HOW TIGERS CAN WIN THE FLAGThe Richmond Tigers enjoyed a stellar start to the season, going undefeated for the first five rounds and sitting in most people’s top three title contenders list for the season.
Then disaster struck.
The Tigers endured a four-match losing streak against Adelaide, Western Bulldogs, Fremantle and GWS before finally getting their season back on track with a win over Essendon in Round 10.
Despite the hiccups, former coach Chris Connolly says the Tigers have a huge chance at taking home the flag in 2017.
“This is the most even season I can remember. There’s no dominant Hawthorn or dominant Sydney,” he said on SEN’s Hungry for Sport.
“Richmond are a chance to win the premiership. All of the teams in the top eight are a chance to win the premiership the way this season is unfolding.
“When you look at the coaching group of GWS, it is a really inexperienced group…as a collective group they are so inexperienced compared to other clubs in the competition,” he said.
“I think it is something that could bring them undone, particularly when they are under pressure. They are under pressure more than they have ever been because they have got so many injuries.
“Unfairly I think that the people that are missing out the most at GWS in this theory here is that the coaches themselves aren’t being developed as quickly as they should be because there is not enough senior guys around.”
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