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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on November 30, 2023, 11:50:43 PM
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"Opening Round"
Gold Coast vs RICHMOND
Saturday, 9th March @ Heritage Bank Stadium
Start time: 3:20 pm EST/4:20 pm EDT
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https://twitter.com/kerriefirth/status/1730187542828626035
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Kayo already promoting this.
"New Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick comes up against his old club in the Opening Round."
https://kayosports.com.au/fixture/sport!afl/series-afl!1/fixture-gold-coast-suns-vs-richmond-tigers!4200
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Gold Coast key forward Jed Walter is set to miss the start of the season after breaking his collarbone at training on Monday.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1073801/gold-coast-sun-down-key-forward-jed-walter-hurt-set-to-miss-start-of-season
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Every AFL club’s predicted team for first game
Ben Cotton and Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
February 13th, 2024
Foxfooty.com.au predicts every club’s 23-man squad for its first game of the season, taking into account injuries and suspensions.
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Firstly, star forward Tom Lynch has been ruled out of Opening Round – although he aims to play in round 1 against Carlton – while Tyler Sonsie remains suspended due to a late-2023 VFL season strike. Lynch’s absence means both Noah Balta and Jacob Koschitzke should line-up in the forward line against the Suns, with Josh Gibcus’ return from injury allowing Balta to make the move inside 50. It’ll be hard for James Trezise to get a gig with Daniel Rioli and Jayden Short in the side, but he’s given himself every chance with a big pre-season. Other players on the fringe include Judson Clarke, Matt Coulthard, Samson Ryan, Jacob Bauer, Hugo Ralphsmith, Kane McAuliffe and Tom Brown, while we’ve left out Marlion Pickett as he’s due to face court over allegations of his involvement in a series of commercial just days before the start of the AFL season.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2024-predicted-round-1-lineups-sides-squads-analysis-team-news-preseason-updates-injuries-position-changes/news-story/657b5d7da737452d6aabb984c3574746
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I feel like that backline will be decimated.
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Suns lost 55 - 102 in their scratch match (first 4 qtrs) against Brisbane.
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What the HeraldSun thinks our opening round team will be:
FB: Vlastuin, Grimes, Broad
HB: Short, Gibcus, D.Rioli
C: Pickett, Hopper, McIntosh
HF: Bolton, Balta, Baker
FF: Martin,Koschitzke,Clarke
Foll: Nankervis, Taranto, Prestia
Int: Dow,Ross,Young,Graham
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/predicted-best-22-richmonds-best-team-ahead-of-opening-round-2024/news-story/fcb767a241d1ed1461328f5577c5920c
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What the HeraldSun thinks our opening round team will be:
FB: Vlastuin, Grimes, Broad
HB: Short, Gibcus, D.Rioli
C: Pickett, Hopper, McIntosh
HF: Bolton, Balta, Baker
FF: Martin,Koschitzke,Clarke
Foll: Nankervis, Taranto, Prestia
Int: Dow,Ross,Young,Graham
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/predicted-best-22-richmonds-best-team-ahead-of-opening-round-2024/news-story/fcb767a241d1ed1461328f5577c5920c
Not sure why every best 23 side seems to have Pickett in it. :help :huh3 As his form plateaued last season his place in the side should have been questioned. I just don't see him as best 23 right now.
Also serious question marks on McIntosh and Clarke being best 23.
Both Dow and Ross are ahead of them as starting 22 again just my opinion
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You can add Grimes to that list as well. A clean slate is a clean slate.
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What the HeraldSun thinks our opening round team will be:
FB: Vlastuin, Grimes, Broad
HB: Short, Gibcus, D.Rioli
C: Pickett, Hopper, McIntosh
HF: Bolton, Balta, Baker
FF: Martin,Koschitzke,Clarke
Foll: Nankervis, Taranto, Prestia
Int: Dow,Ross,Young,Graham
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/predicted-best-22-richmonds-best-team-ahead-of-opening-round-2024/news-story/fcb767a241d1ed1461328f5577c5920c
Not sure why every best 23 side seems to have Pickett in it. :help :huh3 As his form plateaued last season his place in the side should have been questioned. I just don't see him as best 23 right now.
Also serious question marks on McIntosh and Clarke being best 23.
