He followed a pack mark against Xavier Duursma and Burton with a goal on the quarter-time siren before finishing the first half in style.
Bolton sidestepped Karl Amon and Darcy Byrne-Jones and finished magnificently around the corner with two seconds remaining on the clock to stretch Richmond’s lead to eight points after the Power managed to tidy things up. “How do you stop this guy,” Fox Footy commentator David King exclaimed.
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Port’s tried-and-true engine room contingent of Travis Boak, Ollie Wines and Willem Drew paced Port’s second-revival from the center square before Richmond turned the tables and savaged them in the third stanza.
Trent Cotchin’s playmaking was of the highest order and Dion Prestia’s work at the contest was brutally efficient, feeding off the aerial dominance of Toby Nankervis, who completely outmatched second-gamer Brynn Tackle in ruck.
Bolton showcased his full bag of tricks in the fourth term, his wayward finishing – a season-long Achilles heel – the only drawback of his night out.
JACK IN THE PACK
He has done it so many times across his glorious 323-game career that it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Jack Riewoldt had eyes only on the footy when he plucked a magnificent mark midway through the third term. Jayden Short’s deep entry was snaffled by Riewoldt, running back with the flight of the footy, Tom Jonas on his hammer and Aliir and Teakle both oncoming. Riewoldt’s fearlessness was rewarded when he converted the goal as Richmond continued to press home their advantage.
POWER CONCERNS
Connor Rozee felt a scare through the Power camp midway through the second period when he sprained his left knee while attempting to lay a tackle on Noah Balta, moments after turning the footy over. Rozee limped off the ground before coming back on with his knee strapped after half-time. He was serviceable, often without looking 100 per cent, but he showed no ill-effects of the injury when he climbed on Daniel Rioli’s back for a superb mark in the fourth stanza, before converting.
Also in that term, Darcy Byrne-Jones received treatment after being hit high by a clumsy spoil from Kamdyn McIntosh. Byrne-Jones came back on and moved into attack but had no real impact.
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RICHMOND 4.4 7.6 14.10 16.13 (109)
PORT ADELAIDE 3.1 6.4 9.6 10.11 (71)
GOALS
Richmond: Lynch 4, Bolton 4, Cumberland 2, Rioli 2, Riewoldt, Pickett, Ross, Rioli.
PortAdelaide: Finlayson 2, Dixon 2, Duursma, Butters, Gray, Rozee, Bergman, Burgoyne.
BEST
Richmond: Prestia, Bolton, Nankervis, Cotchin, Lynch, D. Rioli, McIntosh, Short.
PortAdelaide: Boak, Wines, Drew, Butters, Burgoyne, Houston.
umpires Haussen, Nicholls, Hoskin.
CROWD 27,051 at Adelaide Oval.