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Only 'slight' underdogs :P
AFL Round 17
Geelong vs RICHMOND
Saturday, 5th July @ GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park)
Start time: 4:15 pm
Odds: (Sportsbet)
Richmond $12.50
Geelong $1.03
https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7112
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Yuck.
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Yuck.
Yuck x 2
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Geelong must be laughing- they get to play us twice in the run home .
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Get ready for the fisting of the year
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What's the bet Dangerwank kicks 5 goals, 2-3 from pure flops.
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Expecting an absolute thrashing. Just hope it is not a repeat of that thrashing we got at Marvel by them.
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Geelong v Richmond Preview
Andrew Slevison
SEN
3 July 2025
Geelong at GMHBA. This is generally a fairly daunting task for any team (aside from Brisbane recently).
It’s especially intimidating for a young Richmond team taking on a Cats side likely to be ferocious after stewing on the Lions loss during their bye week.
Throw in the fact the Tigers have not won at the venue since 2006 and the task gets harder.
Last year the Tigers gave a good account of themselves down at the Cattery, leading at both quarter and half-time, trailing narrowly at the final change before falling away to lose by five goals.
That will give them some hope but they’ll need to be much better than they have in their past three losses - 44 points to Sydney, 79 points to the Bulldogs and 68 points to Adelaide.
And they’ll have to navigate a strong Cats defence without Tom Lynch. The forward line will be very inexperienced.
It will be a tricky proposition for Adem Yze with how he attempts to stop Bailey Smith and Max Holmes. Opposition midfielders have filled up against the Tigers over the last few seasons and that promises to be the case again.
Jeremy Cameron has kicked just two goals in his last two against Richmond, but is in hot form of late, booting 28 majors in his last six. If they get enough ball inside 50, he might just do some serious damage.
Chris Scott's Cats will be licking their lips ahead of this fixture. The rebuilding Tigers will be hoping to show as much fight as possible but it is highly likely that the damn wall will break at some point.
Prediction: Geelong by 42 points.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/07/02/who-will-win-and-why-tips-and-predictions-for-afl-round-17
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Tigers’ burning question: How do they replace Lynch void?
It’s been a big week for Richmond with Tom Lynch’s tribunal case that ultimately saw the veteran forward rubbed out for five weeks. It leaves a big void in attack for Richmond as it prepares for arguably the toughest trip in footy. So how do they replace the Lynch role? Also affecting the Tigers’ forward plans is Mykelti Lefau’s brutal calf setback as he he won’t be available. Tom Sims should be in contention for a recall, while fellow first-year forward Harry Armstrong could be ready to return from a hamstring. Adem Yze has already flagged that Noah Balta could spent more time forward and Luke Trainor has been swung into attack at times as well. Whichever way they go, hard to see the Tigers kicking a winning score scans Lynch against one of the most potent offences in the game.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2025-the-blowtorch-round-17-preview-every-clubs-burning-questions-analysis-stats-how-to-watch-on-fox-footy-commentators-latest-news/news-story/89b2e5a72d3bc67b2be57d58c56b1a23
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Yze confident Tigers have "nothing to lose"
By Anna Pavlou
RFC website
4 July 2025
Richmond coach Adem Yze is refusing to buy into the narrative that his side can't compete against the fourth-placed Geelong at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.
The Tigers haven't won a game at Geelong's home ground since 2006, but it's a stat that doesn't concern Yze or his young Tiger brigade.
"We've got a young side that will go there with a lot of spirit and energy and with nothing to lose," Yze said on Friday.
"We'll go down there with a plan and on a mission to create a big upset. Nothing will change, we'll go down there and try to play our way and make sure our Tiger Army are proud of our effort.
"They're a quality team, they're in the top group of the ladder for a reason, but there have been teams that have gone down there and tested them. We've looked at all the ways we can, hopefully we can go and implement it."
The energy and belief in his young group extends past the Round 17 clash, with hopes of ruffling some feathers before the season comes to an end.
