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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Hard Roar Tiger on April 28, 2018, 07:55:29 AM
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In the last fortnight we have played Dusty, Cochin and Prestia sparingly with them spending roughly 70-75% on the ground (with a large chunk of Dusty's time up forward v Lions).
With that in mind, I am now wondering if this has been a deliberate strategy to have them unleashed through the midfield and play max minutes tomorrow (Dusty was near 90% r1)?
Buckley isn't a renowned tagger and will most likely back in his key mids vs ours - By comparison, Collingwood's 3 key mids last 2 rounds don't have the same minutes as a %, it's been roughly mid 80's which converts to them playing an extra quarter of playing minutes in the past 2 weeks.
Another angle to look at coaching tactics leading into the game tomorrow
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I agree HRT, we have been managing and limiting the midfield time of Dusty, Cotch and Prestia. But I think that was more due to knowing this 5-day break was coming up rather than getting ready to unleash them today (as much as that would unreal if we did do that). I still think we'll manage their midfield time today and then return to their 'normal' mdifield/forward time spread when we get back to regular weekly breaks next week and beyond. Sure it's a big game today and we want to win because we hate Collingwood :yep but it's still only round 6 and it's a long season.