Both Dow and Ross are ahead of
them as starting 22 again just my opinion
Ross ahead of Pickett is laughable. One is a soft plodder and one a hard runner with a hard edge and overhead ability.
The fascination with Ross is embarrassing.
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One plays wing one plays on ball, why are we comparing the two?
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AFL Round 1 (sic Zero) 2024 teams predictions: Bolters at every club after pre-season practice matches
Ben Waterworth and Jack Jovanovski
Foxsports
25 February 2024
RICHMOND
Mykelti Lefau, while his SSP contract was well-deserved after a strong pre-season body of work, is unlikely to feature in Richmond’s Opening Round side to take on Gold Coast. However, the Tigers will be glad to be able to call upon the New Zealander’s physicality throughout an enduring campaign.
Thomson Dow impressed against the Dees, though Richmond was missing basically its entire midfield, with Tim Taranto, Dustin Marin, Liam Baker and Dion Prestia all absent.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-round-12024-teams-predictions-bolters-at-every-club-after-preseason-practice-matches/news-story/853b21ccbe4ac616141aeea0bd3d9f60
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Given what has been said about where players will play and no Tom Lynch.
FB: Vlastuin 187/87 - Young 196/97 - Grimes 193/92
HB: Broad 192/89 - Gibcus 196/?? - Rioli178 /78.
My preference is to bring in Brown for Rioli who goes to a wing.
C: Pickett 184/84 - Martin 187/90- McIntosh 192/92.
R: Nankervis 199/103 - Taranto 187/87 - Prestia 175/81
Dont like the two on the wings and really think we need to move forward. Still think Dan Rioli should get one wing and give the other to a good ball user like Banks.
Really would prefer Bolton in Prestia,s spot but they have said he will play mainly as a fwd and if honest we need his goal kicking and x factor forward but it does rob the midfield of pace especially.
Have not written Prestia off yet and hope he can avoid injuries and get back close to his best.
They have stated regularly that Dusty will play as a mid so thats where i have put them.
Prefer Naismith against Witts Nanks lack of Height an issue for me here.
HF: Campbell 182/?? - Balta 194/100 - MRJ 179/???????
FF: Bolton 175/?? - Koschitzke 196/96 - Naismith 206/104
I think Kosi, Balta and Bolton are locks and i think the second ruckman likely going by what they have said. The last two spots are maybe a bit of conjecture but i think Campbell looks the most likely of our small fwds atm. there is no way i would pick MRJ but i think the club will.
With a fit Lynch id like the third tall spot to go to Jacob Bauer instead of a ruckman.
Int: Baker - Hopper - Short - Ross - Graham - Dow.
They will not leave any of the named bench players out and i dont have a problem with the first three.
The last three cannot be picked in front of genuine forwards imo. All three atm are behind players picked in front of them in the midfield imo.
Round bloody zero fmd the lunatics have taken over the asylum.
My team
Vlastuin - Young - Grimes
Brown - Gibcus - Broad
Rioli - Martin - Banks
Naismith - Taranto - Prestia.
Sonsie - Balta - Campbell
Bolton - Koschitzke - Nankervis/Bauer if fit.
Baker - Hopper - Short - Dow - Tresize.
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Suns also lost their second preseason game to GWS by 44 pts ( 61-105 ) last night.
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I have asked this question many times and no one has come up with an answer.
Is there a group of people who select the team and if yes does the coach have the final say??
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I have asked this question many times and no one has come up with an answer.
Is there a group of people who select the team and if yes does the coach have the final say??
There is a match committee made up some of the coaches and in our case I believe TL sits on it as well. Would think the senior coach has the final say on line ball selection calls but don't know for sure
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I have asked this question many times and no one has come up with an answer.
Is there a group of people who select the team and if yes does the coach have the final say??
There is a match committee made up some of the coaches and in our case I believe TL sits on it as well. Would think the senior coach has the final say on line ball selection calls but don't know for sure
TY
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For those in or heading up to Qld next week.
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https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1763435002073870562
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https://youtu.be/MEKBRUpRH3w?si=-R6409DyEGjhRlYp
Round Zero
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Just read on a supporters page on FB that there’s doubt Nank and Dusty will be playing. The person who runs this page supposedly is in the know but I haven’t seen anything in the official RFC page. Anyone can confirm this is true?
