Survivors from 2015 Elimination final

[Tigeritis™©®]

ON FRIDAY night, 10 Richmond players will be attempting to win their first final after three failed attempts in consecutive seasons between 2013-2015.

Phil Matera told AFL.com.au Richmond should be positive about what lies ahead rather than intimidated.

"When you have tasted defeat, you're so hungry for a win," Matera said.

"It is about having that mindset."

The 10 Tigers who played in all three losing elimination finals
Player    Career games
Jack Riewoldt    222
Shane Edwards    204
Trent Cotchin    195
Shaun Grigg    189
Dustin Martin    175
Alex Rance    172
Bachar Houli    167
Brandon Ellis    132
Dylan Grimes    101
Nick Vlastuin    93

The 10 Tigers have played 1650 games between them.

Seven of the 10 have played more than 150 games with only Vlastuin yet to chalk up 100 games.

That's a good profile going into a finals series with Matera confident previous experience will be a benefit rather than a hindrance for Richmond.

"It's about having the will to win really and putting all that behind you," Matera said.

"You're ready for it. You know what to expect."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-09-05/the-stats-files-the-12-players-most-desperate-to-shake-finals-failure

You reckon Phil?

I'll believe it when I see it!

[mightytiges]

Cotchin
Edwards
Martin
Lambert
Rance
Grimes
Mcintosh
Riewoldt
Ellis
Grigg
Houli
Vlastuin

Tonight the above survivors of the past EF losses seemed to have point to prove. Gone was the panic and doubt under finals pressure of those horrid losses.