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Tigers fail to fire against Dogs

Dinny Navaratnam,
AFL Media
May 4, 2019 10:03PM

Richmond has fallen to the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium for the fourth straight time, losing 7.10 (52) to 15.9 (99) on Saturday night.

The Dogs ran the Tigers off their feet, finding plenty of space to run into, delivering the ball cleanly from one end of the ground to the other, and when they got the ball forward Aaron Naughton provided the necessary class to finish the job with five goals.

Naughton's prominence highlighted the absence of Richmond's two pillars down back, Alex Rance (right knee reconstruction) and David Astbury (left ankle), while hamstrung captain Trent Cotchin's excellence through the midfield could certainly have been used.

Boom recruit Tom Lynch was kept goalless by Jackson Trengove and was buried in a bruising tackle by the former Port Adelaide utility, who made a compelling case to lock down a spot in the Dogs' best 22.

There was little for the Tigers to get excited about other than Dustin Martin showing glimpses of his best and another exciting outing from Sydney Stack in just his fifth game.

Dion Prestia, Kane Lambert and Martin all worked hard while Stack and Jack Ross continued their impressive debut campaigns.

Marcus Bontempelli was all class and slotted three goals to lend scoring support to Naughton for the Bulldogs, while Josh Dunkley continued his upward form curve of late.

Richmond had its three-match win streak broken, and now sits 4-3 in a topsy-turvy year which has seen upsets occur with remarkable regularity.

MEDICAL ROOM
Electric forward Daniel Rioli was forced to the bench with a left thigh complaint after a heavy collision in a marking contest with Lachie Young in the opening term, but returned to the field. Important defender Nick Vlastuin went down to the rooms battling a leg concern but came back on and contributed well.

NEXT UP

Richmond close out Round 8 when it travels west to face Fremantle on Sunday.

WESTERN BULLDOGS   2.5    6.7    12.8    15.9 (99)
RICHMOND                  3.2    4.6     7.7      7.10 (52)

GOALS
Western Bulldogs: Naughton 5, Bontempelli 3, Gowers 2, McLean, Lloyd, Smith, Johannisen, Richards
Richmond: Stack, Baker, Ross, Caddy, McIntosh, Houli, Balta

BEST
Western Bulldogs: Naughton, Bontempelli, Macrae, Dunkley, McLean, Daniel, Lloyd
Richmond: Stack, Prestia, Lambert, Vlastuin, Martin

INJURIES
Western Bulldogs: Nil
Richmond: Rioli (ribs, corked thigh)

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Fisher, Stephens, Hay

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-05-04/round-7-match-report

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MISSING TIGERS

RICHMOND was missing some big names, and the loss of defender David Astbury was noticed as Naughton got on his roll.

But many of the stars that were on the ground failed to fire for the Tigers, adding to their woes.

Tom Lynch was stat-less until the 22-minute-mark of the second term and reached halftime with just one handball to his name as Jackson Trengove wore him like a glove.

Lynch finished with just five disposals and one behind, while Shane Edwards was not to his usual level with just 12 disposals and Dustin Martin did not have his usual impact despite collecting 25 disposals.


CHRIS CAVANAGH’S VOTES

3: Aaron Naughton (WB)

2: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)

1: Caleb Daniel (WB)

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/western-bulldogs-pull-off-stunning-upset-with-47point-victory-over-richmond/news-story/26fbde789fe841dbb345ac8d09781c73

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Naughton dominates the skies as Dogs topple Tigers

Peter Ryan
The Age
5 May 2019

A commanding display of marking from teenage sensation Aaron Naughton has seen the Western Bulldogs dismantle Richmond by 47 points to mark the 100-game milestone of premiership-winning coach Luke Beveridge and break a four-game losing streak.

Marcus Bontempelli led the way with a masterful display in the centre square, giving the Dogs the territory advantage (and kicking three goals), but it was Naughton that stole the show, kicking five goals and recording 14 marks, falling just one contested grab short of equalling champion forward Wayne Carey's record of 10 in a match.

Playing just his 25th game, Naughton showed he is on the way to becoming a star – he might have even caught a star if the roof hadn't been closed – as he put in one of the best aerial displays seen at the stadium, marking both close to goal and when roaming up high towards the wing.

No one at Richmond could match aviator Aaron as he dominated the skies. Premiership defender Dylan Grimes became increasingly frustrated as the Tigers were inable to contain Naughton or the annoyingly effective Billy Gowers.

Richmond, already without David Astbury, Jack Riewoldt, Alex Rance and Trent Cotchin, were further hampered when Nick Vlastuin and Daniel Rioli each copped a knock to their legs that restricted them beyond quarter-time.

