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« on: May 27, 2007, 04:22:25 AM »
Tigers pipped at the post
By Matt Burgan
richmondfc.com.au
Saturday, May 26, 2007

RICHMOND has been cruelly denied its first win of the 2007 season after the “hands in the back” rule came to the fore and Essendon grabbed an eight-point win in the Dreamtime at the’G clash on Saturday night.

The Tigers ended with 12.12 (84) to the Bombers 12.20 (92) after a Matthew Richardson goal was disallowed when he nudged Essendon defender Mal Michael in the dying stages of the match with the scores tied.

The incident came after Richardson and Michael were involved in a marking contest on the Southern Stand side. Richo marked and banged a goal at the Northern End, but the major was overruled.

His “goal” brought the yellow and black house down, but Michael was awarded the free-kick. Had Richardson's goal been allowed, the result would have seen the Tigers up by six points.

Two behinds followed from the Bombers, through Jason Johnson and Bachar Houli. And when Essendon skipper Matthew Lloyd booted his third after the siren, the Dons had an eight-point victory.

The Tigers looked set to end their eight-match losing streak in stunning circumstances after they led at half-time and three-quarter time, booting eight goals to one from the 17-minute mark of the second term to the 12-minute mark of the third quarter.

But with the Tigers leading by 18 points deep in the final quarter, the Bombers hit back with the final four goals of the match.

Richardson’s very appearance on the field was remarkable. He fractured his eye socket and suffered a double fracture of his nose during the Tigers’ gusty nine-point loss to Adelaide at AAMI Stadium last round.

It was feared Richardson would spend weeks on the sidelines, but he took his place in the side. And while Kent Kingsley was expected to take Richardson's place, the former Cat did make his debut for the Tigers replacing Dean Polo, who was a late withdrawal due to a dislocated shoulder sustained against the Crows.

Brett Deledio was brilliant with 25 disposals, particularly in the third term, while the emergence of Daniel Jackson was also enormous. He booted a career-best three goals. Chris Newman, Graham Polak and Joel Bowden also stood tall. Nathan Foley was prominent early on. Andrew Krakouer chipped in with two goals in his 100th match.

Essendon started strongly with the first three goals of the match to lead by 17 points.

But it was fitting in this Indigenous Round that Richmond's account was opened via Richard Tambling and Krakouer. At quarter-time, the margin was reduced to just seven points.

Kingsley had three kicks in the first quarter and hit targets on each occasion, finding Deledio, Tambling and Richardson respectively. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the trio was unable to convert.

Scott Lucas was a headache for the Tigers in the second term, booting two goals to kick-start the quarter, taking six marks and gaining 10 touches. But despite his prominence, the Tigers hit back strongly mid-way through the term.

Richmond answered with four in a row through Deledio, Krakouer, Richardson and Jackson, who staked his claim for one of the goals of the season. The emerging Tiger threaded through an absolute beauty from the boundary line, which gave the yellow and black faithful plenty to roar about – and gave Richmond the lead.

The Tigers entered the main break with a three-point lead, which was almost thwarted when Lucas soccered through a goal but was just beaten by the half-time siren.

It was the Deledio show in the third term, while up forward Jackson and Richardson shone with three goals each. Deledio's ability to take the game on was highlighted in his eight touches for the term.

The only sour point for the Tigers during this period was when Tambling was forced from the field late in the term after being collected by Lucas.

Entering the final stanza, the Tigers were up by 13 points.

Adam Pattison extended the margin to 19 points at the start of the last quarter and when Chris Newman produced a dynamic tackle on Jason Winderlich, who was running towards goal, Richmond looked home.

That was until the Bombers hit back in an incredible final 10 minutes.

ESSENDON 3.4 5.9 7.14 12.20 (92)
RICHMOND 2.3 6.6 10.9 12.12 (84)

Goals: Essendon: S Lucas 3 M Lloyd 3 D Hille 2 R Dyson A Davey A McPhee D Fletcher.
Richmond: M Richardson 4 D Jackson 3 A Krakouer 2 B Deledio A Pattison R Tambling.

