Can Richmond challenge again in 2023?

[one-eyed]

How many games will your club win in 2023?

Will the Tigers crack 14 wins?

RICHMOND ​

TAB projected season-win tally: 13.5

The verdict

CLARK: Over

The team which won the flag in 2020 has been harder to read than a set of Ikea instructions over the two years. But there is an edge about their preparation. Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper are waxing in the middle like Mr Miyagi and Dustin Martin has a full pre-season under the belt on a forward flank. Could kick 40 goals, Dusty. Defensively there have been some question marks but Noah Balta should settle in the back half.

GARDINER: Over

Back on the upward curve and love the inclusions of hard-edge midfielders Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper. Dylan Grimes needs to stay on the park. Tiger time, again.

Will Richmond win over 13.5 games in 2023?​

Yes

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2023-crystal-ball-every-clubs-win-tally-for-2023-predicted-vote-to-have-your-say/news-story/74a582fba3a4b89f3382033469e0b10b

[one-eyed]

If there's one thing we need to fix from last year, it's the ability to close out games and not throw them away. We were third for time in front in 2022 yet we wasted it.


Time in Front for the 2022 @AFL H&A season

71%  MELB
69%  GEEL
63%  RICH
60%  BRIS
52%  SYD
51%  FREM
50%  WBD
50%  CARL

49%  PORT
48%  COLL
45%  HAW
40%  STK
38%  GWS
37%  GCS
35%  ADEL
30%  ESS
18%  NTH
14%  WCE

https://twitter.com/sirswampthing/status/1628248140653686784

[one-eyed]

“I’m tempted to say the Pies can win the flag this year because they are clearly the most dangerous team in the competition with the footy, very hard to defend that springboard off half-back,” David King said on SEN Breakfast.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/02/25/why-king-believes-collingwood-can-absolutely-win-the-flag-in-2023/


 

[Jonesracing82]

It's amazing these "experts" are ignoring the fact that they won't be winning 11 games by under a goal again...

[mightytiges]

It's amazing these "experts" are ignoring the fact that they won't be winning 11 games by under a goal again...

Yep. They lost the close game that mattered in the finals. The Pies won't have the soft draw they had last year either.

[Andyy]

It's amazing these "experts" are ignoring the fact that they won't be winning 11 games by under a goal again...

Yep. They lost the close game that mattered in the finals. The Pies won't have the soft draw they had last year either.

Yep.

Honestly I don't rate them that much at all. Forward line still sucks.

People said we were kissed on the Willy by fate in 2017 but I reckon the pies had a better run with luck last year. 2023 will be hard on them.

[one-eyed]

Perth sports radio - Will Schofield has Richmond finishing third on the ladder… We all know what that means!

https://twitter.com/FoxyHardy/status/1629672683268104192

[one-eyed]

Buckley keen to see what resurgent Tigers will do

Roger Vaughan
AAP
February 28, 2023 4:12PM

Richmond's recruiting and their ongoing strong AFL culture has Nathan Buckley bullish about what the resurgent Tigers will achieve this season.

The former Collingwood coach also expects his old club to continue on from their remarkable rise last season and has no doubt premiers Geelong will remain in flag contention.

Collingwood's stunning season last year, when they shot up from second last in 2021 to a narrow preliminary-final loss, will have all clubs hopeful of what can be achieved this season.

When asked who the next Magpies might be, Buckley had a more narrow range of potential ladder improvement.

After missing the finals in 2021, the Tigers made an elimination final last season and then made it clear they think their premiership window remains open, by recruiting GWS stars Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper.

"They're still finalists in their own right, but I think Richmond, their capacity to rebuild their team on the fly with Hopper and Taranto coming in and despite (Jason) Castagna's retirement - they still have a really good structure, a really good connection in the football club," Buckley said.

"I'd expect them to be right up there at the end of the year."

https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/buckley-keen-to-see-what-resurgent-tigers-will-do-c-9895208

[Damo]

We will win the flag

[one-eyed]

Fox Footy expert Jordan Lewis predicts his former club Melbourne to win its second flag in three seasons.

He also predicts Essendon and Carlton to jump into the top eight this season, with 2022 finalists Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs to miss out.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/essendon-bombers/afl-predictions-2023-finals-essendon-to-play-finals-predicts-jordan-lewis-brad-scott-melbourne-to-win-flag/news-story/4ac70143b6a8e74cbce52a077ef97443

[mightytiges]

Only a practice match but until we see the names on paper deliver as a team on field in the real stuff with the intensity required then the talk of being a contender needs to be put by the wayside.

[Tigeritis™©®]

No pressure no flag. In fact if we don’t bring back our pressure game we will struggle to make finals.
 

[Andyy]

I take zero notice of the practice games.

Don't think we've taken them seriously in a long time.

[Knighter]

Practise game or not we had our pants pulled down. It was embarrassing. We are not in the same league at Geesook and the Shemons

[one-eyed]

Dwayne Russell’s predicted Top Eight

“They (the Tigers) look like a team that can flick the switch on what I saw on Saturday against Melbourne, they’re kind of just hoping they can flick the switch on, work into their form and by Round 10 they’ll be maybe where Melbourne is right now.

1 - Brisbane (premiers)
2 - Melbourne (runner-up)
3 - Geelong
4 - Western Bulldogs
5 - Sydney
6 - Richmond
7 - Collingwood
8 - Fremantle
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9 - Carlton

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/03/06/dwayne-russell-names-his-top-eight-premier-and-the-nine-teams-that-can-win/

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Nathan Buckley's Top 8

Geelong     16-19 wins
Melbourne 15-18
Brisbane    15-18
Sydney     15-18
Richmond  12-16
Bulldogs    11-16
Collingwood  less than last year (<16)           
Fremantle
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Carlton     10-14
Port Adel. 10-16
GWS         8-14

Bottom 4:
St Kilda
Essendon
Hawthorn
North Melbourne

https://megaphone.link/NTETP7574447241