Game Day - Tigers V Blues

[AstuteTiger]

After such an uninspiring first-up game against GC we now meet our arch-enemy in Carlton tonight.

Happy that Yze swung the axe on some and smiles all round to see Dusty, Lynch and Nank bank. Mansell also comes in.

Looking at both teams we easily match them for talent, for us to win though we need to hunt the ball and use it better. That 3rd qtr V Suns was pretty good, but that's the standard we should be expecting tonight in front of 90,000. Bring that run, dare and intensity at the man and ball and we are in with a shot at winning this game.

The Blues do use the ball well and are feeling confident but you never quite know what Carlton team is going to show up.

I think after last weeks embarrassing first-half performance the boys will be on from the get-go.

Tiges by 9 points

Round 1, Richmond v Carlton, Thursday, March 14, 7.30pm AEDT, MCG

In: Dustin Martin, Tom Lynch, Toby Nankervis, Rhyan Mansell
Out: Jacob Koschitzke (omitted), Sam Naismith (omitted), Samson Ryan (omitted), Sam Banks (omitted)

Backs	Dylan Grimes	2	Tylar Young	45	Josh Gibcus	18
Half-Backs	Jayden Short	15	Nathan Broad	35	Nick Vlastuin	1
Centreline	Kamdyn McIntosh	33	Tim Taranto	14	Jack Ross	5
Half-Forwards	Maurice Rioli	10	Liam Baker	7	Shai Bolton	29
Forwards	Noah Balta	21	Dustin Matin	4	Tom Lynch	19
Followers	Toby Nankervis	25	Jacob Hopper	22	Dion Prestia	3
Interchange:	Daniel Rioli	17	Thomson Dow	27	Marlion Pickett	50
	Rhyan Mansell	31	Seth Campbell	44
Emergencies:	Tom Brown	30	Sam Naismith	24	Sam Banks	41

 

[Carter]

Blues have belief, we have lost it

Carlton by 32 in a canter

I wanna see MRJ play well

 

[AstuteTiger]

Blues have belief, we have lost it

Carlton by 32 in a canter

I wanna see MRJ play well

Yep, they do but we have seen it before with Carlton. One week they can be up, and the next down.

Like us they don't have the quickest mids going around but they do work hard so our mids have to be on for 4 qtrs.

Young and McDUD are their two main backs against Lynch and Balta and Young and Gibcus against McKay and Curnow could be a tough night for the key backs on both teams.

Both teams have good running backs.

We need to be smart entering our forward 50, don't always bomb. We do have the forward talent to kick a score.

 

[Carter]

Yep, they do but we have seen it before with Carlton. One week they can be up, and the next down.

Like us they don't have the quickest mids going around but they do work hard so our mids have to be on for 4 qtrs.

Young and McDUD are their two main backs against Lynch and Balta and Young and Gibcus against McKay and Curnow could be a tough night for the key backs on both teams.

Both teams have good running backs.

We need to be smart entering our forward 50, don't always bomb. We do have the forward talent to kick a score.

Great point re: our F50.

Lynch/Martin/Bolton is a ridiculous trifecta of x factor

 

[eZyT]

I dont know what to expect tonight.

wont be surprised by a win, or a resounding defeat.

I'm gonna tip a draw after we lead by a point with 2 seconds to play and the umps pay a 150m penalty from full back and McKay misses from 20 out

tigers by 0

 

[Leysy Days]

Keeping Curnow in check the key.

 

[Smoking Aces]

Keeping Curnow in check the key.

Who gets first crack?

For me this is a job for Grimes.

 

[Merveille]

If Curnow is on his bike and roaming far and wide I would consider Broady, but when he changes it up and anchors inside 25 look to a bigger defender- easier said than done of course. Bith Mackay and Curnow have big tanks.
Have to cut supply which will mean a massive midfield turnaround.!

 

[artball]

i think Mackay is mentally fragile, so examine that and get him gone
Curnow? Umpires Pet. play weird with him, spook him. mess his head up.
Cripps? stop him throwing the ball

Tiges in a close one after starting strong

 

[spook]

Keeping Curnow in check the key.

We always have before. The only time he's scored well against us was R1 2018 when he got 5 goals from 5 of the softest free kicks this side of a King brother.

 

[tigertim]

For a decade Carlton had the wood on us, then for a decade we had the wood on them. It’s their turn again. Blues by the 40-50 point margin.

 

[bairdy380]

No other logic than gut feel… but I suspect RFC to be on the wrong end of a pantsing

 

[Leysy Days]

Who gets first crack?

For me this is a job for Grimes.

Broad definately the one for Leysy.

Has kept these athletic talls like Cameron in check previously.

Not sure Grimesy has the athleticism these days.

 

[Dyer'ere]

We rested players for this game and paid a heavy price last week with the side uncompetitive for an hour. We will have had a heavy week leading into that game and this week will have done nothing. So. We should be surprisingly fresh.

RFC has a lot invested in this game. It's planned.

Whatever we can produce in the Phoney Season we will produce. I expect Carlton to be off. Teams no longer set their fixtures around beating us. Carlton were set last week and this week they play some dud side. Nineteenthmond.

It's up to Yze and his lieutenants to deliver tonight. We are set for this game.

 

[TigerForce]

We rested players for this game and paid a heavy price last week with the side uncompetitive for an hour. We will have had a heavy week leading into that game and this week will have done nothing. So. We should be surprisingly fresh.

RFC has a lot invested in this game. It's planned.

Whatever we can produce in the Phoney Season we will produce. I expect Carlton to be off. Teams no longer set their fixtures around beating us. Carlton were set last week and this week they some dud side. Nineteenthmond.

It's up to Yze and his lieutenants to deliver tonight. We are set for this game.

Yep. Let's not forget that Cartoon didn't win last week. The Paddle Pops lost and just by 1 point.

 

[MD Jazz]

Blues have belief, we have lost it

Carlton by 32 in a canter

I wanna see MRJ play well

Makes me more confident. We will bully them out of this game.

 

[achillesjones]

Keeping Curnow in check the key.

Balta.

 

[AstuteTiger]

Balta.

We wish but he'll play fwd/2nd ruck.

 

[btoz_01]

Who gets first crack?

For me this is a job for Grimes.

Broad for mine

 

[Sintiger]

The bloos bottom 5-6 are pretty uninspiring and they rely very heavily on the key forwards. My problem is not working out if they are beatable because i reckon they are, it is getting a guage on where we are at.

I just don't know