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Just read on a supporters page on FB that there’s doubt Nank and Dusty will be playing. The person who runs this page supposedly is in the know but I haven’t seen anything in the official RFC page. Anyone can confirm this is true?
Nank's injury doesnt sound very good so im not surprised. Dusty copped a knock today apparently
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Yeah Jon Ralph is reporting it in the Hun
Dusty in doubt for Dimma showdown, premiers lose Flagpie
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The Tigers are sweating on the fitness of superstar Dustin Martin for their season opener. 7NEWS @laura_spurway
Watch here: https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1764923297547092109
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Hope Nank is out...almost as cooked as Prestia & Grimes... :shh
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Watched some of the 360 with dimma and he said we are playing very much a Melbourne style of game, with comments from some of our players confirming we are more contest focused and territory rather than turnover. I just wonder whether we will enjoy this style of footy with everyone raving about Collingwood and gws
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Tiges at $2.62 honestly worth a punt lol
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Game Day Hub | Opening Round, 2024
All the game day information ahead of Richmond's Opening Round clash against Gold Coast.
By Richmond Media
1 day ago
Richmond will meet the Gold Coast Suns this Saturday afternoon at Heritage Bank Stadium for our first clash of the 2024 Home and Away season.
MATCH DETAILS
Opening Round
Gold Coast Suns v Richmond
Saturday, March 9
3:20pm local time (4:20pm AEDT), Heritage Bank Stadium
GATE TIMES
All gates at Heritage Bank Stadium will open at 1:15pm local time.
OPEN TRAINING
Friday, March 8
Heritage Bank Stadium
Gate 6 from 2:45pm (local time)
Training from 3:15pm (local time)
Most players participating will be available post training for a short signing session. Given the high number of fans expected to attend this session, there is a chance that not everyone will gain autographs or photos with players. We ask our fans to enjoy the atmosphere and respect the players need for proper recovery post training.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Our Opening Round match be broadcast live on Fox Footy and live-streamed on Kayo from 3:00pm local time (4:00pm AEDT).
TICKETING
Tickets for the Opening Round clash can be purchased via Ticketek.
MEMBERSHIP
Join the Tiger Army and begin your 2024 Richmond journey! Gain access to the 2024 AFL Season, enjoy member merchandise perks and first access to Member ONLY content.
Click here to see our interstate memberships, perfect for our interstate supporters! There’s no better way to feel part of the team than by taking your place in the Tiger Army.
Visit strongandbold.com.au or phone (03) 9426 4400 for more details.
GETTING TO THE GAME
For information on parking and public transport please head to Heritage Bank Stadium website for live updates.
WHAT ARE WE WEARING?
Richmond will be wearing the 2024 PUMA Home guernsey and black shorts.
ROAR STORE
The Roar Store will not be attending this match but be sure to get all your yellow & black essentials online ahead of the season!
FUNCTIONS AND EVENTS
The Supporter Group Function is now sold out!
VFL
Richmond VFL will take on Box Hill Hawks in a practice match this Saturday morning from 10am AEDT at the Swinburne Centre. The match will be live streamed on richmondfc.com.au and the Official Richmond Club App.
LAST TIME WE MET
Round 7 2023, Marvel Stadium
Richmond 6.12.48 v Gold Coast 11.6.72
GOALS
Richmond: Ryan 2, Riewoldt, Taranto, Soldo, Bolton
Gold Coast: King 4, Holman 2, Witts, Fiorini, Ellis, Anderson, Ainsworth
BEST
Richmond: Taranto, Rioli, Vlastuin, Short, Martin, Bolton
Gold Coast: Powell, Anderson, Rowell, McPherson, King, Ballard, Fiorini
SOCIAL MEDIA
Keep updated with Richmond’s Instagram, stuff and Twitter accounts for all the latest news and behind-the-scenes action on game day.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1500065/game-day-hub-opening-round
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Yeah Jon Ralph is reporting it in the Hun
Dusty in doubt for Dimma showdown, premiers lose Flagpie
You going Julz?
I'm flying up Saturday morning. Our seats are in Aisle 222
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Flying up Friday
Aisle 206
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Gold Coast versus Richmond Preview
Jack Makeham
SEN
6 March 2024
Is there a juicier storyline in Opening Round than Damien Hardwick coming face-to-face with his old side for the first time since his shock departure?
