Preview 2017 AFL GF: Adelaide V Richmond 30/09/17 MCG 2.30 PM

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9 year old niece is on board.
She was just telling me about the "not interested" .
No idea what she was on about for a minute til she she shoved me in the guts and said "not interested" like Dusty. ... think she might be a bit confused :D.
my daughter was the same, proclaimed Dusty to plant the biggest "don't allow" on whoever comes in his way..... was gold only an 8 year old can come out with


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So what did the Pies do so well to get 50 points up at half time in Round 19?
Or were Adelaide just in cruise control (i.e. poor, lazy, then pulled their fingers out) ?
We were smashed in the middle and our defence with Otten down back was too slow to counter the waves of attack.

We moved Otten up forward and Seedsman back. Provided a lot more run and our midfield got on top. With our forward line we were able to score easily.

Since then Hartigan has effectively replaced Otten in defence, he's quicker and can play on talls and smalls. I expect him to take Caddy or Martin when up forward.

We've lost Smith though who was huge in that second half.
 

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Crows training at the G. "We gotta get this perfect guys, no smirks, sniffing or blinking..., focus!"

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i'd like each richmond player to carry a tiny power rangers figure in their sock and at line up place the figure about 1 meter from each crow facing them. .... it's mindless crap imo


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Dusty is king. There's no two ways about it.
What a ripper we have... for another seven years!!


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He is the biggest star in the AFL on and off the field and we are so privileged to have him at Richmond and that he stayed loyal to the club. Besides currently being the best player in the game he is also huge for the marketing of the club and bringing in new fans.
 

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"One thing I hope the Club prepares for is dirty tactics. I can see a few snipers in Saturdays game. Tigers will be hell bent on winning this game at absolutely all costs regardless of the consequences."
From the Crows board. Anyone remember a current Richmond player ever trying to take out an opposition player?
Trent Cotchin tried to kill Dylan Shiel last week apparently :p
 

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It was touched, but we set up for a center bounce, not a point. GWS took advantage
The non 50 against Dusty for crossing the mark. That's more realistic than the Bolton touch. Cost us that game. Not to mention the straight forward set shots we missed.

Can't change it and I believe the club is better of for it. Kept people thinking it was the same old Richmond. Want until the afternoon that people started taking notice.
 

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How do you think your nerves will be on the day:oops:. All exciting for you guys not having been there for so long. Lap it all up as you never know how long it will be before you get back - we Eagle supporters know all about this!
Yeah, 6 grand finals in 25 years must have been really rough.
Trent Cotchin tried to kill Dylan Shiel last week apparently :p
Tried to? Surely, given the hysteria, he's actually dead?
 

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Got the family to Albury last night. Hitting the road shortly. Any suggestions where we could park near enough to walk to the GF parade? By the sounds well have to go directly there.
The car park between Flinders St and Flinders Lane between Exhibition & Russell St. Will cost $10-$15 and is 2 minutes walk to the start of the parade route.

Only trouble might be some road closures in the area.
 

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Not even nervous boys. There's a bit of magic and destiny about us this year. We are the hero in the predictable action movie. It's already written that we will win. Supremely confident. :tigerface:>:bird:
Hopefully we are not the annoying character that everyone one wants kills (looking at you John Connor in T2)
 

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I need something to distract me otherwise my anus turns into a broken fire hydrant. Let’s have a look into some bum plugging stats…

As it’s the GF, you’d think the ‘home ground’ advantage would mean less, but it’s still interesting to look into…

Adelaide Oval dimensions:
Length: 167m / Width: 123m

MCG dimensions:
Length: 160m / Width: 141m

First thing that comes to mind when I think Adelaide is high scoring… Adelaide have scored over 120 pts 9 times this year, 6 of those in the first 10 rounds. You would think with Adelaide's slicing rebound football, a wider and shorter ground would be a benefit to them. Yet that doesn't seem to be the case...

Opposition avgs vs Richmond (at the MCG):
Scoring Shots: 20 (Crows' lowest winning scoring shots 24)
Disposals Per Goal: 42
Total Score: 68 (Crows' lowest winning score 84)


Adelaide’s 2017 MCG record:
Rd 02: Hawks - Win 113-89 (16.17)
Rd 15: Blues - Win 89-77 (13.11)
Rd 19: Magpies - Draw 103-103 (16.7)

I know it's a small sample size, though it's hardly the super high scoring Adelaide we’re used to hearing about this year, and against very average teams (12th, 16th & 13th).

We have not let any opposition score over 100 pts at the ‘G in 2017.

