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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Phil Mrakov on June 09, 2015, 01:21:23 PM
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This is a game we'd traditionally lose, having just beaten the undefeated top of the table side as the underdogs. coming back from the bye and we'll also be heavy favourites.
Discuss
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I don't like that we'll be coming off the bye
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Wouldn't think so
They have a short break between last weekends game as they only arrived back yesterday afternoon
Then have another short break in there lead up against us
Good luck with that
Tiges by 6 goals
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50/50 really.
I don't like us having the bye prior, but you can't help that.
I suppose if they come out switched on and ready to play we are a good show.
Hoping the crowd will get behind them on the big stage and be the 19th man :shh
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Some would argue that the Eagles have a bye this weekend too
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No, I think we'll beat them. Especially since it's here at the MCG.
Who has WCE beaten this year?
Carlton by 69 points (17th)
Brisbane by 53 points (16th)
GWS by 87 points (5th)
Port by 10 points (9th)
GCS by 92 points (18th)
St Kilda by 53 points (14th)
Geelong by 56 points (10th)
Lost to:
Footscray by 10 points (11th)
Fremantle by 30 points (1st)
North by 10 points (12th)
Beaten one solitary team inside the top 8, albeit a young team who will likely be inconsistent and IMO fade in the second half of the season.
Richmond has beaten two teams inside the top 4 and two battling for that top 8 in Port and Essendon. Look to be in really good form too. Griffiths/Vickery/Jack will stretch their already thin backline, Rance will nullify Kennedy, and I reckon our midfield will be too tough and too classy for them.
Only real danger IMO is their ruck setup and small/medium forwards but if our midfield keeps defending like they do, and Grimes/Batchelor stay in good form I think we will win comfortably. Maybe 30-40 points or so.
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I think the thread title says a lot.......
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When did WCE last beat us at the G?
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Agree that I think it is a 50/50 game. But I also think that we'll win this one, drop the Swans the game but get the Giants.
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We play well against WC , we ve won 15 of last 20 , you work it out , :shh
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When did WCE last beat us at the G?
2007. The day Tambling kicked four goals in the first quarter.
Last time we played them at the G, We won by 49 and Jack kicked 10. ;D
I'll take some of the latter again next Friday week. :thumbsup
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I think West Coast are going along nicely . Think they are a top 6 team this year.
Credit where credit is due - they have belted the opposition this year. You don't fluke 6 wins in a row.
I think they will be building themselves up as underdogs ... I'm a little nervous.
We should win though
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No, I think we'll beat them. Especially since it's here at the MCG.
Who has WCE beaten this year?
Carlton by 69 points (17th)
Brisbane by 53 points (16th)
GWS by 87 points (5th)
Port by 10 points (9th)
GCS by 92 points (18th)
St Kilda by 53 points (14th)
Geelong by 56 points (10th)
Lost to:
Footscray by 10 points (11th)
Fremantle by 30 points (1st)
North by 10 points (12th)
Beaten one solitary team inside the top 8, albeit a young team who will likely be inconsistent and IMO fade in the second half of the season.
Richmond has beaten two teams inside the top 4 and two battling for that top 8 in Port and Essendon. Look to be in really good form too. Griffiths/Vickery/Jack will stretch their already thin backline, Rance will nullify Kennedy, and I reckon our midfield will be too tough and too classy for them.
Only real danger IMO is their ruck setup and small/medium forwards but if our midfield keeps defending like they do, and Grimes/Batchelor stay in good form I think we will win comfortably. Maybe 30-40 points or so.
Who was the other top 4 team ? Collingwood? Don't make me laugh. They're no good and haven't beaten anyone
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No, I think we'll beat them. Especially since it's here at the MCG.
Who has WCE beaten this year?
Carlton by 69 points (17th)
Brisbane by 53 points (16th)
GWS by 87 points (5th)
Port by 10 points (9th)
GCS by 92 points (18th)
St Kilda by 53 points (14th)
Geelong by 56 points (10th)
Lost to:
Footscray by 10 points (11th)
Fremantle by 30 points (1st)
North by 10 points (12th)
Beaten one solitary team inside the top 8, albeit a young team who will likely be inconsistent and IMO fade in the second half of the season.
Richmond has beaten two teams inside the top 4 and two battling for that top 8 in Port and Essendon. Look to be in really good form too. Griffiths/Vickery/Jack will stretch their already thin backline, Rance will nullify Kennedy, and I reckon our midfield will be too tough and too classy for them.
