Is Richmond's midfield better than Hawthorn's midfield?

[the claw]

lmao seems like santa cant escape banter 

banter i dont mind. stupidity well thats another thing. sheesh. 

[Stripes]

Yes we do need depth but first we need more quality. We are still lacking a CHF, CHB and crumber. These positions have plodders in them at present.

Yes we do need depth but midfield depth is probably the least crucial. If Cotchin, Lids or Foley were to go down we would feel it but if Maric, Rance or Jack (even out of form) were get injured we would be $%@#! We have mpre depth in the midfield than anywhere else on the ground which is why we are harder to shut down now. Tag Cotch and Lids and you have to worry about Foley, Grigg and even Tuck. Sure we could do with some more talent to rotate through there but what we really need is some of our talls to step up first.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Wet weather on Saturday may help us. May bring the Hawks skills down a peg.
Although they did flog us in the wet last year.

[Eat_em_Alive]

Yes tucker I remember that game like it was yesterday, it pelted down for most of the day and by night it was hammering. It poured through the entire game and all the way home.
We got smashed that night, comepletey smashed.
It will be intresting to see the rematch if we have improved against this team

[Stripes]

We don't play well in the wet as our game is very much now built on short precise passes. Hawthorn has a similar style but last year their bigger bodied mids found the contested conditions more to their liking than ours. Additionally the wet weather suits Buddies and Rioli's game. Buddy loves it when the ball hits the ground and it turns into a foot race into space against his typically less athletic opponent. Rance is no match for Buddy if he is getting plenty of supply from his mids.

I hope it clears 

[Judge Roughneck]

Rance has the potential to.smash LFranklin. As he did johno brown a year or two ago.

That said hell miss his mate grimes.

[Sabretooth]

Rance has the potential to.smash LFranklin. As he did johno brown a year or two ago.

That said hell miss his mate grimes.

Franklin is too big for Rance, he is the best option but will need assistance in the one on one marking duels.

[one-eyed]

OneHD's The Game Plan show last night put up a graphic showing our overall stats for 2012 are virtually identical to what Hawthorn had last year. For example we are No.1 in total possessions and efficiency this year as was Hawthorn in 2011.

Add to that the overall average age and average game experience of our list is also a year less than the Hawks.

Hawthorn    25 y.o     101 avg. games
Richmond    24 y.o.      77 avg. games

[Tigermonk]

OneHD's The Game Plan show last night put up a graphic showing our overall stats for 2012 are virtually identical to what Hawthorn had last year. For example we are No.1 in total possessions and efficiency this year as was Hawthorn in 2011.

Add to that the overall average age and average game experience of our list is also a year less than the Hawks.

Hawthorn    25 y.o     101 avg. games
Richmond    24 y.o.      77 avg. games

Stats mean nothing.
Hawthorn's midfielders are far more quality & damaging than Richmond. They also have more quality players who can switch & play the midfield role. Anyone thinking we are a better midfield brigade knows squat about football or watching it.

[Loui Tufga]

Stats mean nothing.

And you have summed up how little you know about the modern game in one small sentance

[Coach]

Don't be selective when quoting, TFT. Pull your head in

[Chuck17]

Dunno.

But any one of our players is better than that bum Butcher

[Willy]

Hawthorn's midfielders are far more quality & damaging than Richmond.

Mitchell, Hodge (constantly injured), Sewell, Lewis, Burgoyne are far more quality and damaging than Cotchin, Deledio, Martin, Foley, Grigg, Tuck?

nope.

[Loui Tufga]

Please Don't be selective when quoting, TFT. Your a top Bloke and I love ya buddy

  is that selective enough for you love you to bro......

[Willy]

 

TFT is in a rich vein of form.