Preseason 2020 match 1: Richmond vs Collingwood @ Wangaratta

[mightytiges]

JLT1 - Richmond vs GWS @ Wagga Wagga

According to SEN

JLT1 - Richmond vs Collingwood @ Wangaratta

[Diocletian]

Troll them and don't play any of the GF 22....

[mightytiges]

Sunday 8th March is apparently the date.

[Tiger Tragic]

JLT 1 is actually v Collingwood at Wangaratta

[one-eyed]

2020 Marsh Community Series fixture

Match 1
Sunday, March 1
Richmond v Collingwood
Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta
4.00pm EDT

Match 2
Sunday, March 8
Greater Western Sydney v Richmond
Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga
12.40 pm EDT


https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-10-28/2020-marsh-community-series-fixture-announced

[one-eyed]

Looks like we'll be going with a mostly young & inexperienced side in our first preseason game.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/374348/flag-tigers-target-return-in-pre-season-gf-rematch

[one-eyed]

Here's the teams ....

Jack Higgins' recovery from brain surgery continues to pick up steam, with the third-year cult hero set to play for the Tigers, who also picked draftee Thomson Dow for the match at Wangaratta.

RICHMOND

B: N.Balta 21 D.Grimes - C 2 D.Astbury 12
HB: S.Stack 44 N.Vlastuin 1 J.Short 15
C: J.Caddy 22 D.Prestia 3 L.Baker 7
HF: D.Rioli 17 K.Lambert 23 J.Castagna 11
F: M.Chol 41 C.Coleman-Jones 40 O.Markov 31
Foll: I.Soldo 20 J.Ross 5 M.Pickett 50
I/C: P.Naish 6 J.Higgins 13 R.Collier-Dawkins 26 T.Dow 27 S.Bolton 29 N.Broad 35 J.Aarts 39 R.Garthwaite 42

Emerg: W.Martyn 36 B.Miller 46 D.Eggmolesse-Smith 43 L.English 32

Full squad: N.Balta, D.Grimes, D.Astbury, S.Stack, N.Vlastuin, J.Short, J.Caddy, D.Prestia, L.Baker, D.Rioli, K.Lambert, J.Castagna, M.Chol, C.Coleman-Jones, O.Markov, I.Soldo, J.Ross, M.Pickett, P.Naish, J.Higgins, R.Collier-Dawkins, T.Dow, N.Broad, S.Bolton, J.Aarts, R.Garthwaite

COLLINGWOOD

B: J.Crisp 25 J.Roughead 23 J.Madgen 44
HB: B.Maynard 37 M.Keane 47 C.Mayne 16
C: T.Brown 6 A.Treloar 7 W.Hoskin-Elliott 32
HF: J.Elliott 5 B.Reid 20 B.Mihocek 41
F: J.Stephenson 1 M.Cox 46 J.De Goey 2
Foll: D.Cameron 14 R.Wills 33 T.Adams - C 13
I/C: J.Noble 9 A.Bosenavulagi 40 C.Brown 17 T.Phillips 21 J.Thomas 24 J.Daicos 26 N.Murphy 28 T.Bianco 34

Emerg: B.Sier 36 J.Rantall 35 W.Kelly 27 T.Ruscoe 39

Full squad: J.Crisp, J.Roughead, J.Madgen, B.Maynard, M.Keane, C.Mayne, T.Brown, A.Treloar, W.Hoskin-Elliott, J.Elliott, B.Reid, B.Mihocek, J.Stephenson, M.Cox, J.De Goey, D.Cameron, R.Wills, T.Adams, J.Noble, A.Bosenavulagi, C.Brown, T.Phillips, J.Daicos, J.Thomas, N.Murphy, T.Bianco

https://www.afl.com.au/news/378599/marsh-teams-pies-big-surprise-gun-tiger-back-six-new-swans

[torch]

Don’t know how we will score goals from our talls?

Great test of depth!

[Loui Tufga]

Don’t know how we will score goals from our talls?

Great test of depth!

They’ll probably just kick them?

[Andyy]

Great to see some of our depth out there!


Really keen to see how Balta goes in the backline. Clearly he's been marked as the Rance replacement long-term.

Also really excited to see Chol + CCJ in the forward line as potential candidates to replace Riewoldt and play 2nd ruck.

Short and Stack HBF in anticipation of Houli retirement - tick from me.

Baker on the wing is interesting...prefer him as a small FWD/DEF. Definitely has more of a go than Short but his disposal isn't nearly as good. I can see him going back to release Stack for either wing/FWD duties.

Will also be great to see all of Pickett, Ross, Higgins, RCD and Dow having a go.

Plenty of blokes there I don't rate also - Naish (I could be wrong admittedly), Aarts and Garth. Make or break seasons for all of them.

The rest are staples or unknown/worth keeping.

RICHMOND

B: N.Balta 21 D.Grimes - C 2 D.Astbury 12
HB: S.Stack 44 N.Vlastuin 1 J.Short 15
C: J.Caddy 22 D.Prestia 3 L.Baker 7
HF: D.Rioli 17 K.Lambert 23 J.Castagna 11
F: M.Chol 41 C.Coleman-Jones 40 O.Markov 31
Foll: I.Soldo 20 J.Ross 5 M.Pickett 50
I/C: P.Naish 6 J.Higgins 13 R.Collier-Dawkins 26 T.Dow 27 S.Bolton 29 N.Broad 35 J.Aarts 39 R.Garthwaite 42

[pmac21]

Keen to see Dow so hope he plays.
As for the pre season games zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Tigeritis™©®]

Aarts is just a fart in the wind. Reminds me of another fringe dweller in Biscuits.

I’m not expecting much.

Keen to see the emergence of Balta and Two-Mums and CCJ.

[mightytiges]

Don’t know how we will score goals from our talls?

Great test of depth!

Interesting to see if we play a forward line with two talls a la 2019 or go back to 2017 with one tall given both Jack & Lynch are missing.

Main thing is no injuries  .

[Tigeritis™©®]

I like the look of Markov but for some reason he doesn’t get a regular shot in the senior side even ahead of the likes of Brandon Ellis. Now that he’s gone there’s nothing stopping him the chance of cementing a his spot on a wing as a Grigg type.

I think for some reason they see him adding something up forward but I’m skeptical.

Caddy is an interesting one. Will he continue to flex his muscle as a wingman?
I think he’s too slow but he seemed to redefine the role in the latter part of last season so I guess that won’t change.

[yandb]

Aarts is just a fart in the wind. Reminds me of another fringe dweller in Biscuits.

I’m not expecting much.

Keen to see the emergence of Balta and Two-Mums and CCJ.

I believe that Aarts will be gone at the end of the year, possibly to another team but your derogatory description of him is unnecessary.