Richmond vs Carlton @ MCG - Round 2, 2014

[Dice]

March to the ‘G and Round 2 activities
richmondfc.com.au 
March 24, 2014 9:07 PM

Richmond is calling all Tiger fans to unite and ‘March to the ‘G’ as one before this Thursday night’s clash against Carlton.

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Tiger fans are calling on all Richmond players to unite and 'March to the 'G' as one and then ****ing beat Carlton !

Forget this crap . Just win FFS !!

[Mr Magic]

It’s not a matter of motivation for the Tigers, but their Round 21 match-up last year, which Carlton won by 10 points, cost them a top-four position.

They would’ve played Hawthorn in the first week of finals, a team they have beaten by 62 and 41 points in their past two meetings.

What-if is a game played by losers and the Tigers still kick themselves.

So true. There are sliding door moments and that loss to the Blues in round 21 was as big a missed opportunity as you'll see.
It matters not that Richmond has beaten the Grand finalists the past 2 seasons when you can't get the job done against fellow also rans.

Time for the Tigers to make a statement of intention that we are the real deal, otherwise ever increasingly hard questions will keep getting asked..

Huge game on Thursday for the club.

[Phil Mrakov]

The only statement I will accept is a thumping

[Oiafi]

That rivalry video on the club website just makes me angry. Haven't been able to watch the whole thing. Hate watching happy Carlton flogs on the RFC site.

[TigerMonk]

We better play good style hard running football & beat them Thursday night or l be real peeed off

[tony_montana]

We better play good style hard running football & beat them Thursday night or l be real peeed off

Always been a firm believer that a few running goals can get the momentum going better than the stop start pass inside 50, mark, setup then goal. We did that way too much in the final instead of having a ping from 50 which can get the crowd and team buzzing, like the scum did to us in the second half 

[Chuck17]

I'm getting pumped for Thursday, don't let me down boys

[gerkin greg]

As a supporter I deserve nothing less than a win.

[one-eyed]

Preview: Richmond v Carlton

Nathan Schmook 
afl.com.au
March 25, 2014

Expect this match to have an extra edge after last year's elimination final and the teams' winless starts to 2014

The match that traditionally opened the season between 2007-13 has finally arrived and it will have an extra edge after last year's elimination final. A bumper crowd is expected at the MCG as both teams look to respond to poor round one performances. Richmond fell to Gold Coast by 18 points at Metricon Stadium in round one, wasting the ball going inside 50 and missing chances. This week the use of key forward Jack Riewoldt will be under the microscope after a lack of entries were directed to the dual Coleman medallist against the Suns. Carlton wasted a 22-point lead against Port Adelaide and was overrun in its season opener, eventually going down by 33 points at Etihad Stadium. Coach Mick Malthouse has complained of a lack of match hardness from a host of Blues who had interrupted pre-seasons.   

WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Thursday March 27, 7.45pm


LAST FIVE TIMES

1EF, 2013, Carlton 18.8 (116) d Richmond 14.12 (96) at the MCG
R21, 2013, Carlton 16.10 (106) d Richmond 14.12 (96) at the MCG
R1, 2013, Richmond 14.22 (106) d Carlton 14.17 (101) at the MCG
R18, 2012, Carlton 14.11 (95) d Richmond 13.13 (91) at the MCG
R1, 2012, Carlton 18.17 (125) d Richmond 12.9 (81) at the MCG

THE SIX POINTS

1. It was two wins to one in 2013 between the Tigers and Blues with Carlton winning twice, including a come from behind 20-point victory in the first elimination final in front of 94,690 at the MCG.

2. Despite losing to Gold Coast in round one, Richmond had 406 disposals, ranking it third. Carlton struggled with just 310, leaving them second last.

3. Carlton has dominated Richmond in recent seasons, winning 11 of the last 12 contests including nine straight wins in 2008-12.

4. One thing in the Blues' favour in round one was marks inside 50. They took 15, ranking them second, while Richmond took just seven.

5. In 2013 at the MCG Richmond was impressive, winning nine of 14 matches while Carlton’s results were mixed with four wins and five losses.

6. In round 19 last season, Jack Riewoldt was ranked No.48 in the AFL Official Player Ratings. He ended the season ranked No.57 but slipped to No.68 after the Tigers' season-opener against Gold Coast. The highest ranked Carlton player is Chris Judd (No.23 overall).

Prediction: Richmond by 12 points

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-25/preview-richmond-v-carlton

[eliminator]

If we win it will be a character building win. A four quarter effort is vital. Last year we switched off twice against them and paid the price. They will come at us hard. It is time for a team performance. Would Conca etc to really lift for game

[Dice]

Livinia told me last night it's going to be the wettest day of the year so far on Thursday.

[Smokey]

Livinia told me last night it's going to be the wettest day of the year so far on Thursday.

That's good.  Something else to blame rather than  the players.

[Dice]

That's good.  Something else to blame rather than  the players.

Carlton can blame whatever they like but we'll know we're just a better team.

[1965]

Livinia told me last night it's going to be the wettest day of the year so far on Thursday.

God I hope Dimma has learnt his lesson and goes in with a small team of hard nuts.

Ins: Jackson, Knights, Gordon, King

Outs: some of the bigguns (Vickery No 1 out)

[Lozza]

With rain forecast it will be interesting to see what Malthouse uses as plan b given that plan a would seem to consist of loading their forward line with talls