Richmond vs GWS @ Marvel Stadium --- Round 22, 2021

[one-eyed]

Toby Greene's suspension has been downgraded by the tribunal to one match. So he still misses against us.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/662851/tribunal-live-throat-contact-painful-but-it-s-not-the-head


BREAKING: Toby Greene suspension downgraded to ONE-match.

Tribunal deemed elbow medium impact not high

@7NewsMelbourne @7AFL

https://twitter.com/_AMcCormack7/status/1425018981266563074

[one-eyed]

The GWS Giants’ bid to play their home game against Richmond at Marvel Stadium looks set to be granted.

Slated times, venues and dates for round 22 are all based off what industry sources currently understand the preferred fixture plan to be as of Tuesday afternoon, with the fluid pandemic situation able to alter such plans at short notice.

Richmond and GWS’ race for eighth spot will re-commence on Friday at Marvel, the Giants seemingly successful in avoiding having to play a home game at Richmond’s home ground the MCG. Marvel is of course is the ground the Tigers were openly critical of earlier this season.

https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/afl/giants-to-get-marvel-wish-for-tigers-clash-tassie-on-the-cards-for-hawks-v-dogs-20210810-p58hko.html

AFL360 has our game starting at 7:50pm.

[one-eyed]

Toby Greene is involved in almost 40% of the Giants score. That's the highest in the AFL.

So he is a massive out for GWS from a team scoring perspective let alone because he's a gun himself.


The other thing about GWS is they allow the opposition to have a stack of inside 50s but they are strong defensively at preventing the opposition from scoring per F50 (just 39%). That's how they still beat Geelong last week despite the Cats having 65 inside 50s.

Source: HeraldSun.

[crackertiger]

The AFL wants us out of finals read the script everyone. Hence the Geelong Doctor's report. They will appeal and he will get off 100%. He plays this week guaranteed.

Plus the umps will give them a tidal wave of favourism during the game.

[pmac21]

Yes reckon he will play for sure now.

[one-eyed]

GWS will try their luck at the AFL Appeals Board in a bid to free Toby Greene to play in Friday night's crunch clash with Richmond.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-11/gws-will-appeal-toby-greene-suspension-afl-appeals/100367932

[one-eyed]

From Dimma's presser today:

Friday's clash with GWS is crunch time for the Tigers, who sit two points behind the eighth-placed Giants with two games to play in the home-and-away campaign, as they attempt to keep their three-peat hopes alive.

Hardwick said the Tigers, winners of three of the past four grand finals, were "in a reasonable place with big-game experience" and felt they were hitting their straps ahead of Friday's "enormous challenge".

The Tigers have improved in key statistical areas over the past month, with two wins from their past four matches. They have tightened one of their major flaws, leaking opposition goals from stoppages, and their triple-premiership coach likes what he has seen in recent weeks.

"There's been bits and pieces that have improved. There's been some inconsistency of performance - we'd obviously like to iron out those," he said.

"But we look at the way we've been playing there's been more Richmond-like performances - if that makes sense - in the way we've gone about the game and the way we've played.

"So look, ideally we'd still love to be in a little bit better shape than what we are at the moment but there's some things that we're doing in our game that we really like."

This is the second time the Tigers and Giants have met at Marvel Stadium, having done so in round nine when the Tigers won by four points. Hardwick declared after that game that: “I hate playing here … our people don’t come here.” Less than 18,000 fans had shown up, the Tigers’ lowest home crowd since 2004.

When asked about those comments, Hardwick replied: “I don’t know about voiced displeasure but the fact of the matter is we have won a fair few games there [at Marvel Stadium]. We are happy to play there. It doesn’t really worry us where we play.”

This time there won’t be any fans as the contest will be behind closed doors but Hardwick said he had no issue with the Giants requesting the match be held away from the MCG. The Tigers have won two of three matches they have played at Docklands this season.

Sources: The Age & AFL website

[one-eyed]

Nothing we didn't know already regarding our game but the AFL has confirmed the round 22 fixture tonight.

Round 22

Friday, August 13
GWS Giants v Richmond, Marvel Stadium, 7.50pm AEST, SEVEN

Saturday, August 14
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs, UTAS Stadium 1.45pm AEST, FOX
Port Adelaide v Carlton, Adelaide Oval, 4.05pm ACST, FOX
Geelong v St Kilda, GMHBA Stadium, 4.35pm AEST, FOX
Brisbane v Collingwood, TBC, 7.25pm AEST, SEVEN
North Melbourne v Sydney, Marvel Stadium, 7.40pm AEST

Sunday, August 15
Melbourne v Adelaide, MCG, 2.10pm AEST, FOX
Gold Coast v Essendon, TBC, 3.20pm AEST, SEVEN
Fremantle v West Coast, Optus Stadium, 3.10pm AWST, FOX

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THE PENULTIMATE round of the Toyota AFL Premiership Season will kick off with a sudden-death showdown between Greater Western Sydney and Richmond on Friday night.

The 2019 grand finalists stayed in the finals race with wins on the weekend, setting up a blockbuster round 22 clash.

The match, originally scheduled for Giants Stadium, will now be played at Marvel Stadium - the same venue the two sides clashed in round nine when a Dusty Martin-inspired Tigers claimed a narrow victory.

In a statement, the AFL said Supplementary Protocols were currently in place for Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Gold Coast, GWS, Hawthorn, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, Sydney, and the Western Bulldogs.

AFL clubs and broadcasting manager Travis Auld said: "The Friday night match between the GWS Giants and Richmond has both teams playing for a place in the top eight.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/662330

[one-eyed]

"Tigers cop dreaded Marvel for Giants do-or-die" - HeraldSun headline.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/geelong-and-gmhba-stadium-leads-the-push-to-bring-crowds-back-to-afl-matches/news-story/efa8ab284d0377b96572fd45db746e54

They do know we've won two out of the three games we've played at Marvel this year including a comeback win over the Giants .

[one-eyed]

Richmond looked like the Tigers of old in the second half last week against North Melbourne.

                  North's Uncontested Marks       Score Differential to Rich
1st half                     73                                 -20
2nd half                    30                                +53

Ross Lyon and Matthew Lloyd take a look at how Richmond can ensure it happens for four quarters against GWS on Friday night.

Watch here: https://twitter.com/FootyonNine/status/1425433414971363330

[Tiger Tragic]

They were trying to get this game to Canberra which would have been worse for us.  I reckon the lockdown in Canberra came at the right time.  Who would have thought we would embrace to prospect of playing at Marvel!

[one-eyed]

Greene is officially out.

His appeal to the Appeal's Board has failed. His one match suspension stands.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/663076/free-toby-live-it-s-not-always-careless-when-a-tackle-goes-high

[one-eyed]

Aarts is the sub.

[Fluffy Tiger]

I have tipped the Tigers but to be honest it was more heart than head. I don't think they win this with our outs but let's hope they put up what the did in the second half last week. Happy to be proven wrong. 

[mightytiges]

We can't afford another start half asleep and not turn up until half time. Need to bring the second half pressure and intensity of last week for the whole 4 quarters. It all counts in the guts. If we can match/nullfiy them in there then we win; otherwise they win.

Not sure why Aarts is the sub .