AFL

Richmond
14.17.101
Sydney
15.10.100
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Match Tracker

Richmond
Sydney
Q1
3.5.23
5.3.33

    Richmond Events

  • 8 mins - Behind, T.Vickery
  • 11 mins - Goal, J.Riewoldt
  • 16 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 18 mins - Behind, D.Rioli
  • 23 mins - Goal, D.Martin
  • 25 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 26 mins - Goal, A.Miles
  • 30 mins - Behind, J.Riewoldt

    Richmond and Sydney Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, L.Parker
  • 4 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 5 mins - Goal, I.Heeney
  • 10 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 14 mins - Behind, K.Jack
  • 19 mins - Goal, D.Towers
  • 27 mins - Behind, I.Heeney
  • 28 mins - Goal, D.Hannebery
Q2
6.10.46
6.5.41

    Richmond Events

  • 2 mins - Behind, D.Martin
  • 4 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 17 mins - Behind, S.Lloyd
  • 20 mins - Behind, C.Ellis
  • 21 mins - Goal, B.Griffiths
  • 23 mins - Goal, B.Ellis
  • 25 mins - Goal, B.Griffiths
  • 26 mins - Behind, B.Griffiths

    Richmond and Sydney Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 7 mins - Behind, T.Mitchell
  • 16 mins - Behind, C.Mills
Q3
7.15.57
11.9.75

    Richmond Events

  • 2 mins - Behind, B.Deledio
  • 3 mins - Behind, S.Lloyd
  • 4 mins - Behind, J.Short
  • 4 mins - Goal, S.Lloyd
  • 12 mins - Behind, D.Martin
  • 12 mins - Behind, T.Vickery

    Richmond and Sydney Events

  • 1 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 6 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 8 mins - Behind, J.McVeigh
  • 8 mins - Behind, T.Mitchell
  • 10 mins - Behind, J.Hiscox
  • 14 mins - Goal, G.Hewett
  • 19 mins - Goal, K.Tippett
  • 22 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 24 mins - Goal, J.Lloyd
Q4
14.17.101
15.10.100

    Richmond Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, S.Lloyd
  • 3 mins - Goal, B.Griffiths
  • 5 mins - Goal, D.Rioli
  • 7 mins - Goal, B.Griffiths
  • 8 mins - Goal, D.Rioli
  • 11 mins - Behind, J.Riewoldt
  • 13 mins - Behind, J.Riewoldt
  • 25 mins - Goal, B.Griffiths
  • 32 mins - Goal, S.Lloyd

    Richmond and Sydney Events

  • 12 mins - Goal, K.Jack
  • 15 mins - Goal, D.Hannebery
  • 19 mins - Goal, T.Papley
  • 22 mins - Goal, K.Tippett
  • 24 mins - Behind, L.Parker

Scorers

Richmond
Sydney
Goal Scorers Richmond Sydney
Goals and Behinds Griffiths (5.1), Lloyd (3.2), Rioli (2.1), Riewoldt (1.3), Martin (1.2), Ellis (1.0), Miles (1.0), Vickery (0.2), Deledio (0.1), Ellis (0.1), Short (0.1) Franklin (5.0), Hannebery (2.0), Tippett (2.0), Heeney (1.1), Jack (1.1), Hewett (1.0), Lloyd (1.0), Papley (1.0), Towers (1.0), Mitchell (0.2), Parker (0.2), Hiscox (0.1), McVeigh (0.1), Mills (0.1)

Team Statistics

Richmond
Sydney

Statistics

Richmond Sydney
Goals 14 15
Behinds 17 10
Scoring shots 30 26
Goals/scoring shots 47 58
Disposals 379 320
RichmondGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
J.Batchelor 9 6 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
T.Chaplin 12 9 5 3 4 1 1 1 0 0
B.Deledio 34 17 8 17 12 1 0 2 0 2
S.Edwards 25 12 4 13 8 6 2 0 0 5
B.Ellis 26 17 7 9 11 3 5 1 0 0
C.Ellis 16 11 6 5 1 4 1 0 0 0
B.Griffiths 20 12 7 8 6 3 2 1 1 1
S.Grigg 25 14 4 11 9 3 1 0 3 5
D.Grimes 14 9 4 5 7 6 2 0 0 0
S.Hampson 5 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 27 1
T.Hunt 13 6 2 7 3 2 0 0 0 0
S.Lloyd 15 10 7 5 5 3 0 2 0 0
D.Martin 28 23 4 5 14 8 1 3 0 4
C.Menadue 13 5 2 8 3 3 0 1 0 2
A.Miles 31 11 4 20 17 5 2 1 0 10
S.Morris 15 8 4 7 5 5 4 1 0 0
A.Rance 14 9 5 5 10 3 1 4 0 0
J.Riewoldt 19 16 9 3 9 3 2 2 1 0
D.Rioli 11 5 3 6 4 2 1 0 0 0
J.Short 8 7 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 0
T.Vickery 8 3 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 1
N.Vlastuin 18 12 5 6 6 8 0 4 1 4
SydneyGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
H.Cunningham 11 7 1 4 3 6 1 0 0 1
L.Franklin 18 14 7 4 8 0 3 5 0 0
H.Grundy 8 6 2 2 4 0 1 3 0 1
D.Hannebery 34 18 3 16 15 3 4 1 0 3
I.Heeney 18 8 1 10 12 5 1 3 0 3
G.Hewett 13 6 2 7 6 3 2 0 0 2
J.Hiscox 7 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
K.Jack 23 10 1 13 13 7 1 0 0 6
Z.Jones 9 3 1 6 3 1 0 0 0 0
J.Laidler 10 3 0 7 6 0 2 1 0 0
J.Lloyd 23 11 2 12 9 3 1 1 0 1
J.McVeigh 20 12 0 8 4 2 0 1 0 0
C.Mills 17 10 3 7 2 1 1 0 0 1
T.Mitchell 16 6 4 10 8 3 0 1 0 1
T.Papley 5 4 0 1 3 5 2 2 0 1
L.Parker 20 9 1 11 13 5 4 3 0 5
D.Rampe 15 9 3 6 6 1 0 1 0 0
T.Richards 6 5 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
C.Sinclair 9 6 4 3 4 1 1 2 7 1
N.Smith 9 3 2 6 4 2 0 0 0 0
K.Tippett 15 6 4 9 9 4 0 2 23 2
D.Towers 14 5 3 9 5 1 2 0 0 0

