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The 24-point upset victory over the Cats strikes the Tigers, who had been taking part in off a third-consecutive six-day break, inside a recreation of the highest eight regardless of them profitable just one recreation within the first seven rounds.
“I used to be simply happy with our footy membership total,” Hardwick mentioned.
“We’ve been by means of some adversity, as produce other golf equipment, and the facet throughout the street [Geelong] have clearly hit a little bit of a bump within the street as effectively, with their accidents.
“However we requested some guys to play some overseas roles, they usually’ve stepped up, and executed, in order that’s the actually pleasing factor.
“Our leaders have been nice, simply the way in which they’ve continued to advertise the optimistic messages that we’ve been attempting to painting, they usually’ve completed a beautiful job of retaining the vitality up, so it was pleasing.”
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Hardwick additionally hailed the performances of defenders Noah Balta and Nathan Broad, who took the honours towards star Cats Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron, respectively.
“Broady did a beautiful job on Cameron. In our 4 partitions, he’s actually extremely regarded, however he in all probability doesn’t get the respect outdoors that,” he mentioned.
“The 4 video games he’s missed [through suspension], as harsh because it was, had been essential. These gamers he usually takes had been hurting us, so we’re actually happy he’s again within the facet and beginning to perceive how necessary it’s.
“He’s out of contract, isn’t he? He’s taking part in hardball, I suppose. We received’t reply his supervisor [Colin Young]’s name this week, although – he’ll be wanting an excessive amount of cash.”
Geelong coach Chris Scott was comparatively upbeat in defeat, understanding he was with out seven premiership gamers, in addition to recruit Jack Bowes, on account of damage or suspension.
“The numbers would counsel that we had greater than our fair proportion of alternatives to actually put them beneath stress, and I feel the primary quarter, in the event you remoted it to that, they took their possibilities, and we didn’t,” Scott mentioned.
“It felt like we had been on prime. With the gamers lacking; we [still] went into the sport actually eager to win, so if we got here away having received, given Richmond performed very well, [it would have been a great result].
“The younger participant we had in our crew give us nice motive for optimism, so I’m fairly philosophical about it.”
Brad Shut (suspension) shall be again to face Fremantle subsequent week, and Scott mentioned the Cats might additionally regain Jack Henry (foot) and All-Australian ahead Tyson Stengle (arm), in what could be a serious enhance.
RICHMOND 6.0 8.3 11.5 16.6 (102)
GEELONG 2.7 5.11 7.11 11.12 (78)
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