Analysis Back six v front six

[Goldust]

Like to know your thoughts if on who would play on who if our back six was matched against our front six?
For the purposes of the exercise (feel free to nominate your own), I reckon our best back six would read:
B. Grimes Rance Short
HB Houli Astbury Vlastuin

Front six:
HF. Caddy Moore Edwards
F. Butler Riewoldt Rioli (when fit)/Castagna

Who’d play on whom? Rance or Astbury on Riewoldt? Who would Grimes go to? Edwards or Caddy? Which would Vlastuin take? Short on Rioli? Or Houli on Rioli?
For me ……

Short Rance Grimes
Butler Riewoldt Edwards

Houli Astbury Vlastuin
Rioli/Castagna Moore Caddy.
Go your hardest.

 

[Cevap_Roll]

Rance on Caddy
Astbury on Riewoldt
Grimes on Moore

Our smalls to run a muck

 

[Goldust]

I'd back in our back six to keep the forwards under 10 goals.

 

[Cevap_Roll]

We both forgot about Broad

 

[Madtiger2006]

It’s exciting what Moore can produce. If he can become a McDonald or Gunston type we will be even more dangerous

 

[biaseddustyfan]

It’s exciting what Moore can produce. If he can become a McDonald or Gunston type we will be even more dangerous

will be like jiewoldt but better

 

[HTT]

Good topic, I honestly have no idea. I’d have to go watch training to try figure it out

 

[Jack5]

Difficult coz Richmond are greater than the sum of their parts and the gameplan relies on everyone performing their role more so than individual matchups. Defence relies on the forwards and mids putting pressure on so its a dirty entry and forwards rely on fast break transition out of defence.

Maybe answer it a different way by saying that if Richmond played Richmond I think it would be a low scoring game as defence is the one wood - and the free kick count would be nil all.

 

[Ralll]

Astbury-Jack
Rance-Caddy/Martin
Grimes-Moore
Short-Butler
Houli-Rioli/Higgo
Vlas-Caddy/Martin
Bellis-Castagna

The backline would win out overall imo, though we might have to go smaller than usual to suit our forwardline.
Rance to get reported for striking one of our smalls after getting sick of chasing them around for 3 1/2 quarters.

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

Who would deboy and rayzor pay their usual anti Richmond holding freekicks to ?

 

[Cdog71]

Rance-Moore
Grimes-Rioli
Broad-Caddy/Dusty
Short-Butler
Vlaustin-Castagna
Astbury to put the camel clutch on Jack.

Edwards to kick 4

 

[TigerImposter]

A brilliant backline will always beat a brilliant forward line.
Memories go back to when the Silvagni led BL held Lockett, Dunstall and Ablett Sr goalless. ( I think it was those three). Look at Adelaide last year before they met us in the finals as they were kicking bags yet managed 60 points in the GF. Good backmen are Scrooges and will do anything within the rules to counteract a forwards positives.

 

[Livonski]

I think our talls would struggle against Rance, Astbury and Grimes. (JR, Moore, Caddy).
I think our small forwards would go nuts. Shorty, Vlas, Broad/Houli would get chopped up.

Understand though the quality of entries is a massive determinant. Eg vs WCE, Crows...they all look ordinary if it’s coming in clean. Dirty entries favours our backs.

 

[Wacko23Jacko]

I’d give Astbury the ass and play Broad for a more mobile back six.. but only against a freaky side like us [emoji6]

 

[thedreamisreal]

Oh man good topic.

Rance v. Martin and Grimes v. Rioli is tantalising.

How often do we play scratches at training this time of year?