Preseason 2020 match 2: Richmond vs GWS @ Wagga Wagga

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Individual disposal stats

Martin  24
Pickett  20 + 8 tackles
Castagna 20
Prestia   20
Edwards 20 (4 kicks, 16 hballs)
Rioli       18 + 9 marks
Cotch     18
Caddy    17
Short     16
Bolton    15
Lynch     15 + 6 marks, 6 tackles
Houli      15
Baker     14
Grimes   12
Stack     11
CCJ        10 + 13 hitouts
Broad      9
Vlastuin   9
Astbury    9 + 5 marks
Lambert   8 ..... concussed during the 2nd qtr
Dow         5
Soldo       5 + 4 marks, 26 hitouts
Riewoldt   5
Nyoun      0

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/pre-season/match-centre/PRE20200205/stats

The Giants had 12 players with 20+ disposals to just our 5 and only 3 players with <10 disposals to our 8.

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Tigers fall to Giants

By Adam Curley
AFL Media
8 March 2020 4:00pm

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 4.1   10.3   15.5   17.7 (109)
RICHMOND                          5.4    8.6    11.8   14.11 (95)

GOALS
Greater Western Sydney: Greene 5, Himmelberg 2, Coniglio 2, Green, Langdon, Hopper, Hately, Daniels, Haynes, Finlayson, Lloyd
Richmond: Lynch 4, Martin 2, Rioli 2, Castagna 2, Soldo, Caddy, Lambert, Coleman-Jones

BEST
Giants: Greene, Coniglio, Kelly, Cameron, Whitfield, Perryman
Richmond: Martin, Rioli, Lynch, Prestia, Castagna, Edwards

INJURIES
Greater Western Sydney: TBC
Richmond: Lambert (concussion)

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Whetton, Findlay, Rebeschini

Official crowd: 6556 at Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga

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LAST year's grand finalists have tuned up for the home-and-away season with a highly entertaining clash to finish the Marsh Community Series in Wagga Wagga, with Greater Western Sydney prevailing over Richmond by 14 points on Sunday.

The clash was played at a ferocious intensity from the opening bounce, and while the scoreboard was free-flowing – the teams combined for 18 goals before half-time - the pressure on the ball-carrier, especially in tight, was immense.

Both sides couldn't sustain their intensity for the whole game, but it was a tough hit-out and a perfect lead-in to the season proper.

GWS was extremely accurate in front of goal and eventually held off the Tigers to win 17.7 (109) to 14.11 (95).

The Giants were well served by star forwards Toby Greene (five goals) and Jeremy Cameron (22 touches and 12 marks), and Josh Kelly and captain Stephen Coniglio through the midfield, who all returned from the bushfire charity match to be highly influential.

Greene's five goals included three in the third term when the Giants threatened to run away with the game, with the last three of the quarter handing them a game-high 21-point advantage.

Power forward Tom Lynch booted four goals after the main break to help the Tigers reduce the margin to single figures midway through the last, but the Giants managed to control the play for the rest of the quarter with both sides visibly exhausted.

Dustin Martin asserted himself on the contest in his usual fashion, especially in the first half, with the superstar Tiger dangerous playing as a forward and through the midfield.

He finished the day with 24 possessions, eight clearances and two goals.

Livewire small forwards Daniel Rioli and Jason Castagna caused the Giants some problems inside 50 and finished with two goals apiece, while gun onballers Dion Prestia and Shane Edwards, and running defender Jayden Short, were also effective.

Who's missing?

Big man Toby Nankervis, and midfielders Jack Graham and Kamdyn McIntosh didn't feature against GWS. Nankervis was an emergency, while Graham (shoulder) and McIntosh (ankle) could also press for a game in round one.

New faces

Versatile tall Bigoa Nyuon didn't get a lot of game time in his first game for the Tigers but looks an exciting prospect, while fellow draftee Thomson Dow also had little impact.

Next up

The Tigers will take on traditional rivals Carlton in the first match of 2020 at the MCG on Thursday March 19, while the Giants head back to Sydney to prepare for a clash with Geelong at home the following day.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/573615/tigers-fall-to-giants

[Andyy]

I saw enough. Happy!

[wayne]

Would be nice if Broad backed himself to mark a little more often.

[The Machine]

Would be nice if Broad backed himself to mark a little more often.

Had a bad game but the run will do him good.

[big tone]

Defence looks weak and soft with Short, Broad and Houli. Not interested in winning their own ball.

Knighter you seem angry todsy your potting everyone lol.

