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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on June 02, 2016, 03:33:42 AM
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VFL Round 9
Coburg (1-6, 14th) vs Richmond (2-5, 11th)
Sunday, 5th June @ Piranha Park, Coburg.
Start time: 11:40am
Broadcast:
TV: Channel 7 (Victoria) from 11:30am.
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Richmond's VFL squad
B: 35. N Broad 25. T Chaplin 36. C Moore
HB: 37. C Menadue 39. N Drummond 46. J Castagna
C: 15. A Moore 21. J Townsend 51. S Darley
HF: 44. A Marcon 54. J Ballard 45. J Short
F: 41. M Chol 34. L McBean 20. I Maric
R: 47. I Soldo 30. R Conca 31. O Markov
Int: 65. R Gale, 60. T Langford, 75. K Williams, 52. A Scott, 68. M Troutbeck, 40. D Butler, 64. T Silvestro, 59. A Morris
23P: 78. D Coffield
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&sID=325269&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=44377409
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Richmond's VFL squad
B: 35. N Broad 25. T Chaplin 36. C Moore
HB: 37. C Menadue 39. N Drummond 46. J Castagna
C: 15. A Moore 21. J Townsend 51. S Darley
HF: 44. A Marcon 54. J Ballard 45. J Short
F: 41. M Chol 34. L McBean 20. I Maric
R: 47. I Soldo 30. R Conca 31. O Markov
Int: 65. R Gale, 60. T Langford, 75. K Williams, 52. A Scott, 68. M Troutbeck, 40. D Butler, 64. T Silvestro, 59. A Morris
23P: 78. D Coffield
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&sID=325269&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=44377409
Truth be told there is only 7 or 8 worth keeping in that lot.
Good to see Connor at H/B would make a fantastic running defender.
Such a shame to see C Moore back in defense.I suppose they have to play someone down there the options are few.
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Poor kicking for goal sent him back there I reckon :lol. That's if he plays back, never really know if they'll line up in the area they've been listed.
Elton back out?
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Crunch game
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Very important day for our VFL side tomorrow. Hopefully and I mean hopefully some of the younger brigade stand up to claim a spot in the senior side. Otherwise we will see the likes of Batchellor, B Ellis and Hunt continue to play seniors.
Its important for one or two players to dominate tomorrow.
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Sums up a injury riddled club l hear another injury
Coburg 33 Tigers 3 pts 16 minutes into the 2nd
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Yes Soldo gone for the day with concussion
Choi currently playing FB
Commentators saying McBean will have to do some time in the ruck
Also saying Short has been excellent
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Conca was great that 2nd quarter but some of them really are not willing.
No doubt Conca will play less game time this last half
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Just watching highlights of body contact. We are weak & hit the ground with the softest of bumps
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Conca was great that 2nd quarter but some of them really are not willing.
No doubt Conca will play less game time this last half
Yep agree Monk
Reckom he is a shoein for AFL next week
Short too
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only started watching from the 10 minute mark of the 2nd but Conca was great
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Townsend needs to lift
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The whole club is stale.
They are so bogged down in trying to follow the "game plan" they are like robots.
We want to be predictable to each other but it also makes us predictable to the opposition.
The club should have a "way" they want to play but to tell our players where they need to kick the footy every time they are in a particular position on the ground is ridiculous.
Teams have worked out what we do, at both levels, and it's so simple to play against.
I watched Hawthorn yesterday and they used the entire ground to move the footy, and Melbourne had no idea where they were going next. The difference is Hawthorn have "team rules" they abide by (pressure, work rate, overlap) instead on one particular game plan. They move the ball at will. Slowly at times, quick most of the time, backwards and sideways at times, but UNPREDICTABLE.
Some will say their skills allow them to play this way but it does because they practise it. The more they practice hitting targets under pressure the better they have become. We need to do this. It's not always going to work but again the more we practice it the better we will be at it under pressure too.
We have a game plan that try's to do things not under pressure. F$&king ridiculous!
