Tigers next. A must win. Team discussion.

[j-mac31]

Slatts has a tough ask to contain Nahas.
Haven;t seen him play, but I've heard he's quick. Perhaps Houli should play back on him. I think Slattery was pretty much in the middle the whole game this week and Houli/Dempsey took Milne/Schneider.

[bomberflyer]

Last week's changes:

RICHMOND
B: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Andrew Raines
HB: Matt White, Luke McGuane, Dean Polo
C: Trent Cotchin, Shane Tuck, Brett Deledio
HF: Richard Tambling, Mitch Morton, Nathan Brown
F: Troy Simmonds, Joel Bowden, Ben Cousins
Foll: Angus Graham, Daniel Jackson, Nathan Foley
Int: Andrew Collins, Mark Coughlan, Kane Pettifer, Robin Nahas
Emg: Jack Riewoldt, Shane Edwards, Will Thursfield

In: Brown, Cotchin, Morton, Pettifer, Raines
Out: Alex Rance (inj), Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls, Jay Schulz, Jack Riewoldt, Shane Edwards

ESSENDON
B: Heath Hocking, Tayte Pears, Henry Slattery
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, Cale Hooker, Adam McPhee
C: David Zaharakis, Brent Stanton, Jason Winderlich
HF: Angus Monfries, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Sam Lonergan
F: Matthew Lloyd, Jay Neagle, Alwyn Davey
Foll: Patrick Ryder, Jobe Watson, Andrew Lovett
Int: Tom Bellchambers, Ricky Dyson, David Myers, Bachar Houli,
Emg: Leroy Jetta, Tyson Slattery, Jay Nash

No change

No Cousins - don't be too concerned about Nahas - performed based on lack of respect from opponents. Just play tight on him - possible match-up - Dempsey or Houli-Douli.

Bring in Hurley for Bellchambers. Play 2-bit Hooker either forward or back.

Myers out - TBA.

No other changes - unless new players fit or existing players with ??????

[billyduckworth]

Question: How will all the hohah about Wallace affect the game?
Will it mean Tigers lose the plot and we win easily or will it fire them up?
I'm hoping it's the first one but fearing it's the second!

[BenDoolan]

Question: How will all the hohah about Wallace affect the game?
Will it mean Tigers lose the plot and we win easily or will it fire them up?
I'm hoping it's the first one but fearing it's the second!

I don't think the players want him as coach so they won't try any harder. They've handled this rather shitfully - and so have the media as usual.

[F111]

Jetta in for Myers the only change.

I know very little re: Richmonds team.
Simmonds has been getting bad press,
Brown is a star but has he been performing?,
Bowden is a hack imo that gets the back fed ball,
Cotchin and Deledio have potential,
Coughlin played great footy against us a few years back, but is he the same player now?
Richo and Cousins out.

Will they play for their coach?
Will their coach use tactics to control our run and speed?

Or will they play for their Captain? He sure seems to have compromised his position for the sake of a whinging minority of the team.

[rockhole]

Had it on good authority that while at Footscray when they were really struggling, the tinted one refused to take the team on to the gound unless he was paid $5,000 which represented some of the dough he was owed. This was on top of assurances from the President down that he would be paid all outstanding amounts in due course.
There is little doubt in my mind that he walked out on the doggies convinced that he had the Sydney gig sewn up.
A real excuse for a human being.