However even at full strength Richmond would have struggled against the ferocious Bulldogs, which came out keen to get some reward for their efforts in the past month when they have been competitive in all but one quarter against the Suns and in round five against Carlton.

Dogs ruckman Tim English withstood a physical onslaught from Toby Nankervis to win that battle and his talented midfield took advantage. The quality of the Bulldogs' centre clearances was much better than Richmond's.

Although the Tigers drew within seven points soon after half-time when Noah Balta took two bounces to outsprint Zaine Cordy and finish, the Bulldogs were good enough to respond with the next five goals to tilt the match their way.

With the game won the crowd's attention focused on Naughton's showing.

AERIAL AARON CONTROLS SKY
With Tiger stars Alex Rance and David Astbury in the stands and Nick Vlastuin receiving treatment in the rooms during the second term, the Bulldogs high-flyer Naughton took to the skies and pulled down five marks including a certain nomination for mark of the round. He converted as well, kicking three goals in the quarter as the Bulldogs opened up a handy lead. When he took a mark on the goal line in the third, his performance was suddenly comparable in impact if not style to former St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt.

LYNCH GOES MISSING
The Tigers spearhead could not get a kick in the first half, literally entering the long break with just one handball to his name. Jackson Trengove, who is just two centimetres smaller than Lynch, had the big Tiger thinking small as he became more concerned about pushing back into space behind the defensive lines rather than leading up the ground and contemplating fighting with Hayden Crozier for the ball. He took his first mark at the six-minute mark of the third term but missed the set shot and had no influence on the match.

LOOSE LOCKETT END
The football gods conspired in the first half to make kicking set shot goals at the Lockett end of Marvel Stadium virtually impossible, unless your name was Bontempelli. Not long after Bulldogs supporters were bemoaning the four missed set shots for goal in the first quarter – Naughton, Sam Lloyd, Gowers and Jason Johannisen all in the proverbial doghouse – it was the Tigers' turn to show the affliction was infectious. In the second quarter they missed three set shots at that end while the Bulldogs couldn't miss at the Coventry, following the Richmond's impressive accuracy in the first term. It took a defender in Bachar Houli to finally break the Tigers' duck and keep them within striking distance.

RICHMOND REELING
The Tigers have been good but the absence of star players showed and their game had all the rhythm of a garden hose with a kink in it. The Tigers had few winners on the night and they will need to get back to the drawing board to cover their deficiencies.

WESTERN BULLDOGS 2.5 6.7 12.8 15.9 (99)
RICHMOND                3.2 4.6 7.7 7.10 (52)

GOALS
Western Bulldogs: Naughton 5, Bontempelli 3, Gowers 2, Smith, Richards, Johannissen, Lloyd, McLean.
Richmond: Houli, Caddy, Ross, McIntosh, Baker, Balta, Stack.

BEST
Western Bulldogs: Bontempelli, Naughton, Dunkley, Daniel, English, Crozier, Trengove.
Richmond: Prestia, Stack, Lambert, Ross

CROWD 36,151 at Marvel Stadium.

VOTES
9: Aaron Naughton (Western Bulldogs)
9: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
7: Josh Dunkley (Western Bulldogs)
7: Caleb Daniel (Western Bulldogs)
7: Hayden Crozier (Western Bulldogs)

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/naughton-dominates-the-skies-as-dogs-topple-richmond-20190504-p51k52.html

[Francois Jackson]

Another no name gets added to the list of dominating us

[WilliamPowell]

Another no name gets added to the list of dominating us

"No Name"?

Sorry, but Naughton is anything but a "No name". This kid is a gun in the making. Was close to the Bulldogs best players in the first 4 games of the year. Spent most of career thus far as a defender but they (Dogs) have worked he is more damaging as a forward

Problem last night we had no match up for him which was caused by us stuffing up at the selection table

[Francois Jackson]

Another no name gets added to the list of dominating us

"No Name"?

Sorry, but Naughton is anything but a "No name". This kid is a gun in the making. Was close to the Bulldogs best players in the first 4 games of the year. Spent most of career thus far as a defender but they (Dogs) have worked he is more damaging as a forward

Problem last night we had no match up for him which was caused by us stuffing up at the selection table

Agreed we took them lightly end of story.

A gun in the making he may or may not be WP, but he is a 25 game player who has been towelled up by jones and weittering. He has played well in 2 games this year if the stats are anything to go by, so he is hardly setting the world on fire.

This was his stats against the best defence in the game. Carlton

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