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CibbuanoWallace's reign ends on sour note
June 5th 2009 13:06
THE Western Bulldogs have denied outgoing Richmond coach Terry Wallace a fairytale ending, thumping the Tigers to the tune of 68 points at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
The Bulldogs took control of the contest in the third term before cruising to a convincing 24.13 (157) to 14.5 (89) victory.
Richmond started brightly but they fell away badly after half-time, managing just 2.3 in the second half.
Adam Cooney was damaging with a game-high 33 possessions and one goal while Matthew Boyd and Jarrod Harbrow were also prolific with 28 touches apiece.
Liam Picken did a superb blanketing job on Brett Deledio, restricting the Richmond young gun to just 13 possessions while Daniel Giansiracusa showed his class with 22 disposals and two goals.
The Dogs had 14 individual goal kickers for the match - Josh Hill the most effective with four while classy youngster Shaun Higgins chimed in with three majors.
For the Tigers, Shane Tuck, Joel Bowden, Nathan Foley and Daniel Jackson, racked up 30-plus disposals while Jack Riewoldt and Mitch Morton booted three goals apiece.
Andrew Collins showed he is a player of the future with 24 possessions and one goal while Ben Cousins was influential with 21 touches.
Morton was on fire in the opening stanza, booting three goals for the term but the Bulldogs managed four of their own to ensure both sides went into quarter-time on level terms.
Richmond hit the front in the second term when Riewoldt kicked his second but the Tigers joy was short-lived as the Dogs slammed on seven of the next nine majors to skip out to what appeared to be an unassailable 27-point lead deep into time-on.
But the Tigers lifted their rating and hit back with five unanswered goals in a stunning eight-minute burst to go into half-time with a two-point advantage.
Picken booted two of the first three goals of the third term to help his side skip out to a 16-point lead.
Kayne Pettifer had a chance to get the Tigers back into the contest but his shot from 20m hit the post.
It proved to be a costly miss as the Dogs piled on the last four goals of the term to open up a match-winning 42-point break at three-quarter time before adding a further six majors in the final stanza to cap off an impressive win.
RICHMOND: 4.2, 12.2, 12.4, 14.5 (89)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 4.2, 11.6, 18.10, 24.13 (157)
GOALS: Richmond: Morton 3, Riewoldt 3, Pattison 2, Tuck 2, Deledio, Collins, McMahon, Polo
Western Bulldogs: Hill 4, Higgins 3, Picken 2, Johnson 2, Giansiracusa 2, Hahn 2, Gilbee 2, Hargrave, Boyd, Griffen, Akermanis, Ward, Cooney, Eagleton
BEST: Richmond: Jackson, Newman, Foley, Collins, Cousins, Riewoldt, Morton
Western Bulldogs: Cooney, Harbrow, Higgins, Boyd, Minson, Giansiracusa, Picken
INJURIES: Richmond: TBC
Western Bulldogs: TBC
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Stack replaced Murphy in Western Bulldogs's selected side
UMPIRES: Chamberlain, Meredith, McInerney
CROWD: 36,483 at Etihad Stadium
The Bulldogs took control of the contest in the third term before cruising to a convincing 24.13 (157) to 14.5 (89) victory.
Richmond started brightly but they fell away badly after half-time, managing just 2.3 in the second half.
Adam Cooney was damaging with a game-high 33 possessions and one goal while Matthew Boyd and Jarrod Harbrow were also prolific with 28 touches apiece.
Liam Picken did a superb blanketing job on Brett Deledio, restricting the Richmond young gun to just 13 possessions while Daniel Giansiracusa showed his class with 22 disposals and two goals.
The Dogs had 14 individual goal kickers for the match - Josh Hill the most effective with four while classy youngster Shaun Higgins chimed in with three majors.
For the Tigers, Shane Tuck, Joel Bowden, Nathan Foley and Daniel Jackson, racked up 30-plus disposals while Jack Riewoldt and Mitch Morton booted three goals apiece.
Andrew Collins showed he is a player of the future with 24 possessions and one goal while Ben Cousins was influential with 21 touches.
Morton was on fire in the opening stanza, booting three goals for the term but the Bulldogs managed four of their own to ensure both sides went into quarter-time on level terms.
Richmond hit the front in the second term when Riewoldt kicked his second but the Tigers joy was short-lived as the Dogs slammed on seven of the next nine majors to skip out to what appeared to be an unassailable 27-point lead deep into time-on.
But the Tigers lifted their rating and hit back with five unanswered goals in a stunning eight-minute burst to go into half-time with a two-point advantage.
Picken booted two of the first three goals of the third term to help his side skip out to a 16-point lead.
Kayne Pettifer had a chance to get the Tigers back into the contest but his shot from 20m hit the post.
It proved to be a costly miss as the Dogs piled on the last four goals of the term to open up a match-winning 42-point break at three-quarter time before adding a further six majors in the final stanza to cap off an impressive win.
RICHMOND: 4.2, 12.2, 12.4, 14.5 (89)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 4.2, 11.6, 18.10, 24.13 (157)
GOALS: Richmond: Morton 3, Riewoldt 3, Pattison 2, Tuck 2, Deledio, Collins, McMahon, Polo
Western Bulldogs: Hill 4, Higgins 3, Picken 2, Johnson 2, Giansiracusa 2, Hahn 2, Gilbee 2, Hargrave, Boyd, Griffen, Akermanis, Ward, Cooney, Eagleton
BEST: Richmond: Jackson, Newman, Foley, Collins, Cousins, Riewoldt, Morton
Western Bulldogs: Cooney, Harbrow, Higgins, Boyd, Minson, Giansiracusa, Picken
INJURIES: Richmond: TBC
Western Bulldogs: TBC
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Stack replaced Murphy in Western Bulldogs's selected side
UMPIRES: Chamberlain, Meredith, McInerney
CROWD: 36,483 at Etihad Stadium
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