Hardwick's post-match media conference

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Dimma's presser:

* Testament to our players to finish the game strongly. Adelaide came back hard in the 3rd qtr. Credit to our guys to have the ability to raise the flag and fight again.

* Dusty fumbly early but better as the game wore on; Rance was brilliant; Jack was very good again.

* Belief in the players to get the job done. Got players who play incredible roles.

* Adelaide are a tough side so it was a good win.

* Not a records guy (re: MCG record). More happy we're 12-3.

* Shuffling the deck chairs late (re: injuries). Players are smart to go where they need to. Cotch went back which allowed Corey Ellis into the middle.

* Not sure about the severity of Graham's shoulder. Have to wait for the docs and scan results.

* Broad - depressed fracture of the cheekbone. Not sure how many weeks he'll miss.

* Butler - re-injured his ankle but came back on because of our need for rotations and kicked a goal.

* Astbury - has had a terrific year. All 3 down back (Rance, Astbury & Grimes) have that connection and belief in each other.

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Dimma's post-match presser:

VIDEO: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2018-07-06/round-16-hardwick-postmatch

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Hardwick said he was impressed by the way the players responded to the adversity caused by the injuries, with Daniel Rioli further restricting their rotations when he was treated for a sore groin in the last term.

"There was a bit of shuffling the deck chairs there late," he said.

"Once again, we're proud of our players that not a lot of it comes from the coach's box.

"The players sort of assume the positions where they're needed, they make the right decisions at the right time.

"Trent [Cotchin] put himself down back, which allowed Corey Ellis to go on ball. It was just a smart move when he probably needed a bit of a spell.

"That's the pleasing thing and the growth of our side, I think, there was a bit of adversity in the last quarter and some of those guys will miss some footy, so it was a great result."

WATCH Damien Hardwick's full post-match media conference

Hardwick said Rioli appeared fine after the game.

While every convincing Richmond win makes it appear this year's premiership is a lay down misere, Hardwick said the result against the Crows had unearthed areas they needed to work on.

"There's always room for improvement," he said.

"We didn't use the ball particularly well inside 50 tonight, especially in the first three quarters, which was causing a bit of grief in the box at various stages.

"We got a bit better towards the end.

"We're normally one of the better scoring sides inside 50 but the Crows managed to get numbers back and we couldn't quite equalise those numbers so we'll have a look at that for next week because GWS play a similar sort of style in that format so we've got to get that better."

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