Tigers vs Port

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Mark Williams is treating this week as a final  ???

Power declares Tigers match a must-win
By Katrina Gill
 5:49 PM Mon 16 June, 2008

POWER coach Mark Williams has pencilled in Saturday afternoon’s clash with Richmond at AAMI Stadium as a “must-win” for his club.

“We’re calling on all our supporters to get there. This is a game we’re putting on the map as a must-win.

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=61591

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Richmond prepare for fired-up Power
The Age | June 17, 2008 - 3:55PM

Richmond are bracing for a fired-up Port Adelaide as the Tigers start a crucial month in their AFL season.

They play Port at AAMI Stadium on Saturday and the two sides have won four games apiece.

Richmond then face Carlton, West Coast in Perth and Essendon.

The Tigers beat Melbourne on Sunday and coach Terry Wallace said they must build on what he called "a solid performance".

"We've got some games over the next few weeks that are really going to be important for the club if we're going to have any sort of say in having a strong, vibrant second half of the year," Wallace said.

"You don't get ahead of yourself in this competition at any stage and one-in-a-row isn't a platform for anything at all.

"We notice their coach put a few of their senior players on notice after the weekend's game, that will be interesting to see the response that they get from their group.

"But we have no control over what they're doing, as we didn't with Melbourne and their buildup last week."

http://news.theage.com.au/sport/richmond-prepare-for-firedup-power-20080617-2s26.html

[Francois Jackson]

why cant we be fired up for once.

what the hell is he going on about port and players on notice for, who cares!!

fire up your own players TW for once without this crunch game crap philiosophy

[mightytiges]

Usually when we pump ourselves up publicly before a game we end up getting flogged so probably for the best we don't say we're fired up.

[WilliamPowell]

Usually when we pump ourselves up publicly before a game we end up getting flogged so probably for the best we don't say we're fired up.

Yeah - lets have our footy do the talking 

 

 

[Go Richo 12]

Usually when we pump ourselves up publicly before a game we end up getting flogged so probably for the best we don't say we're fired up.

Yeah - lets have our footy do the talking 

 

 

That 2nd qtr we played sunday was as good as any that any team has played this year i reckon, carry some of that out and we are a show.

[Tigermonk]

 

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TAB Sportsbet Odds

Head to Head

Port Adelaide  $1.30
Richmond      $3.30

Line

Port Adelaide -21.5 Pts   $1.90     
Richmond     +21.5 Pts   $1.90

Margin

Port Adelaide Under 39.5 Pts   $ 2.15     
Port Adelaide Over 39.5 Pts     $ 2.95     
 
Richmond Under 39.5 Pts       $ 4.00     
Richmond Over 39.5 Pts        $14.00

Draw  $51.00   

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Wallace wants Tigers teeth in contests
richmondfc.com.au
5:25 PM Fri 20 June, 2008

RICHMOND will aim to make the contested ball their own when they take on Port Adelaide on Saturday at AAMI Stadium.

Tigers coach Terry Wallace said his teams strength in the contest had allowed them to stay competitive against better skilled opponents this season.

Given Port's recent struggles to add efficient inside ball winning to complement their outside running, there is sure to be plenty of intrigue in the duel of styles between the two teams.

"In any game of football, if you go after the footy, you're hard enough often enough normally results will go your way, and one of the keys to our game this year has been contested football and we've been very strong in that area," Wallace said.

"Every game you play if you can get a hold of the contested ball you're usually in the games and we've found most of the year we've been competitive in our matches home and away because of that contested part of the game.

"Clearly, they'll want to improve that area of their own game so that'll be one of the challenges for both sides."

Port Adelaide's propensity to fade away at the end of games has been noted and used by coaches at three-quarter time since its round four loss to the Brisbane Lions.

But Wallace admitted that the criticism could also be directed at the Tigers.

"When you have a look, both sides have probably almost lost unloseable games along the way," he said.

"Carlton and Brisbane games will stick in the craw of Port Adelaide, the Bulldogs game we were three goals up with a couple of minutes to play, St Kilda kicking for goal either side of the siren and missing easy shots probably sticks in our craw.

