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Petty a little tired but I’d prefer he stops giving shots to Samson Ryan! Especially after beating Riewoldt all day

Got cheap shotted that led to the winding

Taj for Laurie?

Got a kick in the shin/leg area and jogged off. Wouldn’t be worried if it was anyone else

Clarry playing percentages and Tom to Tom. Nice settler

We’ve dropped intensity here with some silly decision making and half hearted contest. Would be nice to put it away with the breeze then slow tempo in the last

That’s his gait. By now it’s like saying Neitz used to wobble as he walked

Sure, but the 2 talls are in regardless of Fritsch. Theyve gone with Chandler and Laurie in Fritsch’s roles. Losing some height but getting more mobility

the music here is worse than anything I’ve ever copped at the G. It’s disgraceful

Too tall. JVR has to earn a game over T Mc and BBB. Brown’s game has been harshly judged, couple of costly drops but mostly playing his role.

There’s a demon shop next to the Richmond shop? lines here are massive tho, lots of cash left on the table for beer and food sales

There’s a demon shop next to the Richmond shop? lines here are massive tho, lots of cash left on the table for beer and food sales

Chandler saving his goals for the real stuff.

Maybe Hibbo too but hard to be sure

Can see K Turner, Verrell and Burgoyne in the photos on Richmond’s VFL twitter

It’s not necessarily the pecking order. They might just want Laurie to get a game day experience as sub and allow JJ to focus on the reserves game. But my opinion on the Casey portion of last week was Woey was the best of them anyway, whilst JJ would still be my pick if it was a home and away game due to experience/strength.

I’d go Woey for Viney and have; Emer: Hibbo, Howes, Laurie, JVR. But there’s an opportunity for Hibbo in and Gus on ball, and a look at JVR isn’t crazy but I don’t think it’s likely. Howes and Laurie probably only subs.

It’s still a midfielders league though and how they cover Dunkley and Hunter will be interesting. In some ways makes it easier for Smith to get on ball minutes. Huge opportunity for Sauce Baker to take a wing spot.

Viney was already set to play slightly more forward in a midfield that featured more Pickett, Sparrow and the occasional Rivers rotation. If he does miss time then Harmes comes in and takes a chunk of Viney’s on ball minutes and probably a fraction Sparrow and Petracca more on ball covers the rest. That really shouldn’t be a significant change in results for home and away games. Winning without multiple parts our full quota of best 22 really should be part of the plan this year so we’re fresher for finals.

What’s the alternative? Club releases info every time a player has a scan? There’s club staff, other players, player managers, friends and family, the medical clinic, people walking down the street. A lot of potential leaks. That’s without the potential of the club throwing a leak around to various journos every now and then just to kept them fed. I’m not too worried about this leaking especially if he’s had a scan and it’s not major.

In 2021 v the Dogs we rested Oliver and Salem, Brayshaw was on limited minutes in the VFL match and BBB and Viney were injured. In 2022 v Carl we rested May and Hibberd, in addition to Petty, Rivers and Salem being out injured. I think BBB, Gawn, Lever, May, Oliver, Petracca are all good candidates to skip the Tigers game and given we are meaning to be more conservative this year I'd have no issues with all of them missing. But I'd be a little bit surprised if we went with more than that. Out: BBB, Gawn, Lever, May, Oliver, Petracca In: JVR, Schache, D. Turner, Hibberd, JJ, Woewodin FB: McVee Petty Hibberd HB: Bowey Turner Brayshaw C; Hunter Sparrow Langdon HF: ANB T Mc Harmes FF: Chandler JVR Spargo Foll: Grundy Viney Pickett Int: JJ Schache Rivers Woey

Jay Clark working harder for May to be suspended than he does on his fake trade rumours. May was millimetres from spoiling the ball and there was no wind up or aggression in it. Butler bounced up and took his kick and the Saints players really weren’t too fussed because they knew what it was.

If Tomlinson plays seniors again you won’t be hoping we get dominated. They are 2 good young key forwards. Better than the Schache and our young guys for now. Similarly the saints young key backs in Adams and Van Es looked good too. Whether Ross actually plays any of them or if he keeps going with Cordy and Doug at FF time will tell

I still don’t think we were a quick handball play on or corridor team in 2021. Outside of using Langdon we were still keen on our defenders finding a mark. And going back to the narrow side rather than sprinting out the fat side. The big thing we did in 2021 was quicker long kicks from half back to Tommy Mc or Gawn at half forward - and targeting the channel just outside the centre square, not the boundary. Then swoop forwards and mids through. A couple of Oliver or Tracc handballs and then hit an inside 50 forward. But it still started with a kick/mark game from Half back. Faster ball movement whilst bullying teams up and down the same channel of the ground was our plan. Creating a contest outside 50 that allowed Fritsch or BBB space inside 50. How much we sustain that style compared to go for a more full ground run and spread is the question for this year. 2020 we were too focussed on short kicks and trying to crack teams open. It worked great against the bottom 9 sides, couldn’t beat the top 8. Couldn’t beat Cairns weather. We upped our risk in 2021 with longer kicks to CHF, whilst drastically upping our defending by not risking anything corridor off half back or taking many inside 50 risks - hence the pocked bombs. Last year our risk dropped away by refusing targeted fast long kicks once the key forwards went down and then settling for slow long bombs in to packed 50’s.

See I’d strongly disagree with that. 2 of the pies talls in Moore and Howe play on and run, carry and take riskier kicks far more than May and Lever do. Less so May at his best but definitely the 2022 version of May who was playing fairly safe, and certainly the 2022 version of Lever who was crippled. Murphy/Petty is a more even match. And last year the pies flankers - Maynard, Quaynor, Noble and Daicos would all run and attack. Compared to our guys in whatever combination of Hibbo, Salem, Hunt, Riv, Gus, Bowey who apart from Hunt in combination with Langdon wouldn’t play that way as their default mode. When we won the ball back inside D50 we often find a mark, steady and go from there. McVee, Bowey and a fitter and healthier Rivers and in time Salem should give us more bounce. They’ll get the ball to Hunter and Pickett faster who will get it to a more open forward line. Of course there’s still forward/mid connection things to work on. And Hunter hit some targets on slower plays by weighting and syncing his kick with the talls. But attacking in to a set backline is really really hard for all afl sides. The counter attack off half back to catch a team before they are set is so vital. That’s why our coaches have been stressing all preseason for our players to move the ball as quick as possible. It’s been 3 seconds and move it on all summer