Jack Riewoldt, Ricky Petterd injured as Tigers lose any hope of top-four finish Matt Windley
From: Herald Sun
August 18, 2013JACK Riewoldt sent an injury scare through Punt Road on Saturday as Richmond slumped to a shock 10-point loss to Carlton at the MCG.
On what was a dirty day for the Tigers, Damien Hardwick's men coughed up a 30-point quarter time lead, conceded any chance they had of making the top four and potentially lost Ricky Petterd to a hamstring injury.
Riewoldt limped off the ground in the fourth quarter after hyperextending his right knee in an awkward landing from a marking contest on the MCC members wing.
He was taken straight to the rooms for treatment but emerged a short time later and returned to the field.
However the dual Coleman medallist looked far from comfortable as he played out the game, reaching for his knee on several occasions and pulling up gingerly after making leads for the ball.
Hardwick said he was confident his full forward was OK.
"He just went up for a mark and came down awkward,'' Hardwick said.
Petterd has what Hardwick described as a "possible slight strain in his hammy'', while Dylan Grimes - playing his first game since injuring his foot in Round 6 - was substituted midway through the third term, although the coach intimated that that move was pre-planned.
Richmond plays bottom-placed Greater Western Sydney at Skoda Stadium next week and Hardwick did not rule out the possibility of resting players.
It's more than likely now the Tigers will finish somewhere between fifth and seventh, which will see them play an elimination final in Melbourne regardless of how other results pan out in the last two rounds.
"We'll just assess as we go,'' Hardwick said.
"There was guys this week, (Shane) Edwards who was close but we decided to hold back, (Matt) White was the same.
"We've just got some players that we've got to manage at this time of the year and you'd rather take the one week (out) than two or three if you push the envelope with them.
"Most sides are going through management issues at this time of the year and we're probably no different.''
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