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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on August 21, 2025, 12:47:53 AM
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AFL Round 24
RICHMOND vs Geelong
Saturday, 23rd August @ the M.C.G.
Start time: 4:15 pm
Odds: (Sportsbet)
Richmond $15.00
Geelong $ 1.02
https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7167
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15:1
Would not get many backers at those odds
What would be a positive result for RFC for this match?
No injuries IMO
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Positives
Hotton Rising Star nom and mark of the year
Jezza Cameron goaless
Kmac irons out Danger
3 goals for Harry
No injuries
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Positives
Hotton Rising Star nom and mark of the year
Jezza Cameron goaless
Kmac irons out Danger
3 goals for Harry
No injuries
:rollin Line him up Macca
or worse call him names
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Positives
Hotton Rising Star nom and mark of the year
Jezza Cameron goaless
Kmac irons out Danger
3 goals for Harry
No injuries
Give him a rookie contract for this...
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Richmond v Geelong Preview
Andrew Slevison
SEN
21 Aug 2025
Geelong has racked up five wins in a row, scoring 111 or more points in each of those victories.
Chris Scott’s free-flowing Cats have so many avenues to goal, evidenced by the fact that this year’s Coleman Medallist Jeremy Cameron was held goalless in last weekend’s 43-point win over Sydney.
Shannon Neale, who won’t play this weekend due to suspension, bagged four while Tyson Stengle and Shaun Mannagh each kicked three. There are capable goal kickers everywhere.
It presents as a major problem for Richmond who have been prone to conceding big scores in their two years under Adem Yze.
The Tigers, overall, have enjoyed a season above expectations, but at times they’ve been disappointing and one of those occasions was last weekend against North Melbourne.
The 48-point defeat in Hobart could be seen as a step back given they arguably should have beaten the Roos back in Round 10. Last weekend’s lineup was older and more experienced than North.
And they’ve been below par against the Cats in recent times.
Since the 2020 Grand Final triumph, the Tigers have lost to the Cats five times in six meetings - the most recent defeat a 72-point shellacking at GMHBA Stadium in Round 17.
The emerging Tigers might be thinking of the off-season ahead so perhaps their application won’t be as strong as it has been. On the other hand the Cats will be applying themselves knowing they’ve got a finals series on the horizon.
There is a whiff of a blowout here. If the Tigers don’t turn up and ramp up the pressure then this could get ugly in two-time premiership Tiger Kamdyn McIntosh’s farewell game.
Prediction: Geelong by 54 points.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/08/20/who-will-win-and-why-tips-and-predictions-for-afl-round-24
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Yze On Saturday’s game against Geelong…
“We understand what's coming. We understand we're coming up against a very good footy team. They taught us a footy lesson down at their ground earlier in the season. We know what they're playing for, but at the same time, we understand what we're playing for. We want to send off one of our best in Kamdyn, in the right way and not only that, we've got 100,000 members that we're playing for. Hopefully, we put on a performance that makes them proud and finish off the season the right way because they've supported us throughout the season, and hopefully we can finish it off for them.”
On tagging one of Geelong’s star midfielders…
“I've said this the last few weeks, right now, we’re in a position where we want to give opportunity to Taj and Seth and to do that, it overrides what the opposition are doing. We'll go into the game with a certain plan around our own method and then keep an eye on that. If we decide to go to them at any stage throughout the game, we'll do that, but at the start, we want to play our way and give our guys an opportunity first.”
Source: RFC website (https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1870428/ooze-opens-up-on-tagging-the-midfield-mix-and-more).
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NO LATE CHANGES
SUBSTITUTES
Richmond: Luke Trainor
Geelong: Mitch Knevitt
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1396152/follow-it-live-north-melbourne-kangaroos-v-adelaide-crows-richmond-tigers-v-geelong-cats-west-coast-eagles-v-sydney-swans-afl-round-24-2025
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Great to see Gibcus starting
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ARC and its blurred vision ::).
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Nice kick Tiger Tom :gotigers
7 - 12
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Hard to score when you lob junk kicks inside 50 :facepalm.
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How is that a shepherd when they were the only two in the contest?
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Hello bruise free footy.
And this over-handballing is stupid as.
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How is that a shepherd when they were the only two in the contest?
BS free.
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Hello bruise free footy.
And this over-handballing is stupid as.
And the over shoulder handballs!
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LOL. Just making it up as we go. Nice finish from Mansell but it's a low % play.
13 - 21
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How do you not make the distance from 25, Nank?
