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Crows on top of the ladder? Looks pretty realistic

I think you jinxed them. Lost 2 in a row and dropped out of the 8 already.

 

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Caddy has reached each milestone of his career so far at different clubs, making his debut with Gold Coast, reaching his 50th game with Geelong, and he will play his 100th against the Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium for his third club.
He was a surprise acquisition for Richmond during last year's NAB AFL Trade Period after being raised in talks over former Tiger Brett Deledio, and he has formed an instant bond with Hardwick.

The 24-year-old said he had viewed the Tigers positively as an opposition player and knew that off-season changes would get the club back on track in 2017.
"To be honest, I didn't think Richmond were on the verge of being the next premiership favourites," Caddy told AFL.com.au.
"But I did think if things changed up a little bit and with some fresh new faces, like Neil Balme coming into the club and a few other things, that we could have a successful year.
"I was probably a lot more optimistic than other people, and I think most players view Richmond a little bit differently than the public does and the media."​

 

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Round 12 – Jun 12 - MCG

RECPAP
A MAGNIFICENT performance from Dustin Martin helped keep Richmond's faint finals hopes alive with a 17-point win against Gold Coast at the MCG on Sunday afternoon.
Gold Coast's three-pronged forward line of Tom Lynch, Peter Wright and Sam Day looked dangerous, with Lynch particularly effective. Gold Coast led by three goals after Matthew Rosa bagged a goal but, led by Martin, the Tigers fought back in a see-sawing contest.

GOLD Coast defender Kade Kolodjashnij was knocked out and stretchered off the ground early in the third quarter after copping a knee to the head from Richmond's Sam Lloyd.

Kolidjashnij receiving help from the trainer

BEST PERFORMERS:

Richmond: Martin, Cotchin, Rance, Grigg, Edwards, Deledio, Griffiths
Gold Coast: Ablett, Lynch, Rosa, Rischitelli, Nicholls, May

WHO WINS

The Suns look to have a slight advantage against the Tigers on paper.
Both sides have suffered losses to Adelaide and Melbourne but also won against Sydney and Fremantle.
The loss of Dion Prestia to the Richmond midfield and the fact this game is played at Metricon Stadium has us tipping the Suns, but we’re expecting a close game.
Gold Coast has lost the services of Tom Nicholls due to suspension for striking and will need to look elsewhere for ruck options.
It’s anyone’s game but with it being a Gold Coast home game, where going to give them the slight advantage to take out the win.

MARGIN: Gold Coast 12 to 18 points

THE ONLY HOPE

Coming off a bye week the Tigers should be fresh and raring to go.
If they can maintain a full 4 quarters of footy without any lapses they should be well within reach to win the game.

 

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ROUND 6 TEAM SELECTION

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MATCH DAY

Q1
We were expecting a tight and close game and that’s exactly how the first quarter played out. Richmond looked to make an early move but a Daniel Rioli shot at goal sailed wide and just registered a behind. It would take 11 minutes of play before the first goal was scored. Pearce Hanley for the Suns took that honour. The Tigers would go on the attack as Trent Cotchin bobbed up to crumb and kick Richmonds first major. Jarrod Witts responded for Gold Coast to get back in front 17 minutes in. Anthony Miles was rested forward and quickly had 2 goals to his name as the Tigers got back the lead 22 minutes in. It looked as though that would be how the quarter would finish but a free kick and 50-metre penalty given away by Dylan Grimes gifted Jack Martin with a goal to get the Suns back to within a point.

Tigers lead by 1 point.

Q2
The Suns had the breeze at their backs to start the second term and Tom Lynch took advantage of the extra help kicking a long bomb to get the lead back. First Gamer Shai Bolton showed why the Tigers recruited him as he snagged an impressive goal from the boundary to snatch the lead again.
From there though it was all Gold Coast. They shut down Richmonds scoring and got on a roll themselves to add 3 unanswered goals. Aaron Hall started the run with his first. Peter Wright getting on the scorecard and Aaron Hall finished it off with his second. Gold Coast with 9 scoring shots to 2 in a dominant second term.

