Richmond defender Troy Chaplin in the hands of the trainers after hurting his knee. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images
RICHMOND strengthened its grip on a top-eight position with a 10-goal win over the Western Bulldogs last night, but it may have come at a cost with injuries to key defenders Troy Chaplin and David Astbury.
While the Tigers were hopeful last night that the injuries to both players were not serious, it did put a dampener on an otherwise impressive night for the club.
Chaplin was carried from the ground late in the game after twisting his knee, but coach Damien Hardwick said the defender believed his knee – which has previously caused him trouble – was still structurally sound.
Astbury suffered hamstring tightness during the third term and was subbed out of the game.
Both players will be assessed to detail the extent of their injuries, but Hardwick remained hopeful neither would prove to be serious.
After a wasteful first term, Richmond cranked into gear when it mattered most to record their third successive win of the season ahead of another winnable game against St Kilda next Sunday.
It was the Tigers' eighth win of the season and Hardwick insisted there was significant improvement left in the team for the rest of the season.
"We're probably only going at about seven out of ten (at the moment)," Hardwick said last night.
"We've had one really bad game – the Essendon game was as bad as we had played in two years.
"Otherwise we have been very competitive."
Hardwick admitted that he had not been happy with his team's first half, but was pleased with the overall result.
"I thought the second half was a lot better than the first," he said. "By the end of the game, it was a good result.
"If you had said that we would come out of the game with a 10-goal win, you would have taken that."
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Chaplin injury a blow for Tigers
Dengan url
http://semangatboss.blogspot.com/2013/06/chaplin-injury-blow-for-tigers.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Chaplin injury a blow for Tigers
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Chaplin injury a blow for Tigers
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar