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Richmond Rant / Re: Marlion Pickett [merged]
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Richmond Rant / Re: It's all going wrong at Richmond in 2024 (theRoar)
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Richmond Rant / It's all going wrong at Richmond in 2024 (theRoar)
« Last post by one-eyed on Today at 12:28:22 AM »From injuries to coaching decisions and even umpiring calls, it's all going wrong at Richmond in 2024
Cameron Rose
theRoar.com.au
8 May 2024
As far as flags go, Fremantle and St Kilda are clubs with the two saddest histories in the AFL, having only won one premiership between them – and even then, the Saints’ triumph was way back in the days of black and white TV.
The fans of the 16 other teams will tell you that when you lose to both of these clubs within a month of each other, that is when yours has truly hit rock bottom. This is the situation Richmond is currently in.
No team has had more senior players on their injury list this year than the Tigers, but much of that has been self-inflicted.
Dion Prestia has probably had more soft tissue injuries than anyone else in the AFL, yet Richmond saw fit to back him up off an interstate trip and five-day break between Round 0 and 1.
He has played 59 games out of the last 97. He is a shadow of his former self when he is out there, and can’t possibly be offered another contract.
Jacob Hopper has played less than 50% of games due to injury since the start of 2022, yet the Tigers rushed him straight back in after a five-week layoff, only to reinjure himself again.
Jack Graham is another who is always coming back from a quad or hamstring, forever on the edge of doing another.
As fine a player as Dylan Grimes has been over a distinguished career, his body is also breaking down, and he should arguably have retired with Jack Riewoldt and Trent Cotchin last year.
That would have given more games to the likes of up-and-comers Tom Brown and James Trezise.
In fact, Richmond has been undergoing quite an injury crisis for the last 18 months, ever since Peter Burge vacated the Physical Performance Manager role at the end of 2022, defecting to Hawthorn.
The soft tissue injuries have piled up under Luke Meehan, whose position must come under scrutiny.
Tom Lynch, Noah Balta, Tim Taranto and Jack Ross are others on the injury list, along with year-ending ACLs to Josh Gibcus and Judson Clarke.
Even still, the Tigers under Adem Yze have mostly shown great heart while under-manned this season, apart from their deplorable first half to open the season against Gold Coast, when they were 10 goals down before they knew what hit them.
They pushed Carlton to within a goal in Round 2, despite losing three players to injury by half-time. They pushed Port Adelaide for three quarters in Round 3, beat Sydney in Round 4 when they fielded their best team for the year, and should have beaten St Kilda in Gather Round.
Since then, the wheels have fallen off a bit, with comfortable losses to West Coast, Melbourne (where they were at least respectable against a premiership contender), and Fremantle.
Yze will of course get time to prove his worth, but that doesn’t mean he should escape notice.
Forced to play an ex-rugby league convert in Mykelti Lefau as the main focal point up forward with Lynch and Balta absent, the question has to be asked of Yze how he has adjusted the Richmond gameplan to adapt to these circumstances.
Against Melbourne in Round 7, Steven May and Jake Lever had 22 marks and almost 50 disposals between them, as time and again they marked and repelled everything that came their way.
The next time the Tigers stepped out, against Fremantle on Sunday, Luke Ryan was allowed to dictate proceedings to the tune of 15 marks and 30 touches (not including kick-ins).
In both games, there were no answers from the coach’s box as the same mistakes kept repeating over and over, long high balls to the advantage of the opposition backmen.
Yze, missing his starting midfield of Taranto, Prestia, Hopper and Graham, admitted in the post-match press conference that he implemented a structure against Fremantle that kept Shai Bolton out of the game in the first half.
Bolton is by far the most dangerous player at Richmond these days and was coming off a five-week run where he was averaging 21 disposals and two and a half goals a game.
He had 13 and 0 against the Dockers. This was an appalling error of coaching, regardless of experience.
These are warning signs about Yze’s credentials and suitability for a senior role.
The umpiring of Richmond has started to get some traction in mainstream media over the last week, but it’s certainly no news to Tiger fans. You don’t have to read too deeply between the lines to know that those who have been at the club in recent years believe the umpiring department has a set against them.
