Preview Round 10 2020, Richmond vs Brisbane Lions, Metricon Stadium, Tuesday 4th August

[a mayes ing]

Hope we don't go to Charlie too much, we havent been too Charlie centric this year as opposied to last year which has been good. Need to stop Martin, you would think CEY might be the one as he is just as big as him but he isn't a renowned tagger/run with player. Maybe Berry?

 

[Dalions]

Hope we don't go to Charlie too much, we havent been too Charlie centric this year as opposied to last year which has been good. Need to stop Martin, you would think CEY might be the one as he is just as big as him but he isn't a renowned tagger/run with player. Maybe Berry?

I would think we would be more likely to play Charlie further up the ground.
And burn his player off running back into the 50. Like he did during parts of the game against GWS.

 

[briztoon]

Things I've learnt from the Richmond preview thread:
1. They're in our heads so they've basically won already...
2. ...but we are the cocky ones.
3. Neale is not worth tagging, sure he gets 51 possessions but what does he do with them?
4. Charlie's barely worth worrying about, any of their defenders can handle him.
5. Our mids are all little and soft.
6. Metricon is our home ground.
Well, they certainly seem to have our number.
This is what I love about Bigfooty, it reminds you how awful your next opponent's supporters are.

What I’ve found from trawling the various boards, are that the Vic teams supporters, are by and large, much more obnoxious than the non Victorian supporters.

With the possible exception of North supporters, who have a massive chip and/or inferiority/persecution complex. But also have one or two major trolls.

Richmond BigFooty members are particularly feral and aggressive, and probably the worst on BigFooty. With a couple of rare exceptions on the draft board.

 

[briztoon]

Hope we don't go to Charlie too much, we havent been too Charlie centric this year as opposied to last year which has been good. Need to stop Martin, you would think CEY might be the one as he is just as big as him but he isn't a renowned tagger/run with player. Maybe Berry?

CEY doesn’t have the speed to go with Martin’s bursts, or agility.

 

[lionsrules]

Snippets of recovery in the AFL in a ESPN article.

 

[Harris Specter]

Things I've learnt from the Richmond preview thread:
1. They're in our heads so they've basically won already...
2. ...but we are the cocky ones.
3. Neale is not worth tagging, sure he gets 51 possessions but what does he do with them?
4. Charlie's barely worth worrying about, any of their defenders can handle him.
5. Our mids are all little and soft.
6. Metricon is our home ground.
Well, they certainly seem to have our number.
This is what I love about Bigfooty, it reminds you how awful your next opponent's supporters are.

Not surprised.

Most obnoxious fan base, evidenced as last year at the Gabba. Even Collingwood fans are better. You would think they remember their 30 years of irrelevance.

 

[MacMum]

Article on HUN.."who will be King of the Jungle?"

Well of course it will be..

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

...natural order maintained!

 

[Hollow Knight]

Things I've learnt from the Richmond preview thread:
1. They're in our heads so they've basically won already...
2. ...but we are the cocky ones.
3. Neale is not worth tagging, sure he gets 51 possessions but what does he do with them?
4. Charlie's barely worth worrying about, any of their defenders can handle him.
5. Our mids are all little and soft.
6. Metricon is our home ground.
Well, they certainly seem to have our number.
This is what I love about Bigfooty, it reminds you how awful your next opponent's supporters are.

And I suspect they have conveniently ignored the disparity in recovery times leading into the match.

Mr Ripper wisely said years ago that people shouldn’t get lulled into feeling sorry for Richmond’s fans during their premiership drought because he knew how pathologically awful they are at handling success.

 

[BangyBangy]

Things I've learnt from the Richmond preview thread:
1. They're in our heads so they've basically won already...
2. ...but we are the cocky ones.
3. Neale is not worth tagging, sure he gets 51 possessions but what does he do with them?
4. Charlie's barely worth worrying about, any of their defenders can handle him.
5. Our mids are all little and soft.
6. Metricon is our home ground.
Well, they certainly seem to have our number.
This is what I love about Bigfooty, it reminds you how awful your next opponent's supporters are.

Had a quick squiz earlier in the week too. Another thirty years in a premiership-less wilderness can't come quick enough for the tiges.

 

[Dylan12]

Birchall and Robbo a chance to be rested I'd have thought.

Payne, Coleman, Hinge and Mathieson all a chance for this one.

I agree, Birchall and Robinson should be rested for this one. I'm also going with Ah Chee as an omission.

Ins - Christensen, Cox, Mathieson.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Mr Ripper wisely said years ago that people shouldn’t get lulled into feeling sorry for Richmond’s fans during their premiership drought because he knew how pathologically awful they are at handling success.

Wise man.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Wise man.