Gold Coast enters the season desperate to start the Hardwick era off right, with hopes that Dimma will lead them to finals for the first time in club history.
With a completely new system being implemented, some growing pains were expected at the Suns, and they have certainly reared their heads throughout Gold Coast’s pre-season efforts, falling short in both of their match sims.
Meanwhile Richmond has a fresh-faced coach of their own, with Adem Yze making his first in a senior gig, having come over from the Demons as their lead assistant coach.
The Tigers fared better in their first pre-season under a new regime than the Suns, handling Melbourne in their first showing before stumbling against the reigning premiers.
On paper these sides look evenly matched, and with neither Gold Coast or Richmond looking completely comfortable in their new systems, this is truly a clash that could go either way.
For Richmond, they have already been dealt a tough injury hand, with Dustin Martin, Tom Lynch and captain Toby Nankervis all set to miss the season opener.
While the Suns haven’t exactly turned Heritage Bank Stadium into a fortress in recent years, however they have had the Tigers’ number as of late, having taken down Richmond in every match since 2020.
It mightn’t be too pretty, but it’s looking like Gold Coast will have just enough to get the job done.
Tip: Gold Coast by 8 points.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/03/06/who-will-win-and-why-the-tips-and-predictions-for-afl-opening-round/
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Seth Campbell to debut.
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Great to see, sets a good tone from ooze.
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Dusty ruled out.
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Gold Coast v Richmond Match Preview
Martin Pegan
afl.com.au
7 March 2024
Last time: GC 11.6 (72) d Rich 6.12 (48), R7 2023
What it means
After several false dawns, could this finally be the year that Gold Coast secures its first finals berth? With a three-time premiership-winning coach Damien Hardwick now at the helm, and an enviable crop of young talent on the list, a fast start against Hardwick's former club would be the ideal way to build belief.
New Richmond coach Adem Yze will take the reins for the first time following Hardwick's move north. The absence of Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt gives the Tigers outfit a new look on the field, and while they might be rebuilding on the run, there are enough players remaining from the Hardwick-era that will want to give their former mentor a parting gift of a heavy defeat.
Game shapers
The pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together for Gold Coast but it will hope to get a further boost from spearhead Ben King. The 202cm forward booted 40 goals in 20 matches last season, after overcoming an ACL tear sustained the previous year, and could take the Suns higher with a greater haul as the Suns rise under Hardwick.
Richmond midfielder Dion Prestia is due a clean run after a stretch of injury-hit seasons that have blighted his prime years. The former Sun appears to be in good nick and ready to launch into the season to support Tim Taranto, Jacob Hopper and Shai Bolton as the Tigers regenerate all over the ground.
Early tip: Gold Coast by 26 points
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1082532/opening-round-preview-old-rivalries-reignited-teams-out-for-pf-revenge
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Yeah Jon Ralph is reporting it in the Hun
Dusty in doubt for Dimma showdown, premiers lose Flagpie
You going Julz?
I'm flying up Saturday morning. Our seats are in Aisle 222
yep Aisle 216. Just got back from Canberra yesterday from looking after Mini Me who had a knee op
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Yeah Jon Ralph is reporting it in the Hun
Dusty in doubt for Dimma showdown, premiers lose Flagpie
You going Julz?
I'm flying up Saturday morning. Our seats are in Aisle 222
yep Aisle 216. Just got back from Canberra yesterday from looking after Mini Me who had a knee op
Hope Mini Me is OK. See you tomorrow
They are saying it is now a sell out
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Training on the Gold Coast today:
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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/albums/1502473/opening-round-on-the-gold-coast
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Jayden Short should be embarrassed with that tackle effort. And he's the captain.
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Diabolical out of the centre. Getting smashed.
33-6 down.
Effort very average this far.
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This is seriously like AFL v a VFL team.
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...and this is why I've never rated Shortsteps.... :shh
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This is scary.
GC aren't even good. This is bottom 2 crystal ball type stuff this.
9 scoring shots to 1, of which was a lucky out the back.
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Going to be a long year
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Think we had the breeze also.
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Gibcus OK.
Bolton classy finish after a lucky break away.
That's honestly about it.
