+ 38 Herald Sun, Monday, July 16, 2007 heraldsun.com.au + ROUND 15 Hawk talls tear NEED Just TO KNOW another HAWTHORN 129 4.2 9.7 14.10 19.15 RICHMOND 76 kick in 5.1 8.4 10.6 11.10 SECOND BRUCE BEST the guts 38 MATTHEWS’ Mark Robinson

WHEN you watch Richmond Hawthorn: Mitchell, Crawford, massacre a game of football, Roughead, Croad, Ladson, they do it by halves. Franklin, Bateman, Lewis, Bluntly speaking, they were Smith. Richmond: Polak, pathetic after halftime Newman, Raines, Johnson, yesterday. At their worst, they ran Foley, Brown. around like school kids, chasing the ball and forgoing Goals: any sense of sacrifice for the Hawthorn: Roughead 5, the team. Franklin 4, McGlynn 2, Lewis, As a consequence, they were Ladson, Crawford, Hodge, directionless and haphazard. They played with hope instead Dixon, Brown, Thorp, of conviction and, combined

DHS 16-JUL-2007 PAGE Campbell. with an inability to find their Richmond: Brown 2, Pettifer teammates by hand or foot, it 2, Schulz 2, Edwards, made for a very ugly yellow and black concoction. Richardson, Johnson, Tuck, Don’t know what stood out King. K more yesterday, their unac- countability or poor disposal. Y Injuries: Nil. The ease with which Haw- thorn ran away with this game, M Reports: Nil. after leading by just nine

C points at the main break, was ridiculous. The final margin won by 53 points. This from a GAME BREAKER team that had 377 disposals to Richmond’s 398. Searching for answers: RICHMOND won its sixth first Skipper Kane Johnson was Richmond coach talks to his players yesterday. Picture: MICHAEL DODGE quarter of the season, but then brutally honest. the future and who can’t on Richmond, the Tigers watched the tape you could much to blame as anyone else. ‘‘It was disappointing,’’ he because we need to turn this would eventually turn the ball probably find others deserving But at least he contributed was outscored 15 goals to six. said. ‘‘We set ourselves against After the first break the Hawks club around,’’ he said. ‘‘We over and, very possibly, be of some latitude, but too many something. Hawthorn. They are a young need, as a group, to sit down exposed coming back the players disappointed. remains had an advantage of 15 centre team like us, and they’ve had a and talk about where we’re other way. That was their an enigma. Brilliant one week, fairly good year and we’ve Shane Tuck is a fighter, but FB123 clearances to five and 53 going in the seven weeks.’’ game plan, anyhow. It worked. four touches and the last 20 been disappointing, so we set his foot skills devalue his worth. inside 50s to 32. Sam Mitchell Mental disintegration is You can pose many intriguing Nathan Foley is cut from the minutes on the bench the ourselves to have a good crack cancer at a footy club. questions about Richmond, but next. It’s not good enough. had six clearances from the at them today. same cloth in terms of hard- middle and nine F50m entries At Richmond, it envelops the try this one: who would you ness, but he needs to continue Troy Simmonds, Brent Harti- ‘‘I thought we did early, and rather be — the full-forward for gan, Jay Schulz and Jake King — both match-highs. Playing then our skill level and our run team after every missed hand- his education with the boot. ball, every time the ball falls the Tiges or the full-back? You can keep naming them: just have to contribute more. in front at all times, the Hawks was not up to standard.’’ Accountability? ‘‘They just short of a leading forward and We’ve seen Matthew Richard- Cameron Howat, Greg Tiven- A lot of questions are asked also took 13 F50 uncontested ran so much harder. They gave every time someone decides son go insane at the poor deliv- dale, Andrew Raines, Johnson, of the Tigers, but one remains marks, from which they us an absolute lesson in what they don’t want to chase. And ery to him. But up the other end, and even the usually exquisite constant: why can’t they kick scored eight goals. modern-day football is, and when that happens, finger youngster Will Thursfield might Nathan Brown. the ball? that’s run hard, run fast.’’ pointing becomes an Olympic need psychological help after Brown and Johnson both Wallace says it’s a work in Turnovers? ‘‘It’s probably sport. trying to counter Lance Frank- missed easy goals in the final progress and that VFL side cost us all year. It’s one thing we The Hawks, exposed last lin and . quarter. Brown finished with Coburg had another great win. Umpires: speak about and we are trying week in the midfield by the Up against a midfield that 2.3. Throw in the fact that he Good ol’ Coburg. Every week Stevic, Grun, Goldspink. to do something about it.’’ physical Crows, did the same swarmed through the MCG didn’t want to do too much it’s Coburg this, Coburg that, Johnson said the club had to to Richmond yesterday. like Zulus, Thursfield and Co chasing of opponent Campbell and it’s probably understand- Crowd: shed players who could not cut They knew, as had little chance. He described Brown — once when he took able. With one win from 15 41,770 at the MCG. it. ‘‘We’ve got seven weeks to relayed on radio afterwards, the task as ‘‘impossible’’. two bounces and goaled from games, there’s not a lot to find out who can go with us for that if they kept the pressure He has an excuse, and if you 50m — and Browny was as crow about in the ones.