Only real danger IMO is their ruck setup and small/medium forwards but if our midfield keeps defending like they do, and Grimes/Batchelor stay in good form I think we will win comfortably. Maybe 30-40 points or so.
Who was the other top 4 team ? Collingwood? Don't make me laugh. They're no good and haven't beaten anyone
You're right. We're stuffed. May as well have a fire sale on our talent and attack the draft.
Give it a rest and stop bashing our club you bloody pessimist. Collingwood and WCE are as good as each other and probably nowhere near contention.
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No, I think we'll beat them. Especially since it's here at the MCG.
Who has WCE beaten this year?
Carlton by 69 points (17th)
Brisbane by 53 points (16th)
GWS by 87 points (5th)
Port by 10 points (9th)
GCS by 92 points (18th)
St Kilda by 53 points (14th)
Geelong by 56 points (10th)
Lost to:
Footscray by 10 points (11th)
Fremantle by 30 points (1st)
North by 10 points (12th)
Beaten one solitary team inside the top 8, albeit a young team who will likely be inconsistent and IMO fade in the second half of the season.
Richmond has beaten two teams inside the top 4 and two battling for that top 8 in Port and Essendon. Look to be in really good form too. Griffiths/Vickery/Jack will stretch their already thin backline, Rance will nullify Kennedy, and I reckon our midfield will be too tough and too classy for them.
Only real danger IMO is their ruck setup and small/medium forwards but if our midfield keeps defending like they do, and Grimes/Batchelor stay in good form I think we will win comfortably. Maybe 30-40 points or so.
Who was the other top 4 team ? Collingwood? Don't make me laugh. They're no good and haven't beaten anyone
You're right. We're stuffed. May as well have a fire sale on our talent and attack the draft.
Give it a rest and stop bashing our club you bloody pessimist. Collingwood and WCE are as good as each other and probably nowhere near contention.
You said Collingwood are a top 4 team that we have beaten along with Freo. There's a difference between beating a team that is actually top 4 and will be there all year and a team that's top 4 at this moment on the back of nothing wins against the bottom sides because of their easy fixture.
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Who do you think will be higher on the ladder at the pointy end?
Collingwood, GWS or WCE? They're all 7-3.
Personally I think GWS and Collingwood will push for top 4 or at least round out the top 6. WCE I think will sneak into the 8.
Realistically the only top 4 teams with creditable wins are Freo and Syd.
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who is in wce midfield?
put morris on priddis
gaff looks not that good to me. rich mans grigg
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I would expect us to win this and win it well
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who is in wce midfield?
put morris on priddis
gaff looks not that good to me. rich mans grigg
Priddis and Gaff like you said.
Also Masten, Shuey, Selwood, then blokes like Wellingham and Yeo who can rotate through.
Combined with the ruck work of Naitanui and Sinclair we could have our hands full, but personally I think we'll get the edge.
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Who do you think will be higher on the ladder at the pointy end?
Collingwood, GWS or WCE? They're all 7-3.
Personally I think GWS and Collingwood will push for top 4 or at least round out the top 6. WCE I think will sneak into the 8.
Realistically the only top 4 teams with creditable wins are Freo and Syd.
:lol
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Do you think we're gonna lose Phil?
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Who do you think will be higher on the ladder at the pointy end?
Collingwood, GWS or WCE? They're all 7-3.
Personally I think GWS and Collingwood will push for top 4 or at least round out the top 6. WCE I think will sneak into the 8.
Realistically the only top 4 teams with creditable wins are Freo and Syd.
Whoever loses skunks v gws won't make the 8 and west coast will be holding on for dear life soon enough imo
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We will tear west coast apart next week - bookmark it :gotigers
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Do you think we're gonna lose Phil?
Hopes
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Do you think we're gonna lose Phil?
I think we'll win but I wouldn't be at all surprised if we lose in fact being a Richmond supporter I'm kind of expecting it
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Our first test on this winning run, on how we now handle raised expectations. The players will have had two weeks of backslapping from supporters who have hopped back on the bandwagon, glowing media reports even from usually Tiger baggers, and bookies having us as favourites playing at home in front of the Tiger Army. The Eagles are playing well this year and aren't in the top 4 for nothing. We will need to turn up with the same attitude and ferocity for the contest as they did against Freo. It's just not going to happen for us.
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Do you think we're gonna lose Phil?
