Author Topic: AFLW: Richmond vs Port Adelaide @ Alberton Oval --- 2nd Elimination Final, 2024  (Read 960 times)

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WEEK ONE FINALS FIXTURE

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
First qualifying final
North Melbourne v Adelaide at Ikon Park, 7.15pm AEDT

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
First elimination final
Fremantle v Essendon at Fremantle Oval, 4pm AWST (7pm AEDT)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Second qualifying final
Hawthorn v Brisbane at Ikon Park, 1.05pm AEDT

Second elimination final
Port Adelaide v Richmond at Alberton Oval, 2.35pm ACDT (3.05pm AEDT)



Tickets
All tickets on sale through Ticketmaster on Monday, November 4
12pm (local venue time): Competing club and AFL members
2pm (local venue time): General public

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1251056/it-all-starts-now-aflw-finals-fixture-revealed-north-melbourne-to-play-adelaide-on-friday-night

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At 9.30pm last night airlines (all 3) were price gouging

Cannot get over there for under $650 :banghead
"Oh yes I am a dreamer, I still see us flying high!"

from the song "Don't Walk Away" by Pat Benatar 1988 (Wide Awake In Dreamland)

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Injury List

Player                        Injury               Estimated Return

Sarah Hosking          Hamstring           Season
Amelia Peck             Knee (MCL)          Season
Shelby Knoll             Knee (ACL)          Season (inactive)
Montana McKinnon    Knee (ACL)          Season (inactive)
Katelyn Cox              Knee (ACL)          Season (inactive)

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/football/aflw/injury-list

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Port Adelaide defender Ange Foley has taken a swipe at Richmond, saying the Tigers are scared of them ahead of their elimination final.

The Power may be featuring in their first finals campaign, but Foley is confident her team has the upper hand against the out-of-form Tigers.

Richmond heads to Alberton Oval on Sunday looking to end its three-game losing streak.

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1253522/port-adelaide-power-defender-ange-foley-fires-first-shot-at-scared-richmond-tigers-ahead-of-crunch-final

A draw isn't a loss :facepalm #hopelessmedia


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A draw isn't a loss :facepalm #hopelessmedia

In the context of our season it basically was  >:(
"Oh yes I am a dreamer, I still see us flying high!"

from the song "Don't Walk Away" by Pat Benatar 1988 (Wide Awake In Dreamland)

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Port Adelaide defender Ange Foley has taken a swipe at Richmond, saying the Tigers are scared of them ahead of their elimination final.

The Power may be featuring in their first finals campaign, but Foley is confident her team has the upper hand against the out-of-form Tigers.

Richmond heads to Alberton Oval on Sunday looking to end its three-game losing streak.

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1253522/port-adelaide-power-defender-ange-foley-fires-first-shot-at-scared-richmond-tigers-ahead-of-crunch-final

A draw isn't a loss :facepalm #hopelessmedia


Ange can stuff off the campaigner she is.
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Richmond

In: Molly Eastman

Out: Charley Ryan (Omitted)

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B:                    Gabrielle Seymour               Rebecca Miller

HB:  Beth Lynch                         Isabel Bacon                      Libby Graham

C:    Tessa Lavey                         Grace Egan                       Kate Dempsey

HF:  Emelia Yassir                     Katie Brennan                       Jodie Hicks

F:                        Caitlin Greiser                  Eilish Sheerin

R:    Poppy Kelly                       Ellie McKenzie                       Monique Conti

Int: Mackenzie Ford     Molly Eastman     Maddie Shevlin   Ally Dallaway    Tamara Luke


Emg:   Laura McClelland     Charli Wicksteed      Jemima Woods

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1690543/eastman-returns-for-elimination-final

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'Steady, stingy, relentless': The backyard gathering that galvanised Tigers' defence

It was a simple barbeque in a Hawthorn backyard, but that pre-season get-together set the tone for 2024 for the Tigers' defensive unit

By Sarah Black
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10 Nov 2024


A WELL-FUNCTIONING backline needs to be its own team within the wider squad.

And after a somewhat below-standard 2023, missing finals, the Richmond defensive unit thought it was time to set the tone for 2024 ahead of pre-season.

