Media articles and stats: Finals beckon for tough Tigers after beating Hawthorn

[one-eyed]

Finals beckon for hard, tough Tigers

By Adam McNicol
afl.com.au
5:00pm AEST Saturday, August 3, 2013

HAWTHORN      3.4    6.8    7.10     9.12      (66)
RICHMOND        6.4    6.6   10.10   16.11   (107)
 
GOALS
Hawthorn: Puopolo 2, Franklin, Lewis, Smith, Burgoyne, Guerra, Ceglar, Hodge
Richmond: Riewoldt 3, McGuane 2, Edwards 2, White 2, Jackson 2, Maric, Newman, Foley, Martin, Tuck
 
BEST
Hawthorn: Smith, Lake, Lewis, Puopolo
Richmond: Rance, Cotchin, Ellis, Maric, Grigg, Chaplin, Martin, Astbury, Jackson
 
INJURIES
Hawthorn: Max Bailey (corked hip) replaced in selected side by Jonathon Ceglar
Richmond: Nil
 
SUBSTITUTES
Hawthorn: Brendan Whitecross replaced Jonathon Ceglar in the third quarter.
Richmond: Shane Tuck replaced Orren Stephenson in the third quarter.
 
Reports: Nil
 
Umpires: Margetts, Nicholls, Pannell
 
Official crowd: 64,324 at the MCG

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RICHMOND'S 12-year finals drought appears over after the Tigers surged to an upset 41-point victory over premiership favourite Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.

Damien Hardwick's men led by 22 points during the first quarter, were held goalless in the second term, then booted 10 goals to three in wet and slippery conditions after half-time and won 16.11 (106) to 9.12 (66).

It was the Tigers' second win over Hawthorn in succession, coming after they thrashed the Hawks by 62 points in round nine last year.

In the process, Richmond kept the Hawks to their lowest score of the season and became the first team other than Geelong to beat them in 2013.

As more than 64,000 people watched on (a record crowd for a home and away match between the clubs), the Tigers set up their 12th victory of the season by dominating in close.

They claimed the first 13 clearances of the game, and finished with a 53 to 36 ascendancy in that area. They also won 146 contested possessions to 114.

Skipper Trent Cotchin was among the many heroes for the winners. He worked tirelessly in the midfield and finished with 34 possessions, nine tackles and nine clearances.

Brandon Ellis, Shaun Grigg and Dustin Martin also won plenty of the ball.

Martin was wasteful with his kicking for much of the game, but his 50m goal just before the three-quarter time siren was a crucial contribution.

Jack Riewoldt was the key contributor on the scoreboard with three goals, while Shane Edwards, Luke McGuane, Matt White and Daniel Jackson all kicked two.

Richmond's other heroes were down back. Alex Rance did a brilliant job on Lance Franklin, who went into the game full of confidence after booting eight goals against Essendon last weekend.

Rance held Franklin to only one major, while David Astbury and Troy Chaplin combined to keep Coleman Medal contender Jarryd Roughead goalless for the first time this year.

A number of Hawthorn's other big-name players failed to fire.

Cyril Rioli had no influence on the game, nor did the Hawks' captain Luke Hodge, who spent much of the afternoon deep in defence minding the Tigers' resting ruckman.

Star midfielder Sam Mitchell gathered 26 disposals, but he failed to have his usual impact.

Key defender Brian Lake was among the few Hawthorn players who could hold their heads high, while Isaac Smith finished with 29 touches.

Hawthorn will be aiming to get back on the winners' list when it meets lowly St Kilda at Etihad Stadium next Friday night.

Richmond will be aiming to keep its bandwagon rolling when it hosts the Brisbane Lions at the MCG next Saturday afternoon.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-03/tigers-september-certainties

[one-eyed]

Richmond beat Hawthorn easily at the MCG in a shock result

    Mark Hayes
    Herald Sun
    August 03, 2013 3:07PM

WITH due respect to Box Hill and Coburg, that was the biggest crowd at a VFL match since the league's name changed.

Because, surely, that wasn't the standard required of two AFL finalists.

And, to be clear, that's BEFORE the rain.

To be fair, all that mattered to Richmond were the four points.

But as the AFL seeks new markets, let's hope this game isn't fired in a time capsule to distant galaxies, because they'll look for some light entertainment with the enclosed 20-sided Rubik's cubes.

The ineffective disposal count was off the charts in the first half - for both clubs.

Even the victors had multiple culprits. Extraordinarily, ball magnets Nathan Foley, Dustin Martin and Trent Cotchin were kicking at a combined 39 per cent efficiency at halftime.

But probably more relevant were the horribly inept numbers on the other side of the ball.

You'd have got long odds on the double of Jarryd Roughead not having a forward 50 mark and Luke Hodge not having laid a tackle at the final term.

Or that Lance Franklin, David Hale, Bradley Hill, Paul Puopolo, Cyril Rioli, Roughead, Ben Stratton and Isaac Smith would all kick at or below 50 per cent efficiency in the first half.

Yet even those frightening stats wouldn't have been coach Alastair Clarkson's biggest concern.

The will to run, clear decision-making and precision kicking that were the hallmarks of Hawthorn's dismantling of Essendon eight days earlier were absolutely absent.

A desire to run to provide options was glaringly evident. Brent Guerra had the ball after a defensive switch with 17 Tigers ahead of him late in the third term with the game still, somehow, in the balance.

That he was corralled at true centre half-back for a full 15 seconds with no leads on offer was an indictment on a team that seemingly had little interest in doing the little things on which they pride themselves.

He ended up kicking short to a contest to the Hawks' smallest player, Puopolo, who was beaten in the air and powerless to stop the rebounding ball surging forward and setting the second-half goal avalanche in train.