I think we'll win but I wouldn't be at all surprised if we lose in fact being a Richmond supporter I'm kind of expecting it
Haha. That's actually the essence of a Richmond fan's state of mind - 'thinking we'll win but expecting a loss'
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Do you think we're gonna lose Phil?
I think we'll win but I wouldn't be at all surprised if we lose in fact being a Richmond supporter I'm kind of expecting it
This is an excellent post :thumbsup
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Our first test on this winning run, on how we now handle raised expectations. The players will have had two weeks of backslapping from supporters who have hopped back on the bandwagon, glowing media reports even from usually Tiger baggers, and bookies having us as favourites playing at home in front of the Tiger Army. The Eagles are playing well this year and aren't in the top 4 for nothing. We will need to turn up with the same attitude and ferocity for the contest as they did against Freo. It's just not going to happen for us.
Who have the Eagles beaten though ?
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Our first test on this winning run, on how we now handle raised expectations. The players will have had two weeks of backslapping from supporters who have hopped back on the bandwagon, glowing media reports even from usually Tiger baggers, and bookies having us as favourites playing at home in front of the Tiger Army. The Eagles are playing well this year and aren't in the top 4 for nothing. We will need to turn up with the same attitude and ferocity for the contest as they did against Freo. It's just not going to happen for us.
Who have the Eagles beaten though ?
Wins over Geelong, Port (away like us) and GWS were their best. The rest of their wins have been against bottom 6 sides (Carl, Suns, Saints and Lions).
They did get flogged by Freo in the Western derby (unlike us) while they lost to both North in Tassie and the Dogs (like us). The North game they should had won but they kicked poorly for goal in the gale down there.
http://afltables.com/afl/teams/westcoast/allgames.html
At our best, as we've shown in the past 4 wins, we can win this. We also match up well against the Eagles. However, we have dropped games like this many times in the past because everyone was expecting the win to just happen, especially playing at home, and the team turns up mentally not switched on. The Eagles also now have Jack Darling back in their forward line alongside Kennedy and Le Cras. They are no push overs this year. We will need to fight just as hard for this win as the past four.
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WEST Coast defender Jeremy McGovern is in doubt to face Richmond next Friday night at the MCG after suffering a corked thigh in the Eagles' 50-point win over Essendon.
McGovern was subbed out of the game at three-quarter time and had ice applied to the injury immediately. He suffered the cork in the opening term and was hobbling throughout the match.
The Eagles face a second consecutive six-day break after a trip to Hobart last Sunday.
Eagles coach Adam Simpson admitted post-match that McGovern would be touch and go to be fit for the Tigers.
"I don't know if he's going to come up this week," Simpson said.
"It's a double corkie. But I think he may be a chance and hopefully the last quarter helped him, subbing him out."
The Eagles are thin for key defenders following the season-ending knee injuries to Eric Mackenzie and Mitch Brown at the start of the season.
Simpson said he might have to turn to untried 19-year-old Tom Barrass should McGovern fail to come up.
Simpson said the consecutive six-day breaks were not ideal. The Eagles were forced to rest several players from the WAFL this weekend, including Scott Lycett, Fraser McInnes and Jackson Nelson, to ensure they have reserves fit and available next week.
"(I'm) not complaining but it's just reality,” Simpson said.
“We've got two six-day breaks in a row going interstate against a side which has had 15 days off. So we had to plan this and we've got a squad available next week.”
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-13/jeremy-mcgovern-in-doubt-for-tigers
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We're favourites this week with the bookies:
Richmond $1.75
West Coast $2.10
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/12/rich-v-wce
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Must win game!
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Would like to see Maric Ruck on Nat and then Ty go to him immediately. Ty played well on him before and as a youngster!! Good challenge for him.
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Looking forward to this weeks game. They are a decent side and so are we when we play like we did the previous 4 wins. :gotigers
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This game is important in the context of the season. We are part of a big group in the middle of the table and we come up against Sydney at the SCG the following week.
We really need to win this one and I think we will.
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Would like to see Maric Ruck on Nat and then Ty go to him immediately. Ty played well on him before and as a youngster!! Good challenge for him.
Not sure which games you've been watching WAT. NicNat has owned Vickery in the ruck. It's a massive challenge for him. Hope he can nullify him somewhat.
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Give him the old Cox treatment! :whistle
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MCG website is saying they are expecting a crowd of 45,000 on Friday night.
