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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on May 08, 2019, 02:46:50 PM
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The men in the guts: Who goes in, who clears it, best combos
Sarah Black
afl.com.au
8 May 2019
RICHMOND
Men in the middle:
Toby Nankervis (141 attendances),
Dion Prestia (128),
Dustin Martin (103),
Jack Ross (81),
Trent Cotchin (66),
Jack Graham (53),
Jack Higgins (53),
Noah Balta (34),
Shane Edwards (30),
Kane Lambert (22),
Josh Caddy (21),
Jack Riewoldt (7),
Kamdyn McIntosh (4),
Shai Bolton (2),
Liam Baker (2),
Nick Vlastuin (2),
Oleg Markov (1),
Mav Weller (1),
Jason Castagna (1)
Go-to guys: Richmond's most common centre square combination – Nankervis, Prestia, Martin and Cotchin – hasn't actually taken to the field since round three, given the latter's hamstring injury. The Tigers have rolled nearly everyone through since then, most notably draftee Jack Ross, as well as fellow Jacks Higgins and Graham.
Most successful starting four: Nankervis, Martin, Higgins, Ross Clearance record: 6 wins, 0 losses
Ruck and roll: It's no surprise Richmond's best one-two combination is main ruckman Nankervis and superstar midfielder Martin, having made connection six times.
Average centre clearance differential: -1.1 Ranked: 13th
Average points from centre bounces differential: -5.4 Ranked: 16th
Analysis: The injury-hit Richmond – a team which has used the equal-most players in the competition (32) – has had a whopping 19 players attend centre bounces. The stats demonstrate the significant effect Cotchin's hamstring injury has had on the Tigers' midfield, with the skipper attending 66 centre bounces in just two and a half games of footy. Even at their peak, the Tigers have never been an overly strong clearance side, preferring instead to rebound off half-back
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-08/stuck-in-the-middle-with-you-your-clubs-centrebounce-specialists
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Another 'stat' showing of our probs in the midfield: Opposition mids getting plenty of the ball and dominating.
Richmond is currently giving up the most 100+ [fantasy] scores for the year and the second most points to midfielders.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-09/fantasy-ready-all-you-need-for-your-round-eight-team
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Another 'stat' showing of our probs in the midfield: Opposition mids getting plenty of the ball and dominating.
Richmond is currently giving up the most 100+ [fantasy] scores for the year and the second most points to midfielders.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-09/fantasy-ready-all-you-need-for-your-round-eight-team
Pretty sure we’ve been doing that for a while, nothing new.
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Using all those players just tells you we haven't got it right and we know it's a problem I suppose...
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Using all those players just tells you we haven't got it right and we know it's a problem I suppose...
Not really.....it’s 95% down to injuries. There’s only 2 boys playing in the vfl this weekend who have played at afl level this season.
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Using all those players just tells you we haven't got it right and we know it's a problem I suppose...
Not really.....it’s 95% down to injuries. There’s only 2 boys playing in the vfl this weekend who have played at afl level this season.
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Weller
Markov
Butler
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Using all those players just tells you we haven't got it right and we know it's a problem I suppose...
Not really.....it’s 95% down to injuries. There’s only 2 boys playing in the vfl this weekend who have played at afl level this season.
3
Weller
Markov
Butler
Yeah but markov himself is just coming back from medium term injury