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Add Jayden Short to that long injury list now
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Short ok his going again
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Conca clearly stands out from every player on that ground.
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Plays next week does Conca
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Score?
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Plays next week does Conca
Definite in. Pity his mates up field can't finish the work off. 6 points.
The difference is Richmond players wait for the ball where Coburg players are meeting the ball
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Butler reported :banghead
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Coburg 44
Richmond 6
26:35
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Coburg 50
Richmond 6
27:20 3rd
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I thought Friday nights effort was bad.
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3/4 time scores the same
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Wow , what a weekend.
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The club is absolutely overflowing with cream and depth... ::) :whistle
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The 'cream' has curdled.
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I thought Friday nights effort was bad.
Yes the whole club is suffering from all the injuries. Confidence is down but seriously the natural ability many of these lads have are gone. They can't even hit each other up from 10 metres away. Players receiving the ball over the head or below the knees. l could play better & l'm in my 50's
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Richmond score their 1 st for the day in the 4th :snidegrin
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Goal was kicked by McBean
Coburg 50
Richmond 13
3:35
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Coburg 56
Richmond 13
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Conca on the bench l dont think we will see him much more today
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Absolutely pouring rain. Conditions not good
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Townsend being rested, l don't think he has done anything to deserve a call up
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Menadue carrying a injury. They were working on him & he was in alot of pain.
Conca tops it off with a goal great work
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Townsend being rested, l don't think he has done anything to deserve a call up
Who's your picks? Conca easy then it's a struggle. Menadue should be considered. Too wet to assess McBean and Maric.
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Coburg 57
Richmond 20
18.00 4th
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Townsend being rested, l don't think he has done anything to deserve a call up
Who's your picks? Conca easy then it's a struggle. Menadue should be considered. Too wet to assess McBean and Maric.
Conca easy BOG he has had 31 possies 15 contested 1 goal
Menadue is carrying a injury he won't be considered
Townsend needs to work much more & the weather conditions that bad no-one really stands out
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Townsend being rested, l don't think he has done anything to deserve a call up
Who's your picks? Conca easy then it's a struggle. Menadue should be considered. Too wet to assess McBean and Maric.
Conca easy BOG he has had 31 possies 15 contested 1 goal
Menadue is carrying a injury he won't be considered
Townsend needs to work much more & the weather conditions that bad no-one really stands out
Menadue still out there, can't be too hurt.
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Conca off the game is in time on. Conca in the votes for sure
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Townsend being rested, l don't think he has done anything to deserve a call up
Who's your picks? Conca easy then it's a struggle. Menadue should be considered. Too wet to assess McBean and Maric.
Conca easy BOG he has had 31 possies 15 contested 1 goal
Menadue is carrying a injury he won't be considered
Townsend needs to work much more & the weather conditions that bad no-one really stands out
Menadue still out there, can't be too hurt.
Carrying means his playing with injury :snidegrin
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Goal Butler
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FULL TIME
Coburg 64
Richmond 31
Best for Richmond; Conca, Scott, Moore, Short, Townsend,
Conditions; everyone extremely soaked :snidegrin
A lot of players playing out of position
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Townsend & Moore in the bests? They were shyte....
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Get Conca back, we need his trade value to go up so we can trade him back to WA.
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...or watch his trade value go down when he does his hammy yet again....
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Townsend & Moore in the bests? They were shyte....
Most of them were poo what do you want
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Get Conca back, we need his trade value to go up so we can trade him back to WA.
When Conca is in our back line we play better. Only way he be traded is if he wanted to go home
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...or watch his trade value go down when he does his hammy yet again....
If he was going to do his hammy. Today would have been the day to test it. His fine
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Anyone who watched the game on TV able to comment on McBean's game? 15 possies and 1.3 in that weather seems ok.
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Townsend & Moore in the bests? They were shyte....
Most of them were poo what do you want
For them not to be shyte....
...or watch his trade value go down when he does his hammy yet again....
If he was going to do his hammy. Today would have been the day to test it. His fine
Only a matter of time and you know it....
