Can Richmond challenge again in 2022? [merged]

[Hard Roar Tiger]

If we get to a prelim, i reckon we’ll win it.
Caveat is we can’t lose more players and must have either Grimes or Vlas and we must have Dusty - even at 80% fit with Bolton’s improvement a huge threat inside our f50

[one-eyed]

https://twitter.com/ForeverRichmond/status/1556566376373858306

[Broadsword]

Driving behind a truck today with the number plate TG1413 (semi), so I concluded we will at least make it to a semi final in which we will kick 14.13.97. Just not sure if that's the winning score. Heard it here first. 

Go all in on this one. I'm not, but you should.

[one-eyed]

AFL Power Rankings after Round 21

Ben Waterworth
Foxsports
10 August 2022

1. Geelong
2. Melbourne
3. Sydney
4. Collingwood
5. Brisbane
6. Fremantle

7. RICHMOND (11-8-1, 115.8%)

Last week’s ranking: 7

That’s a draw and two wins from their past three games, with Tom Lynch and Dion Prestia returning to form, Shai Bolton firing and Noah Cumberland surprising. And with ‘winnable’ games to come, the Tigers are set to return to September this year. But while the Tigers have returned to their winning ways in recent weeks, they keep losing players along the way, with Nick Vlastuin joining Dylan Grimes and Dustin Martin on the injury list. Ultimately, the 2022 season could be remembered as a ‘what could have been’ campaign for the Tigers after losing so many close games. At the same time, you wouldn’t want to play Richmond in a final.


8. Western Bulldogs
9. Carlton
10. Port Adelaide
11. Gold Coast
12. St Kilda

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2022-power-rankings-after-round-21-fox-footy-ladder-analysis-highlights-top-eight-every-club-ranked-predictions/news-story/14f201429cb51381d9ba4ef5f2952720

[one-eyed]

Health check on 10 teams’ finals chances... and the expert verdict on the contenders and pretenders

Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
August 10th, 2022 2:15 pm

8. RICHMOND (11-8-1, 115.8%)

Past six games: Defeated West Coast Eagles by 35 points, lost to Gold Coast Suns by 2 points, lost to North Melbourne by 4 points, drew with Fremantle, defeated Brisbane Lions by 7 points, defeated Port Adelaide by 38 points.

Final two games: Hawthorn at the MCG, Essendon at the MCG

Injuries: Nick Vlastuin (ribs – test), Shane Edwards (general soreness – test), Thomson Dow (concussion – 1-2 weeks), Dustin Martin (hamstring – 2-3 weeks), Dylan Grimes (hamstring – 2-3 weeks)

Foxfooty.com.au analysis: Their injury list is small, but the issue is there’s a lot of important players on there, namely defenders Vlastuin and Grimes, as well as superstar Martin. Importantly, though, they’ve flipped the script on the close game narrative around them in the past couple of weeks. They narrowly lost to Sydney, Geelong, Gold Coast and even North Melbourne, while they drew with Fremantle. But a comeback win against Brisbane, as well as a professional victory over Port Adelaide last weekend, might give them timely belief ahead of, what appears now, a likely finals campaign.

Nick Dal Santo’s expert verdict (via Fox Footy’s AFL Tonight): “They executed really well against Port Adelaide. Yes they’ve lost some close games in the last month or so, but the way they controlled that game was really impressive away from home. There’s still a little bit of aura about them. It’s not what they once were a few years ago, but they still have the capabilities of just flicking that switch. Shai Bolton has been brilliant and opposition clubs need to put more time into him. I think from here the Tigers sneak into finals.”

Foxfooty.com.au’s The Run Home prediction: Finish 7th, face Brisbane in an elimination final

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2022-injury-list-ladder-predicted-finals-match-ups-whether-10-teams-are-pretenders-or-contenders/news-story/4be3fc7ef3a44a8e890a501a1ed7111d

[Tiger Khosh]

Just 1 win required from last 2 games to lock in top8 given tonight’s result.

[mightytiges]

Yep, a bonus other results in the past couple of weeks have gone our way.

Just got to make sure now we turn up to play on Sunday to get the job done and don't think it's just going to happen.

[one-eyed]

Is Geelong even beatable?

We have the stats to suggest how opposition clubs might be able to get it done.

https://twitter.com/superfooty/status/1557862158775382016
Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mick-mcguane-the-keys-to-success-for-every-finals-contender/news-story/e2880063fc80030b0801d7c97bad52d2

[Broadsword]

If we don't take advantage of a physical rest by beating Hawthorn we have to take advantage of a mental one. Few teams just go bang bang bang bang and win 8+ games in a row to end the year. We need a stress-free game against Essendon to get out of this "every game is an elimination final" mentality which never works.

Let's do the work this week and take the vacation next week.

[Andyy]

Geelol would crap a brick if we lined up against them in a final. We were about 3 goals up in the last quarter and have ruined their season almost every year the last 5

[Broadsword]

Bulldogs losing keeps the pressure on us, but it also keeps alive the prospect of Carlton tragically finishing ninth after spending all season in the 8. 

#torn

[one-eyed]

Dogs winning doesn't really affect us as long as we get that one more win  .

[mightytiges]

Here comes September! 

[Willy]

With a bit of luck, we can definitely do damage.

No team in the top 8 is flawless. It’s pretty even.

[Andyy]

Doubt any team would want to be playing us especially with Dusty due to return soon.

Need to keep everyone healthy and hungry but seriously having some kids in the team really helps keep them hungry.