"The next part of the season, we're going to be coming up against teams who are looking forward and looking to finals ... and we've got an opportunity to really go and play our way, test them and flip the narrative," Yze said.
"No one gave us a chance against Carlton in Round 1, that's going to be the narrative all season. The risk with doing that is you start thinking of the result, rather than the process. The last couple of weeks, we have drifted away from our process."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1820540/adem-yze-press-conference
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Stengle out for the Cats.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-teams-round-17-2025-team-news-and-lineups-for-round-17-full-squads-ins-and-outs-injury-list-team-changes-latest-selection-news/news-story/b534ee9e2c0bc702c9c85bb0a0566127
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I suspect it will be a Turkey shoot , I hope not
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Increasing doubt around Bailey Smith’s spot in Geelong’s lineup today against Richmond.
Missed the Cats’ session yesterday.
Would be his third game missed this season - previous two both as late outs.
Emergency Jack Bowes on standby and appears the most likely in #AFLCatsTigers
https://x.com/cleary_mitch/status/1941300625322778893
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Smith a confirmed late out for the Cats.
LATE CHANGE
Geelong: Bailey Smith (illness) replaced by Jack Bowes
SUBSTITUTES
Geelong: Mitch Duncan
Richmond: Maurice Rioli jnr
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1354883/follow-it-live-essendon-bombers-v-gold-coast-suns-geelong-cats-v-richmond-tigers-brisbane-lions-v-port-adelaide-power-st-kilda-saints-v-hawthorn-hawks-afl-round-17-2025
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Balta forward.
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Lalor done a hammy already. stuff me dead
I think there is obviously something wrong with our injury rehab. Can’t be ignored now. There’s bad luck and there’s repeated soft tissue injuries
Edit. On the replay looks like it could almost be knee related
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Friggin hell.
Bad luck for the kid.
Send him to Germany
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If it's another hammy it looks a real bad one :(.
Nice banana goal by Mansell.
2 - 6
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I'm not educated enough to blame anything or anyone with confidence, but I have absolutely no faith in our clubs ability to manage injuries and comebacks.
Only time it has worked longer term in my memory, is Cotchin and Grimes.
Gibcus has been a mess. Smillie hammy. Armstrong hammy. Lefau calf, Clarke is probably just bad luck. Now Lalor.
Hugely frustrating, embarassing and concerning for the future.
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Lalor had a bad hammy before he was drafted. Going to be a real concern moving forward. He may need to drop some weight.
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Ralph smith is so damn poo. Wouldn’t get a game anywhere else
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Our policy is to hold them for double the time and hope it heals. I wonder what actual medical practice we are using.
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Hugo's kicking on full display there :facepalm.
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I want the club to come and out and answer questions about our injury rehab. Accepted there was a problem when we made changes hiring Serpell. Is there still a problem ? At this stage the answer appears to be yes
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12 inside 50s for just 1 goal :P.
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Faull should have backed himself. Hesistating put him off.
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Up to 15 inside 50s for just 1 goal.
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Fumble bumble sonsie still so putrid.
Sonsie
HRS
Both absolute poo
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Basic fumbles (Sonsie) just kill us and we give up easy goals as a result :banghead.
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Geelong player just blatantly drops the ball in the tackle and the fluoro muppets just wave their arms to play on ::).
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Again. Cameron tackled and doesn't dispose it legally and the maggots refuse to pay us the HTB free >:(.
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I want the club to come and out and answer questions about our injury rehab. Accepted there was a problem when we made changes hiring Serpell. Is there still a problem ? At this stage the answer appears to be yes
Not sure what you mean?
He is doing a fantastic job is old man serpell. These repeat injuries and poor conditioning methods are all part of the game.
Imagine this was magic Meehan. All hell would break loose
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Quarter time
Richmond 1.2-8
Geelong 3.3-21
Goal: Mansell
Maurice playing really well since coming on as sub.
Can't knock the effort but 17 inside 50s for just 1 goal sums up how badly we struggle to score. Lynch not being there just makes it worse than usual.
Lalor's bad hammy in the first few minutes is just so guttering :(.
