Match Sim - Richmond vs Melbourne @ Casey Fields --- Sun, Feb 18

[one-eyed]

Club v club footy will be back in just 18 days, with Melbourne to take on Richmond in the first of nine match simulations before the official pre-season games get underway in late February.

The Demons confirmed on Wednesday they will take on the Tigers in a seven-period match simulation at Casey Fields on Sunday, February 18.

Match simulation sessions will be live streamed on Kayo.

Match simulations:

Sunday, February 18
Melbourne v Richmond, Casey Fields, 10am AEDT

Wednesday, February 21
North Melbourne v Collingwood, Arden St, 10am AEDT

Thursday, February 22
Sydney v Greater Western Sydney, Tramway Oval, 10am AEDT
Carlton v Geelong, Ikon Park, 11am AEDT
Brisbane v Gold Coast, Brighton Homes Arena, 5pm AEST

Friday, February 23
Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, Whitten Oval, 11am AEDT
St Kilda v Essendon, RSEA Park, 2pm AEDT
Port Adelaide v Adelaide, Alberton Oval, 5pm ACDT

Saturday, February 24
West Coast v Fremantle, Mineral Resources Park, 4.45pm AWST

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1074361/locked-in-details-confirmed-for-match-sims-practice-games

[one-eyed]

Our first taste of footy this year on Sunday morning.

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Sunday, February 18

Melbourne v Richmond, Casey Fields, 10am AEDT

7 periods, 4 x 20 minutes + time on with best 22, 3 x 20 minutes with no fixed bench

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-preseason-guide-2024-match-simulations-and-community-series-game-fixture-how-to-watch-details-stream-latest-news/news-story/959b4867e56beeaf4b761badad266ae6

[one-eyed]

Richmond's pre-season match simulation squad against Melbourne:

1 Nick Vlastuin
5 Jack Ross
10 Maurice Rioli
11 Judson Clarke
13 Hugo Ralphsmith
15 Jayden Short
17 Daniel Rioli
18 Josh Gibcus
20 Jacob Koschitzke
21 Noah Balta
22 Jacob Hopper
24 Sam Naismith
26 Matthew Coulthard
27 Thomson Dow
28 Kane McAuliffe
29 Shai Bolton
30 Tom Brown
31 Rhyan Mansell
32 Samson Ryan
33 Kamdyn McIntosh
34 Jack Graham
35 Nathan Broad
36 James Trezise
38 Noah Cumberland
39 Oliver Hayes-Brown
40 Tyler Sonsie
41 Sam Banks
44 Seth Campbell
45 Tylar Young
46 Ben Miller
48 Steely Green
49 Kaleb Smith
50 Marlion Pickett

19 Mykelti Lefau (SSP train on)
33 Mitch Schofield (SSP train on)


VFL players taking part in the final three intervals:

52 Mohammed Yassine
53 Joel Garner
54 Chad Harris
55 Lachlan Street
56 Harry White
57 Mutaz El Nour
58 Cam Olden
59 Nick Girolami
60 Sam Frangalas
61 Tom Brindley
62 Nick Guiney
66 Luke Teal
67 Liam George
70 Will Bravo
71 Archie May
76 Tom McCarthy

*Numbers are subject to change throughout the duration of the match simulation


Thirty-three AFL Tigers will take part in the seven-period hit-out from 10.00am, in what will be their first clash against an opposition for 2024.

Seventeen VFL-listed players have also been selected to play in the final three intervals.

Promising key defender Josh Gibcus will make his long-awaited return from a hamstring injury, marking the twenty-year-old's first game since the end of 2022.

The Tiger Army will also get their first proper look at forward recruit Jacob Koschitzke in the Yellow and Black, as well as big-bodied midfielder draftee Kane McAuliffe for his first outing at the level.

Missing from Richmond’s team is Dion Prestia (hamstring), Dustin Martin (managed), Tim Taranto (managed), Liam Baker (family reason), Toby Nankervis (managed), Tom Lynch (building match fitness), Jacob Bauer (hamstring) and Liam Fawcett (back).

