Who impressed

Dustin Martin
Um... did you see THAT goal? Dusty picked up where he left off last September with a jaw-dropping highlight, dobbing one from deep in the pocket under all kinds of pressure. The Brownlow medallist produced a few more party tricks in game 200 on his way to 29 disposals and a game-high 10 clearances in a sublime showing.

Kamdyn McIntosh
The Pinjarra product stood tall on the big stage. With scoring typically hard to come by, McIntosh bobbed up for a pair of first-half goals to emerge as an unlikely X-factor before adding a third as Richmond broke the game open after the main break. If one Tiger doesn’t get you, another inevitably will.

Tom Mitchell
The likely Brownlow winner just makes accumulation look so very easy. Tonight’s final tally was 38 disposals, with Mitchell more than holding his own through the middle but lacking support forward of centre.

Jack Higgins
First final? No sweat. Higgins has been a fine addition to the premiers’ forward half and again proved a handful, including a rugby-style pass intercept that led to a Josh Caddy goal. His 20 disposals marked the second-best tally of his career, but even they didn’t tell the whole story of the rookie’s energy and potency.

Trent Cotchin
The skipper didn’t have a highlight-filled night, but as usual, his grunt work led the way. Cotchin impacted seven clearances amid 26 touches to put his stamp on the contest with repeat efforts through the guts.

Liam Shiels
A tireless worker in the Hawks’ midfield. The man who will soon overtake Sam Mitchell as the club’s all-time tackles leader added 11 in that category against Richmond and kept fighting until the final siren.

Who didn’t

James Frawley
The veteran was found out for pace on multiple occasions when forced to battle against the likes of Daniel Rioli, Jason Castagna and Jack Higgins in Richmond’s fleet-footed forward line.

Shaun Burgoyne
By his lofty standards, the veteran’s 34th finals appearance was not among his best. Burgoyne produced a stunning early set-shot miss from virtually point-blank range and later sprayed a kick out on the full to typify the Hawks’ wastefulness at times.

Nathan Broad
The premiership defender was rarely sighted in one of his quieter displays. But he wasn’t relied upon as the Tiges took a stranglehold on the game after half-time.