Game Day Practice Match vs Collingwood

[GoTigers2015]

18 AFL players named in the team (with 5 players out injured Houli, Rance, Caddy, Grigg and Miller).

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-03-28/vfl-tigers-to-face-pies-in-curtain-raiser

The VFL Tigers will round out their pre-season campaign this afternoon with a curtain raiser clash against the Pies at the Swinburne Centre.

The last of four practice matches, the game will kick off at 4.00pm, with Tigerland’s gates opening at 3.30pm.

Plenty of AFL-listed Tigers will suit up for the clash, including Noah Balta, Jacob Townsend, Ryan Garthwaite, Jack Ross and Liam Baker.

With activities for the whole family, as well as food trucks and a bar, come and support the team before heading over to the ‘G for tonight's Richmond v Collingwood blockbuster.

Richmond v Northern Blues VFL practice match
Thursday, March 28
Swinburne Centre, Punt Road Oval
Gates open: 3.30pm
First bounce: 4.00pm

B Patrick Naish, Ryan Garthwaite, Liam Baker
HB Sydney Stack, Connor Menadue, Derek Eggmolesse-Smith
C Luke English, Jacob Townsend, Fraser Turner
HF Jack Ross, Noah Balta, Jake Aarts
F Callum Moore, Callum Coleman-Jones, Ivan Soldo
Foll Mabior Chol, Riley Collier-Dawkins, Shai Bolton
I/C Steve Morris, James Fletcher, Jacob Ballard, Charlie Thompson, Tom Silvestro, Hugh Beasley, Daniel Coffield, Lewis Diggins, Blake Grewar, Nick Baltas
Emg Lachlan Street, Brenton Credlin

The VFL Tigers will open their 2019 season with a Friday night match against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium on April 5 at 7.30pm.

 

[parmy2balmey]

balta at chf. thought he was dropped to play back

 

[Zoom]

Anywhere we can stream this?

 

[Towna]

Can we have this back on the main board? Not much activity in here as there previously was

 

[THE_GUN]

Clearly nobody home here

 

[captain blood 17]

CCJ and Ballard have scored majors. Currently up 14-1 (courtesy of Twitter).

 

[_RT_]

Tigers 3.2.20
Pies 0.1.1

Balta playing CHB. Chol Moore CCJ up forward. Towner playing midfield with Ross and RCD. Menadue getting a few touches and looked quite composed.

 

[DontArgue4]

Tigers 3.2.20
Pies 0.1.1

Balta playing CHB. Chol Moore CCJ up forward. Towner playing midfield with Ross and RCD. Menadue getting a few touches and looked quite composed.

Balta looking good back?

 

[RockJobster0312]

Q1 just done. I missed the first part of the game.

Quick observations - we aren’t giving the Pies any time and space. More than a few HTB decisions as a result.

Ball movement I50 isn’t fluent. Pies getting numbers back.

Like our tackling intent. Going at the body. A great tackle laid by Stack and Balta.

Liked Menadues game, trying to take it on. However, the space and time he is getting to make decisions won’t be there at AFL level.

Liked Ross’s game. Nothing stand out-ish, just right place right time sort of stuff.

RCD has been okay. Can see why he could be a gun. It’s the nuances such as body position, when and how to use his frame around stoppages etc that he isn’t as developed as Ross et al.

Baker been good. CCJ been good - more nimble than I thought.

Turner looks like he has the ability to hit a target. Been left alone a lot on the wing.

Garth been general like. Last man back. Fitness wise seems good compared to Balta who seemed to be blowing a bit that quarter. Neither has really been under pressure as the ball has lived more in Richmond’s half. Poor I50 entry for Pies have helped.

 

[Wacko23Jacko]

Gee how lucky are we to have CCJ developing in the twos

Him and nank will be a force!! So fit looks a million bucks this season moving v well

 

[Michaels]

 

[Michaels]

Balta looking good back?

 

[Michaels]

 

[Lsta062]

Shai’s been excellent! What a leap!

 

[Roksman]

Heading down shortly, hopefully catch the whole 2nd half

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Stack is an angry little man just needs to tone it down a little bit.Agression needs to be at the ball not the man he gave away some silly frees that 2Q

 

[RockJobster0312]

Q2 done and I’ve had to tap out.

That quarter Pies kicked three straight, but for the most part were against the grain and certainly not fluent. Two were from crumbs after an aerial contest which must not be pleasing for Fly.

The few times Pies got the ball forward was from (imo) dubious free kicks against. Not necessarily howlers, but those I think wouldn’t be called most times (from my vantage point at least).

After Q1 where Pies had no time and space due to our pressure, I expected them to possess the ball a bit more and be more methodical moving it forward. This occurred only twice by my count. Credit to the intent but also the structure defensively.

Out of CCJ, Marbs and Soldo that all rucked, Soldo got more taps. But for mine didn’t do enough with it. CCJ on the other hand had a few nice taps to advantage. Soldo seems to make space tap it but doesn’t co-ordinate with mids well enough and so resulted in a hack kick forward or another stoppage.

Thought Bolton was good throughout that quarter, running through the middle. Didn’t get his hands on it a ton, but was creative when he got it. Made a few really good decisions.

I like Naish’s Q2. Linked up well and used the ball relatively well on either side. He probably had it the same amount of times and in similar positions to Morro, but used it better. Think the VFL is a level and style that won’t promote his abilities like the AFL will.

Towno looks like an added addition to the inside mid brigade. Did some nice things, and ask has retained some of that forward nous.

Stack and Egg-Smith look like good players. Eggy more advanced, but Stack seems the more likely type. Think Stack transitions into a wing or midfield role by the end of the season.

Garth and Noah only had one real contest. It was Garth who spoiled, put pressure on and then professionally saw the ball out of bounds. We are still playing a structured defence meaning that when Goldsack led up to the ball (only lead up I can remember hit from either side) it was Egg-Smith who took over as it was around the 50m arc after a stoppage.

All in all, great pressure, great I’m the contest, great structures. Pretty dominant performance.

Any questions for the half I saw, fire away.

 

[juss]

Score? Great updates guys keep them coming.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Soldo sells some candy and kicks it out on the full

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Naish disposal has been terrible this Q turned it over 2 or 3 timed
Pies goal 65 - 35 they are doing all the attacking

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Ross streaming through the middle 45m lace out to Moore and goal 73-35

 

[NimFromSudan]

Garth done for the day. Ice on left quad. Copped a corkie going back with the flight at the start of the third qtr. Hobbled on for about 10 mins before he came to the bench and they iced it about five mins after that.

 

[Cdog71]

Garth done for the day. Ice on left quad. Copped a corkie going back with the flight at the start of the third qtr. Hobbled on for about 10 mins before he came to the bench and they iced it about five mins after that.

I mean
Thanks for the update

 

[Shazza_]

Garth done for the day. Ice on left quad. Copped a corkie going back with the flight at the start of the third qtr. Hobbled on for about 10 mins before he came to the bench and they iced it about five mins after that.

corkie

 

[Charlie Pannam]

73-42 thanks to some questionable umpiring
Naish is getting enough of it but butchering it
Towna excellent
Nice bit of play early in the Q by Ross streaming through the middle and hitting up Moore wth a 45m bullet resulted in a snag