Richmond vs Melbourne @ the MCG --- Anzac Eve, Round 6, 2023

[pmac21]

When we are down does anyone truly believe we can come back and win games anymore?

Conversely when we are up even by 5-6 goals, is everyone just waiting for teams to come back and run over the top of us?

Feel like I’m watching the Richmond from the 90s and 00s again.

Said this a few times that Dimma likes to manage the score rather than blow out the opposition.  When your up by 20 points at half time you should come out and try to kick the first 2-3 to get a decent lead.  Obviously it's not deliberate but we seem like we try to conserve energy. 
Last night this started about half way through the second quarter.  Our intensity just stopped.

[TigerLand]

Yeah this is bang on, we also use soccer tactics that we aim to get a lead and hold it.

Compare that to Cats who have gotten a lead in last 3 games and have absolutely obliterated teams. I can't see us thrashing even the bottom teams with how poor we are in front 3rd. We need more strike power.

[georgies31]

Second half we went way what we we're doing well our disposal and skills dropped big issue for me in 2023 and our senior blokes went missing or killed us with mistakes. As soon as Balta went out of defence floodgate opened and Young was opposed not his fault.Hugo was the wrong sub and Miller should have switched with Balta.

[Francois Jackson]

pies seem to be going okay with no ruckman  . The excuses some on this site give are quite funny.

teague was the forward coach now apparently he wasnt, or maybe he was just part of the offensive team and thats why we cant score so kudos to teague

nank playing and we win, when he has done sfa for a while now. Dusty, Floss ditto.

we are fit enough just lack personnel so the young ones who been in the system is the reason we cant run out games, and so its not the fitness staff's fault etc etc

I dont believe any of the kids who have played senior footy recently will make it with the exception of Noah C , Ryan and Sonzie. Id like to know if Brown makes it because we gave up a lot and to date he has delivered sfa. Il wait for that one.

[camboon]

You might find we could have got a quality key forward for the pick, and the way it’s going Brown will go to Geelong for free and will become a good player for them

[pmac21]

Too early to go to the ladder predictor?

[Francois Jackson]

You might find we could have got a quality key forward for the pick, and the way it’s going Brown will go to Geelong for free and will become a good player for them

Pick 17 Brown 

Pick 18 Swans

Pick 19   Jacob van Rooyen   Melbourne   Claremont   WAFL   ←Western Bulldogs

what a stuff i n disaster

[Willy]

You might find we could have got a quality key forward for the pick, and the way it’s going Brown will go to Geelong for free and will become a good player for them

Pick 17 Brown 

Pick 18 Swans

Pick 19   Jacob van Rooyen   Melbourne   Claremont   WAFL   ←Western Bulldogs

what a stuff i n disaster

Yep. This was a stupid pick. We reached from Browne.

[Andyy]

Total disaster.

Bloke has stacked on 8kg since being drafted and kicked 9 goals in 4 games.

[one-eyed]

AFL Report Card: Round 6

Ben Waterworth, Catherine Healey, Ben Cotton and Jono Baruch
Foxsports
26 April 2023

RICHMOND

An improvement from last week, but ultimately Richmond wasn’t good enough to claim the win. The Tigers jumped out to a 25-point lead in the second quarter but were ultimately run down by a classy Demons outfit.

In the votes

Jayden Short showed his importance to the Tigers’ outfit on his return with 30 disposals and a game-high 644m gained, while a resurgent Jack Riewoldt fought brilliantly against the Demons’ defence with a second consecutive four-goal haul. Nick Vlastuin was terrific in defence with 21 disposals, 12 intercepts, eight marks and seven rebound 50s, while Dustin Martin probably played his best game for the season with 1.3 from 25 disposals.

