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The story of the game was Trent Cotchin deciding to kick against the breeze in the first quarter which saw the Power dominate from the beginning.
Their run and carry was massive and they look to be hitting their straps at the right time of the year.
As for the Tigers their run is over and in their last two matches of finals their combined loss is 103 points.
As Voss has highlighted post game they don’t work hard enough off the ball and it looked obvious today with the Power able to cut them open with run through the middle of the ground.
FINAL SCORE:
Power 20.12 (132)
Tigers 11.9 (75)
After nine wins in a row the Richmond Tigers will look to pull off an upset win against the Port Adelaide Power at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday afternoon. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 3:10pm (AEST).
Two months ago they found themselves sitting near the bottom of the ladder and calls were being made for Damien Hardwick to be sacked.
Fast-forward to today and the Tigers will now play a do or die final against Port Adelaide in one of the most difficult tasks in footy.
Port have made the Adelaide Oval their “Portress” since they moved to the newly renovated oval this year and despite their up and down form in the latter half of the year they appear to be peaking at the right time, after giving the Dockers a run for their money in Perth last week.
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It’s going to be a quite interesting to see how both these sides pulled up after last week’s game as both were physical encounters with both these sides needing to win.
Richmond left nothing in the tank in their pursuit of a spot in September only just sneaking past the Swans in Sydney.
Their late season revival has surely taken a mental and physical toll, the question will be whether they can sustain it?
As for Port, there is no doubt they will be feeling their road trip to Perth but they have the advantage of a boisterous home crowd.
There is already a bit of feeling in this game in terms of clash jerseys and I expect this to be a highly entertaining affair considering the shootout these two sides produced the last time out.
Team news:
Port Adelaide: Former Tiger Matt White has been declared fit to play this one. He was substituted last week as part of management of an ongoing groin issue but he will take his place this week.
This means that Ken Hinkley has close to a full list to pick from with Aaron Young to undergo a fitness test the only player sidelined at the moment.
It’s unlikely that those on the sidelines will break into the side with the Port Magpies not playing in the first week of the SANFL finals.
Richmond: Ty Vickery is also looking to get a call up but it will be a massive uphill task for him to break into the side after missing four weeks with suspension and then last week after not earning a re-call.
However it will be a tough ask for anyone to get a re-call into the Tigers line-up at the moment.
Prediction:
A close one will be in the books here with all things considered from the last time these two sides played.
It’ll come down to whether the Tigers learnt from the disappointment of last year’s elimination final lost, and whether the Power will be too good at home.
I’m tipping the Power in a tight one.
Power by 5.
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