Richmond vs St Kilda @ the M.C.G., Rnd 10, 2018

[one-eyed]

A rare actual home game on a Saturday arvo in this 10 week middle stretch of the season.

AFL Round 10

RICHMOND vs St Kilda

Saturday, 26th May, 1:45 PM @ the M.C.G.


Odds: (Crownbet)
Richmond  $1.06
St Kilda     $9.00

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2018/10/rich-v-stk

[one-eyed]

The MCG website is saying they are expecting a crowd of 46k.


Opening times

Gates
Public          12.00pm
AFL Reserve 12.00pm
MCC Reserve 12.00pm

Parking
Gate 3: 9.30am
Gate 5: 10.30am
Gate 6: 10.30am
Gate 7: 8.00am

Estimated attendance

46,000

General admission seating

Great Southern Stand
M7 (Rows A-H) DRY
Q1-Q15

Ponsford Stand
M28-M32
M33 (Rows T-NN)
M34-M36
Q29-Q36

Olympic Stand
Q49-Q50 (Rows R-MM)
Q51-Q57

Car parking in Yarra Park
Car parking will be available in Yarra Park. Space is limited, so please arrive early in order to secure a spot.

Bicycle parking
Patrons riding a bicycle to the MCG are asked to refrain from locking their bike up on the MCG concourse, or in an area that is likely to cause an obstruction or is too close to congested queues or crowds of people.

Any bicycle deemed to meet the above criteria will be removed and stored inside the MCG for collection after the match.

At present, there are approximately 80 bike hoops in Yarra Park. We ask cyclists to use these hoops when riding to the MCG.

Cheer squad locations
Richmond: Bays M3 and M4 (Rows A-K)
St Kilda: Bay M33 (Rows A-N)

http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2018/may/richmond-v-st-kilda-may-26

[Tiger Tragic]

$9 Saints??  After our performance on the weekend, 6 day turnaround, coming back from Perth, possible injuries to Rance and Jack, Dusty not looking right, surely $9 is worth a punt?

[one-eyed]

The MCG website has upped the anticipated crowd to 52k.

[mightytiges]

$9 Saints??  After our performance on the weekend, 6 day turnaround, coming back from Perth, possible injuries to Rance and Jack, Dusty not looking right, surely $9 is worth a punt?

It would be if the Saints could hit a target. Actually over the past couple of weeks their gamestyle hasn't been too bad and made them a threat in games but they just continually shoot themselves in the foot by butchering the ball. They had Collingwood on toast last week early on in the 3rd quarter. The Pies couldn't get the ball out of their backline. However, the Saints stuffed up about 10 virtually gimme chances in a row to score and once the momentum swung their errors gifted the Pies 5 goals in about 5 mins = game over. It's like watching us before last year. Missing sitters in front of the sticks, missing 3 open teammates in the F50 by kicking it straight to the single opposition defender, and kicking across ground straight to free opposition players that gifts them goals. They have been seriously crap!

If St Kilda wins then it'll only be because they pull a "round 16" out of nowhere like last year and suddenly learn to hit targets while we turn up not ready to play and apply no pressure.

[one-eyed]

St Kilda forward Mav Weller is set to miss Saturday afternoon's clash with Richmond at the MCG after suffering concussion at training.

However, the Saints have received a boost with Jake Carlisle and Paddy McCartin passed fit after their own concussion troubles.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-24/head-knock-rules-tough-saint-out-of-tigers-clash

[Lebowski]

The MCG website has upped the anticipated crowd to 52k.

will be 60k+ imo

[mightytiges]

Deluded Saints fans on SEN tonight .

[Lebowski]

Deluded Saints fans on SEN tonight .

what are they saying? 

[mightytiges]

Deluded Saints fans on SEN tonight .

what are they saying? 

A number of them are boasting that they are confident in them beating us  .

[Lebowski]

  
 
that used to be us 

Look I dont doubt that theyre better than what theyve shown this season, I expect them to find some form later in the season - the return match at etihad might be a tricky one

[Rampsation]

10 goal win coming up for the Tiggy Express.

[georgies31]

Can't take this game lightly 6 day break coming from WA and saints are copping it to and they still mention they beat us last year.Play 4 qtrs and team effort we win comfortable.

[WilliamPowell]

This is actually the epitome of a "danger game"

We were as flat as tacks in WA, played poorly and the fingers started pointing; especially down back

At some point the Saints are going to have a "day" where it clicks

We need to be switched on and play to our strengths and play as a team... do that we win; we don't well keep everything crossed the Saints woeful skills get us over the line

[one-eyed]

The AFL website is tipping us to win by 5 goals.

Match preview: Richmond v St Kilda

Jennifer Phelan
afl.com.au
May 21, 2018 12:48PM

SUMMARY
The Tigers will be looking to return to the winners list this week after losing just their second game for the season last Sunday. They'll be looking to restore their pressure game after it somewhat deserted them against West Coast. They went into the clash ranked third for pressure points in the competition, and then posted the third-worst result for the round against the Eagles. It's what the Tigers pride themselves on and they'll need better output across the field if they're to bounce back. Meanwhile, the Saints' goalkicking remains a problem. Only once this season have they kicked more goals than behinds, and against Collingwood on Saturday night, they recorded 10.12 with midfielder Jack Newnes (four goals) the most damaging in attack. Tim Membrey remains out of form, and as their sole available key forward, needs to turn things around if the Saints are to be any chance against the premiers.

WHERE AND WHEN: the MCG, Saturday, May 26, 1.45pm AEST

LAST FIVE MEETINGS
R23, 2017, Richmond 19.8 (122) d St Kilda 12.9 (81) at the MCG
R16, 2017, St Kilda 21.12 (138) d Richmond 10.11 (71) at Etihad Stadium
R22, 2016, St Kilda 7.13 (55) d Richmond 6.10 (46) at the MCG
R16, 2015, Richmond 13.11 (89) d St Kilda 10.13 (73) at Etihad Stadium
R22, 2014, Richmond 15.8 (98) d St Kilda 10.12 (72) at the MCG

THE SIX POINTS

1. Despite Sunday's loss to the Eagles, the Tigers remain as one of the best finishing team this season. They've won six of nine last quarters, which isn't the most, but they're the highest final-term scoring team with 295 points to their opponents' 185.

2. The third quarter has been the Tigers' weakest period of football with wins in just four terms so far. However, the Saints have struggled after half-time; they've won two third quarters and three fourth.

3. The Saints might have won two of the last three head-to-heads, but the Tigers have the better record since 2012. They've won seven of their last nine games, four of which were at the MCG.

4. The Saints continue to have issues when it comes to scoring. Membrey has kicked 6.15 this year from seven games, and they're ranked last in the League with an average of 65 points per game.

5. Neither side has been strong in clearances this season. The Tigers are equal 16th with an average of 33.9 per game and the Saints are last with 31.1.

6. Dustin Martin, Alex Rance and Trent Cotchin all took a tumble in the Schick AFL Player Ratings last week. But, ruckman Toby Nankervis continued to show his worth by rising from No.61 to 58 overall despite being in doubt before the game.

IT’S A BIG WEEK FOR…
The critics are circling Dustin Martin with the midfield bull down on his best recently and still lacked his usual punch last week despite being one of his side's best. In the Tigers' round 23 win over the Saints last year, he picked up three Brownlow votes – could this be the week where he explodes back into form?

PREDICTION: Richmond by 31 points.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-21/match-preview-richmond-v-st-kilda