Richmond vs Essendon - Dreamtime at the 'G - Round 11, 2024

[Knighter]

Ryan and Cumbo never again

[Diocletian]

Only positives tonight. The negatives are all in our injury list.
We now know Sampson isn’t ever going to make it but I would grant Cumberland a mulligan as I can see a role for him in the forward line.
Hugo was ….. pretty good and worth persisting with. Mids did well at clearance and backs were strong after Broady forgot he had Stringer for an opponent in that first qtr.

We struggled to move the ball cleanly between the 50 metre arcs.  8 goals conceded from turnovers is basically the game.

That changes when our outs are back - which we don’t want. We want a top 3 pick. Bigger picture stuff.

McAuliffe looks real as a prospect. Miller can hold his own down back.  Loved Shai and Dusty’s energy tonight. Meatie industrious.

Miller was shyte, Sampson won't play well until Nank is gone or not playing - was better in the last quarter - probably once he realised he wasn't going to be subbed off- still looks a better tap ruck than Nank has ever been....actually hits it to his own mids....was one of Nank's increasingly rare good ones for the year though...

[Tiger_In_Sicily]

Haven't seen the game yet, been too busy. But hey, we all thought we would get smacked.. reality is if we just had 2 more of our injured players in tonight we would have won. With the team we had out there we cannot be too upset with the result. 
This time when Yze says we tried he means it

[one-eyed]

Team stats:

Disposals      354 - 400 ..... ( contested: 138 - 140 ; uncontested: 205 - 248 )
Efficiency%     72 - 73
Kicks             203 - 237
Handballs      151 - 163
Turnovers        83 - 73
Marks             77 - 102 .... ( contested marks: 8 - 10 )
Tackles           37 - 49
Clearances      41 - 31 .... ( centre: 12 - 9 ; stoppages: 29 - 22 )
Inside 50s       55 - 68
In50 eff.%       38 - 40
In50 marks      12 - 11
In50 tackles      7 - 16
Hitouts            50 - 24
Bounces            8 - 16
One %ers        56 - 54
Frees              14 - 17

Individual possies

Prestia   27
D.Rioli   24
Baker    23
Dusty    23
Dow      21
Short    19
Pickett  18
Kmac    17
Nank    17
Hugo    17
Floss    17
Bolton  16 ..... subbed off last quarter (concussion).
McAuliffe 16
Broad   15
Campbell 14
Balta    12
Brown   12
Sonsie  12
Cumberland 11
Miller    7
Green   6 .... subbed on last qtr.
Lefau   5
Ryan   5

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/5990#player-stats

[Diocletian]

Apparently before last night Miller had only lost one marking contest all year....guess the key word is "contest" because usually he's out of the contest and trailing 5 metres behind  his opponent  or in the wrong spot altogether by the time the ball arrives...this would also go a fair way to explain Young's similar one on one stats last year and why you shouldn't just take most stats at face value...

[one-eyed]

The Sunday Footy Show's summary of last night:

https://x.com/FootyonNine/status/1794522560534556745
https://x.com/FootyonNine/status/1794523693206372743

We scored 4.9 from stoppage to the Bombers 1 goal. If only we kicked straight.

[one-eyed]

We graded every player in this year’s electric Dreamtime clash.

Richmond

Dustin Martin: A+

Who said Dusty was finished? Kicked a goal of the year nomination in the first, looked as good as ever closing in on his 300th game. Three goals, 22 touches.

Shai Bolton: A

As lively as you’ll ever see. Covered the ground superbly, two goals to go with his six marks and 16 touches. A very unfortunate injury late ruled him out of the final term, potentially sealing the result.

Toby Nankervis: A

Played a pivotal role in keeping the Tiges in the game. Led the game with eight clearances, dominated Goldstein in the ruck with 43 hit outs.

Thomson Dow: B+

Looked really strong in the contest, a good performance. Five clearances, 21 touches.

Hugo Ralphsmith: B+

Loved his run, has the potential to develop into a real gun on the wing. Kicked a goal late to cap off a good game.

Marlion Pickett: B+

Looked incredibly lively in the 50 early besides a few shaky moments. Three missed opportunities but had to be there to earn them, made it count in the third. Rolled back and looked composed.

Dion Prestia: B+

27 touches, played a big role in the midfield dominance.

Kamdyn McIntosh: B

50th career goal was a ripper.

Seth Campbell: B

Putting together a nice season, covered the ground and pressured well.

Daniel Rioli: B

Plenty of dash, not the most efficient but a strong game, nonetheless.

Noah Balta: B

Returned to defensive duties, rotated with Miller on Peter Wright and had some big moments in the final term.

Nathan Broad: B-

Six marks and nine intercept possessions, held his own.

Liam Baker: B-

His importance in this Richmond side cannot be understated. Had a few top notch moments through the middle.

Ben Miller: B-

Played a role on Peter Wright, held him goalless.

