Australian Football

Match Report

On Saturday afternoon at Richmond, City Mazda Stadium played host to the Seven television clash between the Bloods and the Tigers. The Bloods completed a hat-trick of victories against the Bays in mid-2013, tearing Glenelg apart to the tune of 74 points at Tiger-land. The Tigers' last win against Westies was back in early 2012 at Gliderol Stadium, as for winning at Richmond they managed to nick one in late 2011 by two goals. Both sides sit outside the top five, the Bloods closer to the five than the Tigers, who have the unwanted position at the foot of the table.

The Bloods first quarter would no doubt puzzle the home faithful, a heavily inaccurate opening term saw Westies kick 3.10 to the Tigers' 1.1 to take a 21-point lead at the first change. Their inaccuracy didn't disappear in the second quarter, but it did improve somewhat as the Bloods kicked 5.8 to the Tigers' single goal as the deficit was stretched out to 53 points. Despite the inaccuracy riddled display in goal, the Bloods were running rampant all over the ground, the Tigers leaving their a good deal of opposition players free to do whatever they pleased. For the Bloods, this seemed more like a training drill and for the Tigers, a giant step backward. The pain would continue to mount in the third quarter, the Bloods finally bagging more goals than behinds as they added a further 6.2 to the Tigers' four goals to take the gap out to 67 points. Same old story for the Tigers in the end, another game to forget as Westies rammed through a further 7.3 to Glenelg's 2.2 as the final deficit blew out to 98 points.

Jon Beech was voted best for the Bloods, while the Tigers named Scott Spriggs as their standout.