I hate Balta forward. He's an All Aus type KP backman. Stick with Kossie and Ryan till Lynch comes back. Balta has to be backline. Even more so when Grimes gets injured or we put Bambi down. He's too irratic, not reliable kick. Backman please.
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Agree re Balta, it's so obvious. Only pride will change this.
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Thomson Dow is being absolutely destroyed out there. Smashed
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Balta forward is just idiotic..... :banghead
...also good to see our biggest and most glaring issue of peeweak tackling has clearly not been addressed in any way during the off season and if anything has become even worse...Baker & Pickett in particular are defensive liabilities.... :banghead :banghead
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lmao....
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This has got soul destroying, confidence sapping, season done and dusted type of performance written all over it.
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Hope the No 1 draft pick is a gun
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Who tipped an annihilation
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Thomson Dow is being absolutely destroyed out there. Smashed
Don’t know why people have been getting excited about him.. never seen it
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Pick 1 before Tassie comes in. Genius.
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Midfield was a glaring issue on paper before the game even started
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I can't watch this trash
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Thomson Dow is being absolutely destroyed out there. Smashed
He is not alone
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It could not have started worse
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EMBARRASSING
DISGRACEFUL
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Time to ask the AFL for a priority pick.
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Thomson Dow is being absolutely destroyed out there. Smashed
He is not alone
A few blokes with far more experience and far less excuses serving up a lot worse.... :shh
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Unwatchable.
Pick 1 and Dusty to GC for 1st rounder minimum. We are as far away from contending as we have since Wallace era.
3 marks in forward half of the ground in a half. Insipid.
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And for all the Maurice Rioli knockers he is the only one having a go.
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He missed a sitter but the only one having a real crack
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How is Rioli playing, my god he's average
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How is Rioli playing, my god he's average
He's been our best player so far , so what's that say about the rest
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Kane Cornes is going to have a field day .
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Get some leg speed in the middle- please!
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How is Rioli playing, my god he's average
Lmao - didn't think he deserved a game either but unless you're talking about Daniel get a stuffing clue ...been one of the few who hasn't been awful.... :shh
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Convinced Dow should’ve been delisted
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My premiership dvds are gonna get one hell of a workout this season at this rate…..
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Our leaders should be embarrassed, directionless.
Not sure if it's being shown on the TV but alot of finger pointing by the defenders (towards each other). Leading in that category is Rioli, D >:(
Can you drop 18 blokes in 1 hit?
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LMAO at the clowns singling out 18th gamer Dow when Taranto, Hopper & Prestia with nearly 482 games between them have all been demonstrably worse.... :shh
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How is Rioli playing, my god he's average
Lmao - didn't think he deserved a game either but unless you're talking about Daniel get a stuffing clue ...been one of the few who hasn't been awful.... :shh
Oh boy, yeah ok he's a gun.
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How is Rioli playing, my god he's average
Lmao - didn't think he deserved a game either but unless you're talking about Daniel get a stuffing clue ...been one of the few who hasn't been awful.... :shh
Oh boy, yeah ok he's a gun.
Yeah because that's totally what I meant by "hasn't been awful". stuffwit. ::) :facepalm
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Dow has been woeful but he's not the issue. Dio is correct, the 3 senior blokes have no excuses.
We are to top heavy no need for Ryan. Between Balta and Kosi there's enough there to give a chop out
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Surely Ryan comes off..... :shh
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As I said, M Rioli has been our best so far.
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Despite my whinge I am still watching it.
Campbell is a great finisher.
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Good coaching. Balta in middle been a massive difference.
Never ever ever ever put Balta in fwd again. The boy is twice as effective elsewhere.
Campbell great goal.
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We've finally rocked up. Full credit Yze. Could have easily have stuck to his plan A.
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Been worse than Hopper just quietly
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First half was a total embarrassment. Just didn't show up. But the turnaround in the third qtr was really positive, even if we lose the game. It's going to take a month or so for the coaches and players to fine tune everything. Just to play the game out, keep the momentum up.
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Grimes has lost the plot
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How’s the umpire not giving us one and immediately giving the suns one for the exact same thing involving the same players.
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Ross 10 touches in a half.
Dow 6 touches in a whole game.
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Ross 10 touches in a half.
Dow 6 touches in a whole game.
