VFL QF: Richmond vs Williamstown @ Punt Rd, Sat. Sept 1 [Live on Ch 7]

[Rodgerramjet]

Is that enough time for Butler to get up?

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Butler and Kane Lambert can run out in Richmond's Saturday night qualifying final against Williamstown, but Dion Prestia – if the Tigers wanted to boost his match fitness after an interrupted season – cannot.

Prestia played in the Tigers' round 23 win over the Western Bulldogs and is therefore ineligible.

Butler is on track to play limited minutes ahead of the Tigers' AFL qualifying final against Hawthorn on September 6, but Lambert is likely to be held over from the VFL and put his hand straight up for senior selection.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-27/finalsbound-stars-in-mix-for-vfl-action

[taztiger4]

B: 78. D. Coffield, 42. R. Garthwaite, 46. B. Miller

HB: 37. C. Menadue, 31. O. Markov, 51. S. Morris

C: 45. P.  Naish, 26. A.  Miles, 64. T.  Silvestro

HF: 48. L. Baker, 38. N. Balta, 44. T. Stengle

F: 58. J. Aarts, 36. C. Moore, 7. D. Butler

R: 47. I. Soldo, 32. C. Ellis, 27. S. Lloyd

Int: 54. J. Ballard, 53. H. Beasley, 40. C. Coleman-Jones, 61. J. Fletcher, 56. B. Grewar, 52. S. Mannagh, 43. D. Smith , 57. B. Wood

23P: 60. C. Thompson

 

In: D. Butler, C. Thompson, S. Mannagh, L. Baker, O. Markov, S. Morris

Out: J. Townsend,  B. Lambert

http://vfl.com.au/peter-jackson-vfl-teams-finals-week-1/

[WilliamPowell]

Amended

Not the GF

It's a Quali Final

[Tiger Tragic]

Lambert stiff to miss. His stats looked good for his first game last wee. I'd almost prefer him to Cellis

[cub]

Don’t know how this ended up here
But just went past punt road and they have a stack
Of portable lights on cranes going

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A limited number of tickets will be available at the gate tomorrow night, but we're strongly encouraging fans to pre-purchase: http://vfl.com.au/presale/ 

https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL/status/1035399199397797889

[taztiger4]

Don’t know how this ended up here
But just went past punt road and they have a stack
Of portable lights on cranes going

watched a couple twilight VFL games @ PRO, lighting isnt up to TV standard hence the temp lighting

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SuperFooty looks at the AFL listed players who will be running around in the VFL this weekend

EDITOR ON DUTY:
Toby Prime and Chris Cavanagh
September 1, 2018 9:00am

RICHMOND small forward Dan Butler will make his return from a near two-month injury lay-off through the VFL as he pushes for a qualifying final return.

Butler played the first 15 games of the season, but has not featured since Richmond’s Round 16 win over Adelaide in early July when he aggravated an ankle injury he had been carrying.

The premiership player will make his comeback through the state league when Richmond meets Williamstown in a qualifying final under lights at Punt Road.

Richmond football manager Neil Balme said this week it would be unlikely Butler would face Hawthorn on Thursday night due to the five-day turnaround.

VFL coach Craig McRae said Butler, 22, would be on restricted minutes and the Tigers’ match committee would monitor his form against the Seagulls.

“I suppose probably three or four weeks ago you would have questioned whether he was going to be able to get up at all and return for the rest of the year,” McRae said.

“Just watching him train this week, he’s moving really well so the signs are good.

“At this stage you can only go on what you see.

“In his training form this week, he looks like he’s running without any restriction and changing direction really well.”

Butler had kicked 18 goals for the season and averaged three tackles and five score involvements before his injury setback to become an important player in Richmond’s quest for back-to-back flags.

RICHMOND V WILLIAMSTOWN
Saturday, 7.10pm, Punt Rd Oval

All eyes will be on Tigers premiership forward Dan Butler, who is set to make his return after being sidelined since Round 16 with an ankle injury. He will play limited game time, with Richmond mindful there is only five days between the VFL clash and Thursday night’s AFL qualifying final with Hawthorn. Kane Lambert (ankle) will not be risked but the club will not hesitate to bring him straight back in against the Hawks. Sam Lloyd, who has played seven AFL games this season, responded from being dropped to the VFL with 33 disposals and two goals last weekend and will again push his case for a finals recall. Other AFL-listed players who will be looking to do the same include Liam Baker, Corey Ellis and Connor Menadue.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/chris-cavanagh-looks-at-the-afl-listed-players-who-will-be-running-around-in-the-vfl-this-weekend/news-story/831de02c82089f9a91f18a6a1fdbda88

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https://twitter.com/TroutWoodend/status/1035653702592286721

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I'm moved/merged all the PRO lighting discussion to this QF thread.

[Jackstar is back!!!]

What are the lights like at pro??

Lights aren’t up to standard for televised games at night
Lux levels are approx 150/200 which is ok for training etc
Ideally they need to have a Lux level of 400 plus
Vic government states AFL match needs to be 500 Lux
The 150 Lux  will be poor for TV
Expect it will come across on TV similar to AFLW games at Carlton which were very average

But will say it again

The lights are deemed to be VFL standard. This is a VFL game not AFL game

So..... as you say TV coverage will be poor but meets VFL requirements

Went past yesterday
There are Cranes and lights everywhere that have been trucked in

[Jackstar is back!!!]

What are the lights like at pro??

Lights aren’t up to standard for televised games at night
Lux levels are approx 150/200 which is ok for training etc
Ideally they need to have a Lux level of 400 plus
Vic government states AFL match needs to be 500 Lux
The 150 Lux  will be poor for TV
Expect it will come across on TV similar to AFLW games at Carlton which were very average

But will say it again

The lights are deemed to be VFL standard. This is a VFL game not AFL game

So..... as you say TV coverage will be poor but meets VFL requirements

The lights are up to VFL/AFL training standards
( same standards )
But
They are no where near standards that would allow for television.( same as Carlton )
Thus they have trucked it light towers
What will be interesting is that the current lights are LED floods and they ones they have craned in looked like Metal Halide floods. Completely different light source . Might be ok but doubt it
RFC huge mistake installing what they have down in their lighting
Why go and spend 400k on lighting when you have to truck in extra lights to get to a decent standard🤔🤔

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Well, I'm assuming Seven or the VFL are paying for the extra lighting as its as metric that relates to the broadcast?

Also, why would the club spend a huge amount of money they don't need to? Flood lighting is extremely expensive to build, run and maintain.

[Jackstar is back!!!]

Well, I'm assuming Seven or the VFL are paying for the extra lighting as its as metric that relates to the broadcast?

Also, why would the club spend a huge amount of money they don't need to? Flood lighting is extremely expensive to build, run and maintain.

Better off doing it right the first time though
Current lighting cost 400k
Do it correctly the first time . An extra 50k