Official R7 team vs Dees

[one-eyed]

In: Grimes, Hopper, Naismith, Banks

Out: Short (injured), Koschitzke (omitted), McAuliffe (omitted), Sonsie (omitted)

Source: RFC twitter.

[one-eyed]

Richmond

B:   Tylar Young            Nathan Broad           Dylan Grimes

HB:  Nick Vlastuin          Tom Brown              Daniel Rioli

C: Hugo Ralphsmith      Jack Graham          Marlion Pickett

HF:  Seth Campbell      Rhyan Mansell          Maurice Rioli

F:    Mykelti Lefau         Shai Bolton            Dustin Martin

R:  Toby Nankervis        Liam Baker           Thomson Dow

Int: Jacob Hopper     Sam Naismith      Ben Miller      Sam Banks     Kamdyn McIntosh


Emg:  Tyler Sonsie     Jacob Koschitzke    Kane McAuliffe


The Club will name its substitute 60 minutes prior to the first bounce on Wednesday night.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1536808

[Andyy]

Wouldn't have dropped Sonsie and McAuliffe myself.

Nor brought in Banks.

Don't mind seeing Naismith to help tackle Gawn.

Just hope Hopper and Grimes are 100% not 80%.

[pmac21]

Cannot believe McAuliffe & Sonsie have been omitted yet Pickett - McIntosh continues to get games.  I get they are premiership heroes but surely you play the youngsters?? 

[TigerLand]

Really poor selection. Why on earth are we playing 2 ruckman. Are we that scared of Gawn. Unsure what Naismith will do.

McAuliffe and Sonsie have to be playing in this side. I would be retiring Grimes too.

[Simonator]

Banks hasn’t done a thing at vfl level ? Weird selection.

I just hope sonsie and McCauliffe can dominate at vfl level and force their way back in.

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Underwhelming to say the least. Naismith does deserve a run though

Last chance saloon for a lot of boys here for mine as long as the kids heading back to the 2's play some strong footy on the weekend.

[Knighter]

HTF did Ralphsmith survive?

[MintOnLamb]

Pickett

Not happy Jan

[mat073]

Really poor selection. Why on earth are we playing 2 ruckman. Are we that scared of Gawn. Unsure what Naismith will do.

McAuliffe and Sonsie have to be playing in this side. I would be retiring Grimes too.

We should be scared of Gawn . Nank is good at what he does around the ground but he is on the short side when it comes to ruckmen .

Year after year Gawn destroys us with his tap work and marking prowess. This is the week Nank needs support.

[eliminator]

Really poor decision making. Drop McAuliffe and Sonsie after a few games yet continue to play Dow. Should be continuing to play youth. Would have been the perfect opportunity for them to gain experience as they would have had extra support from Hopper.

[Tiger Khosh]

Unbelievable that they dropped sonsie and mcauliffe. We are without Prestia and Taranto, so what does that say for their chances of playing when those 2 come back.

Seriously struggling to understand what we’re trying to do atm.

[Diocletian]

#HardwickCroniesStillInCharge #GutlessYze

[the claw]

Can understand dropping Sonz and Kane A. They have not done a lot but i would still have given both another week.

LMFAO at Dow Young and Ralphsmith. Still McIntosh and Pickett get games and Jack Graham in the guts is so so laughable.
Is that not the worst centre line we have fielded in god knows how many years. Totally out of form Pickett, Jack slow as treacle Graham and fmd scared of his own shadow Ralphsmith.

Last one no Short steps and no Smith to replace him another with good form behind him. Instead we get Banks and a shuffling of the titanics deck chairs.

It starts in the middle why aren't Martin Bolton and Hopper starting there. FMD Baker Dow and Graham with terrified of his shadow and Pickett on the wings it could get as ugly as its got in years.

Why not just find out what Koschitzke has to offer as a defender he could not possibly be worse than Young in the role.

We cannot kick goals and lack height forward, especially with Kosi dropped. I mean yeah i put my hand up im critical of Samson  but  why not Ryan who has kicked seven in two games in the vfl.We would actually be rewarding good form.

Have all year wanted to play the two ruckmen especially with Lynch out just reward good no great vfl form.

Clawskis team well i stand by what ive posted

Vlastuin - Miller - Grimes. Dylan Allows Broad to go to a wing.
Brown - Koschitzke - Smith. oh no we just cant reward good form he is still to raw lol.

Rioli - Hopper - Broad. Some wingers who will go both ways. No problem with both getting back and helping.But wingers who are not butchers and fumblers.
Nank - Martin - Bolton  fmd a mid and onball brigade that looks more than competetive. Hold our own here and we give ourselves a chance to be competetive.
 
Cumberland - Ryan - Mansell. One sml pressure fwd. Cant play two who offer only defense. Take ya pick Mickey or MRJ
Coulthard - Lefau - Naismith. At the end of the day what is there to lose.

McAuliffe - Sonsie - Graham - Baker. Sticking by two kids.

[Andyy]

Smarter would be:

Out
Short
Dow
Kosi

In
Ryan
Hopper
Grimes

Providing the senior blokes are fit and we want to win