Thoughts on Pre Season?

[Rodgerramjet]

The pre season overall wasn't to bad. the game yesterday was our biggest blemish but the personnel in the game yesterday were different to the first two games, i believe if the club reverses these changes for round one then we will play much better.

[Jackstar 1960]

You missed the 2.80?

Bugger
Happy with the 2.60👍👍

[🏅Dooks]

Thought yesterday we did not show our hand
There wasn't the fanatic charge to squeeze up as was seen in past 2 games and intra club and training drills
I have no doubt you will see s different team Thursday week
My motto , the more you put on
The more you will win
Top 6 for me this year

Anyone with or on the cusp of a gambling problem, do not follow this advice (especially for Richmond)

The $2.60 on offer 24 hours before the Port game last week was delicious 😋

You mean delicious without Houli playing with those odds?

[Owl]

six day break might of got em off to a slow start against the scum, they fought back well in the end.  Hoping they keep the upward trend, guessing what our team will do is  like playing the pokies, no idea wtf is gonna come up.

[Yeahright]

The negative for me yesterday was Houli's first touch of the ball. He went sideways/backwards which was not the style of the previous games played. His first instinct was this which is why he should not be played.

  This x10000

[Tigeritis™©®]

I ask myself the same question every year......,

Are we still a team of eggs smothered by the biggest chicken in the league?


......bottom four until we get someone who can actually coach.

[yellowandback]

The pattern of play looks a little too familiar. Club needs a reboot - on  and off field.

[one-eyed]

Your team's ticks and crosses for the pre-season

AFL.com.au
March 13, 2017

RICHMOND

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The Tigers did well to bring Dion Prestia home from the Gold Coast and his hardness and creativity will add much to Richmond's midfield in 2017. Josh Caddy will be a good addition while former Sydney big man Toby Nankervis is now the No.1 ruckman at Tigerland. It was a good summer for the list management team at Tigerland. Having Neil Balme back as head of football was another win.
   
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Dustin Martin's playing future will be hanging over the Tigers all summer but it would appear the Tigers have yet to adopt a clear strategy in how to manage this from a media strategy. The Tigers need to borrow from the Hawthorn 2013 and Adelaide 2015 handbooks to make sure it doesn't become too big a distraction.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-13/after-the-siren-your-teams-ticks-and-crosses-for-the-offseason

[one-eyed]

We finished 4th on a JLT preseason 'ladder' (equal top on %).

We had the 4th best attack and the 6th best defence = 4th best %.

St Kilda          8    253    163    155.2
GWS                 8    237    178    133.1
West Coast    8    239    192    124.4
Richmond      8    278    238    116.8
...

The Blues ended up in last spot .

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-13/the-jlt-ladder-who-comes-out-on-top

[eliminator]

Never read too much into the preseason. Preseason means very little. Glad received no major injuries.

[WilliamPowell]

Pleased to see a clear change in game style

But we yet again showed (last Saturday) that when we are no switched on we go back to very bad habits

Glad to see some pace injected into the side via youth (Butler / Castagna)

Need to stick with that..

[MintOnLamb]

Would like to see the mix of at least 2, Houli, Grigg and Ellis gone. We could then elevate 4 players Castagna, Bolton, Stengle and Chol, may be difficult and they may not be ready but the speed would be fantastic and more of new, less of same.

[tdy]

I think, for what it's worth, we are one injury away from disaster to either Reiwoldt, Dusty or Rance and they are one year older with one year more wear and tear.  If none go down we might make top 8. If one or two go down we could be bottom 4 depending how early it happened.  We are still reliant on too few players IMHO.

[Chuck17]

I think, for what it's worth, we are one injury away from disaster to either Reiwoldt, Dusty or Rance and they are one year older with one year more wear and tear.  If none go down we might make top 8. If one or two go down we could be bottom 4 depending how early it happened.  We are still reliant on too few players IMHO.

I would add Nank into that group as well

[🏅Dooks]

I think, for what it's worth, we are one injury away from disaster to either Reiwoldt, Dusty or Rance and they are one year older with one year more wear and tear.  If none go down we might make top 8. If one or two go down we could be bottom 4 depending how early it happened.  We are still reliant on too few players IMHO.

I would add Nank into that group as well

If Batch goes down again our back six are screwed. Case in point - how many games did we win last year without him? Stuff all.