Tigers vs Crows on the Gold Coast

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Enjoy your time in God's country OERites 

We do - 24/7.   

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Local boys to battle it out
Nick Smart | July 3rd, 2009

GOLD Coasters Kurt Tippett and Luke McGuane will stand toe to toe in tomorrow night's Gold Coast Stadium showdown between Adelaide and Richmond.

Miami product Tippett, 22, has played 32 games and has been in good form for the Crows over the past month up forward, kicking a career-high seven goals against Essendon in Round 11.

But fellow Coaster McGuane, who hails from Broadbeach and was drafted by Richmond in 2004, is one of the league's toughest and most underrated defenders.

Also 22, and with 45 AFL games under his belt, McGuane is no stranger to playing on Gold Coasters, having lined up on St Kilda star Nick Riewoldt last weekend.

In the last AFL game at Carrara before the stadium is demolished and rebuilt ready for the Gold Coast Football Club in 2011, it is fitting that two of the city's best products are set to line up on each other in a battle that could decide the match.

McGuane, Richmond's most experienced defender, up against Tippett, instrumental in his club's five-match winning streak. "There is a chance (I will play on him), because I am a tall defender and he is a tall forward," said McGuane.

"I am sure Kurt will want to have a good game on the Gold Coast, and so will I ... he is a very strong, athletic boy and will be hard to stop.

"It is good to be playing at Carrara again -- I played there in my Gold Coast Stingray (under-age representative football) days. I am sure it won't be unfamiliar for Kurt either," said McGuane.

The Tigers arrive today, having won just three games this season.

Tippett said he had a lot of respect for McGuane, adding that it would not be easy to kick a bag on him. "I know Luke because he is from the Gold Coast and he used to play at Broadbeach," Tippett said yesterday.

"I have played on him once before in my first year. It was a very even contest and I might have to get him back."

Adelaide included key forward Shaun McKernan, the younger brother of dual Kangeroo premiership player Corey McKernan, for his AFL debut after losing another Gold Coaster, ruckman Brad Moran, to a long-term knee injury.

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/07/03/94651_gold-coast-afl.html

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Also 22, and with 45 AFL games under his belt, McGuane .....

McGuane, Richmond's most experienced defender,

That says a lot doesn't it.

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Adelaide is Richmonds KRYPTONITE

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Bump.

We might get flogged but the Club gets $400k for tonight.

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Did they just say it's a sellout 

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Great play cotch. Nahas misses.

1-0

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Gus' inexperience taps it back towards Adelaide's goal and Tyson Edwards finds Tippett who kicks a goal  .

And then overuse of handball gives Tippett his second.

1-12

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Crows too big one-on-one and we can't hit a target 

1-18

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McGuane was tripped umpy

Edwards tries to get around McLeod and of course fails 

Another free to the Crows. Tippett's 3rd

1-24

This is getting ugly already

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Frees 3 - 9 

1-31

Game over! We don't look like scoring at all this week  . Bloody handball crazy

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Tambling finds Vickery to Morton to Hislop. Goal .... Hoo... bloody ....ray

7 - 32

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Can we actually take a mark inside 50  . The ball is coming out as quickly as it goes in.

Nahassssssss 

13 - 32

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Why wouldn't Tucky just kick long from insdie the centre square. Spent 30s going wide and then back to where we started 

Where are our crumbers. No forward pressure whatsoever.

That was a mark to Morton 

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Quarter time

Richmond  2.1-13
Adelaide    5.3-33

Goals: Hislop, Nahas