Gold Coast leading by 26

Q3
It was looking as though the Suns were about to blow this match open as Touk Miller gaoled 3 minutes in to give the Suns 4 unanswered goals and a 32 point lead. Frustration setting in up in the Tigers coaching box and out on the field the player movements were happening left right and centre. Richmond dropping back a spare defender slowed down the Suns attack and managed to score through Nick Vlastuin to stop the rot. Richmond were able to stop the Suns attack and slowly turn the tide of possession in their favour. After a 15 minute lul in scoring Sam Lloyd found a way to sink a bomb from just inside 50 to give the Tigers back to back goals since the first quarter, dropping the margin to 20 points. It didn’t stop there for the Tigers as Jacob Townsend pulled off a double in stoppage time, giving Richmond 4 straight to end the term.

Gold Coast lead by 6 points

Q4
Richmond started the 4th quarter looking dangerous and on the attack.
Daniel Rioli had 2 chances to score but failed to fire in the opening minutes. Gold Coast seemed to lift in their intensity and wrestled back the control of the game. Pearce Hanley kicking 2 goals just minutes apart, helping the Suns push the lead back out to 16 points. The Tigers didn’t give though, up as Shai Bolton kicked his second career goal to keep the Tigers within 2 kicks of the lead. The Tigers would waste another couple of chances to goal as time started to tick on. Gary Ablett would wind back the clock as he stormed through the pack to Kick a goal.
Gold Coast with a flurry of attacks in the later stages of the match missed 3 chances to seal the game before Gary Ablett popped up again to score with what could be the winning goal. Richmond pushed hard but with time running out it wasn’t looking to go their way. Sam Lloyd on the end of a late surge forward kicking the final goal of the game as the Tigers fall short away from home.

Gary Ablett celebrating the match winning goal

Gold Coast winning by 18 points.

INTERVIEW

Dimma, It was a pretty close game for the most part. You got back within arms reach at 3 quarter time but fell away. Where was the match lost?

“There were a number of factors today that compiled into the result. We lost the outside battle, Touk Miller and Michael Barlow were superb. We couldn’t stop them. I rotated a lot of players on them but we couldn’t slow their influence. 69 disposals between them and 23 of their 63 inside 50 count. Our defence gave away 13 free kicks and I think 3 of those resulted in goals. Our Full Forward had just one disposal and was never in the game. It’s hard to win any game of football when things add up like that.”

As you said Jack had just one disposal. His forms been down all season so far. What can you do to turn it around?

“His confidence is down. We thought he could play through the slump and find form, but it hasn’t translated. It’s a tough call with a player of his calibre, but a stint in the VFL is looking more likely. We can’t support that, when we’ve been struggling to score as it is.”

Josh Caddy playing in his 100th game. How did you feel he went?

“I think he’d like to forget this milestone pretty quickly. So far its been his worst performance for us. You’re allowed bad games, but when the moment is yours, I think you’d like to have more of an impact than 7 disposals.​

 

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Round 4 2016 – April 15th – Domain Stadium

RECAP
A BLISTERING opening half from West Coast set up a crushing 68-point win over Richmond, a result certain to send the Tigers into further turmoil.
The Eagles celebrated the 30th anniversary of their first AFL game on Friday night in style, winning 18.17 (125) to 9.3 (57) at Domain Stadium.
The game was played almost exclusively in the Eagles' forward half in the opening term, as their pressure and precision ball use punished the Tigers time and time again as the visitors failed to run it out of defence by either hand or foot.

BEST PERFORMERS
West Coast: Shuey, Yeo, Gaff, McGovern, Darling, Naitanui
Richmond: Rance, Riewoldt, Cotchin, Martin, Lloyd

WHO WINS

West Coast look clear winners this week. The Tigers are lacking in the ruck and up forward with options to take on the Eagles head on. The Tiger defence continues to do a good job but faced with the likes of Darling, Kennedy and LeCras who are all capable of kicking big scores they may be stretched a bit too thin this week. Defensively, The Eagles should be able to contain a forward line that has been struggling to kick winnable scores. Rumours of Jack Riewoldt being sent back to the VFL only makes it worse.