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We are a lesson in how not to play inside F50 :facepalm.
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Short needs to go.
Bloody useless player and just cost us a goal.
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I'm not convinced on Sonsie at all.
Just don't see anything I like. .
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How does Nank get pinged for a block in the ruck when both players are directly under the fall of the ball and both are pushing each other?
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I'm not convinced on Sonsie at all.
Just don't see anything I like. .
I think Sonsie is worth persisting with, think he will perform better as the midfield improves. He has decent foot skills on both sides of his body. That said, looks like a real confidence guy.
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The umpiring is horrendous
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A free teammate 55 out and Hopper ignores him and kicks in the ball into an opponent. Our forward play is totally clueless.
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Pretty easy to see a lot of our defensive issues today, lots of ball watching and zero intent to push hard into good defensive positions. Lots of guys happy to tread water half a kick off the ball instead of chasing players streaming into dangerous positions.
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Quarter time
Richmond 2.2-14
Geelong 6.7-43
Goals: Lynch, Mansell.
This is heading towards a 100+ point flogging similar to the last round of 2016. It's hard to defend when your decision making with the ball is a shambles and you hand the ball back to the opposition with everyone out of position.
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Feel like the effort is there, somewhat. Certainly 1 way effort at minimum.
13 inside 50s to 15.
4 scoring shots to 13.
That's the game in nutshell. When we go inside 5/ it comes back out.
When they go inside 50 they get a shot away.
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How do teams constantly outnumber us across every line. 3 v 1 at every contest when we go forward, half a dozen more players around the ball between the arcs and then spares everywhere when they go forward.
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No issue with the effort
Have massive issues with umpiring
2 to us
10 to them
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That went about 8 meters but the mark is paid.
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Not shepherding for your teammate.
Hello not doing the basics :facepalm.
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That sums us up. Stuff up inside our F50, opened up on the way back, and easy goal to the opposition :facepalm.
Just blow the siren.
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Yeah let's stop at HF, allow Geelong to get numbers back, and then kick it to a 1-vs-3 ::).
And of course they get another easy goal rebounding out of our F50 ::).
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We don't have the work rate and players aren't prepared to work hard both directions.
We need to work on our fitness levels and running ability we are no where near it.
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I have never left at half time before ……
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We don't have the work rate and players aren't prepared to work hard both directions.
We need to work on our fitness levels and running ability we are no where near it.
It’s not really about work rate, it’s about them having the confidence to run forward of the ball knowing that they will be rewarded. We are getting caught out on turn overs big time.
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Long kick out of traffic and the ball bounces at right angles 15m inside the boundary = "insufficient intent" ::).
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2-16
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Half time
Richmond 2.2 2.3-15
Geelong 6.7 11.12-78
Goals: Lynch, Mansell.
Why bother coming out for the second half when we're dishing up this brainless skill-less crap :boredom.
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We've had:
More disposals
More contested possies
More clearances
3x the centre clearances (9-3)
Yet we're 10 goals down at half-time all thanks to inside F50 efficiency:
Richmond 27%
Geelong 72%
which has lead to scores from turnovers:
Richmond 0.2-2
Geelong 9.9-63
:help
Oh and add less tackles thanks to our bruise free footy (23 - 31).
Just embarrassingly amateurish.
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It is our home ground and we play like this. Not good enough. I hope they lift in the second half but not at all confident they will.
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And it’s meant to be a thanks to the fans day.
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Will say it again can't question the effort. It is there
We are just not good enough
Simply really
Not sure why people are agitated. Isn't this what most were expecting?
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Disgusting effort that quarter.
Pathetic and embarrassing for the players and club.
Can't wait for this season to be over.
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Basic standards have lowered significantly and our leaders aren't even leading the way because the coaches have accepted that we are rebuilding and for some stupid reason allow the standards to drop to 2016 levels. :help
When the leaders don't give a poo then what hope do the youngsters have
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Tom Brown & Sam Banks need to trained to get the hard ball a bit more
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Run into an open goal and miss :facepalm. Schoolboy stuff :banghead.
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Basic standards have lowered significantly and our leaders aren't even leading the way because the coaches have accepted that we are rebuilding and for some stupid reason allow the standards to drop to 2016 levels. :help
When the leaders don't give a poo then what hope do the youngsters have
Standards have dropped because we are s hit
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Bowes just blatantly drops the ball in the tackle = play on ::).
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Gibcus subbed off for Trainor.
