Changes for the Giants game next week?

[tony_montana]

Interesting people who relentlessly can Hampson
Hopefully saw the value of a good tap ruckman in the final hit out
Nankervis can't do it alone
Toby been a great pick up and has been fantastic
Tiges will better when they can play two ruckman and they alternate inside F50
Elton isn't the answer

tap ruckmen are overrated - Soldo got about 40 hitouts in the first qtr against the digs, keep hearing he hit 3-4 to advntage - I also saw Bont shark 3 or 4 of them on his own too - are those stats counted anywhere? Rubbish part of the game and doesnt excuse the midfield and defensive setup on that play

[one-eyed]

The Barometer - Round 9

Herald-Sun
15 May 2017

RICHMOND

ON THE BLOCK: Key forward Todd Elton had six disposals, three marks and two behinds against the Dockers and is yet to kick a goal from five matches this season. Corey Ellis (12 disposals) also had little impact against Fremantle and was the only Richmond player to not lay a tackle.

ON THE CUSP: The Tigers said last week Dion Prestia was not far away but the exact extent of his ‘minor’ hamstring soreness remains a little bit of a mystery after two weeks on the sidelines. Taylor Hunt and Connor Menadue were among the Tigers’ best in a VFL loss to Box Hill on Sunday while the club’s first selection in last year’s draft, Shai Bolton, is also pushing his case for an AFL debut.

CHRIS CAVANAGH’S FORECAST: Damien Hardwick flagged changes after Richmond’s third-straight loss to Fremantle on Sunday but a growing injury list is testing depth. The Tigers need to somehow rediscover their form and belief of the opening five rounds though — and quickly — if they want to keep themselves firmly in the finals race. A loss to Greater Western Sydney this weekend would leave them 5-4 and then there is Essendon and North Melbourne to come before a Round 12 bye.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/the-barometer-afl-injury-list-and-selection-analysis-after-round-8/news-story/e1ad1a2366fd64901903755b9998755f

[the claw]

Swing the axe and target as many of the weak soft pricks as possible.

out Elton in Chol
Out Batchelor in Moore
Out B Ellis in Prestia
Out C Ellis In Miles
Out Houli in Lloyd

WOuld go something like this

FB/ Short - Astbury - Grimes
HB/ McIntosh - Rance - Castagna/Markov.Lean towards Castagna not there for his kicking but what he could bring as a shut down small defender who will take the game on when opportunity arises.

R/ Nankervis - Cotchin - Prestia
C/ Grigg - Martin - Lambert

HF/ Butler - Riewoldt - Lloyd or Lennon only one of them prefer Lloyd at this stage.
FF/ Chol - Moore - Rioli.

INT/ Caddy - Miles - Edwards -

[Yeahright]

I would take an undersized Miles who has more grunt than Batchelor any day.

You miss his bone crunching tackles, excellent spoils and general organising around the ground?

Interesting people who relentlessly can Hampson
Hopefully saw the value of a good tap ruckman in the final hit out

Funny what I took out of the final hit out was that Toby let us down with his follow up effort, something he has been great at and Hampson has always failed to do

[one-eyed]

In the mix: Who's a chance for round nine?

Nathan Schmook
afl.com.au
17 May 2017

RICHMOND

After an extra week of recovery with hamstring soreness, recruit Dion Prestia is expected to return against Greater Western Sydney on Saturday to bolster a flagging midfield.

Coach Damien Hardwick forecast changes after an 0-3 run and there should be multiple moves following a lacklustre three quarters against Fremantle.

In line for promotion from the VFL are midfielder Anthony Miles (29 possessions) and forward Sam Lloyd (three goals), while half-forward Ben Lennon is available after being held over as a senior emergency last week.

Jacob Townsend returned impressively from an eye injury and could be called on for his first senior game this season.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-16/in-the-mix-whos-a-chance-for-round-nine-selection

[🏅Dooks]

Strong word im hearing from sauce is Shai will debut 

Not quite a lock just yet but apparently a likelihood.

[Shammo80]

ud have to say if we had a tall or any talls Elton would have been shipped out 3 weeks ago or wouldn't have gotten a game in saying that I think lennon will come in to add a bit of height
IN: DION, LENNON, BOLTON
OUT: BUTTLER GEROGE, SHORT

[Rodgerramjet]

We must continue to play Butler and Castagna, these boys are young and inexperienced but have shown they can tango at this level. They absolutely need as much game time as they can get and we can give them, of course their going to be yo yo's for a while but we MUST get the development into them now so next year and the year after we will see some real consistency and results. We need to stay the course with these boys they HAVE shown they can play at this level. Don't kill it before it blossoms.

[Willy]

We must continue to play Butler and Castagna, these boys are young and inexperienced but have shown they can tango at this level. They absolutely need as much game time as they can get and we can give them, of course their going to be yo yo's for a while but we MUST get the development into them now so next year and the year after we will see some real consistency and results. We need to stay the course with these boys they HAVE shown they can play at this level. Don't kill it before it blossoms.

Dropping them doesn't mean delisting them...

What about rewarding Bolton? Maybe he can "tango" even better?

[🏅Dooks]

We must continue to play Butler and Castagna, these boys are young and inexperienced but have shown they can tango at this level. They absolutely need as much game time as they can get and we can give them, of course their going to be yo yo's for a while but we MUST get the development into them now so next year and the year after we will see some real consistency and results. We need to stay the course with these boys they HAVE shown they can play at this level. Don't kill it before it blossoms.

Dropping them doesn't mean delisting them...

What about rewarding Bolton? Maybe he can "tango" even better?

Thats the spirit

[Fluffy Tiger]

At least one change

Butler out, Prestia in.

Hardwick says there will be more.  There better be.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2017-05-18/butler-to-miss-gws-clash

[Rodgerramjet]

We must continue to play Butler and Castagna, these boys are young and inexperienced but have shown they can tango at this level. They absolutely need as much game time as they can get and we can give them, of course their going to be yo yo's for a while but we MUST get the development into them now so next year and the year after we will see some real consistency and results. We need to stay the course with these boys they HAVE shown they can play at this level. Don't kill it before it blossoms.

Dropping them doesn't mean delisting them...

What about rewarding Bolton? Maybe he can "tango" even better?

Then drop somebody else, somebody who's played plenty and shown nothing instead of someone whos played eight and shown plenty, I'm sure there are others you can find.

It's moot now anyway, Butler is injured and will not play.

[one-eyed]

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2017-05-18/hardwick-on-team-changes

[one-eyed]

At least one change

Butler out, Prestia in.

Hardwick says there will be more.  There better be.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2017-05-18/butler-to-miss-gws-clash

RICHMOND has suffered a fresh injury concern, with small forward Dan Butler ruled out of Saturday's clash against Greater Western Sydney with a groin injury.

The Tigers are set to be boosted by the return of midfielder Dion Prestia, who has missed two matches with hamstring soreness, but coach Damien Hardwick forecast more than just one change.

The coach was hopeful Butler, who has been a key player in the Tigers' small and quick forward line, would miss just one match.

"We've got to reward some guys at VFL level, so there'll probably be more than one change," Hardwick said on Thursday.

"Young Dan Butler's got a groin complaint, so he'll miss this week.

"There were a couple of disappointing performances and we've got to reward some guys at VFL level."

Half-forward Sam Lloyd shapes as a likely replacement for Butler after an impressive run in the VFL, while midfielders Anthony Miles and Jacob Townsend and half-forward Ben Lennon have pushed strong cases.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-18/tigers-new-injury-concern-speedy-forward-butler-to-miss-gws