Game Day 2022 Round 2 - Richmond Tigers vs GWS Giants, Sunday 27th March 3:30PM @ MCG

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Playing the Tigers at the MCG, well let’s take this as a mulligan, official squad below.

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We played three games at the venue last year (none in 2020), beating both Collingwood and Melbourne but losing to the Hawks in between, almost a summary of our season.

Coincidentally we’ve also played against the Tigers three times since, a 12 point win at home in 2020 and a 39 point win at Docklands in round 22 last year similarly split by a loss, by 4 points at Docklands in round 9.

This is how we lined up in our last head to head, Round 22 2021
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Plenty of changes in both teams from the above to last week:

Tigers 10
Outs: Vlastuin, Garthwaite, Stack, Dow, Lambert, Parker, Mansell, Coleman-Jones, M Rioli & Ralphsmith who ended up coming on as the sub for Prestia.
Ins: Tarrant, Balta, Broad, Ross, Pickett, Soldo, Martin, Castagna, Aarts, Gibcus

Giants 7
Outs: Stein, Peatling, Haynes, Kennedy, Sproule, Hogan, Mumford, Bruhn
Ins: Keefe, Davis, Green, Flynn, Hill, Riccardi, Cogs, Brander

More are coming with both Prestia and Reiwoldt already ruled out of Saturday’s game for the Tigers.
Caddy a probable in, not sure on the other forced change.

It’s hard to see the Giants going in unchanged despite a rare injury free game; XOH with 7 disposals and 2 tackles in 81% game time and Ash with 8 disposals and 3 tackles in 80% game time should both be nervous.
Our conversion rate for inside 50s in the second half was terrible, mostly thanks to delivery, but also some terrible shots on goal, we won the inside 50s after halftime, but were outscored 8 goals to 3.

Possible changes are Hogan/Pruess and Nick Haynes in for Riccardi and ??, I'd also like to see Bruhn replace XOH/MDB.


Since the game that mattered most we’ve had the edge on Richmond, and given their rather insipid performance last week we should go in favourites this week, especially with the two star outs.

GWS by 24
 
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This is really damning against Leon, these type of performances have really mounted up suns, north, hawthorn from last year and this was really poor. Would pump the brakes on any work they were doing on a contract extension, I’ve always thought if Clarko’s available he shouldn’t be passed up on, would have a poke around to see if he’d come. These type of performances are inexcusable.
 
We were poor today. Getting belted by the umpires didnt help.

2 of our best had horrendous games today (or at least too many bad moments). Whitfield and Haynes directly gifted 2 goals each.

We went in with one too many talls and it showed. The fact that Brander and Riccardi were so poor exacerbated that problem. Funnily enough I thought the other 2 were excellent.

Flynn battled well, but going out against 2 rucks was a bit much.

Plus side, Cogs is back, he was good. Bruhn was great, he is in our best 22.
 

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