Where and when: MCG, Saturday August 3, 7.25pm AEST
What it means for Melbourne: With the pressure increasing on both Simon Goodwin and Melbourne’s playing list, a top-four scalp would open the valve somewhat. It would also be only the Demons’ third win in their past 11 games.
What it means for Richmond: The Tigers’ percentage took a battering at the start of the season but has slowly been on the improve. Saturday night could be a chance to boost it further.
The stat: Final term fade-outs have been a big issue for the Dees recently. Over its past four matches, Melbourne has conceded an average of 28.5 points in the final quarter, while managing an average of just 13.3 itself.
The match-up: Michael Hibberd v Dustin Martin
Hibberd held Martin to just 17 disposals the last time these sides met, the superstar Tiger’s second-lowest tally for the year. The Dee, ranked 191 in the AFL Player Ratings, is versatile enough to take on Martin (11th overall) whether he’s forward or in the middle.
It’s a big week for: Simon Goodwin
After storming to a preliminary final last season, it’s been a disastrous year for Goodwin and his Melbourne charges. The Dees have now dropped a game below Carlton in 17th place and are staring down the barrel of falling 13 places in 12 months.
Thommo’s Tip: Richmond by 40 points.
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Melbourne: James Harmes, Michael Hibberd, Jake Melksham, Kyle Dunkley
Richmond: Dan Butler, Jayden Short, Jack Graham, Mabior Chol
answers my question thanks
Your welcome.
Go VC Gawn
surely Goodwin’s taking the pizz with that team lineup and they wont start that way?? Oliver in the goal square and preuss and petracca in the centre??
Said before not to take any notice of the team lineups due to the insignificance and tendency nowadays to list several players out of position.
yeah and Robbie Gray still started at FF … you weren’t right then and my first words were “surely he’s taking the pizz …”
I don’t expect them to start that way … but neither do you need to write so finitely all the time Adam …
Keep it clean, ladies
Ugh. “Ladies”? Really, Shmee? This isn’t the 1950s. Or did you just walk off of the set of Mad Men? Macca’s a bit fiesty, so what.
Satan Oliver’s playing on after dislocating his finger, will probably stop him handballing at all costs lol.
close game!!
Melbourne Demons: 3.1.19
Max Gawn 39
Sam Frost 33
Jake Lever 30
Clayton Oliver 27
Michael Hibberd 27
Jordan Lewis 26
Corey Wagner 25
Christian Petracca 25
Nathan Jones 24
Harrison Petty 17
Bayley Fritsch 16
James Harmes 16
Jay Kennedy-Harris 16
Oskar Baker 15
Jack Viney 15
Jake Melksham 13
Oscar McDonald 13
Christian Salem 12
Jayden Hunt 11
Kyle Dunkley 6
Angus Brayshaw 5
Braydon Preuss 1
Richmond Tigers: 3.2.20
Nick Vlastuin 33
Dustin Martin 33
Jack Graham 33
Daniel Rioli 31
Bachar Houli 29
Jason Castagna* 29
Shane Edwards 28
Ivan Soldo 24
Jack Riewoldt 24
David Astbury 21
Dion Prestia 21
Kane Lambert 21
Brandon Ellis 18
Jayden Short 17
Mabior Chol 16
Shai Bolton 15
Nathan Broad 14
Josh Caddy 14
Liam Baker 13
Dylan Grimes 11
Tom J. Lynch 8
Daniel Butler 5
VC Gawn, Houli and Satan Oliver. Tick, tick and tick!
did you trade Houli in mate? Could be a nice pick up based on his last few weeks … B Smith hurting me thus far … need him to score better than Sicily … left him out …
I’ve had Houli since the byes, lovin’ life.
Smith’s role too up in the air, he’s gotta go if you have the trades.
yeah, 7 at Qtr time … left him on field as my own gut call … but also the thread this morning the thumbs said to play the def’s and not take Siciliy … may cost me badly …
Got the VC on gawn… I guess like half of supercoach.
Rounds been a bit of a trainwreck thus far.
yeah, pity SC Gold doesn’t give a stat on the VC choices as well as the C’s!
I get all my VC, C on herald sun supercoach news
They have no clue about anything
VC Gawn lets go!
Umps actually wearing yellow and black, giving up all pretense of being impartial.
