Tiger returns, Coughlan pulls up unscathed

By administrator May 11, 2008

From The Sunday Age
Reported by Carley Jellet

RICHMOND midfielder Mark Coughlan took the first step to returning to senior football yesterday, playing a half of football in Coburg's 53-point win over Collingwood at ABD Group Stadium.

After undergoing two knee reconstructions, Coughlan's comeback was again disrupted due to hamstring soreness, but the 26-year-old got through yesterday's match unscathed.

Limited game time and close checking by Collingwood's Paul Licuria kept Coughlan to 10 possessions, but it was enough for Coburg coach, Jade Rawlings, who said he was happy to see the injury-plagued midfielder playing again.

VFL Ladder

	Club	P	W	L	D	Pts	%
1	Werribee	3	3	0	0	12	147.8
2	Will’town	3	3	0	0	12	136.1
3	North Melb	3	3	0	0	12	129.3
4	Footscray	3	3	0	0	12	126.4
5	Brisbane	3	2	1	0	8	115.8
6	Box Hill	3	2	1	0	8	115.2
7	Coll’wood	3	2	1	0	8	111.2
8	Richmond	3	2	1	0	8	107.1
9	Sydney	2	1	1	0	4	123.2
10	Gold Coast	2	1	1	0	4	116.5
11	GWS	2	1	1	0	4	116.4
12	Frankston	2	1	1	0	4	102.6
13	Southport	3	1	2	0	4	98.7
14	Sand'ham	3	1	2	0	4	87.4
15	Geelong	3	1	2	0	4	86.4
16	Casey	3	1	2	0	4	84.7
17	Carlton	2	0	2	0	0	90.2
18	Coburg	2	0	2	0	0	71.5
19	Port Melb	3	0	3	0	0	69.6
20	Essendon	3	0	3	0	0	66.8
21.	Preston	2	0	2	0	0	45.9

Full ladder

VFLW Ladder

	Club	P	W	L	Pts	%
1	Box Hill	3	3	0	12	1352.6
2	Port Melb	3	3	0	12	397.3
3	North Melb	3	2	1	8	147.1
4	Saints	3	2	1	8	118.8
5	Will’town	3	1	1	6	176.8
6	Essendon	3	1	1	6	82.8
7	Sydney	1	1	0	4	381.8
8	GWS	1	1	0	4	122.9
9	Carlton	3	1	2	4	102
10	Bulldogs	3	1	2	4	68.3
11	Casey	3	1	2	4	43.8
12	Geelong	3	1	2	4	43.5
13	Coll’wood	3	0	3	0	33.3
14.	Darebin	3	0	3	0	13.8