Whichever breakdown you use over the last three or five years, Richmond’s free-kick differential is so far into the negative that it wouldn’t even appear on a graph with the 17 other clubs.
The Tigers were -227 between 2021-23; the next worst was Hawthorn at -85, while the Western Bulldogs fared best at +160.
There was always talk of Hardwick’s game style being conducive to giving away free kicks, but that has gone out the window with Gold Coast sitting +22 in 2024, against Yze’s Tigers ranked 18th in the metric at -49.
Tim Taranto’s personal free kick count was in the positive over his time at the Giants, but he went at -10 in his first year at Richmond.
It is certainly interesting how each round the opposing club miraculously gives away significantly less free kicks against Richmond than they average against the rest of the competition.
The Tigers are also at a pivotal stage of their list build. They still have 15 premiership players from the glory years, but Noah Balta is the only one you could confidently say has his best years in front of him.
Shai Bolton, Liam Baker and Jayden Short should maintain their peak level for a while yet. However, Baker has been making headlines as someone who could be traded back to Western Australia at season’s end.
The conundrum is whether to trade out those with some capital attached to them, and dig deeply into upcoming drafts – or do you keep the veterans around to set the standards and nurture the next wave of talent coming through.
The club itself hasn’t been setting a clear direction this season if the intent is to build for the future.
The 31yo journeyman Sam Naismith, while a great football story in and of himself, has been selected ahead of promising ruck-forward Samson Ryan, who had been in strong VFL form.
Tyler Sonsie (21yo) and Kane McAuliffe (19) have been chopped and changed several times, with no continuity in game time or position. Tom Brown (20) has looked right at home down back, but only got an opportunity through injury in the first place.
Football fans need to be trading in one of two commodities – wins or hope.
At the moment, Richmond is offering neither, and the road ahead looks grim.
From a powerhouse dynasty as little as four seasons ago, to now sitting one spot above beleaguered North Melbourne, and behind West Coast and Hawthorn, it’s been a spectacular fall from grace.
Things can turn quickly when all the right pieces of the puzzle are in place, regardless of what the list looks like at any given point in time.
It’s just hard to see what sort of jigsaw is being assembled at Tigerland.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/05/08/from-injuries-to-coaching-decisions-and-even-umpiring-calls-its-all-going-wrong-at-richmond-in-2024/
Cameron Rose
theRoar.com.au
8 May 2024
As far as flags go, Fremantle and St Kilda are clubs with the two saddest histories in the AFL, having only won one premiership between them – and even then, the Saints’ triumph was way back in the days of black and white TV.
The fans of the 16 other teams will tell you that when you lose to both of these clubs within a month of each other, that is when yours has truly hit rock bottom. This is the situation Richmond is currently in.
No team has had more senior players on their injury list this year than the Tigers, but much of that has been self-inflicted.
Dion Prestia has probably had more soft tissue injuries than anyone else in the AFL, yet Richmond saw fit to back him up off an interstate trip and five-day break between Round 0 and 1.
He has played 59 games out of the last 97. He is a shadow of his former self when he is out there, and can’t possibly be offered another contract.
Jacob Hopper has played less than 50% of games due to injury since the start of 2022, yet the Tigers rushed him straight back in after a five-week layoff, only to reinjure himself again.
Jack Graham is another who is always coming back from a quad or hamstring, forever on the edge of doing another.
As fine a player as Dylan Grimes has been over a distinguished career, his body is also breaking down, and he should arguably have retired with Jack Riewoldt and Trent Cotchin last year.
That would have given more games to the likes of up-and-comers Tom Brown and James Trezise.
In fact, Richmond has been undergoing quite an injury crisis for the last 18 months, ever since Peter Burge vacated the Physical Performance Manager role at the end of 2022, defecting to Hawthorn.
The soft tissue injuries have piled up under Luke Meehan, whose position must come under scrutiny.
Tom Lynch, Noah Balta, Tim Taranto and Jack Ross are others on the injury list, along with year-ending ACLs to Josh Gibcus and Judson Clarke.
Even still, the Tigers under Adem Yze have mostly shown great heart while under-manned this season, apart from their deplorable first half to open the season against Gold Coast, when they were 10 goals down before they knew what hit them.
