Richmond vs Sydney @ the MCG --- Round 17, 2023

[Tiger_In_Sicily]

Lucky to win. We played so poorly. Swans are a bottom 4-5 team this year. Nanks bump was so dumb. No leadership at all displayed there and it’s not tough. Play the ball. His last quarter was huge though.

We weren't lucky. We deserved it. Just took us a while to get into the groove. They were only dominant from our mistakes .
Once we settled into our style we dominated them.
Great coaching. Mini is switched on

[Tiger Khosh]

Nank centre clearance.

Dusty with the sealer 

Rich  12.16-88
Syd    11.9-75

What a big brain move it was from McLean (I think) who had nank wrapped up in a standing tackle right after the graham goal and decided to let him go as if you can get a holding the ball free kick if a tackle isn’t applied. Nank just said thank you very much, booted it into the fwd line and dusty goaled.

 

[one-eyed]

Team stats:

Disposals:     347 - 355 ..... ( contested: 141 - 132 ; uncontested: 198 - 211 )
Efficiency%:   67 - 72
Kicks:           208 - 198
Handballs:    139 - 157
Turnovers:      65 - 67
Marks:           67 - 78 ..... ( contested: 10 - 11 )
Tackles:         63 - 72
Clearances:    47 - 31 ..... ( centre: 19 - 7 ; stoppages: 28 - 24 )
Inside 50s:     57 - 49
In50 eff.%:    56 - 41
In50 marks:   16 - 12
In50 tackles:  13 - 11
Hitouts:         49 - 33
Bounces:         3 - 5
One %ers:     66 - 36
Frees:            19 - 20

Individual possies:

Bolton   31
Martin   29
Taranto 29
Hopper  22
Prestia   22
Ross     20 .... (subbed on early 1st quarter)
Graham 19
Nankervis 19
D.Rioli   18
Vlastuin 18
Balta    15
Cotchin 15
McIntosh 15
Baker   13
Banks   13
Broad    8
Miller    8
M.Rioli  8
Grimes 6
Pickett  6
Young  6
Riewoldt 5
Bauer   2 .... (subbed off early 1st quarter)

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/4924#player-stats

[eliminator]

Missed easy goals in first half. Swans can only play football in dry weather. Glad to beat them. Had the wood on us for a while.

[one-eyed]

AFL Report Card: Round 17

Ben Cotton and David Zita
Fox Sports
July 10th, 2023

RICHMOND

The Tigers can still smell September. Andrew McQualter’s side kept its season alive in an important win over Sydney, bouncing to life in the second half of the MCG clash to run over the top of the Swans in a thriller. It wasn’t without casualties though, including debutant Jacob Bauer suffering a hamstring injury in the first two minutes with just his second kick, while Toby Nankervis is set to cop a suspension for a hit on Jake Lloyd.

In the votes

Nankervis put the team on his back in the second half to really rally the troops, finishing with 19 touches – 12 contested – one goal and 33 hit-outs to give his midfield first use. Shai Bolton (31 disposals – game-high 17 contested) also had some bright moments, while Jack Graham, as he consistently seems to, popped up with two crucial goals including the match-sealer in the fourth quarter.

Room for improvement

Consistency is still a question mark of these Tigers in a game that was a genuine tale of two halves. For Richmond to have a genuine chance of playing finals, it’ll need to emulate its form from the second half more regularly, especially given McQualter’s side has little margin for error for the remainder of the season amid a logjam of sides in top eight contention.

Grade

B+

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2023-round-17-report-card-highlights-grades-every-club-reviewed-best-and-worst-video-stats/news-story/3ca435755a0d8f4d4ee7e67066584e83

[one-eyed]

Coaches' votes: (McQualter & Longmire)

Richmond v Sydney

10 Shai Bolton (RICH)
8 Dustin Martin (RICH)
5 Toby Nankervis (RICH)
5 Errol Gulden (SYD)
1 Oliver Florent (SYD)
1 Jack Ross (RICH)

https://www.afl.com.au/news/968924/coaches-votes-r17-pie-moves-clear-on-top-six-perfect-10s

[one-eyed]

OVERREACTIONS, POSITIVES & NEGATIVES FOR ROUND 17

Andrew Slevison
SEN
10 July 2023



The Key Takeaway: Rare come-from-behind win

Richmond hasn’t had much luck when trailing at three-quarter time in 2023. In five attempts prior, the Tigers failed to get over the top when behind at the final break.

Andrew McQualter first masterminded a much-needed single-figure win over GWS in Round 12.

Now he has a precious come-from-behind victory on his Richmond CV after he oversaw a four-goal final term to Sydney’s one.

The Tigers started poorly but worked into it nicely, particularly after half-time, to come away with a gritty 12-point triumph which keeps them in touch with the eight.

The Positive: Bouncing back from Brisbane battering

The Tigers were battered by the Lions in Brisbane, going down by 81 points in Round 16.

It was intriguing to see if that was an aberration or a sign of things to come. To play four poor quarters against the Lions and then 1.5 average quarters against the Swans is tough to come back from, but they managed to completely alter things on the run.

Richmond’s midfield was dwarfed by Brisbane’s last week, but the on-ball unit was aided by the returns of Dustin Martin and Dion Prestia.

They helped with the contested possession and stoppage side of the game where the Tigers excelled, helping contribute greatly to the win.

The performance was very tough after a bleak beginning and is the type of win to take plenty away from, apart from the invaluable four points.

What they need to tweak: Set shot kicking

Richmond finished poorly from set shots last Thursday night.

The Tigers kicked 12.16 overall with their inaccuracy largely down to their set shots at goal which finished at 4.9.

They need to go away and work hard on their set shot kicking this week, much like Melbourne did - and that worked a treat for them.

The Tigers will need all the help they can get if they want to play finals. Helping themselves in front of goal is a major step.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/07/10/overreactions-positives-negatives-and-undroppables-for-all-18-afl-teams-in-17/