The injury hit Tigers look prime for the picking against the Power on Sunday afternoon at the MCG.
Best Bet
Port Adelaide flexed their muscles with a dominant win over the Eagles in Round 1 and can take that form on the road against the injury hit Tigers.
Port ‘only’ won that game by 50 points but they kicked 24 behinds for the game, a ridiculous amount. With accurate kicking it could easily have been an 80 or 100 point win.
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher and Esava Ratugolea will help to stiffen Port’s backline, while the three headed monster up forward of Charlie Dixon, Todd Marshall and Jeremy Finlayson will cause the best teams trouble, let alone the injury hit Tigers.
Richmond simply couldn’t afford to lose Josh Gibcus as the cupboard is extremely bare as far as key defenders are concerned. He is joined on the sidelines for this game by Tylar Young, Dion Prestia, Nathan Broad and Jacob Hopper.
The five inclusions to the side have a total of 34 games between them, and 25 of those belong to Ben Miller.
It’s the right thing to do in the long term for the Tigers but in the meantime, they can expect some tough results – starting with this game.
Same Game Multi
Richmond’s injuries through the middle are the risk/opportunity here.
Thomson Dow should see more midfield time, while Dustin Martin playing forward is a luxury the Tigers can surely no long afford.
Value Bet
With Richmond’s lack of depth it’s not hard to see this one getting out of hand late.
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