Gold Coast Suns
77
Match Complete
Richmond
67
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| I. Rankine |  | 30:11 | ||
| B. King |  | 27:44 | ||
| B. King | | 25:23 | ||
| B. Ainsworth | | 21:12 | ||
| J. Sharp | | 18:46 | ||
| 16:24 | | T. J. Lynch | ||
| 13:48 | | T. J. Lynch | ||
| 4:17 | | J. Riewoldt | ||
| 2:19 | | J. Graham | ||
| 8.14 (62) | Third Quarter [+] | 8.5 (53) | ||
| I. Rankine | | 29:37 | ||
| 28:12 | | T. J. Lynch | ||
| I. Rankine | | 26:45 | ||
| S. Day | | 18:58 | ||
| 17:21 | | T. J. Lynch | ||
| Rushed | | 16:35 | ||
| 15:07 | | Rushed | ||
| 12:42 | | T. J. Lynch | ||
| B. King | | 9:17 | ||
| Rushed | | 7:22 | ||
| A. Sexton | | 3:58 | ||
| 5.10 (40) | Second Quarter [+] | 5.4 (34) | ||
| B. Ainsworth | | 29:44 | ||
| B. Ainsworth | | 27:20 | ||
| D. Swallow | | 25:41 | ||
| 24:11 | | M. Chol | ||
| D. Swallow | | 21:16 | ||
| 20:11 | | J. Riewoldt | ||
| 17:53 | | D. Martin | ||
| 15:01 | | S. Bolton | ||
| 9:57 | | J. Riewoldt | ||
| 7:19 | | J. Riewoldt | ||
| B. King | | 5:19 | ||
| J. Sharp | | 3:06 | ||
| 2.7 (19) | First Quarter [+] | 2.1 (13) | ||
| C. Burgess | | 24:06 | ||
| A. Sexton | | 22:01 | ||
| B. King | | 20:07 | ||
| C. Burgess | | 16:52 | ||
| 12:33 | | P. Naish | ||
| 11:53 | | T. J. Lynch | ||
| Rushed | | 10:55 | ||
| 9:40 | | T. J. Lynch | ||
| B. Ainsworth | | 6:30 | ||
| J. Corbett | | 5:21 | ||
| B. Ainsworth | | 3:14 | ||
| J. Sharp | | 1:31 | ||
Tom Lynch is back for the Richmond Tigers, just in time to take on his old side the Gold Coast Suns in a must-win clash at Marvel Stadium. Follow along right here on The Roar with live scores from 7:20pm (AEST) as Round 16 begins.
The Tigers head in off a disastrous loss to lowly St Kilda, managing just two goals for the entire night. The two-time reigning champs are impossible to write off, but with a 7-7 record and sitting eighth on the ladder, they look a fair way off their best.
Damien Hardwick has rung the changes to take on the Suns, with key defender David Astbury and key forward Lynch the biggest inclusions. Lynch’s partnership with fellow talls Jack Riewoldt and Tom Lynch will stretch the Suns’ defence – if the Tigers can give them enough supply.
The Suns are coming off disaster of their own, having lost last week to wooden spoon favourites North Melbourne; but then again, when aren’t the Suns in crisis? The pressure is mounting on coach Stuart Dew following a string of disappointing losses following their bye, and the Suns must show something, anything, in the remaining rounds for him to keep his job.
In good news, captain David Swallow has recovered from concussion and is back in the line-up, as is defensive lynchpin Sam Collins. The bad news is that the Suns will once again go in without a ruckman, Zac Smith having suffered a concussion of his own, while youngster Noah Anderson and midfield bull Hugh Greenwood will also miss.
Hardwick caused a stir earlier this year by criticising the AFL’s decision to schedule the Tigers for a home game at Marvel Stadium, saying yellow and black fans avoid the ground. While this match is a Suns home game due to the COVID-19-enforced lockdown in Queensland, it will be interesting to see how many Tigers supporters can bear the twenty-minute walk from the MCG to Melbourne’s other ground.
