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Prediction 2022 Flag Will Be Our Sweetest
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Just a reminder that the last time we played the shiteating, scumsucking, sniping, whinging, gutless dog campaigner handbaggers, we didn't have Cotch, Balta, Cumbo, Sonsie, Miller, and they sniped Prestia early in the match. We had Soldo taking up bench space for 51% of the game, we had Clarke on debut, we had Ralphsmith, we had Gibcus on Cameron at times. They got 26 frees to 13, which won't happen in a final, and we lost by 3 points.
We might lose Grimes and Graham from that game for a prelim, and they might gain Diverflop (at least for a half until he vanishes into thin air) and Gary Rohahahahaha...no, seriously Gary Rohahahahahahahaha...ah, I can't do it. That useless ranga.
The semi final against Sydney or Melbourne will be our toughest challenge. Get past that and we can all schedule an RDO for Monday the 26th.
We might lose Grimes and Graham from that game for a prelim, and they might gain Diverflop (at least for a half until he vanishes into thin air) and Gary Rohahahahaha...no, seriously Gary Rohahahahahahahaha...ah, I can't do it. That useless ranga.
The semi final against Sydney or Melbourne will be our toughest challenge. Get past that and we can all schedule an RDO for Monday the 26th.
We really should have beaten them earlier in the yr up there.
You make a very sensual argument.
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When we beat Geelong in the finals, I have my post for the Geelong board ready.....
"As a Richmond fan, today's win helps with the heartache of our last minute loss in round 1 of the AFLW".
"As a Richmond fan, today's win helps with the heartache of our last minute loss in round 1 of the AFLW".
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Hope we get to play Melbourne next week. Would be nice to get to a final 
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Shouldn't he be flopping forward in a textbook somersault with pike?
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Mans unnatural habitat is water.Dangers kicking is very unnatural unlike his flopping.
No better way to take the Title than to beat the Title holder on the way to doing it ourselves.Hope we get to play Melbourne next week. Would be nice to get to a final
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Melbourne at home should destroy Sydney easily. Good that they end up on the other side of the draw. They've got their form back and won't be an easy match up for us.
Geelong v Collingwood should be a cracker. I wonder if they'll pull that stunt with their little bell again. I mean we mock Collingwood for being feral bogans but the Geelong supporters are going to cop it both barrels.
Brisbane are in shit form at the moment and we should win by 5 or 6 goals but still have to do the hard work first.
Geelong v Collingwood should be a cracker. I wonder if they'll pull that stunt with their little bell again. I mean we mock Collingwood for being feral bogans but the Geelong supporters are going to cop it both barrels.
Brisbane are in shit form at the moment and we should win by 5 or 6 goals but still have to do the hard work first.
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Is this the Tigers’ last dance? No way, says triple-premiership star
Triple-premiership defender Nick Vlastuin opens up on the Tigers’ longer-term hopes, why he feels he wasn’t suited to the captaincy, a note-taking teammate and the potential bid for GWS star Tim Taranto.
Is this the Tigers’ last dance? No way, says triple-premiership star
By Jon Pierik
August 30, 2022 — 10.55amRichmond triple-premiership star Nick Vlastuin insists this finals series is not the “last dance” for Richmond, declaring the Tigers have a strong list that will ensure they continue to contend for a premiership.
The Tigers return to September action in Thursday night’s elimination final against Brisbane at the Gabba, having missed last year’s campaign when injury and fatigue largely conspired against them.
There have since been retirements, including David Astbury, Bachar Houli and Kane Lambert, while Jack Riewoldt and Trent Cotchin have yet to confirm whether they will play on. Dustin Martin’s future also remains a point of debate, having been linked to a move interstate, sparking industry speculation this may be the Tigers’ last legitimate shot at a flag with this core group.
Triple-premiership defender Nick Vlastuin is gearing up for another finals campaign with the Tigers.CREDIT:JASON SOUTH
Regardless of what transpires this week and through the off-season, Vlastuin – who said he was relieved to have been overlooked for captaincy – said the Tigers were well-placed to remain among the league’s elite.
“Definitely not, hopefully not,” Vlastuin said, when asked if he felt the Tigers’ grand era was on the cusp of ending.“Shai Bolton is 23 and he is a superstar, Josh Gibcus, Noah Cumberland, Daniel Rioli, I still think of myself as pretty young.
