadbare after being upset by Gold Coast, then they are as good as gone after coughing up a 29-point third-quarter lead against the lowly Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday, in doing so handing Magpies caretaker coach Robert Harvey his first victory since replacing Nathan Buckley.

Having almost come from the clouds against St Kilda at the same venue seven days earlier, Harvey’s men gave themselves slightly less work to do this time around before flying home against all odds.

For the best part of three quarters, it looked like Richmond - while still well short of their best - would have enough to hold the Magpies at bay. The Tigers had been desperate enough around the ball and more polished in key moments, capitalising on Collingwood’s defensive turnovers and benefiting from the Pies’ relative wastefulness in front of goal. Sydney Stack made a solid return in defence, while Dan Rioli was also holding up well in his new role across half-back.

But the Tigers had been somewhat off their game, and there were moments in which the Pies had shown glimpses suggesting that if they clicked for any sustained period, they would threaten to topple the badly undermanned reigning premiers.

And so it proved. From inauspicious beginnings - a Josh Thomas goal just before time-on of the third quarter - the Pies took control of the game, dominating across all lines and running all over the Tigers by piling on six straight goals, and seven of the match’s last eight.

While Mason Cox was this time consigned to onlooker status, it was a procession that had earmarks of the first half of the 2018 preliminary final, the sole blip in Richmond’s four years of ascendancy.

Collingwood’s win was made all the more remarkable by the fact the Pies had lost young tall Will Kelly to injury before half-time. But ultimately it was Richmond who had reached critical mass, with their injury situation worsened when ruckman Mabior Chol hurt his leg in the early stages. Chol played out the game, but appeared laboured.

The Pies’ late charge came on the back of centre square mastery from Brodie Grundy, who had earlier in the game been the target of criticism from former Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse, speaking on ABC Radio.

The Pies’ experienced core were key players when the whips were cracking, with Taylor Adams, Jordan De Goey, Jack Crisp, Jamie Elliott and Scott Pendlebury all playing telling roles.

Richmond are mathematically well and truly still in the final eight race. But it will be a pale version of the famous yellow and black that gets there if they do qualify. It has been a magnificent ride, but the end looks to have come.

BEST
Collingwood: Adams, Grundy, Crisp, De Goey, Pendlebury, Elliott, Roughead, Maynard
Richmond: Grimes, Short, Bolton, Baker

VOTES
Taylor Adams (Collingwood) 8
Brodie Grundy (Collingwood) 8
Jack Crisp (Collingwood) 7
Jordan De Goey (Collingwood) 7
Dylan Grimes (Richmond) 7

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/pies-surge-late-to-deal-the-tigers-flag-hopes-another-blow-20210711-p588nm.html