Anyone who watched the game on TV able to comment on McBean's game? 15 possies and 1.3 in that weather seems ok.
Was on a hiding to nothing and was still better than anything we've seen from Vickery this year...and really, if standards are truly being evenly applied across the whole list, I look forward to reading that "it wasn't a day for goal kickers" in McBean's assessment....
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McBean was OK.
For cry sake, give him a crack. With the amount of chances Vickery and Griffiths has had how McBean hasn't is a joke. Wayne Carey would look awful playing for our 2s.
Anyone watching Eagles vs Dogs. We are light years away from the cream of the comp.
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God dam stupid club
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Expect another masterstroke from Dimma this week, Chaplin up forward and McBean to play in defence.
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Think Conca , McBean .Short and Broad might get called up
Castanga and Menadue ??
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bless you McCrae. :thumbsup
Doing wonders down there.
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Anyone who thinks Butler is any chance of making it just watch his performance today. Has shown nothing in any game thus far and with todays wet conditions he should have had a crack as it was a game made for smalls. Massive spud :whistle
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bless you McCrae. :thumbsup
Doing wonders down there.
Pies are travelling well too.
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Anyone who watched the game on TV able to comment on McBean's game? 15 possies and 1.3 in that weather seems ok.
I would offer 2 glaring efforts in the 3rd & 4th qtrs that are the reason he doesnt get a call up
17 mins in the 3rd (prior to schanking a pretty easy shot) he stood back spectatong at a stoppage needed to be 3rd up, didnt do that but at least as Coburg cleared he needed to chase he didn't stood around and did nothing
Worse one was 8mims 30 in the final qtr in the forward pocket when he simply stopped (most on here when someone like Ellis B does it call it squibbing) and pulled put of a contest because he didnt want to take the contact that would have come from a coburg midget.
Outside of that he was Ok.
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Anyone who thinks Butler is any chance of making it just watch his performance today. Has shown nothing in any game thus far and with todays wet conditions he should have had a crack as it was a game made for smalls. Massive spud :whistle
Will get suspensed anyway
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Think Conca , McBean .Short and Broad might get called up
Castanga and Menadue ??
Menadue was very good IMO as was Townsend. Conca best for us and Short played very well. I thought A. Moore was poor.
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Andrew Moore further showed his recruitment was a very stupid decision by our list management gurus
Can't blame Jackson for that one :snidegrin
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Agree
Andrew Moore couldn't play at Port
Why would he play better with us ?
Very one dimension player who is limited
Still haven't worked out where he plays and that's a huge issue
Does anyone actually know ?
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How does a club with over 50 million dollar turnover and majority of full time footballers & paid full time staff lose to a stand alone VFL team with a bunch of part time players, coaches and administrators with very limited funds?
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How does a club with over 50 million dollar turnover and majority of full time footballers & paid full time staff lose to a stand alone VFL team with a bunch of part time players, coaches and administrators with very limited funds?
Good question
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I turned it off after the 3rd but I thought Menadue did well on a day that doesn't really suit his game. He wasn't afraid to get down and dirty.
I hope he carries that confidence into the seniors when he gets his next opportunity.
Also thought Short showed composure in the backline.
Conca was definitely the standout.
McBean showed enough IMO to earn an opportunity.
The game plan is killing this entire club.
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bless you McCrae. :thumbsup
Doing wonders down there.
Pies are travelling well too.
Only a foolish club like ours would bring this dud back.
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How does a club with over 50 million dollar turnover and majority of full time footballers & paid full time staff lose to a stand alone VFL team with a bunch of part time players, coaches and administrators with very limited funds?
Easy
They wanted it more.
More desperate, more committed
Result then takes care of itself
The entire RfC could learn something from that approach
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Thought Chol was pretty decent today for a tall playing down back,did the basics and did it well.
Switched to the forward line last quarter and low and behold we get our 1st goal for the game.
Once again he did the basics well by playing in front on a wet day and getting the free.
Would be more than happy to give him a run in the 1st's instead of Chaplin or Vickery.