“Look at what Geelong has done this year. They are first [on the ladder] by a game or two with a pretty old list and everyone has written them off over the last four years. Who is to say that in six years time, the same blokes aren’t still here, and [people] are writing us off?”
The Cats are the recent benchmark in how to revamp on the run, having missed finals only once since their last flag in 2011.
Vlastuin, 28, remains a key piece, while Tom Lynch (29), Jayden Short (26), Rioli (25) and Liam Baker (24) are now among the seasoned planks. There is also a new wave emerging, including Gibcus (19) and Cumberland (21), the Queenslander having booted 18 goals in eight games, including five against the Lions in round 20 when the Tigers, seven goals down, stormed home.
Noah Cumberland, a Queensland product, takes a notebook into Tigers’ team meetings to help him negotiate the game plan.CREDIT:AFL PHOTOS
“‘Cumbo’ is a pretty amazing story. He did his ACL in his first year, second year was COVID-19, and he was still getting over his ACL. To be honest, he was pretty lucky to stay on the list,” Vlastuin said.
“He showed a bit of promise but sometimes, when you do your ACL in your first year, and you are not a high draft pick, you kind of get forgotten about.
“He kept working on himself … came from a fair way back in terms of professionalism, knowledge around the AFL system, but, to his credit, he takes a notebook into every meeting and writes down [information] because his memory is probably not the best when he tries to take it all in.”
Tim Taranto has been linked to a move to Punt Rd.CREDIT
HIL HILLYARDThere could also be a new face come 2023, with Greater Western Sydney midfielder Tim Taranto linked to a move to Punt Rd. The 2016 No.2 pick, drafted from the Sandringham Dragons, is also on Geelong’s radar should he seek a trade.
“Personally, I have never spoken to him but if he wants to come here, we would love to have him,” Vlastuin said.
“We are not going to mould around him but, at the same time, we don’t expect him to change if he does come to us, if that makes sense. He is a very handy player and he is still only 23.”
Vlastuin, of Dutch pedigree, was one of several leading contenders for the captaincy after Trent Cotchin stepped aside. A player vote led to Dylan Grimes and Toby Nankervis sharing the role. “Personally, I wouldn’t want it. I don’t like public speaking, that side of it. I will always play footy but, off-field talking, that’s not really my niche,” Vlastuin said.
“Toby is probably that on-field, lead by example, smash in [leader], ‘Grimesy’ is more the planner, off-field developer. They complement each other really well.
“When we did the votes, they were split. We were like: ‘How do we split it?’ We were like: ‘Why do we have to?’. They both can do it.”
Tigers’ historian Tony Greenberg has found Vlastuin is the first Tiger since World War II to feature in eight finals campaigns within his first 10 years at the club. This record betters even that of the likes of club greats Kevin Bartlett, Francis Bourke and Royce Hart.
“It’s pretty cool - hopefully there is a lot more to come,” Vlastuin, with 189 games under his belt, said.
Vlastuin, who had a hamstring-delayed start to the season (hurt on the final kick of a pre-season match), is in career-best form. The intercept-marking king is averaging more than 21 touches per game (fourth most at the club) and leads the Tigers in marks and rebound 50s. He is also second for effective kicks, but says he is more than happy to remain at half-back, declaring the midfield is loaded with talent.
While they were absent last September, the Tigers head into Thursday’s clash buoyed not only by their recent form – four straight wins to end the season – but by their finals record since 2017, having claimed three flags, won 10 finals and lost only twice.
The Lions are under pressure, with a 1-5 win-loss finals record under coach Chris Fagan. Their one victory was over the Tigers at the Gabba in a 2020 qualifying final, but the home team does have four defeats at the Gabba.
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FL finals 2022: All the Richmond news in the lead-up to elimination final v Brisbane
AFL rule changes forced a rethink of Richmond’s premiership game plan – with the help of a sacked Carlton coach. Three Tiger stars reveal the secrets to the ballistic Tigers 2.0.Lauren Wood and Tarquin Oakley
Richmond’s forward line is as powerful as a number of key premiership figures have seen in their time at Punt Rd.With Tom Lynch fit, Shai Bolton firing and now Dustin Martin potentially setting up shop inside 50 against the Lions, it’sa frightening prospect.
But as the Tigers prepare to go head-to-head with the competition’s nearest attacking competitor, they will need to pack all of their key assets – including a finally fit Martin – onto the plane to Brisbane.
