Curtailing Adelaide’s rebounding defenders will be a major focus for Richmond in Saturday night’s big clash at Adelaide Oval.
The Tigers are fully aware that the run out of the Crows’ back half, provided by the likes of Brodie Smith and David Mackay, is a pivotal part of their team structure and planning.
“These two guys (Smith and Mackay) are super important for them,” said Richmond assistant coach Danny Daly on this week’s ‘Roar Vision Spotlight’.
“They’re a big turnover side, so we’ve just got to make sure we take away their ability to run from half-back and get involved through handballing.
“Unfortunately, at times, we’re going to turn the footy over, but we’ve just got to make sure that they don’t get through the chains, and get through with metres gained, which is a big one for them as well . . .
“The second part of it is our ball control.
“When we’ve got the footy, we just can’t bomb it in there. We’ve got to be controlled with our ball usage and, obviously, marks inside 50, is going to be a big one for us.
“Another key thing will be if we can take away their rebounding ability and get our half-forwards involved . . . with Brett Deledio and Shane Edwards, make them defend (against us).
“Our boys are in pretty good nick as well, so it’s going to be a battle of the in-form players, I think, as to who comes out and has the intensity to play the way they want to play.”
Where: Adelaide Oval
When: Saturday, August 16, 7.40pm EST (7.10pm CST)
TV coverage: Channel 7 (live from 7.30pm), Fox Footy (live from 7.30pm)
Radio coverage: SEN, ABC
The Richmond team
B: Chaplin, Batchelor, Rance
HB: Houli, Newman, Morris
C: Foley, Cotchin, Miles
HF: Martin, Griffiths, Deledio
F: Edwards, Riewoldt, Gordon
Foll: Maric, Ellis, Lennon
IC: Petterd, Vlastuin, Grigg, Grimes
Emerg: Dea, McDonough, Lloyd
In: Lennon
Out: Thomas (knee)
The Adelaide team
B: L. Thompson, Talia, Jaensch
HB: Henderson, Shaw, Smith
C: Mackay, Douglas, Grigg
HF: Sloane, Jenkins, Betts
F: Wright, Walker, Podsiadly
R: Jacobs, Dangerfield, B. Crouch
IC: Brown, Lyons, Martin, Cameron
Em: Kerridge, Atkins, M. Crouch
In: Shaw, Podsiadly
Out: Otten (knee), Lynch (neck)
Richmond v Adelaide recent history
Round 12, 2013, MCG
Richmond 5.2 9.7 11.10 16.14 (110)
Adelaide 2.1 5.4 6.10 10.12 (72)
Goals – Richmond: Martin 4, Riewoldt 3, Ellis 2, Grigg 2, Cotchin, S. Edwards, King, Maric, Newman.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Deledio 28, Houli 26, Foley 25, Ellis 23, Jackson 23, Cotchin 22, Vlastuin 22, S. Edwards 20.
Goals – Adelaide: Dangerfield 2, Jenkins 2, Callinan, Lynch, Mackay, Porplyzia, Thompson, van Berlo.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide: Thompson 29, Dangerfield 28, Douglas 23, Sloane 23, Porplyzia 21, Wright 20.
Round 14, 2012, AAMI Stadium
Richmond 8.3 10.4 11.7 13.9 (87)
Adelaide 3.0 8.1 11.2 17.4 (106)
Goals – Richmond: Martin 3, Riewoldt 3, S. Edwards 2, Connors, Cotchin, Deledio, Grigg, Nahas.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Tuck 31, Jackson 30, Deledio 29, Cotchin 25, S. Edwards 23, Grigg 23, Martin 23, Grimes 20.
Goals – Adelaide: Walker 5, Tippett 3, Douglas 2, Knights 2, Porplyzia 2, Callinan, Mackay, Sloane.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide: Thompson 32, Dangerfield 23, Porplyzia 23, Vince 23, Douglas 21, Sloane 20.
Round 23, 2011, AAMI Stadium
Richmond 5.2 6.8 12.13 17.19 (121)
Adelaide 7.3 9.6 12.9 15.9 (99)
Goals – Richmond: Vickery 4, Nahas 3, Martin 2, Miller 2, Cotchin, Graham, Jackson, King, Morton, Riewoldt.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Cotchin 27, Deledio 24, Jackson 23, Foley 21, Houli 20, Martin 19.
Goals – Adelaide: Gunston 5, Tippett 2, van Berlo 2, Vince 2, Douglas, Thompson, Walker, Wright.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide: van Berlo 36, Vince 35, Dangerfield 31, Thompson 31, Reilly 25, Armstrong 23, Sloane 23, Wright 20.
Round 18, 2010, MCG
Richmond 4.4 5.4 11.7 15.10 (100)
Adelaide 3.2 7.11 9.13 11.14 (80)
Goals – Richmond: King 2, Riewoldt 2, Browne, Cousins, Hicks, Jackson, Martin, McGuane, Morton, Newman, Tuck, Webberley, White.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Tuck 33, Deledio 32, Edwards 28, Newman 26, Cousins 25, Connors 24, Jackson 22.
Goals – Adelaide: Douglas 2, Dangerfield, Griffin, Porplyzia, Reilly, Sloane, Thompson, Tippett, Vince, Walker.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide: Symes 30, Thompson 28, Doughty 27, Vince 26, Stevens 23, Douglas 20, Mackay 20, Porplyzia 20, van Berlo 20.
Round 7, 2010, AAMI Stadium
Richmond 3.3 6.5 6.10 7.12 (54)
Adelaide 3.0 5.3 7.9 15.14 (104)
Goals – Richmond: Nahas 2, Riewoldt 2, Edwards, Tuck, White.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Deledio 24, Edwards 23, Moore 23, Tuck 22, Jackson 19, Martin.
Goals – Adelaide: Tippett 4, Porplyzia 3, Douglas 2, McLeod, Doughty, Johncock, Petrenko, Thompson.
Leading possession-getters – Adelaide: Goodwin 30, Van Berlo 27, Vince 24, Thompson 23, Johncock 21, Bock 20.
Richmond v Adelaide head-to-head
- Richmond has played Adelaide 31 times for 11 wins and 20 losses.
- Richmond’s last win against Adelaide was in Round 12, 2013 at the MCG: 16.14 (110) to 10.12 (72).
- Richmond has won four and lost six of its past 10 games against Adelaide.
- Richmond and Adelaide have never met in a final.
- Richmond’s best winning sequence against Adelaide is five, from 1994-97.
- Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Adelaide is eight, from 2000-05.
- Richmond’s highest score against Adelaide is 19.14 (128) in Round 12, 1996 at the MCG.
- Richmond’s lowest score against Adelaide is 4.8 (32) in Round 16, 1993 at AAMI Stadium.
- Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Adelaide is 46 points in Round 12, 1996 at the MCG.
- Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Adelaide is 139 points in Round 16, 1993 at AAMI Stadium.
- The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Adelaide is six, by Jeff Hogg in Round 5, 1992 at AAMI Stadium, and six by Matthew Richardson in Round 2, 1997 at the MCG.
- Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Adelaide is 45,109 in Round 16, 1993 at AAMI Stadium.
