Richmond vs West Coast @ the MCG --- Round 8, 2023

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AFL Round 8

RICHMOND vs West Coast

Saturday, 6th May @ the M.C.G.

Start time: 1:45 PM (AEST)

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/4849

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West Coast may have to pick every available player on its list just to name a squad of 26 for Saturday's clash against Richmond, putting it in an extremely delicate position in the build-up to round eight.

The Eagles are unable to train in a normal capacity as they manage a staggering unavailability list that includes 17 injured players as well as suspended forward Samo Petrevski-Seton, who has accepted a one-match ban for rough conduct.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/917760/last-man-standing-threadbare-eagles-left-with-26-fit-players

[Andyy]

100 point win to get the season back on track?

Or play to our opponents level, 15 point win coming up!

[WilliamPowell]

Or play to our opponents level, 15 point win coming up!

Not even confident of a 15 point win TBBH

[georgies31]

Not confident at all we said the same against roos last year.

[pmac21]

Lucky to get 20,000 the way we are playing. 

[one-eyed]

Being cold and wet won't help either  .


Saturday 6 May Summary
Min 10
Max 13
Showers.

Possible rainfall: 3 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain: 95%

Melbourne area
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Possible small hail in the afternoon and evening. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southwesterly during the morning then becoming light during the evening.

http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/melbourne.shtml

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Tigers’ burning question: Where do the goals come from?

Richmond has hit triple figures just once this season in worrying signs for coach Damien Hardwick. Without Tom Lynch, goals have been hard to come by for the Tigers. Interestingly, they’ve only scored four or more goals in a quarter seven times this year – that’s seven from 28 attempts. Veteran Jack Riewoldt remains the only player in double figures for goals this season, averaging just over two a game. But outside of his efforts, there isn’t another regular contributor. Garry Lyon told Fox Footy’s On the Couch: “The Tigers are in a really interesting situation.” Only West Coast and Hawthorn sit below them in worrying signs.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2023-the-blowtorch-round-8-preview-every-clubs-burning-question-fox-footy-commentators-tv-broadcast-guide-analysis-fixture/news-story/1becd9b5c99613f34d05d9dea575179a

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Richmond v West Coast Preview

Nic Negrepontis
SEN
4 May 2023

It would seem playing West Coast might just be this year’s free confidence booster and no team in the AFL needs that more than Richmond at the present time.

A few years ago, the idea of seeing the Tigers and the Eagles face off on the MCG would have been one of the more anticipated fixtures. Now, they sit in the bottom three alongside Hawthorn. Equalisation, hey?

Richmond has won four of their last five encounters with the Eagles, including a comfortable victory on the MCG last year.

They sit 2.5 games out of the top eight and while percentage isn’t a factor for them, momentum certainly is as they need to get cracking if they want to keep their season alive.

The Eagles were hapless in their 100-point loss to Carlton last Saturday night and while a couple of veteran bodies may be on their way back this weekend, it’s hard to see anything changing against Richmond.

Expect the Tigers to get back on track this weekend and breathe some life into their season.

Tip: Richmond by 60 points

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/05/04/who-will-win-and-why-the-predictions-and-tips-for-round-8-2023/

[Andyy]

Hoping for a 100 point win to get our mojo back

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Umps this week:

Nathan Toner (25)
Craig Fleer (26)
Cameron Dore (28)
Matthew Young (38)

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/4849#line-ups

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Dwayne Russell’s pressure meter:

1 – Richmond

vs West Coast – MCG – Saturday afternoon

“I think Richmond's number one, I think they obviously just need to win at home,” Russell told SEN Afternoons. “The West Coast Eagles are 18th on the ladder.

“It is the official end of their 2023 finals campaign if they lose.

“Some have written them off completely now anyway, because they’re 1-1-5.

“I think Richmond's got the kind of list that can play their way back into form, but it needs a game like this to do it.

“Richmond are number one.”

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/05/05/the-five-teams-under-the-most-pressure-heading-into-round-8/

[MintOnLamb]

If we lose this one …. Disaster

[hyperlite]

Agreed - catastrophe not just for the season, but for the club itself if we lose today.

[Andyy]

Even with our own injuries there's no reason not to win this by at least 30-50 points