Pre game Premonitions: AFL 2021 Rd 14: Carlton vs GWS

[Thryleon]

Richmond have always seemed to get numbers to the ball down back and their 1 vs 1's turn in to 1v 2's etc.....ideally you want team defense rather than one on ones IMO. Do we really want a player like Plowman left alone on those difficult matchup players.
Jones and Weitering are wallpapering plenty of cracks but those figures of how we play etc dont reflect well on Teague's tactics and Cripps cant be asking for big bucks based on some of those stats.

Im not sure if this is good planning, sucking the opposition in, or good team work.

I watch with interest.  Teams like Richmond are able to force teams to attack where they want the opposition to.

The creates more opportunity for the numbers to form.

i.e.  in the current game its go fast, go fast, go fast.

I think Richmond are able to manufacture the outnumber, by giving teams a certain spot to kick to.  If they use that spot it actually looks like a dangerous play, but it limits the next kick to a weak chance of working.

This controls your opposition movement by design, and gives your backs and mids the best setup possible.

Sports has and always will be about territory.  I can see frequently now, that teams that focus on unrelenting pressure get scored against by forward half turnovers.  What this means, is that teams are welcoming the pressure, and focussing on creating outlets that deliberately expose the opposition to counter punch attacking.  Geelong lead the stat of scores from defensive turnover this season for that reason.

It relies on a few factors.  Line breaking ability (hence our attacking defenders rather than defensive defenders) good ball use, composure, and smarts.

We dont have an abundance of those so I am actually a fan of the way Teague sets us up.