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Damien Hardwick chats to Richmond’s VFL side after goalless first three quarters against Coburg
Herald-Sun
5 June 2016
IT’S been a tough weekend for Damien Hardwick. And during the club’s VFL clash on Sunday, he chose to do something about it. WATCH.
After watching his Richmond side lose to North Melbourne by 70 points on Friday night, the club’s VFL team didn’t fare much better just a few days later.
Held goalless for the first three quarters in Sunday’s clash with Coburg, Hardwick opted to go to the three-quarter time huddle and have a few stern words with the players at the final change.
Hardwick chatted with the side’s midfield group, giving them some tips ahead of the last term.
And it worked.
The Tigers piled on their first three goals of the match in the last quarter, cutting the final deficit to just 33 points.
Richmond’s VFL side has endured a tough start to the season and has won just two of its first eight matches.
VIDEO: http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/video-damien-hardwick-chats-to-richmonds-vfl-side-after-goalless-first-three-quarters-against-coburg/news-story/578de8bbdf9c2a381055980e4c5941eb
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Peter Jackson VFL 2016
Coburg 2.3 6.5 7.8 9.10 (64)
Richmond 0.1 0.4 0.6 3.13 (31)
GOALS:
Coburg : McEvoy 2 Saad 2 Goodwin Younan Fox Uysal Featherstone
Richmond : Butler McBean Conca
BEST:
Coburg : Thomas Goodwin Iacobaccio Fox Younan Linton
Richmond : Conca Ballard Maric Townsend Menadue Chol
https://reg.sportingpulse.com/olr_v5/rpt_progressive.cgi?aID=4138&pg=1&a=MR
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Richmond listed player stats.
Conca 32 disposals (21 kicks 11 handballs) 1 mark 10 tackles 1 goal
Townsend 22 disposals (16 kicks 6 handballs) 3 marks 10 tackles 1 hitout 1 behind
Short 20 disposals (20 kicks) 5 marks 7 tackles
Menadue 18 disposals (9 kicks 9 handballs) 3 marks 7 tackles
C.Moore 16 disposals (10 kicks 6 handballs) 3 marks 5 tackles 3 hitouts
McBean 15 disposals (10 kicks 5 handballs 1 marks 4 tackles 17 hitouts 1.3
Marcon 14 disposals (7 kicks 7 handballs) 1 mark 8 tackles
Broad 13 disposals (11 kicks 2 handballs) 4 marks 5 tackles
Maric 11 disposals (7 kicks 4 handballs) 1 mark 6 tackles 38 hitouts
Castagna 11 disposals (8 kicks 3 handballs) 1 mark 4 tackles 0.1
Butler 10 disposals (8 kicks 2 handballs) 3 tackles 1.1
A.Moore 9 disposals (6 kicks 3 handballs) 3 marks 6 tackles
Markov 9 disposals (6 kicks 3 handballs) 2 marks 6 tackles
Chol 7 disposals (5 kicks 2 handballs) 2 marks 2 tackles 0.1
Drummond 6 disposals (5 kicks 1 handball) 3 marks 4 tackles
Soldo 2 hitouts - concussion first 15 minutes.
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/richmond-vs-coburg-sunday-5th-of-june-at-piranha-park-from-11-40am.1134414/page-11#post-44888453
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How does a club with over 50 million dollar turnover and majority of full time footballers & paid full time staff lose to a stand alone VFL team with a bunch of part time players, coaches and administrators with very limited funds?
Easy
They wanted it more.
More desperate, more committed
Result then takes care of itself
The entire RfC could learn something from that approach
That's says more about our entire club though doesn't it?
It's goes to show that off field stability, although important, isn't worth much if you employ people that can't perform the role your paying them for. Also if there is no real accountability then those same people can get away with sitting on their hands but still receive the backslaps just for turning up so everyone can all sleep well each night.
