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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on March 22, 2022, 03:00:40 PM
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VFL Round 1
RICHMOND vs Southport
Sunday, 27th March 27 @ Swinburne Centre, Punt Rd.
Start time: 11:35 AM
https://www.afl.com.au/matches/4164
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Tickets are now on sale for our opening round clash against Southport this Sunday at the Swinburne Centre.
Entry is free for 2022 Richmond members, but you must still pre-purchase a $0 individual ticket to attend the game.
Tickets: https://www.intix.com.au/events/vflround1-richmondvsouthportsharks
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Sunday's game against Southport and all remaining VFL games this year to be streamed on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/725460/vfl-streaming-watch-every-game-live-and-free-in-2022
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An extended squad of 31 has been named for the Round 1 VFL game, with the starting 22 to be confirmed following Richmond's AFL team announcement at 5.00pm on Friday.
AFL-listed Tigers Jake Aarts, Ivan Soldo, Maurice Rioli Jnr, Rhyan Mansell, Thomson Dow, Hugo Ralphsmith and Matt Parker all feature in the VFL squad, but were also named in Thursday night's AFL squad.
Four Richmond 2021 draftees in Tyler Sonsie, Judson Clarke, Sam Banks and Tom Brown have also been included in the VFL squad, for what would be their first official outings in the Yellow and Black.
Five VFL-listed Tigers are in line to make their debuts; Misilifi Faimalo, Mykelti Lefau, Tylar Young, Jackson Davies and Massimo D’ambrosio.
RICHMOND VFL Squad
(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/1648173108822-png.1353911/)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1084496/vfl-tigers-unveil-leadership-group-name-round-1-squad
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Need some mids to step up now. I’ll be having a close look at RCD to see how he goes against a non AFL team and assess how serious he is to play Senior footy. Hope he can prove me wrong
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So Stack shows ability as both a back and a forward but lacks endurance so we play him on a wing? No wonder we are going so badly
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So Stack shows ability as both a back and a forward but lacks endurance so we play him on a wing? No wonder we are going so badly
Kingsley said today they are going to play Stack in a variety of positions so he can be a versatile weapon for us once he gets the conditioning he needs. They think he is capable of playing anywhere
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Kingsley has nfi. That is obvious.
How stack isn’t a better proposition than the usual pretenders in the seniors is beyond me.
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Kingsley has nfi. That is obvious.
How stack isn’t a better proposition than the usual pretenders in the seniors is beyond me.
Agree on this Kingsley is no good
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So Stack shows ability as both a back and a forward but lacks endurance so we play him on a wing? No wonder we are going so badly
Another slow plodder in Martyn also named on the wing wtf are they thinking.Stack has been named at h/f.
Ralphsmith should be on the wing how many freakin h/b do we need to develop.
What ever happened to the mantra of play em to their strengths in their best positions.
People wonder why the kids dont develop.
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Link to our VFL game: https://www.afl.com.au/matches/4164
If someone could post score updates that would be much appreciated :).
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Towner playing for Southport has kicked the first 2 goals.
RCD gets one back.
Rich 1.0-6
SP 2.0-12
If someone could post score updates that would be much appreciated :).
I've got to head out now.
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Commentators have made me tune out. They hardly know anyones name. Its terrible.
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Great mark by Rioli and Goal RICH 19 - SPS 12
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1st quarter done RICH 19 -SPS 18
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MJR what a player when his tank is AFL ready we will have a genuine match winner.
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We're up 94 - 68
20 mins Q4
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Won by 31 pts :gotigers
Final Score:
Richmond 3.1 8.2 14.2 16.4-100
Southport 3.0 4.2 7.5 10.9-69
Goals: Stack 2, Cumberland 2, Jorgensen 2, Street 2, Lefau 2, Collier-Dawkins, Banks, M.Rioli, Sonsie, Clarke, Bartlett
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Disposal Stats:
Mansell 20
Sonsie 19
Clarke 18
M.Rioli 17
Street 17
Cumberland 14
Bartlett 14
D'Ambrossio 14
RCD 12
Caddy 11
Ryan 11
Stack 11
Lefau 11
Banks 10
Brown 10
Martyn 9
Hicks 9
Olden 9
Davies 8
Nyuon 8
Bravo 5
Young 5
Jorgensen 2
https://www.afl.com.au/matches/4164#player-stats
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Unfortunately I missed it.
Anyone watch the game? Looks like we had a solid win.
Looks like RCD had 12 disposals only? Did he play forward pocket? I’d hope so because there’s not much hope if he played midfield all game.
Martyn only 9?
Does anyone know? Who looked good inside the guts?
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RCD is doing stuff on the inside which doesnt get on the stat sheet that I like. I thought he was good. Better still I thought everyone of our draftees showed plenty. Maurice Jnr a bonus he has improved too.
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RCD is doing stuff on the inside which doesnt get on the stat sheet that I like. I thought he was good. Better still I thought everyone of our draftees showed plenty. Maurice Jnr a bonus he has improved too.
Your taking the pee right? :lol :rollin
If not, thanks Ramps for your opinion but I’d like some clarification if that’s ok.
