Preseason 2023 - Richmond vs North Melbourne @ Arden St, Fri. Feb 24

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Not playing:

Baker, Castagna, Lynch, Gibcus, Bolton, Graham, Broad, Colina, Sonsie, Bauer, Smith and Pickett.

All injured? Bolton?

Not sure about Bolton  .

Baker - appendix
Castagna - hammy
Lynch - returning from plantar fasciitis (foot). Will play some gametime against Melbourne next week.
Gibcus - high hammy. Midyear return.
Graham - returning from turf toe. A week or two away.
Broad - hammy. Hopefully back next week.
Colina - back soreness.
Sonsie - hip flexor. Maybe back next week.
Bauer - syndesmosis (ankle).
Smith - foot. Been in a moon boot.
Pickett - pulled up at training on Tuesday. Told it could be a groin issue. Club says general soreness.

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Sloppy start. It's windy but our forward entries poor.

0 - 7

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Taranto ping from 50 misses.

1 - 7

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Sucker punch goal. North flooding and then burning us on the rebound.

1 - 13

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Mansell off HB towards Jack 70 out. Jack on the turn goes inside 50. 2 North players against one but the Norf defender drops it and Samson runs into an open goal.

North with the quick reply from the centrebounce

Rich  1.1-7
Norf  3.1-19

Just a lack of intensity from us (I know it's a practice match). North look quicker once the ball is on space.

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Whether it's the breeze or not, we're butchering and fumbling every possession  .

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Hopper gathers 70 out, steps through a Norf player and hits up Maurice 40 out. Misses to the right.

10 - 20

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Norfs grand final

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Only a practice match but that quarter was crap breeze or not.

Richmond    1.4-10
North Melb.  3.2-20

Had enough of the ball going inside 50 but mostly long kicks inside 50 didn't find targets.

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Our starting team today.

1 Nick Vlastuin
2 Dylan Grimes
3 Dion Prestia
4 Dustin Martin
5 Jack Ross
8 Jack Riewoldt
9 Trent Cotchin
10 Maurice Rioli
13 Hugo Ralphsmith
14 Tim Taranto
15 Jayden Short
17 Daniel Rioli
21 Noah Balta
22 Jacob Hopper
25 Toby Nankervis
30 Tom Brown
31 Rhyan Mansell
32 Samson Ryan
33 Kamdyn McIntosh
42 Judson Clarke
46 Ben Miller


Miller and Ryan rotating as tall forward targets in the absence of Lynch.

Dusty playing high forward.

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Kmac long and Samson paid a free for a hold on his arm. Goal! His second

Rich  2.4-16
Norf  3.2-20

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Typical chaos surge goal from us. Dusty to Hopper to Cotch (poor handpass to Jack) but in the end Maurice goals 

Rich 3.4-22
Norf 3.5-23

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Brown intercept. Long to Dusty quick hands to Dan Rioli running past who hits up Jack 40 out. Kick falls short but Cotch front and centre crumbs a goal 

Rich  4.4-28
Norf  3.5-23


ps. Hello Kane Cornes if you're watching.

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LOL. Maurice fools 3 Norf defenders around him. Cotch hands to Taranto who bananas one from the pocket for his first goal as a Tiger .

Rich  5.4-34
Norf  3.5-23

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Since Miller has gone into the ruck we're winning centre clearances.