MARGIN: West coast by 36+

THE ONLY HOPE

The Tigers have better odds buying a lotto ticket.
It’s going to be a very tough game for the Tigers and there is very little hope of a win without some voodoo magic.
If they can get a key forward to kick 10 goals they’ll be in with a shot, but the form and display we’ve seen so far that’s far from likely.
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MATCH REPORT

Q1
Richmond needed some luck on their side, but they weren’t afforded any. Ben Lennon going down 2 minutes into the game with a suspected broken leg. Nick Vlastuin would open the scoring after Lennon was taking from the field. West Coast would put the pedal to the floor and control the better part of the quarter. Goals to Josh Kennedy, Nic Naitanui and Jack Darling quickly got them out to a nice lead. It was all one-way traffic for the Eagles but they failed to fire adding 4 behinds before Ryan Garthwaite (Who was sent forward) kicked the Tigers first goal. The Eagles wouldn’t let up on the pressure as they piled on another 3 goals. Jamie Cripps would get 2 with Jack Darling picking up the other. West Coast adding another 2 behinds before Connor Menadue would get the Tigers third goal on the verge of the quarter time siren.

Eagles leading by 24

Ben Lennon in pain moments after the game started

Q2
Down by 4 goals, the Tigers needed a fast start and Ryan Garthwaite got them on track as the Tigers goaled first in the second. West Coasts pressure around the ball was immense and much like the first quarter, they were scoring in waves. They added another 3 straight goals with Luke Shuey, Jack Darling and Sam Mitchell all scoring to push the lead out to 34 points. Richmond found another gear and began a scoring drive of their own. Corey Ellis bagging his first of the year. Richmond had chances to attack the scoreboard but missed 2, until Corey Ellis settled to get his second. West Coast taking back control once more put up another 3 straight with Luke Shuey kicking 2 and Jamie Cripps getting the other to restore the 30+ point lead. With another swing in momentum, Richmond would have 4 scoring chances in a matter of a few minutes but could only put 2 of those away. Jacob Townsend and Josh Caddy making the most of their shots before the halftime siren sounded.

Eagles leading by 25

Q3
West Coast had clear intentions of trying to seal the win in the third quarter. They went on the attack from the first bounce but wasted the opportunity to goal. Jamie Cripps making up for it after Richmond failed to clear it far enough from defence. Jack Darling was taken from the field after getting a head knock in a contest. He was taken off for a concussion test but later resurfaced in the jacket and was taking no further part. The Tigers tried to use the loss of Darling and the Eagles re-shuffle to their advantage going inside 50 several times. Ryan Garthwaite and Corey Ellis both scored getting the margin back under 20 points. It would short lived though as Josh Kennedy kicked truly after a gifted free kick to restore the halftime lead. Sam Lloyd out positioned Shannon Hurn to score his first goal of the game as the lead again dipped under 20 points. West Coast would continue to wrestle back control in the see-saw battle and Jamie Cripps rewarded his side with a goal just in stoppage time. Richmond having the last chance to score before the siren but missed bringing the quarter to a close.

Eagles lead by 24 points.

Jack Darling treated for concussion and took no further part

Q4
It was make or break for Richmond in the final term. West Coast holding them at arm’s length all match, but unable to pull away. Richmond were close enough to take the win if they could get keep momentum. As it started the Tigers hit hard and fast. Failing to fire on the first attempt Josh Caddy would kick a goal to bring the margin down to 17 points. West Coast tried to respond but missed their chance as the Tigers rebounded and harassed their forwards. Unable to get a goal from their next 2 attempts Josh Caddy stepped up for his second in the quarter and when Sam Lloyd scored inside the next minute, Richmond was just 4 points away from the lead. It would be as close as the Tigers would get though as West Coast fired back with Elliot Yeo getting a double to settle things down. Malcolm Karpany made it 3 straight for the Eagles as we entered the halfway point of the term. The margin back out to 23 points. The Tigers wouldn’t tire and tried valiantly to win the game. They stopped the Eagles from scoring and pushed into attack. however, they were low on opportunities and the 2 they got before the final siren went wayward. Leaving heavy heads on the field in a game turned out to be a great contest.

Eagles winning by 21 points.

