GAME DAY: Richmond v Essendon at the MCG | 3AW Radio
Richmond forward Sam Lloyd spoke to 3AW in the rooms.
He said the Tigers are looking to build some momentum to take into 2017.
STAT | 500 goals have now been kicked by Lloyds on the MCG.
Matthew has 461 of them.
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FULL TIME
Dustin Martin has carried Richmond home for a 19-point win.
The superstar had 43 touches and kicked two goals in a best-on-ground performance.
LLOYDY’S VOTES
5 D Martin
4 Z Merrett
3 T Cotchin
2 S Grigg
1 B Griffiths#AFLTigersDons pic.twitter.com/R01Iu4TmTs? 3AW Football (@3AWisfootball) July 16, 2016
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HALF TIME
Richmond leads by eight points at the main break.
Dustin Martin (21 touches, seven clearances) has continued his hot form, while Trent Cotchin and Anthony Miles have also battled hard.
Bomber livewire Orazio Fantasia is the game’s leading goal-kicker with three.
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Essendon coach John Worsfold spoke to 3AW Football before the match.
He said he’s confident suspended backman Michael Hibberd will come back to Essendon after his season out.
Worsfold: ‘The game demands so much of you. You have to be in love with it to contribute at the highest level.’ #AFLTigersDons
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The Bombers have been up and about in recent weeks, despite their circumstances.
Spirited showings against St Kilda and GWS have shown their fans there is a bright future ahead.
But the Tigers have a point of their own to prove.
Even with their season over prematurely, they can hardly afford to be losing to 2016’s cellar dwellers.
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TODAY’S LINE-UP from 12PM: Matthew Lloyd, Leigh Matthews, Caroline Wilson, Tim Lane, Tony Leonard, Doc Larkins, and Sam ‘Scoop’ McClure.
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