Richmond Player Reports

Troy Simmonds
14 hit outs and 20 possessions with 7 marks and 1.1 but looked a bit discombobulated out there
Simmonds also had 2 tackles.

Shane Edwards
9 disposal and 2 tackles... lucky for him that injuries might save his position in the side

Joel Bowden
Didn't get much of it stuck on the forward line for much of the game... 15 disposals
Bowden also had 4 marks.

Nathan Foley
Head to head with Murphy and was gradually worn down... 31 disposals and 6 tackles

Daniel Jackson
Tagged Judd and did all that could have been asked of him... 10 disposals and 4 FA
Jackson added 2 grabs and 3 tackles.

Matthew Richardson
Waite went with him and nullified him mostly... 1.2 from 25 touches and 13 marks

Ben Cousins
Tore his left hamstring in Q4... tagged by Gibbs to start with... 12 possessions
Cousins added 3 marks and 2 tackles.

Nathan G. Brown
Worked hard up the ground but had little support... 18 disposals and 0.1
Brown also had 2 grabs.

Chris Newman
Tagged by Wiggins and paid him no respect... 23 disposals and 0.1
Newman added 6 marks and 2 tackles.

Jordan McMahon
Not the Tigers' worst but pretty close... 11 meaningless touches
McMahon also had 4 tackles.

Shane Tuck
24 disposals but too handball-happy... fired up in Q3 though
Tuck contributed with 4 marks, 3 tackles, 3 ruck taps and booted 0.1.

Andrew L. Browne
4 hit outs and 4 handballs... nothing to write home about
Browne also had 3 ruck taps.

Jack Riewoldt
1.2 from 7 grabs on Thornton... didn't disgrace himself
Riewoldt added 11 possessions and 2 hit outs.

Carlton Player Reports

Simon Wiggins
Tagged Newman as a defensive forward... Newman paid him no respect going the other way... 10 marks and 21 possessions with 8 tackles
Wiggins also had booted 2.3.

Marc Murphy
Head to head with Foley... had a poor first half but got better as the game wore on... 28 disposals and 6 tackles plus 2.0
Murphy also had 4 marks.

Ryan Houlihan
Quiet for most of the night but went into the middle in Q4 and racked it up... 29 possessions and 3 FA
Houlihan added 3 grabs and 6 tackles.

Richard Hadley
12 tackles boosted his numbers in an otherwise normal night... 1.0 from 22 disposals and 6 marks

Heath Scotland
Started very slowly but an excellent Q2 to fire him up... 29 disposals and 3 marks
Scotland also had 2 tackles.

Matthew Kreuzer
Could this be his breakout year? 21 hit outs and 6 marks with 16 dispoals and 1.1
Kreuzer also had 4 tackles.

Chris Judd
Tagged by Jackson... 23 possessions and 6 tackles with 2.1 but only 1 mark

Kade Simpson
Reported for head-high contact on Jackson in Q1... 27 possessions and 0.2
Simpson added 7 marks and 3 tackles.

Eddie Betts
5.0 from 15 possessions with 4 tackles... most of it in the second half
Betts also had 4 marks.

Aaron Joseph
10 disposals and 4 tackles with 4 marks

Chris Johnson
Had Morton... 16 disposals and 2 marks
Johnson also had 2 tackles.

Michael Jamison
Knockshoulder in Q1
Jamison contributed with 3 possessions, 3 marks and 3 tackles.