INTERVIEW

Back to back losses in games you’ve gotten close to winning. That must hurt the teams confidence not being able to get the job done?

“To be fair, We weren’t expected to get close enough to win this game.
I thought this was our best performance so far this season. They got away from us in the first quarter, but we showed great resilience to stay with them and as you say get close enough to be in a winning position. It just didn’t fall our way today.
There wasn’t much between the two sides on the stat sheet. Biggest differential was +13 inside 50s to the Eagles. We out marked them by 26, Won the possession count by 17. So we controlled enough of the play. They were just better. There’s plenty to be pleased about. We just weren’t good enough today to get a result.


Was there anything you weren’t pleased with?

“We gave away too many defensive free kicks. I think 7 in total in the back half. Again some of those resulted in goals for the opposition and that’s just too easy to give them those kinds of scoring opportunities. When we have to work so hard for ours. ​

Our scoring efficiency was really good. Went at 53%, so a little over ever second inside 50 we created a score. What was poor was our accuracy. Only hitting 50% of our shots. Most would say that’s pretty decent, but the good sides are going around 60% and that’s proving to be enough to win games. We need to be more consistent and try to hit those targets.​

Dustin Martin had some kind of game today 46 possessions, 19 marks and 9 inside 50’s. It must be pleasing to see hit some form?

“It is. He was due for a breakout game. He’s played ok so far but didn’t really stamp his name on the game at any stage. It’s a good change of scenery to see him play at the level we believe he’s capable of. Probably the main reason we were in any position to win the game too. ​

I’d be shocked if he didn’t get the 3 votes this week. Even though we lost no one played anywhere his level out there today. He should be proud of that performance despite the result.”​

Any word on Ben Lennon and the Injury?

“He’s broken his ankle. Really unfortunate for him. With Jacks form slump, Ben had a real chance to prove his worth in the forward line and try to cement a spot. He was unlucky to have been dropped after round 1, but his VFL form didn’t warrant a return either from a goal scoring point of view.​

He’s going to miss 2 months of football, depending on how well he recovers he might be waiting until the later stage of the season for another shot.​

 

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ROUND 7 RESULTS

 

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Round 16 Saturday, July 09

THE WESTERN Bulldogs survived an almighty scare from a gallant Richmond to escape with a 10-point win at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night that catapulted them back inside the top four. On a day when fellow top-four contender Greater Western Sydney was upset by Collingwood, the Bulldogs seemed set to suffer a similar fate when they trailed by 14 points midway through the third term. But Jake Stringer then shook off a slow start to kick four second-half goals, including three in the final term, that lifted the Dogs to a 12.13 (85) to 11.9 (75) win.

BEST PERFORMERS:

Western Bulldogs: Boyd, Hunter, Bontempelli, Stringer, Wood, Suckling
Richmond: Martin, Cotchin, Rance, Edwards, Vlastuin, Hampson, Markov

WHO WINS

The reigning premiers have gotten off to a good start in 2017 picking up 5 wins from 7 games so far.
They have some injuries concerns though, with Johannisen and Roughead missing from their line-up. Sydney easily accounted for the Doggies last week and the Tigers would hold the belief they can take this game after solid performances against Sydney and West coast in recent rounds. Although losing to West Coast last round, It was one of their better performances of the year and could help them come out on top.

Richmond to win in a close game


MARGIN:

12 to 18 points.


THE ONLY HOPE

If the Bulldogs can display the class that got them the premiership last season they should be able to win. They will need to play well and not let the Tigers get on top in the midfield. With how decent the Tigers have been defending, The dogs will need to make the most of their scoring attempts.
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ROUND 8

The Western Bulldogs have picked up their 6th win of the season beating Richmond by 25 points at Etihad Stadium.
It was a fast firing Doggies outfit, that at times had the Tigers running in circles. As they quickly got out to a 25 point lead at quarter time.
Richmond matching the dogs on the stats sheet but struggled to make their opportunities count as they messed around with the ball inside 50.

"It was a frustrating start to the match for us. We had more of the ball and got into attack enough times, but we seemed to be looking for that extra possession before taking a shot and they Dogs caught us out and made us pay for it."

