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- Sep 17, 2006
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Well here we are for the 3rd time this year, the apprentices face off against the masters and this time the prize isn't just bragging rights, it's a shot a winning the flag. Each time we have played this year the Pies have talked up their belief that they can beat us, each time they have fallen short. Once again the Pies are talking up their chances ahead of this game with Buckley saying that their best is good enough to beat us, but conceded that talking about is and doing it are two different things.
Previous Meetings
Round 6 2018 Richmond defeated Collingwood by 43 points.
The Pies first crack at the champs and after an even first half the Pies fell by 7 goals as we kicked 12 goals to 5 in the second half to run out comfortable winners. For the Pies Treloar(42 disposals) Phillips(38 disposals) Howe (30 disposals) Pendlebury(29 disposals) Sidebottom (25 disposals) and Grundy(24 disposals 33 hitouts) all had big games while De Goey Cox Stephenson struggled. For the Tigers Cotchin(29 disposals) Martin(29 disposals 10 I50s 10 clearances) Nankervis(29 disposals 17 hitouts) Prestia(25 disposals) Lambert (24 disposals) Caddy(21 disposals 4 goals) and Riewoldt(20 disposals 3 goals) led the way. In this game the Pies tried to control the ball having 50 more disposals and 30 more marks. On the flip side the Tigers won contested possessions by 30 and clearances by 10.
Round 18 2018 Richmond defeated Collingwood by 28 points.
The Pies second crack at us this year followed a similar script to the first meeting. Pies had a crack in the first half before we pulled away in the second half kicking 8 goals to 5. Once again the Pies midfielders racked up big disposal numbers with Sidebottom(38) Pendlebury(37 & 13 clearances) Phillips(33) Adams(30) & Grundy(23 10 tackles 48 hitouts) all dominating the stats sheet. For the Tigers it was a very even performance with every player getting double figure disposals and nobody getting more than 22 disposals highlighted by Edwards(22) B.Ellis(22) Prestia(21) Higgins(20 and 2 goals including goal of the year) Dusty(19 disposals 3 goals) & Riewoldt(16 disposals 3 goals). To be fair the Pies were hit by significant injuries in this game, with Howe getting knocked out and Scharenberg doing his ACL, while Treloar and DeGoey missed through injury as well.
In this game the Pies went away from trying to maintain possession and instead looked to move the ball on quicker and try and match the Tigers in getting the ball forward quickly to give their forwards a chance to work in space, but Richmond set up too well down back and the Pies forwards were once again well held with Stephenson WHE Cox and Mihocek having little impact.
Previous Finals Meeting
1980 Grand Final Richmond defeated Collingwood by 81 points
The Tigers and Pies last met in the finals in 1980 and the Tigers ripped the Pies to shreds with Raines having 36 disposals, Bartlett kicking 7.4 and Cloke bagging 6.4 as well.
Interesting Fact, Richmond have played Collingwood in the prelim final 4 previous time with Richmond winning 3 and losing one, back in 1935. In all finals Richmond lead 7-5. For the record the Pies last win in finals against Richmond was that 1935 game.
2018 Prelim Expected Matchups
B: Short Astbury Vlastuin
F: Thomas Cox Stephenson
HB: Houli Rance Grimes
HF: WHE Mihocek DeGoey
C: Grigg Cotchin KMac
C: Treloar Pendlebury Phillips
HF: Castagna Edwards Rioli
HB: Crisp Maynard Aish
F: Riewoldt Martin Caddy
B: Howe Greenwood Goldsack
R: Nankervis Graham Prestia
R: Grundy Adams Sidebottom
INT: Broad Conca Higgins Lambert
INT: Mayne Langdon Varcoe Sier
Not expecting either side to make any changes from their last games. Despite the media frenzy about Dusty hitting the showers early during the week, there is nothing to be concerned about. While the Pies have a couple of niggles from last night with DeGoey hurting an ankle and Sier a corked thigh I doubt it keeps either out of the game. The big difference between the previous 2 games and this one is that the Pies will head into to the game with a full compliment in middle with Grundy Pendlebury Sidebottom Adams Treloar & Phillips all up and running. For mine this is where the game will be won and lost. If the Pies midfielders can get on top and actually have an impact on the game instead of just racking up big numbers they can put our back line under a bit of pressure. On the other hand if we get on top then our forward line looks too classy for the Pies defenders to handle, unlike their previous 2 opponents we don't go through the one or two avenues to goal, we can and do spread it around as we generally look for the player in the better position.
Key Match Ups
Nankervis v Grundy, in the 2 games this year Grundy has dominated the hitouts, but Nank has broken even as far as around the ground work goes. Both can and do get their hands on the ball in general play.
Grimes v DeGoey, in his only game against us this year DeGoey was held to 9 disposals 3 tackles 1 mark and 1 goal. Expect All Australian Dylan Grimes to get the job on him early, with Broad a chance to get the gig as well.
Riewoldt v Howe/Langdon, Howe can match Jack in the air and also when the ball hits the ground. The Pies may opt to have Langdon play man on man against Jack and use Howe as the 3rd man in.
Caddy v Goldsack, Goldsack has made a remarkable return after doing his ACL in March, I expect they use him to play on Caddy as he has the size and strength to match Caddy in 1-1 contests and the ability to cover the ground as Caddy pushes up the ground.
Martin v Greenwood in the last meeting Greenwood had the run with job on Dusty and did a reasonable job through the middle but was no match up forward. Again I expect they'll have Greenwood primed for Dusty.
Rance v Mihocek, much like the Pies game against the Eagles Mihocek will go to Rance and try and drag him away from the play to stop him from drifting into the hole and taking intercept marks.
