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RICHMOND is in; Essendon is out; and footy's first "dead rubber" has mercifully been consigned to history.
The Tigers did what they had to, with one eye fixed on the club's first final in 12 years. The Bombers held on for as long as they could before the residual damage of their season from hell wore them down.
| 2.4 (16) | Q1 | 4.1 (25) |
| 3.6 (24) | Q2 | 5.7 (37) |
| 5.8 (38) | Q3 | 11.9 (75) |
| 9.11 (65) | Q4 | 15.14 (104) |
| Michael Hurley 2 | Aaron Edwards 4 |
| Leroy Jetta 2 | Tyrone Vickery 4 |
| Jake Melksham 2 | Daniel Jackson 2 |
| Lauchlan Dalgleish 1 | Jake King 2 |
| Ben Howlett 1 | Shaun Grigg 1 |
| Nathan Lovett-Murray 1 | Dustin Martin 1 |
| Shane Tuck 1 |
There was blood spilled last night (Daniel Jackson and Jake King will attest to that), but in so many ways it might as well have been claret.
It wasn't quite bruise-free footy, but it is fair to say that it was not played with the intensity that the Tigers will face next week nor what the Bombers had managed for much of the year.
For both sides, given what lies ahead for the Tigers and what lies behind for the Bombers, that was understandable and almost accepted by the 60,979 fans at the game.
And in an emotional conclusion to the game the Essendon players showed a solidarity in the middle of the MCG last night before getting around to their supporters in a farewell to the most harrowing season in the club's history.
They were still on the field when the Tigers were about to start their theme song.
For Richmond, there were some real positives for Damien Hardwick to consider out of last night's 39-point victory, particularly in attack.
With Jack Riewoldt out injured, but likely to return next week, one of only four Tiger players last night to have actually played in final - Aaron Edwards - has hit form at the right time.
Edwards kicked four goals, had a hand in a few others, took a career-high 12 marks and booked a certain spot to play his fifth final next weekend.
He was one of the Tigers' best players on a night, combining well with Ty Vickery, who nailed four second half-goals.
Brandon Ellis was best afield with 35 disposals, while Trent Cotchin, Daniel Jackson and Dustin Martin were strong contributors.
Michael Hibberd and Jake Melksham worked hard, Jobe Watson never stopped trying, and Nathan Lovett-Murray - who like David Hille was playing his final game - threw everything into the contest.
Edwards kicked two opening term goals as the Tigers surged to an early 22.
It took Essendon 19 minutes to score a goal - youngster Jackson Merrett missed one of the worst sitters of the season – with Lovett-Murray nailing a much-needed goal.
Then some ingenuity from Watson brought about a second goal with only seconds left in the first term. With the ball in dispute at half-forward, the skipper tapped it onto Ben Howlett, and his long snap from 40m bent back and made the difference only nine points at the first change.
Only two goals came in second quarter.
Daniel Jackson's goal from the boundary line was courtesy of two important team acts. Matthew White's lightning speed set up Jackson's goal with his two bounces as did Dylan Grimes' bump on Melksham.
It was Melksham who scored the Bombers' sole goal for the term as he slotted through a fine goal from 45m out to make the difference less than two goals.
Richmond's introduction of the sub at half time had a mixed response.
It brought Shane Tuck into the game in what is his final season. But for every fairytale, there's a potential nightmare and that came in the hamstring injury suffered by White that threatens to end his season.
Two goals to Vickery in the first six minutes of the second half and another late in the term took much of the sting out of the contest. When Edwards kicked his third goal, the difference had pushed out to 38 points.
Then came one of the few moments of aggro in a match largely devoid of it. Melksham took a strong mark in attack that proved uncomfortable for Jackson who was coming in to try and spoil. When the Bomber goaled, he then had a clash with the Tiger midfielder, which drew some blood.
When Tuck kicked the last of six goals in the third term, it brought about a massive roar. That was surpassed in the final term when King nailed the last of the game and raised his arms in triumph that personified Richmond's delight at making the finals again.
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