Richmond vs Geelong @ Kardinia Park --- Round 17, 2025

[one-eyed]

Only 'slight' underdogs 

AFL Round 17

Geelong vs RICHMOND

Saturday, 5th July @ GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park)

Start time: 4:15 pm


Odds: (Sportsbet)
Richmond  $12.50
Geelong     $1.03

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7112

[TigerLand]

Yuck.

[MintOnLamb]

Yuck.

Yuck x 2

[mat073]

Geelong must be laughing- they get to play us twice in the run home .

[Andyy]

Get ready for the fisting of the year

[Andyy]

What's the bet Dangerwank kicks 5 goals, 2-3 from pure flops.

[eliminator]

Expecting an absolute thrashing.  Just hope it is not a repeat of that thrashing we got at Marvel by them.

[one-eyed]

Geelong v Richmond Preview

Andrew Slevison
SEN
3 July 2025

Geelong at GMHBA. This is generally a fairly daunting task for any team (aside from Brisbane recently).

It’s especially intimidating for a young Richmond team taking on a Cats side likely to be ferocious after stewing on the Lions loss during their bye week.

Throw in the fact the Tigers have not won at the venue since 2006 and the task gets harder.

Last year the Tigers gave a good account of themselves down at the Cattery, leading at both quarter and half-time, trailing narrowly at the final change before falling away to lose by five goals.

That will give them some hope but they’ll need to be much better than they have in their past three losses - 44 points to Sydney, 79 points to the Bulldogs and 68 points to Adelaide.

And they’ll have to navigate a strong Cats defence without Tom Lynch. The forward line will be very inexperienced.

It will be a tricky proposition for Adem Yze with how he attempts to stop Bailey Smith and Max Holmes. Opposition midfielders have filled up against the Tigers over the last few seasons and that promises to be the case again.

Jeremy Cameron has kicked just two goals in his last two against Richmond, but is in hot form of late, booting 28 majors in his last six. If they get enough ball inside 50, he might just do some serious damage.

Chris Scott's Cats will be licking their lips ahead of this fixture. The rebuilding Tigers will be hoping to show as much fight as possible but it is highly likely that the damn wall will break at some point.

Prediction: Geelong by 42 points.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/07/02/who-will-win-and-why-tips-and-predictions-for-afl-round-17

[one-eyed]

Tigers’ burning question: How do they replace Lynch void?

It’s been a big week for Richmond with Tom Lynch’s tribunal case that ultimately saw the veteran forward rubbed out for five weeks. It leaves a big void in attack for Richmond as it prepares for arguably the toughest trip in footy. So how do they replace the Lynch role? Also affecting the Tigers’ forward plans is Mykelti Lefau’s brutal calf setback as he he won’t be available. Tom Sims should be in contention for a recall, while fellow first-year forward Harry Armstrong could be ready to return from a hamstring. Adem Yze has already flagged that Noah Balta could spent more time forward and Luke Trainor has been swung into attack at times as well. Whichever way they go, hard to see the Tigers kicking a winning score scans Lynch against one of the most potent offences in the game.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2025-the-blowtorch-round-17-preview-every-clubs-burning-questions-analysis-stats-how-to-watch-on-fox-footy-commentators-latest-news/news-story/89b2e5a72d3bc67b2be57d58c56b1a23

[one-eyed]

Yze confident Tigers have "nothing to lose"

By Anna Pavlou
RFC website
4 July 2025

Richmond coach Adem Yze is refusing to buy into the narrative that his side can't compete against the fourth-placed Geelong at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.

The Tigers haven't won a game at Geelong's home ground since 2006, but it's a stat that doesn't concern Yze or his young Tiger brigade.

"We've got a young side that will go there with a lot of spirit and energy and with nothing to lose," Yze said on Friday.

"We'll go down there with a plan and on a mission to create a big upset. Nothing will change, we'll go down there and try to play our way and make sure our Tiger Army are proud of our effort.

"They're a quality team, they're in the top group of the ladder for a reason, but there have been teams that have gone down there and tested them. We've looked at all the ways we can, hopefully we can go and implement it."

The energy and belief in his young group extends past the Round 17 clash, with hopes of ruffling some feathers before the season comes to an end.

"The next part of the season, we're going to be coming up against teams who are looking forward and looking to finals ... and we've got an opportunity to really go and play our way, test them and flip the narrative," Yze said.

"No one gave us a chance against Carlton in Round 1, that's going to be the narrative all season. The risk with doing that is you start thinking of the result, rather than the process. The last couple of weeks, we have drifted away from our process."

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1820540/adem-yze-press-conference

[one-eyed]

Stengle out for the Cats.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-teams-round-17-2025-team-news-and-lineups-for-round-17-full-squads-ins-and-outs-injury-list-team-changes-latest-selection-news/news-story/b534ee9e2c0bc702c9c85bb0a0566127

[camboon]

I suspect it will be a Turkey shoot , I hope not

[one-eyed]

Increasing doubt around Bailey Smith’s spot in Geelong’s lineup today against Richmond.
Missed the Cats’ session yesterday.
Would be his third game missed this season - previous two both as late outs.
Emergency Jack Bowes on standby and appears the most likely in #AFLCatsTigers

https://x.com/cleary_mitch/status/1941300625322778893

[one-eyed]

Smith a confirmed late out for the Cats.

LATE CHANGE
Geelong: Bailey Smith (illness) replaced by Jack Bowes

SUBSTITUTES
Geelong: Mitch Duncan
Richmond: Maurice Rioli jnr

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1354883/follow-it-live-essendon-bombers-v-gold-coast-suns-geelong-cats-v-richmond-tigers-brisbane-lions-v-port-adelaide-power-st-kilda-saints-v-hawthorn-hawks-afl-round-17-2025

[mightytiges]

Balta forward.