Preview Round 22 v Saints Marvel Stadium Sunday August 13th 3.20pm - Last Chance Saloon

[Drunken Wookie]

Couldnt see us playing Cumberland, Bauer, Riewoldt, Martin and Pickett all in the 1 team. One of Cumberland/Bauer will go for Dusty. I would try going with speed and playing Baker, Coulthard and MRJ all together in the forward line and try and bring pressure. I don't see a huge need for Pickett or Graham. I'd keep Cumberland in over Bauer.

Picket to sub. Seriously adds nothing that Bauer or Cumbo wouldn't except he's 30 odd.

 

[DickieKnee]

best and hardest to replace forward in the comp missed basically the entire year. That's our season right there.

Yep we all knew if Lynch went down we were going to struggle.

 

[Groupie_]

team?

 

[Punt rd end]

This Sunday we play our 2nd straight game at Marvel Stadium, this time against the Saints in what is the final chance we have to keep our finals hopes alive. Being a game and a half outside the 8 with a poor % we will need everything to go our way to be able to make it but it won't happen unless we can defeat the Saints on their home deck.

Like us the Saints have managed only 2 wins from their last 5 games, with their 2 wins being against Hawthorn and North, while they have lost to Melbourne Gold Coast and Carlton. The Saints aren't generally a high scoring team, in fact we've actually outscored them by 100 points this year, the problem is that defensively they are quite solid having conceded the 3rd lowest points against this year. It was only back in round 14 that we beat them at the MCG by 20 points so it's not like we can't beat them but that was also Cotchins 300th and I don't think we were ever going to lose that game.

In that game Taranto led the way in the midfield with 38 disposals 10 tackles 6 clearances and a goal, while old campaigners in Martin (35 disposals & 6 clearances) Cotchin (29 disposals 5 tackles 5 clearances and 2 goals) & Prestia (25 disposals 6 tackles & 7 clearances) wound back the clock to their glory days to provide great support. A few weeks later though and Prestia is probably the only one playing anywhere near that sort of level, with Martin and Cotchin unable to get up for the game against the Dogs and Taranto seemingly slowing down a little after carrying the load for most of the year. We will need to have all 4 of them at the best to be able to match it with the Saints midfield that can rack up big numbers themselves.

What will win this game is which teams forwards can capitalize best on their opportunities. We rolled out a different looking forward line against the Dogs with Bauer & Cumberland getting an opportunity to play alongside Jack and while we didn't get the result against the Dogs it should be given another crack against the Saints to see if they can click. After all it's got to be better than kicking it to Jack 3 on 1 and watching him getting belted in the twilight of his career. At the other end of the ground the Saints have their own concerns with their lack of scoreboard impact. Against Carlton they managed 8 goals for the game despite having 7 goals to half time and our back line will be looking to make amends after having a couple of big scores/bags kicked against them in recent weeks.

Now I know that a lot of posters are calling for us to wheel out the kids, but I don't expect it to happen this week especially given it's effectively the last chance we have to keep finals alive. So I'm expecting to see the likes of Grimes Martin & Cotchin all returning while we're likely to lose Hopper & Rioli to injury while Soldo is a chance to make way to give us a better balanced side to try and go with the Saints after we were unable to run with the Dogs on Friday night.

Possible Line Up:
B: Balta Young Grimes
HB: Short Broad Vlastuin
C: McIntosh Taranto Ross
HF: Pickett Bolton Baker
F: Cumberland Martin Riewoldt
R: Nankervis Prestia Cotchin
INT: Coulthard Graham Banks Bauer
EMG: Soldo Dow Brown Mansell

Heart says Tigers break their Marvel hoodoo and get the win to keep our hopes alive, but the head says the Saints get over the line in a close one to finally put us out of our misery.

I doubt Cotchin will play, he said in his presser that he has a calf niggle and hopefully would be available next week

 

[_RT_]

team?

