Shutting down Sydney’s midfield will be high on Richmond’s agenda in this Friday night’s Round 13 clash at the SCG.
The Swans’ on-ball brigade has been in fine form so far this season, and the Tigers will look to gain the ascendancy in the middle of the ground.
Daniel Hannebery is one of the in-form players of the competition, who is averaging 30.5 disposals and five clearances per game.
“You can’t look after them all, and there’s going to be guys who get out, and he’s been fortunate enough that it’s him,” Max Bailey told Matthew Richardson on this week’s edition of the ‘Spotlight’.
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“You look at his team-mates who are helping him out, in Jack, and Parker, and Kennedy as well.
“Brandon’s (Ellis) got the tank to go with him, but so does Kamdyn (McIntosh), and he’s that taller player who might be able to help with the contested stuff too.”
Luke Parker has also become a match-winner this season, for his ball winning ability, as much as the impact he has when drifting forward.
“He’s a genuinely good player. He snuck under the radar for a while but I think teams and people in general are really taking notice of him,” Bailey said.
“I think we’ll see guys like Jake Batchelor or Dylan Grimes go to him (when forward), because they are good defenders.
“We wouldn’t probably want to see our mids back there defending him.”
Where: SCG
When: Friday, June 26, 7.50pm
TV coverage: Channel 7 (live from 7.30pm); Fox Footy (live from 7.30pm)
Radio coverage: 3AW, SEN, Triple M, ABC
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Richmond Team
B: Grimes, Batchelor, Rance
HB: Houli, Vlastuin, Chaplin
C: B. Ellis, Cotchin, McIntosh
HF: Martin, Edwards, Miles
F: Riewoldt, Deledio, Gordon
R: Maric, Grigg, Hunt
IC: Vickery, Newman, Lambert, Griffiths
Emerg: Dea, Menadue, Morris
In: Newman, Gordon, Lambert
Out: Ellis (inj - hip), Menadue (omitted), Morris (omitted)
Find out how Sydney is lining up for Round 13 this Friday
Richmond v Sydney recent history
Round 23, 2014, ANZ Stadium
Richmond 5.3 6.4 8.5 10.8 (68)
Sydney 2.1 4.3 7.6 9.11 (65)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 4, Deledio 3, Gordon, Martin, Miles.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Cotchin 29, Deledio 29, Ellis 27, Chaplin 25, S. Edwards 25, Miles 25, Grigg 24, Martin 23.
Goals – Sydney: Reid 2, Goodes, Hannebery, McVeigh, Parker, Rohan, Tippett, Towers.
Leading possession-getters – Sydney: Hannebery 33, Malceski 29, Mitchell 29, Parker 28, K. Jack 25, Grundy 23, Lewis 21, Shaw 21, Lloyd 20, McVeigh 20.
Round 14, 2014, MCG
Richmond 4.2 6.4 7.6 7.9 (51)
Sydney 1.2 4.2 7.5 9.8 (62)
Goals – Richmond: Miles 2, Riewoldt 2, Deledio, A. Edwards, Hampson.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Martin 36, Ellis 35, Cotchin 33, Houli 33, Miles 28, Chaplin 23, Foley 20.
Goals – Sydney: Franklin 4, K. Jack 2, Reid 2, McVeigh.
Leading possession-getters – Sydney: Malceski 26, Kennedy 24, Cunningham 22, McVeigh 21, Parker 21.
Round 18, 2013, SCG
Richmond 5.3 6.4 8.7 9.9 (63)
Sydney 5.3 8.7 13.10 16.14 (110)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 3, Martin 2, Conca, Jackson, Vickery, White.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Cotchin 30, Martin 30, Grigg 26, Houli 22, Jackson 22, Conca 21, Deledio 21, Foley 21, Tuck 21, Vlastuin 21
Goals – Sydney: White 4, Tippett 3, K. Jack 2, Mitchell 2, Bolton, B. Jack, Lamb, Pyke, Smith.
Leading possession-getters – Sydney: O’Keefe 30, Hannebery 26, K. Jack 26, Mitchell 26, McVeigh 23, Kennedy 22, Parker 22, Bird 20, Smith 20.
Round 7, 2012, MCG
Richmond 5.6 7.9 8.11 13.13 (91)
Sydney 0.2 2.7 6.9 8.14 (62)
Goals – Richmond: Riewoldt 4, Grigg 3, Miller 2, Conca, Deledio, I. Maric, Martin.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Cotchin 27, Rance 27, Grigg 26, Houli 26, Deledio 25, Foley 25, Newman 25, Grimes 24, Tuck 24.
Goals – Sydney: Kennedy 2, Dennis-Lane, Everitt, Grundy, Hannebery, McGlynn, Seaby.
Leading possession-getters – Sydney: Kennedy 21, Jack 20, McVeigh 20, Bolton 19, O’Keefe 19.
Round 12, 2011, SCG
Richmond 2.3 4.7 6.7 9.11 (65)
Sydney 3.8 5.14 5.19 9.21 (75)
Goals – Richmond: Martin 2, Riewoldt 2, Vickery 2, Browne, Deledio, Nahas.
Leading possession-getters – Richmond: Deledio 27, Martin 24, Rance 24, Cotchin 23, Houli 23, Farmer 20, Grigg 20.
Goals – Sydney: Jetta 2, Reid 2, Dennis-Lane, Kennedy, Malceski, O’Keefe, Roberts-Thomson.
Leading possession-getters – Sydney: Kennedy 26, O’Keefe 26, Seaby 21, Grundy 20, Malceski 20.
Richmond v Sydney head-to-head
- Richmond and Sydney (formerly South Melbourne) have played 190 times, with the Tigers winning 104, losing 85 and drawing one.
- Richmond last defeated Sydney in Round 23, 2014 at ANZ Stadium – 10.8 (68) to 9.11 (65).
- Richmond has won three and lost seven of its last 10 games against Sydney.
- Richmond and Sydney have met in six league finals all-up, with the Tigers winning four and losing two.
- Richmond and Sydney have met in two Grand Finals, with the Tigers winning one (1934) and losing one (1933).
- Richmond’s best winning sequence against Sydney is 11, from 1970-75.
- Richmond’s longest losing sequence against Sydney is 8, from 1915-19 and 2005-10.
- Richmond’s highest score against Sydney is 26.11 (167) in Round 16, 1975 at the Lake Oval.
- Richmond’s lowest score against Sydney is 3.8 (26) in Round 15, 1909 at the Lake Oval.
- Richmond’s greatest winning margin against Sydney is 107 points in Round 16, 1975 at the Lake Oval.
- Richmond’s greatest losing margin against Sydney is 118 points in Round 7, 2006 at Etihad Stadium.
- The most goals kicked by a Richmond player in a match against Sydney is 12 by Jack Baggott in Round 9, 1928 at Punt Road.
- Richmond’s biggest-ever crowd against Sydney is 75,754 in the 1933 Grand Final at the MCG.
