VFL Wildcard Round: Richmond vs Collingwood @ Punt Rd, Sun. Aug 27

[one-eyed]

VFL Wildcard Round

Collingwood vs RICHMOND

Sunday, 27th August @ the Swinburne Centre, Punt Road Oval.

Start time: 12:00 pm


Broadcast:  * Live on Channel 7 in Victoria, Tasmania & Northern Territory.
                   * AFL website & AFL app.
                               
https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5836


Tickets: for Wildcard Round matches can be pre-purchased at www.intix.com.au/org/vfl. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate, subject to capacity. Spectators purchasing at the gate are advised the payment method is EFTPOS only.

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The highest-ranked winner in Wildcard Round will advance to the 2023 Smithy’s VFL Finals Series as the seventh-placed team and will take on Footscray Bulldogs in the second elimination final.

The lowest-ranked winner in Wildcard Round will progress to the first elimination final as the eighth-placed team and will play against Williamstown.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1412299/vfl-tigers-to-face-pies-in-wildcard-round

[one-eyed]

RICHMOND VFL team

In: Noah Cumberland, Marlion Pickett, Tom Bracher, Garrett McDonagh, Billy Cooper, Joel Nathan, Lachlan Johnson, Will Bravo, Misilifi Faimalo

Out: Tyler Sonsie (suspension), Seth Campbell (injured), Cam Olden (concussion), Tom Brown (AFL), Jacob Bauer (AFL), Sam Banks (AFL), James Trezise (AFL), Rhyan Mansell (AFL emergency), Matt Clarkson (omitted)

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B:    Bigoa Nyuon              Ben Miller              Mutaz El Nour

HB:  Austin Johnson         Brad Melville            Tom Bracher

C:   Hugo Ralphsmith       Lachlan Street          Angus Hicks

HF: Mohammed Yassine   Garrett McDonagh    Matt Coulthard

F:  Noah Cumberland       Kaelan Bradtke        Samson Ryan

R:    Tom Brindley           Marlion Pickett           Mykelti Lefau

Int:   Billy Cooper     Joel Nathan    Lachlan Johnson     Will Bravo      Misilifi Faimalo

23rd player: Mohammed Yassine



Emg:  Matt Clarkson     Archie May

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1414948/vfl-tigers-team-named-for-wildcard-round/

[mightytiges]

Only 8 AFL-listed players is pretty thin. While retirements, injuries, suspensions and promotions gave us little choice this week, it's disappointing we couldn't put the interests of our VFL team playing in finals ahead of a dead rubber for the AFL team.

[Tiger Khosh]

Only 8 AFL-listed players is pretty thin. While retirements, injuries, suspensions and promotions gave us little choice this week, it's disappointing we couldn't put the interests of our VFL team playing in finals ahead of a dead rubber for the AFL team.

What could we have done? We need to field 23 players at AFL level. Cotch and Jack retired so they needed to be replaced. The 2 debutants were replaced at vfl level by those dropped from seniors. I think they took 1 extra player with them to Adelaide as backup, other than that it is what it is with retirements, injuries and suspensions.

[mightytiges]

Only 8 AFL-listed players is pretty thin. While retirements, injuries, suspensions and promotions gave us little choice this week, it's disappointing we couldn't put the interests of our VFL team playing in finals ahead of a dead rubber for the AFL team.

What could we have done? We need to field 23 players at AFL level. Cotch and Jack retired so they needed to be replaced. The 2 debutants were replaced at vfl level by those dropped from seniors. I think they took 1 extra player with them to Adelaide as backup, other than that it is what it is with retirements, injuries and suspensions.

I'm not disagreeing, TK. As I said, it gave the Club little choice this week given all the events that have happened over the past week. It's just disappointing that the failed season of our AFL team is now costing our VFL team in the finals. Of course, Sonsie's late last quarter stupidity was something that was avoidable and has cost him and us in the VFL finals as well.

[Tiger Khosh]

I think the pies are similarly stretched at vfl with their injuries too?

[eliminator]

Maybe this is a situation where what is in the best interests of the afl team does not align with what is in the best interests of the vfl team. Need to blood new players in the afl team pronto regardless if it is a dead rubber even though it has the effect of depriving the vfl side of its better players.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Maybe this is a situation where what is in the best interests of the afl team does not align with what is in the best interests of the vfl team. Need to blood new players in the afl team pronto regardless if it is a dead rubber even though it has the effect of depriving the vfl side of its better players.

Spot on.

[WilliamPowell]

Maybe this is a situation where what is in the best interests of the afl team does not align with what is in the best interests of the vfl team. Need to blood new players in the afl team pronto regardless if it is a dead rubber even though it has the effect of depriving the vfl side of its better players.

Agree

And let's be honest fundamentally our VFL side is there more for development of the Cubs coming through. Yes the wins are very important but so too is making sure when it bec0mes necessary (like today) they are ready to step into the AFL side.

Clearly our long injury list hasn’t helped either.

[camboon]

So true, finals will give them good experience similar to playing seniors. It will be interesting to see who stands up

[one-eyed]

We had the ball in our forward half for most of the first 5 mins but couldn't get a goal. Pies go forward once and get the first goal.

1 - 6

[one-eyed]

Wasting our inside 50s. We can't kick a goal  .

3 - 6

[one-eyed]

Here's the live stream link for those who can't watch it on Ch7:

LIVE STREAM: https://www.afl.com.au/afl-tv/stream?streamId=State%20League%20CH56&player=arILJvH9PY

[pmac21]

52 for us wouldn't get a game in the vafa

[one-eyed]

Pies two goals from just 4 inside 50s yet we haven't got one from 8 inside 50s.

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