Richmond vs Carlton - Round 1, 2017

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Match preview: Carlton v Richmond

Howard Kotton 
afl.com.au
March 20, 2017

SUMMARY

These traditional rivals will open the season again on Thursday night in front of a big crowd, and there is plenty at stake for both clubs. After another huge turnover of players at Carlton in the off-season, expectations are low for Brendon Bolton's team on the back of a poor finish to 2016. While the Blues have been far from impressive in the JLT Community Series, there were a few encouraging signs in their final game against Fremantle, notably the form of key prime-movers Patrick Cripps and Matthew Kreuzer. Richmond is also coming off a disappointing end to last season and needs to start well. All Australian defender Alex Rance has returned from hamstring tendonitis and looms as a major stumbling block for the Blues, given their lack of potency in attack.

WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Thursday, March 23, 7.20pm AEDT
TV AND RADIO: Click here for broadcast guide

PAST FIVE TIMES
R1, 2016, Richmond 14.8 (92) d Carlton 12.11 (83) at the MCG
R15, 2015, Richmond 10.11 (71) d Carlton 5.11 (41) at the MCG
R1, 2015, Richmond 15.15 (105) d Carlton 11.12 (78) at the MCG
R2, 2014, Richmond 14.14 (98) d Carlton 12.14 (86) at the MCG
1EF, 2013, Carlton 18.8 (116) d Richmond 14.12 (96) at the MCG


THE SIX POINTS

1. When these clubs last met, in round one of 2016 at the MCG, the Blues led by nine points at three-quarter time. Richmond finished strongly, kicking four goals to one to win narrowly. Patrick Cripps was best on ground, earning three Brownlow votes with 27 disposals and one goal.

2. Both clubs struggled in 2016 in several vital statistical categories. In tackling Carlton was 15th and Richmond 18th. The Blues were last in centre clearances and both clubs finished in the bottom four for average goals a game.

3. Richmond has had the better of Carlton recently, winning the past four matches and five of the past seven. The Blues have not won since the 2013 first elimination final at the MCG.

4. At the beginning of this season Richmond has an experience advantage over Carlton, with an average age of 23 years, 344 days to 23 years, 316 days. The Tigers have an average career games of 62 to the Blues' 52.

5. At the MCG in 2016 the Blues lost six of nine games, which included five of their past six. Richmond broke even with seven wins from 14 games, but finished with three losses from its past four games.

6. Patrick Cripps completed a remarkable rise up the Schick Hydro Official AFL Player Ratings last season, climbing from 351st to 44th (447.8 points) to be the Blues' top-ranked player. Richmond's highest-ranked player is key defender Alex Rance at 27th (476.7 points), followed closely by Dustin Martin at 30.

IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR … Marc Murphy
The Carlton skipper will make his much-anticipated return after missing the final 12 rounds last season with an ankle injury. The experienced midfielder has enjoyed his first injury-free pre-season in five years and is raring to go, adding plenty of class to the Blues' line-up.

PREDICTION: Richmond by 10 points

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-20/match-preview-carlton-v-richmond

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Anybody know when the team is announced?

 

[Yeahright]

Anybody know when the team is announced?

 

Wednesday - I think around 5-6

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In the mix: round one

Nathan Schmook
AFL website
March 21, 2017 12:15 PM

RICHMOND

The Tigers have confirmed half-forward Dan Butler will make his debut, but there could be more surprises ahead of Thursday night.

Rookie Jason Castagna impressed over the JLT Community Series and the rookie's pace and defensive pressure in attack is highly rated by the coaching group.

Fellow rookie Mabior Chol also made a strong case in the final pre-season game, but it is likely tall forward Ben Griffiths will be preferred ahead of him in round one.

The club has room to elevate both Castagna and Chol ahead of round one if it chooses. Others who are jockeying for selection are Kamdyn McIntosh and Oleg Markov, who have not been able to establish themselves in the Tigers' best team over the pre-season but have strong credentials.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-21/in-the-mix-round-one

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The team. Lol.