Veteran Dylan Grimes, who has returned to the main training group after a calf complaint, has also been managed.

Fans will have free entry to Sunday's pre-season clash, which can also be watched live on Fox Footy and Kayo Sports.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1491043/tigers-name-match-sim-squad

[one-eyed]

MELBOURNE's squad

1. Steven May, 2. Jacob van Rooyen, 3. Christian Salem, 4. Judd McVee, 5. Christian Petracca, 6. Caleb Windsor, 7. Jack Viney, 8. Jake Lever, 11. Max Gawn, 13. Clayton Oliver, 14. Jack Billings, 15. Ed Langdon, 16. Bailey Laurie, 17. Jake Bowey, 19. Josh Schache, 20. Adam Tomlinson, 21. Matt Jefferson, 22. Blake Howes, 24. Trent Rivers, 26. Jed Adams, 27. Marty Hore, 28. Will Verrall, 30. Alex Neal-Bullen, 31. Bayley Fritsch, 32. Tom Sparrow, 36. Kysaiah Pickett, 37. Kade Chandler, 38. Oliver Sestan, 39. Koltyn Tholstrup, 41. Kynan Brown, 43. Kyah Farris-White

Notable absentees: Charlie Spargo, Angus Brayshaw, Lachie Hunter, Jake Melksham, Shane McAdam, Tom McDonald, Tom Fullarton, Harrison Petty, Ben Brown

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1076673/squads-for-melbourne-demons-v-richmond-tigers-match-simulation

[torch]

Will be interesting today …

My starting 22:

B:   Brown   Young   Vlastuin (c)

HB:   D.Rioli (vc)   Gibcus   Broad

C:   Banks   Graham   Clarke

HF:   Short   Balta   M.Rioli

F:    Coulthard   Koschitzke   Bolton

R:   Naismith   Dow   Hopper

I:   McAuliffe   Ryan   Sonsie   Ross   Miller

Extras?: Assuming it’s a squad of 33?

Trezise, Cumberland, Pickett, Lefau
Schofield, Hayes-Brown, Green, Ralphsmith


VFL TEAM: (the 8 above plus the bottom 20)
31 Rhyan Mansell
33 Kamdyn McIntosh
44 Seth Campbell
49 Kaleb Smith

52 Mohammed Yassine
53 Joel Garner
54 Chad Harris
55 Lachlan Street
56 Harry White
57 Mutaz El Nour
58 Cam Olden
59 Nick Girolami
60 Sam Frangalas
61 Tom Brindley
62 Nick Guiney
66 Luke Teal
67 Liam George
70 Will Bravo
71 Archie May
76 Tom McCarthy

[Knighter]

How come we’ve got to play at there dump.

[Simonator]

Can’t read into these games too much, but definitely looking for a few guys to try and stand out.

Keen to see banks, sonesie, Dow, coulthard, brown, Clarke.

[WilliamPowell]

Can’t read into these games too much, but definitely looking for a few guys to try and stand out.

Keen to see banks, sonesie, Dow, coulthard, brown, Clarke.

I think our squad gives an idea of what they are looking for today. Blokes to put their hands up for the really stuff in a month.

Interesting to see the Dees selecting basically a full strength squad.

I was at the Captain's run yesterday morning for the season launch for the membership group I'm in and I have to say I was very impressed with how much stronger both Brown and Gibcus look in the upper body

[mightytiges]

Main thing today is no injuries (touchwood) and as you said Simonator the cubs so improvement and put their hand up for round "zero".

[mightytiges]

Samson, Graham, Hopper and Dow in the starting centre. Banks and Kmac on the wings.

[wayne]

Get Naismith on!!

[mightytiges]

And that's why Balta is a defender  .

[wayne]

And that's why Balta is a defender  .

40 out, have a shot

[mightytiges]

Balta, Kosi, Bolton, Campbell, Sonsie up forward.

Gibcus, Young, Broad, Floss, D.Rioli, Brown in defence.

[mightytiges]

The umps up to their usual standard even in preseason  .