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AFL Round 12
Richmond vs West Coast Eagles
Friday JUN 19
7:50pm
Gates
Public 5.30pm
AFL Reserve 5.30pm
MCC Reserve 5.30pm
Parking
Gate 3: CLOSED
Gate 5: 4.00pm
Gate 6: 4.00pm
Gate 7: 7.00am
Cheersquads
Richmond - Bays M3 (Rows A-K) and M4 (Rows A-K)
West Coast Eagles - Bay M33 (Rows A-S)
General admission areas
Great Southern Stand
M1-M4
Q1-Q15
Ponsford Stand
M29-M36
Q29-Q36
Olympic Stand
Q49-Q53 (Rows K-MM)
Q54-Q57
Estimated attendance: 45,000
http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2015/june/richmond-v-west-coast-eagles
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Richmond has forward firepower to dominate undermanned West Coast defence
Jon Ralph
Herald-Sun
June 16, 2015
RICHMOND is perfectly poised to knock off top-four rival West Coast by exploiting its defensive frailties on Friday night at the MCG.
The Tigers are close to full strength and have their three forwards in career-best form against an Eagles side likely to miss star defender Jeremy McGovern.
His corked thigh and damaged left wrist has coach Adam Simpson rating him unlikely to play, with fellow backs Mitch Brown and Eric Mackenzie already out for the year.
It means if Richmond can win the midfield battles Jack Riewoldt, Ben Griffiths and Tyrone Vickery could get on top after seven goals between them against Fremantle.
West Coast might be forced to blood 19-year-old key defender Tom Barass to fill their defensive gaps after he was held out of the WAFL on the weekend.
The Eagles left three players out of WAFL duties, aware they faced consecutive six-day breaks as well as travel to Hobart and Melbourne in 12 days.
The Tigers have just Reece Conca (hamstring) and former captain Chris Newman (groin) out of their best side, with Newman likely to play a second VFL game in his return.
The game will also pit Richmond All Australian defender Alex Rance against West Coast’s Coleman Medal leader Josh Kennedy.
Richmond’s back six will also have to handle Jack Darling and Mark LeCras, with the Eagles having won seven of their past eight games.
A Friday night MCG win would hand Richmond its fifth consecutive win ahead of a clash with white-hot Sydney at the SCG the following weekend.
Richmond is coming off a 14-day break, with football manager Dan Richardson forecasting a settled team given no injuries against Fremantle.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-has-forward-firepower-to-dominate-undermanned-west-coast-defence/story-fndv8t7m-1227399233495
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Line in the sand game.
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Line in the sand game.
Not a good idea to mention line in relation to West Coast
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5ok+ Friday night
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7:50 ::) pain in the butt
still going
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Would like to see Maric Ruck on Nat and then Ty go to him immediately. Ty played well on him before and as a youngster!! Good challenge for him.
Not sure which games you've been watching WAT. NicNat has owned Vickery in the ruck. It's a massive challenge for him. Hope he can nullify him somewhat.
No he hasn't.
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MCG website is saying they are expecting a crowd of 45,000 on Friday night.
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AFL Round 12
Richmond vs West Coast Eagles
Friday JUN 19
7:50pm
Gates
Public 5.30pm
AFL Reserve 5.30pm
MCC Reserve 5.30pm
Parking
Gate 3: CLOSED
Gate 5: 4.00pm
Gate 6: 4.00pm
Gate 7: 7.00am
Cheersquads
Richmond - Bays M3 (Rows A-K) and M4 (Rows A-K)
West Coast Eagles - Bay M33 (Rows A-S)
General admission areas
Great Southern Stand
M1-M4
Q1-Q15
Ponsford Stand
M29-M36
Q29-Q36
Olympic Stand
Q49-Q53 (Rows K-MM)
Q54-Q57
Estimated attendance: 45,000
http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2015/june/richmond-v-west-coast-eagles
whys that car park closed
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Stop Priddis. Rance on Kennedy. If we play with heart and passion then we will win by 4 goals+
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Yep, if we come with the discipline and commitment of the last few weeks, we will win.
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What are the stats on team performance following a bye, think from memory the losses are more prevalent from teams having had the bye and playing against a side that plyed the week previous.
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Line in the sand game.
Not a good idea to mention line in relation to West Coast
:lol
WestCoke eagles.
