Richmond punishes wayward Brisbane Lions in comprehensive AFL victory

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The Tigers strengthen their claims to secure back-to-back AFL premierships with a convincing 41-point defeat of the second-placed Lions, who are made to pay for their inaccuracy on goal.

Richmond has extended its 11-year AFL winning run over Brisbane with a 41-point victory in Carrara.Jack Riewoldt kicked four goals for the Tigers, while Tom Lynch managed three and Jake Aarts had twoThe Tigers punished a wasteful Lions outfit to claim a 12.10 to 4.17 victory and move up to third on the ladder.

Jack Riewoldt shook off his recent lack of goals to kick four majors, while Tom Lynch kicked three and Jake Aarts had two. In stark contrast, the Tigers were ruthless with their forward entries, kicking 5.2 from just nine inside 50s. Meanwhile, the Tigers were maximising every opportunity, with the influential Shai Bolton even kicking one goal on the run from 65 metres out.last year's qualifying final when Brisbane kicked 8.17 to Richmond's 18.4The situation did not get better in the third quarter, with the Lions kicking five behinds before the Tigers kicked the first goal of the term through Riewoldt.

 

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noooooooooo

I feel bad for the lions missing so many tries.

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