Room for improvement

Tigers coach Damien Hardwick said his side continues to be its own worst enemy after losing a game that “looked like a Richmond game”. Ultimately, poor accuracy in front of goal and an inability to keep the clamps on Melbourne’s powerful ruck duo after half-time left the Tigers vulnerable to a Demons comeback when they should have been well in front. Rhyan Mansell and Hugo Ralphsmith had just four disposals each, while Noah Cumberland had a funny night. Cumberland was dominant in the first term with 3.1 from four disposals before only managing three more touches for the match. Hardwick post-game said Cumberland can “be as good as he wants” but has “got to get to work on some things in his game – and a lot of that has to do with Noah, how bad he wants it.”

Grade

C+

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2023-round-6-report-card-highlights-grades-analysis-every-club-reviewed-best-and-worst-video-stats/news-story/6cf1407744fd4951dba1c3e1f25672cc

[one-eyed]

Coaches' votes (Hardwick & Goodwin)

Melbourne v Richmond

9 Tim Taranto (RICH)
6 Jack Viney (MELB)
4 Michael Hibberd (MELB)
3 Jack Riewoldt (RICH)
3 Max Gawn (MELB)
2 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
2 Jayden Short (RICH)
1 Christian Petracca (MELB)

https://www.afl.com.au/news/911777/coaches-votes-r6-tiger-gets-nine-daicos-grabs-commanding-lead

[one-eyed]

KANE CORNES' EIGHT OBSERVATIONS FROM THE TWO ANZAC GAMES

SEN
26 April 2023

Richmond's off-season move gets better for GWS

“Checkmate GWS, I wouldn’t trade pick three on its own for Taranto and Hopper let alone 12, 19 and 31, whilst also being hamstrung by those two seven-year deals for players that will be well into their thirties by the time they have expired.

“It was obvious to those paying attention at the time, and it should be obvious to all now.

“It was a poor list management move that has the potential to hurt them for a long time.”

Richmond are killing Richmond by foot

“Speaking of that, Richmond’s ball use continues to hurt them, they went at just 60 per cent by foot with Melbourne feasting on their turnovers.

“They kicked 72 points in that category. That’s what Richmond did to the opposition for years, now it’s happening to them.”

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/04/26/kane-cornes-eight-observations-from-the-two-anzac-games/

[mightytiges]

Hopefully we do some goalkicking practice this week  .

Expected score wise we should've/could've been at least level but we missed six set shots inside 50 on less than a 30 degree angle compared to Melbourne who didn't miss. As they say bad kicking is bad footy and we've only got ourselves to blame for our amateur goalkicking .

#AFLDeesTigers Final xScores:
MELB 96 from expected 83.3 (+0 rushed)
RICH 77 from expected 83.0 (+1 rushed)


https://twitter.com/AFLxScore/status/1650474962397048833

[camboon]

Karen at it again, any thing he says about Richmond is to cause anxiety and conflict, because he knows  some Richmond supporters are easily sucked into his vitriol

[one-eyed]

Richmond v Gold Coast Preview

Andrew Slevison
SEN
27 April 2023

Richmond ‘hosts’ Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium on Sunday afternoon, a venue they’ve struggled at in recent times.

The Tigers have failed to win in their last five attempts there and we know how much Richmond people apparently hate the venue.

The Suns have won their last two over the Tiges, one which came at Marvel in 2021, and the most recent which was the unforgettable Noah Anderson after-the-siren goal at Metricon Stadium last year.

Stuart Dew’s Suns enter this on the back of a 43-point win over North Melbourne at home, a timely confidence booster which ended a run of two straight defeats. They will have to navigate the next little period without co-captain and star midfielder Touk Miller though.

Over in the Richmond camp and they find themselves with an absolute must-win match in front of them due to an unenviable 1-4-1 record which has their season slipping away. They are likely to have combative midfielder Jack Graham back while important defender Nathan Broad returns from suspension.

Damien Hardwick’s side was good for 75 per cent of the game against Melbourne and arguably should have won if they kicked straight in the second half. It was a much improved performance and one that will fill the coaching staff and playing group with an enormous amount of confidence.

It certainly won’t be easy as the Suns are a tough nut to crack, but if the Tigers want to reignite their season, it must start this weekend.

Tip: Richmond by 14 points.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/04/27/who-will-win-and-why-the-predictions-and-tips-for-round-7-1/