Autopsy Rnd 10 | Euro-Yroke v Richmond

[Saintbloke]

When fit, Ryan will take Henry's spot, and Nas maybe Byrnes spot?

 

[Plugger35]

As I said in the gameday thread it wasn't the percentage boosting win I hoped for but we got the job done with a win.

The big positive was our midfield with our young guns like Hall, Wilson, Garcia and Phillipou thriving and kicking goals.

With a depleted forward line we need to find other goal scorers and they are stepping up along with TDK and Roma.

It reminds me of 2010 when Riewoldt went down with a bad hammy early on but we still found a way to score goals.

Some credit has to go to RTB, he was our coach back then and he is now and he can adapt to still keep us competitive.

We have bigger tests to come than today against Freo, Hawthorn and Sydney but we should at least be competitive.

We might even pinch a win against them and if we ever get to full strength with Nas, Ryan, Owens and King look out.

 

[thekizzler]

Agree we left a bit of percentage on the table.

Massive positive to kick over 100 once again. Especially with Richmond's flood.

Late last season, we only just scraped over the line against the likes of Melbourne, North, Essendon and Richmond.

It's another huge positive that a comfortable six-goal win is disappointing to the majority of the fanbase. It shows expectations are shifting in a positive manner.

One more thing, Jack Carroll was excellent today. If they want him to replace Webster, today was a sure sign that he can do it. He was excellent on the rebound, defensively and aerially. Still only played 34 games of footy. If we can get this level or more consistently, it's not happy days... it's ecstatic days.

 

[Saint12]

Thoroughly well-managed win I thought. Always in control and didn’t over-exert ourselves doing it. Yes, some disjointed stuff in there but you couldn’t ask for a better way for it to pan out ahead of Freo away next week.

TDK Naz Garcia Hall could be the lightning in a bottle we’ve been craving for 15 years

One thing for sure the moving on of Steele has been the making of Garcia and Hall

 

[Saint12]

When fit, Ryan will take Henry's spot, and Nas maybe Byrnes spot?

Thought Byrnes played a really good game today

 

[CaptainRisky]

We underestimate the toll the Darwin trip would have taken.

Solid enough with a few individuals continuing the upward trajectory which is nice.

If we can’t get a key forward that we feel is worth developing than I think a bigger key defender is next on the shopping list. Howard isn’t the medium term solution and only the short term solution by default. Hammer yet to prove he is a the long term solution.

So one of the players who would have done more running ect in Darwin was our best player today , yeah ok .

We are supposed to be a professional club and if our medicos, trainers ect cant get the boys over a game of footy and have them ready for a game 6 days later i find that hard to believe in this day with all the equipment ect they have at their use.

Just think that we love to trot out excuses why we played like we did at times , I was happy to get the win but we are going to need to be a Lot better over the next 4 weeks or it could end up badly

 

[Suburbanhack]

Frustrating game. We looked very flat and happy to just bank the 4 points and move on. Great games from Garcia, Hall & Carrol while Pou showed what he is capable of. A few others impressed but plenty looked to be just rolling the arm over. Granted he kicked 2 (very fortuitous) goals but Camineti not having any impact. Provides no aerial threat and has a habit of giving away needless free kicks. To be fair he had plenty of mates today and the entire forward line was dysfunctional. Of those on the ‘fringe' Ronnie was solid and deserves to keep his place but O’Connell worries me. For a wingman he just doesn't get anywhere near enough of the pill and is no attacking threat. Wood had a good game in the VFL and maybe he comes back in. You know what you are going to get and he hits the scoreboard. A tough 3 weeks coming up. If we can jag one win we can really set ourselves up with a decent back half fixture and players returning.

 

[topbillings]

JSOS is just about recruit of the year. Howard had one he’d probably prefer to forget.

I owe him an apology. I was down on the club for getting him - thought he was past his prime. He's been fantastic and really working well with Wilkie, especially. He'd be doing well in the Trevor Barker.

Given both of thier performances this year, I definitely think we made the right decision choosing him over Leek Aleer.

 

[Lennylegs]

I owe him an apology. I was down on the club for getting him - thought he was past his prime. He's been fantastic and really working well with Wilkie, especially. He'd be doing well in the Trevor Barker.

Given both of thier performances this year, I definitely think we made the right decision choosing him over Leek Aleer.

Said it before but JSOS is just entering his best years. Finally understands his game and has the confidence and environment to see him play his best. Ross is the best coach for a player like him.

