Richmond vs Gold Coast @ Carrara Stadium --- Round 21, 2025

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AFL Round 21

Gold Coast vs RICHMOND

Saturday, 2nd August @ People First Stadium (Carrara Stadium)

Start time: 4:10 pm


Odds: (Sportsbet)
Gold Coast   $ 1.04
Richmond    $11.00

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7138

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Gold Coast v Richmond Preview

Lachlan Geleit
SEN
31 July 2025

Damien Hardwick welcomes his former club Richmond to Gold Coast this Saturday, and the Suns will be feeling pretty good about themselves.

Gold Coast had perhaps their most impressive win in club history last weekend, beating their big brother Brisbane by 66 points in a home Q-Clash.

The victory signalled that the Suns are finally ready to break their finals duck as they enter Round 21 with a 12-6 record.

While they’re playing some good footy, they must keep winning to begin securing a top eight spot as they’re only a game ahead of ninth despite having an extra match in hand.

Looking at their opposition, Richmond would be pleased with their performance in Round 20 despite going down to Collingwood by 36 points.

The defeat to the ladder-leaders was expected, and Tigers fans would have been happy to see how well the side appeared to hold up defensively.

Richmond won their previous two games before that loss, and are genuinely improving in the back end of the season despite entering this match in 16th with a 5-14 record. In a season all about youth development, Richmond fans have something to smile about.

Even though the Tigers have been impressive across their last three games, this is surely too tall a task up against a Gold Coast side that’s red-hot.

Gold Coast’s midfield is far too strong and Noah Anderson should look at this game as a real chance to make a Brownlow push given the Tigers allowed Nick Daicos to do as he pleased last weekend.

Gold Coast’s forwards will get far more opportunities than Richmond’s, if they’re even slightly efficient, they should win comfortably.

Prediction: Gold Coast by 42 points.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/07/31/who-will-win-and-why-tips-and-predictions-for-afl-round-21

[Simonator]

We’re pretty tall going into this game.

Nank, Sims, Balta, Faull, Miller, Young, Armstrong

Surely the plan is to sub one, likely Armstrong you’d think.

I think there’s 1 too many talls fwd.

Balta should be playing Sims’ role

[Andyy]

We’re pretty tall going into this game.

Nank, Sims, Balta, Faull, Miller, Young, Armstrong

Surely the plan is to sub one, likely Armstrong you’d think.

I think there’s 1 too many talls fwd.

Balta should be playing Sims’ role

Nank ruck.

Faull, Armstrong, Sims all forward.

Balta, Miller, Young all back. Trainor maybe.

Sounds good to me. I'm keep to see this setup. This could realistically be our key position setup for the next 10+ years (forward) and 5-10 years (back).

[Simonator]

Balta back makes sense although he is listed CHF

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Richmond coach Adem Yze is excited to watch the Tigers’ young forward line hit the field in Saturday’s clash with the Gold Coast Suns.

With Harry Armstrong returning to the seniors for the first time since Round 4, it means Richmond’s attacking half will consist of four draftees – Armstrong, Taj Hotton, Jonty Faull and Tom Sims.

Yze is hopeful the match against Gold Coast is the start of something special, as the Tigers continue to move strongly on their exciting journey into the future.

“It's the first time we're going to see Jonty and Harry play together, with Simsy, and Taj in the same forward line,” Yze said.

“We're going to be really young in the front end, but at the same time, it's going to be really exciting.

“We can't wait to see them running out there together and start that combination, and hopefully they can be playing for this footy club for a long time, and create a bit of synergy down there that would make us really hard to play against for a long time.”

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1847235/young-forward-line-excites-yze

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NO LATE CHANGES

SUBSTITUTES
Gold Coast: Nick Holman
Richmond: Kamdyn McIntosh

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1376678/follow-it-live-melbourne-demons-v-west-coast-eagles-gold-coast-suns-v-richmond-tigers-sydney-swans-v-essendon-bombers-collingwood-magpies-v-brisbane-lions-afl-round-21-2025

[Andyy]

Just double checking.

This isn't on effing Kayo or FTA?

[1965]

Just double checking.

This isn't on effing Kayo or FTA?

on Kayo

[Tiger Khosh]

Just double checking.

This isn't on effing Kayo or FTA?

Don’t think there is any FA coverage on Saturdays anymore. Atleast in the H&A season.

[Simonator]

It’s on kayo after demons west coast

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Just double checking.

This isn't on effing Kayo or FTA?

It will be on Kayo, Andyy. As Simonator said, they'll cross over once the Melb vs Eagles game is finished.

https://kayosports.com.au/fixture/sport!afl/series-afl!1/fixture-gold-coast-suns-vs-richmond-tigers!4716

[mightytiges]

Start the game with a brainfade when we had the ball. Young no awareness .

[mightytiges]

Short, there was no need to do that!

0 - 6

[mightytiges]

Two 360 tackles and not HTB.