Richmond's second-half fadeouts (Age)

[one-eyed]

Second-half fadeouts have been an issue.

In games against Carlton (-33 points), Collingwood (-37 points) and Geelong (-39 points), the Tigers have been outscored heavily in the last two quarters.

Champion Data statistics show the Tigers rank in the top six teams in key areas - disposals, efficiency, clearances, contested possessions, inside-50s (for and against) and goals (for and against) in the first half. But in the second half they are in the bottom six, sometimes the bottom three, in those areas.



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[TigerTimeII]

we don't have a supplements program thats for sure lol

[tony_montana]

Is it the new fitness guy we have?

Wish we landed the guy from liverpool that port got, hes got them up and about

[gerkin greg]

Can only hope this dude has planned for the slow start to the year fitness wise

Hawks were slow out of the blocks under this guy then would be just about the fittest team in the second half of the season IIRC

We'll see

[Phil Mrakov]

Bring back Matt Horny

[unplugged]

We dominate first halves, don't convert our opportunities, then Hardwick makes us go defensive to protect our lead, opposition get on a roll and then we give up.

Its not a fitness issue because we have plenty in the tank in the last quarter.  Its coaching.

[Penelope]

 

[tony_montana]

[mightytiges]

Our intensity and team defensive structures and pressure fall away in second halves. We can only keep it up for a half. This is where you need your second tier and lesser likes to take up the slack and share and spread the workload so you can maintain the rage over 4 quarters. However this year a few of our more experienced second tier players have fallen away (eg: Grigg) or the younger ones have not come on as you would've hoped. It means the opposition can close us down and shut down a better players like Lids.

[Owl]

it is fitness, they have looked spent in the second half all year, they are trying to run into form and fitness like other good sides have in the past.  Lets hope it works.  Other sides blow their wad early and hope they can cling on for the rest of the year, if we pace it right we should be coming hope with full sails.

[Lozza]

Need to kill this game off in the third, give Port a sniff in the last and with the crowd getting into the game, us a player down, and the umpires of course,  it could be the blues game all over again.