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Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Reply #420 on: January 06, 2021, 08:40:58 PM »
2021 AFLW CLUB BY CLUB SEASON PREVIEW

By Nic Negrepontis
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6 January 2021


Richmond

2020 was not the inaugural season Richmond fans were envisioning, with the team going winless and finishing with a percentage of 35.7. They were ravaged by injuries across the season, including captain Katie Brennan who dealt with serious concussion symptoms. However, their list build in general left a lot to be desired with the midfield and backline in particular heavily reliant on players new to the AFLW system. Following the season, they parted ways with coach Tom Hunter and hired internally to find his replacement, choosing development coach Ryan Ferguson. The Tigers also cut ties with the VFLW competition, opting to align with Port Melbourne. They were active in the trade period, bringing in Sarah Hosking from Carlton, Sarah Darcy and Sarah Dargan from Collingwood and Harriet Cordner from Melbourne. They also selected midfielder Ellie McKenzie with the number one overall pick in the draft. They will hope this injection of AFLW-standard talent allows them to be competitive in 2021.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/01/06/2021-aflw-club-by-club-season-preview/

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Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Reply #421 on: January 10, 2021, 05:37:30 PM »
Three AFLW squads – Richmond, Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs – took advantage of the restrictions being lifted to train in hot conditions on Sunday morning.

The Tigers even played an intraclub game of three 20-minute quarters.

Richmond’s AFL side delayed an official training return until Monday to be able to train as one group from the outset, and triple premiership coach Damien Hardwick will be on deck.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-season-under-threat-as-states-close-borders-to-nsw-while-swans-giants-prepare-for-return/news-story/40e093b73432b396e68212dab512efe6

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Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Reply #422 on: January 10, 2021, 07:14:28 PM »
2021 portraits:

Monique Conti


Katie Brennan


Sabrina Frederick


Courtney Wakefield


Sarah Hosking


Our first pick Ellie McKenzie


https://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFLW%202021%20Portraits%20-%20Richmond

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« Reply #425 on: January 13, 2021, 06:03:20 PM »
Richmond

Hannah McLaren replacing Holly Whitford (foot)

McLaren, the daughter of respected former AFL umpire Scott, has been overlooked in three drafts after a strong junior career as Oakleigh Chargers captain.

She was an elevated train-on player with the Tigers in 2020 but was ultimately not needed to play, and has also represented the club at VFLW level.

The 20-year-old McLaren is a tall defender who is steady overhead and strong in one-on-one contests.

https://womens.afl/news/55196/the-replacements-who-s-earned-a-spot-on-your-club-s-list-

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« Reply #426 on: January 15, 2021, 04:12:03 AM »
PRACTICE MATCH TEAMS: Host of new faces, draftees named for first hitout

Sarah Black
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15 January 2021


Basketballing Tigers Monique Conti and Tessa Lavey will play after spending December in the WNBL hub.

They'll be joined by all the Tigers' recruits – Sarahs Hosking, D'Arcy and Dargan, and Harriet Cordner – as well as No.1 pick Ellie McKenzie.

Saturday January 16

Richmond v Western Bulldogs at Swinburne Centre


RICHMOND
1 S Molan 2 P Monahan 3 K Brennan 4 M Conti 5 M Brancatisano 6 S Bernardi 7 S Hosking 8 C Wakefield 9 H Burchell 10 K Jacques 11 A Edmonds 12 S D'Arcy 14 S Frederick 15 R Miller 16 L McClelland 17 S Dargan 18 S Sansonetti 19 K Dempsey 21 I Ross 22 E McKenzie 23 H Cordner 26 L Lesosky-Hay 28 G Seymour 29 H McLaren 34 A Makur Chuot 37 T Lavey

WESTERN BULLDOGS
1 B Lochland 2 E Blackburn 3 I Grant 4 I Huntington 7 D Berry 8 B Toogood 9 E Brown 10 K Lynch 11 L Spark 12 G Lagioia 13 C Moody 14 E Gamble 15 S Hartwig 16 N Ferres 17 E Georgostathis 18 B Gutknecht 19 A Guest 20 I Pritchard 21 B Hunt 23 J Fitzgerald 24 K Rennie 25 N Morris-Dalton 26 D Marshall 27 K Lamb 28 A Van Osterwijck 36 A Gogos

*All matches are closed to the public

https://womens.afl/news/55223/practice-match-teams-host-of-new-faces-draftees-named-for-first-hitout

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« Reply #427 on: January 16, 2021, 03:26:48 PM »
'Helped mould the culture': Experienced recruits prove to be Tiger tonic

Sarah Black
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16 January 2021


RICHMOND hit the Trade Period hard after a winless first AFLW season, and the four additions to the list have made a big impact in a short space of time.

Harriet Cordner (formerly Melbourne), Sarah Hosking (Carlton), Sarah D'Arcy and Sarah Dargan (both Collingwood) have added some much-needed steel to the developing Tiger line-up.

Defender Cordner, midfielder Hosking and forward D'Arcy have played in the AFLW since the competition's beginnings in 2017, with Dargan drafted by the Pies at the end of that year.

"They've helped to mould the culture a little bit, just shift a little bit into understanding how to work hard, how to set standards, how to train at a professional level, creating that group who understand how it is to be elite," coach Ryan Ferguson told womens.afl.

"We're still learning and working on it, but those recruits have really come in and had an effect on shifting the balance a little bit. They've given some assistance for our other leaders and our younger players to learn off and build some momentum for our group.

