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Geelong smash richmond by 157 points
222-65
what a win
GEELONG 10.2 20.6 29.9 35.12 (222)
RICHMOND 1.1 2.7 5.9 9.11 (65)
Goals
Geelong: P Chapman 4 A Mackie 4 N Ablett 4 T Hawkins 4 G Ablett 3 T Varcoe 3 C Ling 3 S Johnson 2 C Mooney 2 B Ottens C Enright D Johnson J Selwood J Bartel K Tenace.Richmond: C Hughes 3 M Richardson 2 S Tuck 2 M White K Pettifer.
Best
Geelong: G Ablett P Chapman S Johnson N Ablett C Enright M Blake M Scarlett J Kelly.
Richmond: N Foley A Raines K Pettifer.
Umpires: M Avon H Kennedy K Nicholls.
Official crowd: 34,584 at Telstra Dome.
GEELONG has posted one of the biggest thrashings in AFL history, destroying Richmond by 157 points in their round six game at Telstra Dome.
In a remarkable blitz of sustained high scoring, the Cats booted 10 goals in the first quarter, 10 in the second, nine in the third and six in the last.
They won 35.12 (222) to 9.11 (65), the margin the equal 11th-highest in league history and their total the equal eighth-highest in 111 years.
Geelong's total fell just 17 points short of the highest score in league history, when the Cats of 1992 kicked 37.17 (239) against Brisbane.
The defeat handed Richmond officially their darkest day in history, as it surpassed the 141-point loss the Tigers suffered at the hands of North Melbourne in 1990.
Geelong's score was the club's second-highest overall, and their highest score against Richmond.
The Cats booted the first seven goals of the game to race to a 43-0 lead in 20 minutes, before Richmond youngster Matthew White goaled to alleviate Tiger fears they might not score.
There were no such fears for Geelong, which led by 107 points at the main break.
The Cats kept piling on goals until three-quarter time - their score of 29.9 (183) at the last change was the highest at that moment of a game - until they had a comparatively quiet last quarter.
The thrashing was the first time a team had broken the 200-point barrier since North Melbourne booted 30.24 (204) against Fitzroy in round 22 of 1995.
Geelong had 15 individual goalkickers, of which Paul Chapman, Nathan Ablett, Tom Hawkins and Andrew Mackie all booted four, while Travis Varcoe, Gary Ablett and Cameron Ling all booted three.
Gary Ablett was too fleet-footed and clever for the Tigers and was best afield, but that honour could have gone to brother Nathan, Chapman, ruckman Mark Blake or fullback Matthew Scarlett.
Gary Ablett's performance rekindled memories of the days when his father, Gary senior, used to delight in embarrassing Richmond, and the Cats' scoring rate was similar to the club's performances in the late 1980s.
Just as remarkably, Geelong's performance came just a week after they were humbled by the Kangaroos at Skilled Stadium.
Richmond have endured some dark days in the past two decades, but this one must rank highly given the Tigers were so easily brushed away in the first quarter.
The Tigers played their best football in the last quarter, no doubt partly stemmed by their keenness to avoid being on the end of some of the competition's biggest scoring records.
Geelong smash richmond by 157 points
222-65
what a win
GEELONG 10.2 20.6 29.9 35.12 (222)
RICHMOND 1.1 2.7 5.9 9.11 (65)
Goals
Geelong: P Chapman 4 A Mackie 4 N Ablett 4 T Hawkins 4 G Ablett 3 T Varcoe 3 C Ling 3 S Johnson 2 C Mooney 2 B Ottens C Enright D Johnson J Selwood J Bartel K Tenace.Richmond: C Hughes 3 M Richardson 2 S Tuck 2 M White K Pettifer.
Best
Geelong: G Ablett P Chapman S Johnson N Ablett C Enright M Blake M Scarlett J Kelly.
Richmond: N Foley A Raines K Pettifer.
Umpires: M Avon H Kennedy K Nicholls.
Official crowd: 34,584 at Telstra Dome.
GEELONG has posted one of the biggest thrashings in AFL history, destroying Richmond by 157 points in their round six game at Telstra Dome.
In a remarkable blitz of sustained high scoring, the Cats booted 10 goals in the first quarter, 10 in the second, nine in the third and six in the last.
They won 35.12 (222) to 9.11 (65), the margin the equal 11th-highest in league history and their total the equal eighth-highest in 111 years.
Geelong's total fell just 17 points short of the highest score in league history, when the Cats of 1992 kicked 37.17 (239) against Brisbane.
The defeat handed Richmond officially their darkest day in history, as it surpassed the 141-point loss the Tigers suffered at the hands of North Melbourne in 1990.
Geelong's score was the club's second-highest overall, and their highest score against Richmond.
The Cats booted the first seven goals of the game to race to a 43-0 lead in 20 minutes, before Richmond youngster Matthew White goaled to alleviate Tiger fears they might not score.
There were no such fears for Geelong, which led by 107 points at the main break.
The Cats kept piling on goals until three-quarter time - their score of 29.9 (183) at the last change was the highest at that moment of a game - until they had a comparatively quiet last quarter.
The thrashing was the first time a team had broken the 200-point barrier since North Melbourne booted 30.24 (204) against Fitzroy in round 22 of 1995.
Geelong had 15 individual goalkickers, of which Paul Chapman, Nathan Ablett, Tom Hawkins and Andrew Mackie all booted four, while Travis Varcoe, Gary Ablett and Cameron Ling all booted three.
Gary Ablett was too fleet-footed and clever for the Tigers and was best afield, but that honour could have gone to brother Nathan, Chapman, ruckman Mark Blake or fullback Matthew Scarlett.
Gary Ablett's performance rekindled memories of the days when his father, Gary senior, used to delight in embarrassing Richmond, and the Cats' scoring rate was similar to the club's performances in the late 1980s.
Just as remarkably, Geelong's performance came just a week after they were humbled by the Kangaroos at Skilled Stadium.
Richmond have endured some dark days in the past two decades, but this one must rank highly given the Tigers were so easily brushed away in the first quarter.
The Tigers played their best football in the last quarter, no doubt partly stemmed by their keenness to avoid being on the end of some of the competition's biggest scoring records.
