Richmond vs St Kilda - Round 22, 2014 [merged]

[yellowandback]

Petterd on Footy Show this morning didn't bother to pretend.

"Round 23 is going to be a big game".

No one week at a time for the Turd. 

I saw that Big Fella and I winced. I'd like to put it down as a slip of the tongue but this is the tiges we're talking about.
I think you played it down a bit mate. Petterd said ' the last game against Sydney is gonna be huge and we can't wait '

WTF ?

To quote Bomber Thompson after last week ' when !!! when when when !! are we gonna work it out ? '

 

i can imagine some saints players getting wet lips and licking them after watching Petterd say that

The lips on their face filthy?

[Judge Roughneck]

Saints are going the full tank

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Saints are going the full tank

[one-eyed]

Preview: Richmond v St Kilda

Nathan Schmook 
afl.com.au
August 20, 2014 12:54 PM

DESPITE the brilliant football it has played in the last seven weeks, Richmond's finals hopes are out of its hands and it will know whether the door remains ajar before Sunday's clash against the Saints. If North Melbourne beats Adelaide on Saturday, finals are still a possibility, but if the Crows win it will be a tough task for the Tigers. After beating the Crows by 10 points in arguably their best win for the season, the Tigers would be favoured to account for the Saints comfortably this week. Alan Richardson's men have been hit with injury to both key players and youngsters, with a long season taking its toll on the last-placed club.

WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Sunday August 24, 4.40pm AEST


LAST FIVE TIMES
R15, 2014, Richmond 18.9 (117) d St Kilda 11.7 (73) at Etihad Stadium
R14, 2013, Richmond 17.17 (119) d St Kilda 8.7 (55) at the MCG
R2, 2013, Richmond 14.15 (99) d St Kilda 12.10 (82) at the MCG
R10, 2012, Richmond 18.13 (121) d St Kilda 16.17 (113) at Etihad Stadium
R2, 2011, Richmond 14.11 (95) drew with St Kilda 13.17 (95) at the MCG

THE SIX POINTS

1. When these sides met in round 14, the Tigers dominated in disposals, marks, scoring shots and inside 50s. Tigers captain Trent Cotchin starred with 31 possessions and five goals and Brandon Ellis had 36 touches. Leigh Montagna was the Saints' best with 27 possessions.

2. In a form ladder since round 15, Richmond sits equal first alongside Geelong as the only undefeated teams, kicking an average score of 92 points while conceding only 69 a game.

3. No team has received more free kicks in 2014 than the Tigers, with 18.3 a game. In contrast the Saints haven’t been in the umpires' good books, ranked equal 15th for frees for, averaging 15.7.

4. St Kilda has played at the MCG just once this season, losing to Hawthorn by 145 points in round seven and kicking just four goals for the afternoon.

5. Richmond has three players in the top 10 for kicks this season - Trent Cotchin, Dustin Martin and Brandon Ellis, with Cotchin and Martin ranked second and third. Leigh Montagna is the highest ranked Saint at No.19.

6. Alex Rance has enjoyed a strong season, but in matches against St Kilda he rates poorly in Official AFL Player Ratings, brought to you by Gatorade. The key defender averages 7.6 player ratings points against the Saints, his lowest against any opposition.

Prediction: Richmond by 48 points

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-08-20/preview-richmond-v-st-kilda

[Chuck17]

Preview: Richmond v St Kilda

Nathan Schmook 
afl.com.au
August 20, 2014 12:54 PM

DESPITE the brilliant football it has played in the last seven weeks, Richmond's finals hopes are out of its hands and it will know whether the door remains ajar before Sunday's clash against the Saints. If North Melbourne beats Adelaide on Saturday, finals are still a possibility, but if the Crows win it will be a tough task for the Tigers. After beating the Crows by 10 points in arguably their best win for the season, the Tigers would be favoured to account for the Saints comfortably this week. Alan Richardson's men have been hit with injury to both key players and youngsters, with a long season taking its toll on the last-placed club.

WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Sunday August 24, 4.40pm AEST


LAST FIVE TIMES
R15, 2014, Richmond 18.9 (117) d St Kilda 11.7 (73) at Etihad Stadium
R14, 2013, Richmond 17.17 (119) d St Kilda 8.7 (55) at the MCG
R2, 2013, Richmond 14.15 (99) d St Kilda 12.10 (82) at the MCG
R10, 2012, Richmond 18.13 (121) d St Kilda 16.17 (113) at Etihad Stadium
R2, 2011, Richmond 14.11 (95) drew with St Kilda 13.17 (95) at the MCG

THE SIX POINTS

1. When these sides met in round 14, the Tigers dominated in disposals, marks, scoring shots and inside 50s. Tigers captain Trent Cotchin starred with 31 possessions and five goals and Brandon Ellis had 36 touches. Leigh Montagna was the Saints' best with 27 possessions.

2. In a form ladder since round 15, Richmond sits equal first alongside Geelong as the only undefeated teams, kicking an average score of 92 points while conceding only 69 a game.

3. No team has received more free kicks in 2014 than the Tigers, with 18.3 a game. In contrast the Saints haven’t been in the umpires' good books, ranked equal 15th for frees for, averaging 15.7.

4. St Kilda has played at the MCG just once this season, losing to Hawthorn by 145 points in round seven and kicking just four goals for the afternoon.

5. Richmond has three players in the top 10 for kicks this season - Trent Cotchin, Dustin Martin and Brandon Ellis, with Cotchin and Martin ranked second and third. Leigh Montagna is the highest ranked Saint at No.19.

6. Alex Rance has enjoyed a strong season, but in matches against St Kilda he rates poorly in Official AFL Player Ratings, brought to you by Gatorade. The key defender averages 7.6 player ratings points against the Saints, his lowest against any opposition.

Prediction: Richmond by 148 points

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-08-20/preview-richmond-v-st-kilda

EFA

[Rampstar]

have to put them to the sword. aim to kick 8 goals a quarter and try and win by 25 goals

[WilliamPowell]

Let's just get the win first, margin will take care of itself

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Let's just get the win first, margin will take care of itself

Wrong!

Lets just win each contest in the game, run and spread and create scoring options.  When we don't have the ball, we should run hard to stop the Saints from getting loose.


If we do this we win, and win well.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Let's just get the win first, margin will take care of itself

Wrong!

Lets just win each contest in the game, run and spread and create scoring options.  When we don't have the ball, we should run hard to stop the Saints from getting loose.


If we do this we win, and win well.

In so many words lets just do the basics right much better, much stronger and for longer and we should have a good day at the office.

[The Big Richo]

Let's get on the drink Saturday night cause this one is over.

[WA Tiger]

Really should be talking about percentage boosting here, the win should be a formality!!

[tony_montana]

Percentage means sweet fa now. We are -120points behind Adelaide before we overtake them on percentage - given they'll likely beat the saints by 10 goals at least in the final round we'd need to win by 200 tomorrow to be in the running to make finals with a loss to Sydney.

Now the only thing that matters is winning our final 2, even if its by a combined total of 2 points, we must win both, stuff the margin

[The Big Richo]

Percentage will come into play when we beat Sydney to get us over Essendon if they lose to Carlton.

[WA Tiger]

Percentage will come into play when we beat Sydney to get us over Essendon if they lose to Carlton.

 

[tony_montana]

Percentage will come into play when we beat Sydney to get us over Essendon if they lose to Carlton.

Pfft NORF, port don't care bring it