This game is definitely winnable, but it’s equally definitely losable. If we maintain the football of the last two weeks then we’ll be right in it; but maintaining a high standard is not something we’ve been good at since 2000. So this is another test, and probably the hardest so far, because Richmond at their best are a ■■■■■■ good team.
I don’t trust us yet. I think we’ll be in this for a while but fall away. Richmond are a fantastic last-quarter team.
Into final minute. Down by 3 points. Dusty gathers in their defensive 50, Tippa run down tackle, no whistle, but ball spills to Laverde: handball over the top, Andy McGrath curls it through for a goal.
20 seconds left, ball up deep in our forwardline. Bellchambers makes the tap, Zaharakis snaps it high to the square where two Richmond players go for the mark but McKernan plows in from the side and almost marks it, balls spills to Langford, he breaks a tackle and slams through a goal! Margin back to 46 points as the siren sounds and we trudge off 4-7 going into next week.