The Herald Sun sat down with three Richmond premiership players this week – eight flags between them – for a look at what could set the Tigers apart on Thursday night.
And, they hope, beyond.
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Tom Lynch is in career-best form. Picture: Michael Klein
SCORING SUCCESS
The Tigers are the competition’s highest-scoring team.
Second? You guessed it. Brisbane.
This has all the makings of a Thursday night shootout between the competition’s best sides when it comes to hitting the scoreboard.
And Broad said the shift for the Tigers – which has resulted in scores above 100 points in their last four games and more than 90 points in more than half of their games this season – has been evident.
“This would be the most potent forward line in my time at the club,” he declared.
“(Assistant coach) David Teague has come in from Carlton and that’s area of his expertise. We’re playing with a real freedom and flow and speed.
“It seems to work.”
Fellow defender Nick Vlastuin – who played alongside Broad in the 2017, 2018 and 2020 flag wins – said the team had to adjust in the wake of rule changes from AFL HQ, and had capitalised.
“Probably with the way the game is played these days, the stand on the mark rule is a lot harder,” he said.
“Last year we tried to play that lockdown, defensive game and it didn’t work, so teams who score the most generally (do well). An ability to score well leads to good results. You can’t rely on just locking teams down.”
BALLISTIC MISSILES
The Tigers of old are back this season – and pack a punch.
But it took a reality check to rediscover themselves again, and sometimes, you have to go back to go forward.
It was a return to the “chaos” that helped the Tiger train re-route to September, Broad said, with a ballistic turnover game key to their DNA.
Champion Data has the Tigers as one of the game’s best offensive outfits, ranked top for points from turnovers.
And that’s just how they like it.
“We played more methodical for the start of the year, we changed in the pre-season … but we just realised it’s not us,” Broadsaid.
“It’s not how we play. We need chaos – we need the ball on the ground, soccering off the deck. All these unconventional things that some clubs wouldn’t do, we need that for us to work, and when everyone fulfils their role and you add a bit of chaos, it’s good to watch.”
Nathan Broad says creating chaos is key to Richmond’s game plan. Picture: Mark Stewart
And they intend to use their speed when it counts.
“We’re not the biggest or most muscly side out there. But we’ve got a lot of speed and agility,” Broad said.
“If we just get the ball to grass and to space, it’s amazing what some of these boys can do.”
Short is one of those, and said that coaches “encourage” mistakes – it’s what you do after that that counts.
“That probably gives us some confidence, that we don’t need to be perfect,” he said.
“Our game is kind of based off mistakes, so it’s good that you don’t have to be the best at every skill. We just rely on getting the ball forward and giving our forwards a chance.”
THE DIMMASTY
Broad joked that he just about needs a new chest of drawers at home as coach Damien Hardwick continues to shower his players in gifts every week as part of his coaching theme.
Shirts from other sporting organisations are a noted favourite, with the gifts waiting at player lockers.
“Most of the time it’s T-shirts with the theme of the week, so I’ve got a lot of bedtime shirts and winter shirts,” he laughed.
“(My partner) Tayla’s like, ‘Some of these have got to go’. He speaks so well and tells a story and gets the players believing it.
“Everyone writes us off and says the dynasty is done, but Dimma just finds a way to get us back and get us connected again.”
Richmond’s comeback win against Brisbane kickstarted the Tigers’ run to the finals. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
DOWN MEMORY LANE
It wasn’t all that long ago that these two sides met.
Triple-premiership Tiger Nathan Broad says Richmond and Brisbane’s round 20 thriller at the MCG “has to be” the game the Tigers continue to reference as the driving force behind their September push.
On the back of last-gasp losses to Gold Coast and North Melbourne and a draw with Fremantle, the Tigers’ were staring down the barrel when they trailed by 42 points before rallying to run down the Lions.
It all could have been so different.
“It really has to be (the game we look back on),” Broad told the Herald Sun.
“Because if we lose that game, we can’t really lose a game from there on in, otherwise we don’t make finals at all.
“That really got us started. We haven’t lost a game since then now, and built a lot of confidence off it. We’ve got to find confidence in places and evidence, and that’s definitely one of those games.”
“The boys just wanted to be back there and back in September.”
Dual-flag teammate Jayden Short said it hasn’t been directly called upon this week – yet – but that game was proof that matching the Lions in the contest early in the game would be crucial at the Gabba.