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Anyone who thinks Butler is any chance of making it just watch his performance today. Has shown nothing in any game thus far and with todays wet conditions he should have had a crack as it was a game made for smalls. Massive spud :whistle
Will get suspensed anyway
I was really looking forward to watching Butler but was very disappointed today. Hopefully, just an off day
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How does a club with over 50 million dollar turnover and majority of full time footballers & paid full time staff lose to a stand alone VFL team with a bunch of part time players, coaches and administrators with very limited funds?
Easy
They wanted it more.
More desperate, more committed
Result then takes care of itself
The entire RfC could learn something from that approach
agree, the worst part is there are at least 3-4 spot up for grabs in the snr's next week....
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Lmfao at this. What a rabble.
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Lmfao at this. What a rabble.
Rabble is being too nice...
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VFL Tigers out-muscled by Lions
richmondfc.com.au
6 June 2016
Richmond’s VFL side didn’t register its first major until the two-minute mark of the last quarter in a 33-point loss to Coburg at Piranha Park on Sunday.
In drizzly, soggy conditions the Lions simply outworked and out-hunted the Tigers early in the first term and ran away with the game thereafter, finishing 9.10 (64) to 3.13 (31).
Going into the game, Richmond knew that a positive result hinged on winning the contested ball given the fact that Coburg was VFL No.1 for clearances, centre clearances and hitouts to advantage.
It was drummed into the Tigers during the week and pre-game that the “contest is king” and unfortunately at quarter-time, they found themselves -19 in contested possessions.
In the opening ten minutes, Coburg continually led their Richmond counterparts to the ball and were much cleaner in the clinches and efficacious moving forward.
Richmond struggled to win the ball, and when they did, they struggled to control it for any meaningful length of time, as the Lions made the most of their chances inside 50.
The Tigers’ will and intent to tackle could not be questioned as Marcon, Conca, Townsend and Short continually put their bodies on the line in the opening term, registering a +9 tackle count.
One Tiger who paid the price for courage was ruckman Ivan Soldo who chased down a ground ball, came off second best, and was consequently taken from the field in the arms of the trainers.
Soldo took no further part in the game.
The Lions held a handy 14-point lead at quarter-time, which was stretched to 26 points very early in the second term courtesy of two goals from Ahmed Saad.
Coburg slotted four goals on the trot in the second term as they skipped to a 37-point lead at the main change.
Much like the opening term, Richmond tackled well, but just couldn’t get hands on the footy and the weight of numbers for Coburg going forward won out.
Liam McBean had a chance in the third term to kick the Tigers’ first, but his set-shot drifted wide in what was a disappointing day for Richmond’s forwards.
In a positive for Richmond, they were able to win the contested possessions (+3) and inside 50 count for the first time in the match, but simply couldn’t hit the scoreboard.
McBean redeemed himself early in the final term as his left-foot snap dribbled through and the Tigers were finally on the board.
Their first major kicked the Tigers into gear as Reece Conca found space where there was none and slotted his first and some smart work by zippy forward Dan Butler handed Richmond its third.
The Tigers won the final term by 11 points and added some respectability to the scoreboard on what was a very gloomy day.
Richmond VFL coach Craig McRae was frank in his assessment of the side’s early work in the contest, which ultimately cost it in the end.
“I thought in the first five minutes their (Coburg) contest was stronger than ours”, McRae said.
“We addressed that before the game, we addressed it yesterday (Saturday) going into the game, because we knew it was a strength of theirs.
“We got out-muscled, out-hunted and outplayed in the first five minutes and it was two goals before we even woke up to ourselves.”
McRae also highlighted the side’s issues forward of centre that will need to be addressed moving forward.
“It’s been a constant struggle for us over the last two or three games,” he said.
“Last week particularly we didn’t capitalise on forward entries...and then again today we tried all sorts of things.
“We had players up higher, we had players back deeper, but at the end of the day we’re not winning enough contests in there - in the air or at ground level.”
Reece Conca thrust himself further into AFL contention with another stellar performance, amassing 32 disposals, 21 contested, laying ten tackles and kicking a major.
Mabior Chol started positively as a key-back once again, and at times proved impassable, with his defiant spoiling and ability to restrict standing out.
