Preview Changes & prematch discussion Rd8 vs Richmond

[The Nostradamus]

Jacobs to dusty or cotch
I kinda want to see him make Cotchin invisible again but dusty is better but also harder to tag

 

[Twinkletoes]

Cotchin a late out for today's game due to nightmares from watching Jacobs v Sydney.

 

[rippersnipper]

Turner out...Ahern in. Not sure about Ed....maybe LDU. More mids is a good thing because we can get more run. Ziebs 85% forward time, cunners resting down there too. Feel for maj, he deserves his spot but I don't think this is the right match to go with 3 talls down back.

 

[nicko74]

Has EVW already been ruled out? He may still play yet.......

 

[lockheed]

At his best, Daw brings aerial dominance and immense perceived pressure. His ruck work is first-ruck quality, so he can potentially monster Richmond's second ruck when Goldie is resting, whilst keeping BBB forward. If Goldstein is having a poor game, Daw at least gives us another viable option. If he's fit, Daw definitely merits a spot in the team.

 

[Snake_Baker]

I hope our coaching staff took notice of Ross Lyons criticism of his sides poor start, "we went with too much handball".

 

[Snake_Baker]

At his best, Daw brings aerial dominance and immense perceived pressure. His ruck work is first-ruck quality, so he can potentially monster Richmond's second ruck when Goldie is resting, whilst keeping BBB forward. If Goldstein is having a poor game, Daw at least gives us another viable option. If he's fit, Daw definitely merits a spot in the team.

Too tall mate. Just too tall for Richmond.

 

[rippersnipper]

Are you watching what Richmond are doing right now? We absolutely cannot play that many talls. Run and speed is what this game requires.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Are you watching what Richmond are doing right now? We absolutely cannot play that many talls. Run and speed is what this game requires.

We really only need Tarrant (Riewoldt) and Thompson (Townsend) in defence.

I shudder to think what's going to happen with their small forwards.

 

[The Nostradamus]

We really only need Tarrant (Riewoldt) and Thompson (Townsend) in defence.

I shudder to think what's going to happen with their small forwards.

There's still room for a tall to play loose in defence. Daw for EVW is viable

Marley then takes Butler
Wright takes Castagna
Clarke takes Edwards/Higgins

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

There's still room for a tall to play loose in defence. Daw for EVW is viable

Marley then takes Butler
Wright takes Castagna
Clarke takes Edwards/Higgins

In order to do that, we must force them to kick long to their forward line.

 

[Jindrrk]

Are we playing our game or their game?

Anyway keep building the Tugger hype train up Fremantle. God I would smashed my TV by now if I was a Fremantle supporter....

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

Are you watching what Richmond are doing right now? We absolutely cannot play that many talls. Run and speed is what this game requires.

Run and speed? We don't have those type of players running around in the seconds - we barely have them playing in the firsts.

We are playing good footy and we are playing this game under the roof - we need to play it on our terms.

That means we look to break even in the ruck/midfield with our pressure and use our height and skill up forward to kick 15 goals.

Our defence is excellent and as long as we bring pressure in the midfield it will comfortably hold the Richmond forward line to sub 15 goals.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Out: Turner (love you mate but you need to go remember how to kick goals), EVW (inj)
In: Waite, Ahern/Murphy

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

One major thing to avoid this week:

Numerous players being sucked into the contest leaving their counterparts loose on he outside.

If that occurs, we're boned.

 

[muttley45]

Taking contested marks v Tigers is the perfect way to render their small man pressure ineffective, and tire them out at the same time, DE% must be high.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Prestia has done a calf.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Taking contested marks v Tigers is the perfect way to render their small man pressure ineffective, and tire them out at the same time, DE% must be high.

1v1 footy is key.

Not allowing spares.

 

[Ry009]

+1 one on the presure and 1v1 footy, providing we learned from the Port game we will be up to our eyeballs next week. If not we can get torched off the park.

I think however we are narrowing the gap between our best and worst and the team is finally striving for some consistency.

 

[B4Bear]

I don't think Maj comes in; who does he match up on?

Waite for Turner; we try to outmark them under the roof.

We try to outmark them and you don’t want Daw in?

Daw should play for his marking, rucking and intimidation factor. Let Richmond react to our team, a loose Daw in defence is something they have to counter.

 

[Billy Not Really]

Surely Brad's been looking closely at the Tiges all year, like every other coach worth their salt. I really don't see a viable path to victory on paper with the list comparisons and on Richmond's consistent performances but anything can happen. We really don't have many small forward options.

I don't know if its best to play by their game. Rather we switch on what we do best, defend. And grind out Richmond just as we did to Sydney.

 

[Roos Addick]

Need to be 5 goals up at 3 qtr time. Their last quarters are amazing.

 

[SMaturin]

Good scenario for us. Test ourselves and have a crack. Im pumped.

 

[Kanga1996]

Are you watching what Richmond are doing right now? We absolutely cannot play that many talls. Run and speed is what this game requires.

Fremantles lack of marking power up forward and down back creates that run. Going small hasn’t worked for other teams,maybe we should try something different.

 

[ozzyoslo]

Waite straight back in >>>> easily.
Id drop Lmac to be honest, make a statement within playing group and bring in LDU only because its Richmond as the Reigning Prems.
Scott has the chance to put the needle on players that arent :-sic' playing their role.