Signature Richmond pressure leads to home preliminary final
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Lots of praise for the Tigers' pressure-packed game style in the post-game. Former Saints star Nick Riewoldt says that the team's style is not restricted to the MCG.
"It's not a game style that depends on skill, it's based on effort. It's a style that's going to stand up in the finals," Riewoldt said.
Meanwhile, for the Hawks, as we predicted the wet weather doomed them and Johnathan Brown says the conditions weren't suited for them.
"Hawthorn's game style depends on precision kicking and precision skills," Brown said.
Outside of the kicking skills, the Hawks were let down by a lot of their veteran players, including the two All-Australian forwards Jack Gunston and Luke Breust who AFL legend Garry Lyon says were "really poor".
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THERE IT IS!
Richmond 13.17.(95) - Hawthorn 9.10.(64)
22 wins in a row for the Tigers at the MCG!
They came into the game hot favourites and have played like it with a simply dominant final three quarters to run away with it.
The signature pressure was there, particularly in the third quarter when they put this game to bed.
