Official team R5 vs Saints

[one-eyed]

In: McIntosh, Rioli

Out: Caddy, Martyn, Ross.

Source: RFC twitter.

[one-eyed]

Richmond

B:  David Astbury      Noah Balta        Dylan Grimes

HB: Rhyan Mansell    Bachar Houli      Jayden Short

C: Kamdyn McIntosh  Trent Cotchin    Marlion Pickett

HF:    Jake Aarts       Kane Lambert   Jason Castagna

F:     Tom Lynch        Dustin Martin      Jack Riewoldt

R: Toby Nankervis    Shane Edwards    Jack Graham

Int: Nathan Broad     Shai Bolton         Daniel Rioli        Liam Baker

Emg: Hugo Ralphsmith    Jack Ross     Callum Coleman-Jones    Maurice Rioli Jnr


Richmond will confirm which player steps into the 23 to serve as the medical substitute 60 minutes before tomorrow’s opening bounce.

In: Daniel Rioli, Kamdyn McIntosh
Out: Jack Ross, Josh Caddy, Will Martyn (all omitted)

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/910364/afl-round-5-team-announcement/

[georgies31]

Aarts still there seriously.Ross out to doesn't make sense.CCJ should have come in.

[one-eyed]

St Kilda's team for those interested:

B: D.Howard, J.Carlisle, J.Webster
HB: N.Coffield, C.Wilkie, J.Sinclair
C: J.Billings, S.Ross, B.Hill
HF: J.Lonie, J.Battle, J.Higgins
F: T.Membrey, M.King, D.Butler
FOLL: R.Marshall, J.Steele, B.Crouch
I/C: H.Clark, D.McKenzie, Z.Jones, J.Bytel

EMG: B.Long, P.Hunter, D.Joyce, L.Dunstan

IN: N/A

OUT: B.Long (omitted)

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2021-round-5-teams-ins-and-outs-team-changes-latest-news-fixture-team-news-supercoach-benches-injuries/news-story/7de513e0fe336f7760201967fbb3cb64

[pmac21]

Aarts better come good this week.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Lynch needs to present. He’s playing lazy footy.

Our mids need to win centre clearance

Our whole team need to up the pressure.

[mightytiges]

Good to see Kmac back. Need his run on a wing at Docklands.

Odd selections otherwise IMV when we have been smashed in the contested footy and clearances over the past two weeks. Not sure why you'd keep one out of form small forward in Aarts, bring back another and then drop a mid in Ross without bringing in another mid. We are already missing Prestia so we're a mid short. The game is going to be won in the guts. 

[WilliamPowell]

Lynch needs to present. He’s playing lazy footy.

Is he?

After listening to Dimma'a presser after last week's game, not sure his role is to play the lead up forward

Dimma keeps going on about the big forwards making contests and bringing the ball to ground, so the little blokes can  gather or create a pressure situation at ground level.

With our small forwards with the exception of George so badly out of form that plan is clearly not working. Throw in the pathetic inside 50 entries and we have a mess. 

[crackertiger]

That does not make sense when our small forwards are not dangerous and are busy guarding space. Our forwards rarely kick goals from a ball spilling from a contested mark. Our mids do sometimes. Aart, Rioli and Castagna rarely do. That's the problem. Sounds like we are playing a game that does not suit our smalls. Rioli would be our best and most skilled crumber but he deliberately drags his opponent away from these contests.

I am honestly confused..  I think the Saints will win because our forward 50 set up is a mess at the moment. Our mids are getting caught going forward due to hesitation from lack of options ahead. In particular we are getting smashed across forward 50. We rarely win a contest at forward 50.

Dusty cannot save us every game...

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I think we agree our i50 play could be better although it’s unusual for us to both have under 50 i50’s and be outscored by over 20% on this stat which has happened 2 weeks in a row.

[georgies31]

The current game suits big monster forwards we have 2. Lynch should be leading and taking contested marks like in his first year not playing as a decoy or bringing the ball to ground.

[sdc01]

bring on Maurice Jnr

[Andyy]

The current game suits big monster forwards we have 2. Lynch should be leading and taking contested marks like in his first year not playing as a decoy or bringing the ball to ground.

Who is the other? CCJ?

Jack is really something between a medium and a tall. Brilliant lead up forward tho. I hope he kicks lots this year.

Agree re: Lynch. He looks slow and disinterested/low on confidence to me. Should be killing it.

[sdc01]

looks slow because he is slow...drops to many marks too...

[georgies31]

The current game suits big monster forwards we have 2. Lynch should be leading and taking contested marks like in his first year not playing as a decoy or bringing the ball to ground.

Who is the other? CCJ?

Jack is really something between a medium and a tall. Brilliant lead up forward tho. I hope he kicks lots this year.

Agree re: Lynch. He looks slow and disinterested/low on confidence to me. Should be killing it.

I know Jack is on the 194 cm side , but his a gun and a smart footballer takes a topline defender.Remember Lynch in his first year clunking marks and leading out big presence we need that