VFL Round 3: Richmond vs Geelong --- Sat. May 2 --- [curtain-raiser]

[bojangles17]

Any Conca action today?

Must have had under 20 possies, some are calling for his inclusion though

[🏅Dooks]

In summary, another loss.
 
The end

[The Machine]

Any Conca action today?

Must have had under 20 possies, some are calling for his inclusion though

Must come in after a solid run today. I will admit I like him in the team as he is very good around the stoppages and on the spread. Vfl player Wynne played extremely well on the HF today for what it's worth.

[bojangles17]

We ve missed no conca or Jackson as its meant Martin has spent far less time forward were he tends to inflict max damage , he may be a surprise inclusion

[Diocletian]

Thomarse basically cost us the match but will now probably be elevated on the back of the worst 30 possession game in the history of the VFL and some of the most idiotic & unco turnovers you'll ever see from an alleged senior footballer.

Manadue could be the reincarnation of Flower with a Fyfe infusion....unfortunately for him he was drafted by us and will likely have all traces of that coached out of him within two years....

[Heart of Darkness]

On a side note, after todays games, play McBean (its time) and play Astbury as the third tall forward. Astbury looked better forward today and McBean has played well the last few weeks. Looks like Vickery is in the twilight zone of playing well in the VFL and stinking it up at senior level

Not sure McBean is ready but I like this idea. Astbury moved so much better when put forward. He looks timid and stiff as a back but all of a sudden he moved freely and looked dangerous forward. Ideally for me Griff comes back and he, Jack and Astbury might give us some potency in the forward line. Bring in Elton to play Astbury's role on the big bodied forwards and never play TV again.

[Francois Jackson]

T Clarke

Lol

[Hard Roar Tiger]

On a side note, after todays games, play McBean (its time) and play Astbury as the third tall forward. Astbury looked better forward today and McBean has played well the last few weeks. Looks like Vickery is in the twilight zone of playing well in the VFL and stinking it up at senior level

Not sure McBean is ready but I like this idea. Astbury moved so much better when put forward. He looks timid and stiff as a back but all of a sudden he moved freely and looked dangerous forward. Ideally for me Griff comes back and he, Jack and Astbury might give us some potency in the forward line. Bring in Elton to play Astbury's role on the big bodied forwards and never play TV again.

Agreed on both Astbury forward and McBean may as well be given a game. I'd drop Vickery and consider the HampspudedAngus if only to try and give us first use in the centre. We are getting killed - even though big Ivvy played a little better it's got to be of concern.

[eliminator]

Any Conca action today?

Must have had under 20 possies, some are calling for his inclusion though

Conca listed in the best for VFL side against Geelong.

[wayne]

McDonough 7 clearances, plays seniors, they don't give him the chance to win clearances.

[Hellenic Tiger]

It's as if in the seniors we play these blokes in positions where they are not suited to at elite level to drop them back into the ressies rather than giving them a chance to adapt to the higher level and them trying to find a niche or a role for them.

That way the coaches can yeah nah over them, continually play the bums who keep on failing while taking the high moral ground over these kids who get one game before getting trundled back into the ressies. There lies the failure in the development in these kids, whilst other clubs give their kids the time to play, adapt and gain the confidence in the higher level.

We are always in self preservation mode, trying to not lose games instead of trying to win them.
No wonder development has been a real issue with us. We'd rather play recycled goods than develop lads who are selected beyond the first round.

[Penelope]

Heres what i cant understand.

Early days, when they had a policey of just giving every kid a go, they were all given at least three games, they were given a chance to adjust to the tempo of senior footy and to see if were ready to keep persisting with. Made sense.

Ok, the phase of giving every kid a go has past, as the plan always was, but why has the policy of giving them three games to find their feet and change their wares changed?

Kids like donuts, arnots ( and lennon) have played enough VFL and been around long enough to not have their confidence shattered by one or two bad games, yet they are dropped after one game?

Why not give them a block of at least three before making a decision? If they are getting selected the decision has been made they are physical and mentally ready so give them a chance FFS its not going to set them backwards . all the while vickery gets chance after chance of spudding it up for that one half decent game out a dozen.

[The Machine]

Any Conca action today?

Must have had under 20 possies, some are calling for his inclusion though

Conca listed in the best for VFL side against Geelong.

He was very good

[one-eyed]

VFL Tigers lose Round 3 thriller

By Catherine Durkin 
May 3, 2015

Richmond’s VFL squad has suffered its second loss of the season, going down to Geelong by eight points at the ME Bank Centre on Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers displayed a much faster and more competitive brand of football than in their opening round loss to Coburg, led by the likes of Matt Thomas, who finished with 30 disposals and 11 clearances.

Richmond’s midfielders managed to compensate for the loss of their three highest ball-getters against Frankston the previous week – Jaryd Cachia (suspended), Nathan Foley (injured) and Corey Ellis (elevated to the AFL).

Matt McDonough (seven clearances), Reece Conca (19 disposals, nine tackles and six clearances), and Connor Menadue (six clearances), alongside Thomas, were instrumental.

Liam McBean continued his strong goalkicking form with an equal game-high of three majors.

Others to impress included Jason Castagna, who won 25 disposals, and Matt Dea, who finished with 20 possessions and provided constructive run off the backline.

The lead changed up to six times in a frenetic final term, however some errors from Richmond allowed the Cats to kick two quick goals in the final moments, which secured victory for the visitors.

Richmond VFL coach Tim Clarke said the Tigers would rue those missed opportunities in the dying moments of the game.

“Geelong is a very good football team and they were unlucky to lose a few guys early, which gave us the opportunity to run away with the game,” he said.

“But we couldn’t control the ball offensively and put them under any kind of pressure. For them to get the two goals late off our turnovers really hurt us.

“You cannot afford to turn the ball over the way we did today and not challenge a team offensively. It keeps them in the game and it means you cannot put enough scoreboard pressure, on and that’s what we couldn’t do today.”

Clarke said the key message to his players would be to simplify their ball movement, and not to overwork the footy.

“Moments in the game when we had an opportunity to do something simple with the footy, we tried to do too much,” he said.

“When you look at the way we want to play as a footy club we went outside of that today in different areas. And it hurt us.”

Richmond will hope to snare a win next Saturday when they meet the North Ballarat Roosters at the ME Bank Centre in Round 4.

FINAL SCORES

Richmond            5.2          8.5          12.7        15.11.101
Geelong               6.3          9.5          11.8        16.13.109

GOALS
McBean 3, Scott 2, Wynne 2, Gleeson 2, McFarlane 1, Gale 1, Hampson 1, Menadue 1, Wall 1, McDonough

BEST
Thomas, Menadue, Conca, Wall, Castagna, McDonough, Dea, Barlow, Wynne

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-05-03/vfl-tigers-lose-round-3-thriller-

[Zlatan]

McDonough 7 clearances, plays seniors, they don't give him the chance to win clearances.

Give him one game out of position.

Drop him.

Give him one game out of position.

Drop him.

Give him one game out of position.

Drop him.

Give him one game out of position.

Drop him.

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