What position was he playing? What is it that he is supposedly doing that you liked? Do you think he is ready to move up to senior footy and a make similar impact to our clearances?
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RCD got way more than 12 touches. I'm guessing the handballs from the bottom of a pack or in a contest got missed. At least they got the 8 tackles right. And yes he played midfield and if we didn't get the clearance he prevented a number of Southport centre clearance wins from being effective by tackling or pressuring the disposal for a turnover.
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RCD got way more than 12 touches. I'm guessing the handballs from the bottom of a pack or in a contest got missed. At least they got the 8 tackles right. And yes he played midfield and if we didn't get the clearance he prevented a number of Southport centre clearance wins from being effective by tackling or pressuring the disposal for a turnover.
Thanks HK. Described it perfectly.
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I dont think Martyn will make it. Way too slow footy at AFL level.
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RCD had 12 disposals he had a few more touches but if doesn't learn to fight tackles he will be a bust.
He is built like Tarzan so he needs to play like him.
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I reckon they missed atleast 5 or 6 disposals.
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Thanks fellas.
Does anyone think he showed enough to get a senior gig?
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If we get flogged today I think he comes in next week. But im really excited by our new draftees. They all showed good things. We may have gotten ourselves a very decent group of 5 draftees.
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RCD had 12 disposals he had a few more touches but if doesn't learn to fight tackles he will be a bust.
He is built like Tarzan so he needs to play like him.
When he's played AFL his tackling has been an absolute strength
His 1st game his first 2 involvements were tackles at the centre bounce
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Thanks all.
Thoughts on Sonsie’s game?
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Thanks fellas.
Does anyone think he showed enough to get a senior gig?
My take is that he was playing to coaching instruction. His defensive patterns were way up. The stuff that Carlton flogged us at in Round 1 in waltzing out of the centre, that's what I saw him focus on at times. I.e. Prevent that easy exit. And he did it and did it well. If that was his focus then yes I'd say he's a chance for next week.
The other one that's a chance might be MJR. He was impressive.
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Thanks fellas.
Does anyone think he showed enough to get a senior gig?
My take is that he was playing to coaching instruction. His defensive patterns were way up. The stuff that Carlton flogged us at in Round 1 in waltzing out of the centre, that's what I saw him focus on at times. I.e. Prevent that easy exit. And he did it and did it well. If that was his focus then yes I'd say he's a chance for next week.
The other one that's a chance might be MJR. He was impressive.
:thumbsup
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Sonsie was mostly good, kicking was good but not exceptional failed to go when it was his turn in the last quarter but he will learn from this.
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Richmond VFL opens account with a hearty 31-point win
By Brenton Mann
Richmond Media
27 March 2022
It was a case of summer in autumn as Southport brought the weather with them to Punt Road Oval as Richmond VFL hosted their Queensland rivals on a radiant Sunday morning.
Five debutants donned the Yellow and Black jumper for the first time, with the Tiger Army getting their first glimpse of 2021 draftee, Sam Banks.
In a highly-contested and entertaining affair in sweltering conditions, Richmond set their benchmark for 2022 with a 31-point win over the Sharks.
The Tigers were down two or three rotations at times in steamy conditions but didn’t falter, the final score reading, 16.4 (100) to 10.9 (69).
There was a taste of Tigerland with Southport as cult, and Homecoming, Hero, Jacob Townsend made his Sharks’ debut, pitted against his old side.
Townsend proved to be a thorn for Richmond, kicking three goals in the opening quarter, keeping the visitors in touch.
The temperature wasn’t the only thing heating up, as both sides exuded great pressure around the contest and a willingness to take the game on in transition.
Southport kicked the opening two goals before the Tigers kicked into gear.
Steely-eyed midfielder, Riley Collier-Dawkins showed great intent from the opening bounce and capitalised on manic forward pressure to snap Richmond’s first goal of the morning.
Collier-Dawkins’ response to his game the week previous was a testament to the pride he has, as he led from the front with his thirst for the contest.
Tassie product, Banks gave the fans in attendance a glimpse of things to come, slotting a classy goal on the run.
Banks’ minutes were managed, completing run-throughs at the main break and only played the first half.
Maurice Rioli Jnr then set the crowd alight, soaring high to clutch a genuine hanger, then importantly converted his set-shot.
Richmond’s pressure gauge was spiking in the second term, as it put a gap between itself and Southport with a five-goal-to-one quarter.
With the crowd and pressure building, Sydney Stack worked himself into the game and cashed in with two goals for the quarter.
Stack played down back in the first quarter and must have had a penchant for the northern end of Punt Road Oval, as he shifted to a forward role and was forever dangerous.
The dynamic Tiger highlighted his toughness and resilience after injuring his left elbow in the third quarter, but gritted his teeth and played out the majority of the final term.
Tyler Sonsie is another who the Richmond faithful has bubbling excitement for and if his silky goal on his left following a forward-half turnover is a sign of things to come, then that excitement could bubble over in years to come.
Sonsie’s silky skills were on show in the second half, as Richmond’s midfield brigade started to gain ascendency.
The Sharks upped the ante late in the second quarter, however the Tigers, led by skipper, Lachlan Street held them at bay.
