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Posted: 2022-02-06 02:02:24

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Bulldogs beat injury-hit Tigers

An injured Richmond AFLW player is helped off the field by two of the club's medical staff.
Kate Dempsey (centre) is helped from the field after sustaining a leg injury in the Tigers' defeat.(Getty Images/AFL Photos: Michael Willson)

Richmond is counting the cost of a mounting injury toll after its defeat to the previously winless Western Bulldogs.

Already struggling to cope with significant personnel issues, the Tigers lost Laura McClelland (ankle), Hannah Burchell (knee) and Kate Dempsey (leg) during Sunday's contest at Whitten Oval.

McClelland limped off with an ankle injury caused when her right leg twisted awkwardly in a tackle before half-time, while Dempsey was helped off by trainers midway through the final term.

There were grave concerns for Burchell, who hurt her left knee during the third quarter and was taken from the field on a stretcher.

All three players will be assessed in the coming days.

The fresh setbacks came with key players Harriet Cordner (knee) and Courtney Wakefield (shoulder) already sidelined.

The 4.6 (30) to 1.7 (13) defeat was the Tigers' third in succession and another significant blow to their hopes of playing finals for the first time.

The Bulldogs, meanwhile, were able to celebrate their first win of the season following a tough start.

Playing their third game in the space of 10 days due to a schedule heavily affected by COVID-19, the home side were full of running.

Kirsty Lamb (27 disposals) and captain Ellie Blackburn (19) led from the front, with Isabella Grant and Bonnie Toogood also influential.

Bulldogs duo Nell Morris-Dalton and Toogood kicked the opening two goals of a tight first half, before former Bulldogs star Katie Brennan pulled one back for Richmond.

Brennan's well-executed snap shot after a mark deep in the forward pocket cut the margin to five points at the main break.

But the Bulldogs used the wind to their advantage in the third term as Blackburn and Celine Moody kicked goals to keep their side in control.

A goalless final term confirmed the Bulldogs' victory on coach Nathan Burke's 52nd birthday.

Richmond star Monique Conti continued her stellar season with 23 disposals and five tackles in the midfield, while teammates Jess Hosking and Maddie Shevlin worked hard all day.

The Bulldogs' win left West Coast (0-4) and St Kilda (0-3) as the only sides yet to taste victory this season.

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