Full-back Libby Graham invited defensive stalwarts Bec Miller and Beth Lynch over to her place, along with recruit Jodie Hicks, draftee Issy Bacon, ruck-turned-defender Gab Seymour and youngsters Amelia Peck and Molly Eastman.

It was a simple barbeque in a Hawthorn backyard – Graham buying a fire-pit specially for the occasion – but it was quickly evident how well the squad was about to work together.

"Bec was setting up the fire, 'Hicksy' was setting up the barbeque. People just slotted into their roles as soon as they got to my house, I didn't have to do a thing," Graham said.

"That actually sums up the backline, everyone just started doing their thing."

Seymour was one of the instigators of the night, along with fellow veteran Miller.

"'Hicksy' left (off-season) training before Libby to get to Libby's place to get the roast going," she said with a laugh.

"Izzy brought the most distinguished cheeseboard you've ever seen for an 18-year-old. She brings that sophisticated and mature vibe.

"It was meant to be a social get-together, but we also went in with the intention of – it was something we recognised last year, that probably two seasons ago when we last made finals, it was off the back of a really steady, stingy, relentless backline.

"We felt like we came away from that a little bit last year, so I guess the conversation was about how can we get back to being that absolute unit. Rain, hail or shine, we know what we're going to get from it."

Hicks, Seymour and Bacon have come into the regular back six this year, in place of Kaitlyn Cox (ACL), Eilish Sheerin (inside mid), Maddie Shevlin (wing) and swing Laura McClelland (forward).

The different personnel and the wider team defence have had an impact under new backline coach Nathan Chapman, the Tigers conceding on average seven points fewer a game than last year.

They're also making shots more difficult to take, with the opposition accuracy dropping as forwards are forced into tougher spots when they do manage to take a mark.

CONCEDED       2023      2024

Points               37.9       30.6

Marks               41.8       35.4

Inside 50s         33.2       30.5

Marks inside 50   6.4         4.4

Contested marks  4.7        2.8

Opp goal accuracy 42.5     34.9

Opp goal efficiency  16.3    13.4

"We've got a good mix of over-thinkers and under-thinkers as well. People who like to keep it really simple, and people who like to really analyse. There are louder voices and there are quieter voices," Graham said.

"I reckon it's important to have that camaraderie to help alleviate the pressure. We forget it's such a high-pressure role, being a back, so the way you do that is you create a bit of lightness and you create the camaraderie to do that."

Graham's the anchor of the backline – watching from a vantage point at the ground or on the wide shot of the broadcast, she'll be the player on the last line of defence, the apex of the triangle from which everyone spreads.

"I absolutely love it. I absolutely froth it. I really love the responsibility. The way I feel about it is that I'm looking after everyone. But it's a good amount of pressure that I put on myself, that I want to play this role really well," she said.

"I literally cannot play that role unless everyone else is numbering off their players and playing their role. If we're killing exits earlier or whatever it is, I'm allowed to play that role. If we're not working well together, we can't generate a spare.

"It's not a big revelation, having this position, but I'm playing a very different game than before because of our backline."

Seymour was Richmond's primary (and slightly undersized) ruck for the Tigers' first five seasons, but after the recruitment of Montana McKinnon and emergence of Poppy Kelly, has played full-time in defence.

"I got the conversation in the off-season last year about expecting to spend more time in defence. Honestly, I've loved it. I love in the backline how we do operate as a unit, and Libby playing her role allows me to play my role," Seymour said.

"We haven't got a star player within the backline, but we all work together really well, and play to each other's strengths, which allows us to shine.

"I'm starting to find my feet with [the rebound], sometimes I'm like, 'argh, I've got the ball!', but that's been part of the development of our game as well, having that attack off half-back.

"I think one of Lib's greatest strengths is her voice, so having her in that anchor role and set up the ground plays into all of our favours. It gives me confidence to do my thing, which is generally to fly at the ball and impact aerially. Very glad to have that security blanket."

Richmond will come up against a rampaging Port Adelaide in Sunday's elimination final, the Tigers being the last side to beat the Power before they embarked on their current six-game winning streak.

"I just think back to this time last year and the disappointment of not making finals and having to finish up and have all your exit conversations," Seymour said.

"So there's a real excitement about being here, but the main thing we're focusing on is bringing our best against Port Adelaide, who have been an in-form team in the last couple of weeks. We're really looking forward with the challenge."

