Richmond vs Essendon --- Dreamtime @ the 'G --- Round 10, 2022

[one-eyed]

“Marlion’s Story” launched as Richmond’s 12th Dreamtime jumper

Richmond will wear a jumper designed by Marlion Pickett and his partner Jessica Nannup for Dreamtime at the 'G in 2022.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1118802/marlions-story-launched-as-richmonds-12th-dreamtime-jumper

[Andyy]

Wow.

I know we usually love these but this one is particularly appealing to me. Sensational and what a great way to honour one of our indigenous men once again.

[one-eyed]

AFL Round 10

RICHMOND vs Essendon

Saturday, 21st May @ the M.C.G.

Start time: 7:30 pm

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/3892

[mightytiges]

Lloyd said yesterday morning he wants a "line in the sand" game from Essendon. So are they now going to act like a bunch of snipers off the ball because they can't win the footy  .

[one-eyed]

https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1526081484150669313

[camboon]

A proud man for many reasons

[the claw]

Wonder what the opposition will be. they won't be happy after their performace against Sydney.

Reckon it will go along these lines if they are available.

Redman 187/86 - Reid 202/?? - Laverde 193/90
Hind  180/76 - Ridley 195/?? - Heppell 189/87

Draper 205/108 - Durham 185/84 - Parish 180/82
McGrath 180/82 - Merrett 179/85 - Cox 200/94

Shiel 182/84 - Francis 193/92 - Smith 176/78
AM-T 171/78 - Wright 203/102 - Jones 196/??

Caldwell 183/83 - Martin 190/86 - Hobbs 183/79 - Perkins 188/?? - Cutler 192/89

[Tiger Khosh]

The effort you go to, to post lineups with heights and weights listed is insane. Like sure point out a couple matchups where you think we may be under/oversized but a whole 22 -

[one-eyed]

Guernsey clash nightmare for Dreamtime game? Bombers, Tigers to don mostly black jumpers

Damien Ractliffe
The Age
May 17, 2022



A potential jumper clash threatens to make Saturday night’s Dreamtime at the ’G a confusing spectacle after both Richmond and Essendon produced predominantly black strips for this year’s blockbuster.

The Bombers will wear white shorts as the away team in the MCG fixture, but both their guernsey and the Tigers’ are largely black with splashes of red and yellow respectively, which has the potential to cause problems for fans and commentators.

Richmond’s jumper was designed by Marlion Pickett, together with his partner Jessica Nannup, and features Pickett’s family totem, The Kaarak, a red-tailed black cockatoo.

The cockatoo is represented as flying on the design, to signify the Pickett family’s move from Perth to Melbourne. They will wear black shorts as the home side on Saturday night.

Meanwhile, Essendon’s strip was designed by Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti. It features the footprints of the Bombers’ past First Nations players, while also representing “the pathway and journey through different terrains and lands to the NEC Hangar, our central meeting place”, according to the Bombers’ website.

When the clubs revealed their designs earlier this month, both said on their websites they would wear the jumpers for the Dreamtime game, but the potential clash only became clear after Essendon’s Tex Wanganeen and Richmond’s Maurice Rioli junior were pictured together on Monday in the guernseys as part of a promotional launch of the Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

The AFL were contacted by The Age on Monday, but did not respond before deadline. Essendon and Richmond declined to comment on a potential clash.

Richmond have eight Indigenous players on their list. Shane Edwards (Arrernte country), Daniel and Maurice Rioli (Tiwi Islands), Shai Bolton and Marlion Pickett (Noongar) all played in Saturday’s game against Hawthorn.

At the bottom of the jumper, the players are illustrated as warriors and “their different journeys to Richmond from all around Australia are displayed in the yellow sash, highlighting the football club as a central place where each can connect, share stories, and play football”, according to the Tigers’ website.

Saturday’s clash will be the first played in Melbourne since 2019, after the past two games were relocated to Perth and Darwin respectively due to the pandemic. It will be the 16th time that the annual fixture has been played at the home of football.

All eyes will be on Essendon following their disappointing loss to Sydney on Saturday night, which prompted club great and former captain Matthew Lloyd to draw a line in the sand.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/guernsey-nightmare-for-dreamtime-game-bombers-tigers-to-don-mostly-black-jumpers-20220516-p5alue.html

[pmac21]

VFL Curtain raiser at the MCG also from 3:05pm

[the claw]

The effort you go to, to post lineups with heights and weights listed is insane. Like sure point out a couple matchups where you think we may be under/oversized but a whole 22 -

Lol the whole idea is to get people to look at their structure how many talls how many mediums how many smalls, to look at their spine to look if they are undersized where do they have it over us if at all. where do we have it over them where can we hurt em it goes on.if i was real keen id do their age and games played to look at their maturity and experience.

In fact there's 8 juniors 18 - 21 in that team 6 aged 22 - 24. just 5 in their prime 25-28 and 4 vets aged 29+ it also contains just 5 players with 100 games. that there tells us we are up against a pretty young and inexperienced team. A team we should beat especially with all players available bar one.

[one-eyed]

The Tigers have won three in a row to climb inside the top eight, whereas the Bombers languish in 16th with only two victories from nine games this season.

But Hardwick said the ladder differential was largely “irrelevant” on big stages like the Dreamtime at the ‘G, which was held in Perth and Darwin the past two years because of the pandemic.