Smart recruiting. He's got plenty of footy ahead.

 

[Remboy]

A far cry from the days when we would have Armitage, Ross and Newnes running through the midfield.

Or more recently with Steele, Crouch and Ross.

 

[The Boar]

Get stuffed with this 'got through it' stuff, how good is Hugo Garcia!!!
Pick 50 no less and has worked his ass off to be our most prolific, most promising, and most consistent midfielder of 2026.

If the B&F was tomorrow, he should absolutely take it home!

 

[stavro#4]

 

[CaptainRisky]

After today i think Goobers mum has been kicked off the Mantle

 

[Sheepey]

Got the win, no injuries (though there's clearly a few of them that are sore). We should have beaten them by more and could have used the percentage boost given what we have coming up, but ultimately, we won and that's what matters.

Garcia is a gun. Hard at it inside, makes good decisions by hand or foot, has good burst away from the stoppage, gets forward and kicks goals and keeps his opposing player accountable. He really does it all. If he can lift his disposals by just a tad then he becomes one of the best mids in the comp.

Hall in a pretty similar vein. Hard, quick and uses it well.

Carroll is repaying the faith of the selectors and has become a bit of a weapon off half back with his penetrating left boot, while his defence is surprisingly good for a guy that only recently became a back. From Joffa's reports, it sounded like he lit up pre-season in this role but started the season quietly. He's clearly built confidence in the roll and it's helping us a lot. Wouldn't mind seeing him take the kick outs on occasion.

Banfield seemed comfortable at the level, albeit against a VFL-quality side.

Macrae back to his best.

Flanders gets a bit of it, gets into the right spots to receive the footy and the team clearly uses him as a distributor, but his kicking does shit me sometimes. His kicks are often too loopy and give the defender a chance to impact the contest, or just slightly off in direction. I think the move back was the right move, but we didn't spend a high wage and a pick 6 on a half back. I would like him to find his footing back in the midfield eventually.

TDK looked good, best rucking performance of the season and his kicking for goal looked really sound.

Really impressive from Wilkie who was clearly hobbled. Demonstrated great resilience to be out there and put together a predictably reliable performance.

On the downside:

Marshall conceded a lot of stupid free kicks at the centre bounce that gave Richmond unnecessary momentum. He seemed to default to pre-2026 rucking contests where he's use his body to block out his opponent. Needs a bit of practice on his timing during the week.

Henry hasn't really offered much after his first game. He looks zippy and agile, but a player in that position needs to use it well by foot and he really doesn't. I also have zero confidence in his set shot, and I don't reckon he does either. I think he's in our best 22 when he's on and I really want to see Higgins, Ryan and him in the same team, but he's not making the most of his time in the 1s right now.

Higgins looked flipping sore, even at the start of the game (not sure how given his time off?) and I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't make the trip over to WA.

All in all, Richmond are the worst team in the competition and have been decimated by injury, but you take that result.

 

[Plugger35]

I owe him an apology. I was down on the club for getting him - thought he was past his prime. He's been fantastic and really working well with Wilkie, especially. He'd be doing well in the Trevor Barker.

Given both of thier performances this year, I definitely think we made the right decision choosing him over Leek Aleer.

I never had any doubts about JSOS other than him being injury prone and at 28 he is far from being past his prime.

He's 2 years younger than Wilkie and thankfully he has stayed injury free so far, definitely a better recruit than Aleer.

I doubt whether Aleer would even be getting a game for us, he can't get a game for GWS even with all their injuries.

 

[Now is the time]

Thought Byrnes played a really good game today

IF we are dropping Henry and Byrnes we are going very well

The restricting of Lynch to very few disposals was a plus (altho he snagged 2 from 4 kicks)

We hopefully get all of NAS, King, Owens, Ryan and Clark back

 

[SainterinSydney]

Big positive is we are kicking over 100 every week now with a lovely spread of goalkickers. Not just relying on a Rooey type to kick 4-5 every week.

 

[CaptainRisky]

When fit, Ryan will take Henry's spot, and Nas maybe Byrnes spot?

Mate , you if think NAS if is going to take Byrnes spot you need tested ,

 

[Now is the time]

I owe him an apology. I was down on the club for getting him - thought he was past his prime. He's been fantastic and really working well with Wilkie, especially. He'd be doing well in the Trevor Barker.