And? our senior mids were deplorable and lacked intent and the ability to hit a target. The midfield is our major issue and i am talking about the senior group here. Shocking!
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Ross 10 touches in a half.
Dow 6 touches in a whole game.
And? our senior mids were deplorable and lacked intent and the ability to hit a target. The midfield is our major issue and i am talking about the senior group here. Shocking!
yet, arent you the bloke who wants to bring jack graham into the team asap when fit. :lol :lol
the problem is we are slow as stuff.
wake up
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Ross 10 touches in a half.
Dow 6 touches in a whole game.
And? our senior mids were deplorable and lacked intent and the ability to hit a target. The midfield is our major issue and i am talking about the senior group here. Shocking!
People keep mentioning our more senior mids and I agree they were avg at best but they were all comfortably better than Dow. 6 touches playing full time midfield ain’t it
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Ross 10 touches in a half.
Dow 6 touches in a whole game.
And? our senior mids were deplorable and lacked intent and the ability to hit a target. The midfield is our major issue and i am talking about the senior group here. Shocking!
yet, arent you the bloke who wants to bring jack graham into the team asap when fit. :lol :lol
the problem is we are slow as stuff.
wake up
Jack can at least hit bloody targets! :whistle
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Ross 10 touches in a half.
Dow 6 touches in a whole game.
And? our senior mids were deplorable and lacked intent and the ability to hit a target. The midfield is our major issue and i am talking about the senior group here. Shocking!
yet, arent you the bloke who wants to bring jack graham into the team asap when fit. :lol :lol
the problem is we are slow as stuff.
wake up
Jack can at least hit bloody targets! :whistle
yeah for the 3 times he touches the ball. He would work well with Dow, another favourite.
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baker,
grimes
macca
ross
bolton
rioli
floss
young
3 tackles
i rest my case. Yze better wake the stuff up and instill some defensive pressure in this group or he will finished as a coach
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Been banging on about the tackling for 4 stuffing years and nothing appears to have changed... .....a simple solution that will go along way to fixing everything else.... :banghead
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There will be many changes for Thursday.
Out:
Grimes
Ryan
Naismith
Koschitzke
McIntosh
Banks
Dow- play as sub Thursday
In:
Martin
Lynch
Nank
Mansell
Ross
Brown or Trezise
Well my thoughts anyway...
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Just curious for an opinion from all the geniuses
How did Ben King look
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Just curious for an opinion from all the geniuses
How did Ben King look
Looks to have improved now his dad Wayne is coaching him.... :shh
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Naismith out? Wasn't that bloody bad
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We looked so top heavy. I don’t think it would be as bad as today because I don’t think Ryan offers enough, but I wouldn’t be playing both nank and Naismith. Given they made nank captain they’ve booked themselves into a corner.
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Ryan can be forgotten about, he just does not have what it takes. Unfortunately we’re in a position where we probably have to play him due to a lack of depth
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claw not here yet? He lives for these days..... :shh
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We are missing a few but not enough to suggest it will make a big enough difference.
Im peeed and dont give a poo.
We can argue the fine print as much as people like but the premise still stands true. we are in for a lot of pain over the next 5 seasons and beyond.
Best 22 addressing now and MOST IMPORTANTLY THE FUTURE. We are not winning a flag this year what does it take for people to admit this.
The age demographic of the better players still says we are not going to improve but go into further decline. so this and we are not winning a flag tells us exactly what the path is thet we need to tread. Trouble is we all still think we are a good side.
IT's bordering on utter stupidity to keep playing older blokes over trying to find some decent players from what youth we have.
The simple truth is the second tier is not capable of taking over from the legends and will not take us up.
To me this or something similar should be a non negotiable ive been saying it for ages.
Play what promising kids we have with the better seniors we have. Get rid of the role players and horribly deficient premiership players we still have. We all know who they are.
We need to find the right balance of good seniors leading the most promising of our youth. We have to play players in their natural roles and FREAKIN STOP PLAYING ORDINARY BLOKES IN THOSE ROLES. To The detriment of NATURAL FWDS MIDS OR DEFENDERS.
The sooner we get to something like this the better.
Vlastuin - Young - Gibcus
Tresize - Balta - Brown
Banks - Martin - D Rioli. I reckon teams have worked Daniel out at h/b.
