Richmond snatch win over GWS in AFL thriller

Marlion Pickett has turned in one other headline-stealing efficiency in opposition to GWS, booting the match-winner with 24 seconds remaining as Richmond claimed an exhilarating six-point win at Giants Stadium.

4 years after famously making his AFL debut within the 2019 grand ultimate win over GWS, Pickett was the central determine within the dying minutes of Sunday’s 16.14 (110) to fifteen.14 (104) shoot-out victory.

His sensible flip and left-footed cross to Dion Prestia allowed the Tigers midfielder to tie the scores with a few minutes remaining.

And the 31-year-old had another trick left, curling house a objective – once more on his non-preferred foot – to seal the victory.

“Marlion did not have an important day. He’d be the primary to confess that there have been issues that did not go his method,” stated Andrew McQualter, who celebrated his first win as interim coach since changing Damien Hardwick.

“However talking about moments, Marlion had a giant second and he owned his second and was in a position to end it for us and the crew.”

The Tigers (4-7-1) needed to face up to one final surge from the Giants on the ultimate bounce of the sport, with Pickett stepping in to put an important deal with contained in the centre sq..

“He possibly had three large moments, and after not an important sport by what Marlion often anticipated,” McQualter stated.

“A terrific consequence for him to have the ability to personal his moments.”

Tigers midfielder Tim Taranto was spectacular in his first match in opposition to his former membership, ending with 35 disposals and 9 clearances – each of them sport highs.

Jack Riewoldt slotted 5 majors because the Tigers spearhead bounced again from having consecutive goalless video games for the primary time since 2020 to be essentially the most damaging ahead on the bottom.

Prestia (23 disposals, six clearances) and Dustin Martin had been additionally necessary particularly because the Tigers arrange their early benefit, whereas Shai Bolton (23, one objective) added a spark all through.

Tom Inexperienced (35 disposals, eight clearances) battled laborious for the Giants, whereas Callan Ward (32, one objective) turned again the clock.

Skipper Toby Greene booted three targets, together with two within the ultimate time period because the Giants pushed laborious to chase down the Tigers, after being properly held earlier within the contest.

“Toby has bought a number of niggles, that is honest to say,” Giants coach Adam Kingsley stated.

“He is fairly powerful, he would not say quite a bit however he is bought a few bumps and bruises that he is managing.

“He kicked three once more as we speak, he had some difficult moments too, however I assumed he fought by way of it properly and led his crew appropriately.”

The Giants (4-8) willbe counting the price of a hamstring damage to Brent Daniels after the zippy ahead left the sphere within the second time period and was subbed out of the match.

Daniels has impressed in 11 matches and booted 17 targets this season after lacking all of final yr with persistent hamstring points however the luckless Large now faces one other stint on the sidelines.

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