Tight one at the G …
Melbourne Demons: 6.2.38
Max Gawn 69
Clayton Oliver 63
Sam Frost 53
Jordan Lewis 51
Christian Petracca 49
Bayley Fritsch 46
Michael Hibberd 46
Jake Lever 41
Nathan Jones 39
Jay Kennedy-Harris 39
Kyle Dunkley 33
Angus Brayshaw 33
James Harmes 33
Jack Viney 33
Oskar Baker 31
Christian Salem 28
Harrison Petty 28
Corey Wagner 27
Oscar McDonald 26
Jayden Hunt 25
Jake Melksham 18
Braydon Preuss 10
Richmond Tigers: 6.5.41
Dion Prestia 66
Shane Edwards 59
Dustin Martin 52
Nick Vlastuin 51
Bachar Houli 51
Jayden Short 49
Jack Graham 48
Jason Castagna* 47
Kane Lambert 44
Tom J. Lynch 44
David Astbury 40
Ivan Soldo 40
Nathan Broad 40
Daniel Rioli 38
Shai Bolton 37
Josh Caddy 35
Liam Baker 35
Mabior Chol 23
Jack Riewoldt 22
Brandon Ellis 21
Dylan Grimes 18
Daniel Butler 14
Rains coming down.
Normally would say that helps the tigers but dees have a good midfield.
Lever and Gawn off the field, in the melbourne rooms currently.
Tigers gettin it done now …
Richmond Tigers: 11.9.75
Dustin Martin 110
Dion Prestia 101
Bachar Houli 95
Shane Edwards 80
Jack Graham 75
Nick Vlastuin 73
Ivan Soldo 73
Kane Lambert 67
Jason Castagna* 67
Tom J. Lynch 66
David Astbury 60
Jayden Short 58
Daniel Rioli 52
Nathan Broad 48
Josh Caddy 48
Shai Bolton 47
Jack Riewoldt 40
Liam Baker 39
Dylan Grimes 31
Brandon Ellis 27
Mabior Chol 24
Daniel Butler 20
Melbourne Demons: 7.4.46
Max Gawn 103
Clayton Oliver 90
Michael Hibberd 73
Jay Kennedy-Harris 71
Jordan Lewis 69
Bayley Fritsch 63
James Harmes 61
Sam Frost 59
Nathan Jones 59
Christian Petracca 59
Jake Lever 54
Jack Viney 54
Christian Salem 53
Oskar Baker 45
Kyle Dunkley 43
Harrison Petty 43
Oscar McDonald 43
Angus Brayshaw 42
Corey Wagner 41
Jayden Hunt 31
Jake Melksham 23
Braydon Preuss 22
Tigers can’t put them away.
Big Maxxie failing as a VC choice at this stage – needs to pull 40 points out from somewhere in the last 8 minutes …
Scores have not moved for a while in this quarter as far as I’m aware so updates should be provided shortly.
“C” Grundy now! Gawn didn’t pull it off as VC
Still 600 points to be allocated in this game
Ugh. Max “The Underwhelming” Gawn.
Rain played a big part – but Tigers far too good. – may be some scaling to come … these only total 2720????
Richmond Tigers: 13.15.93
Dustin Martin 115
Dion Prestia 110
Bachar Houli 102
Shane Edwards 93
Jack Graham 85
Ivan Soldo 85
Kane Lambert 77
Nick Vlastuin 74
Tom J. Lynch 73
Jason Castagna* 68
Jayden Short 62
David Astbury 62
Daniel Rioli 55
Josh Caddy 52
Nathan Broad 52
Shai Bolton 47
Liam Baker 44
Brandon Ellis 42
Jack Riewoldt 40
Dylan Grimes 31
Mabior Chol 28
Daniel Butler 24
Melbourne Demons: 9.6.60
Max Gawn 105
Clayton Oliver 96
Michael Hibberd 86
Jay Kennedy-Harris 75
Jordan Lewis 75
Bayley Fritsch 74
Sam Frost 69
Christian Petracca 65
James Harmes 64
Nathan Jones 60
Jack Viney 60
Jake Lever 57
Angus Brayshaw 54
Christian Salem 54
Oscar McDonald 51
Harrison Petty 45
Oskar Baker 45
Kyle Dunkley 43
Corey Wagner 43
Jayden Hunt 36
Braydon Preuss 22
Jake Melksham 20
made gawn capt before grundy VC again
such a hard process when you have a job & work nights
better if just pick 2 capt’s & highest score gets the double points
To be fair you’ve had all week to sort that out PJ
got it right on my other fantasy sites
134 for Gawn – the scores didn’t update for a lot of the last quarter
134* wtf Gawn nah ill risk it for Grundy
surely you have to take a 134???