Richmond has comfortably accounted for Brisbane by 42 points at the MCG on Saturday, making it five wins from the last six starts.
Save for the opening ten minutes where Brisbane kicked the first two goals of the contest through Josh Schache and Lewis Taylor, the result was never in doubt for the Tigers, but the margin could have been more as the Lions won the final quarter by 14 points.
Dustin Martin was again the inspiration for the home side adding another best-on-ground performance to his resume against the Lions, spearheading the 17.15 (117) to 11.9 (75) win.
The powerful onballer was a class above, finishing with a game-high 35 possessions, six clearances and 10 inside 50s against the Lions.
He made the centre square his own, winning five centre clearances, and while his trademark 'don't argue' doesn't appear on the stats sheet, there was more than a handful of those.
Saturday's match was billed as a battle between Martin and Lions' stopper Mitch Robinson, who has taken some notable midfield scalps in recent weeks.
But that battle was over early in the second quarter when Robinson left the concussion after a clash with Tigers hard-nut Jacob Townsend, ending his day.
The Tigers butchered a series of goal-scoring opportunities towards the end of the match, finessing and taking more difficult options when simple play would have seen them steam further ahead.
As a result they missed an opportunity to build valuable percentage and confidence, with coach Damien Hardwick appearing frustrated on the boundary line.
"I would've like to have played a little bit better at the back end of the game … to finish off as we did was disappointing," Hardwick said.
"We probably missed some scoring opportunities that we didn't quite take advantage of.
"It was probably one of those frustrating games that we probably couldn’t get the dominance that we were after."
Nick Vlastuin (22 touches at 96 per cent efficiency, two goals) and Shane Edwards (17 possessions, six clearances, two goals) were strong contributors alongside Martin.
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Jack Riewoldt finished as Richmond’s leading goalkicker with four majors, with Sam Lloyd and Connor Menadue the other multiple scorers along with Edwards and Vlastuin, each with two apiece.
Menadue played arguably his best game for the Tigers, finishing with 19 possessions and two goals, with defender Nathan Broad making his debut and appearing comfortable in what was a casual day for the defenders. Jacob Townsend (nine possessions) was another game day inclusion with Jake Batchelor (back/hamstring) and Ben Griffiths (illness) the two who missed.
Ruckman Shaun Hampson will undergo scans for a right knee injury after a nasty clash in the centre with opposition big man Stefan Martin. The Tigers were confident post-match that the injury was not serious.
Richmond has the chance to square its season at 7-7 when it travels to face Port Adelaide next Friday night.
Richmond 5.4 9.8 14.11 17.15 117
Brisbane 2.0 4.0 6.3 11.9 75
Goals
Richmond: Riewoldt 4, Menadue 2, Edwards 2, Lloyd 2, Vlastuin 2, Miles, Ellis, Deledio, Vickery, Cotchin
Brisbane: Hipwood 3, Taylor 2, Schache, Green, Walker, Jansen, Martin, Hanley
Best
Richmond: Martin, Riewoldt, Vlastuin, Ellis, Menadue, Rance
Brisbane Lions: Hipwood, Rockliff, Jansen, Mathieson
Injuries
Richmond: Hampson (knee)
Brisbane Lions: Robinson (concussion)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Fisher, Margetts, Dalgleish, Chamberlain
Official crowd: 28,883 at the MCG