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Match preview: Tigers v Eagles
Nathan Schmook
afl.com.au
June 16, 2015
SUMMARY
With Richmond 4-0 and West Coast 3-1 over the past four games, Friday night's clash looms as a battle of two of the AFL's most in-form teams. Richmond, which has turned its season around with a less frantic game style, is fresh off a bye while the Eagles made short work of Essendon with a 50-point win in round 11. This will be the Eagles' only chance to play on the MCG before an expected finals berth. It will be the Tigers' seventh clash at their home venue this season.
WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Friday, June 19, 7.50pm AEST
LAST FIVE TIMES
R18, 2014, Richmond 8.11 (59) d West Coast 6.6 (42) at Domain Stadium
R10, 2013, Richmond 16.7 (103) d West Coast 8.14 (62) at Domain Stadium
R5, 2012, West Coast 16.11 (107) d Richmond 14.13 (97) at Etihad Stadium
R20, 2011, West Coast 22.15 (147) d Richmond 14.6 (90) at Domain Stadium
R12, 2010, Richmond 19.12 (126) d West Coast 11.11 (77) at the MCG
THE SIX POINTS
1. Richmond’s midfield was the difference in wet conditions against West Coast when the sides clashed in 2014. Brandon Ellis had 27 possessions with support from Brett Deledio (26) and Dustin Martin (25 and two goals).
2. The Eagles continue to be the No.1 scoring side in 2015, kicking an average score of 106.5 points a game. The Tigers are a long way back, kicking 85.9 points a match.
3. This will be the 40th clash between these sides and West Coast holds the advantage winning 23 games to 16. The ledger sits at 2-2 since 2011.
4. Richmond will be aiming for its fifth consecutive win. Since round seven they’ve kicked an average score of 87 points while keeping their opposition to only 68 points a game.
5. The Tigers and Eagles last clashed at the MCG in round 12, 2010, with Richmond winning by 49 points. In total they have played 14 times at the venue for seven wins each.
6. Shaun Grigg is on the cusp of breaking into the top 200 in the Official AFL Player Ratings for the first time since round 12, 2013. Grigg has enjoyed a fine season and is currently ranked No.210 overall and No.12 at Richmond.
IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR …
Will Schofield. The Eagles' defenders have held up well in the absence of key defenders Mitch Brown and Eric Mackenzie, but a three-pronged Richmond forward line is looming. The entire West Coast backline could find itself under siege, with Jeremy McGovern in doubt due to a corked thigh.
PREDICTION: Richmond by 12 points
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-16/match-preview-tigers-v-eagles
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Would like to see Maric Ruck on Nat and then Ty go to him immediately. Ty played well on him before and as a youngster!! Good challenge for him.
Not sure which games you've been watching WAT. NicNat has owned Vickery in the ruck. It's a massive challenge for him. Hope he can nullify him somewhat.
No he hasn't.
What sort of beer do they serve over there. I'll have a slab of it.
They have played each other 6 times. Hit out count NicNat 152, Vickery 32
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Estimated attendance: 45,000
http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2015/june/richmond-v-west-coast-eagles
The crowd record is 40,313 (Subiaco R9, 2003). So 45k would smash it.
Our record home crowd against the Eagles at the 'G was 19 years ago: 37,482
Our first home game vs the Eagles at the 'G in 5 years too by the way.
http://afltables.com/afl/teams/richmond/allgames_tm.html#18
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Can the Eagles survive against Richmond?
Source: SportsFan
Author: Glenn Valencich
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
What's a more surprising fact: that West Coast are still third on the AFL ladder or that Richmond, after starting out 2-4, are suddenly one of the form teams?
We'd have to lean towards the Eagles' efforts following the season-ending knee injuries to defenders Eric Mackenzie and Mitch Brown, but the Tigers have given things a real shake lately. With Richmond being one of four teams with a 6-4 record, the four premiership points up for grabs on Friday night will be crucial.
After the Tigers went to Perth and ended Fremantle's unbeaten streak at Subiaco before resting up in their bye week, West Coast are heading to the MCG on a six-day break. It's their second consecutive six-day turnaround, having played Essendon last Saturday after a game in Tasmania the previous Sunday.
The short week is hardly their biggest concern, however. Impressive defender Jeremy McGovern appears likely to miss the match with a corked thigh, and 19-year-old Tom Barrass will make his debut if selected in McGovern's place. Richmond are finally learning how to play Jack Riewoldt, Ty Vickery and Ben Griffiths in the same team with success, and against the Eagles the three talls will line up for their third game together this season.
