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CibbuanoCrows overrun Tigers
June 7th 2008 07:33
ADELAIDE has overcome a sluggish start to thump Richmond by 50 points at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.
The Crows trailed by 14 points at half-time but came to life in the second half, slamming on 15 goals to five to cruise to a convincing 22.14 (146) to 14.12 (96) win.
Scott Thompson starred for the Crows with 23 disposals and six goals, while Luke Jericho chimed in with a career-best five majors. Bernie Vince was a busy contributor in the middle with a team-high 30 possessions and three goals, while Robert Shirley did a superb blanketing job on Nathan Foley, restricting the Richmond midfielder to 13 disposals.
For the Tigers, Nathan Brown, Brett Deledio and Chris Newman all racked up 30-plus possessions, while Matthew Richardson was lively early and finished with 17 disposals, 11 marks and three goals.
The Crows scored the first two goals of the match, but Richmond then slammed on six unanswered goals in a 15-minute burst to race out to a 24-point lead.
Adelaide coach Neil Craig responded by putting players behind the ball, and it paid instant dividends as the Crows booted three late goals to trail by five points at the first change.
Richmond jumped out of the blocks after quarter-time, booting the first two goals of the second term in the opening three minutes.
But the rest of the term was an arm wrestle, with Adelaide kicking two of the next three goals to trail by 14 points at the main break.
Adelaide turned the game on its head in the third term as they won the contested football and continually pumped the football inside 50.
The Crows won the clearances for the term 14-3, the contested ball 29-18 and the inside 50s 18-7, while Richmond butchered the football, winning the clanger count 15-4.
The Tigers were made to pay for their poor disposal as Adelaide slammed on eight goals for the term, with Jericho booting four in a stunning 17-minute burst as the Crows took a match-winning 26-point lead into the final change.
The final term was procession as the Crows piled on seven goals to three to strengthen their grip on fourth spot.
RICHMOND: 6.2, 9.7, 11.9, 14.12 (96)
ADELAIDE: 5.3, 7.5, 15.11, 22.14 (146)
GOALS: Richmond: Richardson 3, Simmonds 2, Bowden 2, Cotchin, Pattison, Foley, Polak, Pettifer, Edwards, Deledio
Adelaide: Thompson 6, Jericho 5, Porplyzia 3, Vince 3, Edwards 2, Tippett, Douglas, Knights
BEST: Richmond: Brown, Deledio, Richardson, Newman, Cotchin
Adelaide: Thompson, Vince, Edwards, Porplyzia, Jericho, Johncock
INJURIES: Richmond: Nil
Adelaide: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Fila, James, K.Nicholls
CROWD: 32,767 at the MCG
The Crows trailed by 14 points at half-time but came to life in the second half, slamming on 15 goals to five to cruise to a convincing 22.14 (146) to 14.12 (96) win.
Scott Thompson starred for the Crows with 23 disposals and six goals, while Luke Jericho chimed in with a career-best five majors. Bernie Vince was a busy contributor in the middle with a team-high 30 possessions and three goals, while Robert Shirley did a superb blanketing job on Nathan Foley, restricting the Richmond midfielder to 13 disposals.
For the Tigers, Nathan Brown, Brett Deledio and Chris Newman all racked up 30-plus possessions, while Matthew Richardson was lively early and finished with 17 disposals, 11 marks and three goals.
The Crows scored the first two goals of the match, but Richmond then slammed on six unanswered goals in a 15-minute burst to race out to a 24-point lead.
Adelaide coach Neil Craig responded by putting players behind the ball, and it paid instant dividends as the Crows booted three late goals to trail by five points at the first change.
Richmond jumped out of the blocks after quarter-time, booting the first two goals of the second term in the opening three minutes.
But the rest of the term was an arm wrestle, with Adelaide kicking two of the next three goals to trail by 14 points at the main break.
Adelaide turned the game on its head in the third term as they won the contested football and continually pumped the football inside 50.
The Crows won the clearances for the term 14-3, the contested ball 29-18 and the inside 50s 18-7, while Richmond butchered the football, winning the clanger count 15-4.
The Tigers were made to pay for their poor disposal as Adelaide slammed on eight goals for the term, with Jericho booting four in a stunning 17-minute burst as the Crows took a match-winning 26-point lead into the final change.
The final term was procession as the Crows piled on seven goals to three to strengthen their grip on fourth spot.
RICHMOND: 6.2, 9.7, 11.9, 14.12 (96)
ADELAIDE: 5.3, 7.5, 15.11, 22.14 (146)
GOALS: Richmond: Richardson 3, Simmonds 2, Bowden 2, Cotchin, Pattison, Foley, Polak, Pettifer, Edwards, Deledio
Adelaide: Thompson 6, Jericho 5, Porplyzia 3, Vince 3, Edwards 2, Tippett, Douglas, Knights
BEST: Richmond: Brown, Deledio, Richardson, Newman, Cotchin
Adelaide: Thompson, Vince, Edwards, Porplyzia, Jericho, Johncock
INJURIES: Richmond: Nil
Adelaide: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Fila, James, K.Nicholls
CROWD: 32,767 at the MCG
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