OFFICIAL STATISTICS

DISPOSALS MARKS FREES SCORE RANKING DISPOSALS MARKS FREES SCORE RANKING TOG % TOG % HAWKS 1234T KICKS H/BALLS EFF % CT CON. POSS UNC. POSS INSIDE 50s CLEARANCES CLANGERS FA TACKLES GB ASSISTS TOT AV TIGERS 1234T KICKS H/BALLS EFF % CT CON. POSS UNC. POSS INSIDE 50s CLEARANCES CLANGERS FA TACKLES GB ASSISTS TOT AV S.MITCHELL 5 11 8 7 31 15 16 90 0 8 7 24 9 8 1 0 0 4 0 2 4 99 131 106 J.BOWDEN 10 9 8 7 34 21 13 97 0 15 4 29 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 100 150 115 L.FRANKLIN 1666191457449 1010304 3 1 24 4 29711283 C.NEWMAN 9656261610100191 24100 0 0 30 0 010014492 J.ROUGHEAD 454013767705 5 8 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 93 109 58 J.KING 6544191369506 8 13 3 1 1 4 1 5 1 0 1 95 115 80 J.LEWIS 5 5 11 7 28 12 16 75 1 9 4 25 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 90 101 97 K.JOHNSON 79752817116107 8 21631 0 0 31 2 18410773 B.GUERRA 8228201199517 3 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 81 100 87 G.POLAK 54752110111005128 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 106 96 S.CRAWFORD 10 4 7 9 30 16 14 80 0 6 7 24 6 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 88 99 87 S.TUCK 5889301218730136 25343 0 0 21 0 0909280 B.McGLYNN 4566211477102 8 13 7 4 4 2 0 2 2 1 3 69 95 67 A.RAINES 6 12 3 7 28 12 16 82 0 4 5 24 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 97 90 68 J.SMITH 76852613137709 9 19733 1 1 30 1 2798974 N.FOLEY 68762711166305 9 18024 0 0 60 0 1838997 L.HODGE 6356201198016 3 16 4 3 4 0 0 6 1 0 0 100 80 99 N.BROWN 6436191638909 4 15 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 93 88 89 R.LADSON 7467241777905 2 22303 1 1 31 0 0837892 D.JACKSON 9641208128505 6 14131 0 0 30 1 1868358 T.CROAD 335112849200 7 6 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 100 78 68 C.HOWAT 5743191458409 2 18 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 68 78 65 C.BROWN 417315969307 1 13200 1 0 21 0 0937572 G.TIVENDALE 85662514117615 8 18334 1 1 20 0 0807887 G.BIRCHALL 814922101210016 2 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 71 84 S.EDWARDS 534214869307 6 9 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 86 67 42 C.BATEMAN 765422157730122 20511 0 1 10 0 2806865 C.HYDE 5655219129006 3 19511 0 0 20 1 1706567 R.CAMPBELL 133411389113 6 6 2 4 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 58 61 60 K.PETTIFER 5214121118325 3 9 4 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 85 60 77 S.TAYLOR 1611936100143 6 212 0 2 20 0 0606050 J.SCHULZ 22318537534 6 2 405 0 3 22 0 1695049 S.GILHAM 204410649003 5 4 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 92 55 71 W.THURSFIELD 313073410003 1 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 100 41 47 C.YOUNG 43108447513 3 5 210 0 0 30 0 0485085 A.PATTISON 50409366705 3 6 120 1 0 10 0 1603965 X.ELLIS 454316888105 2 13 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 50 42 T.SIMMONDS 41218358803 4 4 0 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 50 32 45 B.SEWELL 02338448802 2 6 301 0 0 60 0 1934295 M.RICHARDSON 414413856205 4 9 304 0 2 01 1 2953182 M.THORP 112154110003 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 90 40 40 R.TAMBLING 32005146001 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 15 68 SECOND B.DIXON 22307617104 1 7 201 0 0 11 0 1643742 B.HARTIGAN 21025326000 1 4 004 0 1 20 0 155-6-6 RUSHED 4 RUSHED 1 TOTALS 94 84 105 94 377 210 167 83 11 118 94 285 66 31 36 17 9 45 19 15 19 1681 1624 TOTALS 120 102 92 84 398 218 180 82 12 138 103 301 45 25 46 9 17 41 11 10 15 1614 1536 HIT OUTS (Adv %) FREES GOALS DISTANCE OF GOALS HIT OUTS (Adv %) FREES GOALS DISTANCE OF GOALS TEAM 35 (34%) D50 MID F50 OOF FREE PLAY MARK 0-15 15-30 30-40 40+ TEAM 21 (14%) D50 MID F50 OOF FREE PLAY MARK 0-15 15-30 30-40 40+ CAMPBELL 17 (35%) 7641 2 6 11 4258 PATTISON 12 (17%) 2611 0 6 5 3323 TAYLOR 15 (40%) SIMMONDS 9 (11%) + EFF% - % of disposals effective C - Contested CON.POSS - Contested Possesions UNC.POSS - Uncontested Possesions CLEARANCE - Clear ball from stoppage CLANGER - Errors including frees against TOG% - % Time on ground TOT - Match total AV - Average +