Official R6 team vs Demons

[TigerLand]

That is typical of the club. Bereft of tall fwds plenty of tall defenders but hey lets play one of the only two tall fwds we have in defense.
Why aren't people sick to death of this kind of thing. Yet the silence is deathening.

Are you referring to Balta?

I think it's important for him to develop as a defender. We did this last year and it didn't work. He needs to string a few seasons together as a key back.

[Tigeritis™©®]

That is typical of the club. Bereft of tall fwds plenty of tall defenders but hey lets play one of the only two tall fwds we have in defense.
Why aren't people sick to death of this kind of thing. Yet the silence is deathening.

Are you referring to Balta?

I think it's important for him to develop as a defender. We did this last year and it didn't work. He needs to string a few seasons together as a key back.

Balta has an enormous amount of attributes but he is just not a smart football player. He clearly doesn’t have natural footy smarts and so IMHO will make a terrible forward.

Keep him in defence and once he finally matures and learns the game (and the rules) he might be able to make a late transition but hopefully we will not ever need him up forward. At this stage of his development he clearly still needs simple commands and cartoon pictures that help him understand the game and his role in it. 
We really should be looking to developing natural young smart forward players either from another club or from the draft that will be with us for the next 10 years.

 

[camboon]

He may be referring to Bauer

[torch]

why would you drop Sonsie?

[one-eyed]

In: Jayden Short
Out: Hugo Ralphsmith (omitted), Tyler Sonsie (omitted)

RICHMOND

B:     Tylar Young       Dylan Grimes         Noah Balta

HB:  Daniel Rioli          Nick Vlastuin       Jayden Short

C: Kamdyn McIntosh    Tim Taranto        Marlion Pickett

HF:  Trent Cotchin       Dustin Martin       Rhyan Mansell

F:     Ben Miller       Noah Cumberland      Jack Riewoldt

R:   Samson Ryan       Jacob Hopper           Shai Bolton

Int:  Liam Baker        Dion Prestia         Judson Clarke        Maurice Rioli

 
Emg:   Tyler Sonsie      Jack Ross      Jacob Bauer        Hugo Ralphsmith

The Tigers will confirm which player steps into the 23 to be the substitute 60 minutes before the opening bounce.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1313279/short-returns-for-anzac-day-eve

[one-eyed]

Ross and Bauer are named in our VFL team. So presumably, the sub will be either Sonsie or Hugo.

[Andyy]

I hope sonsie is the sub.

Kid looks like class every time

[one-eyed]

Melbourne's finalised team for those interested.

IN: J.Lever, M.Gawn, M.Hibberd

OUT: A.Tomlinson (omitted), J.Melksham (omitted), C.Spargo (injured), T.McDonald (omitted)

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B: H.Petty, S.May, T.Rivers

HB: K.Chandler, J.Lever, E.Langdon

C: A.Brayshaw, C.Oliver, L.Hunter

HF: J.McVee, B.Grundy, A.Neal-Bullen

F: K.Pickett, J.van Rooyen, B.Fritsch

FOLL: M.Gawn – C, J.Viney, C.Petracca

I/C: M.Hibberd, J.Bowey, J.Jordon, T.Sparrow


EMG: Laurie, Schache, Dunstan, D.Turner.

https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/afl-round-6-teams-news-max-gawn-and-jayden-short-return-for-monday-nights-clash/news-story/479daf3e130410c3f028951d1cbda81d

[mightytiges]

why would you drop Sonsie?

Because the MC brought Sonsie in in the first place as a "forward" rather than as a mid. So, as a small "forward" he makes way for Maurice. Likewise, Hugo being dropped is a supposed like-for-like for Short returning.

[MintOnLamb]

Cotchin out, Sonsie in as sub as early as possible

[the claw]

That is typical of the club. Bereft of tall fwds plenty of tall defenders but hey lets play one of the only two tall fwds we have in defense.
Why aren't people sick to death of this kind of thing? Yet the silence is deafening.

I was carrying on about it right here the other day. But I'm a newbie, so haven't got much voice yet.

Bauer played his junior career as a back.  Played one season (SANFL and VFL - 2022) as a forward.  Started 2023 as a forward and was not getting involved enough.  An issue that raised itself over summer.  Which was raised by Dimma.  He has now been moved back and is getting way more involved and with his good kicking is helping set us up.

Oh cmon that is stretching it. He was drafted as a tall fwd because we had none and  based on his sanfl and vfl form as a fwd.

Fwds in a lot of games struggle to impact in lots of games. It happens.

Yes he has showed he can play back as well as fwd but we don't need tall defenders we DESPERATELY need to play and develop what young genuine tall fwds we have in the fwd line. And make no mistake he has looked promising as a fwd.

I understand this week we have a crippling run of injuries to both our tall defenders and two tall fwds. Not helped by the injury to another young tall defender in el nour today. So they played him in defence in recent weeks because of this. I get it but imo  it is a mistake . Players will come back from injuries and then we have no tall fwds even in the vfl that have played there.

We just have to look past this week and take a proper view of the long term.

Would not have hesitated to play young Jacob as a tall fwd this week in the seniors because the situation demands it its something that should happen for the good of the list and team.
Although going by his game in defence today you would not think so.

Gunna say i for one because i advocated we take him so strongly will be looking closely at Jacob Van Rooyen tommorrow.

[the claw]

why would you drop Sonsie?

Ah this as well why would you. As usual old favorites dont have to account for bad games and the kids cop it in the neck.

Sonsie should play on ball this week as  a big part of midfield rotations.

[one-eyed]

Hugo is the sub.

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No late changes for #AFLDeesTigers.

Substitutes:
@melbournefc - Bailey Laurie
@Richmond_FC - Hugo Ralphsmith

https://twitter.com/AFL/status/1650416875942326272

[eliminator]

Sonsie should have been the sub. Poor selection.

[FooffooValve]

Sonsie should have been the sub. Poor selection.

HRS leads Sonsie on just about every stat you care to name. Sonsie hasn't exactly been setting the world on fire, though he perhaps has more 'potential'. But, as they say, potential + $4.50 still equals a flat white.