RICHMOND put a horror three weeks of football to rest with a 48-point win over the Brisbane Lions on Saturday night at the Gabba.

A five-goal burst in the second quarter gave the Tigers a 20-point half-time lead, which they converted into a 20.12 (132) to 12.12 (84) victory in front of a crowd of 22,311.

The Lions needed a strong start to the second half but Richmond made the third quarter its own with six goals, four of them going unanswered.

The Lions, who have now lost 11 consecutive quarters of football, fought back in the final quarter and kicked five unanswered goals to close the margin to only 14.

But two goals to Robin Nahas and Shane Tuck in the space of 30 seconds fired the Tigers into a six-goal scoring spree and saw them blow out their lead once more.

Richmond's record against Brisbane is impressive, having now lost only one match from their past ten meetings.

The Tigers moved four points clear of the Lions on the ladder but they remain in 12th position.

Robin Nahas and Luke McGuane top-scored for the visitors with three goals apiece.

Ruckman Ivan Maric (41 hit-outs, 16 disposals, one goal) and midfielder Brett Deledio (33 disposals, one goal) also put in robust performances.

Lions captain Jonathan Brown led his side with nine marks, four goals and 14 disposals, and was supported strongly by Daniel Rich (22 disposals) and Dayne Zorko (19 disposals, nine tackles, two goals).


RICHMOND               3.3     8.5     14.8    20.12   (132)
BRISBANE LIONS    3.2     4.9     7.12    12.12    (84)
 
GOALS
Richmond: McGuane 3, Nahas 3, Grigg 2, Jackson 2, Riewoldt 2, Cothin, Deledio, Edwards, Houli, Maric, Martin, Tuck, White
Brisbane Lions: Brown 4, Green 2, Rockliff 2, Zorko 2, Polkinghorne, Redden
 
BEST
Richmond: Deledio, Conca, Maric, Grigg, Tuck, Cotchin
Brisbane Lions: Rich, Brown, Adcock, Merrett, Zorko, Rockliff
 
INJURIES
Richmond: Nil
Brisbane Lions: Nil
 
SUBSTITUTES
Richmond: Bradley Helbig replaced Ben Griffiths in the fourth quarter
Brisbane Lions: Simon Black replaced Patrick Karnezis in the third quarter
 
Reports: Nil
 
Umpires: Fila, Findlay, Mitchell
 
Official crowd: 22,311 at the Gabba
 
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