Attendance GM Ave. Fears Richmond superstar Alex Rance has injured his ACL have more than taken the shine off a solid round one win for the Tigers, who held off Carlton's third-quarter charge to win by 33 points. "I will find out the severity — the initial signs don't look too good," Rance told Channel Seven.Rance's coach Damien Hardwick all but confirmed the worst in his post-match press conference, saying the injury was a "suspected ACL".Rance was in agony when he left the field in the third quarter of his 200th match.The star defender was in good spirits when he emerged from the changerooms in the last quarter and limped to the bench, but it looks like Rance is a long-term casualty.Leading by only two goals at three-quarter time, the Tigers went to their celebrated extra gear to secure the win.The Tigers ended the game as they started, outscoring the Blues by four goals to one in the last term after their five-goal blitz in the first.But there was plenty to like about the young Blues, who pushed the premiership fancies hard in front of 85,016 fans before their challenge ran out of steam.In his first game since last year's knee surgery, star Tigers recruit Tom Lynch kicked three goals.Captain Trent Cotchin was best afield with 31 possessions, while new Blues co-captain Patrick Cripps also impressed and teammate Harry McKay was dangerous all night in attack.The start of the game was a reversal of Carlton's storming five goals to nil sequence a year ago.This time, the Tigers piled on five goals to a behind in the first term and another goal early in the second for a game-high lead of 40 points.Lynch had a dream start to his time at Richmond, marking and goalling two minutes into the match and adding another later in the first term.The match looked as good as over, even when former Collingwood player Alex Fasolo finally kicked the Blues' first goal seven minutes into the second term.But with Cripps growing in influence at the stoppages and McKay a persistent threat, the Blues steadied.They kicked four goals to two in the second term and only trailed by 22 points at half-time.Two goals to the Tigers in the third term took the margin back out to 26, but the young Blues had a sniff and they counter-attacked again.Former captain Marc Murphy snapped a goal in his 250th match and Nic Newman added another.Then Rance landed awkwardly in a marking contest and was in agony as two trainers helped him from the ground.Symbolically, Carlton managed to stop Tigers star Dustin Martin twice with crunching tackles, giving him no chance for his signature "don't argue" fend-off.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.Brumbies beat Queensland Reds to claim Super Rugby AU championship,Lions give themselves a chance of finishing in top spot ahead of finals,Sharks lose Shaun Johnson to serious injury in defeat to Roosters,NSW Swifts survive scare to defeat Adelaide Thunderbirds,Steele Sidebottom ruled out Collingwood's AFL finals campaign due to family reasons,Richie Porte could time trial onto the Tour de France podium tonight,The process to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg has begun.

He says it doesn’t look good, which is footballer code for saying that he’s done his ACL. Two Republicans have already said they'll try to stop it,'I dissent': The two words that turned Ruth Bader Ginsburg into an icon,Case drops, seatbelts on? Jones spent Sunday night in hospital before seeing a specialist on Monday morning after reporting discomfort in the rooms shortly after the game.The 28-year-old does not require surgery to repair his larynx, but will miss the final two games of the season against St Kilda and Geelong.Jones was one of David Teague’s best players at the MCG, holding three-time Coleman medallist Jack Riewoldt to just six touches and two marks, while registering 15 one percenters, 10 disposals, seven intercepts and six rebound 50s of his own.“It is disappointing for Jonesy that he won’t be able to finish off what has been an outstanding individual season for him,” Carlton head of football Brad Lloyd said.“Jonesy and our backline group have formed a really strong bond throughout the year — one that will continue to grow with another full pre-season.“We wish Jonesy a speedy recovery and look forward to having him back and fully fit for day one of pre-season training.”.Jones signed a three-year contract extension in July, which ties him to Princes Park until the end of 2022.A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Carlton vs Richmond AFL Home and Away 2019 - Round 1. Singles to Balta, Butler, Weller, Riewoldt and McIntosh.McKay was the only multiple scorer for Carlton with two, while the solos went to Curnow, McGovern, Fisher, Fasolo, Thomas, Newman and Murphy.32 stats for Cripps, 29 for Murphy, 27 for Simpson and Thomas, while Ed Curnow took 12 marks (and Charlie Curnow took one).For Richmond, there were 32 disposals for Cotchin, and 3o for Martin and Lambert, with seven tackles for Dan Butler.They’ve narrowed the margin at each break, Carlton, getting it back to 13 points at the break. Game still on, though it won’t be for long if.The Tigers win the toss. He’s Richmond’s linchpin at full-back. AFL teams - Round 1, 2019 . … AFL Live Pass is required to view AFL.TV & Match Replays.