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Sat, 05/29/2010 - 20:36
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Richmond post first season win over Port
Richmond have broken through for their first victory of the AFL season, slogging
their way to a 47-point win over Port Adelaide at a sodden AAMI Stadium.
The unfancied Tigers kept Port to their lowest ever score to win 10.17 (77) to 3.12
(30) in abysmal conditions.
Port's paltry return fell short than their previous lowest total of 4.8 (32), also
against the Tigers, in 1999.
Richmond forward Jack Riewoldt kicked four goals and Ben Nason three in telling
contributions as Richmond posted their first win since round 18 last year.
The Power lost goalsneak Cameron Hitchcock to what appeared a serious shoulder
injury in a match ruined as a spectacle by driving rain, yet no doubt beautiful for
long suffering Tiger fans.
Veteran Ben Cousins, defender Brett Deledio, emerging midfielder Trent Cotchin and
prolific possession winner Shane Tuck revelled in the conditions as the Tigers
stunned Port and the hardy home crowd of 16,694.
Riewoldt defied the foul weather with three first half goals as Richmond up a
commanding 29 point lead at halftime.
The visitors held their hosts to a meagre 2.4 at the long break, including just a
sole point in the second quarter.
Their defensive suffocation of the Power continued in the second half as the hosts
returned a meagre 1.8 for the half.
The likes of Tuck (31 disposals) and Cotchin (25 possessions) provided substantial
midfield grunt, with Cousins' polished 20 touches helping overpower Port, who slip
to a 5-5 record.
Richmond's tone was set in the first quarter, when they posted 3.4 to Port's 2.3
despite kicking into a fierce wind.
Riewoldt then kicked two of his three goals in a second term marred by Hitchcock's
injury as the Tigers laid the foundation of their victory.
Hitchcock's forward line teammate Brett Ebert was stretchered off after a crunching
first quarter marking contest, but returned to action some 20 minutes later.
His recovery was mirrored by Port's Steven Salopek, who was thought to have
dislocated a shoulder in the second quarter but also returned.
their way to a 47-point win over Port Adelaide at a sodden AAMI Stadium.
The unfancied Tigers kept Port to their lowest ever score to win 10.17 (77) to 3.12
(30) in abysmal conditions.
Port's paltry return fell short than their previous lowest total of 4.8 (32), also
against the Tigers, in 1999.
Richmond forward Jack Riewoldt kicked four goals and Ben Nason three in telling
contributions as Richmond posted their first win since round 18 last year.
The Power lost goalsneak Cameron Hitchcock to what appeared a serious shoulder
injury in a match ruined as a spectacle by driving rain, yet no doubt beautiful for
long suffering Tiger fans.
Veteran Ben Cousins, defender Brett Deledio, emerging midfielder Trent Cotchin and
prolific possession winner Shane Tuck revelled in the conditions as the Tigers
stunned Port and the hardy home crowd of 16,694.
Riewoldt defied the foul weather with three first half goals as Richmond up a
commanding 29 point lead at halftime.
The visitors held their hosts to a meagre 2.4 at the long break, including just a
sole point in the second quarter.
Their defensive suffocation of the Power continued in the second half as the hosts
returned a meagre 1.8 for the half.
The likes of Tuck (31 disposals) and Cotchin (25 possessions) provided substantial
midfield grunt, with Cousins' polished 20 touches helping overpower Port, who slip
to a 5-5 record.
Richmond's tone was set in the first quarter, when they posted 3.4 to Port's 2.3
despite kicking into a fierce wind.
Riewoldt then kicked two of his three goals in a second term marred by Hitchcock's
injury as the Tigers laid the foundation of their victory.
Hitchcock's forward line teammate Brett Ebert was stretchered off after a crunching
first quarter marking contest, but returned to action some 20 minutes later.
His recovery was mirrored by Port's Steven Salopek, who was thought to have
dislocated a shoulder in the second quarter but also returned.