They pushed Carlton to within a goal in Round 2, despite losing three players to injury by half-time. They pushed Port Adelaide for three quarters in Round 3, beat Sydney in Round 4 when they fielded their best team for the year, and should have beaten St Kilda in Gather Round.
Since then, the wheels have fallen off a bit, with comfortable losses to West Coast, Melbourne (where they were at least respectable against a premiership contender), and Fremantle.
Yze will of course get time to prove his worth, but that doesn’t mean he should escape notice.
Forced to play an ex-rugby league convert in Mykelti Lefau as the main focal point up forward with Lynch and Balta absent, the question has to be asked of Yze how he has adjusted the Richmond gameplan to adapt to these circumstances.
Against Melbourne in Round 7, Steven May and Jake Lever had 22 marks and almost 50 disposals between them, as time and again they marked and repelled everything that came their way.
The next time the Tigers stepped out, against Fremantle on Sunday, Luke Ryan was allowed to dictate proceedings to the tune of 15 marks and 30 touches (not including kick-ins).
In both games, there were no answers from the coach’s box as the same mistakes kept repeating over and over, long high balls to the advantage of the opposition backmen.
Yze, missing his starting midfield of Taranto, Prestia, Hopper and Graham, admitted in the post-match press conference that he implemented a structure against Fremantle that kept Shai Bolton out of the game in the first half.
Bolton is by far the most dangerous player at Richmond these days and was coming off a five-week run where he was averaging 21 disposals and two and a half goals a game.
He had 13 and 0 against the Dockers. This was an appalling error of coaching, regardless of experience.
These are warning signs about Yze’s credentials and suitability for a senior role.
The umpiring of Richmond has started to get some traction in mainstream media over the last week, but it’s certainly no news to Tiger fans. You don’t have to read too deeply between the lines to know that those who have been at the club in recent years believe the umpiring department has a set against them.
Whichever breakdown you use over the last three or five years, Richmond’s free-kick differential is so far into the negative that it wouldn’t even appear on a graph with the 17 other clubs.
The Tigers were -227 between 2021-23; the next worst was Hawthorn at -85, while the Western Bulldogs fared best at +160.
There was always talk of Hardwick’s game style being conducive to giving away free kicks, but that has gone out the window with Gold Coast sitting +22 in 2024, against Yze’s Tigers ranked 18th in the metric at -49.
Tim Taranto’s personal free kick count was in the positive over his time at the Giants, but he went at -10 in his first year at Richmond.
It is certainly interesting how each round the opposing club miraculously gives away significantly less free kicks against Richmond than they average against the rest of the competition.
The Tigers are also at a pivotal stage of their list build. They still have 15 premiership players from the glory years, but Noah Balta is the only one you could confidently say has his best years in front of him.
Shai Bolton, Liam Baker and Jayden Short should maintain their peak level for a while yet. However, Baker has been making headlines as someone who could be traded back to Western Australia at season’s end.
The conundrum is whether to trade out those with some capital attached to them, and dig deeply into upcoming drafts – or do you keep the veterans around to set the standards and nurture the next wave of talent coming through.
The club itself hasn’t been setting a clear direction this season if the intent is to build for the future.
The 31yo journeyman Sam Naismith, while a great football story in and of himself, has been selected ahead of promising ruck-forward Samson Ryan, who had been in strong VFL form.
Tyler Sonsie (21yo) and Kane McAuliffe (19) have been chopped and changed several times, with no continuity in game time or position. Tom Brown (20) has looked right at home down back, but only got an opportunity through injury in the first place.
Football fans need to be trading in one of two commodities – wins or hope.
At the moment, Richmond is offering neither, and the road ahead looks grim.
From a powerhouse dynasty as little as four seasons ago, to now sitting one spot above beleaguered North Melbourne, and behind West Coast and Hawthorn, it’s been a spectacular fall from grace.
Things can turn quickly when all the right pieces of the puzzle are in place, regardless of what the list looks like at any given point in time.
