SEASON 27: Sydney Handballed Through Richmond. What Has to Change Before the Tigers Can Stop the Runner, Not Just Tackle the Ball-Carrier?
There is a version of Richmond pressure that looks aggressive and still leaves the Tigers behind the play two seconds later.
The first defender closes the ball-carrier. The handball leaves. The receiver runs. The original disposer keeps moving for the return — and suddenly the pressure act has helped expose the next layer.
Sydney made that problem impossible to ignore in 2026. The member feature follows the chain beyond tackle numbers and asks how Richmond has to defend the receiver, the return lane, the outside runner and the space behind the first contest.
Can Season 27 turn pressure from a series of individual efforts into a connected defensive system that survives the second handball?
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