The first (the win over Port Adelaide) was shortened by Vickery's ankle and knee troubles, but their latest, the victory over the Dockers, was a four-quarter effort that really only needed two to succeed. Below are the three players' heat maps from the win over Fremantle, with Griffiths on the left, Riewoldt in the middle and Vickery on the right.
(http://sportsfan.com.au/Portals/bps/RadEditor/Images/HeatMaps/GVHM1609richmond01.jpg)
The trio combined for seven goals – two each to Griffiths and Riewoldt and three to Vickery. But a closer look at the first half, during which the Tigers kicked 12 of their 15 goals to basically put the game to bed, helps to realise how the three players work together.
On the end of a floating kick from Taylor Hunt, Vickery marked inside 50 to score the opening goal. Riewoldt was only just entering the arc at the time, and Griffiths occupied his defender slightly behind. The next goal came via Griffiths from another mark inside 50 as he found himself free with Riewoldt an option along the boundary line.
With the tone set through those two goals, the forwards began to work the ground. Vickery won a 50-50 contest on the wing before Richmond earned a goal after a repeat entry. For the Tigers' sixth goal, Griffiths picked up a clearing ball from Michael Johnson and the turnover allowed Vickery to run free into the pocket for an uncontested mark.
Early in the second quarter, Vickery kicked from just in front of the centre-wing logo to a leading Riewoldt, who marked and converted from just outside 50. Griffiths was on his way to the pocket behind Riewoldt as the No.8 marked before teasing his man with a run to the goal square. In all, the three players had a total of 15 possessions between the arcs in the first half. (See below for heat maps for Riewoldt and Vickery, which show their willingness to push forward while one stayed at home with Griffiths.) The trio needed just eight touches inside 50 to kick their six majors as they contributed to the team's total of 12 goals from just 21 entries.
(http://sportsfan.com.au/Portals/bps/RadEditor/Images/HeatMaps/GVHM1609richmond02.jpg)
All of this is to say that if Luke McPharlin and Fremantle's makeshift defence (Johnson was substituted out of the game with a hamstring injury) struggled, then how can an Eagles side minus McGovern expect to compete against Richmond's three forwards? The answer might not be with their direct opponents but up the field.
One month ago, the Tigers began winning more consistently when they slowed their play down by controlling the footy and considering their options. It's worked well enough to defeat the previously unbeaten Dockers, but it was only last week that West Coast won a game against the same type of opponent.
Essendon played typical Essendon football at Subiaco, taking 110 uncontested marks (to the Eagles' 78) and winning the uncontested possessions 292-213. But the Bombers went inside 50 just 35 times, and that's not only down to their poor structures. West Coast forced 52 clangers, the most by an opposition that has conceded at least 400 disposals to Essendon since the start of the 2013 season.
Despite the Bombers' 10-possession advantage in the second quarter, the Eagles throttled their progress and whacked them to the tune of five goals to one. On the heat maps below, showing Essendon on the left and West Coast on the right with both teams attacking to the right, note how the Dons tried to escape down their right side but the Eagles continually won the ball back and sent it back inside 50.
(http://sportsfan.com.au/Portals/bps/RadEditor/Images/HeatMaps/GVHM1609essendon01.jpg)
The first goal of the quarter was a Jack Darling major that came on the end of a coast-to-coast run after a Bombers behind, and three of the remaining four goals were kicked after an Essendon turnover. Darling's first game of the year was a huge success, even if he had fewer than 10 disposals for the first time since the final match of 2013. The 23-year-old still chipped in with two goals, basically his career average, and it will be interesting to watch how the Eagles' forward line travels in the coming weeks.
As convincingly as West Coast defeated the Bombers, the first and third quarters were both much closer. It was the second and fourth quarters that built the home team's lead; in the final term, four of their five goals were sourced via Dons turnovers.
The in-form Richmond are a daunting task, especially in front of their home fans on a Friday night. Yet the Eagles, as battered as they've been, have proven that they can cover in defence magnificently well. Whether they can survive one more hit – assuming McGovern doesn't push through some pain to get up – remains to be seen, but the blueprint is there and they've still got the tools to win.
http://www.sportsfan.com.au/can-the-eagles-survive-against-richmond/tabid/91/newsid/164825/default.aspx?cid=SF_LOWDOWN_AFL_article_cantheeaglessurviveagainstrichmond_170615
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Children under 15 years of age will gain free General Admission entry to Richmond’s Round 12 match against West Coast at the MCG on Friday, May 19.
To be eligible for the free kids’ tickets, please register via the form below.
Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email explaining how to collect your tickets.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/kidsfree
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Hello one eye's.
Coming over from WA to watch the mighty Tigers smash the Eagles.
Would like to sit with most of the Tigers fans as I have a mate with me who is an Eagles supporter.
Can anyone tell me the best place to sit deep inside the Tigers den, i.e where the bulk of supporters are.
Cheers
Wellsy
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Everywhere
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Hello one eye's.
Coming over from WA to watch the mighty Tigers smash the Eagles.
Would like to sit with most of the Tigers fans as I have a mate with me who is an Eagles supporter.
Can anyone tell me the best place to sit deep inside the Tigers den, i.e where the bulk of supporters are.
Cheers
Wellsy
Punt Road end as near as you can to the standing room area behind the goals.
:thumbsup
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WEST COAST coach Adam Simpson is confident that key defender Jeremy McGovern will be fit to take on Richmond at the MCG after suffering a corked calf in the Eagles' round 11 win over Essendon.
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The Eagles have the bye following Friday's game, but Simpson isn't looking past the challenge the Tigers present and a cold night game on the broad expanse of the MCG.
"We can't do too much to prepare for it here except put the sprinklers on, and we train at night and reduce the ground size at Subi but we can't make it wider," Simpson said.
"We've prepared the best we can and we don't get to play at the ‘G' too often, especially at night.
"I don't think you can replicate playing at the MCG in five degrees on a wet night."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-17/simpson-confident-mcgovern-can-come-up
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We're gunna smash these prix
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Would like to see Maric Ruck on Nat and then Ty go to him immediately. Ty played well on him before and as a youngster!! Good challenge for him.
Not sure which games you've been watching WAT. NicNat has owned Vickery in the ruck. It's a massive challenge for him. Hope he can nullify him somewhat.
No he hasn't.
What sort of beer do they serve over there. I'll have a slab of it.
They have played each other 6 times. Hit out count NicNat 152, Vickery 32
Not desputing who is better, but are those stats when they ruck each other or is NicNats stats including hit outs against another ruck eg. Maric
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No it's not against each other YR.
And yes NicNat as a second ruck gets more of a go than Vickery does. There is also the 50 hitouts that NicNat got after Vickery knocked out Cox. That might skew the stat a little. But that's Vickery's fault lol.
Also, I doubt that Vickery has won 32 hitouts against NicNat. I like watching the ruck, I cannot remember him winning one single tapout against him, I'm sorry to say it has been a complete domination.
This all sounds very negative but overall I think Vickery has improved enormously in the ruck, he uses his body weight well to maintain position at boundary throw ins. Timing of his leap has improved and he is sharking it better. He is more aggressive in the ruck. I like it. He has to do this to survive and good on him.
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I don't pay much attention to hit outs, I reckon they are overrated, but I like Vickerys work once it hits the deck. Not as athletic as NicNat but he definitely has good athleticism for his size.
Also I think WAT was more referring to their under 18 days when I believe Vickery did have the better of NicNat. But that was a long time ago now
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Yes -Vickery definitely edged him when they went head to head in the U'18 champs....not quite the great scalp back then though as NicNat, despite all the hype and high draft position, was very raw & still learning the basics - much more of a pure athlete than an actual footballer. (some would even argue that's still the case.)
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Hello one eye's.
Coming over from WA to watch the mighty Tigers smash the Eagles.
Would like to sit with most of the Tigers fans as I have a mate with me who is an Eagles supporter.
Can anyone tell me the best place to sit deep inside the Tigers den, i.e where the bulk of supporters are.
Cheers
Wellsy
Suggest M1-M4 Punt Road in Great Southern Stand. Cheersquad will be in M3
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Hello one eye's.
Coming over from WA to watch the mighty Tigers smash the Eagles.
Would like to sit with most of the Tigers fans as I have a mate with me who is an Eagles supporter.
Can anyone tell me the best place to sit deep inside the Tigers den, i.e where the bulk of supporters are.
Cheers
Wellsy
Most of the ground will be Richmond Wellsy, I reckon 50,000-55,000 approx.
If you are talking deep deep RICHMOND and youd like to give you mate the full experience, I would strongly recommend the southern stand, punt rd end, M3 or M4 on ground level, halfway down to the boundary fence. Noisiest Richmond place on the planet, located an equal distance between the Cheer Squad and the grog squad.
You'll get the both get not only the colour and movement of the cheer squad but also the abrasiveness of the grog squad.