Dale Morris was taken from the ground late in the first term with a fractured jaw, but it didn't do anything but spur on the Bulldogs, who came out even hungrier in the second quarter. The Dogs flying out to a 59 point lead early in the term before Richmond could score thier first goal of the quarter 15 minutes in. Still playing around with the ball inside 50, A frustrated Damien Hardwick made some structure changes and Richmond started hitting the scoreboard. The Tigers would come on in the second half winning both terms, but the Bulldogs accuracy on goal kept the Tigers from storming away and allowed the Dogs to hold on for the win by 25 points.

In just his second game Shai Bolton was a standout for Richmond along with Dustin Martin and Dylan Grimes who battled hard.
Sam Lloyd and Ryan Garthwaite will be rueing their missed opportunities in front of goal. Lloyd finishing with 2.4 and Garthwaite 3.3

"Lloyd was pretty good up forward for the most part. Took 21 marks, 27 disposals and 7 inside 50's. I was upset that he didn't take the game on. He was one of the main players looking to pass it off rather than taking a shot and I kind of wish he was more selfish. He could of have had a big game. Bolton was brilliant for a young guy. 24 disposals and 4 tackles inside 50. Hopefully, he can repeat that form. Garthwaite has been a good experiment. We thought he was going to be more of a defensive player but he's been a good target up forward and hit the scoreboard in the last 2 games."

David King
Let's take a look at where Richmond lost the game.

It was there ball use inside 50 that effectively cost them the game.
They went inside 44 times (just 4 less than the doggies) but had a poor 42.9% goal conversion.
Nowhere near good enough at this level. They scored from 64% of their inside 50 entries, which is up there with the best sides this season. but they need to turn more of those into goals if they want to improve.

Brad Johnson

They did do a lot of things right and we'll touch on what was good for them.

They controlled the ball through the air well. +27 in marks across the ground, 20 of those were un contested. So they're good at clearing the area and finding space.

They went harder at the ball at ground level +12 more in contested possessions which shows they're willing to work hard at the contest.

Defensively they've been good too. +14 on rebound 50's, so they've been able to cut off attacks and turn them into forward movements of their own.

There's a lot of positives to take away from the game. They just need to find better ways to score.

WHERE ARE THEY AT?

Brad Johnson
It's struggle street for the Tigers.
2 wins from 7 games and a long way off from being final contenders.
They're on par to repeat last years start where they were 2 and 6 after 8 games.
It doesn't get any easier for them this weekend coming as they take on ladder leaders Geelong.
Hardwicks going to pretty nervous in coming weeks if they can't tun this around.

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LAST TIME THEY MET

· ROUND 21 - AUG 14, 2016 MCG

GEELONG stormed home with six goals to one in the final quarter to defeat an unlucky Richmond by four points in a thriller at the MCG on Sunday.
The Houdini-like escape kept the Cats’ top-four aspirations on track and set it up for a premiership tilt.
After kicking just four goals in the first three-quarters, despite dominating the inside 50s, the Cats came alight in the final quarter, playing on at all costs and turning the game on its head.

BEST PERFORMERS:

Richmond: Rance, Martin, Lloyd, Houli, Grigg, Ellis, T.Hunt
Geelong: J.Selwood, S.Selwood, Dangerfield, Guthrie, Menegola, McCarthy

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WHO WINS

The Cats just look too good. Their form has been outstanding, with the exception of a slip up against Melbourne. Where the lost by 1 point. They’re on top of the ladder for a reason and the Tigers are going to have their work cut out trying to keep the scoreline respectable.

MARGIN:

At least 6 goals

THE ONLY HOPE

Richmond can take some value out of the game if they can keep the loss under 36 points. It would take a miracle for them to win against the cats, However, the Demons showed the Cats aren’t invincible.

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The weather didn’t turn up for the contest and we were surprised to see the roof open at Etihad.
Despite the Tigers poor form fans turned out in droves as 49 thousand fans filled the seats.
They weren’t to be disappointed as Richmond put up a great first quarter performance to lead by 12 points at the first break.

“We got away well in the first quarter. Broke even with disposals, but we won the clearances and found space to take 11 more uncontested marks. That really helped us control the tempo and dictate terms.”