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This regular soft tissue injuries started even before Meehan. There's something deeper going on as this has been happening since 2021. Initially, it was blamed on having an ageing premiership list, but when first years are going down repeatedly, deeper questions need to be asked.
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I want the club to come and out and answer questions about our injury rehab. Accepted there was a problem when we made changes hiring Serpell. Is there still a problem ? At this stage the answer appears to be yes
Does anyone know anything re Smillie for example? Why has he been out for 2 months with a hammy? Why does he need 3 months rehab?
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Lalors hammy is odd on replay. He grabs right down near the knee. Worried it’s a weird one like Lynch’s last year
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I want the club to come and out and answer questions about our injury rehab. Accepted there was a problem when we made changes hiring Serpell. Is there still a problem ? At this stage the answer appears to be yes
Does anyone know anything re Smillie for example? Why has he been out for 2 months with a hammy? Why does he need 3 months rehab?
That’s why I want questions answered.
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Blight sucks at AFL level.
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That was poor by Blight. It's schoolboy stuff again. Just going to ground after one lame 'effort' so easily and it costs us another soft goal :banghead.
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I rest my case re Blight. Drops a sitter cost a goal. Pathetic
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Blight isn’t afl level, simple as that. Absolute plodder
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Looks like becoming a repeat of last week. Give effort for the first quarter for bugger all reward on the scoreboard before our intensity drops away after quarter time and we get blown away :help.
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Crowds still booing Balta. Muppets
But kick a drop punt you d.head.
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Why don't player kick drop punts at goal anymore when within the "vee"? :banghead
Again schoolboy stuff (Balta) :banghead
No wonder we don't score :banghead.
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How about the Fox commentators trying to get Floss rubbed out? ::) It was fair bump but because it was on Danger they have a sook fest.
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Get Ralphsmith out of the backline FFS.
Poor coaching
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Injuries to Lalor and Smillie has really sucked the joy out of this year for me. That along with how many poo players we have running around just makes it such a depressing watch.
Ross
HRS
Sonsie
Mansell
Blight
All just so poor
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Of course, we get pinged for HTB ::). Two different rules.
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Get Ralphsmith out of the backline FFS.
Poor coaching
Noticed in the past month, opposition coaches are instructing Hugo's direct opponent to push forward.
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Faull working super hard
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Hugo's kicking on full display there :facepalm.
That's two missed now :facepalm.
And Geelong have gone coast to coast both times from the kick-in. That's a 4-goal turnaround :banghead.
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The kicking for goal is a disgrace
An absolute disgrace
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First time this year I’m going to stop watching. I just can’t bare to watch the same idiots over and over and over. How many times does Ross kick to the disadvantage of our fwds ? How many times does sonsie fumble? How many times does HRS fail to run defensively ? I just can’t watch it
There needs to be serious change
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The kicking for goal is a disgrace
An absolute disgrace
The failure to do at least the basics is what ticks me off the most.
Poor goalkicking.
Poor tackling.
Don't protect the defensive side/don't get front and square at stoppages and contests.
I can accept we're going to get beaten but there's no excuse not to do the basics especially when not under pressure.
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First time this year I’m going to stop watching. I just can’t bare to watch the same idiots over and over and over. How many times does Ross kick to the disadvantage of our fwds ? How many times does sonsie fumble? How many times does HRS fail to run defensively ? I just can’t watch it
There needs to be serious change
Problem is the first year cubs meant to replace them are all injured.
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The amount of missed tackles is embarrassing
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Don't protect the defensive side.
Exhibit A. Our sweeper gets sucked into ballhunting and Holmes waltzes out the front of the centrebounce for another goal to Geelong :banghead.
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20 goal loss coming up here.
Just end the season now.
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Our midfield is total poo. Slow plodders with zero defensive pressure. This is a training run for them.
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Taranto just blindly handballing every time he gets it.
Get rid of him.
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Mansell kicks the hard one around his body. Nice!
Finally something to like.
16 - 68
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Balta showing again he is not a forward. Should have brought Bauer in and had Balta down back instead of Blight.