Best: Essendon: S Lucas J Watson J Hird B Stanton A McPhee.
Richmond: B Deledio M Richardson G Polak W Thursfield C Newman.

Official crowd: 61,837 at the MCG. Umpires: L Farmer B Allen S Meredith

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Re: Media articles and stats - Tigers pipped at the post
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2007, 04:38:18 AM »
Team Stats

Kicks:        234 - 197
Handballs: 109 - 129
Disposals:  343 - 326
Marks:       150 - 111 
Hitouts:        9 - 25
Tackles:      30 - 34
Frees:         18 - 17

Individual Stats

Code: [Select]
Player                       Kicks     Handballs     Marks     Frees       Tackles     Score   
                              1 2 3 4 T  1 2 3 4 T 1 2 3 4 T     For Ag                    G B
RICHMOND
BOWDEN,Joel          5 2 8 7 22 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 3 8 1 0 1 0 0
DELEDIO,Brett         4 2 7 4 17 2 3 2 1 8 2 1 2 4 9 0 2 3 1 1
POLAK,Graham         3 2 4 4 13 4 2 1 5 12 3 1 4 3 11 4 0 0 0 0
RAINES,Andrew        3 5 3 5 16 1 3 2 2 8 1 2 2 3 8 0 1 1 0 0
TUCK,Shane              1 7 3 2 13 1 3 4 3 11 1 4 3 1 9 0 2 4 0 0
TIVENDALE,Greg        3 4 4 6 17 3 1 0 1 5 3 2 3 3 11 0 1 0 0 0
NEWMAN,Chris           2 5 5 5 17 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 5 2 12 0 0 2 0 0
FOLEY,Nathan             2 0 2 2 6 7 3 1 2 13 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 0
PATTISON,Adam         0 2 1 1 4 3 6 3 3 15 0 2 1 2 5 1 3 2 1 0
JOHNSON,Kane           2 7 4 1 14 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 0
HOWAT,Cameron         4 2 5 2 13 0 0 2 2 4 1 2 6 1 10 0 0 1 0 0
KING,Jake                   1 2 5 1 9 1 4 1 2 8 1 4 4 2 11 1 1 2 0 1
TAMBLING,Richard       4 4 1 4 13 0 0 2 1 3 3 2 0 3 8 3 0 1 1 1
RICHARDSON,Matthew 2 3 3 5 13 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 3 3 11 1 2 0 4 2
KINGSLEY,Kent            3 1 2 3 9 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 3 8 0 1 1 0 2
PETTIFER,Kayne           4 2 1 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 6 2 0 1 0 1
JACKSON,Daniel           0 1 4 3 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 6 1 1 0 3 1
THURSFIELD,Will          0 2 0 4 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
KRAKOUER,Andrew       1 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0
EDWARDS,Shane          0 2 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
RIEWOLDT,Jack            0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
MEYER,Danny               2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
 Rushed  3
TOTAL 46 58 64 66 234 32 31 22 24 109 26 32 48 44 150 18 17 30 12 12
 
HITOUTS: 9
50m PENALTIES: 3
GOALS: Free 1; Play 2; Mark 9
DISTANCE OF GOALS: 0-15m 1; 15-30m 2; 30-40m 5; 40+m 4

Top 5's

Ranking Points

Newman          162
McPhee            144
Polak               141
Stanton           139
J.Bowden         134

Contested Possessions

McPhee              10
Polak                 10
Pattison               9
Foley                   8
Deledio                7


Uncontested Possessions

Hird                  22
Tivendale          21
Stanton            20
Lucas               20
Raines             18

Effective Kicks

Lucas              21
J.Bowden        18
Newman         16
Tivendale        14
Deledio           14


Inside 50

Stanton          9
Lucas              7
Tivendale        7
Hird               7
Deledio          6

Rebound 50

J.Bowden        8
Newman         8

Fletcher          6
Deledio           5
Tuck               5


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Dons deliver Tiger nightmare
27 May 2007   Sunday Herald Sun
Mark Harding

RICHMOND just doesn't know how to win. The Tigers had Essendon done like a dinner half-way through the last quarter last night, but couldn't finish the job.