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Jeez I hope Griffiths doesn't play. He has done stuff all this preseason. And to be honest the last 6 years.

For once I'd just like to go into a game without these soft, lazy, scared footballers.... play the kids.

No Griffiths, BEllis, Houli  and Grigg would be a good start.
Would anyone really care if we never saw any of these duds again?... anyone??

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Jeez I hope Griffiths doesn't play. He has done stuff all this preseason. And to be honest the last 6 years.

For once I'd just like to go into a game without these soft, lazy, scared footballers.... play the kids.

No Griffiths, BEllis, Houli  and Grigg would be a good start.
Would anyone really care if we never saw any of these duds again?... anyone??

Nope.

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Unfortunately Griff is needed only for ruck/fwd back up. Granted I'd rather see Chol in despite him not being fully ready but they aren't prepared to play him so that leaves us with Griff

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Richmond need a comfortable victory: Watson

By John Takemura
SEN
March 23, 2017

Former Essendon champion Tim Watson says Richmond needs to win tonight’s season opener against Carlton in strong fashion to justify the positive feelings displayed by coach Damien Hardwick.

He believes the majority of the Tigers pre-season form has shown this is a different and exciting team, but admitted to being very concerned with their early efforts in their final game against Collingwood, describing it as the Richmond of old.

“This game for me though is more about Richmond and what they’re going to produce tonight, because there’s been parts of their pre-season games where you’ve looked at them and thought okay this a really different Richmond side,” Watson said on SEN Breakfast.

“Then I saw them when they really went back into their shell and Collingwood went at them hard (in Moe), and it was like the Richmond of old.

“I don’t know whether they’re going to get sustained pressure tonight from Carlton, so maybe at the end of this game we’re going to say they won that game, but what did we really learn about Richmond?

“I think where they’re at, where they’re telling us they’re at, where their coach is telling us they’re at they need to win this game and win it comfortably tonight.”

Carlton won't go ultra-defensive

Carlton has struggled to kick scores during the pre-season, but Watson expects coach Brendon Bolton to not go with a major defensive mindset, as he still trying to teach some of his youngsters the nuances of the game.

“I don’t think they will go super ultra-defensive. He’s still trying to teach them how to play, there’s going to be a lot of young, inexperienced players out there,” he said.

“The expectation is they’re going to get it right part of the time, but then they’re going to lose concentration, or fitness, or whatever at some part during the game.”

He is anticipating that defender Jacob Weitering will play up forward in order to at least give the Blues a target to kick towards.

“He may well end up having to go back there (defence), like if Jack Riewoldt was to light up the MCG tonight then he’s going to be the obvious choice to play on Jack,” Watson said.

“I think they need something more in the front half, because there’s nothing more debilitating or soul destroying by working the ball forward and having no-one being able to capture it there in your forward line.”

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2017/03/22/richmond-need-a-comfortable-victory-watson/

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Our 4 Tiger debutants pre-game receiving their guernsey from the great Francis Bourke  .


https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC

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Our players will be wearing black armbands tonight in memory of former Richmond players Neville Crowe, Bill Barrot and Ray Stokes.

https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC

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Harrison Macreadie is a late inclusion for Carlton in place of Jed Lamb.

Tigers unchanged.

https://twitter.com/SENNews

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FINAL INTERCHANGES

Carlton: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Billie Smedts, Charlie Curnow, Simon White

Richmond: Nick Vlastuin, Bachar Houli, Sam Lloyd, Kamdyn McIntosh

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-23/final-teams-carlton-v-richmond

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Usual haters in the media now hoping for a Carlton win so they can go to town on us  .

[🏅Dooks]

Usual haters in the media now hoping for a Carlton win so they can go to town on us  .

This

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Hunt drops sitter in back line . Thankfully it didn't cost us.

We go forward and Jack marks in pocket. Bad kick across face OOTF .