Chol was shifted forward in the final term, providing an aerial presence and won a handful of contests.
The Tigers will look to bounce back against Werribee next Sunday, June 12, in a curtain raiser at Punt Road Oval, with the first bounce at 12:30pm.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-06-06/vfl-tigers-out-muscled-by-lions
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Richmond’s VFL coach Craig McRae provides an exclusive summary of the AFL and VFL-listed players who featured in last Sunday’s match against Coburg.
AFL-listed players
Reece Conca
36 disposals, 21 contested possessions, five clearances, seven tackles, one goal
Reece was clearly our best player on the ground. He had 36 disposals, including 21 contested possessions. He actually started quite slowly, but he really picked it up after quarter-time. He looks ready for an AFL opportunity, he’s playing well above the level.
Jacob Townsend
21 disposals, 12 contested possessions, eight tackles
Continued to show improvement. He’s not playing above the level as much as we’d like, but he’s certainly in okay form.
Jayden Short
20 kicks, 11 contested possessions, five marks
Played across half-back, he’s using the ball really well. He actually had 20 disposals — all of them kicks, and most of them effective. Played above the level, for probably half the game, and looks ready for a return to AFL duties.
Adam Marcon
19 disposals, 13 contested possessions, eight tackles
Has had a couple of quiet weeks by his standards. Only the 19 disposals and laid eight tackles, but didn't really have the impact he’s had in recent weeks. We’re looking for a spike this week.
Connor Menadue
18 disposals, 13 contested possessions, nine tackles, five clearances
Returned from AFL duties and played on the wing. They were difficult conditions, wet and slogging conditions, but he still had 18 disposals, nine tackles and five clearances, so he certainly did contribute and impact the game.
Andrew Moore
15 disposals, 10 contested possessions, four marks
Played more forward this week, looking at a different role for him. He had moments, but we’re looking for more impact from him.
Nathan Broad
13 disposals, four marks, three tackles
Played wing and across half-back. He was better when he went to half-back than when he was on the wing. He looks at times like he is dominating his opponent and using the ball well, but we just need that consistently for four quarters.
Ivan Maric
42 hit-outs, 13 disposals, five clearances, five tackles
Had a really good battle with their ruckman, claiming 42 hit-outs, five clearances and five tackles. He continues to play his role well. After half-time I thought he was a really important player for us.
Liam McBean
13 disposals, 18 hit-outs, five tackles, one goal
Had to go in and play second ruck when Ivan Soldo was concussed early. It actually sparked his intensity in the game. He had 18 hit-outs and five tackles and it was the first time in recent weeks he played ruck and actually showed something for us in that position. He finished the game with 1.3 too, so it could have been a bigger outcome for him.
Jason Castagna
11 disposals, six tackles, six contested possessions
Played forward for the game. He laid six tackles, but didn’t have the impact, and looked a little bit fumbly at times losing a few contests. It’s an area of his game he’s usually good at, so we’re looking for him to improve that.
Dan Butler
10 disposals, seven contested possessions, three tackles, one goal
Had a frustrating game. Another who lost contests and was a bit fumbly at ground level. He needs to improve in that area and be better disciplined.
Oleg Markov
Ten disposals, seven contested possessions, five tackles
Similar to Connor Menadue, he played across the wing and looked dangerous at times. He had little impact, with only the ten disposals. A tough day for him.
Nathan Drummond
Eight disposals, three marks, five tackles
Second game back and played three quarters this week. He had less impact than last in difficult conditions and his opponent looked dangerous, so a few lessons to be learnt from this week.
Callum Moore
Eight disposals, three marks, five tackles
Disappointing game from him. He played from behind in wet conditions and was second to the ball and didn’t play his role. A lot of lessons to be learnt for him this week.
Mabior Chol
Seven disposals, five contested possessions, two marks
Played most of the game down back. He won or neutralised three-quarters of his contests and is showing signs he’s capable of playing as a key-back for only the second week in his career. We moved him forward and he took a couple of contested marks and is showing some good signs of development.
