Taking part in in 30-degree warmth, Richmond have held off a determined Larger Western Sydney to seize their second win of the AFLW season.
A red-bellied black snake slithering on the oval delayed the beginning however couldn’t hold the Tigers from taking the 4 factors, with the guests rising victorious by 7.11 (53) to five.4 (34) at Blacktown Worldwide Sportspark in Sydney’s west on Saturday.
A snake catcher eliminated the extremely venomous customer, prompting the beginning of the sport to be delayed by half-hour.
The Tigers started on the again foot, shedding gun midfielder Jess Hosking (ankle) simply minutes after the primary siren.
GWS managed possession within the first quarter, with greater than half of the play occurring of their forward-half.
Richmond conceded 9 of the primary 11 inside 50s of the sport however the Giants had been wasteful with their hard-won territory.
Each side entered the second quarter goalless, with Richmond main by two behinds.
Annalyse Lister kicked her first AFLW objective to open the Giants’ account due to a free-kick.
Six minutes later, star Tiger Caitlin Greiser (one objective, 13 disposals) answered to place the hosts again within the deficit.
Captain Katie Brennan (one objective, 18 disposals) confirmed her class to pile one other objective on the Giants, growing the margin to eight factors by half-time.
Greiser regarded positive to dribble the Sherrin by the objective sq. however a flying Grace Hill denied her a second main within the third quarter.
The ever-prolific Alyce Parker (two targets, 21 disposals, six clearances) and rugby sevens Olympic gold medallist Chloe Dalton put boot to ball to maintain the Giants inside three factors.
The orange tsunami threatened to comb up the Tigers when Parker grabbed her second backed up by a objective from Haneen Zreika (one objective, 13 disposals).
However an amazing effort from Monique Conti (one objective, 22 disposals, seven clearances) and Emelia Yassir (two targets, 10 disposals, two clearances) reclaimed the lead for the Tigers.
Simply three factors separated the edges by three-quarter time.
With strain boiling from the Giants, Brennan and Greiser had been inaccurate in entrance of objective, kicking a behind every.
The Giants started to falter with fatigue setting in, permitting Courtney Jones to kick actually and rating the primary objective of the final time period.
A significant to Sarah D’Arcy sealed the win for the Tigers, whereas Parker hobbled off the sector with a knee damage.
Beginning a season 0-3 for the primary time, the Giants are sure to overlook finals with solely seven rounds remaining.
The win retains the Tigers in and across the prime 4, with a collection of video games nonetheless to come back this weekend.
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