It’s just hard to see what sort of jigsaw is being assembled at Tigerland.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/05/08/from-injuries-to-coaching-decisions-and-even-umpiring-calls-its-all-going-wrong-at-richmond-in-2024/
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Richmond Rant / Re: Daniel Rioli [merged]
« Last post by Francois Jackson on Today at 12:26:33 AM »His partner DJs in melb. I’d be surprised if she would trade melb nightlife and her network for GC
Yeah because Melbourne is flying at the moment
I'd be asking the question why would she want to stay.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Changes for next week against the Dogs?
« Last post by one-eyed on Today at 12:23:32 AM »In the mix, R9
Sarah Black
afl.com.au
8 May 2024
The Tigers could finally be in for a selection crunch of the best kind, with Noah Balta (knee), Dion Prestia and Jack Graham (both hamstring injuries) all possible returnees. After two weeks as sub (playing a variety of roles, including makeshift key forward), it might be time for Kamdyn McIntosh to make way for one of the returning mids. Sam Banks (13 touches) and Thomson Dow (15) may also be considered omissions for those midfield roles. Sam Naismith should be the straight swap for Balta, unless Adem Yze opts for two rucks and two tall forwards, which may offer the opportunity of a week's rest for youngster and small forward Seth Campbell.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1124822/in-the-mix-r9-whos-under-the-pump-pushing-for-selection
Sarah Black
afl.com.au
8 May 2024
The Tigers could finally be in for a selection crunch of the best kind, with Noah Balta (knee), Dion Prestia and Jack Graham (both hamstring injuries) all possible returnees. After two weeks as sub (playing a variety of roles, including makeshift key forward), it might be time for Kamdyn McIntosh to make way for one of the returning mids. Sam Banks (13 touches) and Thomson Dow (15) may also be considered omissions for those midfield roles. Sam Naismith should be the straight swap for Balta, unless Adem Yze opts for two rucks and two tall forwards, which may offer the opportunity of a week's rest for youngster and small forward Seth Campbell.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1124822/in-the-mix-r9-whos-under-the-pump-pushing-for-selection
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond vs Western Bulldogs @ MCG --- Round 9, 2024
« Last post by one-eyed on Today at 12:21:49 AM »Richmond v Western Bulldogs Preview
Jaiden Sciberras
SEN
8 May 2024
Two teams desperate to find a win, headlining a double header on Saturday night.
With just one win between the two clubs in the last five weeks, desperate times are approaching for the two Melbourne sides.
The Bulldogs are looking up into the eight, already eight points behind the cut off following back-to-back losses against Fremantle and Hawthorn.
Looking over their list, the Dogs should not find themselves falling behind for too long. With Marcus Bontempelli displaying his talent week-in week-out, Tom Liberatore in career best form despite having no luck with concussion, and the likes of Bailey Dale, Tim English and Adam Treloar playing good footy, their ability should begin to get them over the line.
The Dogs lead the league in disposals and marks and sit fifth in the competition for goals per game, however their ability to defend as a unit has been poor. Over their weekend clash against Hawthorn, the Hawks were able to transition and find options in the forward half was too easy, and the Dogs’ inability to hold the lead late was disappointing.
Their clearance game, which has been their major game-winning factor in past years, has dropped to ninth in the competition.
If they want to be taken seriously in 2024, they will need to come out and make a statement over the lowly Tigers, and they can start in the centre of the park. Richmond sit dead last in clearances, averaging 27.8 per game, 5.5 behind Hawthorn in 17th.
As for the Tigers, it’s been far from a season to remember.
Winless since their Round 3 scalping over the Swans, 17th on the ladder with a hefty injury list heading into Round 9.
Richmond will be without the likes of Jacob Hopper (hamstring) for a few more weeks, while Tim Taranto (wrist), Jack Ross (foot) and Tom Lynch (hamstring) are looking to the latter stages of 2024 for their return.
However, it’s not all doom and gloom for the Tiges. Noah Balta, Dion Prestia and Jack Graham are all a test heading into this weekend, which could prove to be a game-changer.
There was not a whole lot you could take away from Richmond’s 54-point loss against Fremantle, aside from Mykelti Lefau looking entirely comfortable at AFL level. While relying on a first-year player is never ideal, Lefau will need to continue his strong form in the forward half in Lynch’s absence if the Tigers want any chance at a win in the coming weeks.
