Richmond vs Brisbane @ the M.C.G. - Round 14, 2016

[one-eyed]

Richmond v Brisbane Lions

Round 14 - 13:40 AEST, Jun 25, 2016 @ the M.C.G.

Odds: (Crownbet)
Richmond  $1.12
Brisbane   $6.25


Opening times

Gates
Public          12.30pm
AFL Reserve 12.30pm
MCC Reserve 12.00pm

General admission seating

Great Southern Stand
M1-M6
M9 (Rows A-S) *DRY AREA
Q1-Q15

Ponsford Stand
M28-M32
M33 (Rows V-NN)
M34-M36
Q29-Q36

Olympic Stand
Q49 (Rows G-MM)
Q50-Q57

Cheer squad seating
Richmond: Bays M3 (Rows A-K) and M4 (Rows A-K)
Brisbane Lions: Bay M33 (Rows A-S)

http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2016/june/richmond-v-brisbane-lions-june-25

[wayne]

We never seem to play well coming back from the bye

[one-eyed]

Match preview: Richmond v Brisbane Lions

Nathan Schmook 
AFL.com.au
June 21, 2016 2:13 PM


SUMMARY

Richmond is in the middle of a run of winnable matches and, with four wins from its last five games, is keeping the wolves at bay after a horror start to the season. Saturday presents another opportunity against the lowly Lions, who are nose-diving and went to 1-12 with a 49-point loss to West Coast last week. The Lions have both eyes on the future and will unveil rookie debutant Matthew Hammelmann on Saturday. The Tigers could soon have the same future first approach, but right now appear focused on playing their best football and keeping the dream alive. To be any chance of a shock upset, the Lions will need to contain Richmond star Dustin Martin, who recent form has elevated him to a strong Brownlow Medal chance.

WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Saturday, June 25, 1.40pm AEST

LAST FIVE TIMES
R3, 2015, Richmond 21.11 (137) d Brisbane Lions 8.10 (58) at the Gabba
R16, 2014, Richmond 12.7 (79) d Brisbane Lions 7.12 (54) at the MCG
R5, 2014, Richmond 15.16 (106) d Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) at the Gabba
R20, 2013, Richmond 14.13 (97) d Brisbane Lions 11.8 (74) at the MCG
R19, 2012, Richmond 20.12 (132) d Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) at the Gabba

THE SIX POINTS

1. The Tigers' big stars were the difference the last time these sides played, with Jack Riewoldt (four goals), captain Trent Cotchin (37 disposals) and midfielder Dustin Martin (29) all outstanding.

2. Richmond has now won four of its last five matches but three of those wins were against bottom four sides (Fremantle, Essendon and Gold Coast).

3. Richmond has dominated the Lions in recent seasons, winning the past eight matches and 12 of the past 14 since 2005. The Lions haven't beaten the Tigers since round seven, 2009.

4. The Lions continue to rank either last or second last in a number of important categories – kicks, disposals, uncontested possessions, contested marks and goals.

5. The Lions are ranked fourth for clangers, averaging 52.8 a game. They are ranked 15th in disposal efficiency at 71.9 per cent.

6. Dayne Zorko is the Lions' No.1 ranked player in the Schick AFL player ratings at No.14, 57 spots ahead of the next best Lion, Stefan Martin, who is ranked No.71.

IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR … Daniel Rich. The Lions midfielder has been tagged for three straight weeks and had just seven possessions after quarter-time against the Eagles last week. The Tigers could view him as a player who is vulnerable and send a run-with midfielder to him.


PREDICTION: Richmond by 40 points


http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-21/match-preview-richmond-v-brisbane-lions

[one-eyed]

No car parking again this weekend.

Car park closed
Due to wet conditions in Yarra Park, there will be no car parking available in Yarra Park at this match.

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Estimated attendance: 34,000

http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2016/june/richmond-v-brisbane-lions-june-25

[🏅Dooks]

No car parking again this weekend.

Car park closed
Due to wet conditions in Yarra Park, there will be no car parking available in Yarra Park at this match.

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Estimated attendance: 34,000

http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2016/june/richmond-v-brisbane-lions-june-25

27000 if they are lucky

[one-eyed]

Hardwick is buoyed by the streak his team pulled off two years ago as it heads into the back half of the season. But he’s adamant the Tigers look no further than Brisbane.

Richmond used the break to hone its focus on what it has been doing well rather than throwing new concepts into the mix, with Hardwick hopeful of using the team’s recent run of success as a building block for the second half of the season.

“Yeah, probably (we take heart from having made finals with a late run),” the coach said.

“We’ve won four out of the last five games, bar a pretty poor performance against North Melbourne.

“Our consistency level over the way we’ve been playing have been pretty good over the last four or five weeks. We’ve got to make sure that we maintain that consistency and get those results on the board.

“We’ve got a pretty challenging block coming up. We’ve got a tough challenge in Brisbane, who played better last week. They’re a side that is on the up. We’ve got to come focused to play.”

He knows it’s ‘boring’ but he only has his eyes on the Lions.

“We’ll continue playing every game that it comes. It’s the old boring analogy of ‘one week at a time’ — we’re firmly in that basket at the moment, so we’ve got a challenging game against Brisbane this week.

“Our year extends no further than this week.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/damien-hardwick-challenges-dustin-martin-to-beat-mitch-robinson-tag/news-story/663df189e4e696c81841e18e3612988a

The Tigers have averaged the second-most marks inside 50 since round eight, and will look to Riewoldt, Ty Vickery and Ben Griffiths to continue to have an impact in what shapes as wet conditions.

The Lions have only the one win this season – against Gold Coast in round four – and will be without key midfielder Dayne Zorko because of personal reasons.

"They played better last week. I went up and watched that game against West Coast and they controlled the ball pretty well," Hardwick said.

"We saw some instances where they probably went sideways a little bit too much but I think they'll address that this week.

"They're a side that is on the up. They've got some young players, some exciting players, and we've got to make sure we come focused to play."

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/richmond-v-brisbane-triple-m-ban-has-served-its-purpose-say-tigers-20160624-gprc0l.html

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Yeah look they're a good side Brisbane with some quality players.....

[🏅Dooks]

At the ground, going to struggle to beat the crowd against gold coast

[(•))(©™]

Blackban triple m for an  exterior, non related cause and get beaten by Brissy

Hahahahahahaha

You suck Benny Gayle

[Lozza]

Funny to watch, like Richmond vs Richmond 

[wayne]

Woah. This is ugly

[🏅Dooks]

Ugly football

[wayne]

I wonder if they go on with it, or put the cue in the rack for the quarter?

[🏅Dooks]

Vickery answers his bronx cheers with a freak snap...then stairs at the croud emotionless.

Looks like a player who knows he wont be there next year

[Stalin]

It's good to kick backwards and sideways if you are barcelona or bayern Munich or hawthorn.

Too many crap kicks grigg. Ellis. Hampson.