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CibbuanoTigers down battling Bombers
May 24th 2008 13:31
RICHMOND has kept its finals hopes alive with a 38-point win over a disappointing Essendon side in their Dreamtime clash at the MCG on Saturday night.
The Tigers set up their third win of the season in the opening term when they held the Bombers goalless, before eventually running out 16.14 (110) to 10.12 (72) winners.
Nathan Foley and Brett Deledio were damaging in the middle for Richmond with 32 and 29 possessions respectively, while Nathan Brown continued his strong start to the season with 24 disposals and three goals.
Matthew Richardson also starred for the Tigers with 19 possessions, 14 marks and two goals, while half-forward Shane Edwards was lively, booting 3.3.
With Troy Simmonds on top in the ruck and Foley punishing the Bombers with almost every disposals, the Tigers were able to boot five unanswered goals to take a 28-point lead into quarter-time.
The Bombers did themsleves no favours with their sloppy use of the football and poor decision making in the opening stanza. Two of Richmond's first three goals came after
Essendon players spilled uncontested marks, while their fifth came after a Kyle Reimers kick out of defence picked out Tigers ruckman Troy Simmonds.
Richmond continued their dominance after quarter-time, booting three goals in the space of six minutes before Essendon skipper Matthew Lloyd booted the Bombers first major at the 12-minute mark.
A late goal from Mark McVeigh was one of the few bright spots in an abysmal first-half by the Bombers as Richmond took a commanding 50-point lead into the main break.
Essendon lifted their intensity in the second half, and were rewarded on the scoreboard, with two goals from Lloyd in little more than a minute and one each to Jay Neagle and Angus Monfries bringing the Bombers back into the contest.
But Richmond steadied, with Brown's second late in the third term ensuring the Tigers headed into the final change with a 26-point lead.
Essendon could have cut the margin to 20 points at three-quarter time, but Monfries missed a set shot from about 20m after being handed a 50m penalty.
The Bombers could have closed to within 20 points early in the final term, but Reimers failed to convert a relatively easy opportunity.
It proved to be a costly miss, with goals from Edwards and Richardson putting the result beyond doubt.
ESSENDON: 0.5, 2.6, 8.8, 10.12 (72)
RICHMOND: 5.3, 10.8, 12.10, 16.14 (110)
GOALS: ESSENDON: Lloyd 4, Monfries, Hille, Stanton, McVeigh, Neagle, Nash
RICHMOND: Brown 3, Edwards 3, Pettifer 2, Richardson 2, Hyde, White, Johnson, Foley, Pattison, Deledio
BEST: ESSENDON: Lloyd, McVeigh, Hille, Stanton, Nash
RICHMOND: Foley, Brown, Deledio, Pettifer, Simmonds, Edwards
INJURIES: ESSENDON: TBC
RICHMOND: TBC
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Jay Nash replaced Ricky Dyson in Essendon's selected side. Kayne Pettifer replaced Graham Polak in Richmond's selected side.
UMPIRES: Donlon, Vozzo, Ryan
CROWD: 60,333 at MCG
The Tigers set up their third win of the season in the opening term when they held the Bombers goalless, before eventually running out 16.14 (110) to 10.12 (72) winners.
Nathan Foley and Brett Deledio were damaging in the middle for Richmond with 32 and 29 possessions respectively, while Nathan Brown continued his strong start to the season with 24 disposals and three goals.
Matthew Richardson also starred for the Tigers with 19 possessions, 14 marks and two goals, while half-forward Shane Edwards was lively, booting 3.3.
With Troy Simmonds on top in the ruck and Foley punishing the Bombers with almost every disposals, the Tigers were able to boot five unanswered goals to take a 28-point lead into quarter-time.
The Bombers did themsleves no favours with their sloppy use of the football and poor decision making in the opening stanza. Two of Richmond's first three goals came after
Essendon players spilled uncontested marks, while their fifth came after a Kyle Reimers kick out of defence picked out Tigers ruckman Troy Simmonds.
Richmond continued their dominance after quarter-time, booting three goals in the space of six minutes before Essendon skipper Matthew Lloyd booted the Bombers first major at the 12-minute mark.
A late goal from Mark McVeigh was one of the few bright spots in an abysmal first-half by the Bombers as Richmond took a commanding 50-point lead into the main break.
Essendon lifted their intensity in the second half, and were rewarded on the scoreboard, with two goals from Lloyd in little more than a minute and one each to Jay Neagle and Angus Monfries bringing the Bombers back into the contest.
But Richmond steadied, with Brown's second late in the third term ensuring the Tigers headed into the final change with a 26-point lead.
Essendon could have cut the margin to 20 points at three-quarter time, but Monfries missed a set shot from about 20m after being handed a 50m penalty.
The Bombers could have closed to within 20 points early in the final term, but Reimers failed to convert a relatively easy opportunity.
It proved to be a costly miss, with goals from Edwards and Richardson putting the result beyond doubt.
ESSENDON: 0.5, 2.6, 8.8, 10.12 (72)
RICHMOND: 5.3, 10.8, 12.10, 16.14 (110)
GOALS: ESSENDON: Lloyd 4, Monfries, Hille, Stanton, McVeigh, Neagle, Nash
RICHMOND: Brown 3, Edwards 3, Pettifer 2, Richardson 2, Hyde, White, Johnson, Foley, Pattison, Deledio
BEST: ESSENDON: Lloyd, McVeigh, Hille, Stanton, Nash
RICHMOND: Foley, Brown, Deledio, Pettifer, Simmonds, Edwards
INJURIES: ESSENDON: TBC
RICHMOND: TBC
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Jay Nash replaced Ricky Dyson in Essendon's selected side. Kayne Pettifer replaced Graham Polak in Richmond's selected side.
UMPIRES: Donlon, Vozzo, Ryan
CROWD: 60,333 at MCG
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