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CibbuanoCats crush Tigers
August 2nd 2008 12:16
GEELONG has dealt a major blow to Richmond's finals hopes with a 63-point win at Telstra Dome on Saturday night.
The Cats' superior use of the football proved to be the difference as they cruised to a convincing 20.14 (134) to 10.11 (71) victory.
The Tigers are still just half a game outside the eight but face a tough run home with matches against Adelaide in Adelaide and Hawthorn in the next fortnight.
James Bartel did his Brownlow medal chances no harm with a game-high 32 possessions and two goals. He received good support from Joel Selwood and Joel Corey, who racked up 30-plus disposals.
The Cats had 12 individual goalkickers with Tom Lonergan and Ryan Gamble the most effective with three each while Cameron Ling did a superb blanketing job on Nathan Foley, restricting the Richmond midfielder to just 17 possessions.
For Richmond, Shane Tuck (31 possessions) and Brett Deledio (25 disposals) tried hard all night while veteran Matthew Richardson chimed in with three majors.
The Tigers started brightly, kicking the first two goals of the contest through Mitch Morton and Jack Riewoldt.
The Cats struggled to cope with Richmond's relentless pressure in the opening stanza and had to wait until the 21-minute mark for their first major before Lonergan kicked truly on the siren to give Geelong a four-point lead at quarter-time.
Geelong banged on the first three goals of the second term, including two in two minutes to Mathew Stokes to skip out to a handy lead.
Matt White kicked Richmond's first of the term at the 12-minute mark before Joel Bowden slotted one home to reduce the deficit to just 11 points.
Richmond had their chances to edge closer but they failed to capitalise in front of goal.
Bartel made the Tigers pay for their wastefulness in front of goal with two majors to give his side a 26-point lead at the main break.
Geelong put the result beyond doubt in a dominant third term, slamming on seven goals to two to take a match-winning 58-point lead into the final change.
Richmond fought the game out well, cutting the margin to 39 points before the Cats piled on the last four majors of the match.
GEELONG: 2.6, 8.8, 15.13, 20.14 (134)
RICHMOND: 2.2, 4.6, 6.9, 10.11 (71)
GOALS: GEELONG: Lonergan 3, Gamble 3, Stokes 2, Bartel 2, Mackie 2, Mooney 2, Kelly, Ling, Rooke, Johnson, Milburn, Selwood
RICHMOND: Richardson 3, Bowden 2, White 2, Schulz, Morton, Riewoldt
BEST: GEELONG: Selwood, Corey, Bartel, Ling, Stokes, Rooke
RICHMOND: Tuck, Deledio, Newman, McGuane, Edwards, Richardson
INJURIES: GEELONG: TBC
RICHMOND: Edwards (concussion)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Brown replaced in Richmond's selected side by King
UMPIRES: Stevic, Stewart, Wenn
CROWD: 42,238 at the Telstra Dome
The Cats' superior use of the football proved to be the difference as they cruised to a convincing 20.14 (134) to 10.11 (71) victory.
The Tigers are still just half a game outside the eight but face a tough run home with matches against Adelaide in Adelaide and Hawthorn in the next fortnight.
James Bartel did his Brownlow medal chances no harm with a game-high 32 possessions and two goals. He received good support from Joel Selwood and Joel Corey, who racked up 30-plus disposals.
The Cats had 12 individual goalkickers with Tom Lonergan and Ryan Gamble the most effective with three each while Cameron Ling did a superb blanketing job on Nathan Foley, restricting the Richmond midfielder to just 17 possessions.
For Richmond, Shane Tuck (31 possessions) and Brett Deledio (25 disposals) tried hard all night while veteran Matthew Richardson chimed in with three majors.
The Tigers started brightly, kicking the first two goals of the contest through Mitch Morton and Jack Riewoldt.
The Cats struggled to cope with Richmond's relentless pressure in the opening stanza and had to wait until the 21-minute mark for their first major before Lonergan kicked truly on the siren to give Geelong a four-point lead at quarter-time.
Geelong banged on the first three goals of the second term, including two in two minutes to Mathew Stokes to skip out to a handy lead.
Matt White kicked Richmond's first of the term at the 12-minute mark before Joel Bowden slotted one home to reduce the deficit to just 11 points.
Richmond had their chances to edge closer but they failed to capitalise in front of goal.
Bartel made the Tigers pay for their wastefulness in front of goal with two majors to give his side a 26-point lead at the main break.
Geelong put the result beyond doubt in a dominant third term, slamming on seven goals to two to take a match-winning 58-point lead into the final change.
Richmond fought the game out well, cutting the margin to 39 points before the Cats piled on the last four majors of the match.
GEELONG: 2.6, 8.8, 15.13, 20.14 (134)
RICHMOND: 2.2, 4.6, 6.9, 10.11 (71)
GOALS: GEELONG: Lonergan 3, Gamble 3, Stokes 2, Bartel 2, Mackie 2, Mooney 2, Kelly, Ling, Rooke, Johnson, Milburn, Selwood
RICHMOND: Richardson 3, Bowden 2, White 2, Schulz, Morton, Riewoldt
BEST: GEELONG: Selwood, Corey, Bartel, Ling, Stokes, Rooke
RICHMOND: Tuck, Deledio, Newman, McGuane, Edwards, Richardson
INJURIES: GEELONG: TBC
RICHMOND: Edwards (concussion)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Brown replaced in Richmond's selected side by King
UMPIRES: Stevic, Stewart, Wenn
CROWD: 42,238 at the Telstra Dome
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