This is exactly what I meant in my previous post about the media building hype on the Lions beating us at the Gabba:
From AFL website:
The Tigers won 12.10 (82) to 8.7 (55) but needed a 10-goal win to leapfrog the Lions on the ladder and move into second spot.
The Lions made sure that wasn't going to happen, putting in an impressive performance on the road but ultimately not doing enough to stop Richmond from recording its ninth-straight win.
This was no dress rehearsal. Richmond threw the first punch, the heavyweight landing the early hits.
But the upstart Lions managed to land a couple of blows, too, and although the Tigers walked away victors, Brisbane will also have left with confidence about their return bout in a fortnight.