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Injuries to Lalor and Smillie has really sucked the joy out of this year for me. That along with how many poo players we have running around just makes it such a depressing watch.
Ross
HRS
Sonsie
Mansell
Blight
All just so poor
They probably all have 3 year contracts
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Our midfield is total poo. Slow plodders with zero defensive pressure. This is a training run for them.
Our midfield is absolute putrid and it’s our most experienced line. No excuses. I say it every single week. Haven’t looked at the stats but would be safe to say we’re down 10+ in clearances
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Players should give up their past months paychecks.
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Nank is a shadow of his former self.
Shame we don't have anyone to send his sorry arse to VFL
Senior players led by him are the biggest problem here.
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Half time
Richmond 1.2 2.4-16
Geelong 3.3 11.9-75
Goal: Mansell 2
A training drill for the Cats. Flashbacks to 2007.
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Nank is a shadow of his former self.
Shame we don't have anyone to send his sorry arse to VFL
Senior players led by him are the biggest problem here.
It’s only a sorry arse because he’s carried the ruck duties on his own for 8 years. I think you’re being a little harsh.
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Nank is a shadow of his former self.
Shame we don't have anyone to send his sorry arse to VFL
Senior players led by him are the biggest problem here.
It’s only a sorry arse because he’s carried the ruck duties on his own for 8 years. I think you’re being a little harsh.
He is very slow now. .can't jump much either.
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Stats to HT:
Taranto 16
Hopper 14
Campbell 11
Kmac 9
Prestia 9
Floss 9
Banks 8
Nank 8
Sonsie 8
Blight 7
Mansell 7
Rioli 7 .... subbed on 1st qtr
Ross 7
Hugo 6
Trainor 6
Broad 5
Brown 5
Miller 5
Balta 4
Faull 3
Alger 2
Sims 2
Lalor 0 ..... (subbed off 1st qtr - hammy)
Disposals 158 - 213 .... ( contested: 61- 76 )
Efficiency% 70 - 76
Marks 27 - 60 .... ( contested marks: 1 - 7 )
Tackles 30 - 38 .... bruise free
Clearances 17 - 26 .... ( centre: 4 - 7 )
Inside 50s 25 - 34
In50 eff.% 32 - 68
In50 marks 4 - 10
In50 tackles 1 - 7
Hitouts 26 - 21
Frees 5 - 11
https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7112#team-stats
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At least Sammy has all pre season to get ready for 2026. Finish his season and do whatever it takes to get him right
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I want the club to come and out and answer questions about our injury rehab. Accepted there was a problem when we made changes hiring Serpell. Is there still a problem ? At this stage the answer appears to be yes
I look forward to the whacks I'm about to get
But having watched the replay multiple times.
He clearly didn't re-injure the hamstring running it happened in the act of tackling, the twist when he took his opponent over the line
When he first got up he didn't appear to realise, stock standard hammy and he feels it immediately. Pain kicks in as tries to move ...
If it was stock standard hammy I'd go whack but this doesn't look like that. Doesn't look like it is a conditioning issue
People will whack and some will ridicule me but I reckon this one is just unfortunate bad luck. Reckon it's the tendon from the motion of tackling.
Will know tomorrow or Monday
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Jeez we seem to have a lot of “bad luck” injuries…
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Richmond has had five goalless quarters in its last five games, along with five quarters where it has scored just one goal. It has a further two one-goal quarters today.
:help
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Jacob Hopper had 31 disposals, 16 contested possessions, and two score assists when he last played at GMHBA Stadium in Round 4, 2019, as a Giant. Hopper has led from the front in today's match with 14 disposals and four score involvements thus far.
https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7112#timeline
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This regular soft tissue injuries started even before Meehan. There's something deeper going on as this has been happening since 2021. Initially, it was blamed on having an ageing premiership list, but when first years are going down repeatedly, deeper questions need to be asked.
