Preview 2020 Round 11 Richmond vs Port - Adelaide Oval 4:35pm Sat 08/08

[VB_longneck]

also us flying up on the morning of gameday is a huge disadvantage. 3 hour trip sitting in a plane while port lie on their couches in their heated homes

 

[Lsta062]

Butler was playing poorly and was very down on confidence in 2019. But he's still one that we got wrong. We develop most players very well but unfortunately we didn't get the most out of his talent.

He was always a guy that had all the tools it just had to click for him. He's a much better player and with a higher ceiling than Rioli and Castagna.

Doesn't matter much now, we usually get them right but we have let go of a good player imo.

This is just my opinion and I’m not saying it is fact, but I think it is more to do with Butler’s style of play suiting St Kilda well than our mismanagement. In order to fit in our team, there is a certain defensive mindset and style that you have to commit to. St Kilda play more of an offensive style that allows offensive player to play a freewheeling brand and kick goals from the goalsquare.

I thought that Butler was more of an offensive player as of the last two years. It seems that he needs to be able to play with a certain flair and freedom that the style of St Kilda allows. I think that’s why he didn’t perform with us and is performing at St Kilda. Some of the things he does at St Kilda simply didn’t work at Richmond IMO but I’m glad to see he’s doing so well. He’s absolutely destroying it at St Kilda and is currently one of the best forwards on the league.

The one that would be disappointed probably would be Carlton. He would have been great for them.

 

[VB_longneck]

reckon we will loose today but then wont loose another game for the rest of the season

 

[HTT]

also us flying up on the morning of gameday is a huge disadvantage. 3 hour trip sitting in a plane while port lie on their couches in their heated homes

Got Lynch’s private jet though

 

[Sir_Rancelot]

I think we will smash them today, the boys will be fired up to drive a wedge between them the AFL and the rest of the competition.
They will be seething like Dimma.

 

[Waca Jr]

can you believe Jack Watts is still on Poort's list? feels like he last played a game in 2016

His sister is easy on the eye.

 

[Waca Jr]

Open the game day thread, farkn

 

[smasha]

reckon we will loose today but then wont loose another game for the rest of the season

 

[Soberian Tiger]

This is just my opinion and I’m not saying it is fact, but I think it is more to do with Butler’s style of play suiting St Kilda well than our mismanagement. In order to fit in our team, there is a certain defensive mindset and style that you have to commit to. St Kilda play more of an offensive style that allows offensive player to play a freewheeling brand and kick goals from the goalsquare.

I thought that Butler was more of an offensive player as of the last two years. It seems that he needs to be able to play with a certain flair and freedom that the style of St Kilda allows. I think that’s why he didn’t perform with us and is performing at St Kilda. Some of the things he does at St Kilda simply didn’t work at Richmond IMO but I’m glad to see he’s doing so well. He’s absolutely destroying it at St Kilda and is currently one of the best forwards on the league.

The one that would be disappointed probably would be Carlton. He would have been great for them.

I like Butler and said he'd improve the Saints for sure, but SK have basically structured their forward line around him as their most dangerous option.

That would never have happened under Hardwick.

 

[Lsta062]

This game will probably be a hard one. I think a loss is more likely, but Richmond have been exceeding my expectations performance wise since the hub started. Also, I don’t think we can drop too many games if we want top 4 so this is one that we may need to win come the end of the season. Hopefully we perform well.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Like for like being higgins and rioli struggling. ?

You could say that yes.lol
But i think higgo has lost a yard and for a bloke of his pace it might as well be 10 yards.
He's not the same Higgins.
Rioli is struggling but Rioli has never been a huge disposal player whereas Higgo is expected to be late teens early 20's type.
Lets hope Rioli fires up.

 

[SavDog23]

Unfortunately for Port their best player in O'Gorman wasn't named for them

We will win by 60 now

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

also us flying up on the morning of gameday is a huge disadvantage. 3 hour trip sitting in a plane while port lie on their couches in their heated homes

Agree.We should've driven over.

 

[Hoos]

reckon chol will only have 2 touches today

Three if he's lucky.

 

[Maybenextyear]

Coming off a shorter break, resting players, injuries, playing at their home ground with an ultra young side.......Tigers by 18.

Port aren’t real contenders.

 

[VB_longneck]

Agree.We should've driven over.

in a sandman

 

[Do the Dew]

Can’t believe they dropped Westhoff, feel like he always troubles us with his ability to go forward and back. Thanks Kenny


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[Tiger_Of_Old]

in a sandman

Best

 

[Goshaa]

Their defence doesn’t look great on paper.

 

[Grrr]

Unfortunately for Port their best player in O'Gorman wasn't named for them

We will win by 60 now

Surely somebody will step up and fill the breach.

 

[SouthernStripes]

We will beat poort est. 1997 at home just like we did last year when no one had us us a chance. Let’s face it, any team who puts ‘teal’ on their jumpers has some serious man-problems

 

[Hoos]

If we maintain our workrate of the last 3-4 games, and take our chances, we will be too strong for Port. They're an average team, in my opinion. I don't think they're any better than what they were last year. It all depends on our guys. Switched on, we win.

 

[THE_GUN]

We will do what we did to our last 2 premiership opposition teams Adelaide & GWS

Lose to them in the home/aways and smash them in the GF

Port v Richmond GF