Where and when: Marvel Stadium, Saturday May 4, 7:25pm AEST
Last time they met: MCG, round 23, 2018: Richmond 15.8 (98) defeated Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95)
The Bulldogs challenged last season’s minor premiers in the final round. Richmond star forward Jack Riewoldt kicked his 600th career goal in a bag of five, Dogs midfielder Jack Macrae had 43 touches and Brad Lynch’s shot to pinch the result with seconds remaining hit the post. The win proved to be the Tigers penultimate in a record-breaking 22-game MCG winning streak.
What it means for the Western Bulldogs: Four losses in a row have the Dogs languishing two wins behind the eighth-placed Tigers. It’s too early to say season-defining, but it’s getting nearer that point.
What it means for Richmond: A spate of key injuries and two big defeats to Collingwood and GWS had the warning lights flashing. Three straight wins since then, led by Shane Edwards, Dylan Grimes and co., has shown the Tigers’ maturity. They can’t afford to drop these games in a log-jammed top eight.
How the Western Bulldogs win: The Bulldogs are 18th for goalkicking accuracy and have kicked more goals than behinds only once in 2019. If they clean up that vital part of the equation their contested work has them more than in the game.
How Richmond wins: Build the brick wall at half-back like they did against the Dees. Nick Vlastuin and Bachar Houli controlled proceedings and the tap-on Tigers kept the ball moving for the mosquito fleet up forward.
The stat: The previous five games between Richmond and the Bulldogs have been decided by 19 points or less.
The match-up: Sydney Stack v Bailey Smith
The draftees have had very different paths to their AFL dreams but are both having an exciting influence. Stack’s bump on Jack Viney is still reverberating, and the buzz in the crowd when he’s near the ball is tangible. Smith has settled into the midfield group and looks worth the pick No.7 used to obtain his services.
It’s a big week for: Luke Beveridge
Premiership coach Luke Beveridge will take charge of his 100th game for the Bulldogs. He has a winning percentage of 54.55 and needs to use every inch of his experience to arrest the slide.
Big call: Dustin Martin back in the Brownlow votes with 4+ goals
Thommo’s Tip: Tigers by 6 points
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Constable to Hayes for cash grab
TU Yep
TD Be patient
Constable is listed as emergency with Selwood out
scurries off to put Constable on the field.
will screw my loophole , if needed , if he plays
NO LATE CHANGES
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Western Bulldogs: Mitch Wallis, Bailey Smith, Tory Dickson, Lachie Young
Richmond: Jack Higgins, Shai Bolton, Connor Menadue, Noah Balta
Who to Captain:
T/U – Danger
T/D – Cripps
Got the VC on Tom “Tiger” Lynch.
Got everything crossed he kicks a bag.
You’d be pretty happy if you had Hewitt in your team … at least for this round!
Lincoln McCarthy 47 at quarter time but finishes with 65 – where’d you go.
Finally Mitch Robinson projected score 132 – really?
I saw that Mitch Robinson projection… it was madness.
Captain on:
T/U Danger
T/D Cripps
Geez caddy looks fit this year
I must be seeing things, seeing Dunkley on ball and in the centre bounce
Didn’t last long but it is a start
looks like bevos playing bont fwd
if he rotates bont , macrae & dunkley fwd each week they’ll all level out in their scoring
wouldnt want to back any bulldog player for the brownlow though
rioli gettn his leg strapped
vlastin rolled ankle
slow starts from libba & daniel
Glad I started Heeney on the field over Parker 😉
baker top scoring for the tigers ,
go you good thing
one game this year the dogs will kick straight and pump a team.
A rather prescient call. 😉
What’s wrong with Libba!?
Looks like he is playing as a defensive mid minding Martin at the stoppages. So change of role
Mr Magnets has struck again.
He will be gone next round as will Rockliff who looked injured.
🙁
Libba starting to fall from grace. 🙁
lookn like he needs bont & macrae in the middle as a buffer
SUPERCOACH
Q time 2.5.17 – 3.2.20
M. Bontempelli 59
D. Martin 35
S. Lloyd 41
K. McIntosh 32
J. Macrae 32
J. Caddy 31
H. Crozier 28
K. Lambert 30
M. Wallis 28
L. Baker 30
J. Dunkley 24
S. Stack 27
T. English 23
D. Prestia 21
T. McLean 22
T. Nankervis 20
B. Smith 22
S. Bolton 18
Z. Cordy 19
J. Ross 17
J. Johannisen 19
C. Menadue 17
A. Naughton 19
N. Broad 14
L. Young 18
D. Grimes 13
L. Hunter 17
S. Edwards 13
J. Trengove 14
T. Lynch 10
C. Daniel 14
B. Houli 8
B. Gowers 11
B. Ellis 7
E. Wood 10
J. Higgins 7
T. Dickson 10
D. Rioli 6
W. Hayes 10
N. Vlastuin 5
T. Liberatore 9
J. Castagna 5
E. Richards 8
N. Balta 2
Decided to give balta one chance on field, drops a sitter , gives away a freekick , could be on 25 instead of 3.
Might finish in double figures, nevermind , keep battling young fella.
