BOM predicting only a shower or two on Monday. More rain on Tuesday. Hopefully the showers will miss on Monday evening.

Hogan and Hibberd are obviously very good additions to the side.  It sounds like Hibberd played the majority of the Casey game so he'll be ready to go which is fantastic for us!

1 hour ago, Copuchas said:

Steve, it's a Richmond home game and a Melbourne make-up game so 70,000 + 40,000 potential punters before the public gate.  If the weather's fine (latest forecast is more promising than a few days ago) they mightn't be far from 80k.

Perhaps you're right. I hope we turn out in strong numbers too.

 

1 hour ago, rjay said:

I'm not sure it does 'steve'...

The numbers say we are playing a high possession game.

Any team that plays that game style struggles in the wet.

Hope it's dry.

Those numbers in my eyes are disproportionate and are not a true reflection of how we want to play. Consider the overuse of our handball for one.. 

In the wet, the skill level becomes much more even between any two sides and is therefore a battle of contested ball winning ability.

And I'd back our midfield brigade to win that and win it well.

Edited April 21, 20178 yr by stevethemanjordan

FWIW word on BF is that Martin will be named but a late withdrawal. Their source, someone inside Tigerland.

I think rain would be to our advantage. 

1 minute ago, Devil is in the Detail said:

FWIW word on BF is that Martin will be named but a late withdrawal. Their source, someone inside Tigerland.

Tigerland is playing their typical BS games. He'll play, even if not 100%.

1 minute ago, Devil is in the Detail said:

FWIW word on BF is that Martin will be named but a late withdrawal. Their source, someone inside Tigerland.

They can rest Riewoldt too, then it will be even with Gawn and Lewis out.

Anyways, great to see Hibberd will be making his MFC debut.  I hope Melksham is rested, not only is he out of form but its a risk playing them both after their year out of the game (just look at Essendon the last two weeks carrying all those banned players who look cooked).

Well worth a look.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2017-04-20/opposition-analysis-melbourne

2 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Well worth a look.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2017-04-20/opposition-analysis-melbourne

Watched this yesterday. Do we have anything similar on the MFC site? Or just "Burg's Analysis"?

so if its a Melb reciprocal game do we need to buy tickets to assure we get in? surely membership will swipe us in?

sorry im hopeless with this stuff, not used to dealing with MFC games being hot property

2 minutes ago, DubDee said:

so if its a Melb reciprocal game do we need to buy tickets to assure we get in? surely membership will swipe us in?

sorry im hopeless with this stuff, not used to dealing with MFC games being hot property

Yep, just swipe your membership card. A word of warning though GA seats will be limited. 

Just now, binman said:

Yep, just swipe your membership card. A word of warning though GA seats will be limited. 

sweet thanks Binman

I'm a ground floor stander so no dramas for me

Caracella from the Tuggers sounded anything but positivie that Dusty will play. Risk vs Reward situtation for them I spose. Lets just hope they are cautious and he sits out. Would be a massive advantage for us.

 

Hoges and Hibbo are big ins for us.

Looking back on that cringe worthy third quarter against Freo and for that matter the even more disastrous  last minute or so of the final quarter we need to work on exiting our back half under pressure.

Given that it is a set play there must be some series of combinations that can be run to the advantage of the player(s) who know the sequence in advance.

In that third quarter the ball was continually locked in the Freo forward 50 even when we had kick outs let alone when we took the quick kick option

You can also add Tim Smith and maybe JKH

5 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

You can also add Tim Smith and maybe JKH

Extended bench?

12 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Looking back on that cringe worthy third quarter against Freo and for that matter the even more disastrous  last minute or so of the final quarter we need to work on exiting our back half under pressure.

Given that it is a set play there must be some series of combinations that can be run to the advantage of the player(s) who know the sequence in advance.

In that third quarter the ball was continually locked in the Freo forward 50 even when we had kick outs let alone when we took the quick kick option

Needed to go man on man in their forward 50 especially to handle the bail out kick around the arc IMO DJ. We allowed the opposition to zone off and failed to put them under enough pressure and compete in the marking contests when the ball lucked out their way, which unfortunately was most of the time for a good 10 minutes or so. They took a number of uncontested marks from our bail outs, controlling this section of the game for too long. Compete one on one and either mark it ourselves or bring the ball to ground and get the stoppage going further out from goal rather than the opp getting the lucky receive by zoning off and getting it straight back in to targets or top of the square for even more pressure.

When we did finally get it up our end at one point for a possible breather or maybe get one back ourselves to stop the rot, Trac made a huge error, deciding to flick the ball back in right on the boundary in the forward pocket punt road end instead of disguising it out or gathering the ball and taking the tackle for the stoppage or rolling over the boundary for the throw in. Freo ran it straight back out and up to their end and I think they may have even goaled again from it. A rookie error that hurt us badly at a really critical moment IMO.

1 hour ago, ProDee said:

Well worth a look.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2017-04-20/opposition-analysis-melbourne

Had no idea one of the old CGS boys was a coach at Richmond. Great little video though. Our website would struggle to put together a video that was as exciting about us as that. Haha.

4 minutes ago, Luther said:

Extended bench?

Was at training no Bugg Weideman or Kent    Tim Smith and JKH both there  asked Bull directly and he said Yes, missed JKH   not giving anything away cameras everywhere and the Richmond guy   recognised him from the few times watched their training

 

44 minutes ago, DSP said:

Caracella from the Tuggers sounded anything but positivie that Dusty will play. Risk vs Reward situtation for them I spose. Lets just hope they are cautious and he sits out. Would be a massive advantage for us.

 

Hoges and Hibbo are big ins for us.

Doubt they will risk him , groins are not to be messed with and since its a Monday game theyd need to get him up for the game after (Sat or sun.)

If they play him with a sore groin and he aggravates it, the microwaves will be on overdrive at Punt Rd.

Did anyone else see Bernie vince' toe? 

I know I would not be playing if my toe was like that. 

 

I'd have no problem with a hobbling Dusty taking the field 

7 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Was at training no Bugg Weideman or Kent    Tim Smith and JKH both there  asked Bull directly and he said Yes, missed JKH   not giving anything away cameras everywhere and the Richmond guy   recognised him from the few times watched their training

Thanks mate. You mean Smith is a definite inclusion?

8 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Was at training no Bugg Weideman or Kent    Tim Smith and JKH both there  asked Bull directly and he said Yes, missed JKH   not giving anything away cameras everywhere and the Richmond guy   recognised him from the few times watched their training

Now can you please say that again in a coherent paragraph?