WEST COAST vs RICHMOND

Follow along for all the major moments and post-game reactions as the Eagles and Tigers face off at Optus Stadium.

The Tigers, who averaged nine marks a game inside-50 before Friday night, had 15 marks inside their arc to the main break and they led by 63 points. The first-half rout included nine unanswered goals, and had Tom Lynch (3.4) been more accurate, the Tigers could have been further ahead. West Coast’s season appears in freefall after a thumping loss to Richmond on Friday night, their third successive loss exceeding 10 goals this season.

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“I think the Richmond coaching group should be congratulated,” Fox Footy’s Nathan Buckley said. West Coast could only manage one goal in a “horror show” opening term. Richmond come up against West Coast and need a fill. “This is a bit like Port Adelaide, they’ve come up against the West Coast Eagles last week and needed their fill and got it. “Something to hang on to for the West Coast Eagles fans. It was a tough night for West Coast fans, but there was one moment to savour in all the carnage – veteran Josh Kennedy’s 700th AFL goal. “The challenge lays fairly at the feet of this West Coast Eagles side to dig in – I don’t know if they are capable,” Lyon said. West Coast were beaten across the ground in a Richmond “demolition” – -17 for inside 50s, -13 for hitouts and -13 for marks inside 50 in just one half of footy. In just two and a half games, statistics show West Coast have started the ball inside their forward 50 126 times – but managed to reach their inside 50 just 11 times. Brown said the onus was on the Eagles to “show some spine” in the second half. West Coast struck first to open the second half with a goal to Josh Kennedy, but it was once again matched almost immediately by the Tigers, with Shai Bolton on the end of another frighteningly easy passage of transition. By half-time, it was a 63-point lead to Richmond and the Eagles supporters were turning on their own, with key forward Jack Darling greeted with sarcastic cheers whenever he touched the ball in the second term.

Follow along for all the major moments and post-game reactions as the Eagles and Tigers face off at Optus Stadium.

The backend of the year they are going to get a hell of a lot better. We will make sure he puts the due diligence in to make sure he is ready to go when he is needed. So there is going to be plenty of opportunity for the younger players to come through and we will get a pretty clear picture of where we are at by the end of the year. I think he was terrific, his ability to jump at the ball and around the contest was great. He put a lot of work over the course of the summer. So there is going to be plenty of opportunities to get some games into some of our younger players and see where they are at. But I thought we were strong in all facets of the game tonight. We found pieces of the puzzle. We can give you reasons and excuses but we have got to look forward. So we need to stay strong and resilient behind that and like I said, you just can’t look back any more. And like I said, it is not going to happen in one week. Unfortunately, yes, tonight we butchered the ball and the turnover game, we were unable to, you know, defend behind our mistakes.

Follow along for all the major moments and post-game reactions as the Eagles and Tigers face off at Optus Stadium.

Tigers 20, Eagles 6 with nine mins to go in Q1. Tigers 26, Eagles 6 with eight mins to go in Q1. Tigers 33, Eagles 6 with five mins to go in Q1. Tigers 39, Eagles 7 with three mins to go in Q1. Bolton not only kicked accurately but put his kick high enough in the air that it couldn’t be smothered. Tigers 45, Eagles 7 with two mins to go in Q1.

Follow along for all the major moments and post-game reactions as the Eagles and Tigers face off at Optus Stadium.

The backend of the year they are going to get a hell of a lot better. We will make sure he puts the due diligence in to make sure he is ready to go when he is needed. So there is going to be plenty of opportunity for the younger players to come through and we will get a pretty clear picture of where we are at by the end of the year. I think he was terrific, his ability to jump at the ball and around the contest was great. He put a lot of work over the course of the summer. So there is going to be plenty of opportunities to get some games into some of our younger players and see where they are at. But I thought we were strong in all facets of the game tonight. We found pieces of the puzzle. We can give you reasons and excuses but we have got to look forward. So we need to stay strong and resilient behind that and like I said, you just can’t look back any more. And like I said, it is not going to happen in one week. Unfortunately, yes, tonight we butchered the ball and the turnover game, we were unable to, you know, defend behind our mistakes.

Richmond turned Optus Stadium into Tigerland, piling on goals to smash West Coast.

Maurice Rioli jnr offered an insight into his potential in his third AFL game with three goals, taking his career tally to five including two in a minute in the third term, while he also had nine score involvements. It was the Eagles' biggest loss since losing by 135 points to Geelong at Subiaco Oval in 2008. Lynch reached another milestone in his 200th AFL game, with his second major bringing up his 400th career goal. Jayden Short was handed a rare run in the midfield in Cotchin's absence and was outstanding with 31 disposals. West Coast: Rioli (hamstring) Richmond kicked 20.8 for the game from turnovers.

It's a family affair for the Friday night clash between West Coast and Richmond, with three Riolis posing for a pre-game photo before taking to the Optus ...

Maurice, 19, is the cousin of Willie, 26, and the uncle of Daniel, 25. Daniel also holds flag bragging rights over his uncle and cousin, claiming the most premiership medals out of the trio (3), while Willie has one (2018). Maurice Rioli Jr and Daniel Rioli will run out in yellow and black for the Tigers while Willie Rioli is the sole family representative in blue and gold for the Eagles.

Follow along for all the major moments and post-game reactions as the Eagles and Tigers face off at Optus Stadium.

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"The problem for West Coast, you can blame COVID all you like, but there's a team in the same city as you that have been in the same circumstances in the Fremantle Dockers, who are looking magnificent," Brown said on Fox Footy after the game. "Right now at half-time as he's walking down to present to the players and have a chat, he's going, where do I go from here?" "You can only ask and put it on your players for a couple of weeks in a row and not get a response before you go, where do I go from here?