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Chapter 1: What insights does Chris Newman share about the Richmond home game in Tassie?
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Adam Cooney, Cam Luke, it is crunch time. Liam Pickering around 15 minutes away as we gear up for a couple of good games of football this afternoon. We do it all thanks to the Ford Rangers. The Ford Ranger. Let's get to Tassie. A Richmond home game, which is, it sounds remarkable in theory, but of course, no Marvel Stadium home game anymore.
So they're going to take on a pretty good team this afternoon in Tassie. We're in the home jumper and Chris Newman, the assistant coach, joins us now. Hello to you, mate. Welcome back to SEN.
Chapter 2: How does Richmond educate younger players about the club's history?
G'day, guys. Thanks for having me.
It does sound a bit weird in isolation, home game in Tassie. How have you found the weekend?
Oh, it's been awesome. Yeah, we love getting down to Tassie, and obviously there's a little bit of history down here with some of our past players, some of our greats that have come from this part of the world. So, yeah, it's great. There's a bit of a buzz around the city, and Hobart's a beautiful place. city to come to and we're looking forward to playing in front of our Tasmanian fans.
When you have such a young list, when you have these younger kids who are trying to learn the game both on the football oval and outside of it and the history of the club, how much do you lean into the Tasmanian connection over the years for this wonderful club? Do you educate these kids on it?
Yeah, we try and educate our kids on some of our past greats.
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Chapter 3: What challenges did Richmond face after their recent game against Sydney?
We're pretty big on our you know, the players that have played before us and regardless of where they've played their footy. But yeah, obviously when we get the opportunity to connect the two, then we certainly take that.
By coming a good time, do you think, last week?
Yeah, I think it might have. Yeah, it was obviously the game wasn't a great one for us. Obviously, we know the end result of that game and we're really disappointed in the outcome of that. We We had a bit of time to review the game. It was sort of that tricky one as a coach. Do you try and get it out of the way and review it and enjoy a break? Or do you just put it on hold for a little bit?
Chapter 4: How does Richmond plan to approach the upcoming game against Brisbane?
But we tried to find the balance of that and refresh ourselves. And I'm sure the players did the same. It was a good opportunity just to take stock of what we've been able to achieve in the first half of the year, albeit not as many wins as we'd hope, but still developing players, getting games into those guys and still refining our game style.
So do you go back and actually have a look at the week leading into the Sydney game? Because, I mean, you've been pulling away. Your injury list is horrid. It's long and it's extensive. And then you have a great win, you know, relieves a bit of tension. It relieves a bit of pressure against Essendon.
And then generally those wins is, you know, there's a pep in your step and everyone's up and about during the week. And then you go down by over 100 against Sydney. So do you reflect back on that week and think, oh, could we have done a few things differently?
Yeah, well, a week in footy, a lot can happen, a lot can change. So, no, nothing really that was too different throughout the week. There was certainly a bit of enthusiasm around the club, but to the boys' credit, I think, regardless of our wins, they've maintained a certain consistency with their energy levels around the place.
Chapter 5: What role do mid-season draftees play in the team's strategy?
A great understanding as to where we're at and what we need to do to be able to compete with the best, and Sydney's certainly one of those. Especially on their home ground, if you give them any sort of leeway, they can really make you pay, and We just did that consistently. Probably in terms of the way we played, we were reasonably happy with the way we started the game.
But then obviously fell away a fair bit throughout that back half and some of their good players really rose to the top and really taught us a lesson. And that's what it is. It's sort of lessons learned for these younger guys. We didn't shy away from the review.
We were really honest with it and went through some things that we can do better and also showed them some examples of how the best in the comp do it.
And it doesn't get any easier today, unfortunately. So we would have liked to have probably played Brisbane three weeks ago when they were battling a little bit and we were almost ready to write them off. But they worked themselves back into some form last week. So you come up against a Brisbane side who is on the up again.
Chapter 6: How does Chris Newman feel about the impact of mid-season draft players?
Yeah, no, not unfortunately. I think it's great. We get to go up against another team in a competition that's been the benchmark for the last couple of years and and test ourselves against the best. We get some of our younger players playing on some guys that are the best in their positions in the competition and they get to really learn and challenge them in their own right.
So I think we're really leaning into this opportunity and the challenge that we've got today and hopefully set ourselves up to have a better performance.
Do you have a look at what Geelong did against Brisbane a few weeks ago and, you know, a negating role on a player like Harris Andrews and McCluggage obviously not there at the moment. So is it a, do you have a couple of those negating roles in the midfield as well to maybe shut down a Lockie Neal and Harris Andrews like Geelong did?
Yeah, we've looked at, you know, what's worked in the past and, you know, a few teams have had some success doing some, Some negating roles, whether we'll start with those or they're what-ifs throughout the game. We've certainly got those contingencies up our sleeve. They've got players in all lines, we know that.
Chapter 7: What strategies does Richmond consider to counter Brisbane's strengths?
Their midfield are quite damaging. Lachie Neal obviously has a huge influence, particularly around stoppage. And that is their game. If they get stoppage on their own terms, they're number one in terms of clearance. So if they get it on their terms and they get territory, they're going to be really hard to beat because they're so strong at
either scoring in their front half or they lock it in and create turnovers and then they'll score next from the front half. So, yeah, the territory battle will be important today, but Anfield are really looking forward to the challenge.
Hey, we've seen mid-season draftees come in and automatically help their teams. You get one today. He's a big boy.
Yeah, he is. Big Red. He's been great. He's, you know, the players have really drawn to him and obviously a plumbing background sort of on the tools and then all of a sudden he's put the jumper on today.
Chapter 8: What are Chris Newman's final thoughts on the team's performance expectations?
Probably didn't anticipate that his first game would be in Tassie against Brisbane. That's a bit of an unusual one, but one that he's really looking forward to. His form at Geelong had been really strong, obviously, and we look forward to his defensive aspects that he can bring. As you said, he's 200, so he's a big boy, but he can cover the ground. He's a real competitive beast. He'll have some
challenges today and we'll get around him and make sure that hopefully it's one for him to remember and his family.
Just on that, you've been around for a little while as a player now, as a coach. Are you surprised that these players are able to come in middle of the year, not have many training sessions, not know a great deal about strategy and just be able to have an impact? Are you surprised, not just within your own club, but from around the competition, from your experiences?
Yeah, I was thinking that the other day, actually, the amount of players that are, making their debut from the mid-season draft. And I think that's a credit to probably the recruiting team that go out and retain these players or get these players into the football club. They often take that into calculations. If we bring this guy in, is he capable of playing straight away?
And a lot of these mature guys, when I say mature, they're sort of 20, 21, 22, maybe some of that experience in playing with bigger bodies You know, you have trust to throw them straight into the deep end. And some are through necessity, but some are just through trust. And I want to sort of display some of the things that these or some of the attributes that these guys can bring.
I think it's great for the game. I think it's exciting. And it gives anyone, you know, with playing AFL aspirations, it gives them hope if they don't get drafted at an early age.
So when a player does come in and, you know, they've been there for a week, they make their debut, how do you smooth things over with the bloke who's 44th on the list, who's been toiling away, developing for three and a half years in the club every day at the crack of dawn, doing everything he can, and then some plumber just rolls in and gets a game ahead of him?
Yeah, that's a difficult conversation, I think, for some players. But, yeah, it's cutthroat, isn't it? Like, that's the AFL... that's the AFL standard at the moment and it is a tough game. Um, but yeah, as I, as I said, it's summer through necessity, summer through, you know, matchup based.
Um, but I think once, once they're into your football, football team, you, your arms around them and away you go.
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