Richmond vs Adelaide @ the MCG --- Round 16, 2025

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AFL Round 16

RICHMOND vs Adelaide

Sunday, 29th June @ the M.C.G.

Start time: 3:20 pm

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7094

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The start time for Sunday’s Richmond v Adelaide game at the MCG has been updated to 3:15pm.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1814049/time-changed-for-tigers-v-crows

[Andyy]

Thank goodness for those extra 5min

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Richmond v Adelaide Preview

Andrew Slevison
SEN
26 June 2025

The lowest scoring team and second worst defensively versus the third highest scoring team and second best defensively.

The second lowest percentage versus the highest. That is a recipe for disaster.

Richmond copped an almighty 79-point smacking at the hands of the Western Bulldogs last weekend and it gets no easier here as they host Adelaide, who are fresh off a bye.

At the Adelaide Oval in Round 13 last year, the Tigers knocked off the Crows by eight points. Since then, Adem Yze’s rebuilding side has won just three of 24 while Matthew Nicks has guided the Crows to 13 wins from 24, but more importantly a 9-5 top-four record in 2025.

The last time the Crows were in action they were rolled over by Hawthorn in a low-scoring Launceston eyesore, but expect them to unleash the shackles at the ‘G on Sunday.

While the Tigers have won the last two over the Crows, it’s hard to tip them here given the class gulf between the two sides.

Adelaide’s attacking arsenal of Riley Thilthorpe, Darcy Fogarty, Taylor Walker, Josh Rachele and Ben Keays have all kicked 20-plus goals so far this campaign. The Tigers have only Seth Campbell who has hit that marker.

Yze will be expecting an improved defensive performance after conceding 21 goals to the Dogs. Increased pressure around the contest could help the Tigers make a game of it early but the Crows should eventually find their scoring mojo.

Prediction: Adelaide by 45 points.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/06/26/who-will-win-and-why-tips-and-predictions-for-afl-round-16

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From Barrett's Sliding Doors column:

IF ...
Richmond led GWS by 28 points at three-quarter time, before losing by three points in round 12 ...

THEN ...
its next two matches were dreadful, before and after their bye, against Sydney and Western Bulldogs. The tidal wave has hit it. And there are a few more on the way, another one on in the form of the Adelaide Crows looming on Sunday.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1350204/sliding-doors-if-jeremy-cameron-has-48-goals-and-will-be-chilling-this-weekend-then

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Tigers ready for challenging Crows

By Henry Milic
RFC website
28 June 2025

Richmond coach Adem Yze is hopeful his young Tigers side can deliver a positive performance against the fourth-placed Adelaide Crows this Sunday.

Adelaide has one of the AFL's most potent and high-scoring attacks, but Yze explained how there's more to the Crows than just attacking flair.

“I think most teams in the top four are good at scoring, but within that is the contest,” Yze said.

“They are top four in most of the metrics that we want to be good at, around contest, clearance and post clearance possession.

“They are going to test us in different ways, but we understand what’s coming.

“They are coming off a bye, so hopefully we can put on a really good show, and more importantly, play the way I know we can play.”

Richmond’s young group has shown glimpses of brilliance this season, however, Yze said the test lies in putting it all together for four quarters of football.

“We might have fluctuation from week to week, but what we are trying to do is make sure that we don’t have those from quarter to quarter," Yze said.

“We have worked on that and reviewed it, not only the technical and the tactical, but what (it does) to us mentally.

“When we do lose momentum, how can we minimise it? We have worked on it now, hopefully we can go and implement it.”

The Tigers have won four of the past five match-ups against the Crows and Yze is looking forward to the strong support the Tiger Army is sure to provide on Sunday at the 'G.

“The Tiger Army have come out in numbers throughout the season for us and I hope they are as excited as we are for our younger players,” Yze said.

“Throughout this whole journey, we are always going to look for green shoots and the growth of our younger players.

"This week will be no different. We will have some younger players playing on some really talented players and an opportunity to play against a top-four team at our ground, and we can’t wait to test ourselves against them.”

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1815128/tigers-ready-for-challenging-crows

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NO LATE CHANGES

SUBSTITUTES
Richmond: Kamdyn McIntosh
Adelaide: Lachlan Murphy

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1349977/follow-it-live-richmond-tigers-v-adelaide-crows-fremantle-dockers-v-st-kilda-saints-afl-round-16-2025

[Simonator]

Putrid simple skill execution by young players and leaders alike. No excuses for that. Embarrassing

[Wazza]

Hard to watch. Jasper getting in good positioning and got a few nice touches.

[mightytiges]

Quarter time

Richmond  0.1-1
Adelaide    2.5-17


Lucky not to be six goals down already . Only saved by the Crows inaccuracy.

Can't hit a target to save ourselves generally but total and utter disconnect between our mids and forwards. How about our forwards actually be proactive and move? How can you not have a forward leading up at the ballcarrier or not attacking the hot spot? How many uncontested marks are we going to give their defenders with not a forward in sight?

[mightytiges]

A Crows error and a lucky bounce out of nothing was the only way were going to score a goal.

7 - 23

[mightytiges]

Nice goal Banksy  .

We actually got a chain of possession going.

14 - 29

[mightytiges]

Can we fumble anymore loose ground balls?   

[Simonator]

Simple handballs are going to the feet of teammates more often than not. Unbelievable

[Simonator]

So many dropped marks our skill level is the poorest I’ve ever seen. Major list overhaul still needed