And humble about it.

 

[KissKiss]

CEY doesn’t have the speed to go with Martin’s bursts, or agility.

Agree Berry is a more likely match up. Will be interesting who takes him when he pushes forward. Darcy is a reasonable option pending him not being on a tall like Jack

 

[GoTigers2015]

THIS IS A GRUDGE MATCH!

Richmond still carries deep mental scars from the 1944 Grand Final. That loss to Fitzroy by 15 points has haunted the club for 76 years and thrown a pall over every one of their subsequent achievements. These scars were made fresh in 1970 when Fitzroy humbled Richmond at the MCG in front of HRH Queen Elizabeth II and her family. Since then, there was a concerted effort on the part of Richmond to destroy Fitzroy Football Club and now the Brisbane Lions. Their evil plan first began to bear fruit at the end of the 1981 Season, when they stole Noel Mugavin from Fitzroy in an attempt to weaken our club, but they failed because while Noel Mugavin had great hair and was comedic in his approach to ball handling, he wasn't one of our elite players. This theft of players continued, however, into the 1990's when Richmond stole Paul Broderick, Michael Gale, Jamie Elliott and Matthew Dundas at the end of the 1993 season. In a further attempt to bring down our club, they gave us Jeff Hogg, who committed numerous acts of sabotage in our forward line. The loss of Alastair Lynch at the end of 1993 and Paul Roos for the 1995 season effectively broke the hearts of Fitzroy supporters, but at Richmond they were filled with glee. After Richmond defeated Fitzroy in 1996 in their last ever game at the MCG by 151 points there was a quiet celebration at Punt Road, as a shadowy group of club officials and bag men celebrated the demise of Fitzroy in a "Mission Accomplished" moment.

Then this happened:




Richmond thought that they had killed Fitzroy, but they had only made us stronger because we had merged our traditions and powers with those of the Brisbane Bears and formed a new club that would dominate the AFL from 2001 - 2004, bringing home 3 Premierships, while Richmond crashed out of finals contention, finishing 14th, 13th and winning the wooden spoon in 2004. THE MENTAL SCARS WERE BACK!

Richmond, driven by a desire for revenge and an army of supporters who only have marginally more teeth per head than the average figures at Collingwood and Port Adelaide, have redoubled their efforts to destroy the Lions and since 2009 they have had us on the ropes. This is all about to change, however, this Tuesday, when Brisbane plays Richmond in a game that will be remembered in the same way that Mohammed Ali's victory over George Foreman was at Kinshasa in 1974. THIS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE OUR VERY OWN "RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE" AS THE LIONS DEFEAT THE TIGERS AND ANNOUNCE TO THE WORLD THAT IN 2020, "WE ARE THE GREATEST!"

The Teams and the Numbers

Both Richmond and Brisbane had strong wins last round and it is instructive to look at some numbers for those games.

Against Footscray it was Dustin Martin who did the damage, with 26 disposals and 3 telling goals, but he was well supported by some lesser known players like Short (21 disposals), and Ross (17 disposals) and stalwarts like Grimes (19 disposals) and Cotchin (17 disposals). Arts was a surprise packet with 3 goals and Castagna was dangerous around goals with a couple. Riewoldt, who has not been in good form snagged a goal in a quiet game and Lynch bobbed up for his customary couple of goals. This was a typical Richmond win. It was methodical, efficient and very much a team effort.

Brisbane won in much the same style against Essendon, with Neale the standout player, amassing 33 disposals and two goals, but being very well supported by a rejuvenated Alex Witherden (25 disposals) Lyons who racked up 22 touches and kicked a goal, Berry who had 19 disposals and gave us amazing drive and Zorko who provided speed and muscle while gathering 19 disposals and kicking a goal. Up forward, Charlie Cameron was DEADLY, kicking 4 goals, the last a gift from first gamer and soon to be CULT FIGURE Ballenden. Though not as obvious, but I think just as important, was Cam Ellis-Yolmen, WHO I AM DUBBING THE NEW MARTIN PIKE!

In terms of competition stats in 2020 it looks like this:
Disposals: Richmond Ranked 7th / Brisbane Ranked 10th
Disposal Efficiency: Richmond Ranked 1st / Brisbane Ranked 15th
Tackles: Brisbane Ranked 2nd / Richmond Ranked 10th
Marks: Brisbane Ranked 3rd / Richmond Ranked 6th
Goals: Brisbane Ranked 2nd / Richmond Ranked 7th
Efficiency Inside 50: Brisbane Ranked 3rd / Richmond Ranked 16th
Tackles Inside 50: Brisbane Ranked 4th / Richmond Ranked 17th

These stats are telling. Richmond are very good at getting the ball and they use it well, particularly when transitioning out of defence. Brisbane will be able to counter this on Tuesday, because we are such an amazing tackling side and the enemy to clean disposal is intense pressure and Brisbane will bring that. McCarthy, Zorko, Bailey, Ah Chee, Rayner and Cameron had 28 tackles between them against Essendon and you can expect the Lions to bring the same tough physical approach on Tuesday. This willingness to tackle and pressure is our trump card inside 50 and our strength in this area is Richmond's greatest weakness.

