Tigers claw to second win of year

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CATFIGHTS are rarely pretty affairs.

But the four premiership points were a thing of beauty for Richmond which clawed its way to a 43-point victory over Brisbane at the Gabba.

In a horribly mistake-riddled affair, the Tigers managed to repel a serious Lions surge in the third term in which Brisbane briefly hit the front.

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Tigers stars Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt stood tall when their team needed them most.

The star duo were strong early and were dominant figures again when the game was in the balance in the third term to guide the Tigers to their second win of the year.

Cotching finished with 32 disposals, seven clearances and one goal while Riewoldt had four goals and nine marks.

Dustin Martin was also influential for the Tigers with three goals and 18 disposals playing as a forward.

Jack Redden wins a hard ball ahead of Dustin Martin. Source: Getty Images

A flurry of late goals blew the game open for Richmond to the point where the final margin probably flattered the Tigers, who were too big and too strong for the undermanned Brisbane outfit in the dying stages.

In his 250th match for the Lions, Jonathan Brown did his best to lift Brisbane to their first win of 2014 with four inspirational goals and nine marks.

Brown walked through the banner with daughter Olivia and son Jack before crashing through the packs in trademark style but it was not enough as Brisbane crashed to its fifth loss in five outings in 2014 to be last on the ladder.

Brisbane did win its first quarter of the year by just shading the Tigers in the second term but it will be of no comfort to senior coach Justin Leppitsch and his men.

Brisbane hit the lead for the first time on the night when first-year player Lewis Taylor kicked a running goal midway through the third term after earlier goals to Ryan Lester and Brown had the Gabba jumping.

Brisbane champ Jonathan Brown (right) celebrates a goal with young teammate Lewis Taylor. Source: Getty Images

But the Tigers quickly and emphatically seized the momentum back.

Two goals to Riewoldt and majors to Cotchin, Ricky Petterd and Matt Arnot put Richmond back in front and one the march to victory as the Tigers brutally exposed Brisbane's time-on woes to take a 19-point buffer into the last change.

Lions Darcy Gardiner and James Aish have an issue with Dustin Martin. Source: Getty Images

Quite incredibly, Brisbane was just 14 points behind Richmond at the main break.

The Tigers could have three times further in front if they kicked straight and capitalised on their superiority for significant portions of the first two quarters.

The Lions won the second quarter — their first of the season — to roar back into the contest that should have been over.

Graphic by Champion Data. Source: Supplied

Richmond led by 19 points at the first break after dominating inside 50s (19-5), total disposals (103-67), marks (29-17) and clearances (11-7) in the opening term.

Jack Riewoldt had the first goal of the match after less than 60 seconds and it took another 15 minutes before the second major of the match through Dustin Martin.

Graphic by Champion Data. Source: Supplied

Brisbane's only scoring shot came through Dayne Zorko in the 26th minute.

If the first term was hard to watch, the second quarter was terrible.

All it needed was the theme music from the "Benny Hill Show'' over the PA system to complete the comedy of errors.

Sam Lloyd tries to get away from Sam Mayes. Source: Getty Images

Richmond sunk to Brisbane's level and the Lions pounced.

Brown kicked Brisbane's first goal of the match in the seventh minute of the quarter as Brisbane scrapped and scraped.

Martin kicked a superb goal from the boundary line to settle the ship for the Tigers but goals to Rohan Bewick and Jackson Paine kept the home side well and truly in the contest.

BEST:

Richmond: Cotchin, Riewoldt, Martin, Jackson, Petterd,

Brisbane: Brown, Rockliff, Lester, Zorko, Robertson,

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