Nah just having some fun. I need to stop trolling 😈

Knighter- you sound like you are heaps fun to be around!

We just won a GF mate, I’d give the players the benefit of the doubt in a pre-season game.

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Dimma's post-match media conference: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/573637/marsh-2-hardwick-post-match?videoId=573637&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1583645787001

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Richmond coach Damien Hardwick also sent a message to the rest of the League, declaring his side is still working into top form ahead of their traditional round one match against Carlton.

"We've got some things that are working really well and then there's some things that we've still got work to do (on)," he said after the loss.

"We're playing some reasonably solid footy without being at our very best, and we know that hard work is still to come.

"It was up and back, both sides were transitioning really well, but they weren't defending very well, so we've got some work to do in that area.

"We'll look at our defensive system, because obviously we don't want to be playing 'kick and catch' in the back half, so we'll tighten the screws with regards to that.

"It's exciting for us, we know we're not playing our very best footy."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/383189/giants-champ-in-for-a-really-strong-year-as-tigers-look-to-improve

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Match highlights: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/573635/marsh-2-match-highlights?videoId=573635&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1583645553001

[wayne]

Would be nice if Broad backed himself to mark a little more often.

Had a bad game but the run will do him good.

I didn't think he was that bad, but wasn't confident to go for a mark.

[mightytiges]

The clash was played at a ferocious intensity from the opening bounce, and while the scoreboard was free-flowing – the teams combined for 18 goals before half-time - the pressure on the ball-carrier, especially in tight, was immense.

Both sides couldn't sustain their intensity for the whole game, but it was a tough hit-out and a perfect lead-in to the season proper.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/573615/tigers-fall-to-giants

It was a good hitout for both clubs but our intensity was nowhere near what we can/will deliver in the second half of the season as we get closer to September. The game was very open with the Giants' marking tally sky high and both team's tackling numbers were low. That's why it was fairly high scoring. The game was played the way GWS like it where they have time and space to use their footskills. Most of their goals came from rebounds out of our forward line due to the lack of real pressure and team defensive structure. No way that will occur in the real stuff especially once we start getting closer to our peak.

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Marsh Series - Giants v Tigers - The Mongrel Punt
HB Meyers
March 8, 2020

THE TIGER DARE

Did you notice this in the third quarter?

Richmond have this habit of allowing 15-20 metres space between the immediate defender and the next option up the field. It’s the Richmond dare, and only the bravest of teams take the challenge.

Or the stupidest.

Where GWS sits on this scale of bravery/stupidity is probably best broken down in a pre-season game. Richmond allow the forward handball… they lull you in. Once, twice, three times… and whilst you get rid of the ball and gain ground, their web closes around you, and each forward handball becomes more pressured, more panicked, until the turnover occurs.

The thing is – Richmond know the turnover is coming. They’re set to go the other way, and the forwards are ready to pounce. The opposition believe they’re going to run the forward handball gauntlet and get through. It’s a rarity.

Richmond tightened the screws on the Giants in the second and third quarters. They asked the question of the Giants, and caused turnovers, and it is open to interpretation as to whether Richmond stopped asking questions, or whether GWS answered well enough to deter them in the last.

Whichever way you look at it, the Richmond capacity to pressure the footy has not evaporated over summer. But has the Giants’ ability to withstand it increased? We’ll get our answer in 2020.

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl-season-2020/2020/03/08/marsh-series-giants-v-tigers/

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It says a lot about how much preseason form matters little when GWS was the only top side to win both their games and three of last year's top 5 lost both games including the two flag favourites (us & the Eagles).

THE 2020 MARSH SERIES LADDER

Club    Wins    Losses    Percentage
1. GWS Giants    2    0    188.52
2. Gold Coast    2    0    163.56
3. Melbourne    2    0    154.62
4. Fremantle    2    0    149.48
5. St Kilda    2    0    121.77
6. Port Adel.    2    0    119.14
7. Essendon    2    0    108.11
8. Collingwood    1    1    125.89
9. W.Bulldogs    1    1    122.37
10. Brisbane    1    1    114.63
11. North Melb    1     1    81.67
12. West Coast    0    2    94.00
13. Adelaide    0    2    77.01
14. Hawthorn    0    2    72.40
15. Richmond    0    2    72.02
16. Geelong    0    2     61.50
17. Carlton    0    2    54.23
18. Sydney    0    2    50.24

https://www.afl.com.au/news/383112/the-2020-marsh-series-ladder-who-s-on-top-who-s-got-work-to-do