Crows inflict more pain on struggling Tigers
April 9, 2016 4:45 PM
ADELAIDE has continued its strong start to 2016 with a 36-point victory over Richmond at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, which provided more proof that there's plenty of the life left in the Crows in the post-Dangerfield era.
Richmond came out firing after the week of scrutiny that followed its fadeout round two loss to Collingwood, but in the end it simply had no answers to the strong pressure and slick ball movement that carried the Crows to a 19.14 (128) to 13.14 (92) victory.
From the time Adelaide shot out to a 39-point lead at the 20-minute mark of the second quarter, Richmond never seriously threatened the Crows, who led by 52 points early in the final term before conceding four of the final five goals of the match.
Many had tipped the Crows to fall down the ladder this season after star midfielder Patrick Dangerfield's defection to Geelong in last year's trade period, but Saturday's win improved their record under new coach Don Pyke to 2-1.
And their form so far this year – they impressed in a 10-point away loss to North Melbourne in round one and obliterated Port Adelaide by 58points in round two – suggests that they can back up, if not improve on, their sixth place finish last year.
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