Richmond continued to push hard in the second term and had the Cats caught out by their attack and tempo. Geelongs defence tightened and although the Tigers went inside 50 17 times to 9 they could manage just 1 goal for the quarter. The Cats would make the most of their limited chances picking up 2 goals to drag the margin back to 8 points at halftime.

“I was a little disappointed with our ball use in the forward half during the second term. We controlled a lot of the play but squandered our opportunities. Played around with the ball too much when we should have just focused on scoring.”

Richmonds scoring trouble would continue in the third quarter as they added just 1.4 for the term. Geelong, who was not having the match go their way, made better use of limited chances to kick 3 goals in the quarter and score were level as we entered the final break.

Patrick Dangerfield was taken from the field with a suspected knee injury. He was cleared of and ACL but was to take no more part in the contest. A real blow for the Cats who were struggling around the ball.

Huge blow for the cats as Dangerfield coule miss the rest of the year.

“It was frustrating having worked so hard to control most of the game, We kept letting ourselves down in front of goal. You never want to see anyone get hurt, but when Paddy went down, I thought we had a real chance to win the game”

The lead changed twice in the opening 10 minutes of play as a highly contested 4th quarter was on show. Richmond held onto a 4 point lead for 10 minutes before getting out to 16 points as stoppage time ticked on. Geelong would score with just minutes remaining and had a chance to get within 4 points but failed to make it count. Richmond with an upset held onto a 9 point lead for their 3rd win of the season.

“It was a great battle, We fought hard for 4 quarters and found a way to win. It wasn’t high scoring and we both had trouble with our efficiency inside 50. They (Geelong) were probably frustrated during the final term, gave away 15 free kicks which gave us the opportunity to slow play down and control the ball. Very pleased with the performance today”

Jason Dunstall: That didn't turn out how we all expected it to. Full credit to the Tigers on that win. Let's take a look at where the Tigers got the job done.

Brad Johnson: Richmond simply beat them at their own game. They Dominated the clearances +22, even with losing the hit out count. They simply read the ball better and fed off the Cats tap work.

David King: They followed up on their good work around the ground, finding space with +19 uncontested marks +26 in total.
For one of the first times this season, They went up in the inside 50 count +12, so there attacking movements going forward where connecting well.

Dermott Brereton: All of that is good, but Richmond really could have won this game by a bigger margin. Their scoring efficiency was only 33% this week. Probably their worst yet. Geelongs accuracy went at 61%, the Tigers were still well down going at 52%.
I'm not convinced they've turned the corner yet. We need to see that conversion % get a bit higher still.
They should be proud of the win, but still plenty to improve on.

Jason Dunstall: Ralphy, any news from the game we might have missed?

John Ralph: Yeah there was.
Shaun Grigg could be in some strife with the MRP. He was reported for stomping during the game, but depending on how they grade it. It should just be a fine in my opinion.
Sticking with the Tigers, Anthony Miles was also reported. He was picked up for kneeing. Again it will come down to the MRP view as the grading but he should get off.
Mabior Chol copped a knock to the face in the third quarter. He played out the game, but reports are coming in he has a fractured jaw and will miss 3 weeks.
And probably the biggest news story of the game. Patrick Dangerfield will miss 14 weeks with a knee PCL injury. The Brownlow medalist will have his work cut out to return to full fitness if he's to help the Cats come September.
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Richmond Take on Brisbane at the MCG this weekend.

13th placed Richmond take on 14th placed Brisbane
Both sides not making much happen to start the 2017 season, but you'd be more upset with that being a Tigers supporter than a Lions one.
Brisbane have the 2 wins and would probably have liked 1 more to give the season start a pass mark.
They'll be up against it this week though, with the Tigers starting to look a bit more solid across the ground and on the back of a good win against Geelong.

Dane Beams and Ryan Lester will be missing from the selection table for Brisbane with injuries.
Richmond will be without Ben Lennon, Daniel Butler, Mabior Chol (all injured) and Jason Castagna still serving suspension

WHO WINS

Tigers should be good enough. Coming off the win from Geelong last week they should be in high spirits.
They look a little stronger across the board but we expect the Lions to put up a fight.

