AFL Weekly Review Round 19 2007
At the MCG:
Richmond 6.4 11.4 15.5 18.8.116
Collingwood 3.3 9.8 12.10 14.12.96
I gotta come to the other side of the world for the Tiges to win? The Pies limped into the finals last year, got thumped and eliminated by the Bullies and history is beginning to repeat. The Tiggers began with regular defender Graham Polak and flanker Brett Deledio in the forward-line and both men bagged two first-quarter goals - Polak the first two of the game - in a rapid Toiger start. The Pies improved in the second and third terms but the accurate Tiges kept scoring goals. Collywood grabbed the lead early in the third term, a goal from Dale Thomas featuring - he was about their best player in a tired, half-pace midfield. The Tiges did enough the stay 2 goals ahead at the final change and then booted the first three sausages of the final stanza to go 32 points up - they hung on. Deledio finished with 5 goals, Nathan Foley, Joel Bowden (on Rocca), Jake King, Daniel Jackson, Shane Tuck and Chris Newman all played well for the Tiges. Matty Richardson kicked 2 goals. Better Pies included Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Burns, Dale Thomas and Rhyce Shaw. Rocca and Paul Medhurst kicked 3 goals each. The Pies have Melbourne next week, who beat 'em earlier in the year. And it's Neitz's 300th.