Final Word(Finally)
Pies will have a crack and may give us a bit of a scare early on, but in the end I expect us to win by 4-5 goals and book a spot in the Grand Final.
Previous Meetings
Round 6 2018 Richmond defeated Collingwood by 43 points.
The Pies first crack at the champs and after an even first half the Pies fell by 7 goals as we kicked 12 goals to 5 in the second half to run out comfortable winners. For the Pies Treloar(42 disposals) Phillips(38 disposals) Howe (30 disposals) Pendlebury(29 disposals) Sidebottom (25 disposals) and Grundy(24 disposals 33 hitouts) all had big games while De Goey Cox Stephenson struggled. For the Tigers Cotchin(29 disposals) Martin(29 disposals 10 I50s 10 clearances) Nankervis(29 disposals 17 hitouts) Prestia(25 disposals) Lambert (24 disposals) Caddy(21 disposals 4 goals) and Riewoldt(20 disposals 3 goals) led the way. In this game the Pies tried to control the ball having 50 more disposals and 30 more marks. On the flip side the Tigers won contested possessions by 30 and clearances by 10.
Round 18 2018 Richmond defeated Collingwood by 28 points.
The Pies second crack at us this year followed a similar script to the first meeting. Pies had a crack in the first half before we pulled away in the second half kicking 8 goals to 5. Once again the Pies midfielders racked up big disposal numbers with Sidebottom(38) Pendlebury(37 & 13 clearances) Phillips(33) Adams(30) & Grundy(23 10 tackles 48 hitouts) all dominating the stats sheet. For the Tigers it was a very even performance with every player getting double figure disposals and nobody getting more than 22 disposals highlighted by Edwards(22) B.Ellis(22) Prestia(21) Higgins(20 and 2 goals including goal of the year) Dusty(19 disposals 3 goals) & Riewoldt(16 disposals 3 goals). To be fair the Pies were hit by significant injuries in this game, with Howe getting knocked out and Scharenberg doing his ACL, while Treloar and DeGoey missed through injury as well.
In this game the Pies went away from trying to maintain possession and instead looked to move the ball on quicker and try and match the Tigers in getting the ball forward quickly to give their forwards a chance to work in space, but Richmond set up too well down back and the Pies forwards were once again well held with Stephenson WHE Cox and Mihocek having little impact.
Previous Finals Meeting
1980 Grand Final Richmond defeated Collingwood by 81 points
The Tigers and Pies last met in the finals in 1980 and the Tigers ripped the Pies to shreds with Raines having 36 disposals, Bartlett kicking 7.4 and Cloke bagging 6.4 as well.
Interesting Fact, Richmond have played Collingwood in the prelim final 4 previous time with Richmond winning 3 and losing one, back in 1935. In all finals Richmond lead 7-5. For the record the Pies last win in finals against Richmond was that 1935 game.
2018 Prelim Expected Matchups
B: Short Astbury Vlastuin
F: Thomas Cox Stephenson
HB: Houli Rance Grimes
HF: WHE Mihocek DeGoey
C: Grigg Cotchin KMac
C: Treloar Pendlebury Phillips
HF: Castagna Edwards Rioli
HB: Crisp Maynard Aish
F: Riewoldt Martin Caddy
B: Howe Greenwood Goldsack
R: Nankervis Graham Prestia
R: Grundy Adams Sidebottom
INT: Broad Conca Higgins Lambert
INT: Mayne Langdon Varcoe Sier
Not expecting either side to make any changes from their last games. Despite the media frenzy about Dusty hitting the showers early during the week, there is nothing to be concerned about. While the Pies have a couple of niggles from last night with DeGoey hurting an ankle and Sier a corked thigh I doubt it keeps either out of the game. The big difference between the previous 2 games and this one is that the Pies will head into to the game with a full compliment in middle with Grundy Pendlebury Sidebottom Adams Treloar & Phillips all up and running. For mine this is where the game will be won and lost. If the Pies midfielders can get on top and actually have an impact on the game instead of just racking up big numbers they can put our back line under a bit of pressure. On the other hand if we get on top then our forward line looks too classy for the Pies defenders to handle, unlike their previous 2 opponents we don't go through the one or two avenues to goal, we can and do spread it around as we generally look for the player in the better position.
Key Match Ups
Nankervis v Grundy, in the 2 games this year Grundy has dominated the hitouts, but Nank has broken even as far as around the ground work goes. Both can and do get their hands on the ball in general play.
Grimes v DeGoey, in his only game against us this year DeGoey was held to 9 disposals 3 tackles 1 mark and 1 goal. Expect All Australian Dylan Grimes to get the job on him early, with Broad a chance to get the gig as well.
Riewoldt v Howe/Langdon, Howe can match Jack in the air and also when the ball hits the ground. The Pies may opt to have Langdon play man on man against Jack and use Howe as the 3rd man in.
Caddy v Goldsack, Goldsack has made a remarkable return after doing his ACL in March, I expect they use him to play on Caddy as he has the size and strength to match Caddy in 1-1 contests and the ability to cover the ground as Caddy pushes up the ground.
Martin v Greenwood in the last meeting Greenwood had the run with job on Dusty and did a reasonable job through the middle but was no match up forward. Again I expect they'll have Greenwood primed for Dusty.
Rance v Mihocek, much like the Pies game against the Eagles Mihocek will go to Rance and try and drag him away from the play to stop him from drifting into the hole and taking intercept marks.
Final Word(Finally)
Pies will have a crack and may give us a bit of a scare early on, but in the end I expect us to win by 4-5 goals and book a spot in the Grand Final.
