Where and when: MCG, Sunday May 19, 3:20pm AEST
Last time they met: MCG, qualifying final, 2018: Richmond 13.17 (95) defeated Hawthorn 9.10 (64)
A vintage Dustin Martin performance led Richmond to a comprehensive qualifying final win in soggy conditions. Kamydn McIntosh surprised to kick three, as did Jarryd Roughead, while midfield duo Jaegar O’Meara and Tom Mitchell starred for the Hawks.
What it means for Richmond: A chance to continue blooding kids while banking wins. The injury-hit Tigers have had their speedbumps this year, but have been boosted by the performance of their young players.
What it means for Hawthorn: The first time the club will have two consecutive wins for the season, and an opportunity to go ahead in the win-loss ledger for the first time since round three.
How Richmond wins: Pure manic run and pressure. Richmond will relish returning to the MCG and its small forward brigade is starting to work well with tall recruit Tom Lynch.
How Hawthorn wins: Exploiting Richmond’s hole in the ruck. With Toby Nankervis set to miss due to a groin injury, Ben McEvoy and Jonathon Ceglar are well-placed to take advantage of the inexperienced Ivan Soldo.
The stat: Richmond and Hawthorn have played each other 158 times. Over that time, the Tigers average 91 points in those matches, while the Hawks average 90.
The match-up: Tom Lynch v James Frawley
Frawley turned back the clock with a vintage performance on the competition’s leading goalkicker Jeremy Cameron, holding him goalless. The Tigers’ one key forward, Lynch, is building match fitness and is crucial in bringing the ball down for the smalls.
It’s a big week for: Dustin Martin
After a quiet few weeks by his lofty standards, Martin is beginning to show some of his best. He’s struggled without the hamstrung Trent Cotchin, but against Fremantle was crashing packs and tackling hard, finishing the match with a trademark goal.
Father Dougal’s Tip: Tigers by 10 points.
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go hawks
LATE CHANGES
Richmond: Nil
Hawthorn: James Frawley (hamstring tightness) replaced in selected side by Conor Glass
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Richmond: Nick Vlastuin, Shai Bolton, Nathan Broad, Connor Menadue
Hawthorn: Harry Morrison, Shaun Burgoyne, Conor Glass, James Cousins
Bolton. Baker. Bring it home, boys.
Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
big boy to own the ruck today
dusty looks on today
damn , knee or ankle for mcevoy
He’s running. Looks like he will come back on.
Come on Baker. Wake up!
I swear they’re avoiding him.
Every time he’s next to a Richmond player sprinting ready to the receivd the handball they look elsewhere lol.
If a team mate of mine took such a great kick and let themselves get run down like he just did I’d probably avoid him as well.
SUPERCOACH
Q time
rich 3.2.20 – 2.5.17
D. Martin 41
S. Burgoyne 31
R. Garthwaite 29
L. Breust 30
J. Higgins 29
R. Henderson 29
N. Vlastuin 28
J. Ceglar 28
I. Soldo 28
L. Shiels 26
K. Lambert 28
J. Worpel 25
D. Prestia 27
H. Morrison 25
S. Edwards 23
J. Sicily 22
C. Menadue 22
J. Impey 22
D. Grimes 21
J. O’Meara 21
J. Caddy 21
J. Cousins 21
T. Lynch 19
P. Puopolo 20
D. Astbury 14
J. Scrimshaw 19
B. Ellis 14
T. O’Brien 16
N. Broad 12
D. Moore 15
S. Stack 11
T. Scully 14
K. McIntosh 10
C. Glass 13
N. Balta 10
B. Hardwick 12
S. Bolton 8
J. Gunston 12
B. Houli 7
B. McEvoy 6
J. Castagna 7
M. Lewis 5
L. Baker -1
B. Stratton 3
Right now I’d take 25 from Baker.
without mcevoy @ 100% , the hawks era toast , been top 3 hawk all year
Is Worpel bald now?
