Why Richmond should be particularly concerned with Geelong smashingBy SEN
8 June 2019Former Port Adelaide midfielder Kane Cornes feels Richmond has a lot to be concerned about after last night’s big loss to Geelong.
The Cats kicked 16 goals three after quarter time to smash the Tigers by 67 points and Cornes feels Richmond’s injuries have finally caught up to them.
“A couple of weeks ago I said Richmond was right in the premiership hunt and that five clubs had separates themselves from the rest, but now they’re right back in the pack,” he told SEN’s Crunch Time.
“They come to Adelaide next Thursday night which is always difficult and the injuries are just mounting up.
“Caddy as their second ruckman last night, that’s bottom four style the way they’re playing, how can you have Caddy as your second ruckman?
“Geelong were dominant around the footy, they kicked five centre bounce goals again last night.
“There’s some massive concerns for Richmond, but I guess it’s as expected with the amount of quality missing from their side.
“Even their better players are just being swamped with the pressure of having to do it all themselves and I just thought their better players were poor last night.
“Cotchin went at 27 per cent by foot last night … Prestia was 31 per cent, Martin was just at 40 per cent and Caddy 25 per cent, while all of Geelong’s prime movers went above 60 per cent.”
Richmond sits sixth on the ladder with seven wins, but has the lowest percentage of any team in the top 11 at 94.5.
They take on Adelaide in South Australia on Thursday night, before heading into the bye.
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