Round 1 teams - Richmond vs Carlton

[eliminator]

Would have preferred if Hunt and Houli had not been included in the team. Decision to include them suggests a reluctance to support wide scale change.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Richmond Round 1 Team

B: Astbury, Rance, Grimes
HB: McIntosh, Hunt, B. Ellis
C: Vlastuin, Edwards, Cotchin
HF: Martin, Rioli, Castagna
F: Riewoldt, Lloyd, Butler
R: Nankervis, Grigg, Caddy
IC: Conca, Griffiths, Houli, Prestia
Em: Maric, Lambert, Miles

New: Butler, Caddy, Nankervis, Prestia

Milestone: Bachar Houli, 150th AFL game

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2017-03-22/round-1-team-announcement

Let's try and be objective for a minute.
We don't look like a top 8 side, possibly somewhere around 11-14.
There are 5 guys underlined who have been on the list long enough to assume have peaked. Not likely to get any better.
We have Chol, we have Markov, we have Cellis, Menedue, Miles, even Lennon who might jump out of ground and do something we don't expect.
What we've selected, we know what we will get.
That will get us 13th again. And a nice, safe win until r2.
It's called biding time, which has a sense of inevitability about it.

[big tone]

Richmond Round 1 Team

B: Astbury, Rance, Grimes
HB: McIntosh, Hunt, B. Ellis
C: Vlastuin, Edwards, Cotchin
HF: Martin, Rioli, Castagna
F: Riewoldt, Lloyd, Butler
R: Nankervis, Grigg, Caddy
IC: Conca, Griffiths, Houli, Prestia
Em: Maric, Lambert, Miles

New: Butler, Caddy, Nankervis, Prestia

Milestone: Bachar Houli, 150th AFL game

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2017-03-22/round-1-team-announcement

Let's try and be objective for a minute.
We don't look like a top 8 side, possibly somewhere around 11-14.
There are 5 guys underlined who have been on the list long enough to assume have peaked. Not likely to get any better.
We have Chol, we have Markov, we have Cellis, Menedue, Miles, even Lennon who might jump out of ground and do something we don't expect.
What we've selected, we know what we will get.
That will get us 13th again. And a nice, safe win until r2.
It's called biding time, which has a sense of inevitability about it.

100% agree.
Well said.

[Damo]

And grigg could possibly be a 6th

[🏅Dooks]

And grigg could possibly be a 6th

Vlastuin has done sweet eff all. Bordering on damaged goods like the other 6.

[the claw]

Why would you put games into youngsters one season and then basically ignore them the next.
It feels almost like they went down a path and then deliberately changed direction in favour of ordinary go nowhere mature players because they think right at the moment they will give a little more.

What they fail to see is all they are doing is exacerbating the problems long term.

[Ruanaidh]

Could it be that the tanking 'final solution' is in full swing already? If Dusty goes we will have 3 first rounders next year........masterminds 

[rogerd3]

Wonder if Dusty will re commit after tonight.