Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch has kicked an important aim with lower than a minute left to grab an exciting draw for Richmond within the AFL season opener towards outdated rivals Carlton.
Lynch stood tallest to take a towering seize and slot his third aim for the Tigers, tying the scores at 8.10 (58) apiece on the MCG on Thursday evening.
The Blues managed one ultimate thrust from the ultimate centre bounce however low season recruit Blake Acres dropped a mark simply exterior 50m that will have given him a shot after the siren to win the match.
Carlton ahead Charlie Curnow regarded to have defied Richmond’s territorial dominance with three second-half objectives, giving the Blues the higher hand late within the match.
But Richmond – who loved a 66-45 benefit in ahead entries – wouldn’t lie down.
An enormous crowd of 88,084 was readily available to see which of the 2 premiership hopefuls would press early claims.
In the top, they have been left with extra questions than solutions.
The build-up had centred round Carlton twin towers Curnow and Harry McKay, in addition to Richmond’s increase midfield acquisitions Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper.
Taranto (32 disposals) had extra touches than some other participant on the bottom, working effectively in tandem with Dion Prestia (23), however Hopper (18) was subdued.
McKay kicked one aim as Curnow led the best way for the Blues in assault.
George Hewett (28 disposals, eight clearances) and captain Patrick Cripps (25, seven) did effectively for Carlton within the midfield and ruckman Tom De Koning had an enthralling battle with Toby Nankervis.
Maurice Rioli kicked two objectives for Richmond and Daniel Rioli (27 disposals) starred together with his sprint out of defence.
Tigers frequent flyer Shai Bolton and Carlton milestone man Jack Silvagni – taking part in his a hundredth recreation – supplied enormous marks for the highlights reel.
It took simply 30 seconds for Richmond famous person Dustin Martin to kick the season’s first aim, pouncing on Mitch McGovern’s dropped mark and making the defender pay.
Zac Fisher replied with a superb snap moments later because the Blues took a nine-point result in quarter-time.
It grew to as a lot as 14 factors however a three-goal surge in the beginning of the second half put Richmond in entrance – the primary of three lead adjustments for the time period.
The Tigers kicked 5.4 to 2.3 within the third quarter on the again of a 20-6 dominance in ahead entries.
Carlton trailed by 5 factors on the ultimate change and hit the entrance by way of inspirational chief Sam Docherty’s lengthy bomb.
Curnow gave the Blues a seven-point lead with a aim off the deck earlier than a Bolton behind and Lynch’s late aim gave the Tigers a share of the spoils.
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