Autopsy AFL 2020 Premiership Season Second Qualifying Final - Lions v Tigers Fri October 2nd 7:50pm AEST (Gabba) Match Highlights in OP

[La Dispute]

Tigers are in great form, and I can see them having a dominant finals series starting with this match.

Richmond by 50+

 

[dean33]

Covid restrictions have just been lifted again. 75% capacity allowed now from next Thursday which means we’ll have 30,000 there for this final!!!

The way Victoria is heading big chance the grand final is taken away from Brisbane and be back at the G!!

 

[Harris Specter]

The way Victoria is heading big chance the grand final is taken away from Brisbane and be back at the G!!

Yeah, nah.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Hopefully a good match, and close. Both teams should be near to full strength. Richmond the clear favourite, but Brisbane definitely not without a chance. Obviously Brisbane must start well, and they must make the absolute most of their chances.

If Brisbane get 2-3 goals down early, or lapse into their customary inaccuracy, and kick 6.15, or some other wayward score, then they are going to get belted.

 

[Sherrinator]

I can see Dusty lining him up at some stage. It actually amazes me how Robinson gets a game in a top 2 side. I don't rate him as a footballer at all. Anyhow I think it will be a ripping game and way closer than the betting markets suggest.
Hoping Richmond by 18 points with no real confindence as other Tiger posters in here.

Unlikely when our boy Dusty likes to play bruise-free.

 

[My Cotchin Rules]

Unlikely when our boy Dusty likes to play bruise-free.

Haha. Yeah your boy, slim Dusty.
Let's hope OUR Dusty nothing but disappoints you again next Friday night with damaging possessions that actually count unlike some big accumulators.................
Or 2 or 3 useless disposals in Mitch Robinsons case.

 

[Sherrinator]

Haha. Yeah your boy, slim Dusty.
Let's hope OUR Dusty nothing but disappoints you again next Friday night with damaging possessions that actually count unlike some big accumulators.................
Or 2 or 3 useless disposals in Mitch Robinsons case.

I’m sure Dusty will get some nice possessions but don’t pretend he will tackle anyone!

 

[dean33]

I’m sure Dusty will get some nice possessions but don’t pretend he will tackle anyone!

You don’t take the Ferrari out 4 wheel driving...

 

[tiger_tough]

I’m sure Dusty will get some nice possessions but don’t pretend he will tackle anyone!

Another 6 goals would be nice

 

[Sherrinator]

You don’t take the Ferrari out 4 wheel driving...

The stolen Ferrari!

 

[telsor]

I’m sure Dusty will get some nice possessions but don’t pretend he will tackle anyone!

We don't need to pretend, he'll do it anyway.

 

[telsor]

The stolen Ferrari!

Oh? Who was it stolen from?

 

[Soberian Tiger]

I can see one of two scenarios playing out:

Lachie Neale has two handballs in the first few minutes of the game before limping off and unluckily seeing out the game on the bench.

Richmond wins by a point.

Alternatively, Lachie Neale returns to the field after an early injury scare to put on a dominant display of finals football, racking up another fifty disposals in the process.

Richmond wins by eight goals.

 

[M Malice]

Looking forward to getting to this one already, the atmosphere at last years corresponding fixture was sensational, hopefully despite the slightly smaller crowd it still matches it.

The Tigers go in as clear and deserved favourites although we are not without a chance but will have to play out of our skin to get the win, hopeful not confident.

 

[Section 5]

Team stats comparison courtesy of footywire

Richmond play a style of game that stats don't always indicate their win/loss results
However it is always good to have a look seeing it is a final

Brisbane Lions	Average Per Game	Richmond Tigers
183.8	Kicks	170.1
99.2	Handballs	120.0
283.0	Disposals	290.1
76.9	Marks	73.2
9.7	Goals	9.7
11.4	Behinds	8.9
21.1	Scoring Shots	18.6
51.6	Tackles	49.2
30.0	Hitouts	27.7
16.4	Frees For	14.9
16.6	Frees Against	18.4
6.2	Goal Assists	6.4
46.5	Inside 50s	46.6
118.9	Contested Possessions	113.0
159.7	Uncontested Possessions	174.5
197.6	Effective Disposals	209.3
69.8%	Disposal Efficiency %	72.1%
42.3	Clangers	50.5
9.8	Contested Marks	9.2
10.2	Marks Inside 50	10.3
31.5	Clearances	24.5
9.9	Centre Clearances	8.6
21.5	Stoppage Clearances	15.9
30.2	Rebound 50s	29.4
42.4	One Percenters	39.3
1.6	Bounces	6.7
1.85	Kick to Handball Ratio	1.42
46.0%	Conversion	52.2%
29.18	Disposals Per Goal	29.91
13.41	Disposals Per Scoring Shot	15.60
4771.5	Metres Gained	4997.0
56.6	Turnovers	58.9
61.1	Intercepts	62.7
10.1	Tackles Inside 50	6.9

