Richmond vs Brisbane - Round 4, 2017

[Damo]

It's Blake Caracella , who will be a senior coach sooner rather than later

[Diocletian]

Caracella will replace Buckley at Collingwood next year.....we will replace Caracella with Stevie J  though - best football brain out there...

[Yeahright]

As long as we tell them to look for another job but come back if they can't then all is fine

[one-eyed]

Tigers wary of new-look Lions

richmondfc.com.au
13 April 2017

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is under no illusions about the challenge the Tigers will confront in their Round 4 clash with a much-improved Brisbane side at the Gabba on Sunday.

“They’re playing some pretty good footy without getting the results,” Hardwick said.

“Defensively, they set up behind the ball very well. Offensively, there’s some things that they’re doing that are quite exciting for their football club.

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“We’ve got to make sure we come prepared to play because they’re a side that is capable of kicking high scores in a short period of time.

“We’ve seen that in the three games they’ve played . . . they’ve kicked six or seven goals per quarter.

“So we’ve got to make sure, defensively, we come switched on, ready to go.

“Any side that’s got Rockliff, Beams, Zorko, Rich, these type of players . . . they’re really good players. You allow those players to play on their own terms they’re going to hurt you on the scoreboard . . .

“It’s going to be a tough game. It always is tough to go away and play interstate.

“We’ve played some pretty good footy up there, but we understand it’s a new coaching group up there . . . it’s going to be game on.

“We’re playing some okay football, but we’ve still got a fair way to go. There’s some areas of our game that we certainly need to improve.”

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2017-04-12/tigers-wary-of-newlook-lions

[julzqld]

So who's coming up for this game?  Mini-me is coming over from Perth and dragging the boyfriend too.  Place is going to be packed with yellow & black.  Getting tickets was like finding gold.  Can't wait!!!

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Danger game. Tipping a loss. 

[🏅Dooks]

Danger game. Tipping a loss. 

Turn it up

[one-eyed]

Foxsports is tipping a Brisbane win yet offers no explanation as to why they think that way .


BRISBANE V RICHMOND

Sunday, April 16, 4.40pm at the Gabba


Team news

The Lions could be without Darcy Gardiner for Sunday’s clash, as he picked up — and struggled — with a corked thigh last weekend. Ryan Bastinac could come in after a best-on-ground effort in the NEAFL on the weekend. Ben Griffiths is unlikely to be fit for the Lions clash after his concussion injury, but Nick Vlastuin should be right to play. Potential inclusions could be Anthony Miles, Connor Menadue, Oleg Markov and Nathan Drummond.

Brisbane burning question: How does Brisbane stop Dustin Martin?

He’s one of the best players in the competition at the moment — and close to the hardest to stop, as Martin is dominating both in the middle (No. 1 in the league for kicks, No. 4 for clearances and No. 6 contested possessions) and up forward (eight goals). The Lions aren’t known for tagging, so they might just go head-to-head with Martin and back their structure and ability to win the hard ball and clearances, which they’ve shown significant improvement in this year.

Richmond burning question: Is it all too good to be true?

Following wins over Carlton and Collingwood, the victory against a contender in West Coast was the one the footy world needed to see. The Tigers have been super to date. Under coach Damien Hardwick, the Tigers have totally changed their approach to the game. They’re now the No. 1 team in the comp for defending opposition ball movement, while their excellent press has seen them rocket to No. 1 for points from forward-half turnovers (47.7). The players are confident to move the ball quickly, they run in waves and the smaller forward line is working a treat. A tick to Dimma.

Predicted post-game headline

Tigers rue slow start as Lions hang on

Tip: Brisbane by 14 points

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/the-blowtorch-round-3-whats-up-with-cyril-rioli-the-bomber-to-stop-eddie-betts/news-story/9cb2cc2838056da58e64a43258b6d287

[one-eyed]

For those going to the game, there's a training session on Saturday arvo at the 'Gabba.

Saturday April 15
4.30pm
The Gabba, Brisbane, QLD

Source: RFC website.

[WilliamPowell]

So who's coming up for this game?  Mini-me is coming over from Perth and dragging the boyfriend too.  Place is going to be packed with yellow & black.  Getting tickets was like finding gold.  Can't wait!!!

Not coming up for this one Julz

Coming up for the Gold Coast game

[🏅Dooks]

So who's coming up for this game?  Mini-me is coming over from Perth and dragging the boyfriend too.  Place is going to be packed with yellow & black.  Getting tickets was like finding gold.  Can't wait!!!

Not coming up for this one Julz

Coming up for the Gold Coast game

Ditto

[one-eyed]

Curbing Dusty as simple as ABC for Lions ...

DEVISING a strategy to slow down Dustin Martin is proving a headache for the Brisbane Lions, with coach Chris Fagan conceding they had multiple plans to curb the Tiger's influence when the teams meet on Sunday.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-13/beating-dusty-as-simple-as-abc-for-lions

[mightytiges]

If we lose to Brisbane we will undo a lot of the good work we have put together over the last 3 weeks. The next 2 weeks are huge for us for confidence and momentum, Brisbane is a must win, a win against The up and coming Melbourne will open a few eyes.

Our biggest danger is getting ahead of ourselves, we need to continue to be workman like and don't take things for granted. We have a good chance to really set the season up, no room for delusions of grandeur.

Spot on, RR. The upsets across the comp. last week and today should serve as a reminder that this is a very even season and you can't afford to be even 5% off your game against anyone.

The media sure still don't respect us despite our 3-0 start. Many are now tipping Brisbane simply because it's their home game (hello Robbo!). They've clearly missed the fact we've won the last 7 times up at the 'Gabba since 2005 .

[one-eyed]

NO LATE CHANGES.

FINAL INTERCHANGES

Brisbane Lions: Jarrod Berry, Claye Beams, Nick Robertson, Cedric Cox

Richmond: Jayden Short, Josh Caddy, Connor Menadue, Jason Castagna

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-16/final-teams-sunday-round-four

[mightytiges]

No complacency today, Tiges. Be ruthless from the start!