AFLW: Richmond vs Geelong @ Princes Park --- Round 5, 2025

[WilliamPowell]

I walked out at halftime

[WilliamPowell]

I refuse to watch
But surely what you describe would be on the players .. how on earth is that the coaches fault

I walked out at half-time and read this as I was walking back to my car.

I'll be honest Damo was first reaction was to post back that you constantly criticise the AFLW , you don't watch so what does it matter?

But you deserve better than pot-shots from the cheap seats.

So I'll give you my opinion.

It is on the coach because his game plan is so fundamental flawed that our players are running around like headless chooks.

Teams transition from D50 to FWD50 so easily because he refuses to have anyone defend the fat side of the ground.

Our forward structure is no existent. The majoirty of the time he has all our talls up the ground wh3n we transition and leaves one small in the FWD50 usually against 2 opposition defenders.

People pile on Greiser (rightly to a degree because she's horribly out of form) but today twice in the 2nd she bolted back to our FWD50 turned and made a lead forward and our mids are chipping it everyday but forward. That shambles is on him and his plan and structures

The incident that Mr OE posted about is onto the coach because of the set up. Ball should have been allowed to moved forward like it was because again we failed to pressure and/or guard any space. Further to that...

For reasons only he can explain he had McKenzie playing CHB bursting forward when we were transitioning but when we turned it over she was caught up the ground and therefore left 2 players trying to deal with a fast moving entry into the forward against 2 agile and fast opponents

Our players are clearly not fit enough. I am also staggered to see how big in the legs some of them have got this year which has caused them to lose any type of speed they had. Case in point is Shevlin. Think someone posted a shadow of the player she was, no surprise not only playing with zero confidence but lost all her zip.

Finally, for his game plan you need an abundance of skill. Our skill level has gone backwards. Again that is on him. We are team that has zero confidence and zero connection on the field.

After round 1 he said we'd improved. To put it bluntly we haven't we've gone backwards. Round 2 he potted the players and said they have the game plan and it's up to them to execute it. What we are seeing is a team that is for want of a better term; broken and that's in this case on the coach

[one-eyed]

Stats:

McKenzie  27 disposals
Conti       26
Dempsey 15
Grieves    14
Lynch      13
Dallaway 12
Shevlin    12
Brennan   11
Ford        11
Seymour  11
Scott       10
McClelland 9
Graham     8
Greiser     8
McKinnon  8
Miller        8
Bacon       7
Kelly        7
Yassir      7
Hicks      5
Hosking  4



Disposals    233 - 305 .... ( contested: 97 - 116 ; uncontested: 121 - 188 ) 
Efficiency%  62 - 67
Kicks          149 - 159
Handballs     84 - 155
Turnovers     65 - 58
Marks          56 - 49 .... ( contested: 6 - 3 )
Tackles        61 - 59
Clearances   18 - 21 .... ( centre: 6 - 6 ; stoppages: 12 - 15 )
Inside 50s    29 - 37
In50 eff.%   38 - 60
In50 marks    8 - 10
In50 tackles   9 - 11
Hitouts         27 - 12
Bounces         5 - 6
Hitouts         12 - 26
Frees           19 - 15

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/7898#team-stats

[one-eyed]

So I'll give you my opinion.

It is on the coach because his game plan is so fundamental flawed that our players are running around like headless chooks.

Teams transition from D50 to FWD50 so easily because he refuses to have anyone defend the fat side of the ground.

Our forward structure is no existent. The majoirty of the time he has all our talls up the ground wh3n we transition and leaves one small in the FWD50 usually against 2 opposition defenders.

People pile on Greiser (rightly to a degree because she's horribly out of form) but today twice in the 2nd she bolted back to our FWD50 turned and made a lead forward and our mids are chipping it everyday but forward. That shambles is on him and his plan and structures

The incident that Mr OE posted about is onto the coach because of the set up. Ball should have been allowed to moved forward like it was because again we failed to pressure and/or guard any space. Further to that...

For reasons only he can explain he had McKenzie playing CHB bursting forward when we were transitioning but when we turned it over she was caught up the ground and therefore left 2 players trying to deal with a fast moving entry into the forward against 2 agile and fast opponents

Our players are clearly not fit enough. I am also staggered to see how big in the legs some of them have got this year which has caused them to lose any type of speed they had. Case in point is Shevlin. Think someone posted a shadow of the player she was, no surprise not only playing with zero confidence but lost all her zip.

Finally, for his game plan you need an abundance of skill. Our skill level has gone backwards. Again that is on him. We are team that has zero confidence and zero connection on the field.

