Richmond vs Hawthorn @ the MCG - Round 9, 2019

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We're favourite this week with the bookies.

AFL Round 9

RICHMOND vs Hawthorn

Sunday, 19th May at the M.C.G.

Start time: 3:20pm


Odds:
Richmond  $1.56   
Hawthorn  $2.45

https://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2019/9/rich-v-haw

[one-eyed]

MCG website is expecting a crowd of 57k.

https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2019/may/richmond-v-hawthorn-may-19

[one-eyed]

The AFL website is tipping us by around 3 goals.

Match preview: Richmond v Hawthorn

AFL.com.au
Sarah Black
May 14, 2019


Where and when: MCG, Sunday May 19, 3:20pm AEST

Last time they met: MCG, qualifying final, 2018: Richmond 13.17 (95) defeated Hawthorn 9.10 (64)

A vintage Dustin Martin performance led Richmond to a comprehensive qualifying final win in soggy conditions. Kamydn McIntosh surprised to kick three, as did Jarryd Roughead, while midfield duo Jaegar O'Meara and Tom Mitchell starred for the Hawks.


What it means for Richmond: A chance to continue blooding kids while banking wins. The injury-hit Tigers have had their speedbumps this year, but have been boosted by the performance of their young players.

What it means for Hawthorn: The first time the club will have two consecutive wins for the season, and an opportunity to go ahead in the win-loss ledger for the first time since round three.

How Richmond wins: Pure manic run and pressure. Richmond will relish returning to the MCG and its small forward brigade is starting to work well with tall recruit Tom Lynch.

How Hawthorn wins: Exploiting Richmond's hole in the ruck. With Toby Nankervis set to miss due to a groin injury, Ben McEvoy and Jonathon Ceglar are well-placed to take advantage of the inexperienced Ivan Soldo.

The stat: Richmond and Hawthorn have played each other 158 times. Over that time, the Tigers average 91 points in those matches, while the Hawks average 90.

The match-up: Tom Lynch v James Frawley

Frawley turned back the clock with a vintage performance on the competition's leading goalkicker Jeremy Cameron, holding him goalless. The Tigers' one key forward, Lynch, is building match fitness and is crucial in bringing the ball down for the smalls.

It's a big week for: Dustin Martin

After a quiet few weeks by his lofty standards, Martin is beginning to show some of his best. He's struggled without the hamstrung Trent Cotchin, but against Fremantle was crashing packs and tackling hard, finishing the match with a trademark goal.

Big call: With boosted confidence after a breakout game, Shai Bolton will follow up with another four-goal haul.

Prediction: Tigers by 17 points

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-14/match-preview-richmond-v-hawthorn

[Rampsation]

 I think we will win by 35 points. Tiger Educational year going great in 2019.

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Opening times

Gates
Public           1.30pm
AFL Reserve  1.30pm
MCC Reserve 1.00pm

Parking
Gate 3: 11.00am
Gate 5: 1.30pm
Gate 6: 10.30am
Gate 7: 9.00am pass holders only

Estimated attendance
57,000

General admission seating
Great Southern Stand  Q1-Q15
Ponsford Stand           M29-M31
                                 M35-M36
                                 Q29-Q36
Olympic Stand            Q49-Q50 (Rows U-MM)
                                 Q51-Q55 (Rows K-MM)

Please note the general admission areas are subject to change.

Look out for the screens displaying the map of available general admission areas on a match day, located inside each entry gate.

Cheer squad locations
Richmond: M3-M4(Rows A-K)
Hawthorn: M33 (Rows A-S)

https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2019/may/richmond-v-hawthorn-may-19

[Gracie]

If Bolton kicks another 4 goals we would be well on the way to a win.

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RICHMOND v HAWTHORN (TY VICKERY CUP)

Tigers’ burning question: Can Ivan Soldo fill the mega hole left by Toby Nankervis?

Heading into Round 8, Richmond had already lost a crucial player in every part of the ground with Alex Rance (defender), Trent Cotchin (midfielder) and Jack Riewoldt (forward) all missing in action, along with a host of other best 22 players. But the two-month injury suffered to Toby Nankervis against the Dockers leaves a giant hole at the centre bounces, with cult-hero — and Ivan Maric’s cousin — Ivan Soldo set to fill the void. The 23-year-old made his debut in 2017, where he played a number of games alongside Nankervis. But he will be on his own for at least the next six weeks, with Soldo having averaged 22.8 hit-outs in his eight career games. What it means for the Richmond midfielders remains to be seen, as losing crucial clearance battles could put further pressure on the undermanned defensive unit.

Hawks’ burning question: Will the Hawks attempt to bore the Tigers?

The Hawks pulled off a shock win in Round 8, which led Wayne Carey to call their style of football “boring”, before club great Ben Dixon lauded Alastair Clarkson’s tactics in their win over GWS on the Fox Footy Podcast. But will the Hawks play a possession game against the Tigers? Collingwood showed early in the season how important keeping hold of the ball can be against the pressuring Tigers, clunking 174 marks. While the Hawks’ 136 marks on Sunday is somewhat below that, Richmond hasn’t taken more than 120 marks in a game this season. It might just be the formula to success if Hawthorn is to defeat Damien Hardwick’s men at the MCG.

Fox Footy expert tipsters’ verdict: Richmond 8 — Hawthorn 3

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-round-9-blowtorch-2019-every-clubs-burning-question-and-fox-footy-commentary-roster/news-story/6b1a2d524819dfb00498479ce52a9b3a

[wayne]

MCG website is expecting a crowd of 57k.

https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2019/may/richmond-v-hawthorn-may-19

The Hawthorn players might be a little overawed playing in front of such a large crowd

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"We're not looking at Nankervis being out of their side and thinking 'Oh, gee, we're going to get a huge advantage in the ruck' – it is going to be a significant contest," Clarkson said.

"We've won hitouts and that sort of stuff on a regular basis throughout the course of the year and that doesn't correspond with us necessarily winning the game of footy.

"We're going in there looking at it that it's going to be a fight no matter what the opposition is, whether that's their midfield underneath or their rucks that give them supply.

"As we saw last week, who'd have thought with Nankervis going out of the game that (Noah) Balta and (Nathan) Broad were going to do so well in the second half of the game … we've got to be prepared for anything."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-17/double-trouble-hawks-to-persist-with-tworuck-setup

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

MCG website is expecting a crowd of 57k.

https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2019/may/richmond-v-hawthorn-may-19

The Hawthorn players might be a little overawed playing in front of such a large crowd

[Eat_em_Alive]

I think we will win by 35 points. Tiger Educational year going great in 2019.

This is a Premiership year if you don't mind 

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FINAL INTERCHANGES
Richmond: Nick Vlastuin, Shai Bolton, Nathan Broad, Connor Menadue
Hawthorn: Harry Morrison, Shaun Burgoyne, Conor Glass, James Cousins

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-19/final-teams-sunday

[mightytiges]

Needed to punch that harder and through the goals, Garth. Gifts a goal if you don't.

0 - 6

[mightytiges]

We're off so far. Lucky they are missing.

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[Tigeritis™©®]

Who are the hawks playing?

 I don’t think the other team has showed up