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Changes versus Port
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And don’t underestimate the same day travel factor for a late afternoon game from QLD no less. That won’t be the case this time around.
Surely we're better with our inns 6 premiership players and Nank now to head the ruck.We had a 4 day breake last time to.Big plus were winning centre clearances and contested ball now.Port were ferocious in tackle and pressure we need bring ours to for 4 qtr.Interesting the cats won the hit outs last game with Stanley in the ruck.I think Cats had there moments in that game Port weren't a standout.
Yep, we lost to them last time, and the scoreboard flattered us, we should have lost by more.
But there are a few factors which will change the way this game will be played:
This will be a very hard game to win but Richmond is just the team to do it. Depends a lot on Richmond being at our best but I am confident we can win this one.
DS
But there are a few factors which will change the way this game will be played:
- We have a pile of quality players back.
- Our gameplan seems to be evolving a little of late to more emphasis on clearances and contested possessions. Allowing the opposition the clearance and rebounding off half back does not work so well on the narrow confines of the Adelaide Oval so this will have an impact. I also reckon Port have looked at the way Richmond score and reacted to nullify this.
- Last time we played them we scored 71% of the time we entered 50, and they scored 51% of the time they entered 50. This is a final. Our defence should be better. Their defence will be better too, but defence is their weakness and defence wins finals.
This will be a very hard game to win but Richmond is just the team to do it. Depends a lot on Richmond being at our best but I am confident we can win this one.
DS
Or the 4 day turnaround. Different circumstances this time around.
I remember we had a tough run of games in quick succession, the port game was at the end of it ,
We did really well in all the other games , And Then we had a 4 day break and had to travel on the same day to Adelaide ,
No excuse, but I think there was a general feeling this one was a bridge too far with what we had been through in the lead up , And the block of games was still looked at as a success despite this loss
I wouldn’t read too much into what happened that night .
That’s how we lost our recent games against Port & the QF against Brisbane ( in the tackle count ).
We can’t let them ‘out tackle us’.
At times the last two weeks we have looked ‘tired’ and ‘spent’.
That’s the thing.
We need to score when we have a ‘surge’ and ‘dominate’ a period to put scoreboard pressure on the opposition.
Got to correct that.
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We get those stats again it will be a thrashing by PA.
Hopefully with our ins this time around we will address some of those issues and give us plenty of looks to put scoreboard pressure against PA.
I think that result really flattered us.
We kept ourselves in it because we were efficient scoring once we entered I50 plus our defence , minus Astbury stood tall.
Did Broad play that game???
Their midfield has some really big bodies. They love the contested game and are fierce tackling side.
One good thing that has come out of these last few matches is to get the lay off rust out of Shane, Dion, Dave and Bachar and on Friday we could see they are back on top form so that will give us a lift on Friday
Before warm up, play then the video of the first half of the 2018 PF.
can we have a gameweek thread instead of gameday for this one?
there's so much to masticate, but I'm not game to start it.
it could be our undoing.
last time we played Port there were a lot of differences that have been pointed out.
an important one that hasn't been discussed is;
they got thumped by the cats by 10 goals the week after.
They'de played a mid season GF the week before. They threw everything they had at a diminished tiger outfit, and prevailed by 3 goals (2 irretrievable momentum shifting ones from ill-disciplined frees/50's at the most crucial juncture of the contest). It took everything they had to overcome a severely compromised RFC outfit. so much so, they had a collective chronic fatigue the week after.
Thats why it was the best game of the year by a mile, because Port brought it to the champs. Hunted us, 4 quarters of sustained pressure.
Yes, they will do that again. Its a Preliminary final.
but in that game, not only were we missing 4 champions (Cotch, Bachar, sheds, dion) and 3 very good players (Nank, Dave, Graham),
But NONE of the blokes we put out there got more than 18 disposals.
This Friday, we become the hunters again. We know how to win prelims. They are, indeed, harder than GF's.
Last time Port played in a prelim was 2014. they lost to hawks by 3 points.
Wines, Hartlett, Gray, Boak and Ebert where there. Lycett has played a prelim. Im guessing Burton and Motlop have too?
they've had 8 blokes here before. Once.
we've got 1 bloke who hasn't played in a prelim (Balta). 15 of our blokes have won 2 of 'em.
I expect Port to breath fire. I expect a lot to go their way. and I expect Richmond to win.
there's so much to masticate, but I'm not game to start it.
it could be our undoing.
last time we played Port there were a lot of differences that have been pointed out.
an important one that hasn't been discussed is;
they got thumped by the cats by 10 goals the week after.
They'de played a mid season GF the week before. They threw everything they had at a diminished tiger outfit, and prevailed by 3 goals (2 irretrievable momentum shifting ones from ill-disciplined frees/50's at the most crucial juncture of the contest). It took everything they had to overcome a severely compromised RFC outfit. so much so, they had a collective chronic fatigue the week after.
Thats why it was the best game of the year by a mile, because Port brought it to the champs. Hunted us, 4 quarters of sustained pressure.
Yes, they will do that again. Its a Preliminary final.
but in that game, not only were we missing 4 champions (Cotch, Bachar, sheds, dion) and 3 very good players (Nank, Dave, Graham),
But NONE of the blokes we put out there got more than 18 disposals.
This Friday, we become the hunters again. We know how to win prelims. They are, indeed, harder than GF's.
Last time Port played in a prelim was 2014. they lost to hawks by 3 points.
Wines, Hartlett, Gray, Boak and Ebert where there. Lycett has played a prelim. Im guessing Burton and Motlop have too?
they've had 8 blokes here before. Once.
we've got 1 bloke who hasn't played in a prelim (Balta). 15 of our blokes have won 2 of 'em.
I expect Port to breath fire. I expect a lot to go their way. and I expect Richmond to win.
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Could be a bit of a breeze around Friday night.
Please Cotch if you win the toss - please kick with the wind.
Please Cotch if you win the toss - please kick with the wind.
Im having a look at the game again atm. Was absolutely freakin feral. We didnt defend very well in the 50. They had too much space too often. Stack was invisible. Eggs was overwhelmed. Jack Ross was ok but couldnt go for 4 Qs. Chol had his best game for the club. . But Dion and Shank are back in I think thats huge for us. They were pretty much full strength I think.
