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Title: Tigers' depth a headache for Hardwick (ESPN)
Post by: one-eyed on July 20, 2018, 11:50:00 AM: Tigers' AFL depth a headache for Hardwick

Michael Ramsey
ESPN
20 July 2018

Richmond's vaunted AFL depth is making life difficult for coach Damien Hardwick and even tougher for the likes of Sam Lloyd.

Lloyd has been overlooked for Friday night's clash with St Kilda at Etihad Stadium despite racking up 37 disposals and a goal in the latest of several strong VFL performances.

The 28-year-old played every game for the Tigers in 2016 but was left out of their premiership side last year and has made just five appearances this season.

Rookie forward Tyson Stengle has also missed out on a senior berth after booting six goals in the VFL over the weekend.

The ladder-leaders instead recalled defender Nathan Broad, who made a quicker-than-expected recovery from a fractured cheekbone, along with Kamdyn McIntosh and Connor Menadue.

Bachar Houli will sit out with groin soreness while Shai Bolton and Corey Ellis have been omitted.

Hardwick on Thursday said the Tigers' abundance of quality midfield and forward options had left Lloyd and Stengle waiting in the wings.

"He's always close, Sam," Hardwick said.

"The way he plays the game. he's a really dominant VFL player and he's a really good AFL player too.

"The hard job as an AFL coach is trying to get the side to complement each other and Sam is one of the players, probably in the vast majority of sides he's playing at the moment but unfortunately we've got a number of those players that are playing his position.

"Tyson is very much in a similar vein to Sam, so they're making my job incredibly hard."

http://kwese.espn.com/afl/story/_/id/24140690/tigers-afl-depth-headache-hardwick
Title: Re: Tigers' depth a headache for Hardwick (ESPN)
Post by: Tigeritis™©® on July 20, 2018, 11:41:16 PM: Easy Dimma......

Castagna out. Stengle in.

Menadue out. Lloyd in.

Moore out. Townsend in.
Title: Re: Tigers' depth a headache for Hardwick (ESPN)
Post by: tdy on July 21, 2018, 09:53:52 AM: Badly need Butler back and if in form I'd like Townshend.
Title: Re: Tigers' depth a headache for Hardwick (ESPN)
Post by: 1965 on July 21, 2018, 10:55:16 AM: Quote from: tdy on July 21, 2018, 09:53:52 AM
Badly need Butler back and if in form I'd like Townshend.

and Jack Graham.

:cheers
Title: Re: Tigers' depth a headache for Hardwick (ESPN)
Post by: georgies31 on July 21, 2018, 02:21:05 PM: People may not admit it ,but we have missed Conca to.
Title: Re: Tigers' depth a headache for Hardwick (ESPN)
Post by: Tigeritis™©® on July 21, 2018, 06:10:45 PM: Quote from: georgies31 on July 21, 2018, 02:21:05 PM
People may not admit it ,but we have missed Conca to.
:shakeshead
Title: Re: Tigers' depth a headache for Hardwick (ESPN)
Post by: Diocletian on July 21, 2018, 06:11:58 PM: Quote from: georgies31 on July 21, 2018, 02:21:05 PM
People may not admit it ,but we have missed Conca to.

yeah...nah....