Preview Tigers vs Kangas 7:40pm Saturday @ Metricon

[Karp3_dm]

last chance rioli... do something! Don’t think, DO!

 

[Bill Haverchuck]

Given how unsettled we have been this year i dont mind them going unchanged , hopefully a bit cohesion this week..

 

[STRUGGLETOWN EST1885]

rioli is actually dimma's child

Could Daniel please produce another game like he did against GWS in the 2017 PF. Maybe that's what Dimmas been banking on. But that was 3 years ago Dimma!

 

[Lsta062]

I've been thinking about a strategy that could help counter this "flood back against Richmond" tactic.


- Given we often like to kick it in long without really hitting up a forward 50 target (and likely cannot anyway due to the sheer numbers in our forward 50), when teams start the flood, you could park one tall forward fairly deep with two of the smaller players nearby. Park the other tall forward 5 to 15 metres in front of him, with the other two smaller players nearby.

- Back the talls to take a mark or at least get it to ground, then the smalls go to work. If the kick comes in deep enough, it goes to the deepest tall and his two smalls, with the higher tall and smalls to then look at pressuring exit options rather than the area with the ball. And then vice-versa, if the kick comes in less deep, to the higher tall and his smalls, the deeper set can then come up to provide assistance at the contest, or pressure exit options that are waiting out the back near the goals.

- While doing this, develop language where the tall can signal to his smalls that he isn't going to make it to the drop of the ball (eg. he is being man-handled and cannot get there). Then one of the smalls can attempt a speccy or something, anything, just to engage the spare defender who is about to take an easy intercept mark, and help the ball get to ground.

- Meanwhile, with the above tactic, our defenders will have set up to lock it into our 50, if indeed the ball comes out. Having employed the flood, you would think the opponent will have fewer players for our defenders to worry about as the ball comes out.

- Once the flood stops (eg. the opponent runs out of gas and cannot sustain the constant pushing back to mass-defend), revert back to a normal Richmond style.

- Further to this, we could start running it into 50 more and taking shots on goal. You have players like Dusty, Caddy, Short for example, who are all capable goal kickers from 50 metres or more. A miss is still better than an easy defensive mark from a long bomb into the 50. A shot at goal is better than a risky pass to half-forward where a turnover basically kills you. And best of all, a goal on the run from 40-60 looks good, and is a massive morale boost to the team; morale-sapping for the opponent.


- Lastly, I've noticed this season, after a behind, we're allowing teams to run it out of the goal square and kick it outside of 50. In the past we've locked them in and forced them to go short from the goal square to the pocket. Any reason we're allowing such an easy long exit after a behind you reckon??

I have no idea why they are. It's so much easier for the opposition defenders to take the ball out. My guess is that the work rate of our smalls has markedly reduced. They don't provide the pressure they used to given that we average 5 tackles per game. We used to like turning the ball over at the edge of the 50. Nowadays the opposition clears our defence much easier

 

[Lsta062]

Mason wood to kick 4

That guy's been kicking at least 2 on us every game since 2015

 

[VB_longneck]

Could Daniel please produce another game like he did against GWS in the 2017 PF. Maybe that's what Dimmas been banking on. But that was 3 years ago Dimma!

the ship has sailed

 

[STRUGGLETOWN EST1885]

Dimma on his best behaviour this week. Mrs Hardwick said so

 

[crackertiger]

I think Daniel is confused by his game day role. I hope Dimma lets him loose this week.

 

[DontArgue4]

He completed a full session during the week.

No he didnt, was in a moon boot

 

[RFCGloryJC]

Good to see.
No need for unnecessary changes.
Hope Castagna steps up and returns to form.

 

[Goshaa]

No he didnt, was in a moon boot

Wooooooshhh

 

[Punt rd end]

Umpires
Andrew Stephens (12), Nick Brown (13), Paul Rebeschini (31), Brent Wallace (33)

 

[STRUGGLETOWN EST1885]

Want to see us make a real statement early in this game. I see North have omitted their 2nd ruck Campbell so first bounce would love Big Ivan to run straight through Goldy to put them on the back foot.

 

[VB_longneck]

stack was s**t but 100 times better than anything rioli has produced this year

why is he in the side again ?


kissed on the dick

 

[VB_longneck]

last chance rioli... do something! Don’t think, DO!

last chance please

he could open up a fold up chair and sit down for 2 hours near the 50 metre line and they still won't drop him

 

[Goshaa]

If we can get the four points this weekend we will have Cotch, Astbury and a bit of momentum behind us for GWS.

 

[biaseddustyfan]

Umpires
Andrew Stephens (12), Nick Brown (13), Paul Rebeschini (31), Brent Wallace (33)

*en umps

 

[biaseddustyfan]

if oppo teams are gonna flood back we should just kick it around in our halfback line all day. take the absolute piss

 

[VB_longneck]

If we can get the four points this weekend we will have Cotch, Astbury and a bit of momentum behind us for GWS.

we're gonna get coronavirus anyway cos they are making us play the last game in nsw

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

Rioli has more lives than a cat.

 

[Rubber Hips]

fu**en umps

Ploughs son....

 

[Phar Ace]

Cloke.....bwahahahahahaha

cloak maybe?

Little play on words......

 

[Royce Hafey]

Cloke.....bwahahahahahaha

cloak maybe?

Well Travis Cloke was pretty invisible towards the end of his career.

 

[The Mighty]

Feels like this spud plays his one good game a year against us

He does !!

$%#&#$$^$%^& campaigner becomes Malcolm Blight once a year versus the Tigers.

 

[Royce Hafey]

if oppo teams are gonna flood back we should just kick it around in our halfback line all day. take the absolute piss

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