CELEBRATING your 200th AFL match should be a happy experience, but Troy Chaplin’s son won’t have any fond memories of his father’s achievement after coming off second best in an altercation with a banner.
Running out for Richmond with his two children to mark his milestone match, Chaplin’s teammates kindly broke the giant banner honouring his feat, allowing him safe and easy passage onto the ground. Or so they thought.
Carrying his son in one arm and holding his daughter’s hand with the other, the 29-year-old went to walk through the broken fabric, but accidentally coat-hangered his son in the process.
The former Port Adelaide player’s boy got his neck caught on a loose piece of the banner and wasn’t exactly thrilled about it. He burst into tears as the incident unfolded, Chaplin having to console his youngster before joining the rest of his teammates.
See the whole incident in the video player above.
Chaplin’s start to the game may have been an omen for what was to follow, as his son’s tears would be replicated by Tigers players and fans alike following a heartbreaking loss to Fremantle, with a last-minute goal to David Mundy propelling the Western Australians to a stunning four-point win.
The Tigers led for most of a pressure-packed encounter but a late mistake from defender Bachar Houli let the Dockers in for the 12.10 (82) to 10.18 (78) win.
Chaplin couldn’t believe the end result. Source: News Corp Australia
The Dockers trailed by two goals early in the final term but kept coming, with Matthew Pavlich kicking one of his three goals for the evening.
Garrick Ibbotson marked Houli’s errant kick-in following a behind after Tom Sheridan missed his chance at the match winner. Ibbotson set up Mundy who broke Tiger hearts with a set shot from 50m out with just 31 seconds left on the clock.
Mundy was influential throughout with 28 possessions, with Nat Fyfe, who looked troubled by a corked thigh, and Michael Barlow also key contributors.
A dour first quarter that yielded one goal to each side and ended with scores level at quarter-time gave way to an entertaining second term.
Ivan Maric helped spark the Tigers with a brilliant chase down tackle on Fyfe and backed it up with two goals as Richmond edged ahead.
But a bizarre 50m penalty paid against Martin for squirting Lee Spurr with his water bottle played a part in a Dockers’ fight-back. Chris Mayne kicked a goal from point-blank range following the penalty and when Michael Taberner kicked truly after the half-time siren, Fremantle trailed by just two points.
The Dockers couldn’t break through Richmond’s stifling forward press in the third term, with only the Tigers’ continued inaccuracy stopping them from going further than 12 points up.
Another odd 50m penalty when Clancee Pearce was whistled while trying to get off the ground to receive treatment on a shoulder injury didn’t hurt Fremantle, who again finished strongly with Fyfe and Barlow prominent.
The Tigers held a slender five point lead at three-quarter time and looked the stronger team early before Ross Lyon’s men came storming home.
— with AAP
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