Naismith - Taranto - Bolton
Campbell - Koschitzke - Sonsie
Cumberland - Lynch - Bauer.
McAuliffe - Broad - Baker -
This is just a starting point it may take 5 or 7 years to firstly find the quality and then get enough games into them. to even start thinking about flags again.
The longer we deny where we at the longer it will take for success to happen again.
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First off we good to many duds that can't hit a target or poor skills and we're talking senior blokes that's not negotiable just like tackling and pressure. Get the kids in. Yze can't fall for the same mistake playing senior blokes not up to it expecting miracles.
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Rowell 20 clearances.......:facepalm
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Naismith out? Wasn't that bloody bad
Agree he wasn't, he at least had a dip
But Nank will come straight back in. We were too top heavy today and it was contributed to the disaster that was the 1st half
We can't afford to play 2 ruckman
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Wow - what an embarrassment! :-[ Third quarter was good to watch though. Bombing it to Balta didn't work. Kosi did nothing. Bolton could have done more. MJ good and new boy great. Some players I didn't even realise were on the field they were so quiet.
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baker,
grimes
macca
ross
bolton
rioli
floss
young
3 tackles
i rest my case. Yze better wake the stuff up and instill some defensive pressure in this group or he will finished as a coach
:clapping :clapping :clapping
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"That was the most disappointing thing to come out of this game."
Kane Cornes on how Richmond's midfield, including the stars they 'sold the farm for', was well off the pace against the Suns.
Watch here: https://twitter.com/FootyonNine/status/1766616594405540325
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Whilst I don't disagree with Cornhead you have to realise the GCS midfield is mostly high picks. Swallow 1 albeit old, Rowell 1, Anderson 2, Flanders 11, Powell 19, Fiorini 20, Miller 29.
Even the King 6 and Lukosius 2 combo is high picks.
We gave 12+19 for Taranto who had a AA year IMO for 2023 and those picks slid down to 14+22 which I can live with.
Paying 31 + 1st '23 for Hopper was clearly a mistake with those picks becoming 34 and 8.
The only other year besides 23 that we've had a genuinely good pick was 21 with Gibcus and aside from injuries he's looked good so far.
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Trading for Taranto and Hopper has been a monumental stuff up. Set us back 2 years in our rebuild.
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2 first round picks for either one was stupid both struggle to hit a target no player is worth let alone one if they can't do the basics in footy.
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i can accept one as he has delivered last year, but 2 of them to chase a flag that was really a one in 50 shot was just plain stupid. Dusty is not the same player and was never going to win us another flag.
has set us back a few years for sure. All we managed to do is copy the hawthorn model post success. It didnt work then chasing o'meara mitchell and it wont here.
Hopper should be offloaded IMO.
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Dunno what you're all complaining about - we're in the 8!
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i can accept one as he has delivered last year, but 2 of them to chase a flag that was really a one in 50 shot was just plain stupid. Dusty is not the same player and was never going to win us another flag.
has set us back a few years for sure. All we managed to do is copy the hawthorn model post success. It didnt work then chasing o'meara mitchell and it wont here.
Hopper should be offloaded IMO.
Additionally if we didn't trade then in then the pick we gave for Hopper would probably have been top 5 minimum lol
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It was a high price to pay, probably driven by a coach who had already checked out, but can you imagine our midfield without these two :-\
A cooked Prestia, 6 touches Dow...
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It was a high price to pay, probably driven by a coach who had already checked out, but can you imagine our midfield without these two :-\
A cooked Prestia, 6 touches Dow...
so with him we may finish bottom 4 and without him we may end up bottom 4? same poo.
we could have got a bloke like mitchell with a later pick who could do the same job as hopper if not better, and we keep our top picks.
i think hopper is a dime a dozen type of footballer at this stage and his stats prove it.
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Report Card
Ben Cotton, Jack Jovanovski and Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
March 11th
RICHMOND
Many pundits predicted a long season for Richmond — and perhaps Saturday’s loss to the Suns provided the footy world with a glimpse as to why commentators have been thinking like that. Outside of the third quarter — in which Richmond kicked 6.2 to 0.3 — the Tigers were comprehensively outplayed by the Suns, going down by 39 points. New coach Adem Yze said despite the display early, he was proud of how his team responded in the second half. But the reality is the Tigers suffered the biggest loss of Opening Round.