Ivan Soldo
Was unfortunately concussed in his first contest and took no further part in the game.
VFL-listed players
Jacob Ballard
22 disposals, 15 contested possessions, five clearances, eight tackles
Jacob was our second highest possession-getter. He continues to work hard and we’ve been really pleased with his endeavour, with 15 contested possessions and eight tackles. I’m really happy with what he’s contributing.
Sam Darley
22 disposals, 15 kicks, nine uncontested possessions
Returned from state duties and showed good leadership for us, he’s another important player. He just needs to tidy-up a couple of little things defensively, but offensively he’s a real weapon for us.
Ash Morris
11 disposals, six contested possessions, three tackles
Played across half-back. He wasn’t as good as in the first two games he played for us. He was a little bit fumbly and his opponent looked dangerous at times, so he’s better than that and we’re looking for a spike this week.
Dan Coffield
Eight disposals, four tackles
Continues to defend really well and play his role. Happy with his progress as our 23rd player.
Anthony Scott
Eight disposals, six contested possessions, six tackles
Small forward who laid six tackles and picked up eight possessions, but didn’t impact the scoreboard.
Ryan Gale
Six disposals, four tackles, two marks
Key-back who I thought was disappointing on the day being second to the ball and went to ground a couple of times. He’s one of our leaders and we know he’s a better player than that.
Kelvin Williams
Six disposals, five tackles
Played his first game in difficult conditions for a small or medium forward and we’ll look for better output from him in his next opportunity.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-06-07/the-vfl-report-round-9
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Richmond’s VFL coach Craig McRae provides an exclusive summary of the AFL and VFL-listed players who featured in last Sunday’s match against Coburg.
Because no one else gives a poo
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Talented midfielder Reece Conca seems set to be recalled to Richmond’s senior line-up for Sunday’s Round 12 clash with Gold Coast, following a standout performance at VFL level last weekend.
Conca dominated for the Tigers’ VFL team in its 33-point loss to Coburg, racking up 36 disposals, including a highly-impressive 21 contested possessions in the wet conditions, along with five clearances, seven tackles and a goal.
“Reece was clearly our best player on the ground,” said Richmond VFL coach Craig McRae.
“He actually started quite slowly, but he really picked it up after quarter-time.
“He looks ready for an AFL opportunity . . . he’s playing well above the level.”
Conca has now played three consecutive games in the VFL on the comeback trail from a severe hamstring complaint that derailed his start to season 2016.
The 23-year-old has managed just three senior appearances with Richmond out of a possible 34, during the past season and a half, due to injuries.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-06-07/concas-strong-senior-push
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Butler has been suspended for a week by the VFL tribunal.
His striking charge was listed as intentional, low and to the body. He would've been reprimanded but got a week due to having a previous charge in the past 12 months.
http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=35871054
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Butler has been suspended for a week by the VFL tribunal.
His striking charge was listed as intentional, low and to the body. He would've been reprimanded but got a week due to having a previous charge in the past 12 months.
http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=35871054
I have watched Butler play on multiple occasions and I really cant see him still being on our list next year. Has a strong body and can run but that's where it stops. Don't want to be too harsh on him but he is miles from a player like Short who possesses natural ability and footy smarts. Disappointing it hasn't worked out thus far.
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Conca the only player this year demanding selection from the twos.
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Conca the only player this year demanding selection from the twos.
Menadue and Short played very well last Sunday
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Conca and Short will be selected this week.
Short to play off half back. Bookmark it. :shh
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Conga and Short will be selected this week.
Short to play off half back. Bookmark it. :shh
I hope so, he looked pretty good there on the weekend. Move CEllis to a wing with time in the middle.
Conca to the other HBF. I think he was good there during pre season too.
I think Broad might be given a chance too. He has been pretty consistent the last 3 weeks. Straight swap with Batchelor.
And if Vlastuin plays, play him in the pivot all day. Let him rack up 30 and get some confidence. No more backline this year!!