AFL.com.au - Richmond 2007 preview

[wayne]

It's very positive compared to Sheahans articles.

2007 PREVIEW

The Tigers appear to have significantly more depth and experience in 2007, prompting many experts to predict an end to the club’s six-year finals drought. The Tigers forward line this year is likely to create a lot more problems for opposition coaches, who might have to find suitable match-ups for new recruits Graham Polak and Kent Kingsley, a pressure-relieved Matthew Richardson and a fully fit Nathan Brown. Richmond’s defence should also be stronger, with Chris Newman and Darren Gaspar returning to join Jay Shulz and the dynamic Bowden brothers. With former Docker Polak also capable of being switched down back, Richmond’s once-brittle backline looks as though it could become one of the strongest in the competition. Whether the Tigers figure in the September action might well depend on its midfielders and their ability, or otherwise, to increase their hard-ball gets and minimise the errors associated with their hard-running, high-possession, line-to-line game-plan. All things considered, 2007 looms as an exciting year for Tigers fans.

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[tigersalive]

Heh Greg Lange cant spell Schulz.  He spells it wrong twice.

Anyway it's interesting how Lange seems to think Polak is going forward but can be "switched" back and how Schulz is the backman. 

B: Newman Gaspar Hall
HB: J Bowden Shulz(sic) P Bowden
C: Pettifer Tuck Hyde
HF: Raines Polak Brown
F: Polo Richardson Pattison
FOLL: Simmonds Johnson Tambling
I/C: Foley White Deledio Hartigan
EMG: Tivendale Krakouer Kingsley

That is a very odd team.  However I think its the right side(Except Thursty), just in the wrong places. 

Its a strange report but much better written than Sheahan.

[wayne]

B: Newman Gaspar Hall
HB: J Bowden Shulz(sic) P Bowden
C: Pettifer Tuck Hyde
HF: Raines Polak Brown
F: Polo Richardson Pattison
FOLL: Simmonds Johnson Tambling
I/C: Foley White Deledio Hartigan
EMG: Tivendale Krakouer Kingsley

It is a very strange side.

Hall in the best 22.
Schulz at CHB
Petts on a wing
Deledio on the bench
Foley on the bench
Polak CHF
Raines HFF
Polo FP???

[mightytiges]

Judging by that line-up has this guy ever seen us play  ???. Rainesy on a HFF, Petts on a wing, Polly at CHF and Lids on the bench with Razor in a BP ...WTF!

I think he's just a tad too optimistic lol with the "Richmond’s once-brittle backline looks as though it could become one of the strongest in the competition"  . Maybe in a few years if Thursty and Polak can hold down the key posts alongside Raines, Newy, JON and co.. but a long way to go before that happens.

Our forward will only give opposition coaches headaches once our midfield can outrun the better sides and hit their targets. Against weaker sides we can kick 20 goals but we struggle to reach 10 against the top 4 teams.

[Mr Magic]

It is a very strange side.

Hall in the best 22.
Schulz at CHB
Petts on a wing
Deledio on the bench
Foley on the bench
Polak CHF
Raines HFF
Polo FP???

Agree Wayne.

This is one of the most inaccurate previews I've ever read.

[torch]

just don't finish 9th or 10th ... lower or top 8 !