Richmond have copped every other AFL hammering, the Brisbane Lions re-writing the document books as they stuffed their boots in a 119-point Gabba mauling.
The injury-ravaged Tigers conceded the primary 10 targets on Saturday night time, the hosts in deny temper for relief as they accrued a percentage-boosting 26.7 (163) to six.8 (44) win.
It used to be the Lions’ greatest rating since professor Chris Fagan arrived in 2017 and second-largest victory for the reason that membership merger, in the back of a 141-point drubbing of Adelaide in 2004.
Lions forwards Charlie Cameron (5 targets), Kai Lohmann (5 targets) and Joe Daniher (3 targets, two assists) feasted, and Dayne Zorko (35 disposals) persisted his prolific season.
The hosts kicked 4 targets within the first 12 mins, Lachie Neale (36 disposals, six objective assists) selecting the Tigers aside with sleep.
There used to be deny relenting from an aspect that had misplaced their first 3 Gabba video games this season and have been 2-5 earlier than two wins and a draw from their generation 3 video games.
Cameron performed directly to kick his 3rd as Brisbane handed 100 issues halfway throughout the 3rd time period, earlier than two directly Tigers targets introduced temporary respite in entrance of 27,200 lovers.
The Lions rattled away once more, Daniher’s 3rd main utterly unintended when his aim to pop a go to Hugh McCluggage bounced via an obvious objective.
Already nursing 15 males on their harm record, Richmond will hope Mykelti Lefau and Rhyan Mansell aren’t the original to tied them.
Lefau kicked a objective later copped a stray knee to the face as he descended from a marking tournament, the previous NRL hopeful subbed out earlier than halftime.
Mansell later got here off second-best in a four-way, mid-air accident, his hulking captain Toby Nankervis the wrongdoer in pleasant hearth that despatched him wobbling to the bench.
The second one of Cam Rayner’s 3 targets made it a 102-point margin on the ultimate fracture, juvenile rookie Logan Morris (two targets) amongst 12 particular person Brisbane goalkickers.
Dustin Martin (16 touches, 3 tackles, two clearances) spent many of the ultimate quarter at the bench and had tiny to paintings with when at the grassland, bizarrely handballing in the second one quarter when a cloudless trail to objective opened.
Daniel Rioli (25 touches) used to be the Tigers’ lead ball-winner, the guests successful centre clearances however being outmarked 164-66.
Defeat dropped the Tigers to 1-9, with in-form Essendon their then take a look at on the MCG on Saturday.