After round 1 he said we'd improved. To put it bluntly we haven't we've gone backwards. Round 2 he potted the players and said they have the game plan and it's up to them to execute it. What we are seeing is a team that is for want of a better term; broken and that's in this case on the coach

100% on the money WP. Great post .

[one-eyed]

Tigers downed by the Cats at IKON Park.

Richmond was outclassed by a slick and mobile Geelong outfit.

By Gemma Bastiani
AFL Media
Sep 14, 2025, 4:20 pm

RICHMOND 0.1   0.3    2.4    4.5 (29)
GEELONG   1.4   4.7   7.10   8.11 (59)

GOALS Richmond: Hosking, Conti, Grieves, Shevlin Geelong: Parry 2, Crockett-Grills 2, Kilpatrick, Moloney, Thorne, Kenny

BEST Richmond: McKenzie, McKinnon, Scott, Conti Geelong: Parry, Prespakis, Moloney, Morrison, Bowen, Crockett-Grills

INJURIES Richmond: McKinnon (left knee) Geelong: Morrison (left quad)

Crowd: 2,351 at Ikon Park

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Richmond suffered defeat to a strong and fast Cats side in their Round 5 clash at IKON Park, going down 8.11 (59) to 4.5 (29).

It was the Jackie Parry and Aishling Moloney show as Geelong landed its second win of the season, putting paid to Richmond by 30 points at Ikon Park.

Parry started the game like a house on fire, with seven marks in the first half, and ultimately finished with nine following a shift in opponent. Gab Seymour moved to quell Parry in the second half, but the Cat went on to finish with 17 disposals and two goals in a dominant performance.

Geelong ended up winning the disposal count 305-233, and notably the handball count 155-84.

The visitors moved with a real freedom and confidence and were willing to take on the Tigers and ask the question of their team defence.

Former No.1 draft pick Ellie McKenzie (27 disposals, 465 metres gained) tried everything, both at the contest and coming off half back, while star midfielder Monique Conti (26 disposals, seven tackles, one goal) did the work both defensively and offensively.

Two goals in the third term, by way of experienced duo Sarah Hosking and Conti, gave Richmond the breath of life. This was followed by Sierra Grieves' first career major, as the home side started to minimise Geelong's attacking run.

Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. Richmond's skill and decision-making often left it with broken chains of possession and plenty of opportunity for the Cats to pounce.

In just her second game, key defender Lexi Gregor proved why she was rated so highly by the Cats at last year's Telstra AFLW draft, holding her own against tough Tiger Paige Scott and bringing them down in a stunning tackle in the third quarter.

Up next Richmond will now head across town to face St Kilda at RSEA Park on Sunday afternoon.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1894425/tigers-downed-by-the-cats-at-ikon

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https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1894308/aflw-round-5-ferguson-post-match

[Chuck17]

 Badly showing how terrible we have recruited in past years, got sucked in by previous years where we made the finals and now are incredibly far behind in talent .

These players are not up to it

Greiser worst player running around in the AFLW
Shevlin
Ford
McClelland
Dempsey
Egan
Lynch
Dallaway
Yassir

[WilliamPowell]

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1894308/aflw-round-5-ferguson-post-match

Despite crickets from the Club about his contract extension

He confirmed it in his presser

[Knighter]

stuffen joke. Our club is an embarrassment run by morons

[Hard Roar Tiger]

It’s one of 2 things:-
i) We’re caught up believing our own bulltish winning those 3 flags
ii) The women’s program simply isn’t a priority

Either way, it’s a worry.

[WilliamPowell]

It’s one of 2 things:-
i) We’re caught up believing our own bulltish winning those 3 flags
ii) The women’s program simply isn’t a priority

Either way, it’s a worry.

I'm now of the belief it's the latter

But I also think re point 1, that they think the goodwill gained from 3 flags might means people won't question themq

[TigerLand]

Conti aside, I am not convinced our club takes AFLW seriously. Nothing about our side and set up seems remotely serious compared to other clubs.

[one-eyed]

Richmond confirms that AFLW ruck Montana McKinnon suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the final quarter of yesterday’s match against Geelong.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1895126/montana-mckinnon-injury-update

[one-eyed]

Emelia Yassir has been offered a one-match suspension for a clash during Sunday's match against Geelong.

Yassir has been charged with striking (first offence) Cat Georgie Prespakis in the fourth term of the Round 5 clash at IKON Park.

The act has been graded as intentional conduct, low impact and high contact.

She has also been handed a $100 fine for striking.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1895588/yassir-one-match-ban-mro

[Knighter]

The AFLW program is symptomatic of just how useless and weak the leadership at our club is now. We are too woke now and can't make the tough decisions