{"id":43461,"date":"2021-03-11T04:19:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T05:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=43461"},"modified":"2021-03-11T09:15:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T09:15:04","slug":"scotts-grand-final-act-that-floored-hardwick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=43461","title":{"rendered":"Scott's grand final act that floored Hardwick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick<\/a> has praised his Geelong counterpart Chris Scott<\/a> for entering the Tigers' coaching box to congratulate his team prior to the final siren in last year's grand final.<\/p>\n

After Scott's Cats held a 15-point half-time lead, the reigning premiers stormed back<\/a> on the back of a powerhouse performance from Norm Smith Medallist Dustin Martin.<\/p>\n

Geelong managed just one goal in the final quarter, as the Tigers slammed on five majors of their own, including one from Jack Riewoldt which sparked wild celebrations.<\/p>\n

According to Hardwick, it was after Riewoldt's goal, which came with 1:43 left on the clock, that Scott entered the Tigers' box.<\/p>\n

"As a coach you never really know (when the game is over)," Hardwick told Fox Footy.<\/p>\n

"But what I will say is after that goal, Chris Scott came into our coaches' box and congratulated us, which was incredible.<\/p>\n

\"Jack<\/p>\n

I think the assistants had packed up at this stage, but I'm still going: 'Listen you blokes, we're still \u2014 Oh Chris!' He just congratulated us and said 'great game'.<\/p>\n

"It was such a class act by such a classy guy, really."<\/p>\n

The win over Geelong gave Hardwick and Richmond their third premiership in four seasons, but the Tigers coach rated the 2020 triumph as the best of the trio.<\/p>\n

"This is a really, really tough thing to say, but I think this is our best Grand Final win," he said.<\/p>\n

"I look at it as one of the hardest, most challenging years we'll ever go through and it was such a fantastic effort by our players and our club overall to walk away with, what I think is going to be, one of the hardest trophies ever to win."<\/p>\n

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