Can Richmond challenge again in 2022? [merged]

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If we go all the way then Bachar will be presenting us with the Cup  .

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2022-grand-final-award-presenters-nathan-buckley-norm-smith-medal-bachar-houli-premiership-cup-ambassador-mcg/news-story/3d8073740bbbe88456d7b2a0424e9f8f

Think this just means he’s the person who will bring the cup onto the field pre-game. The clubs usually pick the people who will present the cup to the winning captain/coach once the grand finalists have actually been determined. I guess there’d be nothing stopping the club from picking bachar to do that too though should we make it.

Sorry, yeah you're correct TK  . Hopefully we let Bachar do it.


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Ultimate finals form guide: Every club’s premiership profile rating

Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
August 30th, 2022

RICHMOND (7th, 13-8-1, 121.6%)

Past five games:
4-0-1, 147.5% (Drew with Fremantle, defeated Brisbane Lions by 7 points, defeated Port Adelaide by 38 points, defeated Hawthorn by 61 points, defeated Essendon by 66 points)

Strength: Turnover game

The Richmond DNA is back. Not only were the Tigers the league’s best offensive team during the home and away season, they also ranked first for both average points from turnover (61.8 ) and average points from forward-half intercepts (34.5). They were the categories the Tigers ranked high in during their premiership run between 2017 and 2020. That means there isn’t one team that wants to face the Tigers this September.

Weakness: Stoppages

Richmond’s work at the coalface has never been its strong suit, but the team has managed to succeed by breaking even with its opposition and restricting rival teams’ ability to score from stoppages. That, however, hasn’t been the case to date in 2022 overall. The Tigers are ranked 15th for both clearance differential (-2.7) and average points against from stoppages (33.9), while they’re also 12th for contested possession differential (-2.5).

Player in hot form: Tom Lynch

One of the unluckiest players to miss out on the All-Australian side, Lynch looms as Richmond’s big match-winner this September. The 29-year-old has booted 21 goals from his past four games — including a haul of eight against the Hawks — while also averaging 17.0 disposals and 4.8 contested marks in the same timeframe. That led to a player ratings points average of 21.1 — well up from the 11.0 he averaged across the first 14 games he played.


Player who needs a lift: Jack Graham

A slight late-season form dip from the triple premiership Tiger, who’s had 11, 11, 19 and 11 disposals from his past four games respectively. But nothing to be too alarmed about.

Premiership profile rating: 7th of the 8 finalists

— Clearances: 12th

— Post-clearance contest: 10th

— Ball movement: 3rd

— Defending ball movement: 12th

Nick Riewoldt’s reason for optimism:
“They are moving the ball as well as they have. When we’ve spoken about Richmond in the past, it’s been on the back of their defensive attributes. it’s flipped around a little bit, so they’re not as strong as they were defensively, but with the footy in hand they’re much more potent. The Richmond forward line is complete with the attributes of the players: The craft of Riewoldt, the power of Lynch, the flair of Bolton and the pressure of Rioli — it’s a very well-balanced front half.”

Jonathan Brown’s reason for concern:
“We know it’s a fast deck at The Gabba, so centre bounce goals are pretty important and at a premium there. They’ll want to be a little bit better than those (clearance) numbers, but I think they’ve had a decent record there.”

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2022-ultimate-finals-form-guide-tips-predictions-sydney-swans-have-best-premiership-profile/news-story/9646b6fb05ec24f2627c93f23b69aa51

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DID THE LIONS AWAKEN THE BEST OF THE TIGERS' FORM?

By Vas Shipp
SEN
31 August 2022

Ex-Hawks and Lions star Luke Hodge believes it was Richmond’s Round 20 comeback win over Brisbane which kickstarted their hot run of form, as the two sides prepare to face off in the finals series at the Gabba on Thursday Night.

Brisbane led by as much as 42 points during the game at the MCG on July 31st, before the Tigers stormed home with a 10 goal to three second half.

Hodge pointed squarely to the game as the instigator for the scintillating form of Damien Hardwick’s team across the last month of the season.

“It’s a big game tomorrow night, this is a side that has got a big history against Richmond, and Richmond are in form. Let’s be honest, when they played in Round 20 it was the Lions who kicked them into a little bit of form that day,” Hodge told SEN's Pat and Heals.

“If you look prior to that Round 20 game, they lost to the Suns by two points, they lost to North by four points and they drew with Freo. Then all of a sudden they’re down by 42 points during the third quarter against the Lions.

“Since then they’ve beaten Port, beaten Hawthorn, beaten Essendon, so if you’re looking at confidence going into tomorrow night’s game, Richmond are a team full of confidence and the Lions after their performance against Melbourne are just a little bit shy I think.”

In contrast, the Lions have stumbled down the stretch in season 2022, a disappointing second-half of their campaign culminating in an embarrassing 58-point loss to Melbourne in the final round which cost them a top-four spot.

With all the momentum seemingly on the visitors' side, Hodge believes his former team can pull off the upset, provided there is a unified sense of belief within the locker room.

“It does sound all doom and gloom, but the Lions have to sit back, it’s that notion of belief, that the Lions believe that even after (the Demons loss) that they can bounce back and beat the Richmond football club (on) their home deck tomorrow night,” he said.

“I believe they’ll take a lot of confidence out of what they did in the first half against Richmond to get that 40 points up. They looked at what they did wrong against Richmond in the second half and how they got their scores, Shai Bolton got a bit free from stoppages, they’ll be ready for that.”

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/08/30/did-the-lions-awaken-the-best-of-the-tigers-form/

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Omen for September? 


The long term weather forecast for September is looking pretty damn good according to @abcnews 7pm Victoria.


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