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Do the Tigers have a depth issue? Leppitsch outlines their "great challenge" By 2021-04-27T13:22+10:00 Former Richmond assistant coach Justin Leppitsch says the club’s lack of senior depth could pose problems as the season unfolds. Last year’s premiers are currently at three wins from six games to start the season, after losing three of their last four games. As a result of their success-laden stint in recent years, fringe players such as such as Oleg Markov, Dan Butler, Brandon Ellis and Jack Higgins have departed in search of more minutes at AFL level. Leppitsch has observed that...

Demons see off Tigers in competitive hit out By Melbourne and Richmond have played out a competitive practice match at Casey Fields this morning. The Demons won by 11 points - 14.9.(93) to 12.10.(82) - in a game that ebbed and flowed throughout. The reigning premiers were without a handful of premiership players - Dion Prestia, Kane Lambert, Bachar Houli, Daniel Rioli and Marlion Pickett (who came on late in the last quarter) - while the Demons had Jack Viney, Sam Weideman, Jake Melksham, Angus Brayshaw, Michael Hibberd, Kysaiah Pickett and recruit Ben Brown among those on the sidelines. ...

The promising Tigers tipped to “jump up” in 2021 By Richmond enters the 2021 season in pursuit of a three-peat of premierships. The Tigers will also look to win a fourth flag in five years with a talented group of players who work tirelessly in a system designed by Damien Hardwick and his coaching staff. A major part of the club’s recent success is the ability to blood quality youngsters who are able to fit into that structure and perform their role for the good of the team. Over the last few years, the likes of Jayden Short, Shai Bolton, Noah Balta, Liam Baker and Jack Graha...

Mick McGuane rates every AFL team’s midfield from 1-18 AFL by Mick McGuane Premium Content Subscriber only Geelong's ability to win the ball and use it effectively from inside the contest to outside the contest has the Cats boasting the premier midfield of the competition, according to former Collingwood and Carlton player Mick McGuane. The Pies premiership player and dual All-Australian ranks the Cats' engine room at No.1 in the league. McGuane based his assessment on strength at stoppages and a balance between contested and uncontested possessions,...