Tigers down Crows by 20 points at MCG

Richmond dealt Adelaide's AFL finals hopes a serious blow as they notched their
sixth win in nine games with a comeback 15.10 (100) to 11.14 (80) victory over the
Crows at the MCG.
Remarkably, the Tigers have now beaten every non-Victorian club this season but are
yet to defeat a team from their own state.
The Crows led by 19 points at halftime but Richmond showed plenty of spirit to
outscore them 10.6 to 4.3 in the second half.
Adelaide were as much at fault for their own demise, with some woeful kicking for
goal costing them badly, particularly when they controlled the match in the second
quarter.
Richmond led by eight points at the first change and went 14 points clear when Mitch
Morton goaled 40 seconds into the second term.
But the Crows kicked 4.9 to nothing for the rest of the quarter to build a 19-point
halftime lead.
The Crows' misses in the first half included a running shot from Patrick Dangerfield
which sailed out on the full, with the youngster also missing from a set shot.
Ricky Henderson completely missed the ball with an attempt to soccer through from
the goal-line in the first term, while ruckman Jonathon Griffin twice missed with
snaps from the top of the goal square in the first half.
The Crows were made to pay for their continued wastefulness, as Richmond surged into
the lead in the third quarter.
After Richmond closed to within 13 points with the opening goal of the term,
Dangerfield botched another simple chance, before the Tigers swept forward to goal
again and close the gap to seven.
Tigers star Ben Cousins narrowed it to a single point with a classy running goal,
after a clever tap-on from Jack Riewoldt, before Adelaide's Jason Porplyzia sprayed
a 40m set shot out of bounds.
He and Dangerfield finally found the target either side of a snapped major to
Richmond first-gamer Robert Hicks but late goals to Jeromey Webberley and Luke
McGuane put Richmond up by six points at the last change.
The momentum continued early in the final quarter, with a roving goal to Matthew
White and a contested mark and goal to ruckman Andrew Browne stretching the margin
to 18 points.
With the Tigers on top, and heavy rain and hail pouring down midway through the
term, the Crows never looked like coming back.
Rebounding defenders Brett Deledio, Chris Newman and Daniel Connors were all good
for the Tigers, along with midfielders Shane Tuck, Ben Cousins, Shane Edwards and
Dustin Martin.
Scott Thompson and Brad Symes were good in the midfield for the Crows, while Ben
Rutten performed strongly on Tigers star forward Jack Riewoldt.