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Observations
Richmond: The Tigers struggled against Willy in the Qualifying final, going down by 25 points. Jake Aarts was a feature with 2 goals, whilst Anthony Miles was a bull with 26 disposals for the Tigers
Essendon: The Dons managed an "upset" 34 win against Collingwood, dominating from start to finish, kicking away to a 3 goal lead at quarter time, with the closest the Pies got to that was 11 points. Kobe Mutch was excellent in the middle with 28 disposals whilst Jackson Merrett and Josh Green kicked 9 goals between them.
Head to Head (last 5)
Richmond 5-0 Essendon
Form Guide
Richmond: 2W 3L
Essendon: 3W 2L
Sportsbet odds (available Friday)
Richmond:
Essendon:
Line: ($1.92)
Possible sides
Richmond vs Essendon
B: Ridley - Hartley - Berry
F: Aarts - Moore - Ballard
HB: Francis - Zerk-Thatcher - McNiece
HF: Baker - Balta - Stengle
C: Hind - Clarke - Long
C: Naish - Miles - Silvestro
HF: Merrett - Stewart - Laverde
HB: Menadue - Markov - Morris
F: Green - Sibbald - Younan
B: Coffield - Garthwaite - Miller
R: Draper - Mynott - Mutch
R: Soldo - Ellis - Lloyd
I: McQueen - Heppell - Hocking - Houlahan
I: Coleman-Jones - Wood - Smith - Beasley
23P: Lazzaro
23P: Thompson
Essendon in: Houlahan; Out: Harrison (omit)
Richmond in: Beasley; Out: Butler (omit? Rested? Something that will blow up in their faces if they lose)
Richmond defence vs Essendon forward line
The Dons were 7th for points for this season in the VFL home, but had an accurate display against Collingwood in the preliminary final, kicking a whopping 18 goals 5, with a poster and another off the boot included in those behinds. Danny Younan has been a threat as a small forward, his harrassing ability and the ability to turn something out of nothing has been a big feature for the Dons this season, kicking a goal in every game he's played. Richmond have had the 4th best defence in the league this season for points conceded, lead by captain Steve Morris in defence, who ironically will take either Younan or Josh Green. Ryan Garthwaite is a young defender who will likely take James Stewart, who will be hoping to back up a solid performance against Collingwood
Midfield/rucks battle
This is the real question as to who wins. Essendon's more experienced on ballers are their VFL contingent in Heath Hocking, Aaron Heppell and Nick Hind whilst Richmond have that in Tom Silvestro, Brandon Wood, Jake Aarts but also an experienced AFL contingent of Sam Lloyd and Anthony Miles as well, which could prove beneficial for the Tigers. Essendon's spread from the contest in Jake Long, Hind, Merrett and McQueen is where the Dons will get on top of the Tigers if any area, Richmond definitely having the stronger inside midfield of the respective groups. Rucks wise, Soldo may be more experienced but Sam Draper is in a hot run of form right now and will be absolutely vital for the Dons if they're to progress to the Preliminary final.
Richmond forward line vs Essendon defence
Richmond's attack is where their skill truly lies, averaging over 100 points a game this season. Young small Tyson Stengle has been a feature as an AFL listed player, kicking 32 goals this year, but the small struggled against Williamstown in the qualifying final, only kicking the 1 major. Essendon are 6th overall in terms of points conceded, only slightly outside the top 4 in this regard however. Key defender Michael Hartley has been a major part of this, suffering a little with Cale Hooker making a successful return to defence for the AFL side. He'll try to quell Noah Balta, a first year player for the Tigers who was very impressive against Williamstown in the Qualifying, whilst Ben McNiece will try to use his smarts up against Stengle.
Tip
We'll get through to another prelim. Dons by 17
Richmond: The Tigers struggled against Willy in the Qualifying final, going down by 25 points. Jake Aarts was a feature with 2 goals, whilst Anthony Miles was a bull with 26 disposals for the Tigers
Essendon: The Dons managed an "upset" 34 win against Collingwood, dominating from start to finish, kicking away to a 3 goal lead at quarter time, with the closest the Pies got to that was 11 points. Kobe Mutch was excellent in the middle with 28 disposals whilst Jackson Merrett and Josh Green kicked 9 goals between them.
Head to Head (last 5)
Richmond 5-0 Essendon
Form Guide
Richmond: 2W 3L
Essendon: 3W 2L
Sportsbet odds (available Friday)
Richmond:
Essendon:
Line: ($1.92)
Possible sides
Richmond vs Essendon
B: Ridley - Hartley - Berry
F: Aarts - Moore - Ballard
HB: Francis - Zerk-Thatcher - McNiece
HF: Baker - Balta - Stengle
C: Hind - Clarke - Long
C: Naish - Miles - Silvestro
HF: Merrett - Stewart - Laverde
HB: Menadue - Markov - Morris
F: Green - Sibbald - Younan
B: Coffield - Garthwaite - Miller
R: Draper - Mynott - Mutch
R: Soldo - Ellis - Lloyd
I: McQueen - Heppell - Hocking - Houlahan
I: Coleman-Jones - Wood - Smith - Beasley
23P: Lazzaro
23P: Thompson
Essendon in: Houlahan; Out: Harrison (omit)
Richmond in: Beasley; Out: Butler (omit? Rested? Something that will blow up in their faces if they lose)
Richmond defence vs Essendon forward line
The Dons were 7th for points for this season in the VFL home, but had an accurate display against Collingwood in the preliminary final, kicking a whopping 18 goals 5, with a poster and another off the boot included in those behinds. Danny Younan has been a threat as a small forward, his harrassing ability and the ability to turn something out of nothing has been a big feature for the Dons this season, kicking a goal in every game he's played. Richmond have had the 4th best defence in the league this season for points conceded, lead by captain Steve Morris in defence, who ironically will take either Younan or Josh Green. Ryan Garthwaite is a young defender who will likely take James Stewart, who will be hoping to back up a solid performance against Collingwood
Midfield/rucks battle
This is the real question as to who wins. Essendon's more experienced on ballers are their VFL contingent in Heath Hocking, Aaron Heppell and Nick Hind whilst Richmond have that in Tom Silvestro, Brandon Wood, Jake Aarts but also an experienced AFL contingent of Sam Lloyd and Anthony Miles as well, which could prove beneficial for the Tigers. Essendon's spread from the contest in Jake Long, Hind, Merrett and McQueen is where the Dons will get on top of the Tigers if any area, Richmond definitely having the stronger inside midfield of the respective groups. Rucks wise, Soldo may be more experienced but Sam Draper is in a hot run of form right now and will be absolutely vital for the Dons if they're to progress to the Preliminary final.
Richmond forward line vs Essendon defence
Richmond's attack is where their skill truly lies, averaging over 100 points a game this season. Young small Tyson Stengle has been a feature as an AFL listed player, kicking 32 goals this year, but the small struggled against Williamstown in the qualifying final, only kicking the 1 major. Essendon are 6th overall in terms of points conceded, only slightly outside the top 4 in this regard however. Key defender Michael Hartley has been a major part of this, suffering a little with Cale Hooker making a successful return to defence for the AFL side. He'll try to quell Noah Balta, a first year player for the Tigers who was very impressive against Williamstown in the Qualifying, whilst Ben McNiece will try to use his smarts up against Stengle.
Tip
We'll get through to another prelim. Dons by 17
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