Where and when: MCG, Sunday August 18, 1.10pm AEST
What it means for Richmond: The first opportunity Richmond has had to play the reigning premiers this year. With both teams in form ahead of finals, it’s a perfect opportunity to test themselves against the best.
What it means for West Coast: A perfect opportunity to play a fellow top-four team at the MCG. It’ll be just the Eagles’ third game for the year at the home of the Grand Final.
The stat: West Coast forward Josh Kennedy failed to take a mark last week against Adelaide for the first time in his 239-game career. He is averaging four marks a game this season, and six per match over his career.
The match-up: Jack Darling & Josh Kennedy v Jack Riewoldt & Tom Lynch
It’s a battle of the heavyweight key forwards. The Tigers pair have combined for 33 goals in the eight games they’ve played together (average of 4.1), while the Eagles have kicked 88 goals from 18 games (average of 4.8).
It’s a big week for: Damien Hardwick
Richmond has selection issues aplenty, and all of the good kind. Dustin Martin and Trent Cotchin are set to return to a side that’s won seven games straight. The Eagles also pose one of the Tigers’ biggest challenges of the year.
Too late to predict!
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White Rabbit.
C’mon Tiges … and Shannon HURN … pleeeeease 🙂
Thank you White Rabbit
That is an insane game.
Go yellow and black.
HOW good is it?!?!? S’posed to be working but … nah. Can’t take my eyes off it.
#whyusetwoscreenswhenyoucanhavethree
Go Eagles.
Gaff, Yeo and Hurn this is the week that I need you to fire.
Eagles are making the most of their opportunities that’s for sure. A very efficient team.
Grimes has gone off hurt
that didn’t look good at all. please be OK for next week … for footy reasons only
Grimes was covering for rance being out.
Stack has also gone in for sugergy.
I think Balta is next cab of the rank as far as backline cover
Grimes back on, bouncing about and NO strapping. Awesome!
will post 3/4 time scores. think i need to with so many SC players playing.
3/4 TIME SCORES
Richmond Tigers: 8.8.56
Dustin Martin 123
Bachar Houli 96
Dion Prestia 90
Dylan Grimes 87
Nick Vlastuin 79
Brandon Ellis 73
Tom J. Lynch 58
Shane Edwards 56
David Astbury 54
Shai Bolton 54
Jason Castagna 53
Kane Lambert 53
Ivan Soldo 52
Josh Caddy 51
Nathan Broad 49
Daniel Rioli 46
Jayden Short 44
Jack Ross 41
Mabior Chol 38
Jack Riewoldt 36
Liam Baker 33
Jack Graham 27
West Coast Eagles: 9.3.57
Elliot Yeo 108
Shannon Hurn 97
Jeremy McGovern 89
Tom Barrass 74
Lewis Jetta 72
Andrew Gaff 69
Willie Rioli 67
Brad Sheppard 63
Oscar Allen 61
Jackson Nelson 60
Jack Darling 58
Josh Rotham 55
Liam Ryan 53
Jack Redden 50
Luke Shuey 48
Jamie Cripps 48
Tom Hickey 39
Dom Sheed 36
Josh J. Kennedy 29
Jack Petruccelle 22
Jake Waterman 15
Mark Hutchings 13
2519 SCpts allocated. Needs to be scaled DOWN some 69pts
Is this a preview of the GF.
What a game
great game.
not sure what to make of the weather’s affect on the game.
grimes is back on
running well according to the radio
Hurn pushing me into my GF. I’ve got Hurn, opp has Houli.
Oh on a supercoach front, I’m doing a Demons against the Eagles from last year. Getting smashed but a lot in the prelim
(Playing my friends 10 year old son actually)
Come on Hurn beat Houli score my opponent has him
Scores level
2 minutes left. one goal up.
Eagles kept willing themselves back into the game.
Glad the tigers won, but a draw would have been a fairer result.
What. A. Game. 🙂
GROAN… A great game though. I hope that we clash again in the GF.
FULL-TIME SCORES
Richmond Tigers: 13.10.88
Bachar Houli 141
Dustin Martin 134
Dion Prestia 122
Tom J. Lynch 117
Dylan Grimes 97
Jack Riewoldt 95
Ivan Soldo 93
Shane Edwards 92
Nick Vlastuin 91
Brandon Ellis 88
Shai Bolton 74
David Astbury 70
Jason Castagna 61
Kane Lambert 57
Jayden Short 56
Nathan Broad 54
Liam Baker 54
Josh Caddy 48
Daniel Rioli 46
Jack Ross 46
Mabior Chol 46
Jack Graham 35
West Coast Eagles: 13.4.82
Elliot Yeo 137
Andrew Gaff 118
Shannon Hurn 104
Jeremy McGovern 104
Tom Barrass 102
Luke Shuey 79
Willie Rioli 78
Brad Sheppard 77
Jamie Cripps 77
Jack Darling 75
Lewis Jetta 74
Oscar Allen 65
Josh Rotham 60
Tom Hickey 59
Josh J. Kennedy 56
Jackson Nelson 55
Jack Redden 53
Liam Ryan 47
Dom Sheed 46
Jake Waterman 36
Jack Petruccelle 34
Mark Hutchings 11
3264pts allocated, c. 36pts still to be allocated.
Shocking last qtr from Hurn 🙁