Adelaide have only won 3 games this year scoring under 100 pts:
(NOTE: We have won 10 games scoring under 100pts)

Rd 15: Blues - Win 89-77
Rd 18: Cats - Win 91-70
QF 01: Giants - Win 84-48

And in all their losses, they have failed to score 100 pts (86 being the highest):

Rd 07: Kangaroos Loss 86-145 (13.8)
Rd 08: Demons Loss 66-107 (9.12)
Rd 11: Cats Loss 74-96 (10.14)
Rd 14: Hawks Loss 82-96 (12.10)
Rd 22: Swans Loss 80-83 (11.14)
Rd 23: Eagles Loss 71-100 (10.11)

Well duh, not many teams lose scoring over 100 pts…

What can we take from this? You’re not going to beat Adelaide in a shoot out. I think this was the mistake we made when playing them the first time this year. We tried to match their scoring power and whilst it worked for a qtr, we could not maintain it for 4 qtrs.

Another note of interest is scoring shots (SS). All their losses have them with less than 30 SS, and just 5 of their 17 wins this year have less than 30 SS.

Below are a few stats and players I feel are key to stopping Adelaide's scoring and gameplay...

Rebound 50s:
1. Rory Laird: 4.79
2. Jake Lever: 3.58
3. Brodie Smith: 3.30
4. Luke Brown: 2.83
5. Kyle Hartigan: 2.59

Laird's disposal and rebound from defence is a key focus for us to stop. He's not the quickest of HB's like we had against GWS and Wilson and Williams, I think our small fwds' speed and pressure will be incredibly important nullifying his influence. He's not the tallest of defenders (178cm), so our smalls should match up physically against him.

Intercepts:
1. Jake Lever: 9.58

2. Rory Laird: 7.46
3. Daniel Talia: 6.43
4. Luke Brown: 5.74
5. Kyle Hartigan: 5.65

Lever tore us up last time we played. The Crows forced us into very shallow i50's, only entering around the 45m out. Which allowed Lever to play the 3rd man at contests and mop up our attempts into the fwd 50. Townsend is likely the one to go to him and play that super defensive fwd role he did to previous opponents such as Johnson, Carlisle, Henderson. His lack of height could be an issue but it didn't seem to have stopped him on previous opponents, this will be a match up to look forward to.

Effective Disposals:

1. Rory Laird:23.88
2. Matt Crouch:23.79
3. Brad Crouch: 19.37
4. Rory Sloane: 16.87
5. Brodie Smith: 15.70

Not just an accumulator, M. Crouch has used the ball as effectively as anyone this year, finding targets in tight contests is one of the hardest skills to stop. Prestia I think will go to him and try to match his ball winning and clearance ability.

Score Involvements:
1. Taylor Walker: 8.50
2. Tom Lynch: 8.05
3. Eddie Betts: 7.57
4. Matt Crouch: 7.25
5. Rory Sloane: 7.13

This top 5 is enough to show why Adelaide have been the best team this year. We only have 1 player averaging over 7 score involvements for the year (Martin 9.00). Lynch for me is incredibly dangerous, he works hard up the wings and presents all day, he avgs over 7 marks a game (the most of any Crow) but less than 1 contested mark. I would put McIntosh on him to match his running power, and his size (listed at 192cm vs Lynch 191cm) should trouble Lynch's marking ability and quell his scoring influence.

Inside 50s:
1. Rory Sloane: 4.52
2. Brad Crouch: 4.21
3. Rory Atkins: 4.00
3. Charlie Cameron: 4.00
5. Taylor Walker: 3.95

Sloane is an obvious key player for the Crows, his clearance work and speed to get boot to ball in a contest was pivotal in our loss to them in Rd 6. Though one thing we found out this year was if applied a heavy tag, his impact on the game can suffer greatly. Whether he's been able to beat the tag or not, I think have to play either Lambert or possibly Grigg as a negating role on him.

Metres Gained:
1. Brodie Smith: 493.87
2. Rory Laird: 420.62
3. Rory Atkins: 407.50
4. Rory Sloane: 356.39
5. Matt Crouch: 351.21

Smith a noticeable omission from this list averaging almost 500m per game. Another player I feel is key to the Crows' attack and drive from defence is Atkins. He's 7th for r50's and 3rd for i50's, avgs 22 touches a game and 16 of those effective. So he doesn't waste it when he has it, and he goes forward with it, avging 18.8m per disp, for reference Laird avgs 14.2m.


Gee, Rustof. What are we going to do to beat them?

The same thing we do every game, Pinkie! Try to take over the world PRESSURE!

I know it's easier said than done but we just need to do what we've done all year at the 'G. Keep them to 70-90 pts, force them to go sideways, dispose under pressure and to over-posses the footy. Do that and we win. :cool:

GO TIGES! :footy: :thumbsu:

The G is 173 / 148
Thought that too, but I think that's the full ground. 160 x 141 seems to be the boundary dimensions.
Interesting the G is 4,091 square meters bigger.

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Got the family to Albury last night. Hitting the road shortly. Any suggestions where we could park near enough to walk to the GF parade? By the sounds well have to go directly there.
Coming into Melbourne from the Hume highway head into the city and exit at Footscray rd. You will find plenty of parking around the Docklands. Jump on any city tram, there's plenty down there and they are free and jump off where ever you want watch the parade.
Keep away from the city CBD particularly the top end
 
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