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Vickery and Reiwoldt are the keys here. Frawls usually does a number on R, with him out, or if he had of played up fwd I think that will be the test for us. We have improved defensively all year but those 2 are key to keep quiet.

Totally agree, I would go so far as to say Chip was the first and best at putting JR back in his box, if I was JR I'd be begging for a chance to play FF since Chip isn't there, this is where I always saw the best value in Chip was on how he played guns like Franklin and Reiwoldt. Not as worried about Dusty, I feel our new look midfield would like to give him a touch up after he has eaten us up in past years. We put a big game into Dangerfield (who was still brilliant) I don't think Dusty will go as well with the same pressure. (or so I fervently hope.

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Agree with your comparisons except for these. 1) Davey played his best game of the 2013 year against Richmond kicking 3, so JKH would have to have an excellent game to match Davey's output in the cor

P-man
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Release the pigdog.

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monoccular

I wonder if h_h thinks that our 'incompetent medical and fitness staff' have over or under-reacted here. Whichever, I think he will say it was the wrong choice.

Bossdog Redleg

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Unfortunate, but I think JR and Vickery will have a day out and their midfield will fire up I think we will lose by about 40 points.

picket fence Legend

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Who would you compare Riley to in the AFL in terms of playing style and similarities.

Think Viney, Wines, with a hint of Andrew Obst!!

I've seen him live he has no fear!! Dangerously so!!

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Who would you compare Riley to in the AFL in terms of playing style and similarities.

Better looking Mitch Robinson..?.

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If we can generate as many inside 50s as we did last week, I think we'll be well on our way to victory. Richmond's backline is weak, weaker even than the Dogs', and with Gawn and hopefully Dunn up there today we might do a better job of helping Dawes and getting some more shots.

At the other end, with Grimes and hopefully Pedersen down there, and Garland being better for his run last week, I'm confident we'll put in a better defensive effort than last week. McDonald has a big job on Riewoldt but if the six of them work together like they did in Adelaide, we can team up on their forwards and cut off their scores.

KingDingAling Redleg

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We are a good thing this week, absolute morals.

We'll win the ruck and chew up the contested ball, there is no one to stop us.

Definitely match up better against the Tigers - than we do against the Bullies, and Adelaide.

Providing we have Jamar in, teams with soft midfields will find it hard to beat us.

Richmond have no contested ball winners, certainly none that will compete with Jones and Viney.

Jamar will get first use, we'll get first crack at it and Cotchin won't get his usual numbers.

We should tag Dustin Martin, because he is the only guy for the Tigers that could damage us.

Wasn't too far off, good win by the lads.

Richmond don't match up well against us.

Great game by Tyson, Viney and Watts, all the sudden the future looks bright.


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There is going to be one massive difference between having Gawn as compared to Frawley in the forward line, Gawn can take a mark over his head.

I lost count of how many times Frawley got to a contest, pushed his man out only to let the ball drop to the ground witout really making an effort to go for it.

The weakness with having both Frawley and Dawes in the same forward line is they are both better on the lead than in contested marking situations. This is why Clark and Dawes would have been such a great combination.

Fill me in as I'm yet to see a replay, was this a good call?

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Fill me in as I'm yet to see a replay, was this a good call?

Yes. But the value was what Gawn brings to the ruck in the forward line and when Jamar is tanked. His tap to the empty space in front of Vince was arrogant and excellent.

'I'm pumping this over my shoulder because I reckon I can see something, and you guys haven't set up properly.'

Loved it.

Edit: I may have used some dramatic licence but that tap was Gawn and Vince knowing the Tigers had no idea what they were doing.

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DeeSpencer Legend

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Fill me in as I'm yet to see a replay, was this a good call?

It wasn't. We were slower up forward with Gawn instead of Frawley. Better in the ruck but with Hampson off we were always going to be dominant in the ruck in the second half.

Gawn took a couple of good grabs early forward but then contributed little forward. His benefit was mainly a stronger second ruck who adds something around the ground.

Fortunately Pedersen really stepped up as a forward. Dawes effort was great but marking was poor.

As a whole the 3 of them (Dawes, Pedersen, Gawn) worked pretty well. Roos will have a really difficult call with what to do with Frawley. I'd probably favour putting him at full back and freeing up Garland/Dunn to get more rebound in their game.

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Yes. But the value was what Gawn brings to the ruck in the forward line and when Jamar is tanked. His tap to the empty space in front of Vince was arrogant and excellent.

'I'm pumping this over my shoulder because I reckon I can see something, and you guys haven't set up properly.'

Loved it.

Edit: I may have used some dramatic licence but that tap was Gawn and Vince knowing the Tigers had no idea what they were doing.

Wasn't he going up against Dustin Martin? Probably helped his arrogance.

Only a few minutes after we had Vince contest a centre bounce.

jazza Redleg

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There is going to be one massive difference between having Gawn as compared to Frawley in the forward line, Gawn can take a mark over his head

Fill me in as I'm yet to see a replay, was this a good call?

i think max may have grabbed a mark,or 3

but do enjoy the replay.

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Wasn't he going up against Dustin Martin? Probably helped his arrogance.

Only a few minutes after we had Vince contest a centre bounce.

Yeah, they didn't set up properly at all and those two made them pay with a BIG play.

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