Leading by three goals when Matthew Richardson kicked his fourth goal at the 16-minute mark of the final term, the young Tigers turned the ball over numerous times as the Dons kicked the last four goals of the match to steal a win.

Richardson thought he had won the game with his fifth goal at the 26-minute mark, but a free had been paid to the Dons and a 50m penalty came when an anguished Richo remonstrated.

Matthew Lloyd kicked a goal after the siren to make the margin eight points and the Dreamtime Boomerang for best-on-the-ground went to James Hird, whose last quarter was fantastic, but the decision was something of a surprise.

It would have been another poor loss for the Bombers, who have made a habit this year of dropping games, they have been expected to win.

They kicked 4.10 from set shots and their goalshooting could have cost them the match.

But nothing should be taken from the Tigers who dared to win. They started like they would lose by 10 goals and spent periods in the first half playing negatively. But it was if they flicked a switch half-way through the second term and began to take risks and run and carry.

Brett Deledio was superb with his carry out of the defensive 50m and into the attacking zone.

The decision to play Richardson, despite his eye socket fracture last week was a major surprise, but well and truly justified with his four goals.

Graham Polak started well on Scott Lucas, but Lloyd helped the Bombers to an early lead with two goals.

Disposal from both sides was so bad and the ball so often failed to spin properly off the boot that it seemed there must have been something wrong with the ball.

With the first three goals to the Bombers, the signs were bad for the winless Tigers but they fought back with some midfield pressure and some hard tackling and running.

Richard Tambling and Andrew Krakouer celebrated the Dreamtime game, by getting the Tigers first two goals. It was Krakouer's 100th game and his 100th goal.

In the second term the Bombers started Lucas much deeper and he dominated Polak.

But his two goals, 10 kicks and six marks for the term will probably not be talked about as much as the shot he had for goal on the run from 55m when he could have handballed to other teammates in more space.

It was a great kick, but it hit the post -- and despite his brilliant year he will never lose the goal-hungry tag he has carried through his career.

Adam McPhee was loose in the backline and hurting the Tigers, but so too was their loose man Chris Newman hurting the Dons. The Tigers were getting plenty of players behind the ball and for a while it was shades of last week's ugly Saturday night encounter.

But half-way through the quarter, trailing five goals to two, Terry Wallace went on the attack. The Tigers went one-on-one, with direct football and were rewarded with a long goal to Brett Deledio, a snap under pressure from Krakouer and free kick to Richardson.

When first gamer Jack Riewoldt handballed to Daniel Jackson for a flukey goal on the boundary, the Tigers had kicked the last four for the quarter and had hit the front.

The Tigers dominated the early part of the third term, kicking four goals to one to open up a 23-point lead.

The Bombers restricted Richmond to a single point for the second half of the quarter, but despite lifting with an improved effort from David Hille in the ruck, they couldn't convert on the board.

Bachar Houli was chief offender with two bad misses from 30m set shots in front as they turned 13 points down despite having more shots for goal.

The Tigers looked to have the match won when they got the first goal of the final term through Adam Pattison, but the Bombers wouldn't go away.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21800746%255E19742,00.html

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Bombers storm home to down Tigers
May 27, 2007 - 12:37AM
The Age

"Dreamtime at the 'G" has turned into a nightmare for Richmond after suffering their ninth straight AFL defeat, an eight-point loss to Essendon at the MCG.

The Tigers should have scored their first win of the season, but the Bombers stormed home with the last four goals of the match to win 12.20 (92) to 12.12 (84).

Richmond key forward Matthew Richardson was furious when his goal late in the match was disallowed.

It would have broken the tied scores and given him his fifth goal for the game, but the umpire paid a free against Richardson for hands in the back and also awarded a 50m penalty to the Bombers.