Will say it again all Clubs are having or have had issues. This is an industry issue and IMESHO has everything to do with the shorter preseason
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Does anyone know anything re Smillie for example? Why has he been out for 2 months with a hammy? Why does he need 3 months rehab?
Could answer for you but won't because not in the mood to be whacked, ridiculed and belittled
There's a very valid reason
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This regular soft tissue injuries started even before Meehan. There's something deeper going on as this has been happening since 2021. Initially, it was blamed on having an ageing premiership list, but when first years are going down repeatedly, deeper questions need to be asked.
Will say it again all Clubs are having or have had issues. This is an industry issue and caused IMESHO has everything to do with the shorter preseason
You refuse to think there could be an issue with our program, that’s okay that’s your opinion. But when draftees are coming in, doing multiple hammys, Lalor, Smillie, Armstrong, given longer than needed to recover and continue to get injured there has to be something wrong with our approach. You simply can’t blame that on a shorter pre season. I’m not saying sack Serpell. I am saying that our approach needs to be reviewed though. This is our future at stake which we have invested everything in thus far.
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Mansell you burned two free open shorter options forward and then you kick it long to where the geelong player was in front to mark virtually uncontested.
Just stick to the basics Tiges :scream.
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I want the club to come and out and answer questions about our injury rehab. Accepted there was a problem when we made changes hiring Serpell. Is there still a problem ? At this stage the answer appears to be yes
I look forward to the whacks I'm about to get
But having watched the replay multiple times.
He clearly didn't re-injure the hamstring running it happened in the act of tackling, the twist when he took his opponent over the line
When he first got up he didn't appear to realise, stock standard hammy and he feels it immediately. Pain kicks in as tries to move ...
If it was stock standard hammy I'd go whack but this doesn't look like that. Doesn't look like it is a conditioning issue
People will whack and some will ridicule me but I reckon this one is just unfortunate bad luck. Reckon it's the tendon from the motion of tackling.
Will know tomorrow or Monday
I can see what you’re referring to, but it’s the same hammy. From such an innocuous event you’d think normally the hammy would be fine. To me it seems as though his hammy is weaker than it should be and hasn’t been strengthened from the multiple tears it’s now had. It’s no coincidence it’s the same hammy
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Balta showing again he is not a forward. Should have brought Bauer in and had Balta down back instead of Blight.
Need Balta back and I'd bring either Blight or Broad forward
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Mansell gets his 3rd. Another good kick :o.
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Who was Kmac kicking that to? :huh3
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You refuse to think there could be an issue with our program, that’s okay that’s your opinion. But when draftees are coming in, doing multiple hammys, Lalor, Smillie, Armstrong, given longer than needed to recover and continue to get injured there has to be something wrong with our approach. You simply can’t blame that on a shorter pre season. I’m not saying sack Serpell. I am saying that our approach needs to be reviewed though. This is our future at stake which we have invested everything in thus far.
We are not even 12 months into a new regime/program so again from where I sit I think the sins of the past are still having a bearing. You completely change a program itis going to take time for bodoes to adjust. People will scoff of that but from conversations I've had that's my take.
Benefits or problems will show up as we go into the next preseason
Smilie, there is more to that than just a stock standard hammy. There's a reason why it's taken so long. But I'm not prepared to say anything becuase as posted above I am not in the mood to be belittled, ridiculed or even bullied.
Armstrong, tendon off the bone in a tackling drill is not a conditioning issue. Just really unfortunate.
Lalor, someone else mentioned he had hammy issues last year. Same one as this year. Even you've acknowledged after watching the replay this one looks different....
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Time for KMac to retire.
He's done
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Nank another to ask who was that kick for? :huh3
Our ability to ignore the obvious basic option is mindblowing :banghead.
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Our "tackling" technique on display there for everyone to see once again :facepalm.
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FFS
What do we have to do to get a HTB call?
He try and break on tackle, take one step it's HTB
Geelong takes on 2 runs 10 metres and it's play on :banghead :scream
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Our "tackling" technique on display there for everyone to see once again :facepalm.
