The Tigers made the perfect start to the second half, with Cumberland adding his fourth from his fourth kick to reduce the deficit to 30 points.

Richmond defender Dylan Grimes played just two minutes of the second half; he was subbed out due to a hamstring problem.

The Tigers threw caution to the wind after half-time, playing with a lot more dash and dare, and their willingness to take the game on saw them close to within 11 points at the final change.

Richmond piled on six goals in the third term (three to Tom Lynch) to set up a grandstand finish.

Hugh McCluggage kicked the opening goal of the fourth quarter to give the Lions some respite, but it was fleeting, with Riewoldt kicking his second, before Cumberland slotted his fifth.

The Tigers were relentless in the final term with Bolton and Lynch leading the charging. Bolton was seemingly in everything, while Lynch led Harris Andrews a merry dance.

A running Daniel Rioli goal from the stroke of 50 handed Richmond its first lead of the game with 10 minutes left on the clock.

Noah Cumberland continued his headlining run at senior level with five goals, while Shai Bolton was at his influential best but failed to do maximum damage in front of the goals, finishing with 2.5.

Shedda 300

It was a memorable milestone for Shane Edwards, who became the 98th player and first Indigenous player at Richmond to reach 300 games. Edwards is the eighth Indigenous player in VFL/AFL history to play 300 games, joining Shaun Burgoyne, Adam Goodes, Eddie Betts, Andrew McLeod, Lance Franklin, Michael O’Loughlin, and Gavin Wanganeen. Edwards’ honour roll is incredibly impressive; he is a three-time premiership player, All Australian (2018) and captained the club for six games in 2019, leading Richmond to five wins.

RICHMOND    2.3      5.6     11.10    15.14 (104)
BRISBANE      7.2     11.6     13.9     14.13 (97)

GOALS
Richmond: Cumberland 5, Lynch 4, Bolton 2, Riewoldt 2, D.Rioli, Short
Brisbane: Hipwood 4, Daniher 3, Cameron 2, McCarthy 2, McCluggage, Rayner, Robinson

MEDICAL SUBS
Richmond: Maurice Rioli jnr, replaced Dylan Grimes in the third quarter
Brisbane: Darcy Fort, replaced Zac Bailey in the second quarter

Crowd: 30,056 at the MCG