MARGIN:

Tigers by 25 points.


THE ONLY HOPE

Flashbacks of the match against the Bulldogs where the Tigers wasted chances to score by overuse. Brisbane, if they can be clean and precise will have a chance to create an upset.

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ROUND 10 REPORT

The Tigers have won back to back games for the first time this season with a 33 point victory over Brisbane at the MCG.
Richmond got out of the blocks quickly in the first term, but accuracy let them down in front of goal as they added 4 behinds to their 3 goals and had to settle for a 14 point lead at the end of the term. Connor Menadue took a shot to the face but was left out on the ground. Playing with some extreme discomfort he was later removed during the second term and took no further part.

Connor Menadue just moments before being collected

"It was pretty even end to end going inside 50. We both had 11 entries in the first term. Our conversion rate was a little down on where we wanted it. Going at 43%. With 7 scoring shots from 11 inside 50%, it was a good opportunity to get out to a nice lead but we just couldn't get it done."

The Lions would keep the Tigers on their in the second term, going in harder at the ball and tackling ferociously. They took the Tigers on with run and carry but again found it tough to score from their opportunities adding just another 1.3 for the Term. Richmond just proving themselves to be better, although getting less scoring chances added 2.1 to push the margin out slightly at half time.

" To their credit, they got on top of us defensively in the second term. We still won the inside 50 count, Getting 15 for the quarter but only creating scoring chances from 20% of those. Brisbane started to work us out and we needed to find away to get back ontop."

The Lions would rue missed opportunities in the third term as they controlled much of the quarter but couldn't find a way to translate that on the scoreboard. Richmond with only 6 inside 50's for the quarter would go at 100% conversion scoring 3.3 to outscore the Lions and give themselves a 25 point lead going into the final term.
Brisbane continued to show they're capable of playing good footy, but again failed to dominate the scoreboard. they could only convert 17% of their scoring opportunities kicking a disappointing 1.5 for the quarter. Richmond slamming home 3 quick goals in the opening minutes ensured they had a winnable lead. Brisbane controlling the later half of the term but failed to make Richmond accountable losing by 33 points.

"It didn't go our way on the stats sheet in most areas after the first quarter. the second and fourth quarter were good for our conversion stats, but we only had 7 scoring shots combined for those quarters. I did expect an easier game and a bigger margin, but the Lions never really let us get up to full speed. Give them a season or two (at this rate) and they'll be winning many games of football."

Jacob Townsend was dominate up forward for the Tigers, He put on a bit of a display as he bagged 4 goals for the match.
Anthony Miles put up his best game so far for the year with 25 disposals, 19 marks and a goal.
Sam Lloyd picked up his work rate from last week. Finishing with 23 disposals, 17 marks and 2 goals.
Trent Cotchin, Nick Vlastuin and Dustin Martin rounded out Richmonds best 5.

For The Lions, H.McCluggage was superb playing out on the wing, A. Christensen doing a similar job on the other side as they gave the Tigers headaches at times. L.Taylor, S.Martin and T.Cutler rounding out their best 5 for the day.
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WHO WINS

Carltons season hasn't started out very well. Winless until round 8, where they picked up a 3 point win over Fremantle (who are also struggling this season). Their second win came over the Sydney Swans last week in a thrilling upset by 1 point. Patrick Cripps (40 touches) and Jack Silvani (5 Goals) doing enough to hold on as Sydney kicked 7 goals to 3 in the final term narrowly losing by the closest of margins.

Richmond is coming off back to wins, Defeating Geelong and Brisbane. Although not a convincing win against the Lions, the Tigers have been playing reasonably well against better opposition and would be considering themselves better than the Blues this week.

Richmond has 5 players missing with injury and Jason Castagna still with 1 week left of his suspension to deal with. They’ll be welcomed by the return of Dion Prestia from a broken collar bone and Jayden short, who is a chance to return this week also.

Even with Injury woes, we’re backing the Tigers to get the job done


MARGIN:

Richmond by 18


THE ONLY HOPE

if Carlton can replicate their form over Sydney and maintain it for four quarters they’ll be just as good a chance of getting a win.​

 

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