Another premiership star retires
The Richmond defence will have a whole new look in 2022 after the retirement of another premiership star.
The Richmond defence will have a whole new look in 2022 after the retirement of another premiership star.
A star defender from Richmond’s three AFL premierships in the past four years and an Essendon veteran have decided to retire.
Richmond’s demise is reportedly being seen as a victory at AFL headquarters after claims they have been at war over “loathed” behaviour.
An Instagram pic of Richmond star Dion Prestia allegedly at a “takeaway” pub crawl sparked an angry reaction, but the Tiger is set to be cleared of wrongdoing.
Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has a reputation as one of the game’s good guys and, as Daisy Pearce — and a lucky Richmond member found out — the title is well-earned.
How can Richmond finish as minor premier? Would the Bulldogs hold onto eighth if they lost? We’ve crunched the numbers on every possible scenario for your team in Round 23 to find out the best and worse-case scenarios.
Essendon could bring in big gun Tom Bellchambers for its blockbuster with Collingwood, but Hawthorn didn’t quite “shoot Bambi”, even though retiring great Jarryd Roughead won’t make the trip to WA. EVERY CLUB’S INJURIES
Hawthorn needs to defeat reigning premier West Coast in Perth and have other unlikely results go its way to play finals. But with Alastair Clarkson at the helm, can we really rule the Hawks out? LADDER + RUN HOME
The AFL says the umpire got it right when he paid ‘studs up’ free kicks against Jack Riewoldt, but the interpretation that cost the Tigers forward has been binned a week out from finals.
It might have been five years since Brisbane Lions won at the MCG and 12 games since they defeated Richmond, but those statistics hardly concern matchwinner Lincoln McCarthy.
A combination of momentum swings and low scoring has produced the closest AFL season in 20 years as Round 22 whet the appetite for a finals series to remember.
Some players milked free kicks but a few got away with murder. Mark Robinson on the Patrick Cripps grapple, a red-hot Dusty, the heat in Adelaide and the damning stats for Mason Cox. LIKES AND DISLIKES
Dustin Martin was unstoppable for Richmond as the superstar led the Tigers to an epic win over West Coast to move back into the top four in one of the best games of the season.
He’s been one of the most exciting parts of Richmond’s 2019 resurgence but an injury in the VFL is expected to prematurely end Sydney Stack’s season.
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