Richmond defender David Astbury has pinpointed two main areas of focus for the Tigers in the aftermath of last Saturday night’s opening round loss to Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium.
“They (the Suns) spat a few ‘mids’ out at stages and we got caught napping a few times. That’s when they went coast-to-coast,” Astbury told ‘Roar Vision’ post-match.
“We’ve been susceptible to that sort of play in the past, so we really need to make sure we rectify that.
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“We also need to make sure that we lower our eyes and give our forwards a better opportunity to take marks one-on-one . . . That’s something we’ll assess during the week.”
Astbury is confident the Tiger team will respond positively to the Round 1 defeat.
“We’ve got 10 days (to prepare). We’ll make sure it hurts, and we’ll make sure we bounce back. We’ve got 21 more rounds to play and we need to make sure that we can push up,” he said.
