Dan McStay and Ash Johnson carried the ruck duties towards the Tigers after Cameron went off, however McRae stated he was not sure but how they might deal with the scenario.
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Subsequent up for Collingwood is 204-centimetre beanpole Oscar McInerney, with captain Darcy Moore, reborn defender Billy Frampton and 19-year-old pre-season recruit Oscar Steene, the one match Magpies taller than 200 centimetres.
Frampton saved Tom Lynch to 1 aim in his second sport for the membership on Friday night time and has performed within the ruck beforehand, with McRae saying he was one choice “towards sure opposition”.
However the coach was not able to say whether or not Collingwood have been keen to unleash teenage ruckman Steene, who formally joined the membership initially of February.
“I’m rapt with how he’s going [but] I’ve all the time believed, with my improvement hat on, that we set individuals as much as succeed,” McRae stated.
“We’ll need to weigh up whether or not that’s the case with him – if it’s too early. It’s not inconceivable, however I wish to set gamers as much as succeed, and it is perhaps a bit early for him. We’ll wait and see.”
In the meantime, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick expects key gamers Dustin Martin, Jayden Quick and Jacob Hopper all to return for the Tigers’ encounter with the Western Bulldogs subsequent Saturday.
All three have been absent, in addition to the suspended Nathan Broad and the injured Robbie Tarrant, because the Tigers succumbed to Collingwood’s high-pressure sport – which they modelled on Richmond – on Friday night time.
However Hardwick refused to make use of their unavailability as an excuse. As an alternative, he centered on errant ball-handling.
“We had 28 giveaway turnovers within the first half,” Hardwick stated.
“That’s via nothing however talent errors and decision-making. We had eight within the second half. We didn’t use the ball wherever close to properly sufficient. You’re going to battle to remain in video games while you give the ball away 28 instances.”
Hardwick was beneficiant in his reward for the Magpies. “Early, we simply bumped into their stress,” he stated.
“We had some beauty inside 50, however we simply weren’t clear. We knew their stress was coming, we simply didn’t deal with it that properly.”
Due to this, the Tigers once more misplaced the contested possession rely.
“We fumbled and bumbled across the contest, and so they have been simply cleaner,” Hardwick stated. “So the quantity can blow out just a little bit.”
The season is just three rounds outdated and at 1-1-1, the Tigers are nonetheless properly within the hunt.
“Are we taking part in properly sufficient in the meanwhile?” Hardwick requested. “We’re going OK, however we will definitely get rather a lot higher in sure areas.”
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