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OMG we actually kicked a goal :o.
Campbell can thank Lynch for his Don't Argue on Stewart.
23 - 88
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Gibcus subbed off for Trainor.
Smart move
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Goal Prestia just before the siren.
3/4 time
Richmond 2.2 2.3 4.6-30
Geelong 6.7 11.12 13.17-95
Goals: Lynch, Mansell, Campbell, Prestia.
Junk time. Let's just get this over with.
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Gibcus subbed off for Trainor.
Smart move
Agree GR12. Gibbo was visibly disappointed on the bench, but the main thing is he got through unscathed, and he can play in the VFL finals next week.
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20m kick not called 15. These umps ::).
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20m kick not called 15. These umps ::).
Is that what it was? That just sums up where the umpiring is these days.
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Lynch to Brown = goal.
38 - 95
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Mansell jumper scragged = no free ::). The maggots refuse to pay us blatant frees :thumbsdown.
Lynch goals anyway.
44 - 95
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OMG a Tiger actually pinned the arm in the tackle. Surprise surprise we get the HTB free to Taranto.
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Campbell goal.
52 - 97
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Meatball goal.
58 - 97
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Lynch kicks his 3rd.
64 - 103
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How is that not 50, Geelong player just handballs the ball blindly over his shoulder and no where near Trainor.
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Final Score
Richmond 2.2 2.3 4.6 9.10-64
Geelong 6.7 11.12 13.17 14.19-103
Goals: Lynch 3, Campbell 2, Prestia 2, Mansell, Brown.
Played it out at least in junk time.
Thanks Kmac :clapping.
Bring on the draft!
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Any reason why Geelong didn't stay out on the ground for Kmac's guard of honour? Sure, Kmac was a role player rather than a superstar, but he still played 213 games and was a 2x premiership player.
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Any reason why Geelong didn't stay out on the ground for Kmac's guard of honour? Sure, Kmac was a role player rather than a superstar, but he still played 213 games and was a 2x premiership player.
They’re still too concerned about getting Jezza to 100 goals than to care about anyone else.
I also thought it was a tad disrespectful to be handing out footballs to the crowd when K Mac was thanking the fans.
Selfish club led by a selfish coach.
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Any reason why Geelong didn't stay out on the ground for Kmac's guard of honour? Sure, Kmac was a role player rather than a superstar, but he still played 213 games and was a 2x premiership player.
The cats hate Richmond.
From Polly in '67
KB destroying them in the 1980 2nd Semi Final
Us owning them between 2017-2020
They had to change the rules to stop us.
There's no way they'll stand for us ever unless they're forced to.
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Any reason why Geelong didn't stay out on the ground for Kmac's guard of honour? Sure, Kmac was a role player rather than a superstar, but he still played 213 games and was a 2x premiership player.
As I posted on the other thread
In fairness they did wait around for a time. Our players rightly headed to the Punt road end to say thank to the fans, that's when they went in
Who cares. Knowing Kaspy he wouldn't given a Todd TBBH
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Team Stats:
The Cats scored 10.14 to 5.5 from intercept chains today, including 10.13 to 1.3 across the first three terms. They scored 3.6 to 0.0 from 25-12 attacking midfield intercept chains, and scored from 51% of their inside 50s today - well above the competition average of 36.2%.
Disposals 382 - 366 ..... ( contested: 128 - 124 ; uncontested: 245 - 232 )
Efficiency% 72 - 74
Kicks 218 - 206
Handballs 164 - 160
Turnovers 68 - 55
Marks 108 - 95 .... ( contested marks: 7 - 12 )
Tackles 41 - 57
Clearances 30 - 30 .... ( centre: 12 - 9 ; stoppages: 18 - 21 )
Inside 50s 54 - 55
In50 eff.% 41 - 62
In50 marks 14 - 19
In50 tackles 3 - 12
Hitouts 31 - 30
Bounces 1 - 17
One %ers 41 - 34
Frees 12 - 23 ::)
Individual possies:
Banks 30
Hopper 29
Prestia 28
Taranto 27
Short 26
Sonsie 21
Brown 20
Ross 20
Campbell 19
Young 17
Miller 16
Mansell 15
McIntosh 15
Nankervis 14
Balta 13
Trezise 13
Hotton 12
Lynch 11
Trainor 10 ..... subbed on mid 3rd quarter.
Armstrong 8
Gibcus 7 ..... subbed off mid 3rd quarter.
Broad 6
Rioli 5
https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7167#player-stats