Then we have our midfield, which is ELITE. We are going to beat Richmond because we are going to get first hands on the ball out of the middle and we are going to HIT THE SCOREBOARD! I'm expecting Cameron to have a massive game, but look out for Cam Rayner, because he is "locked and loaded." Ballenden was great against Essendon and I am expecting Skinner to improve after his first game back from a series of injuries. My only concern is Eric Hipwood, who is the only player we are really "carrying" at the moment. He desperately needs to find form and let's hope it is this Tuesday. In defence, we have Richmond covered, with Andrew's in ALL AUSTRALIAN FORM and Gardiner and Brichall working well. Witherden and Answerth looked fit and hungry against Essendon. On the wings we have Robinson, who is the spiritual leader, the heart and soul of our club and McCluggage who is in contention for ALL AUSTRALIAN in that position. They will rip Richmond to shreds. Fagan says that SQUADS WIN PREMIERSHIPS and I think he is right. This game will be a test, but we have the players to win it.

The Prediction

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BRISBANE BY 27 Points

#Over50’sClique

Gary Wilson knocking out Jim Jess set us back also. All the best, looking forward to the game, should be a cracker.

 

[3KZ is Football]

Gary Wilson knocking out Jim Jess set us back also. All the best, looking forward to the game, should be a cracker.

That incident is discussed at the 20:20 mark of this interview.

 

[GoTigers2015]

That incident is discussed at the 20:20 mark of this interview.

I was at the game and happened straight in front of me. Looked pretty innocuous, so must have hit him flush to KO The Ghost.

 

[ShaunWDT]

Skinner impressed me as a bloke coming from so much time off, think you've got a player there hope hes not straight back out for McStay next week.

 

[Tackle Bag]

Looking forward to this one.
You guys are an exciting team to watch and we have just started to rediscover our best form.

A clash between two sides who should fancy their chances come the business end of the year.
Great OP preview. Always enjoy taking in the view from the other side.

Bring on Tuesday night!

 

[The Zork]

Just have to be clean all over the ground if we are going to be any chance first of all. If not, zero chance.

I reckon the tiger backs are conceding a few more 50/50 contests than previous years. Stats might prove it wrong but it just seems broad and grimes, as good as they can be, are just a little vulnerable. Whether our newies are good enough to take advantage? I don’t think so but as long as they compete and don’t get out marked then our smalls will hopefully get some chances.
Game is won and lost here I think. Skinner to be one of the keys in smashing some packs wide open.

 

[Dylan12]

Looking forward to this one.
You guys are an exciting team to watch and we have just started to rediscover our best form.

A clash between two sides who should fancy their chances come the business end of the year.
Great OP preview. Always enjoy taking in the view from the other side.

Bring on Tuesday night!

I'd be looking forward to it too if my side was coming off an extra two day break against a side that has only had a four day break.

 

[Tackle Bag]

I'd be looking forward to it
my side was coming off an extra two day break against a side that has only had a four day break.

Not ideal for you guys, no.

I can say that we have played Anzac eve games off 4 days and played well.

All clubs are going to get the rough end at some point this year.

 

[Tiger71]

I'd be looking forward to it too if my side was coming off an extra two day break against a side that has only had a four day break.

You realise we came off a 4 day break against the dogs, we also dont have the luxury of training at our home ground or even sleeping in our own beds and our players not being with there family's in there own environment ? That said, should be a cracker and nice preview

 

[Jpw22511]

You realise we came off a 4 day break against the dogs, we also dont have the luxury of training at our home ground or even sleeping in our own beds and our players not being with there family's in there own environment ? That said, should be a cracker and nice preview

Nice melt

 

[snooplions]

You realise we came off a 4 day break against the dogs, we also dont have the luxury of training at our home ground or even sleeping in our own beds and our players not being with there family's in there own environment ? That said, should be a cracker and nice preview

Where is this myth coming from that we are playing at our home ground lol
We play at Metricon once a year. Haven't played at the Gabba since the start of July.

 

[Dalions]

You realise we came off a 4 day break against the dogs, we also dont have the luxury of training at our home ground or even sleeping in our own beds and our players not being with there family's in there own environment ? That said, should be a cracker and nice preview

20 second Tim?
Short memory