Richmond have overcome a lengthy lightning delay to press their AFLW finals case with a dominant 36-point win over Collingwood.
There was drama at half-time when a lightning storm concerned league officials, who postponed the start of the third quarter.
The lightning eventually cleared and play resumed on a waterlogged surface about half an hour later than originally scheduled.
Richmond handled the disruption best, kicking four unanswered goals after the extended main break.
McKenzie finished with two goals from 18 disposals, while Conti relished the wet conditions in tallying 29 touches and seven clearances.
The result gave the Tigers a 5-2 record ahead of another home clash with Geelong in round seven.
“But we knew Collingwood would be up and about after last week’s win and we wanted to snuff that (enthusiasm) out early.
“To come out after half-time and stay composed and start the game again and assert our authority, I was really happy with that.”
Collingwood (1-6) are all but out of finals contention with four games left to play.
Ravaged by injuries in the first half of the season, the Magpies fielded arguably their strongest team so far on Saturday, but were held to their lowest score of the campaign
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