Vickery to play on after close call Bruce Matthews
From: Herald Sun
August 16, 2011 1:34PMRICHMOND key forward Tyrone Vickery doesn't believe he needs to modify his playing style after narrowly avoiding suspension.
Vickery will have 93.75 demerit points hanging over him for the next 12 months after escaping with a reprimand from a rough conduct charge.
The tall forward accepted the reprimand for an off-the-ball bump on Sydney's Craig Bird to be available for Sunday's twilight game against Melbourne at the MCG.
"I'll take the reprimand and I'm really happy to still be playing and get out and try and back it up with another win. I wasn't willing to risk that (by challenging)," Vickery said.
"That's the first time I've been cited, so I don't need to change anything, I don't think. Just keep going about it and trying to play my role.
"All the guys know the rules. You're allowed to bump within 5m of the ball and, if not, I suppose you're running at your own peril."
On whether the Tiger forward realised he had committed a reportable offence, he said: "No, I didn't think anything of it. I just kept playing and I was focusing on where the ball was. I didn't notice he (Bird) went down or anything."
Geelong forward Cameron Mooney will miss the last home game against the Swans on Saturday week after accepting a one-game penalty for a front-on bump to Adelaide's Graham Johncock.
Vickery said the Tigers were buoyed by the win against the Swans to try to finish off the season strongly, the next task to turn around a loss to Melbourne in Round 14.
"Obviously, it has been really frustrating riding a rollercoaster, probably losing to teams where we went in favourites. That's the consistency we're trying to develop, to consistently put together a good performance against better sides," he said.
"They're playing for a finals berth, so they're got a lot to play for. And we want to win every game we play for the rest of the year.
"It sets yourself up for a good pre-season and also trying to find the right balance and who's going to take the club forward.
"I think our ball movement hurt us last time, particularly from the back 50. It broke down a lot and we turned the ball over. We need to get the right options and just take bit more care with our skills."
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