Richmond vs Gold Coast - Round 16, 2013

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Doesn't look like Houli is going to play according to AFL website which is a blow.

Must win game.
Classic 16 point game.
Finals or bust.

[Eat_em_Alive]

Doesn't look like Houli is going to play according to AFL website which is a blow.

Must win game.
Classic 16 point game.
Finals or bust.

I'll raise you, 24 point game plus the 4 pts for each game already lost in cairns.
Win this and we should be there in sept

[one-eyed]

VIDEO: Richo and assistant coach Ross Smith preview the Gold Coast game ...

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2013-07-11/spotlight-on-round-16

[Stripes]

No excuses  this week not to come out from the first bounce fired up and desperate to work hard for the contested footy, run hard for each other and when the Suns have the footy lift our tackling and defensive pressure. None of this it's all too hard bruise free footy we saw last week otherwise the Suns will hurt us on the spread in an open game like North did . Oh and of course actually kick straight between the two big sticks rather than 8.18  . Hopefully we've done some goalkicking practice this week as well.

Open game?? You've got to be kidding, right? North clogged up our forward line like a severe bout of constipation. The only time last week's game was ever open was on the rebound. As for the 8.18 scoreline, that was a direct result of having to take 90% of our shots from the boundary line, when continually confronted with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and the cast of Quo Vadis every time we ventured into our forward fifty. Forgive the sarcasm, but Norf's tactics last week are still a very sore point with me. It's nearly a week later, and I'm still filled with an overwhelming desire to tap dance on Brad Scott's smarmy little skull.

I agree RR. Very negative tactics and I hated them because they worked. Classic flood followed by a frenetic race down to their forward line. They beat us with their contested/man-on-man work across the field. They had numbers at every contest and were desperate with their defensive efforts. We were given no room to execute our disposals yet North seemed to. We became hesitate moving the ball forward. We stopped taking risks. We moved away from our natural game. It was the same when we were beaten by Essendone. When we start swinging it sideways across defense regularly, we are lost. This is why Houli's omission is a real worry for mine.

[one-eyed]

Suns expect ferocious Tigers to turn up

By Michael Whiting
afl.com.au
Friday, July 12, 2013

GUY McKenna believes Richmond rightfully took Gold Coast a bit lightly the past two years, but is expecting them to breathe fire in Cairns on Saturday.

The Suns have a perfect record from two matches in North Queensland, with a 15-point win in 2011 and an after-the-siren triumph last year courtesy of Karmichael Hunt.

Richmond were heavy favourites both times, particularly last year when Gold Coast entered the round 16 match winless.

Suns coach McKenna expects a completely different Tigers outfit on Saturday.

Not only will they be desperate to win the last of three home matches sold to Cairns, but also to turn around last week's 62-point loss against North Melbourne.

"We've had a good record up here against Richmond," McKenna said on Thursday.

"Probably through a lack of, I wouldn't say respect, but an opportunity to rest players. I can't see them doing that this time around given the last two results.

"I'm sure any club in the first two years would have treated us the same given our results.

"We know they're going to come out snorting."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-12/suns-expect-tough-tigers

[one-eyed]

Relief for Tigers with Cairns deal finishing
Paul Gough
Sportal
12/07/2013

...

After last week's shock 10-goal loss to North Melbourne, another defeat to the Suns would again raise all sorts of questions as to the Tigers' mental strength.

And it could again cost the club a finals berth given they still have to face top five sides Fremantle, Sydney (in Sydney), Hawthorn and Essendon in the run home.

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has exuded calm all week and nervous Tigers' fans can only hope that transcends to the players for what is sure to be a tense afternoon on Saturday in Cairns - particularly with Suns superstar Gary Ablett returning from injury.

But even if the worse should happen again on Saturday, at least it will be the last time.

And Tigers fans can console themselves with the fact that due to the club's vastly improved finances - following a huge lift in membership on the back of the team's improved form - this will be the last time they have to see their club risk four points up north in a game they would almost certainly win if it was played at the MCG in front of the 'Tiger Army.'

Read the full article here: http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/relief-for-tigers-with-cairns-deal-finishing-243358

[Chuck17]

Doesn't look like Houli is going to play according to AFL website which is a blow.

Must win game.
Classic 16 point game.
Finals or bust.

I'll raise you, 24 point game. 4 pts for each game already lost in cairns.
Win this and we should be there in sept

 

[daniel33]

I cant stand that Mckenna just a smart ass that's all.Would love to give them a bath.

[Eat_em_Alive]

I cant stand that Mckenna just a smart ass that's all.Would love to give them a bath.

will be a tight game regardless of winner due to conditions and Gold coasts improved ability.
Will be happy with a win regardless of score though based on our in's and our experience i would hope for a 5-6 goal win over the suns 

Most coaches are wanks, look at the Scott bros for eg.

[one-eyed]

Damian Barrett stating the obvious ...

IF .......the true barometer of a team claiming to be on the right track is how it responds to a bad loss

THEN ... Richmond needs to beat the Suns this weekend.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-12/sliding-doors-round-16

[Judge Roughneck]

If bean plays min four goals

[one-eyed]

A game 'we've got to knock over': Conca

By Nathan Schmook
afl.com.au
6:00pm AEST Friday, July 12, 2013

RICHMOND midfielder Reece Conca says the Tigers have moved on from their horror losses in Cairns over the past two years and a "new team" will take on Gold Coast on Saturday night at Cazalys Stadium.
 