“We don’t want to get into that position we were in last time,” he said.
LIONS AND TIGERS AND SCARES
Points for: Brisbane 2nd, Richmond 1st
Score per inside 50%: Brisbane 4th, Richmond 1st
Points from turnovers: Brisbane 4th, Richmond 1st
Inside 50 differential: Brisbane 5th, Richmond 6th
Defensive 50 to inside 50%: Brisbane 1st, Richmond 2nd
Source: Champion Data
Will be weird seeing Dimma lift the cup without Cotch.
Anyone got a copy of the news article from Lynch talking about Teague? I think its in the Heraldsun.
Or following through on a spoil and knocking someone into next week.
Big Nank will lift the cup and Dimma will be dangling from the other handle.
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Dimmer might take his dog and lift it with him
(only one i could find, maybe lynch was just his on the couch interview?) here you go brother -
Richmond’s forward line is as powerful as a number of key premiership figures have seen in their time at Punt Rd.
With Tom Lynch fit, Shai Bolton firing and now Dustin Martin potentially setting up shop inside 50 against the Lions, it’sa frightening prospect.
But as the Tigers prepare to go head-to-head with the competition’s nearest attacking competitor, they will need to pack all of their key assets – including a finally fit Martin – onto the plane to Brisbane.
The Herald Sun sat down with three Richmond premiership players this week – eight flags between them – for a look at what could set the Tigers apart on Thursday night.
And, they hope, beyond.
SCORING SUCCESS
The Tigers are the competition’s highest-scoring team.
Second? You guessed it. Brisbane.
This has all the makings of a Thursday night shootout between the competition’s best sides when it comes to hitting the scoreboard.
And Broad said the shift for the Tigers – which has resulted in scores above 100 points in their last four games and more than 90 points in more than half of their games this season – has been evident.
“This would be the most potent forward line in my time at the club,” he declared.
“(Assistant coach) David Teague has come in from Carlton and that’s area of his expertise. We’re playing with a real freedom and flow and speed.
“It seems to work.”
Fellow defender Nick Vlastuin – who played alongside Broad in the 2017, 2018 and 2020 flag wins – said the team had to adjust in the wake of rule changes from AFL HQ, and had capitalised.
“Probably with the way the game is played these days, the stand on the mark rule is a lot harder,” he said.
“Last year we tried to play that lockdown, defensive game and it didn’t work, so teams who score the most generally (do well). An ability to score well leads to good results. You can’t rely on just locking teams down.”
BALLISTIC MISSILES
The Tigers of old are back this season – and pack a punch.
But it took a reality check to rediscover themselves again, and sometimes, you have to go back to go forward.
It was a return to the “chaos” that helped the Tiger train re-route to September, Broad said, with a ballistic turnover game key to their DNA.
Champion Data has the Tigers as one of the game’s best offensive outfits, ranked top for points from turnovers.
And that’s just how they like it.
“We played more methodical for the start of the year, we changed in the pre-season … but we just realised it’s not us,” Broadsaid.
“It’s not how we play. We need chaos – we need the ball on the ground, soccering off the deck. All these unconventional things that some clubs wouldn’t do, we need that for us to work, and when everyone fulfils their role and you add a bit of chaos, it’s good to watch.”
And they intend to use their speed when it counts.
“We’re not the biggest or most muscly side out there. But we’ve got a lot of speed and agility,” Broad said.
“If we just get the ball to grass and to space, it’s amazing what some of these boys can do.”
Short is one of those, and said that coaches “encourage” mistakes – it’s what you do after that that counts.
“That probably gives us some confidence, that we don’t need to be perfect,” he said.
“Our game is kind of based off mistakes, so it’s good that you don’t have to be the best at every skill. We just rely on getting the ball forward and giving our forwards a chance.”
THE DIMMASTY
Broad joked that he just about needs a new chest of drawers at home as coach Damien Hardwick continues to shower his players in gifts every week as part of his coaching theme.
Shirts from other sporting organisations are a noted favourite, with the gifts waiting at player lockers.
“Most of the time it’s T-shirts with the theme of the week, so I’ve got a lot of bedtime shirts and winter shirts,” he laughed.
“(My partner) Tayla’s like, ‘Some of these have got to go’. He speaks so well and tells a story and gets the players believing it.
“Everyone writes us off and says the dynasty is done, but Dimma just finds a way to get us back and get us connected again.”
