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The 24-point upset victory over the Cats strikes the Tigers, who have been enjoying 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 some adversity, as produce other golf equipment, and the aspect throughout the highway [Geelong] have clearly hit a little bit of a bump within the highway as properly, with their accidents.
“However we requested some guys to play some international roles, and so they’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 constructive messages that we’ve been attempting to painting, and so they’ve achieved a beautiful job of preserving the power 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 exterior that,” he mentioned.
“The 4 video games he’s missed [through suspension], as harsh because it was, have been essential. These gamers he usually takes have been hurting us, so we’re actually happy he’s again within the aspect and beginning to perceive how vital it’s.
“He’s out of contract, isn’t he? He’s enjoying hardball, I suppose. We gained’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, as a result of harm or suspension.
“The numbers would recommend that we had greater than our justifiable share of alternatives to actually put them below stress, and I feel the primary quarter, when you remoted it to that, they took their possibilities, and we didn’t,” Scott mentioned.
“It felt like we have been on high. With the gamers lacking; we [still] went into the sport actually eager to win, so if we got here away having gained, given Richmond performed rather well, [it would have been a great result].
“The younger participant we had in our staff give us nice purpose for optimism, so I’m fairly philosophical about it.”
Brad Shut (suspension) will likely 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 significant increase.
RICHMOND 6.0 8.3 11.5 16.6 (102)
GEELONG 2.7 5.11 7.11 11.12 (78)
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