Given both of thier performances this year, I definitely think we made the right decision choosing him over Leek Aleer.

Well Lynch, who leads their attack had 5 disposals (albeit 2 goals, same as Caminiti)

 

[Sheepey]

I owe him an apology. I was down on the club for getting him - thought he was past his prime. He's been fantastic and really working well with Wilkie, especially. He'd be doing well in the Trevor Barker.

Given both of thier performances this year, I definitely think we made the right decision choosing him over Leek Aleer.

It's great to see Silvagni string together consecutive games given his durability issues over his career. Of course now I've said this he'll get injured next week.

 

[Now is the time]

I owe him an apology. I was down on the club for getting him - thought he was past his prime. He's been fantastic and really working well with Wilkie, especially. He'd be doing well in the Trevor Barker.

Given both of thier performances this year, I definitely think we made the right decision choosing him over Leek Aleer.

The 3 of Wilkie, Silvagni and Howard are working well

They compliment each other

 

[Plugger35]

Big positive is we are kicking over 100 every week now with a lovely spread of goalkickers. Not just relying on a Rooey type to kick 4-5 every week.

It will serve us well for when we actually get a good key forward like Max who is capable of kicking a bag of 4-5 goals.

We can't rely on Max returning though so we need to make plans to score goals without him, if he returns it's a bonus.

 

[ThomasR]

Maxy Hall 20 CBAs after his previous career-high of 13 last week. Be still my beating heart

Flanders none... looks like that move down back is locked in

 

[tassiesaint2024]

Got the win, no injuries (though there's clearly a few of them that are sore). We should have beaten them by more and could have used the percentage boost given what we have coming up, but ultimately, we won and that's what matters.

Garcia is a gun. Hard at it inside, makes good decisions by hand or foot, has good burst away from the stoppage, gets forward and kicks goals and keeps his opposing player accountable. He really does it all. If he can lift his disposals by just a tad then he becomes one of the best mids in the comp.

Hall in a pretty similar vein. Hard, quick and uses it well.

Carroll is repaying the faith of the selectors and has become a bit of a weapon off half back with his penetrating left boot, while his defence is surprisingly good for a guy that only recently became a back. From Joffa's reports, it sounded like he lit up pre-season in this role but started the season quietly. He's clearly built confidence in the roll and it's helping us a lot. Wouldn't mind seeing him take the kick outs on occasion.

Banfield seemed comfortable at the level, albeit against a VFL-quality side.

Macrae back to his best.

Flanders gets a bit of it, gets into the right spots to receive the footy and the team clearly uses him as a distributor, but his kicking does shit me sometimes. His kicks are often too loopy and give the defender a chance to impact the contest, or just slightly off in direction. I think the move back was the right move, but we didn't spend a high wage and a pick 6 on a half back. I would like him to find his footing back in the midfield eventually.

TDK looked good, best rucking performance of the season and his kicking for goal looked really sound.

Really impressive from Wilkie who was clearly hobbled. Demonstrated great resilience to be out there and put together a predictably reliable performance.

On the downside:

Marshall conceded a lot of stupid free kicks at the centre bounce that gave Richmond unnecessary momentum. He seemed to default to pre-2026 rucking contests where he's use his body to block out his opponent. Needs a bit of practice on his timing during the week.

Henry hasn't really offered much after his first game. He looks zippy and agile, but a player in that position needs to use it well by foot and he really doesn't. I also have zero confidence in his set shot, and I don't reckon he does either. I think he's in our best 22 when he's on and I really want to see Higgins, Ryan and him in the same team, but he's not making the most of his time in the 1s right now.

Higgins looked flipping sore, even at the start of the game (not sure how given his time off?) and I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't make the trip over to WA.

All in all, Richmond are the worst team in the competition and have been decimated by injury, but you take that result.

The new ruck rules, whilst i support the concept, appear to be pretty mad.

i used to play ruck, and would always time my leap to make contact with the other ruckman, and then contest the ball.

There was one free kick where TDK did exactly that. The Richmond ruck stepped aside and he got pinged for going over the line.

Not sure if it was an incorrect free paid as I’m not 100% on the interpretation. But at the time I was like WTAF.

 

[The Cobra]

Nice win against a team decimated by injury. Happy with the 4 points and hopefully some of our lesser lights and players out of form got some confidence. At times it looked like match simulation and some of our F50 entries were deadset awful.

The next 3 weeks will show whether we have improved or not (despite some injuries).