Martin Flanagan in today's Age...Tonight could be the best Dreamtime game yet. The Tigers are roaring. In the past when this has happened, the sporting gods have punished them for their hubris, but this time they are standing on much more solid ground. With Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio and Dustin Martin, they have three midfield talents who could be spoken of in years to come as Chris Judd, Ben Cousins and Daniel Kerr are at West Coast.
The Tigers beat Sydney last weekend. The Swans were without Adam Goodes but still came strongly in the third term. It was Richmond's biggest win of the year, one which has given it a foothold from which to reach the higher rungs of the ladder. The West Coast team Essendon beat last weekend was seriously depleted; even so there was an awesome efficiency about Essendon. Richmond is like a man coming off a bender and trying to discover who he is and what he is capable of after years of hallucinations and delusions and failures. I see a steadiness in Hird's team, born of a secure and successful club, and that could make the difference tonight.
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