does any one know the crowd size
lewis leads & marks just like ruffy did back in the day ,
just needs to get some power into his legs for his set shot kicking
SUPERCOACH
1/2 time
rich 6.6.42 – 3.8.26
D. Martin 74
L. Shiels 56
I. Soldo 52
H. Morrison 56
S. Edwards 51
S. Burgoyne 54
D. Astbury 48
J. Worpel 53
N. Vlastuin 46
J. Ceglar 52
R. Garthwaite 45
T. O’Brien 51
D. Prestia 41
R. Henderson 50
J. Caddy 39
J. Impey 46
N. Balta 39
J. Sicily 45
K. Lambert 38
J. O’Meara 45
B. Houli 37
L. Breust 43
B. Ellis 37
J. Cousins 42
J. Higgins 37
B. Hardwick 36
T. Lynch 34
B. McEvoy 34
C. Menadue 33
P. Puopolo 32
D. Grimes 31
T. Scully 31
K. McIntosh 24
M. Lewis 31
N. Broad 20
J. Gunston 26
S. Stack 19
J. Scrimshaw 24
L. Baker 19
D. Moore 24
J. Castagna 16
C. Glass 19
S. Bolton 14
B. Stratton 11
ha ha ha , just worked out why Dusty is playing well today
he’s quit his puma shoe contract
wants to be a star again until he sign his next big $$ contract
then it’ll be back to spud dusty
fair dinkum that guy is a joke
glad he’s tak’n the p….. out of the tigers/puma
& not the hawks
Why on earth did I Field Setterfield over balta.
i was forced to field setters , parker & clarke & dursma
& baker
I still have 9 rookies on field -Duursma, Clark, Walsh, Constable, Setterfield, Gibbons, Petruccelle, Corbett & Hore – I’m never gunna win any more matches. Thanks to M Crouch & Coniglio being injured.
SUPERCOACH
3/4 time
rich 11.7.73 – 6.9.45
D. Martin 101
J. O’Meara 83
S. Edwards 80
J. Worpel 81
N. Balta 79
S. Burgoyne 77
N. Vlastuin 75
R. Henderson 76
I. Soldo 74
L. Breust 71
B. Houli 73
J. Ceglar 67
B. Ellis 72
J. Cousins 65
D. Prestia 68
H. Morrison 65
D. Astbury 63
J. Impey 64
J. Caddy 63
J. Sicily 60
R. Garthwaite 62
L. Shiels 59
N. Broad 62
T. O’Brien 58
K. Lambert 59
B. Hardwick 53
K. McIntosh 53
J. Gunston 45
D. Grimes 47
J. Scrimshaw 44
J. Higgins 40
M. Lewis 41
C. Menadue 40
T. Scully 38
L. Baker 38
P. Puopolo 38
S. Stack 35
B. McEvoy 35
S. Bolton 30
C. Glass 32
J. Castagna 27
D. Moore 31
T. Lynch 26
B. Stratton 16
McEvoy & Lewis done for the day
brust off with a knee
SUPERCOACH
fill time
rich 14.11.95 – 8.11.59
before scaling
D. Martin 117
J. O’Meara 99
S. Edwards 104
R. Henderson 96
B. Ellis 100
J. Worpel 95
B. Houli 95
S. Burgoyne 94
N. Vlastuin 95
J. Ceglar 85
N. Balta 95
L. Breust 82
I. Soldo 92
J. Impey 79
D. Prestia 88
J. Cousins 76
D. Astbury 82
H. Morrison 72
J. Caddy 79
J. Sicily 71
K. Lambert 76
L. Shiels 71
N. Broad 75
T. O’Brien 68
R. Garthwaite 69
B. Hardwick 68
D. Grimes 66
T. Scully 59
K. McIntosh 64
J. Gunston 57
S. Stack 61
J. Scrimshaw 53
J. Higgins 58
P. Puopolo 49
C. Menadue 52
M. Lewis 45
S. Bolton 49
C. Glass 44
L. Baker 47
D. Moore 40
J. Castagna 33
B. McEvoy 38
T. Lynch 32
B. Stratton 26
Just get a ton ffs worpel!