Review Round 12, 2024: Richmond Tigers v Box Hill Hawks, 15 June 2024, 12.05pm @ Punt Road Oval

[wafj]

Really like what Bennetts has done this year - feel like he’s the type of player whose skill would translate nicely to afl, would love to see him play a game


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[rei154]

Watching this game from a tattoo chair in Hawthorn.
Thankfully the only pain I'm experiencing right now is in my ankle

Scaife is an absolute monster on the lead- the fact he's so young is wild to me

Ramma and Ward are a lovely one-two punch in the middle!

Would love DGB to get more involved though

 

[Dewyyyyy]

He's smiling at half-time but gee I doubt he's going at 50%.

I'd rest him now and build from here.

He looks fine, generally just blowing the cobwebs out, mits strong, good signs but radar off, will get a little more time.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Ward has been strong inside, had a fair bit of it but wanna see him kick more. Use your foot skills.

 

[tommyk72]

He looks fine, generally just blowing the cobwebs out, mits strong, good signs but radar off, will get a little more time.

Definitely not ready for afl yet. Looks good, but another week or two at Vfl is required.

 

[stemline]

Ward has been strong inside, had a fair bit of it but wanna see him kick more. Use your foot skills.

Yeah, 2 kicks 13 handballs. Like to see that even up a little bit.

 

[suedehead]

At the game, Scaife is looking really good. Strong mark and great kick. We might have something here.

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[Dewyyyyy]

Definitely not ready for afl yet. Looks good, but another week or two at Vfl is required.

Bye next week, will play out a little more now and try blow himself, and then build for the West Coast trip post bye.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Yeah, 2 kicks 13 handballs. Like to see that even up a little bit.

The positives are he’s getting his hands on it, and he’s been clean & strong inside.

 

[Hawk Vision]

Scaife should probably have 5 to half time. Looks great, only criticism is I don’t like how he has run under the ball on a couple leads. Other than that though looks an absolute weapon…got the Barry Halls about him

 

[suedehead]

Scaife should probably have 5 to half time. Looks great, only criticism is I don’t like how he has run under the ball on a couple leads. Other than that though looks an absolute weapon…got the Barry Halls about him

He's passed off one or two that he should have taken as set shots. Trying to be team-focused but would be better if he backed himself.

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[HoldingThe Ball]

He looks fine, generally just blowing the cobwebs out, mits strong, good signs but radar off, will get a little more time.

Sure, I do think though he is hyper-aware of that knee.

He's certainly flexed it a couple of times.

He's only running at half pace and kicking short passes (for him)

Based on that he's miles away from an AFL return.

I'm not sure it's worth the risk unless we are certain to play finals - if not, as soon as we cannot make the 8 (if that happens) then it's decision time for Mitch and that knee.

Can he keep resting it?

Is surgery an option?


I'm pretty sure someone posted that it was a chronic condition - Mitch can't keep fighting though this and keep breaking down - not fair on him - maybe it's 'specialist' time and we send him off for 'outside the box' therapies (kinetics, stem cell rejuvenation whatever!)

The guys only 26 and is struggling to play half a season.

It's not fair on Mitch or the Club.

Honestly - I'd have zero problem tipping him out now and giving him the next 9 months to finally get 100% fit for a full season in 2025.

 

[Changa10]

I don't think Lewis will make it to half-time.

Already flexing the knee.

Don't risk him.

Just took a contested mark, but laid off a short pass rather than kick from 45.

Just doesn't look right.
I doubt we see him second half?

I didn’t like the way his knee kinda ‘buckled’ when he took that mark. Not sure if it did in fact buckle or if he was just so aware that he landed strangely?

He needs more than just todays game though before he returns to AFL side.

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

Reckon DGB has had a rocket.

Had a good 5 minutes

Lewis subbed off.

 

[Changa10]

That last intercept is what we want to see from DGB. Nice work, more please.

 

[Dewnior]

DGB has done a few good things this quarter

 

[Dewnior]

Does BMac have a contract for next year?

 

[tommyk72]

TheFourPillars suggested Mitch would play limited minutes but across three quarters. Hope he’s ok.

 

[tommyk72]

Are both Ramsden and Tucker off injured?

 

[Wingnut19]

DGB has done a few good things this quarter

been great this quarter

 

[Gaston]

Finally a goal, very slow qtr.

 

[Dewnior]

Nice work by skaife. Is Bennetts playing HB?

 

[Dewnior]

Tucker having a good game

 

[tommyk72]

Tucker having a good game

Agreed. Didn’t spot him for a bit and thought he was injured. But playing well.

 

[Bardo State]

Nice work by skaife. Is Bennetts playing HB?

Was spending a bit of time as an inside mid there. Looks very dynamic