Round 2 - changes to the team. Richmond v GWS

[taztiger4]

Not happy with Burge to be honest since Innes left left a big hole.

different roles, Burge has been @ RFC since 2011 as Head of Fitness/ Phys Perf

Rob was our rehab guy & is now head @ Sydney

BTW, Sydney also have injuries

 

[123cups]

We had many injuries in several of our premiership years like most teams do, let's not jump the gun.

 

[CarnTheTiges]

We had many injuries in several of our premiership years like most teams do, let's not jump the gun.

We were savaged by injuries in both 2019 and 2020. This whole charmed injury run is bs by salty oppo supporters in an effort to denigrate our achievements.

 

[Tigers4]

I wasn’t confident a week ago after the loss against Carlton and still not confident. A lot of tiger depth has left the door

 

[SkiddyMcGhee]

Seriously, it's R2, after a surprise R1 loss.
I'm amazed at how many people here want to jump off, write us off etc....
It's a very long year and premierships aren't won in April.
Yes, our gun players are older & more injury prone and other clubs (and the AFL!) have worked us out
And the next group will take time to come through, as others drop off.

Take a breath and have faith.

 

[123cups]

Seriously, it's R2, after a surprise R1 loss.
I'm amazed at how many people here want to jump off, write us off etc....
It's a very long year and premierships aren't won in April.
Yes, our gun players are older & more injury prone and other clubs (and the AFL!) have worked us out
And the next group will take time to come through, as others drop off.

Take a breath and have faith.

Also, we only have 1 age-related injury to someone now that we didn't normally have during our premiership years.

Dylan Grimes.

That's it.

One player.

Attitude is everything and confirmation bias is hard to avoid when missing finals after a premiership. Hopefully we win today and rebuild the faith.

 

[Tigerfan]

Broady will be looking for his mates, they are all missing. Grimes, Vlas, Rance, Bash, and Dave !!

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Haha that’s gold … how do you do that?

 

[RoarEmotion]

Well I am probably as masochist, but I am looking forward to this game.

I just want to see what we can do without so many stalwarts in the side.

In 2019 we took out Port under similar circumstances and it set us up for the flag that year.

I am not saying that a win here will do the same, but a good showing will give the new boys a lot of confidence. I am looking forward to seeing if any of them can get off the chain.

We have nothing to lose.

This post aged well very quickly.

 

[Leysy Days]

Yeah a lot of posts didn't Roar

 

[eZyT]

Seriously, it's R2, after a surprise R1 loss.
I'm amazed at how many people here want to jump off, write us off etc....
It's a very long year and premierships aren't won in April.
Yes, our gun players are older & more injury prone and other clubs (and the AFL!) have worked us out
And the next group will take time to come through, as others drop off.

Take a breath and have faith.

elite posting

nice work skids.

I plead guilty

 

[Bourke30JC33]

Yes, we have lost a lot of talent by injury but our ins all have speed. Just noticed now that Miller is in for Grimes.
We are smaller across the ground, so I guess they will look to pressure and run the ball quicker. This is the main chance to topple GWS.

GWS mids are elite and are good ball users, they ain't the quickest, but give them enough time and they'll cut us up.
Hence why we have to play the pressure game and run hard.

Parker, we know he ain't the best of kicks but f we want to apply that criteria for all players a 3rd of the side wouldn't be playing.
He is in for his speed, aggression and pressure. Last week V blues we had one tackle in forward 50, they had 14. He also plays tall, once stack and RCD get up to speed in fitness I have no doubt they will come in.

Macintosh is a big in and he and Pickett will control the wings, and Dow just attacks the contest, looks quicker and shows more aggression well that's what I saw V cats at GHMBA stadium.

Grimes out hurts our back 6, however, GWS normally play 2 talls, Ricardi and Himmelberg and have Brander and Hogan on the bench. Perhaps they might try and stretch us with Grimes out and play a 3rd tall (enter Hogan).

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Superb analysis proved correct.
Brander is a major new star, hails from Geelong.
Structural concern for GWS is they lead marks inside 50, but fail to convert.
14-9 inside 50 marks versus Sydney.

 

[Bourke30JC33]

Our second quarter was sensational.
The best so far this year.
Was reading the average is a 25 per cent conversion rate of inside 50s to goal.
Average about say 50 inside 50s for 13 goals.
Second quarter we had 12 inside 50s for 6 goals, despite several stars out.