Game information
Opening bounce: 7:20pm (AEST)
Venue: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
TV: Seven, Fox Footy
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: Suns $4.19, Tigers $1.17 (odds via PlayUp)
Teams
Gold Coast Suns
B: 27 Wil Powell, 25 Sam Collins, 23 Sean Lemmens
HB: 13 Jack Lukosius, 10 Charlie Ballard, 3 Jack Bowes
C: 4 Brandon Ellis, 37 Jeremy Sharp, 8 Brayden Fiorini
HF: 19 Josh Corbett, 12 Sam Day, 39 Nick Holman
F: 24 David Swallow (c), 34 Ben King, 26 Sam Flanders
FOL: 29 Chris Burgess, 18 Matt Rowell, 11 Touk Miller
I/C: 6 Alex Sexton, 9 Ben Ainsworth, 17 Oleg Markov, 22 Izak Rankine
EMG: 2 Rory Atkins, 7 Will Brodie, 44 Darcy MacPherson, 46 Caleb Graham
IN: Chris Burgess, David Swallow, Sam Collins, Brayden Fiorini (R15 medical sub)
OUT: Caleb Graham, Hugh Greenwood, Noah Anderson, Zac Smith
Richmond
B: 1 Nick Vlastuin, 12 David Astbury, 2 Dylan Grimes
HB: 10 Shane Edwards, 15 Jayden Short, 14 Bachar Houli
C: 33 Kamdyn McIntosh, 29 Shai Bolton, 50 Marlion Pickett
HF: 11 Jason Castagna, 9 Trent Cotchin (c), 16 Jake Aarts
F: 19 Tom Lynch, 4 Dustin Martin, 8 Jack Riewoldt
FOL: 41 Mabior Chol, 7 Liam Baker, 34 Jack Graham
I/C: 5 Jack Ross, 6 Patrick Naish, 26 Riley Collier-Dawkins, 40 Callum Coleman-Jones
EMG: 27 Thomson Dow, 31 Rhyan Mansell, 32 Samson Ryan, 46 Ben Miller
IN: David Astbury, Jack Ross, Patrick Naish, Riley Collier-Dawkins, Tom Lynch
OUT: Dion Prestia, Kane Lambert, Nathan Broad, Noah Balta, Samson Ryan
HR
Roar Rookie
Might not be raucous enough for the change rooms :laughing:
1dog
Roar Rookie
Living in the past :laughing:
Dusty does Danger
Roar Rookie
Pablo, wouldn’t even respond to flogs. They morph from nowhere under a different identity and don’t even align themselves with a team. So full of envy jealousy and resentment because they haven’t had the joy of celebrating like Tiger supporters. How good was the Killer concert and Jack! How good was it down Punt Road the next day with 25,000 members and the cup presented by Dimma, Cotch and Benny Gale. Can’t take that away from us. Benny wrote the scrip and DELIVERED – EAT EM ALIVE!
Johnno
Roar Rookie
I can, I’m a Dockers supporter.
Johnno
Roar Rookie
Your so kind....we just want Bolton.
Clear as mud
Guest
yet that 5th was a gross underachievement and 16 worse i think it's time
pablocruz
Roar Rookie
You wish. Though I do appreciate the Richmond and ninth joke thingy has just reached your part of the world. How'd you go on your home turf in last year's prelim? Bwa-ha-ha!
pablocruz
Roar Rookie
You can only dream of our success, Humphrey. You'll never experience it.
Tim Keller
Roar Rookie
Hahaha..... Good game The Realist hey???? Bahaha lost to the Sun's in Melbourne.... Choo Choo the train is coming full steam ahead.... to ninth or lower that is for decades to come also.... Hahaha
Tim Keller
Roar Rookie
Hahaha
Tim Keller
Roar Rookie
To be honest does anything he types here make any sense?? Spanner Head perfect name for a lad who can't put a sentence together. Sounds good in his head though...
Dave
Roar Rookie
Yeah local pub down here does a drive thru menu :)
1dog
Roar Rookie
Ouch
1dog
Roar Rookie
Drive thru Parma ? Yum
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Nice Oracle. Good luck to you
Dave
Roar Rookie
Drive thru chicken parmigiana, chips and veggies for me, Friday night takeaway ????
sven
Roar Rookie
lucky man oracle, i got to see '80 as a year 11 schoolboy, woulda been magic being there '17 & '20
sven
Roar Rookie
every self respecting aussie male past puberty had a mullet back in '95 ..... or was that '85 ? ...
Thom Roker
Roar Guru
Reckon it was after the Doggies piggybacked the Hawks. Also saw the emergence of rucks like Jarrod Witts.
Thom Roker
Roar Guru
But when did it come in?