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Richmond
14.8.92
Carlton
12.11.83
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Richmond
Carlton
Q1
4.1.25
4.4.28

    Richmond Events

  • 6 mins - Goal, K.Lambert
  • 10 mins - Goal, C.Menadue
  • 17 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 19 mins - Goal, T.Vickery
  • 25 mins - Goal, S.Edwards

    Richmond and Carlton Events

  • 1 mins - Behind, M.Wright
  • 4 mins - Behind, L.Casboult
  • 14 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 15 mins - Goal, J.Lamb
  • 22 mins - Goal, B.Gibbs
  • 23 mins - Behind, A.Walker
  • 24 mins - Goal, M.Kreuzer
  • 28 mins - Goal, M.Murphy
Q2
7.2.44
5.7.37

    Richmond Events

  • 17 mins - Goal, N.Vlastuin
  • 22 mins - Goal, T.Vickery
  • 24 mins - Behind, T.Vickery
  • 26 mins - Goal, T.Vickery

    Richmond and Carlton Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, M.Murphy
  • 12 mins - Behind, S.Kerridge
  • 14 mins - Goal, A.Everitt
  • 31 mins - Behind, N.Graham
Q3
10.6.66
11.9.75

    Richmond Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, J.Riewoldt
  • 6 mins - Goal, C.Menadue
  • 7 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 8 mins - Behind, D.Rioli
  • 10 mins - Behind, D.Rioli
  • 23 mins - Behind, T.Vickery
  • 24 mins - Goal, C.Ellis

    Richmond and Carlton Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, P.Cripps
  • 5 mins - Behind, B.Boekhorst
  • 12 mins - Goal, M.Wright
  • 14 mins - Behind, P.Cripps
  • 17 mins - Goal, A.Phillips
  • 19 mins - Goal, A.Walker
  • 21 mins - Goal, M.Wright
  • 29 mins - Goal, M.Wright
Q4
14.8.92
12.11.83

    Richmond Events

  • 6 mins - Behind, S.Hampson
  • 7 mins - Goal, J.Riewoldt
  • 9 mins - Goal, S.Lloyd
  • 10 mins - Behind, J.Riewoldt
  • 14 mins - Goal, S.Lloyd
  • 22 mins - Goal, A.Miles

    Richmond and Carlton Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, L.Casboult
  • 26 mins - Goal, A.Everitt
  • 30 mins - Rushed Behind

Scorers

Richmond
Carlton
Goal Scorers Richmond Carlton
Goals and Behinds Vickery (3.2), Riewoldt (2.1), Lloyd (2.0), Menadue (2.0), Edwards (1.0), Ellis (1.0), Lambert (1.0), Miles (1.0), Vlastuin (1.0), Rioli (0.2), Hampson (0.1) Wright (3.1), Everitt (2.0), Cripps (1.1), Murphy (1.1), Walker (1.1), Gibbs (1.0), Kreuzer (1.0), Lamb (1.0), Phillips (1.0), Casboult (0.2), Boekhorst (0.1), Graham (0.1), Kerridge (0.1)

Team Statistics

Richmond
Carlton

Statistics

Richmond Carlton
Goals 14 12
Behinds 8 11
Scoring shots 27 25
Goals/scoring shots 52 48
Disposals 332 376
RichmondGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
D.Astbury 16 10 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
T.Cotchin 21 14 0 7 10 6 2 2 0 3
S.Edwards 12 7 1 5 6 3 1 1 0 2
B.Ellis 21 11 3 10 8 2 0 0 0 3
C.Ellis 11 8 3 3 3 4 1 0 0 0
B.Griffiths 10 6 4 4 5 1 0 1 7 1
D.Grimes 6 4 3 2 1 2 0 3 0 0
S.Hampson 8 2 1 6 3 0 1 0 24 1
B.Houli 24 15 6 9 5 0 0 1 0 1
K.Lambert 28 16 8 12 10 7 1 2 0 3
S.Lloyd 14 10 3 4 6 3 0 1 0 2
D.Martin 24 15 2 9 7 3 0 2 0 6
K.McIntosh 14 8 4 6 7 2 3 0 0 3
C.Menadue 13 7 4 6 4 4 0 2 0 1
A.Miles 19 6 1 13 13 4 2 1 0 7
S.Morris 4 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
A.Rance 20 9 7 11 9 4 0 1 0 0
J.Riewoldt 18 10 6 8 9 3 2 2 0 2
D.Rioli 7 6 2 1 1 6 1 0 0 0
J.Townsend 16 9 4 7 8 3 0 1 1 2
T.Vickery 8 6 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
N.Vlastuin 18 10 6 8 6 1 1 1 0 1
CarltonGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
B.Boekhorst 15 11 6 4 4 3 0 0 0 1
D.Buckley 3 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 0
L.Casboult 12 8 7 4 5 2 1 0 1 0
P.Cripps 27 8 4 19 17 3 0 2 1 10
E.Curnow 20 9 1 11 8 4 0 0 0 3
S.Docherty 29 13 6 16 8 2 2 0 0 0
A.Everitt 17 8 5 9 6 2 1 0 0 1
B.Gibbs 30 15 6 15 7 7 1 1 2 2
N.Graham 23 13 7 10 4 3 2 1 0 1
M.Jamison 9 4 3 5 4 0 0 1 0 1
S.Kerridge 24 16 7 8 10 2 1 1 0 6
M.Kreuzer 10 5 2 5 4 3 0 2 16 3
J.Lamb 13 9 2 4 4 1 2 1 0 0
M.Murphy 27 16 7 11 6 6 4 0 0 3
A.Phillips 5 3 2 2 4 2 0 1 21 1
S.Rowe 12 7 6 5 3 0 1 1 0 0
K.Simpson 31 21 10 10 6 1 1 0 0 2
Z.Tuohy 18 13 5 5 5 1 1 2 0 0
A.Walker 9 7 4 2 6 1 1 0 0 0
J.Weitering 17 12 7 5 6 1 0 0 0 0
S.White 13 8 2 5 5 1 1 1 0 0
M.Wright 12 7 3 5 6 3 1 0 0 0

