Richmond produced one if its best performances of the season in Round 17, downing top-four team Port Adelaide by 20 points at Etihad Stadium.
The Tigers were ferocious and determined from the opening bounce, and showed admirable resilience to withstand a late Power surge.
Anthony Miles was superb in the midfield, collecting 28 disposals, including 13 contested possessions, eight clearances and six inside-50s.
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Trent Cotchin, with 26 disposals and eight clearances, Brandon Ellis, 29 disposals, and Dustin Martin, 25 disposals and seven inside-50s, also were particularly damaging.
Alex Rance performed an excellent defensive stopping job on dangerous Port spearhead Jay Schulz, while experienced defender Troy Chaplin kicked two team-lifting goals against his old team when moved into attack.
WHAT THE COACH SAID:
"I thought our guys' hardness and ability to win the ball inside and then get it outside was really evident on the day. It's something we've worked incredibly hard with over the course of, probably, the last six weeks. It was good to see the dividends of that today."
ROAR VISION HIGHLIGHTS:
Two goals for Troy
Riewoldt showcase
Damien Hardwick press conference
Sam Lloyd in the rooms
Team song
MATCH DETAILS:
RICHMOND 4.2 11.6 14.7 19.12 (126)
PORT ADELAIDE 3.3 8.4 12.6 16.10 (106)
GOALS
Richmond: Lloyd 3, Riewoldt 3, Petterd 2, Chaplin 2, Vickery 2, Vlastuin, Deledio, Cotchin, Jackson, Martin, Edwards, Houli
Port Adelaide: R.Gray 4, Broadbent 2, White 2, Schulz 2, Wines, Boak, S Gray, Wingard, Hartlett, Polec
BEST
Richmond: Miles, Cotchin, Deledio, Rance, Chaplin, Martin, Riewoldt
Port Adelaide: Boak, R.Gray, Cornes, Wines
INJURIES
Richmond: Conca (concussion)
Port Adelaide: R.Gray (head)
SUBSTITUTES
Richmond: Nathan Foley replaced Reece Conca in the third quarter
Port Adelaide: Kane Mitchell replaced Sam Gray in the third quarter
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Farmer, Bannister, Mitchell
Official crowd: 21,483 at the Etihad Stadium
