Field Marshal: Why your club can with the premiership, and why they can’tSAM EDMUND,
Herald Sun
August 23, 2017 IT HAS been one of the closest seasons in history and it’s come straight after the injury-hit Western Bulldogs won two interstate finals to claim the flag from seventh.
The business of winning premierships has never been more unpredictable.
This is a 2017 flag there for the taking. Catch fire in September — ala the Bulldogs — and you’re drinking champagne out of the cup on the MCG on September 30.
Who can play the best football at the right time? It’s a cliche, but it’s rarely been more fitting.
Why and why not? We’ve asked those two basic questions of the eight sides most likely to feature in finals — the top eight as it stands ahead of Round 23.
RICHMONDWhy?Because it’s Tiger Time. The other thing going for this success-starved club is that it plays a mean territory game. Richmond ranks second for time in forward half differential and creates 29 forward half turnovers per contest — also ranked No.2.
Why not?Zip-3 in finals since 2001 is a reasonable place to start. This season’s territory dominance hasn’t transferred to the scoreboard either. The Tigers rank 14th for generating a goal once inside 50m.
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