Richmond vs Freo

[Dubstep Dookie]

Lloyd is a jackass

[Penelope]

losing foley should ensure that there is no complacency amongst the group.....hopefully

[tigs2011]

Lloyd probably spent too much time near Melbourne fans last week. Tanking the tips old harry highpants. 

[Stripes]

Guys for damm sake have some confidence in the boys.I know Foley is a loss ,but it's no excuse if he's out we should still win Freo don't have Fyfe either.Agree it's a danger game if were not switched on and fail to rock up then were in trouble,but Dimma will have them switched on.

I would compare Fyfe to Martin in terms of team importance at this stage and I would feel much more comfortable with Martins absence from the team than Foley's. Foley importance has been hugely under rated this year. A fully fit Foley has been one of the biggest differences our midfield this year and without him one of our better ball users will need to sacrifice his game to take over the role.

I still think we will win but his lose really hurts us.

[one-eyed]

From RFC twitter:

"Make it happen Tiger Army! RT @afl_pkeane Random stat - a 45,437 crowd at MCG tomorrow would be largest H&A attendance Freo will have had"

[one-eyed]

VIDEO: We Roar Preview the game against the Dockers with Richo and partner in crime Wayne Campbell ...

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/roarvisionarchive/tabid/11454/contentid/457760/default.aspx
or
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/457760/Roar%20Preview%20round%2011/

[one-eyed]

Tigers expecting Dockers lockdown
abc.net.au
June 08, 2012 12:39:57[/b]


Richmond is not expecting any repeat of the basketball-style AFL on show last week when they face Ross Lyon's Fremantle at the MCG on Saturday.

The Tigers and St Kilda put on a scoring feast in one of the best matches in recent memory last Friday night, Richmond posting a eight-point win in a match featuring 34 goals.

But as Lyon works on getting the Dockers to adopt his miserly defensive style, the Tigers are banking on a return to more conventional scores one week on.

"He is an outstanding coach and the sides he coaches are very disciplined about the way they play, very methodical about the way they play," Tigers coach Damien Hardwick says of Lyon.

"Defensively they're the best in the AFL ... if we don't control the game the way we need to control it, they can do some damage and stifle us offensively."

While the Tigers' midfield has taken much of the spotlight, their defence has improved markedly this season.

The Tigers conceded more than 100 points a match last season.

But they have reined that back to just under 90 in 2012 and the figure was tracking at much less until the Saints booted 16 goals against them last week.

The match pits the Tigers' cult hero ruckman Ivan Maric and his run of career-best form against the competition's ruck benchmark Aaron Sandilands.

So big has Maric's impact been, he looms as a possible All-Australian but his biggest test comes on Saturday against the freakish Sandilands, according to Hardwick.

"His (Sandilands) ability to cover the ground is enormous," he said.

"He's 123 kilograms and he covers the ground like a six-foot player.

"He's a formidable opponent, no doubt about that."

The Tigers' midfield has suffered a blow with in-form Nathan Foley missing with a minor leg injury.

Small forward Jake King is out suspended, with wingman or half-forward Brett O'Hanlon brought in for his AFL debut and defender Matt Dea recalled.

The Dockers have axed defender Paul Duffield, ruckman Zac Clarke and forward Jack Anthony for Nic Suban, Adam McPhee and Jonathon Griffin.

But midfielder Anthony Morabito will not return to the AFL until at least after the Dockers' bye next weekend.

He has played three matches in the WAFL since recovering from a serious knee injury, but the Dockers have resisted throwing him into action against the Tigers.

Both teams boast 5-5 win-loss records but contrasting form, with the Tigers winning their past two and the Dockers losing their past three.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-08/tigers-expecting-dockers-lockdown/4060626?section=vic

[Dubstep Dookie]

From RFC twitter:

"Make it happen Tiger Army! RT @afl_pkeane Random stat - a 45,437 crowd at MCG tomorrow would be largest H&A attendance Freo will have had"

Not impossible!

[WA Tiger]

GO TIGERS

[one-eyed]

Jacko is going to get his wish. Hello wet weather footy.

[WA Tiger]

C'mon boys, win this one then I am off to Suncorp tonight to watch the Wallabies spank Wales....

[WA Tiger]

Mmmmmm, interesting qtr.....let them win the ball a bit too easily for mine..Lids needs to get into the gae, done nothing so far.

[WA Tiger]

Freo playing much better, we need to be very Very careful here.

[tiger101]

we are lucky they are not leading by more. Hopefully Deledio can break his tag and get more of the ball in the 2nd half.

[Dubstep Dookie]

2nd to the ball, Freo want it more and are playing simpler, smarter wet weather football.

Oh and btw frees are Freo 17 Rich 7