Match Details

Richmond
Carlton
START TIME
7:20PM
WEATHER
Unknown
VENUE
MCG
Umpires
Andrew Mitchell, Craig Fleer, Matt Stevic

AFL season 2016: Richmond narrowly avert March horror show

RICHMOND 4.1 7.2 10.6 14.8 (92) CARLTON 4.4 5.7 11.9 12.11 (83)
Goals: Richmond: T Vickery 3, C Menadue 2, J Riewoldt 2, S Lloyd 2, A Miles, C Ellis, K Lambert, N Vlastuin, S Edwards. Carlton: M Wright 3, A Everitt 2, A Phillips, A Walker, B Gibbs, J Lamb, M Kreuzer, M Murphy, P Cripps.
BEST Richmond: K Lambert, T Vickery, S Lloyd, A Rance, B Ellis, J Riewoldt, D Martin Carlton: M Murphy, B Gibbs, P Cripps, M Wright, S Kerridge, N Graham.
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Andrew Mitchell, Craig Fleer.
Official Crowd: 75,706 at MCG.

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Tigers survive scare to defeat Blues

Richmond survive a huge scare from upstart Carlton to win season-opener by nine points in front of 75,706 fans at the MCG.

March is too early to win a premiership, but it's time enough to lose one. For Richmond, this truism was fast materialising on Thursday night. The Tigers, rightly a top-four aspirant in 2016, stared down an MCG nightmare, with only a final-term flurry seeing Damien Hardwick's men home against last year's wooden-spooners Carlton.

Ten points behind early in the final quarter, Richmond were spared blushes by unheralded goalsneak Sam Lloyd. His two final quarter snaps — bookended by goals to Jack Riewoldt and Anthony Miles — prevented a monumental upset in front of 75,706, as the Tigers clawed home by nine points.

Eyes front: Ben Griffiths of the Tigers (left) and Matthew Kreuzer of the Blues compete for the ball.
Eyes front: Ben Griffiths of the Tigers (left) and Matthew Kreuzer of the Blues compete for the ball. Photo: Getty Images

There had been great optimism emanating from Carlton during the off-season, but few Blues fans could have predicted the rewards would come so quickly. After a hellish 2015, Carlton had wanted to turn a new page, and none of their five newcomers let the club down on their first start. Sam Kerridge had shown plenty in the pre-season, but while he was again impressive, it was his ex-Adelaide teammate Matthew Wright, whose three third-quarter majors almost put the game beyond Richmond's reach, who was even better.

If there was a moment that summed up the mood for most of the night, it was late in the third quarter, as Carlton's No. 1 draft pick Jacob Weitering outmarked Richmond skipper Trent Cotchin. The symbolism was clear: the new Blues were proving too much for the old Tigers.

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The previous fortnight had been a bad one for Richmond. The Tigers had lost Brett Deledio, Reece Conca, Ivan Maric, Shaun Grigg and Chris Yarran. It showed, with few in the yellow and black able to make an imprint for large portions of the night. 

Carlton's midfield justified its reputation as the Blues' strongest division. In a head-to-head battle of the skippers, Marc Murphy trounced Cotchin. Patrick Cripps again showed why he is among the game's brightest stars, while Bryce Gibbs was at his vibrant best.

Getting down but not dirty: Sam Lloyd of the Tigers tackles Marc Murphy of the Blues.
Getting down but not dirty: Sam Lloyd of the Tigers tackles Marc Murphy of the Blues. Photo: Getty Images

There was no shortage of early intensity from Brendon Bolton's team. Their  tackling was noticeably zealous. But their major failing in the first term was being over the top. Gibbs charged unnecessarily at Kane Lambert, gifting the Tigers the season's first goal. It was one of three 50m penalties given away by the Blues, who, with a bit more finesse and accuracy, would have led by more than three points at the first change.

Richmond surged in the second term, as Ty Vickery momentarily took control inside 50, slotting two of his three goals for the evening, and overturning an 11-point second term deficit. Still the Blues came after half-time, sparking nervous moments for the Tigers' faithful. Had it not been for the likes of Lambert and Dustin Martin, there might have been a few more membership cards strewn around Melbourne's streets on Friday morning.

Hands off: Sam Kerridge of the Blues gives away a free kick after grasping Jack Riewoldt of the Tigers round the neck.
Hands off: Sam Kerridge of the Blues gives away a free kick after grasping Jack Riewoldt of the Tigers round the neck. Photo: Getty Images

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