DOWN MEMORY LANE
It wasn’t all that long ago that these two sides met.
Triple-premiership Tiger Nathan Broad says Richmond and Brisbane’s round 20 thriller at the MCG “has to be” the game the Tigers continue to reference as the driving force behind their September push.
On the back of last-gasp losses to Gold Coast and North Melbourne and a draw with Fremantle, the Tigers’ were staring down the barrel when they trailed by 42 points before rallying to run down the Lions.
It all could have been so different.
“It really has to be (the game we look back on),” Broad told the Herald Sun.
“Because if we lose that game, we can’t really lose a game from there on in, otherwise we don’t make finals at all.
“That really got us started. We haven’t lost a game since then now, and built a lot of confidence off it. We’ve got to find confidence in places and evidence, and that’s definitely one of those games.”
“The boys just wanted to be back there and back in September.”
Dual-flag teammate Jayden Short said it hasn’t been directly called upon this week – yet – but that game was proof that matching the Lions in the contest early in the game would be crucial at the Gabba.
“We don’t want to get into that position we were in last time,” he said.
LIONS AND TIGERS AND SCARES
Points for: Brisbane 2nd, Richmond 1st
Score per inside 50%: Brisbane 4th, Richmond 1st
Points from turnovers: Brisbane 4th, Richmond 1st
Inside 50 differential: Brisbane 5th, Richmond 6th
Defensive 50 to inside 50%: Brisbane 1st, Richmond 2nd
Source: Champion Data
Training intel: Different role looms for Dusty
A “brick wall” Dustin Martin could play primarily forward in his first game in two months as the Tigers contemplate throwing the superstar Brownlow medallist straight back into finals action.Martin, 31, has not played since Round 16 as he battled an ongoing hamstring complaint but is likely thrust squarely into the Tigers' elimination final against Brisbane on Thursday night – though potentially not in his traditional midfield role.
The star Tiger trained firmly in attack during Monday’s match simulation session, which Shai Bolton — who is not in any doubt to face the Lions — missed due to personal reasons.
Martin participated in every drill of the Tigers’ 90 minute session, including tackling practice and match simulation, showing no signs of hindrance from the hamstring injury that’s kept him out of the side for the Tigers’ last seven games.
And his direct training opponent, triple-premiership defender Nathan Broad, said his teammate should be feared should he be selected.
“I’d be picking him, that’s for sure,” Broad told the Herald Sun.
“But I don’t know what they’re going to do. There’ll be someone else that they won’t be able to play, but it’s Dustin Martin.
“Having his name on a team sheet is a big statement in itself, let alone have him run out there.
“The way he trained … we could definitely use him, that’s for sure.”
The dual Brownlow medallist played as a forward for the match simulation, kicking a goal and moving freely up the ground.
Tom Lynch also trained fully after being subbed out with a groin issue in the Tigers’ win over the Bombers in the last round of the home and away season
Broad said the prospect of having Martin alongside the likes of Lynch and Jack Riewoldt in attack was “scary”.
“He’s not a conventional forward. He doesn’t do things like most forwards do – lead and jump,” he said.
“He’s more of a stand and deliver (type player). He is like trying to move a brick wall. He is so strong. He knows what makes him good, knows his craft and is very hard to stop.
“If we’ve got Dustin Martin on Thursday night out of the goalsquare, I won’t be complaining.”
Flag teammate and AFL premiership cup ambassador Bachar Houli — who retired at the end of last season — revealed on Monday that he had invited Martin for dinner late last week, with the triple Norm Smith medallist thoroughly enjoying a Middle Eastern barbecue feast ahead of what could be a finals return.
“I try not to nag Dusty – I know he likes to do wat he does … but he looks really good,’ Houli said at the AFL finals launch.
“Really comfortable and I think he’s going to make a return. Not that I know what he’s going to do in the future, because that’s Dustin. That’s what makes him, him.
“He looks very comfortable, he’s just worried about the near future and getting back and playing quality football.
: There’s no better player to come back and play the game, because he’s the biggest finals player that I’ve ever seen play.
“He’ll just do what’s right for Dustin, but he’s just thinking about doing his bit for the team.”
Both Jack Graham (foot) and Noah Cumberland (hamstring) completed the full session as well, after training away from the main group on Saturday, with defender Nick Vlastuin declaring the pair “fine”.
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