Kane McAuliffe: B-

Tom Brown: C+

Remains an underrated defender however couldn’t quite impact.

Mykelti Lefau: C+

Took some time to get going but landed a vital double blow in the second term. Otherwise, not much else.

Jayden Short: C+

A few dangerous skill errors early, seven turnovers.

Nick Vlaustin: C

Failed to take a mark until the final term, could not affect the play in the way we know he can.

Tyler Sonsie: C

Samson Ryan: C-

Noah Cumberland: C-

Steely Green: N/A

Came on for Bolton in the final term.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/05/25/grading-every-player-in-the-bombers-dreamtime-delight/

[Diocletian]

Thomson Dow: B+



Kamdyn McIntosh: B


Hugo Ralphsmith: B+



Ben Miller: B-

lmao - does Machine work for SEN now? What game was this clown watching? 

[The Machine]

Thomson Dow: B+



Kamdyn McIntosh: B


Hugo Ralphsmith: B+



Ben Miller: B-

lmao - does Machine work for SEN now? What game was this clown watching? 

Maybe i do...think this is spot on actually.

[Diocletian]

Well you provide about the same the level of insight that SEN does these days and you're about the same level of "talent" Fatchison likes to hire .... no doubt you're very good at spruiking the sponsors' products & services though...

[Tiger_In_Sicily]

Finally had time to watch the game
Dusty played his best game in ages. Can't fault his game, what's evident is that he can't do it alone anymore. Once Taranto and especially Lynch comes back Dusty will become the Dusty of old.
Short must never play again.

Cumberland is just plain stupid
Pickett seemed to find form

Dow did plenty right, many bag this kid , think his awkward kicking style makes him appear a dud but he is doing plenty right
McAuliffe will be a jet. He's our future


Ryan lacks intensity and effort, no ticker

For a seriously undermanned squad we can't really complain. Honourable losses suck but in these circumstances we can accept it.
Nothing is as it seems and nothing seems as it is.
This season is over , must be used to prepare for the next 5 years

[Tiger Khosh]

Dons are pretenders. I suspect if we even had just Lynch available off our injury list (or anyone for that matter that could take a mark forward of centre), we would have won that game.

[WilliamPowell]

Dons are pretenders. I suspect if we even had just Lynch available off our injury list (or anyone for that matter that could take a mark forward of centre), we would have won that game.

Tend to agree

They've had an incredibly soft draw.

[Diocletian]

Another May Premiership for the media darlings.....

[one-eyed]

WHAT THEY GOT RIGHT AND WRONG: EACH CLUB’S WINS AND WOES FROM ROUND 11

Andrew Slevison
SEN
27 May 2024



What they got

The spirit was back

After two absolutely disastrous weeks, Richmond simply needed to show some spirit.

It was a massive occasion for Dreamtime against Essendon at the MCG and the Tigers had to bring the effort and intent.

That they absolutely did in a game that they could have pinched but ultimately fell short in.

The Tigers are undermanned due to a crippling injury list and after being battered pillar to post by the Dogs and Lions, they were able to save some face with a competitive and spirited display.

Vintage Dusty

Wasn’t the performance of Dustin Martin nice to see?!

He had 23 touches and kicked three goals - including a remarkable curler in the first quarter - and certainly looked up for the fight.

Martin has a great record in Dreamtime matches as a two-time Yiooken Award winner and again polled votes in the game, finishing third behind Jordan Ridley an Zach Merrett.

It was vintage Dusty and we’re here for it.

Won the clearance battle

There were promising signs in the midfield as the Tigers won the clearance battle.

Led by captain Toby Nankervis (eight clearances), Dion Prestia and Liam Baker (both four clearances), as well as Thomson Dow (five clearances), the Tigers won overall clearances 41-31 thanks to a 12-9 centre clearance ascendency and 29-22 at stoppage clearances.

Despite that, they couldn’t quite turn it into more territory and more shots on goal.

What they got wrong

Repeat entries didn’t mount

There were stages during the game where the Tigers had repeat inside 50s yet couldn’t capitalise.

The Dons were so good at transitioning the ball so quickly from those stoppages and scoring against the run of play.

The sort of stuff that can crush spirit, but the Tigers did remain engaged for the most part.

Inopportune Bolton knock

It’s never a good time to lose a star, but the timing of Shai Bolton’s departure from the field was very inopportune.

At the time the Tigers were down by eight points and playing well. It may have been a different story if he was able to play on.

Yze will be without Bolton for the trip to the Cattery to play Geelong next week, so will need get creative at the selection table.

Low tackle count

Once again, the Tigers had less of the ball only to finish the game with less tackles.

The Dons worked harder for longer, winning the disposal count 400-354 and the tackle count 49-37.

While the spirit did return from a Richmond perspective, the determination and pressure dissipated at stages which invited the Bombers in.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/05/27/what-they-got-right-and-wrong-each-clubs-wins-and-woes-from-round-11/