Preview Richmond vs GWS, Round 2, MCG, 27 March 2022

Will the Tigers bounce back against GWS?

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We should petition the club to get them to explain every selection/non selection.
Then Big Footy can veto/approve the selections and pick who we want 👍
I’m reasonably certain that the Richmond BF Board could work together seamlessly.
 

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Bolton to take mark of the year on David's head, Shorty will rack up 900+ damaging meters gained and Balta will slot 15 snags whilst also rotating back to repel anything the Giants try to send into their F50!!!
 
Tag jesse hogan and we should win this
 
Rocco sifreddi said:
Just dawned on me we could go from having the best midfield in the comp to the worst within the space of 2 years , crazy how the footy world changes quickly.
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No Prestia, no Lambert, cooked Cotchin, disinterested Dusty and Nank well below par.
 
Hello - I have a question which I could ask the club but feel like I'll get a quicker answer here - is Premiership Circle still a seat anywhere in the bay rather than a reserved seat? One of my tickets says row PD5 and the other says PD8 which is confusing me.
 

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RICHMOND HOPEFUL DESPITE “FRUSTRATING” PRESTIA INJURY​

BY ANDREW SLEVISON 2 HOURS AGO

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Richmond assistant coach Adam Kingsley says the club remains hopeful regarding Dion Prestia.

The three-time premiership midfielder suffered a hamstring injury in last week’s season-opening loss to Carlton and is out of the line-up for Sunday’s Round 2 meeting with GWS.

It is yet another soft tissue issue for Prestia who has played just 19 matches since the beginning of the 2020 season, also dealing with a syndesmosis injury in that year.

The 2019 best and fairest is arguably the Tigers’ most important player, especially around the ball, and there remains confidence that the 29-year-old can have a major impact in 2022 and beyond.
“Dion’s had a couple of issues in the last couple of years,” Kingsley said on SEN Breakfast.

“He’s had a syndesmosis in his ankle and then a few hamstrings. We haven’t yet lost confidence in Dion, but just the inconsistent nature of missing a couple, coming back, playing a chunk, missing a couple. Last year was a bit disappointing. The whole shortened pre-season really compromised his preparation to be fair.

“We’re hoping that this is just a hamstring injury that’s quite incidental and then he can move on because he has had a really strong pre-season.
“He was the one guy that we thought was really going to jump back to where he’s been in the past. You could argue in the first quarter-and-a-half that he played (against Carlton) he was outstanding.

“It’s a frustrating one. We’d love to have Dion out there each and every game, but we haven’t this week and we’ll see what that means moving forward whether he can get back.
“It is minor so whether we’re cautious with it and make sure or whether we get him back in for round three, I’m not sure what the planning is.”

Richmond’s midfield was cast aside by the Blues at the MCG last Thursday and this weekend presents a similar challenge in the form of the highly rated Giants on-ball brigade.
The likes of Josh Kelly, Tim Taranto, Callan Ward, Stephen Coniglio and Tom Green form a formidable midfield, but Kingsley has faith in Richmond’s structure.

“They’re obviously a really talented midfield and they’ve got a great mix of inside and outside ability,” Kingsley added.
“It’s going to be a challenge for us, but the reality is we have structures on the inside, we have structures on the outside and we ask our players to really execute their roles and fundamentals.

“A big part of the fundamentals is competing and being able to get their hands on the ball. We’re pretty confident with the guys we have. We think we’re still a pretty good midfield, we just had what would probably be described as a poor quarter.
“We’re still quite confident, but we know that each and every week we’re going to get challenged and we need to be able to compete and get our hands on the ball and do what we’ve done for a long time now.”

After a successful era, there are questions regarding the Tigers’ desire to go again and contend now that many of the club’s established stars are in their twilight years.
So, is the hunger still there?

“We’re confident that we can still compete, but a poor quarter last week puts that in some doubt,” Kingsley replied.
“The season will play out how it does, all we’ll focus on is our game and our players and trying to get the best out of them.
“We still remain quite confident that we’ll be a good team and a team that will compete pretty deep into the season.”
Richmond’s midfield could be further impacted against GWS by the absence of Dustin Martin who is taking time out to deal with a personal issue.

Away from the midfield, Kingsley expects Noah Balta to fill the second key forward slot with Jack Riewoldt sidelined by a thumb injury.
Three-time Coleman Medallist Riewoldt should be back for the Round 3 meeting with St Kilda.


Richmond hopeful despite “frustrating” Prestia injury

The Tigers midfielder has had a wretched run.
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This Is Anfield said:
We should petition the club to get them to explain every selection/non selection.
Then Big Footy can veto/approve the selections and pick who we want 👍
I’m reasonably certain that the Richmond BF Board could work together seamlessly.
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It's the very least they could do. Some of us sit up all night pondering this stuff.
 
db26 said:
His not up to it RCD ? So Parker , Aarts and George are , we watching the same players even with his lack of running games out his a better option.Players who don't perform should be dropped no matter what.
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Missed my point... It wasn't about his current ability, it is about his current health. The club had already mentioned he had had his ribs cracked and had had Covid. He played VFL but is still not 100% match fit. He wasn't considered for selection for that reason and it was there for everyone to consider, but I was questioning why many here were wanting him selected this week. His magnet was not on the table for this week for consideration!
Hopefully there is a VFL praccie for him to keep building. Anyone know?
 
DoItForCaptBlood said:
Missed my point... It wasn't about his current ability, it is about his current health. The club had already mentioned he had had his ribs cracked and had had Covid. He played VFL but is still not 100% match fit. He wasn't considered for selection for that reason and it was there for everyone to consider, but I was questioning why many here were wanting him selected this week. His magnet was not on the table for this week for consideration!
Hopefully there is a VFL praccie for him to keep building. Anyone know?
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Round 1 this Sunday v Southport at Punt Road.
 
doogs kicked 12.13 vs blooze and kicked themselves out of the game

u just know those campaigners will kick those straight and they wont be behinds against us in 2 weeks time
 
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