"The girls we've brought in are great characters too, they're strong leaders but they're really good, solid characters."

Richmond parted ways with inaugural AFLW coach Tom Hunter in June, and replacement and former AFL assistant Ryan Ferguson wasn't appointed until November.

"I probably timed it pretty well, I think my first Monday was the start of the real pre-season (compared to the voluntary 'pre-pre-season'). So it wasn't too odd, just had to get cracking pretty quick. Which was fine, I like working that way.

"[Assistant coaches] Lauren (Tesoriero) and 'Chappy' (Nathan Chapman) had put in a lot of hours of work and the girls had put in a lot of effort into their fitness and skills already.

"They'd learned from last year and were working towards what they wanted to achieve this year before I started, it helped me actually to jump into that time.

"Without going into great detail, we've addressed what we can take out of last year and how we can make it work for us, continuing to strive for greater standards, trying to improve every single session and make our next one our best one."

The Tigers slumped to a 39-point loss to fellow expansion team St Kilda in their final game of 2020, scoring a record-low three points, and Ferguson believes the next step for the team is developing game understanding and situational awareness.

"Trying to do what's right in the situation, think for themselves and problem solve. But also, just making sure there's a real role clarity and simplicity in the way that we want to play, so they understand what they need to do out there and feel like they can back their instincts," he said.

"From a coach's point of view, it's trying to get that balance between learning, growth and understanding, but also simplicity and allowing them to back their instincts and give us their best without having to think too much.

"It can be tough for players who are effectively coming in after hours, you don't want to overload them too much. There's now a wide range of football pathways and how much they've been exposed to, so you need to be aware of that and cater to it."

Ferguson previously worked in a development role with Richmond's AFL side, so he has plenty of transferrable skills in building a football program still in its infancy.

"It's perfect. [Development] is what the job is, really," he said.

"We hope the fundamentals and the development and all the time and effort we've put in will lay that foundation to then perform in the competition phase."

https://womens.afl/news/55237/-helped-mould-the-culture-experienced-recruits-prove-to-be-tiger-tonic

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Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Reply #428 on: January 16, 2021, 03:27:08 PM »
COACH MOVES: Tigers revamp coaching panel for 2021

The Tigers have revamped their assistant coaching panel to work alongside new senior coach Ryan Ferguson.

Nathan Chapman has remained at the club, expanding his role from skill acquisition to work with the forward line, replacing Jason Armistead.

Retired Tiger and club recruiter Lauren Tesoriero has taken on defensive duties (formerly Sam Shaw), while another ex-Tiger, ruckman Andrew Browne, will look after the midfield and stoppages (formerly Jacob Thompson).

Browne, who played at the club from 2009-12, has most recently coached Mansfield in the Goulburn Valley league.

Liz Quinn remains at the club in a culture and leadership position.

https://womens.afl/news/52891/coach-moves-tigers-revamp-coaching-panel-for-2021

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Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Reply #429 on: January 16, 2021, 03:29:51 PM »
We're 8 points up at half-time in our first practice match for 2021.

Richmond    2.5    2.6-18
W.Bulldogs   0.0    1.4-10

Goals: Wakefield, Bernardi.

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« Reply #430 on: January 16, 2021, 03:34:09 PM »
Pre-game warm-up vision: https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1350276714786508804

Highlights - First Half

Q1 | Sabrina Frederick nails a big tackle inside 50 early to set the tone but her pass misses the target and trickles through for a point. 1-0

Forward pressure has been great early but we have not been able to make the most of it just yet. 3-0

Wakefield! Court takes a huge grab in the square and makes no mistake with the kick. 9-0

Two in a minute! Christina Bernardi marks on the lead and slots the set shot from 25m. 15-0

Excellent coast to coast ball movement with KB and Conti involved but Sophie Molan’s shot on goal just fades right. Sarah Hosking has been prolific early. 16-0

Love this pressure! We lead 17-0 at Quarter Time.

Q2 | Bulldogs with all the territory early in the second term but the new defensive pairing of Harriet Cordner and Phoebe Monahan is holding up well. 17-1

The Bulldogs get one back as we near half time. 17-10

Half time here at the Swinburne Centre. We take an eight point lead into the break. 18-10

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« Reply #431 on: January 16, 2021, 03:47:54 PM »
Q3 | Second half is underway with Ellie McKenzie and Sarah Dargan coming on for their first runs as Tigers.

A couple of behinds in quick succession to Wakefield and Brennan. KB is winning plenty of the footy.

Rich 2.8-20
WB  1.4-10

Midway Q3.

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« Reply #432 on: January 16, 2021, 03:54:36 PM »
Sabrina reads the play well to take a strong intercept mark in defensive 50 right on the three quarter time siren. We lead by 10 points with a quarter to play!

3/4 time

🐯  2.5   2.6   2.9-21
🐶  0.0   1.4   1.5-11

Goals: Wakefield, Bernardi

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« Reply #433 on: January 16, 2021, 04:02:41 PM »
Bulldogs kick the opening goal of the final quarter within two minutes.

Blackburn puts the Bulldogs in front.

Courtney Wakefield with the quick reply! Great clever snap on goal from a tight angle. She has

Rich  3.9-27
WB   3.5-23

7 min Q4

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« Reply #434 on: January 16, 2021, 04:05:47 PM »
Blackburn puts the Bulldogs back in front from outside 50. Seven minutes to play!

🐯 3.9-27
🐶 4.5-29