Playing full back now on Naughton……might just get a touch or two. Tigers really being stretched without Astbury. Stack composed as always, he is bloody impressive. Richmond need to get the ball quicker into Lynch, he’s being constantly double & triple teamed
Tigers have 3 injury concerns at qtr time
that’s not good 🙁
Tom Lynch is on target for 20 🙁
libba playn fwd
gawd thank you mr magnets 🙁
FULB
good news is I have the emergency on Stack so can loophole him if he tons up.
Stack on 72 at halftime time.
Hope he can keep it up.
I should have VC’d him instead of Lynch. lol
SUPERCOACH
1/2 time 6.7.43 – 4.6.30
M. Bontempelli 78
S. Stack 72
H. Crozier 77
L. Baker 51
A. Naughton 72
D. Martin 45
T. English 60
K. Lambert 44
J. Macrae 52
T. Nankervis 41
S. Lloyd 46
B. Houli 40
J. Dunkley 46
D. Prestia 39
M. Wallis 46
N. Vlastuin 37
L. Hunter 43
J. Caddy 37
J. Johannisen 43
D. Grimes 34
T. McLean 43
K. McIntosh 30
J. Trengove 40
J. Ross 30
E. Richards 38
C. Menadue 29
B. Smith 34
S. Bolton 28
C. Daniel 33
S. Edwards 25
Z. Cordy 32
J. Castagna 25
E. Wood 30
J. Higgins 25
W. Hayes 28
D. Rioli 22
T. Liberatore 27
B. Ellis 21
B. Gowers 23
N. Balta 20
T. Dickson 22
N. Broad 18
L. Young 22
T. Lynch 8
Sydney Stack. Why did I not pick you up!?
(and + no Baker or Ross on my team)
Ouch!
Apparently the most valuable player on the night isn’t necessarily the BOG. Come on Channel 7, if you’re going to do blatant advertorial at half time, at least try to sound coherent…
libba gna have to kick 5 playn fwd to not loose big $$
cOME ON DUNKLEY AND MACRAE SCORE BIG
darlings goin big in the west
Yea against Gold Coast. Back to shiiite next week
maybe , he does look good tonight though
bet the tigers wish they had their golden run with injuries back again
it was a golden run… it did get us a flag 😀
The injuries give the young guys a go: Stack, Ross, Baker, Bolton, Balta.
Like to think that bodes well for 2020.
Libba to Fyfe
Bont is going to get a good score
has been BOG 3 of the last 4 times he has played the tigers
Yes Dunkley back! get that triple digits
SUPERCOACH
3/4 time 12.8.80 – 7.7.49
M. Bontempelli 113
S. Stack 82
H. Crozier 99
D. Martin 79
A. Naughton 99
D. Prestia 67
T. English 91
L. Baker 67
J. Dunkley 88
T. Nankervis 64
T. McLean 87
J. Ross 57
J. Macrae 79
K. Lambert 56
J. Johannisen 77
N. Vlastuin 52
C. Daniel 73
K. McIntosh 47
S. Lloyd 68
B. Houli 45
B. Smith 68
J. Caddy 45
M. Wallis 66
N. Balta 42
L. Hunter 65
C. Menadue 41
E. Richards 50
S. Edwards 39
J. Trengove 49
D. Grimes 36
T. Liberatore 48
B. Ellis 36
B. Gowers 45
J. Higgins 35
Z. Cordy 44
S. Bolton 34
W. Hayes 43
J. Castagna 28
E. Wood 39
N. Broad 26
L. Young 35
D. Rioli 26
T. Dickson 30
T. Lynch 16
Should i get Bontempelli in the next round or no?
Libba to Macrae straight up trade
Libba to Bont
libba will be mass traded next week
Macrae was great all game in tight but not good for my VC score so will go with cripps
Happy with bont and dunks! Stack great too
SUPERCOACH
full time 15.9.99 – 7.10.52
M. Bontempelli
146
S. Stack
103
H. Crozier
134
D. Martin
98
A. Naughton
134
D. Prestia
91
J. Dunkley
134
L. Baker
85
C. Daniel
113
T. Nankervis
80
J. Macrae
107
N. Vlastuin
77
J. Johannisen
105
K. Lambert
75
T. McLean
104
B. Houli
71
T. English
103
J. Ross
69
S. Lloyd
92
C. Menadue
66
B. Smith
86
K. McIntosh
61
L. Hunter
85
J. Caddy
60
M. Wallis
85
N. Balta
59
J. Trengove
73
S. Bolton
58
E. Richards
67
S. Edwards
50
Z. Cordy
66
B. Ellis
50
T. Liberatore
58
D. Grimes
45
B. Gowers
51
J. Higgins
45
L. Young
50
J. Castagna
35
E. Wood
49
D. Rioli
33
W. Hayes
49
N. Broad
32
T. Dickson
39
T. Lynch
26
Big it up for PJ! Providing the scores all day for us, much appreciated mate!
Anyone have a estimate of Libbas $$$ loss this week?
Taking a stab in the dark here – but thinking around 30k+
Liberatore
Approx. $25 650 loss.
His BE will be approx. 142.7.
Cheers Chaps…..