Scrappy contest ends 8.10 (58) apiece at packed out MCG, while Tigers’ talisman looks back to his best after poor 2022
But the Tigers can take heart that they kept Carlton to just 58 points. In 2022, their defence was leaking like Kevin Rudd. But they looked far more organised and compact. It was great to see Dusty back, too. From the moment Mitch Robinson cannoned into his kidney, nothing went right for Martin. He was desperately ill. His dad died. Just when he was getting back to form, his body let him down.
During the week, Hardwick urged restraint. “We’re an emerging side,” he said. “We’re not the side that we were.” But despite the acquisition of two GWS franchisees, the Tigers are still very much a territory team. “Grass is our friend,” he says all the time. And Dan Rioli’s metres gained were off the charts last night.
Tim Taranto was another fine contributor, and played a nice little cameo when Lynch stretched for his match saving mark, gently nudging Weitering out of the contest. Richmond values power-endurance athletes, and there’s few better runners in the game than Taranto. The rub on him is his kicking, which was sloppy at times. Likewise, Jacob Hopper showed that he’s more than a heavy haulage player, with his neat sidestep and sleight of hand.
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