Bombers Jason Johnson and Bachar Houli then scored behinds and their captain Matthew Lloyd goalled after the siren.

Essendon veteran James Hird was named best afield.

It was a heartbreaking result for the hapless Tigers, who led by 20 points early in the last term.

Richmond looked home 17 minutes into the last term when Richardson kicked his fourth goal to give the Tigers a three-goal break.

Tigers fans were incensed at the loss and security staff had to restrain one spectator immediately after the final siren when he tried to run onto the ground at the Punt Rd end.

The Tigers have been among several clubs to receive AFL fines for criticising umpires this season and coach Terry Wallace chose his words carefully post-match when pressed on the decision against Richardson.

The new hands-in-the-back interpretation has been controversial so far this season and clearly cost the Tigers potentially the match-winning goal.

Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy, who has also incurred the AFL's wrath this year for questioning the umpires, was similarly tight-lipped.

"I can't talk about decisions, so you people (journalists) work it out... that's it"

"You go and read it, talk it and write it yourselves, I'm not saying a word about it.

"Otherwise everybody gets upset and their knickers tied in a knot, so good luck."

The Tigers were shattered at the final siren and Krakouer described the loss as "heartbreaking".

Wallace and Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy praised Richardson for his courage.

Sheedy added: "that's a terrific effort by Matthew Richardson, it was one of the greatest efforts I'd seen by a badly-injured player, coming in and putting his hand up."

Sheedy said his players struggled to read the play or use the ball well and was concerned about their inaccuracy in front of goal.

But he praised them for their persistence.

"The one thing is, we never gave up," he said.

Richmond midfielder Brett Deledio was outstanding, particularly in the third term, as Richmond kicked four goals to two for a 13-point lead at the final change.

Deledio's teammate Andrew Krakouer reached two milestones in the match, with his first of two goals giving him 100 in his 100th senior match.

The Aboriginal forward's double milestone was timely as the clash was the second Dreamtime at the 'G match, an annual concept by Richmond and Essendon to celebrate indigenous players.

Richmond made one late change, with former Geelong forward Kent Kingsley making his Tigers debut after coming in for Dean Polo.

Full article at: http://news.realfooty.com.au/bombers-storm-home-to-down-tigers/20074427-f0w.html

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Dream theme hits the right note
27 May 2007   Sunday Herald Sun
Jackie Epstein

THE AFL's themed rounds are yet to be embraced by all, but it was hard to argue with the concept last night.

Dreamtime at the 'G was a celebration of indigenous people and proceedings kicked off at Federation Square mid-afternoon with the Long Walk.

Michael Long, the AFL's indigenous ambassador, led participants inside the ground at 6.30pm.

He was joined on stage by Archie Roach, Shane Howard and Iva Davies, who performed along with indigenous musicians Ron Murray and Russell Smith.

Exploits of indigenous players rolled on the screen as the lights dimmed to provide a unique tribal atmosphere. Traditional Aboriginal dancing, music and singing capped festivities.

Part of the build-up included an explanation of the Yiooken award for best player afield.

Pronounced yie-yoo-ke, it is a word from the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, which means "dreaming".

Last year, it was won by Dean Polo on debut, but the young Tiger was a late withdrawal after hurting his shoulder last week.

The final instalment was a welcome to the country ceremony led by respected Wurundjeri elder Joy Murphy.

Both captains and coaches then received a welcome branch from Murphy before the siren.

It was a fitting tribute to the contribution of indigenous people to the nation.

There are 87,000 players participating in AFL programs and a record 15 players were drafted last year.

Richmond and Essendon have long supported the match, particularly Kevin Sheedy who consistently spruiked for its introduction.

Five indigenous players featured last night, with Andrew Krakouer fittingly playing his 100th game.

He started on the bench, but came on six minutes into the game.

His indigenous teammate Richard Tambling scored the first goal for the Tigers.

The Bombers banner simply read on one side, "Australian rules football building bridges".

Dreamtime at the 'G is becoming an important fixture.

