Official GF team vs Giants

[one-eyed]

In: Marlion Pickett

Out: Jack Graham (shoulder)

Source: RFC twitter.

[one-eyed]

Richmond’s Grand Final team:

B David Astbury, Nathan Broad, Dylan Grimes
HB Bachar Houli, Nick Vlastuin, Jayden Short
C Josh Caddy, Dion Prestia, Brandon Ellis
HF Daniel Rioli, Trent Cotchin, Kane Lambert
F Jack Riewoldt, Jason Castagna, Tom Lynch
Foll Toby Nankervis, Shane Edwards, Dustin Martin
I/C Shai Bolton, Liam Baker, Marlion Pickett, Ivan Soldo

Emg Jack Ross, Kamdyn McIntosh, Ryan Garthwaite, Sydney Stack

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-09-26/grand-final-team-selection

[one-eyed]

GWS's team for those interested.

FB: Nick Haynes, Phil Davis, Aidan Corr
HB: Adam Kennedy, Sam Taylor, Heath Shaw
C: Zac Williams, Josh Kelly, Lachie Whitfield
HF: Sam Reid, Jeremy Cameron, Harry Perryman
FF: Harry Himmelberg, Jeremy Finlayson, Brent Daniels
Ruck: Shane Mumford, Tim Taranto, Matt de Boer

Interchange: Jacob Hopper, Daniel Lloyd, Toby Greene, Adam Tomlinson

In: Lachie Whitfield, Toby Greene
Out: Bobby Hill, Lachie Keefe

Emergencies: Isaac Cumming, Zac Langdon, Lachie Keeffe, Bobby Hill

https://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2019-09-26/whitfield-and-greene-return-for-grand-final

[mightytiges]

The changes from R17 when we last played GWS. Graham missed that game too. Pickett gives us an extra mid this time around.

The Giants have gone taller and effectively replaced Coniglio (who was injured by 1/4 time) with Kelly. They also dropped Hill who kicked 3 goals last time. They've gained De Boer too.

The difference last time was we had an even team performance (all but Soldo had double figure disposals) while they relied on their mids (Greene, Whitfield, Taranto, Hopper and Perryman), four of which had 30+. Greene had 34 possies plus 2 goals.

RICHMOND

In: Nankervis, Baker, Caddy, Pickett.

Out: Chol, Eggy, McIntosh, Stack.

GWS

In: Kelly, De Boer, Mumford, Finlayson, Aiden Corr.

Out: Coniglio, Deledio, D.Simpson, Bobby Hill, Matt Buntine.

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2019/142120190714.html

[TigerLand]

I'm shocked Whitfield has gotten up. I've had appendix removed and I reckon it was 4 weeks until I could genuinely exercise fully again. I'm not AFL fit but decent enough that I can't see how the improved fitness would halve the recovery time of a surgical procedure. Davis looked lame af during the week. You can't bring in injured players to a GF.

[mightytiges]

Very hard to do match-ups in our forward half. I had to move Dusty forward to so we had an extra marking forward. They are putting out a tall side. Lots of guys 6' 2" to 6' 4". Clearly their tactic is going to try keepings off and maintain possession by short passes and marks. Similar to what Collingwood did to us in last year's Prelim and in Round 2 as well as what they did in Round 3.

Alternatively, they can be exposed at ground level with pace if we get our transition in a wave of numbers going. Lynch and Jack need to force the ball to ground if they can't mark it and our smalls George, Rioli & Bolts need to be front and square and apply closing speed defensive forward pressure to crumb or force forward half turnovers. Some low dirty ball F50 entries wouldn't be a bad thing either when facing a tall defence.


B: Dylan Grimes           David Astbury     Liam Baker
F:  Harry Himmelberg   Jeremy Cameron  Brent Daniels

HB: Nick Vlastuin      Nathan Broad        Bachar Houli
HF:  Toby Greene     Jeremy Finlayson   Harry Perryman

R: Ivan Soldo          Trent Cotchin       Dion Prestia           
R: Shane Mumford    Josh Kelly         Matt de Boer

C: Josh Caddy     Shane Edwards      Kane Lambert
C: Zac Williams     Tim Taranto         Lachie Whitfield

HF:  Shai Bolton      Tom Lynch       Daniel Rioli     
HB:  Aidan Corr      Sam Taylor       Adam Kennedy

F:  Dustin Martin   Jack Riewoldt        Jason Castagna
B: Nick Haynes       Phil Davis            Heath Shaw

I/C: Toby Nankervis, Jayden Short, Brandon Ellis, Marlion Pickett
I/C: Jacob Hopper, Daniel Lloyd, Sam Reid, Adam Tomlinson