Sorry it should have HTB
Yes overall our tackling is poor
But geez it would be nice to get rewarded to occasionally
Guarantee if it was the other way we'd get pinged
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Maurice goal. Agree he deserved that.
29 - 102
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Maurice goal. Agree he deserved that.
29 - 102
Why ?
He went 1.5 quarters without touching the thing
He ran around like a mad man for 15 mins in the first quarter and looked excellent.
Since then he’s proven exactly why he will never be a full time AFL midfielder.
TANK
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Our "tackling" technique on display there for everyone to see once again :facepalm.
Sorry it should have HTB
Yes overall our tackling is poor
But geez it would be nice to get rewarded to occasionally
Guarantee if it was the other way we'd get pinged
Stevens broke the tackle(s) IMHO. Should never have got through us.
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Our "tackling" technique on display there for everyone to see once again :facepalm.
Sorry it should have HTB
Yes overall our tackling is poor
But geez it would be nice to get rewarded to occasionally
Guarantee if it was the other way we'd get pinged
Stevens broke the tackle(s) IMHO. Should never have got through us.
He should have been pinged. As I said if it was the other way, our players would have pinged
Oh and BTW
HRS out for the rest of the game....hamstring ;D
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The wheels have fallen right off and we're clearly the worst side in it, and we won't even have pick #1... or pick #2.
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Maurice goal. Agree he deserved that.
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Why ?
He went 1.5 quarters without touching the thing
He ran around like a mad man for 15 mins in the first quarter and looked excellent.
Since then he’s proven exactly why he will never be a full time AFL midfielder.
TANK
Never said he was a full-time mid. By the way, the whole midfield has been smashed for the past month.
Aside from the 2nd qtr when the whole team couldn't touch the ball, Rioli has been busting his backside off.
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Maurice goal. Agree he deserved that.
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Why ?
He went 1.5 quarters without touching the thing
He ran around like a mad man for 15 mins in the first quarter and looked excellent.
Since then he’s proven exactly why he will never be a full time AFL midfielder.
TANK
Bit hard to get the ball when you are plonked in our fwd line?
Not sure why they didn't put him the middle more in 2nd and 3rd
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HRS out for the rest of the game....hamstring ;D
Yep. Another soft-tissue injury.
Short will come in for Hugo next week.
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Nank goal.
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The experienced players are making the worst mistakes - turning it over, making crap decisions & generally panicking like overawed kids. :banghead
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HRS out for the rest of the game....hamstring ;D
Yep. Another soft-tissue injury.
Short will come in for Hugo next week.
Season over with our hamstring recovery program. I'm being serious.
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Blight for Tylar Young next week.
He's putrid
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Encroachment 50. What a great rule.
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Encroachment 50. What a great rule.
Yep. No impact on the player with the ball but he gets 50. It's the dumbest rule ever introduced :banghead.
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Seriously how is that 50. But more importantly why is it 50?
Make it make sense. He was no where near him and not affecting any thing. Madness
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Our need to handball when it's not the option is another one on our stupid schoolboy crap list :facepalm.
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Anyone else lose interest once Lalor went down? Glad I didn't go - be home by now. :shh
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Seriously how is that 50. But more importantly why is it 50?
Make it make sense. He was no where near him and not affecting any thing. Madness
The ump said Mansell encroached into the 10m area before play on was called.
The umps give Geelong all the time of day to move the play on (Mansell was expecting the ump to call Martin to play on) but there's been a number of times tonight when we've been called play on as soon as we take the mark.
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You refuse to think there could be an issue with our program, that’s okay that’s your opinion. But when draftees are coming in, doing multiple hammys, Lalor, Smillie, Armstrong, given longer than needed to recover and continue to get injured there has to be something wrong with our approach. You simply can’t blame that on a shorter pre season. I’m not saying sack Serpell. I am saying that our approach needs to be reviewed though. This is our future at stake which we have invested everything in thus far.
We are not even 12 months into a new regime/program so again from where I sit I think the sins of the past are still having a bearing. You completely change a program itis going to take time for bodoes to adjust. People will scoff of that but from conversations I've had that's my take.