Tom Brown, Rhyan Mansell and Bigoa Nyuon were staunch in halting Southport’s momentum surges and propelled Richmond forward on the rebound.
Fleet-of-foot half-forward, Judson Clarke opened our third-quarter account with a classy goal on the run from the paint of 50, the first of six for the term.
The Sharks then kicked back-to-back goals, cutting Richmond’s lead to 16 points.
The budding Tigers needed a steady head to halt Southport’s momentum and they turned to newly appointed skipper, Lachlan Street.
Street collected a loose ball at half forward, streamed inside 50 and slotted a goal on the run to inspire his side.
The hulking onballer then sensed the moment on the stroke of three-quarter time, easing through a set-shot from a tight angle and saluted accordingly.
Noah Cumberland built on his solid pre-season form with another positive showing at half forward, slotting two goals, his second a beauty from beyond the arc.
Mykelti Lefau was another who bagged two goals in the third term as he constantly provided a sturdy target inside 50.
Lefau’s pack crushing efforts created chances for his teammates and constantly drew praise from Richmond’s bench and the Tiger faithful in attendance.
Another debutant, John Jorgensen jagged two goals in the final term and like Lefau, provided a burly target deep in attack.
All-in-all, Richmond produced a strong and even performance across the board to build on next week as it heads to Trevor Barker Beach Oval to take on Sandringham.
RICH: 3.1 8.2 14.2 16.4 (100)
STHP: 3.0 4.2 7.5 10.9 (69)
Goal Kickers
Rich: Stack (2), Street (2), Jorgensen (2), Lefau (2), Cumberland (2), Sonsie, Rioli Jnr, Clarke, Collier-Dawkins, Cumberland, Banks
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1087854/richmond-vfl-opens-account-with-a-hearty-31-point-win
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RCD was playing a defensive role and was clearly under instructions to stop the opposition winning clearances at all costs..including his own game...did a lot of one percenters...looks like he's being groomed as Cotchin's understudy/replacement which I'm not sure I agree with but either way he did need to work on his defensive game & work rate and today at last he showed he was more than capable in those areas...he's already shown last year he rack em up at that level so I wouldn't worry too much about the low numbers effectively playing a sacrificial role in what was a low possession match by the side in general (we had about 100 less disposals than Southport overall)... :shh
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Full match replay of our ressies:
https://www.afl.com.au/video/728649/vfl-match-replay-r1-richmond-v-southport?videoId=728649&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1648341300001
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Richmond VFL coach Steve Morris provides a summary of how the Tigers’ players performed in last Sunday's 31-point Round 1 win over Southport.
Tyler Sonsie (20 disposals, five inside-50s, three clearances, one goal)
"His game was a really solid one on the back of his defence, and then he was able to impact offensively as well."
Rhyan Mansell (19 disposals, seven marks, seven rebound-50s)
"Got back to his ruthless best, his desperation was on show for everyone to see and he got involved offensively too."
Judson Clarke (18 disposals, seven inside-50s, four clearances, one goal)
"Continues to improve, he's getting more involved offensively each week and kicked a sensational goal from outside 50m."
Maurice Rioli Jnr (18 disposals, nine tackles, three inside-50s, one goal)
"Found a lot of the footy on the weekend. His pressure and tackling was outstanding and he took a fantastic overhead mark in the forward line and hit the scoreboard."
Riley Collier-Dawkins (15 disposals, 13 tackles four inside-50s, three clearances, one goal)
"Huge improvement in his defence on the weekend with 13 tackles. It was a great starting point to put in a really solid performance on the weekend."
Noah Cumberland (14 disposals, six tackles, six inside-50s, two goals)
"Hit the scoreboard once again for us and was good overhead, he competes really hard when the ball is in his area."
Josh Caddy (12 disposals, three inside-50s, two marks)
"Hurt his hamstring in the third quarter unfortunately but he led the boys really well on the day."
Tom Brown (11 disposals, five marks, four tackles, three rebound-50s)
"Tom's overhead marking stood out. His one-on-one defence was really good and he continues to improve areas of his game that he's focusing on."
Samson Ryan (11 disposals, 24 hit-outs, five clearances, four marks)
Had a big job up against an experienced ruckman and really battled hard on the day. He continues to have a big impact in the air and is getting better every week.
Will Martyn (11 disposals, three tackles, three rebound-50s, three marks)
"Over the past couple of weeks (in practice matches), Will has gone back at times and he looks really comfortable there. He has great attention to detail and his physicality has been a standout."
Sydney Stack (11 disposals, four marks, three tackles, two goals)
"Started down back and approached the game really positively. He then swung forward and not only did he hit the scoreboard, but he put immense pressure on up forward."
Sam Banks (10 disposals, two marks, one goal)
"It was fantastic to see Sam out playing for the first time in a long time. He played his wing role superbly and kicked his first goal in the Yellow and Black."
Bigoa Nyuon (eight disposals, four marks)
"Had a really positive game. He impacted in the air with big spoils and also took a couple of impressive intercept marks."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1089140/vfl-report-round-1
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Jorgensen (2), Lefau (2) these 2 boys look good.