B: Nyoun Balta Young
HB: Trezise Brown Ralphsmith
C: Ross Taranto Banks
HF: Coulthard Bauer Bolton
F: M.Rioli Bradtke Cumberland
R: Soldo Bolton Dow
INT: Ryan Baker Short Martin

 

[Rubber Hips]

Saints by 7 goals.
Josh Battle to kick five.
Wilkie four.

Tip Rat junior -2 points

 

[Rubber Hips]

if Cotch is not good to go…then

Dusty in Hopper out


if Cotch is good to go…

in Dusty out Cumbo (bc for some reason dusty and Cumbo can’t play together)
in Cotch out Hops

 

[Rubber Hips]

piggo gonna kick first goal, run a 1600m showpony sprint to celebrate, **** himself doin it and go unsighted the rest of the game

**** I hate that campaigner

 

[Drunken Wookie]

how many ****ing sunday games this season, feels like way too many

 

[tigerdan]

Will be intresting to see what team we name. Last week was a disgrace and im only just over it.

 

[_RT_]

Backs	Noah Balta	21	Dylan Grimes	2	Tylar Young	45
Half-Backs	Jayden Short	15	Nick Vlastuin	1	Daniel Rioli	17
Centreline	Kamdyn McIntosh	33	Tim Taranto	14	Jack Ross	5
Half-Forwards	Jack Graham	34	Liam Baker	7	Matthew Coulthard	26
Forwards	Jacob Bauer	43	Jack Riewoldt	8	Dustin Martin	4
Followers	Toby Nankervis	25	Dion Prestia	3	Shai Bolton	29
Interchange:	Sam Banks	41	Nathan Broad	35	Ivan Soldo	20
	Hugo Ralphsmith	13	Thomson Dow	27	Marlion Pickett	50
	Rhyan Mansell	31	Samson Ryan	32

In: Dylan Grimes, Dustin Martin, Hugo Ralphsmith, Thomson Dow, Samson Ryan
Out: Jacob Hopper (concussion), Noah Cumberland (concussion)

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/afl/game-day-hub/

 

[mauricerioli]

Hopper and Cumberland out injured and Dusty and Grimes in.

 

[Rubber Hips]

“Concussion“ the new “managed”

 

[Rubber Hips]

Good on Thommy Dow …been very good in the twos…but won’t make the cut

 

[Karp3_dm]

What Cumbo do?
Machete Meehan let that one slip past the members the dirty campaigner

 

[Put a Lids on it]

here comes deboy with no knowledge of football played once in grade 3 footy and no wonder he doesnt know the rules

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

The clubs going to be investigated for these concussions at training, first MRJ now cumbo

Rules Cumberland out of the north game aswell, doubt he’d be selected for port if forwards stay fit

Dogs might’ve been his last game for us

In: Dusty Ryan
Out: Hopper Cumberland


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[db26]

Hugo lol can not perform gets a call up story all year what's going on from Sonsie.

 

[sanaya]

The clubs going to be investigated for these concussions at training, first MRJ now cumbo

Rules Cumberland out of the north game aswell, doubt he’d be selected for port if forwards stay fit

Dogs might’ve been his last game for us

In: Dusty Ryan
Out: Hopper Cumberland


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I like those changes but there's no way they don't bring in a co-captain that's named and available, bombers wouldn't even do that heppell

 

[sanaya]

Hugo lol can not perform gets a call up story all year what's going on from Sonsie.

hope dow gets the nod for sub over ****ing ralphsmith

 

[_RT_]

Saints bringing back Billings Ross Membrey & Paton

#weareeveryonesgrandfinal

 

[Punt rd end]

I don't know these umps, probably a good thing

Umpires
John Howorth (17), Alex Whetton (19), Andre Gianfagna (27), Matthew Young (38)

 

[Groupie_]

I don't know these umps, probably a good thing

Umpires
John Howorth (17), Alex Whetton (19), Andre Gianfagna (27), Matthew Young (38)

the third one seems like a carltoon supporter

 

[Groupie_]

What Cumbo do?
Machete Meehan let that one slip past the members the dirty campaigner

prob curcumsized him in his sleep and needs a week to recover

 

[Punt rd end]