 

[bungalow_bill]

Looking forward to getting to this one already, the atmosphere at last years corresponding fixture was sensational, hopefully despite the slightly smaller crowd it still matches it.

The Tigers go in as clear and deserved favourites although we are not without a chance but will have to play out of our skin to get the win, hopeful not confident.

Agreed hope to but don't expect to win. I'm thinking it may be closer this time perhaps a couple of goals.

 

[Vikingnz]

Call me crazy, but I think this will be a Grand Final preview - especially if Brisbane win.

 

[Rotayjay]

Well remember when Richmond met Geelong in a qualifying final having not beaten Geelong for ten years? We all know how that turned out. I still reckon the Tigers will have the Lions' measure this time around though.

 

[bungalow_bill]

The Tigers are so good they seem to have some kind of premonition that contact is about to happen. Eerie.

 

[AstuteTiger]

Well remember when Richmond met Geelong in a qualifying final having not beaten Geelong for ten years? We all know how that turned out. I still reckon the Tigers will have the Lions' measure this time around though.

Bit different I reckon, apart from 2013 when we lost convincingly to the Cats, 5 home & away games as shown below we had our chances but couldn't get over the line. We knew our time was coming to beat the Cats, many close encounters.
In 2017, we changed our game plan more frenetic, full-on pressure, and speed, and tigers fans starting believing that if we bring that to a final we can knock them off and that we did. The rest as they say is history.

For the Lions, they are up and coming still young overall including finals experience, and they might still suffer more defeats against Richmond but in the coming years, when our top-shelf players have retired or close to it and their young guns are peaking that's when I think they will topple us.

2017 – Lost by 14 pts

2016 - (Tiges were 35 points up at ¾ time but lost by 10 points

2015 – Lost by 9 pts

2014 – Lost by 5pts

2012 – Lost by 10 pts

 

[AstuteTiger]

The Tigers are so good they seem to have some kind of premonition that contact is about to happen. Eerie.

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Milked it, but the real story is how dumb was Hipwood to even do that when by memory Charlie Cameron was shooting for goals.
One thing I have noticed about Cameron 'does it week in, week out' whenever he is running to a contest and is in hot pursuit oppo player mildly touches his jumper and right on cue he's arms go flapping up like he's been grabbed viciously, pleading for a free lol No doubt it will be on show again next Friday night...

 

[Genghis Tron]

I don't see the Tigers losing a single game this finals campaign. My only hope is that we don't lose to either Saints/Dogs and that we go into the PF having a real crack.

Both teams are on opposite ends of the "Premiership window". Richmond have another year or two and we're just beginning (Think Saints/Cats circa 2004 vs Lions/Port 2004). We're more primed than last year, despite the fact that Richmond are also just as strong (If not better).

Not sure why a lot of Tigers supporters have it in for us though, considering during their 30 year absence they would have copped it the most from the other "Big 4" and they've had the wood on us for 11 years now. They love to bash us even more than Pies fans do and they actually have bad memories of us lol.

I would say streaks are meant to be broken but hey, I'm still waiting for Everton to beat Liverpool at some point and I'd say that could go on for another 10 years easily.

Tigers by 24.

It's not my experience that we have it in for you. Quite the opposite.

 

[PCORF]

Richmond by 24 for me.

 

[telsor]

The Tigers are so good they seem to have some kind of premonition that contact is about to happen. Eerie.

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Yeah, it's almost like they have eyes and see the person coming!

 

[roacheee]

Really hope the Lions can do it but it will take a monumental effort. Something akin to Collingwood in the 2018 PF. Just something that completely takes the Tigers by surprise. If they try the same old gameplan the result will be predictable.

gastro again?
tainted kebabs maybe?