Richmond’s blessed run with injuries continue as rivals count cost (H-Sun)

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Richmond’s blessed run with injuries continue as premiership rivals count cost of bad luck

SAM EDMUND,
Herald Sun
May 3, 2018

RICHMOND’S blessed run with injury has been revealed as Greater Western Sydney count the cost of more bad luck.

No club has lost more players to injury since the start of 2017 than the Giants, while the Tigers’ premiership defence has started with a near-empty medical room.

Richmond’s imperious grip on the competition is franked by a playing list that has missed a combined 15 games in 2018 — 11 fewer than the next best, the Brisbane Lions.

The Tigers’ Grand Final rival Adelaide, on the other hand, has lost a league-high 56 games this season as the Crows battle a hamstring crisis.

GWS, who have made back-to-back preliminary finals despite having a squad far from healthy, are again battling with one hand tied behind their back.

Absent Brownlow Medal fancy Josh Kelly (groin) and star forward Toby Greene (foot) have both had a recurrence of injuries they rested and nursed throughout the pre-season, while Rory Lobb (knee) hasn’t been seen since Round 3 and Tom Scully faces 8-10 weeks out with a broken ankle.

Zac Williams has already been ruled out indefinitely with an achilles injury.


INJURY LADDER

Club    Games Lost to Injury   Club      Games Lost to Injury
Adelaide         56             Sydney          40
Carlton          54             Essendon        40
Fremantle        52             Gold Coast      34
GWS Giants       50             St Kilda        34
Geelong          48             Port Adelaide   31
Collingwood      47             Hawthorn        29
W.Bulldogs       44             Melbourne       29
Nth Melbourne    44             Brisbane Lions  26
West Coast       41             Richmond        15



The injury ladder is detailed by Champion Data. The game’s leading analysts also measure the effect of injuries on what they consider to be a club’s best 22.

The Tigers missed 136 games through injury in their premiership year — the 10th most — but only 74 of those hit their best players — the 15th most.

This year, Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs have lost the most games (39) from their first-choice sides.

The best 22 measurement names Gold Coast as the hardest hit team of the past two years.

The Suns, who have had 187 of their 198 games missed through injury hit their best side, have now lost co-captains Tom Lynch (knee) and Steven May (finger) for Saturday’s meeting with the Western Bulldogs.

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[lamington]

Maybe we just have players more dedicated to conditioning and recovery 

[georgies31]

Really getting sick of this crap tigers got no injuries we have had players this season miss games or are they blind.Seems like they want to make it a exuse for our flag and form.

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Our blokes are just not cowards like the rest of the comp.

[Chuck17]

Offsets with the umpire bias against us

[Owl]

have you noticed how many opposition players get injured playing us?

[Andyy]

have you noticed how many opposition players get injured playing us?

Yes I have. Which is why I wasn't fussed when we lost to Adelaide. No point going balls to the wall in R2.

They won the points at a cost, while Richmond went for a run and probably kept half their hand hidden.


And it's no luck either - good list management!

[JP Tiger]

have you noticed how many opposition players get injured playing us?

Yep, & the term 'Tiger Tough' isn't just a banner hanging from the fence anymore. 

[Lozza]

The media almost willing things to go against us.

[Diocletian]

What else is new?

[Diocletian]

have you noticed how many opposition players get injured playing us?

[Diocletian]

The media if we win three flags in a row:

It's concerning that we've now had three sides go back to back to back since the turn of the century, particulary if you also take into account Geelong's three flags & Sydney's regular Grand Final appearances -  clearly equalisation isn't working and needs to go further as these procession of dynasties surely can't be good for the game..."

As fine achievement Richmond's is, there is liittle doubt they would struggle against Brisbane & Hawthorn's threepeat sides and probably even Geelong of  2007-11...

Other commentary would  no doubt refer to our "charmed injury run", "MCG advantage" (never mentioned when Hawthorn defeated three interstate sides in a row-after losing to one first) and "lack of genuine quality challengers..."

[Eat_em_Alive]

The media if we win three flags in a row:

It's concerning that we've now had three sides go back to back to back since the turn of the century, particulary if you also take into account Geelong's three flags & Sydney's regular Grand Final appearances -  clearly equalisation isn't working and needs to go further as these procession of dynasties surely can't be good for the game..."

As fine achievement Richmond's is, there is liittle doubt they would struggle against Brisbane & Hawthorn's threepeat sides and probably even Geelong of  2007-11...

Other commentary would  no doubt refer to our "charmed injury run", "MCG advantage" (never mentioned when Hawthorn defeated three interstate sides in a row-after losing to one first) and "lack of genuine quality challengers..."

Who the stuff said that?

[Owl]

I reckon a lot of teams are blowing their O rings out throwing everything to try go with us and prove something.  Watching some of our blokes still sprinting in the fourth to get to the ball and doubled up oppo players made me smile.  That Adelaide game didn't bother me either, was crap umpiring, no point busting bodies up for an ego trip that looked like it was loaded from the outset.  Those wankers carried on like they were redeemed for losing a grandfinal.  Funniest crap I have ever clapped eyes on.

[Diocletian]

The media if we win three flags in a row:

It's concerning that we've now had three sides go back to back to back since the turn of the century, particulary if you also take into account Geelong's three flags & Sydney's regular Grand Final appearances -  clearly equalisation isn't working and needs to go further as these procession of dynasties surely can't be good for the game..."

As fine achievement Richmond's is, there is liittle doubt they would struggle against Brisbane & Hawthorn's threepeat sides and probably even Geelong of  2007-11...

Other commentary would  no doubt refer to our "charmed injury run", "MCG advantage" (never mentioned when Hawthorn defeated three interstate sides in a row-after losing to one first) and "lack of genuine quality challengers..."

Who the stuff said that?

All of them...ALL OF THEM....