Match Details

Richmond
Sydney
START TIME
7:25PM
WEATHER
Mostly clear
VENUE
MCG
Umpires
Andrew Stephens, Mathew Nicholls, David Harris
Richmond 14.17 (101) Sydney 15.10 (100)

AFL 2016: Sydney Swans sunk by Richmond Tigers in after the siren thriller

There is something about Richmond. Sydney's bogey team has struck again, this time doing so in a most unimaginable way.

Sam Lloyd lived out every young footballer's fantasy, kicking the winning goal after the siren from 50 metres out to continue the yellow and black curse on the Swans.

Alex Rance of the Tigers is challenged by Jack Hiscox of the Swans.
Alex Rance of the Tigers is challenged by Jack Hiscox of the Swans. Photo: Getty Images

A game which thrice looked in Sydney's keeping slipped away from them right at the death. Leading by five points with close to half a minute left in the game, the Swans had the ball deep in the forward half only for the Tigers to spirit the ball, with the aid of a fortuitous bounce in the middle, to the other end of the ground where it landed in Lloyd's arms.

The Swans have now lost their last three games against the Tigers. As heartbreaking as this loss will be for the Swans, it was a defeat which was weeks in the making.

They fell over the line against Brisbane, took a half to get going against a depleted Essendon and for much of this game were outplayed by a team that has been one of the underachievers of 2016.

As has been a trend in their defeats to Richmond, the Swans were against beaten for contested ball - the absence of Josh Kennedy proving very costly.

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Not even Lance Franklin's five goals or an inspirational 33-possession effort from Hannebery could mask the Swans' deficiencies.

Their defence, normally so reliable, was not shielded sufficiently by their midfield and cut open on numerous occasions - most decisively in the closing seconds.

Ben Griffiths proved Richmond's unlikely hero, kicking five goals, while Brett Deledio rivalled him for best-on-ground honours with 34 disposals.

Sydney could not have hoped for a better start. Eight minutes in and they were already up by three goals, two of them coming from the boot of Franklin.

Their ball movement was clean and their pressure up. As a result, the Tigers could not find clear air. Their possessions were rushed, sometimes not finding their target at all. When they did the ball pinged from wing to wing instead of end to end, to the groans of their own supporters.

A yellow and black bloodbath loomed but the Tigers' poor play proved contagious. Soon it was the Swans who appeared everything but a premiership contender.

The Tigers stemmed the bleeding, due largely to Brett Deledio and Jack Riewoldt, then landed some blows of their own.

The second quarter was not pretty, particularly for the Swans or those who appreciate daring play. The Swans love a war of attrition but there can be no battle if the enemy does not engage. For the Tigers it was more substance than style.

Sydney's inability to get their hands on the ball - they lost the contested possession count 23-36 in the second quarter - or apply their trademark pressure allowed the Tigers to dictate proceedings, but instead of taking the game on Damien Hardwick's men resorted to keepings off.

It was labour intensive but it starved the Swans' forwards. Averaging 65 inside 50 entries a game, the Swans, who operate on volume rather than efficiency, were held to just 19. The payoff did not come until time added on when Ben Griffiths kicked two in a hurry to give the Tigers a slender lead at half time.

If half time was to serve as a wake up call for the Swans, then it took them some time to rouse. The Tigers dominated the opening minutes of the third quarter and should have put their opponents to the sword.

Had it been last year perhaps they might have but they kept frittering away relatively simple shots at goal. And it was their senior players, like Deledio and Dustin Martin, who were wasteful.

The match then took another turn. The Swans, willed on by the tireless Dan Hannebery, lifted their intensity in the middle.

This enabled Franklin to stamp his mark on the game. Although Alex Rance won some key one-on-one contests, Franklin booted two big goals from long range. That youngsters like Jake Lloyd and George Hewett were also able to keep cool under pressure was another reason to believe the Swans had finally shaken off their less fancied rival. 

Three-goal leads are not big in modern football but it should have lasted longer than it did. In fact it was gone within five minutes of the last term. Three minutes later and it had turned into a 12-point deficit.

The Swans responded with goals to Hannebery, Tom Papley and Kurt Tippett. It should have been enough, but wasn't.

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