In the votes
Jacob Hopper booted two goals from 23 disposals in a solid hit-out in the midfield. Young defender Josh Gibcus did his best under pressure with eight intercepts, with Nick Vlastuin also clean with his intercepting and disposal from half-back. Shai Bolton’s three goals were crucial, while Seth Campbell showed promise with two goals.
Room for improvement
The Tigers looked shell-shocked in the first half as the Suns piled on 11 unanswered goals to lead by a game high 67 points late in the second quarter. As Yze said post-game, the Tigers were “all over the shop in the first half on all three phases” after conceding 11 goals to two. They finished the game well down in contested possessions (-26), clearances (-13) and inside 50s (-20), while they also had 14 less scoring shots. Samson Ryan didn’t fire a shot, subbed out with two disposals to his name, while recruit Jacob Koschitzke went scoreless from four touches and Thomson Dow finished with only six disposals after a much-hyped summer. Tim Taranto was also well down on his lofty standards, finishing with 15 disposals.
Grade
C-
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2024-opening-round-report-card-highlights-grades-analysis-every-club-reviewed-best-and-worst-players-video-stats/news-story/34df43fefa2259ae3a35aa7685d20f5e
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Coaches' votes (Yze & Hardwick)
Gold Coast v Richmond
10 - Matt Rowell (GCFC)
8 - Wil Powell (GCFC)
3 - Touk Miller (GCFC)
3 - Jarrod Witts (GCFC)
2 - Ben King (GCFC)
2 - Sam Flanders (GCFC)|
1 - Noah Anderson (GCFC)
1 - Sam Collins (GCFC)
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1085508/coaches-votes-or-carlton-blues-hero-harry-mckay-gold-coast-suns-bull-matt-rowell-collect-perfect-10s
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What they got right
Showed some sort of fight
After a dreadful first half, the Tigers at least showed a bit of fight in the second half for just over a quarter.
Adem Yze must have had some choice words at the main break because his side was remarkably different in the third term when piling on six goals to none.
Some players were thrown around and had an impact, namely Noah Balta who went into the ruck and up around the ball, and Jack Ross who had an immediate impact after coming on as the sub.
It was a poor day but at least there were some tiny positives to hold onto.
Debutant Seth
A quick nod to rookie draftee Seth Campbell who played well on debut.
He finished with two goals, which could have been three, and looked comfortable at the level.
It was a bad day for the Tigers but they would have been happy to see a rookie selection go well.
What they got wrong
Abysmal beginning
Apart from Shai Bolton’s opening goal, the fist half was abysmal.
Richmond conceded 11 straight goals from the five-minute mark to half-time, appearing helpless at stages.
It all started in the middle where they were utterly slaughtered from the very start.
Annihilated at stoppage and clearance
In the first half, Richmond’s starting midfield of Tim Taranto, Dion Prestia and Jacob Hopper combined for 32 disposals and eight clearances.
Gold Coast trio Matt Rowell, Touk Miller and Noah Anderson came together for 49 disposals and 17 clearances. This is where the game was won and lost.
Rowell was able to do as he pleased to finish with a massive 20 clearances, the Tigers unable to get anywhere near his maniacal attack on the ball.
It was a colossal smacking in the middle despite Sam Naismith holding his own in the ruck against Jarrod Witts.
As Yze said, they were “all over the shop” in the first half.
Ill-disciplined act
The Tigers shot themselves in the foot when the game was potentially there to be won.
Ill-discipline, which plagued the team during the latter years of Damien Hardwick’s reign, reared its ugly head when former captain Dylan Grimes let his ego creep in by felling Tom Berry off the ball after an inexplicable kick on the full under no pressure.
If they had avoided the ensuing goal and managed to haul the margin in below 20 points, who knows what would have happened.
But they never got that chance due to Grimes’ indiscretion before a somewhat questionable umpiring decision for a deliberate rushed behind against Nathan Broad.
However, the damage had well and truly already been done earlier.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/03/11/what-they-got-right-and-wrong-each-clubs-wins-and-woes-from-opening-round/
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It deserves to be mentioned that Tom Berry's DIVE when touched by Dylan Grimes was of world standard ... ::)