Just ask the 71 indigenous players currently on club lists.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21800749%255E19771,00.html

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Richo feels pain of false glory
May 27, 2007
The Age

MATTHEW Richardson stood on the boundary line near the Richmond bench last night, waiting to get back on the ground for the last few minutes of the first quarter.

As he stood there, jiggling his legs, rubbing his hands together, and getting warmed up, the player he was to replace came sprinting towards the bench. It's a wonder Richo didn't duck: the teammate was Andrew Krakouer.

Perhaps the pair was not quite ready to be in the same place at the same time again.

Both Krakouer and Richardson were interesting figures in last night's match, before it had even begun. Krakouer for more reasons than the boot that made accidental contact with Richardson's head last week, causing a lot of blood, a fractured eye socket and not one nose break, but two of them.

He was playing his 100th match last night, in a career on which there are two takes. Some may say Krakouer has not become what he has hinted he could, and yet others would look at his challenging upbringing, and point out how well he has done to come, and to stay.

Half an hour before the game, David King did a radio interview and spoke about the mood in the winless Tigers' rooms. Then he paused at the end to make special mention of Krakouer. "He'll be the difference tonight," promised the assistant coach.

He was right, for a while. Krakouer didn't have an enormous night, as it turned out, but he did things at important times. His first goal was his 100th career goal, and helped the Tigers turn a three-goal gap into a two-goal gap, midway through the first term.

His second came in the second term, and was a slow-motion, thought-out moment in a match rushing quickly from end to end and becoming a game about who could miss the most shots.

As his opponent, Richard Cole, charged at a bouncing ball, Krakouer sat back and let it drop into his hands. He turned to face the goal and then tucked the ball to his stomach as Cole stormed past him for a second time, clearing enough time and space to score.

Krakouer was not the reason Richmond got so close. The Tigers almost broke their duck because Brett Deledio bounced and bounced his way down the ground.

It was his most decisive game in a long time.

They got close because Graham Polak and Andrew Raines were steady in defence, because they kicked (a bit) better than the Bombers and because Daniel Jackson used three of his five kicks to score goals.

But someone else helped out, too. Richardson was at first expected to miss many weeks with his facial fractures, blackened eye and swollen nose. Then, he was supposed to sit out at least three.

Only the fact that his eye socket was not displaced spared him surgery, and when he turned up at Terry Wallace's office last Monday to say he still wanted to keep playing, the coach thought he looked like he should be in a Rocky movie.

Richardson was brave to play last night, but didn't play like he was doing much out of the ordinary. He took marks on the lead and he backed into packs. He kicked more goals than points (just), which suggested he was seeing straight through the bruising.

His very presence was enough to unsettle the Essendon defence, with both Mal Michael and Dustin Fletcher switching between him, and both players sent off to the forward line for brief periods. He allowed for the likes of Jackson to slip under guards, and get goals.

But funny things happen in football games. If Krakouer's quick thinking outdid Cole early, Cole's ferocious attacks on a couple of balls late in the last quarter were what gave Essendon what seemed an entirely unrealistic shot at victory. The late tone was more important than the early tone, as it turned out, and Cole was a player who set it.

Then there was Richo. So much had gone right, which meant if something did go wrong, it was going to be very obvious. Richardson kicked his fourth goal 18 minutes into the final quarter, and it put the Tigers 18 points up. It seemed enough; it should have been enough.

The Bombers kicked three quick goals after that, and then Richo made what might have been the ultimate difference. He turned and kicked his fifth goal into an open goal, deep into time on, but didn't notice that the umpire had already penalised him for placing his hands in Michael's back.

Essendon didn't make the most of that 50-metre penalty, but the ball did not leave the Bombers' forward line for the remainder of the night. It was fitting that, on another inaccurate night, two missed snaps secured their fifth win for the season. The real differences were difficult to pick in this match.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/richo-feels-pain-of-false-glory/2007/05/27/1179601748201.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

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Re: Media articles and stats - Tigers pipped at the post
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2007, 05:12:32 AM »
Rohan Connolly and Stathi Paxinos | May 27, 2007

It was a devastating result for the hapless Tigers, who led by 20 points early in the last term.