Richmond players sing the team song after their win over Port Adelaide at Ikon Park in week five, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos
Port Adelaide's recent success can be partly attributed to its willingness to focus on different options in attack, rather than incessantly hit up Gemma Houghton regardless of how she's positioned.

"That's the biggest strength of ours, we feel like we're a really multi-faceted backline. We have talls (Graham, Seymour and Miller), we have smalls (Lynch, Hicks), we have speed (Bacon), we can match teams," Graham said.

"We've played every kind of forward line, is what it feels like, we've played different styles. We've come up against them before, so we know what we're up against.

"It feels like another week of rounds, there's excitement, but there's also this composure of we've been here before, and we know what this feels like. Just a calmness about it."

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1253746/steady-stingy-relentless-backyard-gathering-galvanises-tigers-defensive-unit

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Score prediction

3-1 (goals) to us

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Tigers’ burning question: Can they limit costly mistakes in finals return?

The Tigers return to the finals after their straight-sets exit in 2022 — looking to win their first-ever AFLW final — but they will be entering a hostile Alberton as a fired-up Port Adelaide catapults from an exhilarating Week 10 win. Richmond committed a league-high 67 turnovers in last week’s loss to Hawthorn; a flaw it will look to rectify against a Power side that looks to own territory once it gains possession. Its Monique Conti-led engine room will look to match Port’s contested-focussed unit and generate scoring opportunities for a forward line spearheaded by Katie Brennan. The Tigers beat the Power by 11 points in their most recent meeting in Week 5.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/aflw-2024-the-blowtorch-finals-week-1-preview-each-clubs-burning-question-analysis-fox-footy-commentators-tv-guide-fixture-latest-news/news-story/bc22501e20f8ea9f9c157c92192ecad4

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Port Adelaide v Richmond Preview

Gemma Bastiani
afl.com.au
9 Nov 2024


Last time they met: Richmond 6.5 (41) defeated Port Adelaide 4.6 (30), week five, 2024

Richmond has returned to finals, after its straight sets exit of 2022 (S7), while Port Adelaide has not only reached its first finals series, but earned the home ground advantage in the process. Alberton will undoubtedly be rocking on Sunday afternoon, and will be treated to a tight, tense battle. Port Adelaide's style is about contested footy and surging forward quickly to gain territory. This quick movement from stoppage has the potential to unsettle the Tigers' strong, organised defensive line, by limiting the time they have to generate the spare in the hole behind the play they rely on. This will create the opportunity for the Power's forwards – particularly the unpredictable Gemma Houghton, and dangerous small Caitlin Wendland – to fight it out in one-on-ones.

Gemma Houghton celebrates her match-winning goal for Yartapuulti against GWS in week 10, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos
The Tigers, meanwhile, work hard to keep the ball in their front half by intercepting the footy and generating repeat inside 50s. This gives them the chance to get the ball in the hands of Katie Brennan, Caitlin Greiser, and Emelia Yassir in front of goal, who work well off one another. It is Richmond's contested marking that has really shone this year, and allowed it to maintain chains of possession, but Port Adelaide will be determined to force the contest to ground level, where it competes at its best.

Key matchup: Shineah Goody v Kate Dempsey

A likely byplay on the wing for the match, the slight but damaging Goody and Dempsey contest will certainly have a big say in the match. Both have proven their importance to their respective sides in terms of ball movement and transition, but even more crucial has been their intercepting and defensive ability. Both sit in the top five for average intercepts for their team, with their positioning a kick behind the play regularly seeing them interrupt opposition rebounding attempts, while they are also neat in gathering loose balls. In each playing their own game, they have the potential to swing momentum their side's way.

Tip:

In undoubtedly the hardest game to tip, the Tigers will nab their first finals win. Richmond by five points.

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1253712/aflw-finals-week-one-preview-can-crows-stop-all-conquering-roos-master-v-apprentice

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No left foot. Greiser still should have done better there on her right.


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Well the umps are against us again as usual ::)

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And if want to know why some of us are critical of the coach the first 5 mins here is why. No one front and square protecting the defensive side of contests and we are getting sliced open on the rebound.

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Yassir free in the pocket. Over-cooks the shot and misses everything.