"Either side could be a lot closer to the eight if they'd got those close ones right. It's probably the area last year that Port did right."

A corked thigh is not expected to be any sort of hindrance to Tigers spearhead Matthew Richardson, while Port seem likely to cover for the demotion of Justin Westhoff by giving ruckman Brendon Lade the chance to re-build some confidence up forward.

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=61907

[mightytiges]

We'll need to win the contested ball for more than 20 minutes this week.

A corked thigh is not expected to be any sort of hindrance to Tigers spearhead Matthew Richardson

Not really his thigh from what I was told. A fraction higher and more to the side but he's fine.

[jackstar]

We'll need to win the contested ball for more than 20 minutes this week.

Thats a job for super recuit Jordon McMahon- contested ball.

[cub]

We'll need to win the contested ball for more than 20 minutes this week.

Thats a job for super recuit Jordon McMahon- contested ball.

So how about  a bit of insight to who you would pick to do the hard work or how they will go ?

Instead of regurgitating this krap, we all know McMahon is an outside softy and his roll in the team is not contesting the hard ball. Agreed it should be at times, but it's not - move on

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Port Adelaide to keep playing tough
Michelangelo Rucci | June 21, 2008

PORT Adelaide says it will not relent on its much-criticised bravado. The Power - ridiculed for being undisciplined with a heavy focus on the man rather than the ball against Geelong last weekend - says it would prefer this image than being continually labelled "soft".

But the biggest challenge for 12th-ranked Port in its home clash with 11th-placed Richmond at AAMI Stadium today is to refine the bullying that failed against the Cats.

"This game is a massive one for us - and we have really focused on a hard edge to us," assistant coach Matthew Primus said yesterday.

"We thought we had it for a fair bit of the game against Geelong - and that has been our focus.

"We want to keep that attack on the footy and that attack on the guy with the footy. We did not think it went over the top (at Geelong).

"We were very happy with our passion. We'd much rather have a team play with that passion than not."

But that passion - from a team criticised for not winning the contested ball - cost the Power 34 free kicks and four 50m penalties against the Cats.

"You can temper that," said Primus of the refinement needed at Port.

"And guys may go over the top, but we'd much rather have guys play that way than the other way. The guys will find a level they are more comfortable with."

Richmond coach Terry Wallace said he had one clear message for his Tigers if the Power continues to focus on the man rather than the ball - and he did not hide the question of Port's capacity to play contested football.

"I've heard Mark (Williams) say he would prefer his team to play that style of football than any other," Wallace said.

"Go after the footy," added Wallace of his advice to the Tigers.

"In any game of footy if you go after the footy hard enough, often enough, then normally results will go your way. I think one of the keys to our game over this year has been contested football.

"We have been very strong in that area and we continue to tell our players to play that way. Get in for it first."

Richmond arrived in Adelaide yesterday with only its match 22 and key forward Matthew Richardson showing a large, dark bruise on his lower right hamstring.

"He is fine, good as gold," said Wallace of the corked leg.

"You prefer the bruise to come out, it's no problem.

"It will be interesting to see which way the opposition go (with a match-up for Richardson). I have a feeling Chad Cornes will be the one they may want to go with, that is up to them."

Primus said the Power had "three or four different plans" for the inspiring Richardson, who has kicked 35.18 in 12 games this season.

"We have someone who obviously will play on him when he is forward," said Primus, confirming Cornes could play in defence.

"And when (Richardson) tries to head up the ground (to a wing) we'll have a couple of plans whether we let him go or sit on him.

"Different teams have tried different tactics. It has worked and it has not worked. He is the key to how they play and we'll certainly make sure we have a plan for him depending if he is up the ground or deep in attack."

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23897561-19742,00.html

[Fishfinger]

"Carlton and Brisbane games will stick in the craw of Port Adelaide, the Bulldogs game we were three goals up with a couple of minutes to play, St Kilda kicking for goal either side of the siren and missing easy shots probably sticks in our craw."

It's Craw, not Craw. (Get Smart)

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SEN is saying it could be a tad wet in Adelaide later on in the arvo