“We know they’re very, very capable. They’re well-coached and well-drilled,” he said.

“Sometimes, for whatever reason, players lack confidence (but) that can quickly turn with a good start, so we’ve got to make sure we start the game and match their vigour.

“There’s no question they’ll be up for the battle, as will we. We’ve just got to make sure that our consistency level goes for the full four quarters. If we look after our patch of grass, we’re going to be OK, we think.”

Source: HeraldSun

[one-eyed]

Dust bunnies: Tiger superstar's impressive record against Bombers

If history is any indication, Dustin Martin is likely to put on a show against Essendon in round 10

By Sarah Black
afl.com.au
18 May 2010

WE ALL know Lance Franklin doesn't mind tearing it up against Essendon, but a certain Dustin Martin also has an excellent record against the Bombers.

The Tigers superstar is the only player to have won two Yiooken Awards for best-afield in the Dreamtime at the 'G game, but hasn't just reserved his best form to the annual Sir Doug Nicholls Round clash.

Martin averages 26.6 disposals and 1.3 goals from his 19 matches against Essendon.

He has a better goal ratio against four other sides (Adelaide, Brisbane, North Melbourne and West Coast), and averages more touches against three teams (Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn and Gold Coast), but no club sits higher on both average goals and disposals than the Bombers.

What have been Martin's best Bomber games to date?

ROUND 10, 2016
38 disposals, 10 marks, seven clearances, three Brownlow votes, Yiooken Award

While a year away from his Brownlow-winning season, Martin feasted on an undermanned Essendon in its year of top-up players. The Tigers galloped away to a 38-point win as Martin recorded a then-career best 38 touches, with 21 to the main break as no Bomber was able to contain the superstar.

ROUND 17, 2016
43 disposals, 22 contested possessions, 14 clearances, two goals, three Brownlow votes

The Bombers were gluttons for punishment when less than two months later, Martin turned in another best-on-ground performance. At this point of the season, Essendon's veteran top-up players were tiring, and Martin was simply on another level, sealing the 19-point victory with a set shot from 45m on the boundary.

ROUND 10, 2017
30 disposals, seven tackles, six clearances, one goal, three Brownlow votes, Yiooken Award

One of Martin's 11 three-vote games in his Brownlow year of 2017 came against Essendon. The Tigers broke their dispiriting three-game streak where all matches were lost in the final minutes with a 15-point triumph over the Bombers. Martin's seven tackles was a team high, while his major kickstarted the team's run of the last four goals of the game.

ROUND 22, 2018
26 disposals, 10 marks, six inside 50s, four goals, three Brownlow votes

Richmond had hit its scintillating top form in 2018, notching up its 20th straight win at the MCG with an eight-point win over the Bombers. Martin combined his dual role between the midfield and deep forward beautifully, with a team-high 26 disposals and game-high 10 marks.

ROUND 12, 2021
27 disposals, 10 contested possessions, three goals, two Brownlow votes

In the first Dreamtime in Perth match, the Bombers took the lead in the fourth after being 30 points adrift. Martin wasn't having any of that, kick-starting the Tigers' run with a 50m bomb on the run as the team coasted to a 39-point win. The superstar was also key to his side setting up the lead in the first place.

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

* Round nine, 2015 – 25 disposals, seven marks, three clearances, one goal, one Brownlow vote
* Round 11, 2018 – 28 disposals, seven clearances, five marks, one goal, two Brownlow votes
* Round 10, 2019 – 35 disposals, seven marks, eight clearances, one Brownlow vote
* Round 13, 2020 – 30 disposals, seven clearances, three marks, one goal, one Brownlow vote

https://www.afl.com.au/news/762829/dust-bunnies-tiger-superstars-dustin-martin-impressive-record-against-bombers

[one-eyed]

Dreamtime at the 'G schedule:

2.45pm: VFL curtain raiser match – Richmond VFL vs Essendon VFL
6.15pm: The Long Walk
6.30pm: Dreamtime at the G Pre-Match Entertainment, supported by Coles
7.00pm: Welcome to Country
7.05pm: Cultural performance
7.25pm: Richmond Laguntas Dance
7.30pm: Match commences
Half-time: Kristel West performs
Post-match: Yiooken Award presentation

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The AFL is pleased to announce a line-up of award-winning Indigenous Australian artists will perform at the annual Dreamtime at the 'G match on Saturday May 21.

Aboriginal electronic duo, Electric Fields made up of vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding and keyboard player and producer Michael Ross will join King Stingray as part of the pre-match entertainment, presented by Coles.

Football fans will also be treated to a half-time performance by up-and-coming vocalist Kristal West, who is the granddaughter of Indigenous land rights activist, the late Dr Eddie Mabo.

The Dreamtime at the 'G match will begin with a Welcome to Country conducted by Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung elder Uncle Colin Hunter, followed by a performance by Aboriginal dance group Djirri Djirri and Torres Strait Islander dance group Eip Karem Bizen who will showcase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

In addition, Richmond will perform their Laguntas Dance prior to the match while North East Arnhem Land man Watjarr Garmu will play the Yidaki (digeridoo) after each goal kicked throughout the game.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1129565/afl-announces-entertainment-for-dreamtime-at-the-g

[one-eyed]

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1129886/the-bond-behind-richmond-s-indigenous-brothers


https://twitter.com/WLudbey/status/1526910568942096385