It was milestones a plenty at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Star forward Jack Riewoldt notched up his 150th game for the Tigers. Sporting a freshly shaved head, Riewoldt kicked three goals and had a hand in three others as the club celebrated its best win for the year. Teammate Alex Rance had a game to remember in his 100th AFL game. The Tigers defender has been superb this season and celebrated his milestone in style curbing the influence of dangerous Power forward Jay Schulz. It was a less than memorable milestone for Port Adelaide's Justin Westhoff (150), who didn’t kick a goal and was sent back at times to try and stem the flow, and Cam O'Shea (50).
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2. Friends become foes
Much has been made of the form of ex-Tiger Matt White this season. The 27-year-old is enjoying career best form since crossing to the Power as a free agent at the end of last season. Earlier in the week his former coach Damian Hardwick pinpointed White as the Power's 'barometer' and warned the Tigers would be paying close attention to him on Sunday. White kicked two goals against his old side, and one in the final quarter gave Tigers fans a glimpse of what he had to offer. On the wing, White turned on the turbo-chargers, sprinting 60m across Etihad Stadium, burning off former teammate Steve Morris and kicking a magnificent goal from 40m out. Meanwhile former Port Adelaide defender Troy Chaplin had the last laugh, kicking two clutch goals in the final term to help seal the victory.
3. Dog day for Schulz
Since being traded to Port Adelaide in 2009, former Tiger Jay Schulz has caused plenty of heartache for Richmond fans. The Tigers' faithful could be forgiven for fantasising about what life would be like with Schulz and Riewoldt side-by-side in attack, with the power forward topping Port Adelaide's goal kicking table three times. Heading into the clash, Schulz was sitting atop the Coleman medal tally with 48 goals to his name. By the end of the match he had 50, a feat he has never before achieved in a season, but it was far from a good performance, with both goals coming in the final quarter.
4. Power outage
Just a month ago the Power were sitting two games clear on top of the ladder, and setting themselves for a home final. Now, they find themselves out of the top four. Ken Hinkley's men have now lost four of their past five games, and are a shadow of the side that dominated the first half of the season. The club has denied in recent weeks the players are fatigued due to a heavy training phase. Whatever the problem, the Power needs to fix it fast or risk falling further out of touch with the top four.
5. Tigers take a scalp
Coming into the clash the Tigers had yet to score a win against a top eight side in 2014. With the Tigers out of the finals race, Hardwick outlined last week the club's desire to wreak havoc on finals contenders in the remaining rounds. And that's exactly what they did to Port Adelaide. The Tigers' pressure was relentless, corralling the Power and forcing them to turn over the ball. The Tigers dominated the centre clearances and the contested possessions on their way to recording their biggest win of the season.
2. Friends become foes
Much has been made of the form of ex-Tiger Matt White this season. The 27-year-old is enjoying career best form since crossing to the Power as a free agent at the end of last season. Earlier in the week his former coach Damian Hardwick pinpointed White as the Power's 'barometer' and warned the Tigers would be paying close attention to him on Sunday. White kicked two goals against his old side, and one in the final quarter gave Tigers fans a glimpse of what he had to offer. On the wing, White turned on the turbo-chargers, sprinting 60m across Etihad Stadium, burning off former teammate Steve Morris and kicking a magnificent goal from 40m out. Meanwhile former Port Adelaide defender Troy Chaplin had the last laugh, kicking two clutch goals in the final term to help seal the victory.
3. Dog day for Schulz
Since being traded to Port Adelaide in 2009, former Tiger Jay Schulz has caused plenty of heartache for Richmond fans. The Tigers' faithful could be forgiven for fantasising about what life would be like with Schulz and Riewoldt side-by-side in attack, with the power forward topping Port Adelaide's goal kicking table three times. Heading into the clash, Schulz was sitting atop the Coleman medal tally with 48 goals to his name. By the end of the match he had 50, a feat he has never before achieved in a season, but it was far from a good performance, with both goals coming in the final quarter.
4. Power outage
Just a month ago the Power were sitting two games clear on top of the ladder, and setting themselves for a home final. Now, they find themselves out of the top four. Ken Hinkley's men have now lost four of their past five games, and are a shadow of the side that dominated the first half of the season. The club has denied in recent weeks the players are fatigued due to a heavy training phase. Whatever the problem, the Power needs to fix it fast or risk falling further out of touch with the top four.
5. Tigers take a scalp
Coming into the clash the Tigers had yet to score a win against a top eight side in 2014. With the Tigers out of the finals race, Hardwick outlined last week the club's desire to wreak havoc on finals contenders in the remaining rounds. And that's exactly what they did to Port Adelaide. The Tigers' pressure was relentless, corralling the Power and forcing them to turn over the ball. The Tigers dominated the centre clearances and the contested possessions on their way to recording their biggest win of the season.
