How the Tigers resurrected their 2020 premiership hopes
By
Especially for those with a yellow and black persuasion.
After an unprecedented season impacted heavily by COVID-19, the decider was finally reached in October and played outside of Victoria for the very first time in the competition’s history.
Richmond met Geelong at the Gabba and from the outset, there was plenty of drama in the form of a frenzied first quarter.
The crazy opening term saw Nick Vlastuin knocked out, Gary Ablett suffer a shoulder injury and Bachar Houli pop his calf.
Vlastuin sustained a game-ending concussion while Cats great Ablett’s shoulder required plenty of treatment and it was the walking wounded, as Tigers coach Damien Hardwick recalled.
Who will bounce back from poor 2020 campaigns? A Set the default text size A Set large text size
Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size
A new AFL season is upon us, and with that is an opportunity for a swathe of players to put a horror 2020 season behind them.
Some of these players fell out of favour during the COVID-impacted season, while some were cut down by injuries. Let’s take a look at the host of names who are ready to make an impact in 2021.
Adelaide Crows
2020 get off to a fantastic start for dynamic Crow Wayne Milera, signing a five-year deal with the club in February. However, after featuring in his side’s opening two matches of the season (with an almost two-month gap in between games), Milera was sidelined due to a stress fracture in his foot. It would claim the rest of his campaign, so the exciting Indigenous talent will be wanting to perform strongly and repay the faith the Crows have showed in him.