Richmond looked to be home 17 minutes into the final quarter when Richardson kicked his fourth goal to give the Tigers a three-goal break.

Chris Newman had laid a brilliant tackle deep in defence on Alwyn Davey to force the turnover and Richmond took the ball down the other end of the ground, where Richardson marked and goaled.

Davey had to be helped from the field after the Newman tackle and although the Bombers speedster quickly recovered, his night was over because he did not go over the boundary line through the interchange gates.

Krakouer reached two milestones last night, with the first of his two goals giving him 100 in his 100th senior match.

It was not all good news for the Bombers who took their record to 5-4. The match review panel could have something to look at tomorrow with a late hit on Richard Tambling by Scott Lucas.

Essendon veteran James Hird was named best afield.

http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/push-rule-is-pathetic/2007/05/27/1179601748219.html

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Big hand for Richo (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2007, 03:05:03 AM »
Big hand for Richo
28 May 2007   Herald-Sun
Bruce Matthews

IT COULD have been one of the year's great footy stories.

Matthew Richardson defied medical predictions to front up on Saturday night with a fractured eye socket, and came within a hand resting on an opponent's jumper of leading his team to a heroic victory.

Richo showed no fear as he repeatedly charged at the footy, and his often wayward goalkicking radar was switched on as he booted 4.2 from 15 kicks and 11 marks.

Tiger fans would argue it should have been 5.2. With scores level and just minutes remaining, Richardson kicked a long goal on the run but he was penalised for putting his hands in the back of opponent Mal Michael.

A 50m penalty rubbed salt into the wounds, and the final insult was a Matthew Lloyd bomb after the siren extending Essendon's winning margin to eight points.

The Bombers took over after Richmond seemingly had the game in the bag midway through the final term.

After Richardson kicked his fourth goal 17min 23sec into the quarter, Richmond led by 18 points. From that point Essendon had 42 disposals to Richmond's 25, 10 contested possessions to five, 10 inside-50s to two and kicked 4.2 to nothing.

Credit that to David Hille's ruck skills to set up centre-circle takeaways, Jobe Watson's clean and crisp nine possessions in the final 11 minutes and James Hird's tackle to create a turnover.

"I thought I better do something. Hilley started to get his hand on the ball and gave us some really good service," Watson said.

But if Richardson's goal had been allowed, it would have changed that all-important footy factor: momentum.

The disallowed goal would have stopped the run, physically and psychologically.

Sure, there was time for more twists in which wayward shots by Jason Johnson and Bachar Houli edged the Bombers ahead.

But tactics from the Tigers coaching box would have differed greatly had they been protecting a six-point lead rather than trying to snatch back the lead.

The fightback will help Essendon players erase bitter memories from the Round 3 collapse to Carlton, when the Dons lost after leading by 48 points in the second quarter.

Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy lamented earlier squandered chances - only three goals from 14 set shots inside the forward 50.

"We never gave up and finally broke them in the last five minutes of the game. We had lost a number of those games over the last year and a bit," Sheedy said.

"Players who came on the ground late did some really good stuff. (Jason) Winderlich was really good coming off half-back to give us some run. And even though he got caught there at one stage, at least he had the courage to run with the ball."

The Bombers coach saved the last word for Richo: "It was a terrific effort by Matthew Richardson. One of the greatest efforts I've seen of a badly injured player, to put his hand up when his club is zip-eight."

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21803005%255E19771,00.html

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Re: Media articles and stats - Tigers pipped at the post
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2007, 12:00:55 PM »
Funny how even though the Bummers won, the bulk of the articles are about Richo.

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Re: Media articles and stats - Tigers pipped at the post
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2007, 02:41:23 PM »
Funny how even though the Bummers won, the bulk of the articles are about Richo.
Richmond sells papers  ;).
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