Richmond vs Fremantle

The Tigers and Dockers square off at Marvel Stadium as the run to the finals begins.

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Fremantle will be without tall forward Rory Lobb for the crunch game, with the Dockers' leading goalkicker remaining in Perth due to a shoulder injury. While ...

For Fremantle, the top-four implications are enormous. Fremantle could have been equal top of the ladder with a win last week, but instead it was a surprise loser at home to Sydney and now finds itself precariously placed in fourth spot, only ahead of Collingwood on percentage. The Tigers' finals hopes took a big hit when they fell victim to a rejuvenated Kangaroos side buoyed under first-game coach Leigh Adams. A win would have moved them a game clear in eighth spot, but the Tigers are now in a pack of three teams locked on nine wins, with two teams just one game behind them, all vying for the last spot in the top-eight.

Fremantle (12-5, 120.6%) slipped up when hosting Sydney last week and is in the midst of a tough three-game run against the Swans, Richmond and Melbourne.

Fyfe had received treatment on his hamstring in the second term and lasted just minutes in the third before going straight down to the rooms and being subbed out. “Moving the Fremantle defence around and the hole opened up.” Noah Balta got Richmond on the board first in the second term after following up his aerial contest with a snap on the ground. “That’s the Richmond you expect, as soon as you make an effort, they make you pay,” commentator Luke Hodge said. “Fremantle work so hard to spread the ground, to make it big.” “Fremantle are just spreading the ground, the key defender is getting up to get involved in the play,” she said.

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It took just two minutes for Fremantle's ultimate swingman to kick the first goal in their Friday night showdown with Richmond.

Logue is out of contract at the end of this season and reports on Friday revealed Sydney are set to join the race for his signature. Logue is stationed forward alongside captain Nathan Fyfe, who played the majority of last weekend’s loss to Sydney in the midfield. Griffin Logue was shifted forward just six days are blanketing Lance Franklin to fill the void left by the injured Rory Lobb.

'No excuse for it': Two chaotic minutes, two horror decisions - one bizarre AFL result.

This is why we love the game. Cumberland, a thumping long kick, marked seemingly one to two seconds before the siren but, remarkably, played on. We like to play in close games like this. It feels like 70,000 or 80,000 at the MCG. That’s the game of footy. Consequently, Fremantle players charged at Balta, whose kick was then smothered to force a loose ball.

Noah Balta and Noah Cumberland both missed late chances to snatch the lead late, leaving Richmond to draw with Fremantle on Friday night.

While Logue and Fyfe (before his third-quarter injury) battled well, and did impact the scoreboard, Lobb’s absence was felt when Fremantle looked to move the ball forward. Tigers fans have every reason to be bullish about Tyler Sonsie’s future. All eyes were on Toby Nankervis’ treatment by the umpires, after Damien Hardwick shone the spotlight on the way he is officiated in the lead-up to Friday night’s contest. There was nothing short of a sizeable hole in Fremantle’s attacking half without the impact and presence of Rory Lobb. The Dockers’ leading goalkicker was unable to recover in time for the finals-shaping contest against the Tigers after he hurt his shoulder early in last weekend’s loss against the Swans, with Justin Longmuir moving the likes of Griffin Logue and Nat Fyfe to the attacking half in order to fill the gap. After giving away a game-high six free kicks, being reported and not receiving a single whistle his way against North Melbourne last weekend, Hardwick described Nankervis’ treatment as harsh and was hoping for a better result against the Dockers after Tigers officials took their gripes to the League’s umpiring department. Fremantle, on the other hand, had the ascendancy for much of the final term and looked to be coming home with a wet sail after being behind for each of the first three quarters - kicking two goals to Richmond’s one in the last quarter.

Richmond had two chances to win the match in the final two minutes but, in moments of high drama, made decisions that kept the ball from crossing the line ...

It comes a week after Jake Aarts played on late in the game against North Melbourne and Jason Castagna had his kick smothered in the week before when trying to seal the game against the Suns. However Cumberland thought he was on the edge of his range and played on rather than kicking a set shot for goal with the Tigers only needing a behind to win. The second was football in its most pure form when Caleb Serong kicked to a leading Fyfe who took the ball in front of his eyes with champion defender Dylan Grimes inside his jumper. It gave them the intercepts they wanted to create scoring chances but without Tom Lynch they tried to play ruckman Toby Nankervis and Ivan Soldo as deep forwards. Both teams had their chances but Richmond kicked 2.5 from set shots with Balta missing a chance midway through the third quarter to put them 14 points ahead with momentum. Balta told Channel 7 post match that he did not hear the umpire call play on as Fremantle’s Michael Frederick moved in to smother the ball.

Richmond and Fremantle have played out the first draw of 2022 in dramatic scenes as the Tigers once again failed to execute at the death.

The biggest problem for Justin Longmuir was the way in which Richmond moved the ball, finding it far too easy to transition from defensive 50 to forward 50. But, either kicking at goal or going inside 50, Richmond squandered plenty of good looks as the Dockers’ defence held on by a thread. The final term saw just three scoring shots. The 30-year-old didn’t play until Round 13 this season with several injuries including ones to his shoulder, knee and back, however a hamstring setback is new for the Freo captain. Fremantle could too fall out of the top four if Collingwood wins its ninth straight game on Sunday. From early in the second quarter through until the final siren, the game was in a strange limbo where both sides struggled to score.

Noah Balta and Noah Cumberland both missed late chances to snatch the lead late, leaving Richmond to draw with Fremantle on Friday night.

While Logue and Fyfe (before his third-quarter injury) battled well, and did impact the scoreboard, Lobb’s absence was felt when Fremantle looked to move the ball forward. Tigers fans have every reason to be bullish about Tyler Sonsie’s future. All eyes were on Toby Nankervis’ treatment by the umpires, after Damien Hardwick shone the spotlight on the way he is officiated in the lead-up to Friday night’s contest. There was nothing short of a sizeable hole in Fremantle’s attacking half without the impact and presence of Rory Lobb. The Dockers’ leading goalkicker was unable to recover in time for the finals-shaping contest against the Tigers after he hurt his shoulder early in last weekend’s loss against the Swans, with Justin Longmuir moving the likes of Griffin Logue and Nat Fyfe to the attacking half in order to fill the gap. After giving away a game-high six free kicks, being reported and not receiving a single whistle his way against North Melbourne last weekend, Hardwick described Nankervis’ treatment as harsh and was hoping for a better result against the Dockers after Tigers officials took their gripes to the League’s umpiring department. Fremantle, on the other hand, had the ascendancy for much of the final term and looked to be coming home with a wet sail after being behind for each of the first three quarters - kicking two goals to Richmond’s one in the last quarter.