The Suns are undefeated against Richmond, notching upset wins in northern Queensland in 2011 and 2012, but Conca said the Tigers of 2013 were mentally stronger than the outfit that collapsed in the dying minutes of last year's clash.
 
"We haven't really harped on about the last couple of years … we're really upbeat, really positive," Conca said in Cairns on Friday. 
 
"We obviously haven't got the success we would have liked, but it's a new team, a new year, and we're really pumped to get the win.
 
"We're a lot more confident with the group we've got, we've got the depth that's pushing through and everyone's really fighting for their spot.
 
"This is one of those games we've got to knock over."
 
The Tigers had a light training run at Cazalys Stadium on Friday afternoon, with ruckman Ivan Maric moving freely as he prepares to return from a two-week lay-off with groin soreness. 
 
Conca said a refreshed Maric would be crucial if the Tigers midfielders are to get on top of Gold Coast's emerging onballers, led by returning skipper Gary Ablett.
 
"They're a young blossoming side and they've got a heap of talent, but I think we've just got to focus on what we can do," he said.
 
"We've got a talented midfield ourselves, so I think they'd almost be a bit more worried about us than vice versa.
 
"The experience of Ivan is really good and I think it's going to help us midfielders, especially if he can get on top of their talls in the ruck early."
 
Conca, who has averaged 20 possessions and 3.4 clearances this season, has played four games since returning from a foot injury, adding to the Tigers' midfield depth.
 
Back to full fitness, the 20-year-old said the Tigers' second-tier midfielders would be important against the Suns.   
 
"Matt Arnot's come back in and we've had some young guys like Nick Vlastuin and Brandon Ellis really pushing through, which is great," he said.
 
"It just helps our other key mids, like (Brett) Deledio and (Trent) Cotchin, to do their thing.
 
"The opposition can't shut everyone in the midfield down."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-12/a-game-weve-got-to-knock-over-conca

[dwaino]

Foxtel and Bigpond cable in my suburb has been an 'unplanned outage' for the past 3 hours. Anyone else in SE/bayside suburbs copping it too? I'm wondering if its widespread. Not sure if missing out watching this game would be a bad thing yet. Telstra said they're hoping for it to be fixed by 6pm 

[one-eyed]

Maybe dwaino after the last two years, Foxtel and Bigpond think they are doing Tiger supporters a favour 


Currently 24 degrees up in Cairns with 64% humidity and 29 kph winds. Expected top temperature today is 26 falling to 19 later tonight.

Nth Cst & Tableland for Saturday: Cloudy periods with isolated showers, tending scattered about the coast and ranges south of Cairns. Areas of drizzle on the southern Tablelands. morning and evening. Fresh and gusty SE winds.

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/qld/nth-cst-and-tableland/cairns
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR193.loop.shtml

[one-eyed]

Tigers midfielder warns Suns ahead of big Cains clash

Murray Wenzel
Saturday, July 13, 2013
The Cairns Post


AWARE of the dangers a young Suns team possess, Richmond's Reece Conca has reminded everyone that they have a bit of talent of their own.

While the talk has been about silencing star Gold Coast skipper Gary Ablett, the midfielder suggested the Suns should be more wary of what the sixth-placed Tigers can do ahead of today's match at Cazalys.

Both sides arrived in Cairns yesterday and had a light training session in front of the hundreds that turned up in their club's colours.

"Yeah, they are a young blossoming side with a heap of talent," the 20-year-old said as the Suns trained behind him.

"We've got a talented midfield ourselves ... they'd almost want to be a bit more worried about us than vice versa."

Also in their favour is the return of fabled ruckman Ivan Maric,who was a late withdrawal through injury last time the teams played in Cairns.

He missed last week's loss to the Kangaroos and will be provide a massive presence at the stoppages for the Victorian club.

"Ivan's a great player and his experience will help us midfielders," Conca said.

"To get on top of their talls in the ruck early; that'll help our cause. He'll contribute a lot to getting the win."

Recalled Sun Josh Hall will play his first senior game of the season on the same ground where he made his debut last year.

He will pinch hit in the ruck behind Tom Nicholls and admitted the sense of occasion had kicked in when he stepped back out on to Cazalys.

"Yeah it's a bit of deja vu. Last year I was very nervous, my legs were shaking and it's sort of ticked in again now," the Townsville product said.

"It's great to be back up here and I've got a bit of a group coming up to watch again."

Richmond are staring down the barrel of three straight losses at the venue after agreeing to move their home games away from the MCG.

However, Conca said there had been no talk among the players of breaking a hoodoo.

"It's dented our season (losing in Cairns to the Gold Coast) the last few years, but we're upbeat and positive and haven't harped on about it," Conca said.

"New team, new year and we're pumped to get the win."

Despite last week's big loss to the Kangaroos the Tigers looked in a good mood yesterday and the midfielder, who has overcome a foot injury this season to be back to full fitness, agreed they were ready to remedy that blemish.

"It was disappointing. We didn't play the way we'd like but we'll bounce back, we need to stick with what's worked," he said.

 http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2013/07/13/245270_local-sport-news.html