The Tigers won contested possessions by 33, clearances by 18 and, if such a stat existed, desire to beat their opponents by an infinite figure.

Hawthorn is rapidly turning into Richmond's bunny.

And it will displease Clarkson greatly that when it rained, as it did in last year's 10-goal demolition, the Tigers' desire at the ball was several levels above that of his charges.

It was laughed off at Waverley in 2008 when the Tigers humbled Hawthorn late in the home-and-away season.

It was dismissed as a blip last year when the yellow and black completely dominated the Hawks.

But rest assured, there'll be soul searching done at Hawks HQ this week because that was as big a pasting as they've copped in years.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-beat-hawthorn-easily-at-the-mcg-in-a-shock-result/story-fniv6drm-1226690670295

[bojangles17]

Who was the stupid idiot who penned that article,  care not for the offensive remarks early, RFC efforts in totally dominating clearances and blanketing hawks star studded front half was extraordinary

[Lozza]

Yet again a journo refuses to accept that the way the Hawks played was as a result of our efforts and not because they simply had an off day. I am yet to see a journo actually report positively of our effort rather than focus more on our opposition's shortfalls, makes me sick.

[Hellenic Tiger]

That second article is just tripe.
If the Hawks laughed off their 62 point loss to us last year as a blip and then went on to win by 20 goals against Nort the following week then I pity the team they play next week.

As for a huge crowd at a Coburg v Box Hill game that is just as lame as the Casey v NSW expansion experimentation squad game that went on at Skoda today also.

To think I want to read a decent article after our most important win in a decade and we have to read this crap from Mark Hayes. I hope I never read an article from him again.

[Yeahright]

Gary Lyon was on board the tiggy train on MMM

[Penelope]

Richmond beat Hawthorn easily at the MCG in a shock result

    Mark Hayes
    Herald Sun
    August 03, 2013 3:07PM

WITH due respect to Box Hill and Coburg, that was the biggest crowd at a VFL match since the league's name changed.

Because, surely, that wasn't the standard required of two AFL finalists.

And, to be clear, that's BEFORE the rain.

To be fair, all that mattered to Richmond were the four points.

But as the AFL seeks new markets, let's hope this game isn't fired in a time capsule to distant galaxies, because they'll look for some light entertainment with the enclosed 20-sided Rubik's cubes.

The ineffective disposal count was off the charts in the first half - for both clubs.

Even the victors had multiple culprits. Extraordinarily, ball magnets Nathan Foley, Dustin Martin and Trent Cotchin were kicking at a combined 39 per cent efficiency at halftime.

But probably more relevant were the horribly inept numbers on the other side of the ball.

You'd have got long odds on the double of Jarryd Roughead not having a forward 50 mark and Luke Hodge not having laid a tackle at the final term.

Or that Lance Franklin, David Hale, Bradley Hill, Paul Puopolo, Cyril Rioli, Roughead, Ben Stratton and Isaac Smith would all kick at or below 50 per cent efficiency in the first half.

Yet even those frightening stats wouldn't have been coach Alastair Clarkson's biggest concern.

The will to run, clear decision-making and precision kicking that were the hallmarks of Hawthorn's dismantling of Essendon eight days earlier were absolutely absent.

A desire to run to provide options was glaringly evident. Brent Guerra had the ball after a defensive switch with 17 Tigers ahead of him late in the third term with the game still, somehow, in the balance.

That he was corralled at true centre half-back for a full 15 seconds with no leads on offer was an indictment on a team that seemingly had little interest in doing the little things on which they pride themselves.

He ended up kicking short to a contest to the Hawks' smallest player, Puopolo, who was beaten in the air and powerless to stop the rebounding ball surging forward and setting the second-half goal avalanche in train.

The Tigers won contested possessions by 33, clearances by 18 and, if such a stat existed, desire to beat their opponents by an infinite figure.

Hawthorn is rapidly turning into Richmond's bunny.

And it will displease Clarkson greatly that when it rained, as it did in last year's 10-goal demolition, the Tigers' desire at the ball was several levels above that of his charges.

It was laughed off at Waverley in 2008 when the Tigers humbled Hawthorn late in the home-and-away season.

It was dismissed as a blip last year when the yellow and black completely dominated the Hawks.

But rest assured, there'll be soul searching done at Hawks HQ this week because that was as big a pasting as they've copped in years.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-beat-hawthorn-easily-at-the-mcg-in-a-shock-result/story-fniv6drm-1226690670295

you stuffing retread

[dwaino]

Only stat that matters is 107 - 66. Go EAD Mr Hayes 

[tony_montana]

When I click the link there's another article there, has it been pulled? Deserves it, stuffing disgraceful article

[dwaino]

When I click the link there's another article there, has it been pulled? Deserves it, stuffing disgraceful article

Cyclops may have chucked in the wrong article. Says Herald Sun under Mark Hayes but link is to Perth Now.

[Judge Roughneck]

Stats sex

Everyone the football ten plus times

Outside of:

Morris v rioli

And

Orren second ruck

Didn't have to carry anyone today , very unrichmond like

[tony_montana]

Que?

[dwaino]

Bents using google to translate his posts into English again.

[one-eyed]

When I click the link there's another article there, has it been pulled? Deserves it, stuffing disgraceful article

Cyclops may have chucked in the wrong article. Says Herald Sun under Mark Hayes but link is to Perth Now.

Both News Corps. The article seems to have been pulled and replaced by the Warwick Green one.

[dwaino]

When I click the link there's another article there, has it been pulled? Deserves it, stuffing disgraceful article

Cyclops may have chucked in the wrong article. Says Herald Sun under Mark Hayes but link is to Perth Now.

Both News Corps. The article seems to have been pulled and replaced by the Warwick Green one.

Good. That other article was an absolute rot.