Benefits or problems will show up as we go into the next preseason
Smilie, there is more to that than just a stock standard hammy. There's a reason why it's taken so long. But I'm not prepared to say anything becuase as posted above I am not in the mood to be belittled, ridiculed or even bullied.
Armstrong, tendon off the bone in a tackling drill is not a conditioning issue. Just really unfortunate.
Lalor, someone else mentioned he had hammy issues last year. Same one as this year. Even you've acknowledged after watching the replay this one looks different....
Am I bullying or belittling you? This is a conversation around opinion and I’ve accepted yours. Perhaps I even agree that the benefits of this new program will take time to shine through, but these are draftees, there is no Meehan hangover for them. I’m talking about mismanagement. Perhaps it all is bad luck but to me it’s no coincidence.
Yes Lalors left? Hammy has issues. That’s my point it’s reoccurring. It did look different, he reacted differently to a standard hammy but nonetheless there is no doubt in my mind that the hammy from 5 weeks ago and today are connected. Why doesn’t he go through a condition block like Smillie ?
It comes back to my initial post which was wanting answers from the club. Why is Smillie missing so long ? Why does he require conditioning ? Why is Lalors left hammy so troublesome ? Are they related to their accelerated growth ? What is it ? I just want answers and I think that’s fair.
Especially given these guys are all we have to be excited about this year because our senior players are deplorable.
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Yay Jonty got one. :clapping
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Faull goal. Ran in a straight line at goal then which helps with accuracy.
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Once again the needless dumb handball that stuffs us up :banghead.
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Anyone else lose interest once Lalor went down? Glad I didn't go - be home by now. :shh
Nup
Wasn’t interested prior
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Rioli free. Brown takes the advantage and goals.
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Faull goal. Ran in a straight line at goal then which helps with accuracy.
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Wow about time. Don't think he's kicked one for a month or so lol
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Has Ralph smith done a hammy too? What a disaster. I’m no HRS fan but these injuries are ridiculous
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Has Ralph smith done a hammy too? What a disaster. I’m no HRS fan but these injuries are ridiculous
Yeah apparently. His second for the year?
Wtf is going on down at PRO.
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Even Andyyyyy can see it now and is asking questions. :shh
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Final Score
Richmond 1.2 2.4 4.6 7.10-52
Geelong 3.3 11.9 15.13 18.16-124
Goal: Mansell 3, Nankervis, Rioli, Brown, Faull.
Expected the result so no surprise there. What is deflating is Lalor redoing his hammy and badly :(.
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Am I bullying or belittling you?
I wasn't referring to you Sim, you are nothing but respectful in any conversations. I was referring to others who can't have a balanced respectful conversation without belittling, ridiculing, insulting or bullying
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Tarantos body language looks like he doesn't give much of a f.. out there.
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absolute shocker has been TT. I have not been a Hopper fan but FMD they are polar opposites of late.
There is zero leadership out there, off and on the ground. That Lynch incident is the prime example.
what is clear is the draft getting us out of this alone is not going to happen. We need to start bringing in mature or via FA, and this must start this year.
for all we know the 2024 draft may be another 2004 version with a few very good players max.
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Hard to be a leader when times are tough. They all looked really poor today. They’ve all looked good at different times this year. But consistently too many of them let us down with poor skills and decision making.
Broad had some shockers today who has been one of the better ones this year.
Our whole midfield is a laughing stock. And in fact our whole midfield is Taranto, hopper, Prestia Ross.
What a disgrace.
Centre bounce attendances today
Nank 25
Prestia 23
Hopper 23
Taranto 22
Ross 19
Sims 4
And we get absolutely smashed. Surely the club looks at this midfield and thinks we are in deep deep trouble
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It's just so slow.
You can get away with a slow player here and there if they're a bigger mid but one of Taranto + Hopper is probably ideal, or both at best if there's a jet in there - like Bolton was the last 1-2 years.
Ross just not good enough nor quick. Prestia good enough but old and slow now.
We need pace.
McAuliffe has some - when's he going to be fit again?
