Richmond vs Melbourne @ the M.C.G. --- Round 20, 2023

[georgies31]

Time to make hard decisions on our champions none of this bs I'll leave it up to them like mini said put the club first.

[lamington]

Max gawn had something like 13 possessions in the last quarter? He went up a gear that very few can match. Unlike the Anzac match where I think the score flattered us I think we had a solid dip for 3 quarters. We absolutely got over ran by the talent of a top 4 side

The only negative for me is Balta had his colours lowered bad.

[WilliamPowell]

Massive opportunity to make our move to in the top 8 and we let it slip

20 points up in the 3rd and we gifted then some soft goals
 
The Grimes deliberate was a game changer. He should be embarrassed by that.

However,  the final qtr was ruined by the umpires... we didn't stand a chance the moment they pinged us for 3 HTBs in a row

[Francois Jackson]

Yet you defend them WP by repeatedly telling us it's a hard game to officiate.

I laugh when people defend those scum bags, and how our games get treated compared to others. Kosi Pickett goal, those other stupid decisions in the last,  Tom lynch last year. I could name 1000 examples and unless you're blind then those rats cannot be defended in any way.

[The Machine]

Such a big game this week but surely Cotch is omitted. Playing one down with him in the team currently. The champ is past it

[Diocletian]

You were even worse.

[mat073]

Probably the best we have looked all year ….just not good enough.

Our defence which has been very good all year let us down today.

[Damo]

You were even worse.

 

Don’t talk to Fridge like that

[one-eyed]

Team stats:

Disposals:     334 - 363 .... ( contested: 139 - 144 ; uncontested: 183 - 213 )
Efficiency%:   67 - 71
Kicks:           204 - 227
Handballs:    130 - 136
Turnovers:      70 - 68
Marks:            70 - 95 .... ( contested marks: 6 - 13 ) 
Tackles:          63 - 62
Clearances:    40 - 49 .... ( centre: 15 - 18 ; stoppages: 25 - 31 ) 
Inside 50s:     47 - 73 
In50 eff.%:     45 - 52 ...... halved from 90% in the first quarter.
In50 marks:    10 - 20 
In50 tackles:   10 - 14
Hitouts:          34 - 48
Bounces:          7 - 3
One %ers:      60 - 41
Frees:              9 - 11 

Individual possessions:

Bolton   25
Taranto  24
Hopper  23
Martin   21
Prestia   21
Vlastuin 20
Young    19
Graham 17
Ross      17
D.Rioli   16
Banks   15
Pickett  15
Balta    13
Mansell 13
Broad   12
Baker   11
McIntosh 10
Soldo   10
Cotchin  9
Riewoldt  8
Grimes   6
Miller     6 ..... ( subbed off late third quarter )
Coulthard  3 .... ( subbed on late third quarter )

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/4953#player-stats

[one-eyed]

CLEARANCE SHOOT-OUT

Mark Robinson
HeraldSun
31 July 2023

It was a wonderful game of Australian Rules at the MCG on Sunday, although not sure the coaches will look fondly at the clearance impact. This was two midfields with a super aggressive attitude which means they weren’t always super keen to work defensively. The Tigers gave up 12 goals from clearance which is more than double the AFL average. Their next worst result this year was seven goals in Round 2 versus Adelaide. They might have been unlucky on the back of Max Gawn’s dominance, but they also might’ve been too kick-chasing instead of defending better. Melbourne also gave up nine goals from clearance and although they won the battle on Sunday, those sorts of numbers won’t win them the war in September. When the final margin was five goals, three-goal differential was far too much leeway from the Tigers.

https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/the-tackle-mark-robinsons-likes-and-dislikes-from-round-20/news-story/b9938614c6b91f24638e040fe8790345

[pmac21]

43 to 75 inside tells a story.  It didn't feel like that watching.
Our mids should be horrified by that stat. 

[one-eyed]

AFL Report Card: Round 20

Ben Cotton, Ben Waterworth, David Zita and Catherine Healey
Foxsports
31 July 2023

RICHMOND

The Tigers would beat most sides with the level they showed on Sunday, but unfortunately faced a Melbourne side that is clicking into gear at the right time of year. There’ll be positives to take out for aspiring senior coach Andrew McQualter, but the final quarter was a stark reminder there is a gap between Richmond and the top sides in the competition, even though they’re still in the hunt for a finals berth. The Western Bulldogs are up next and that will be a fascinating contest in the context of the top eight race.

In the votes

Dustin Martin kicked three goals, had chances at more and was in sparkling form. He looms large in the final few weeks of the Tigers’ home and away campaign. Shai Bolton also offered plenty and Dion Prestia flew the flag in the middle.

Room for improvement

Ivan Soldo did his best but ultimately was run ragged by Max Gawn. The Tigers desperately missed the suspended Toby Nankervis given the task Gawn presents. The final quarter saw them left in the dust by the Dees, managing two goals but conceding 6.4.

Grade

B

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2023-round-20-report-card-highlights-grades-analysis-every-club-reviewed-best-and-worst-players-video-stats/news-story/c7d9105bbf70af4fc99d8814cf53effa

[one-eyed]

Coaches' votes (McQualter & Goodwin)

Richmond v Melbourne

10 Max Gawn (MELB)
8 Harrison Petty (MELB)
6 Jack Viney (MELB)
4 Dustin Martin (RICH)
2 Christian Petracca (MELB)

https://www.afl.com.au/news/992402/coaches-votes-r20-greene-makes-a-move-six-perfect-10s

[The Machine]

You were even worse.

 

Don’t talk to Fridge like that

MC told me i played my role well

[Damo]

You were even worse.

 

Don’t talk to Fridge like that

MC told me i played my role well

You always do mate
That’s been told to us all on this site many a time

 Did take you almost a year and a half to secure more coaches votes , but you got there mate .. kudos