Preview Richmond vs Fremantle, Round 15, Metricon Stadium, 7:10pm

[RunningBounce]

Any other team that started a season with 3 premierships KPDs (2 AA) and lost them all would be completely ****ed.

Freo love to park the bus, and they have quite a nice bus to park. Least points conceded. We struggle against a motorbike propped against the goal post.

Bloody remarkable we're still favourites but this game is a banana peel, IMO

 

[Shaks]

This is going to be a disappointing game to watch as our little brothers will probably get flogged.

 

[VB_longneck]

boring game

 

[Goshaa]

Get the four points, avoid injuries and I’ll be happy.

 

[Tzatziki_Man]

Fremantle want to beat us badly.

Jesse Hogan hasn't been even mentioned this year, however, he has been selected the week where we lose Dylan Grimes with Rance and Astbury also absent from our established defensive line up, thos leaves us deep in a very defensive hole.

No matter who you are, what system you have in place, how can you cover the loss of 3x key position defenders that have played with one another for near a decade? We lost Rance Round 1 2019, Astbury Round 5 this year and Grimes last week, to most, it was Grimes who covered Rance's position, Broad/Vlastuin who covered Grimes and then Balta who took over Astbury's role even though the comparisons between Rance have been made.

Where does that leave us now? An imposing Balta, who will lockdown possibly Hogan, maybe Tabaner? Then they'll be Frederick, Fyfe and even Lobb who will absolutely try to stretch us for height. The Dockers have come into this making very good decisions at the selection table.

How do we win? Our midfielders and forwards need to bombard them with pressure. The focus specifically on preventing them from delivering the ball to Hogan as he leads, and what i suspect, a Dockers side that will bomb it up high, aiming for a Rory Lobb to simply outreach our smaller defenders, this is the Mason Cox plan.

We need Soldo/Nank to take turns in the ruck, however, the other, Nank is very good at this, needs to fill the gap in the defensive 50 and cut off lazy deliveries, i suspect they'll be kicking it high.

We may need Riewoldt to split from Lynch, play further up the ground and create contests on the wing more regularly, to allow the Soldo/Nank combo to support marking contests in defence.

Lynch is always best when he marks on a lead, like last week, lower the eyes, hit players up on leads. Don't alwsys aim for Lynch! We need to take our chances early, Fremantle are a young side, if you stack on the scoreboard pressure, they'll panic. If they're in with a sniff, anything can happen.

These last 3 games are absolutely massive for top 4, we must win them all, at the very least, we must beat Fremantle and Adelaide, this has danger game written all over it.

 

[VB_longneck]

another park the bus game ? im not watching that shite

 

[Roachy8]

Any other team that started a season with 3 premierships KPDs (2 AA) and lost them all would be completely f’ed.

Freo love to park the bus, and they have quite a nice bus to park. Least points conceded. We struggle against a motorbike propped against the goal post.

Bloody remarkable we're still favourites but this game is a banana peel, IMO

another park the bus game ? im not watching that sh*te

Image seen on Freo defensive strategy whiteboard for tonight....

 

[HTT]

If they park the bus we should just match them on it. If we can't score against that how is the second worst offensive team in the league going to go?

Our biggest problem in those dour games is the ball gets parked up our end, all the players compress, then one kick over the back and they're out.

 

[Truetiger]

This is going to be a disappointing game to watch as our little brothers will probably get flogged.

As disappointing as last night's game eagles and ess.

 

[mauricerioli]

Image seen on Freo defensive strategy whiteboard for tonight....

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[smasha]

On form,Richmond by 40 points but another hashtag game I am fearful of.

Let’s hope it reminds us of that game in W.A. in 2017.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Let’s hope it reminds us of that game in W.A. in 2017.

 

[Meli]

It does, but this one had to be a rushed job, as the person who was meant to do it didnt show up unfortunately :-(

Ooops!

 

[chriso11]

Noah Balta as our only KPD

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Brilliant

 

[DickieKnee]

Image seen on Freo defensive strategy whiteboard for tonight....

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A Balta drop punt will clear that by 20 metres.

 

[RunningBounce]

If they park the bus we should just match them on it. If we can't score against that how is the second worst offensive team in the league going to go?

Our biggest problem in those dour games is the ball gets parked up our end, all the players compress, then one kick over the back and they're out.

We kinda do park the bus in that situation, but we pulled it up in the centre circle. Then kick sideways across the ground to switch to the open side, rather than run through the corridor with handball. It's becoming a familiar sight and pretty boring, IMO, compared to our usual method of moving the ball.

The only redeeming feature, and one of my favourite sights in football, is when those switches end in Dusty getting the ball on the left half forward flank, smashing through half a dozen oppo players and swinging around on the right...

 

[Drunken Wookie]

A Balta drop punt will clear that by 20 metres.

Was gonna say similar. Let's just take shots from outside 50 all night. No point bombing it to an out number.

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

They won’t park the bus, they can’t afford one

Going to put them to the sword, 25 goals to 7




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[Punt rd end]

GAME DAY MOFO's

 

[Coach_Required]

Their talls will stretch our defense, this game is all about midfield dominance for us, we need to keep Fyfe relatively quiet.

I'd be expecting Nank & Soldo to push back in defense more to try and clog up their forward line.

We get enough quick entries into our forward 50 and we win but if we just hold it up and bomb it long I'm expecting another boring Sydney like game.

 

[Tenacious T]

Kelly underwood calling tonight.

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Aaaaah well........................rather her than Brooce McCringe.

 

[Marcel Proust]

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Bingo. Just get short and Balta to ping it from 70.

It's bloody freo not jose Mourinho should not be worried about a shit team putting everyone behind the ball

 

[roacheee]

10 goal+ win surely Castagna to kick 6 goals.

6.8 12ootf

 

[Marcel Proust]

If they park the bus we should just match them on it. If we can't score against that how is the second worst offensive team in the league going to go?

Our biggest problem in those dour games is the ball gets parked up our end, all the players compress, then one kick over the back and they're out.

Grimes being out hurts.

A very reliable sweeper

 

[Hoos]

It’s my birthday so I’m hoping you all make my birthday in iso worth it! Makes the melts good!

Happy birthday for yesterday!