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Team Stats:
Disposals 359 - 386 ..... ( contested: 111 - 127 ; uncontested: 238 - 251 )
Efficiency% 75 - 77
Kicks 204 - 235
Handballs 155 - 151
Turnovers 58 - 52
Marks 92 - 115 .... ( contested marks: 6 - 12 )
Tackles 56 - 61
Clearances 33 - 42 ..... ( centre: 6 - 15 ; stoppages: 27 - 27 )
Inside 50s 45 - 66
In50 eff.% 36 - 58
In50 marks 11 - 20
In50 tackles 1 - 12
Hitouts 41 - 41
Bounces 7 - 17
One %ers 40 - 25
Frees 12 - 17
Individual possies:
Hopper 27
Banks 26
Taranto 25
Mansell 22
Vlastuin 21
Prestia 20
Campbell 19
Rioli 19 ..... subbed on 1st qtr
Nankervis 18
Blight 17
Broad 17
McIntosh 17
Sonsie 17
Ross 16
Trainor 16
Brown 15
Miller 13
Faull 9
Ralphsmith 8
Balta 7
Sims 7
Alger 3
Lalor 0 .... subbed off 1st qtr
https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7112#player-stats
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"You can disregard Richmond's ladder position when it comes to the midfield. You're talking (Dion) Prestia, (Tim) Taranto, (Jacob) Hopper, (Toby) Nankervis in there. They're an experienced, high-quality group of players."
- Chris Scott post-game.
Source: AFL website (https://www.afl.com.au/news/1357098/richmond-tiger-sam-lalors-hamstring-injury-looks-like-a-bad-one-geelong-cats-explain-bailey-smith-withdrawal)
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Unfortunately for Richmond, they were the ones on the other end of their rampant performance to register their lowest score at Kardinia Park since Round 3, 1983 — a 42-year first.
It was a tough night all around for the Tigers, who registered their seventh loss of the season of more than 10 goals — and third in as many weeks.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/live-afl-2025-geelong-cats-vs-richmond-tigers-round-17-live-scores-and-updates-bailey-smith-late-out-blog-stats-start-time-aest-and-how-to-stream/news-story/7aee2b492953b7786899ffbd3970415e
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It's just so slow.
You can get away with a slow player here and there if they're a bigger mid but one of Taranto + Hopper is probably ideal, or both at best if there's a jet in there - like Bolton was the last 1-2 years.
Ross just not good enough nor quick. Prestia good enough but old and slow now.
We need pace.
McAuliffe has some - when's he going to be fit again?
Hamstring alley??
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His is a quad
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His is a quad
Yeah I thought he was close
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Report Card - Round 17
Dylan Bolch, Will Faulkner, Catherine Healey and Ben Cotton
Fox Sports
July 7th, 2025
RICHMOND
It always loomed as a tough task, but the Tigers simply didn’t have the firepower to challenge the Cats this week. That was only compounded further, when young gun Sam Lalor left the field with what appears to be a serious hamstring injury only minutes into the contest. Adem Yze’s side were only 13 points down at the first change, so that’s a positive.
In the votes
Small forward Rhyan Mansell had a great game, recording three goals from 22 disposals and eight marks. Youngster Sam Banks (26 disposals) continues to improve off half-back, while former Giants Jacob Hopper (27) and Tim Taranto (25) tried all night.
Room for improvement
It was a pretty tough night for the Tigers. They were smashed in some key metrics including inside 50s (-21), clearances (-9) and contested possessions (-17) and the Cats really taught them a football lesson. With Tom Lynch on the sidelines due to suspension, it was left to youngsters Tom Sims and Jonty Faull to provide a target inside 50 and Geelong’s veterans kept them well held. Noah Balta was also swung into attack in Lynch’s absence, but struggled to impact the game and looked lost at times.
Grade
D-
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2025-round-17-report-card-highlights-and-analysis-every-club-reviewed-best-and-worst-players-stats-latest-news/news-story/d35c66cf3223a147fa0afcd6a94d9cd1