The Bulldogs won both clashes against the Tigers in 2023, and with the pressure mounting on the Dogs and Luke Beveridge, desperation could prove the difference on Saturday night.
Tip: Western Bulldogs by 38 points.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/05/08/who-will-win-and-why-the-tips-and-predictions-for-afl-round-9/
Jaiden Sciberras
SEN
8 May 2024
Two teams desperate to find a win, headlining a double header on Saturday night.
With just one win between the two clubs in the last five weeks, desperate times are approaching for the two Melbourne sides.
The Bulldogs are looking up into the eight, already eight points behind the cut off following back-to-back losses against Fremantle and Hawthorn.
Looking over their list, the Dogs should not find themselves falling behind for too long. With Marcus Bontempelli displaying his talent week-in week-out, Tom Liberatore in career best form despite having no luck with concussion, and the likes of Bailey Dale, Tim English and Adam Treloar playing good footy, their ability should begin to get them over the line.
The Dogs lead the league in disposals and marks and sit fifth in the competition for goals per game, however their ability to defend as a unit has been poor. Over their weekend clash against Hawthorn, the Hawks were able to transition and find options in the forward half was too easy, and the Dogs’ inability to hold the lead late was disappointing.
Their clearance game, which has been their major game-winning factor in past years, has dropped to ninth in the competition.
If they want to be taken seriously in 2024, they will need to come out and make a statement over the lowly Tigers, and they can start in the centre of the park. Richmond sit dead last in clearances, averaging 27.8 per game, 5.5 behind Hawthorn in 17th.
As for the Tigers, it’s been far from a season to remember.
Winless since their Round 3 scalping over the Swans, 17th on the ladder with a hefty injury list heading into Round 9.
Richmond will be without the likes of Jacob Hopper (hamstring) for a few more weeks, while Tim Taranto (wrist), Jack Ross (foot) and Tom Lynch (hamstring) are looking to the latter stages of 2024 for their return.
However, it’s not all doom and gloom for the Tiges. Noah Balta, Dion Prestia and Jack Graham are all a test heading into this weekend, which could prove to be a game-changer.
There was not a whole lot you could take away from Richmond’s 54-point loss against Fremantle, aside from Mykelti Lefau looking entirely comfortable at AFL level. While relying on a first-year player is never ideal, Lefau will need to continue his strong form in the forward half in Lynch’s absence if the Tigers want any chance at a win in the coming weeks.
The Bulldogs won both clashes against the Tigers in 2023, and with the pressure mounting on the Dogs and Luke Beveridge, desperation could prove the difference on Saturday night.
Tip: Western Bulldogs by 38 points.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/05/08/who-will-win-and-why-the-tips-and-predictions-for-afl-round-9/
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Richmond Rant / Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on Today at 12:19:40 AM »"I repeat the question, why do you hate Richmond?"
Don't worry, Mick. Laura Kane came prepared
https://twitter.com/thefrontbar7/status/1788164650816995688
Don't worry, Mick. Laura Kane came prepared
https://twitter.com/thefrontbar7/status/1788164650816995688
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Richmond Rant / Re: State of Umpiring [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on Today at 12:16:10 AM »
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/05/07/the-2024-free-kick-ladder-round-8/
RFC career free kick differential
Dusty -150
Nankervis -101
Bolton -72
McIntosh -52
Pickett -50
Baker -46
Graham -33
Lynch -20
Vlastuin -19
Balta -18
Broad -17
Short -6
Prestia +17
Grimes +18
D.Rioli +46
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/teams/richmond.html
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Richmond Rant / Re: Daniel Rioli [merged]
« Last post by lamington on Yesterday at 11:52:09 PM »His partner DJs in melb. I’d be surprised if she would trade melb nightlife and her network for GC
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Richmond Rant / Re: Marlion Pickett [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 11:42:46 PM »Marlion Pickett: Richmond premiership star has serious criminal case pushed back for sixth time.
https://thewest.com.au/news/court-justice/marlion-pickett-richmond-premiership-star-has-serious-criminal-case-pushed-back-for-sixth-time-c-14588797
https://thewest.com.au/news/court-justice/marlion-pickett-richmond-premiership-star-has-serious-criminal-case-pushed-back-for-sixth-time-c-14588797
