Richmond vs Essendon --- Dreamtime in Perth --- Round 12, 2021

[georgies31]

Gee Prestia and then Edwards comes back and suddenly RCD's not attending the centre bounces and getting less touches...well duh.....kid played his role well enough under the circumstances...

Got to find a way to put him in there to good not to gives Cotchin and Prestia a chop out.

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“I think he (Parish) is a well-deserving winner of the award. I suppose Dustin’s probably got enough awards that he can let Darcy have that one,” Short said with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/06/06/richmond-defenders-tongue-in-cheek-reaction-to-yiooken-medal-winner/

 

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Nice write-up of the game from Mongrel Punt:



And then it happened.

Challenged, and looking as though they were out on their feet, the Tigers found something.

They have a gear, this team. It is a gear other clubs wish they had, but just don’t seem to possess. We saw it against GWS earlier in the season, and we saw it again in this game. With the momentum swinging wildly to favour their opponents, the Tigers simply stood up and said “enough!”

What followed was a tsunami of yellow and black goals, as the premiers slammed on seven majors from the 15-minute mark of the last quarter to seemingly cruise to a 39 point win.

39 damn points! After being down and seemingly looking down the barrel just 15 minutes earlier! Unbelievable stuff from this club, once again.

Read the full article here: https://themongrelpunt.com/afl-season-2021/2021/06/06/richmond-v-essendon-dreamtime-good-bad-and-ugly-released1/

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AFL Report Card: Round 12

Max Laughton, David Zita, Ben Cotton and Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
June 7th, 2021

RICHMOND

They did it ... again. There had to be doubt creeping in about Richmond’s ability to win after the Bombers piled on four straight goals to take the lead midway through the final term, but once again the reigning champs flexed their muscle and somehow wound up 39-point victors. The Tigers simply ooze belief and continue to overcome whatever obstacles are thrown their way. Dion Prestia looks set for yet another sideline stint, but you have to back Richmond in given how its responded to adversity so far this year.

In the votes

Dustin Martin and Shai Bolton tore the game apart in the final term, with three goals between them when the game was on the line. Jack Riewoldt and Callum Coleman-Jones combined very well for the second consecutive week, while Mabior Chol was fantastic in the ruck covering the absent Toby Nankervis. Jack Graham rarely missed a target and Dion Prestia had the second-most touches of any Tiger before being subbed out.

Room for improvement

Not for the first time this season, the Tigers conceded a run of goals that they usually don’t allow. It happened against the Crows last week and again against Essendon as the fourth quarter got underway. After an impressive start to his career, Riley Collier-Dawkins looks to be running low on gas and could be due for a rest with his side’s game against the Eagles moved forward to next week.

Grade

A

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-report-card-round-12-2021-afl-analysis-every-club-graded-reaction-best-and-worst-players-votes-news/news-story/d563884a7df0d4203e6513282272bd8b

[Gracie]

If you go back and actually watch the last quarter we made some ordinary errors and the ball bounced Essendon's way.

Jack missed a goal early in the quarter that would have taken us to 28 points.
Can't remember who kicked the ball backwards to McIntosh's wing but the ball went well over his head and by the time McIntosh got to it it spun away from him. Did well to tap it to his advantage but by then others had arrived and the ball spurts out to Essendon's advantage and they are away. All our defenders are out of position especially Balta.

Once we stop to stupid errors the game swung back our way.

Wonder if Jack had of kicked that goal early on what the narrative would have been about Essendon

[Lozza]

If you go back and actually watch the last quarter we made some ordinary errors and the ball bounced Essendon's way.

Jack missed a goal early in the quarter that would have taken us to 28 points.
Can't remember who kicked the ball backwards to McIntosh's wing but the ball went well over his head and by the time McIntosh got to it it spun away from him. Did well to tap it to his advantage but by then others had arrived and the ball spurts out to Essendon's advantage and they are away. All our defenders are out of position especially Balta.

Once we stop to stupid errors the game swung back our way.

Wonder if Jack had of kicked that goal early on what the narrative would have been about Essendon

It was Broad who missed the target by about 20 metres. We made alot of basic skill errors that cost us goals in terms of us scoring but also by the Bombers, should had been 7 goals up at 3/4 time with the game pretty much dead and buried.

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Last 13 mins of the game:

Disposals   79 - 38
Contested  24 - 16
Clearances 11 - 2
Inside 50s  13 - 4
Goals           7 - 0

Source: https://www.rsn.net.au/programs/rsn-breakfast-2/

 

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Coaches votes: (Hardwick & Rutten)

Essendon v Richmond

9 Dustin Martin (RICH)
8 Darcy Parish (ESS)
7 Shai Bolton (RICH)
3 Zach Merrett (ESS)
2 Jack Graham (RICH)
1 Mabior Chol (RICH)

https://www.afl.com.au/news/628083/aflca-votes-r12-hot-dog-closes-gap-was-dusty-robbed-of-another-medal-

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Interesting diagram showing in the first half we were able to retain all our F50 entires when we kicked it deep inside (<25m out).




https://twitter.com/alittlefitness

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Last 13 mins of the game:

Disposals   79 - 38
Contested  24 - 16
Clearances 11 - 2
Inside 50s  13 - 4
Goals           7 - 0

Source: https://www.rsn.net.au/programs/rsn-breakfast-2/

 

Last 10 mins:

Pressure rating           206 - 166
F50 pressure rating     223 - 121

Source: Fox Footy.

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* This year’s Dreamtime at Optus Stadium recorded national average TV audience of 1.09M

* The highest-rating Saturday night game in seven seasons.

* Up 55 per cent when compared to the 2019 Dreamtime in Darwin match.

* Up 30 per cent when compared to the 2020 Dreamtime at the ‘G’ match.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/625425/mid-year-all-australian-team-whos-in-whos-unlucky

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When a player takes a shot at goal, Champion Data also records the player’s position on the ground and how much pressure they are under.

For instance, Richmond kicked 19.9 (123) against Essendon in Perth last weekend – the club’s second-highest score of the year. But based on the difficultly of the shots at goal the Tigers took, they were ‘expected’ to kick 106.5 points for the game, meaning they exceeded accuracy expectations.

It can work the other way, too. In the same game, Essendon finished with 12.12 (84). But according to Champion Data’s expected accuracy formula, the Bombers should’ve kicked 101.3 points.

While the Tigers won the match by 39 points (123-84), the margin should’ve been a lot closer according to the expected scores (106.5 to 101.3).

This is why teams use expected score. Tigers coach Damien Hardwick would’ve left Optus Stadium sensing his side didn’t perform as well as the scoreboard suggested. It helps teams avoid complacency when, if they simply looked at the margin, they might think all is well.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/where-every-club-ranks-in-the-2021-expected-accuracy-ladder-champion-index/news-story/001a4914d94d2a07907973ee3376bcdf

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwqKF9TrILI

 

[eliminator]

Gee Prestia and then Edwards comes back and suddenly RCD's not attending the centre bounces and getting less touches...well duh.....kid played his role well enough under the circumstances...

Regrettably the match committee did not agree with your view and have dropped RCD for the match against the Eagles.