Preview Richmond vs Fremantle, Round 15, Metricon Stadium, 7:10pm

[Michaels]

Ladder Positions -
Richmond: 4th
Fremantle: 14th


Richmond coming off a season best win vs West Coast will be loaded up on confidence. It was the most Richmond looking game we have played all season, really felt like on of those statement games that everyone set themselves for. With a pressure rating of 2 or more for majority of the game, we clearly wanted to show the comp we are still here.

An injury to Dylan Grimes the only downside, he will be a huge loss this week. Young gun Noah Balta looks set to be charged with the role of leading the backline, he has grown with every game and had a career best game last week so hopefully he puts in another great performance.

The Dockers are a interesting equation, despite their ladder position they actually have conceded the least amount of points for 2020 with 726. So defensively they stand up well. However they are 2nd last for scoring (Adelaide last), but with our backline a bit on the shorter side this week it may open up an opportunity for them to exploit us with Lobb and Tabbener down forward.


Expect Broad to come back in for Grimes and that could be the only change for us.

EDIT: Looks like Lambert is also out for us. Stack / Higgins / Caddy / Ross the names to pick from I reckon.

Fremantle are coming off a 3-4 day break and having to travel from Perth to QLD, so they are up against it on a lot of fronts.

The midfield battle should be interesting with Fyfe, Serong, Brayshaw, Mundy all showing ability to win the ball and use it well vs Bolton, Martin, Cotchin, Graham, our hardness and skill / system should come out on top.

With Tom and Jack looking like they are NSYNC again along with our quick ball movement forward of centre, we should be able to generate enough inside 50's to kick a winning score this week and bye bye bye Fremantle.

The equation for us is simple, if we want to finish top 4 we must keep winning. Margin doesn't matter, just the 4 points.



Tigers by 29 points

 

[damicky]

I’ll be there ... Tiges by 45

 

[Goshaa]

FB: Vlastuin, Balta, Baker
HB: Short, Broad, Houli
C: Pickett, Cotchin, McIntosh
HF: Lambert, Riewoldt, Rioli
FF: Aarts, Lynch, Castagna
R: Soldo, Bolton, Martin
I: Nankervis, Dow, Graham, Markov

 

[SavDog23]

Tiges by 101

 

[VB_longneck]

play the 2s

 

[G String]

Hope the lads go in with the right attitude to this game. If they go in thinking 80% is enough they'll get beat or end up bringing Freo into the game at least. Go hard early and put the game to bed then they can think about resting players, managing time etc.

 

[G String]

FB: Vlastuin, Balta, Baker
HB: Short, Broad, Houli
C: Pickett, Cotchin, McIntosh
HF: Lambert, Riewoldt, Rioli
FF: Aarts, Lynch, Castagna
R: Soldo, Bolton, Martin
I: Nankervis, Dow, Graham, Markov

lambert wont play

 

[Goshaa]

lambert wont play

What’s wrong with him

 

[G String]

What’s wrong with him

not sure exactly but was training with the rehab group. I know he got crunched early last game and was proppy - hopefully just a bad corky.

 

[Roksman]

 

[Jkdyer]

10 goal+ win surely Castagna to kick 6 goals.

 

[Jkdyer]

Lambert to freshen up for Handbaggers game.

 

[fightingfury]

Happy with any win, don’t care about percentage with the draw, well either end up 2 points ahead or behind at the end of the year if we wanna make top 4

 

[G String]

Lambert to freshen up for Handbaggers game.

Replaced by Stack?

 

[Yappie dribbles]

Lambert huge out have we ever won a game without him probaly puts Freo as fave now

Who gets the call up Ross stack caddy Higgins

 

[damicky]

Lambert huge out have we ever won a game without him probaly puts Freo as fave now

Who gets the call up Ross stack caddy Higgins

1980 GF was the last time we won without him

 

[VB_longneck]

out grimes lambo
in broad stack

 

[fightingfury]

With lambo out would love to see aarts given that role, reckon he was great in transition and going through the midfield last week v eagles

 

[Stylo]

Higgins is prob the most like-for-like swap, but I reckon it'll be Caddy

 

[Sir_Loin]

Amazing if we can’t squeeze caddy into this side

 

[Roksman]

Caddy not playing...

 

[Dr Tigris]

Great OP Michaels

Freo aren't easy beats. But we should nail them.

I hope we treat this is an opportunity to fire ourselves up. Keep on improving ourselves to hit finals at close to 100%.

 

[Ashman OG]

ew stack might get another chance to spud it up in the midfield this week

 

[SavDog23]

#tigeshaveinjuries

 

[fargothegreat]

ew stack might get another chance to spud it up in the midfield this week

I don't think he's been that bad. Not starting, but serviceable for a fringe player