Bring a jacket too. Seriously you Sandgropers won't be used to the cold. The weather forecast is a max on Friday at 12 degrees. By game time it will be lucky to be in double figures.
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Imo sit as far away from the cheer squad as possible
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Media all behind West Coast as per usual.
:snidegrin
Who is commentating for our opponents this week? :laugh:
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Media all behind West Coast as per usual.
:snidegrin
Who is commentating for our opponents this week? :laugh:
Commetti and Bruce leading the interstate charge for CH7 :-[
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Friday night will reveal whether Richmond or West Coast are the real deal
David King
Herald-Sun
June 18, 2015 8:00PM
TWO teams are classic cases of unknown identities, the league’s equivalents of John Doe. Who are they? Where do they reside in the AFL landscape? No one knows.
The 2015 West Coast Eagles are a four-goal better outfit than last season, two offensively and two defensively, but still they receive little kudos.
Consistently they’re asked who they’ve beaten, but seven of their eight victories are by a minimum of 50 points. Surely that stacks up.
Only two teams have topped the 1100 points-for mark after 10 rounds — Hawthorn and the now potent Eagles. That should place them in premiership contention but, curiously, it has not.
And it’s easier to work out Rubik’s Cube than the mindset of the Richmond players over the past two or three seasons. Damien Hardwick’s troops have matured ... haven’t they?
The cold, hard facts are that Richmond can beat anyone on their day but, conversely, also can be beaten by anyone.
Wins over Collingwood, Port Adelaide and Fremantle in Perth in the past four weeks should have the Tigers in the top four conversation again, but apparently they are not.
Shock losses to Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs in the first month of the season highlight why we have trust issues.
Adam Simpson’s Eagles are one of the toughest outfits in the competition, averaging almost nine contested possessions more than direct opponents.
That is their most critical asset. It dictates whether they win or lose.
They have lost the contested ball battle only three times this season but it’s no coincidence that, each time, they did not come away with the four points.
Nic Naitanui still polarises opinion, averaging only 11 possessions and only one mark. The constant conversation concentrates on what he doesn’t do, but what he does is simply unstoppable.
If the West Coast is the real deal, just imagine his importance and focus in the big games late in September. I guarantee the knockers will change their tune.
Richmond doesn’t have a Naitanui, but it has a fast maturing leadership group that has recognised and employed a team-first mentality at the expense of personal glory.
Jack Riewoldt’s form mirrors the fortunes of the Tigers. Jack’s never looked more content with his football and has never worked as hard as he does now.
Richmond’s recent success has been the result of patient ball movement, maintaining time in possession while still moving the ball forward.
There’s much more north-south ball movement in the past month, rather than lateral and backward kicking employed early in 2015.
It will be strength versus strength at the MCG on Friday night.
West Coast is intent on locking the ball in its forward half and, when it wins, averages more than 13 minutes more than their opposition.
Richmond’s slower, methodical ball movement will be challenged exiting its defensive end and we know this has been the Tigers’ achilles heel.
The West Coast is dangerous off the back of the hit-out domination provided by Naitanui and the ever-improving Cam Sinclair.
The Tigers must be on their game at defensive 50 stoppages, because the Eagles have scored significantly more than any other team at forward 50 stoppages.
Jonathon Brown rates the West Coast forward six as the best in the league. Only Hawthorn has greater offensive productivity than the Eagles, who average 106 points a game.
The most daunting match-up for Richmond is Mark Le Cras. Alex Rance will go to Josh Kennedy — and both have been in stellar form — but the Tigers lack a gun small defender.
Dylan Grimes must stand up and assume this mantle after a solid Perth trip against Michael Walters, but Le Cras is slippery.
West Coast and Richmond each has match-winning individuals but the method of play will come into sharp focus under the Friday night lights.
I get the feeling the Eagles acknowledge the importance of performing at the MCG because they’ve won only three of their past 16 games there — all against the struggling Melbourne.
Both teams play strong brands of football that are in good order, but tonight’s result will answer just who these two teams are — muddling, mid-table drifters or top four challengers this year with the vision to premiership contention in the next two or three seasons.
It’s the classic two teams enter, one team leaves. On Friday night we learn the identity of these two great clubs.
http://www.news.com.au/national/friday-night-will-reveal-whether-richmond-or-west-coast-are-the-real-deal/story-e6frfkp9-1227404305351
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David King LMAO
The Headline -LMAO.
What a loser.
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Out of interest, our record first up post-bye playing non-bye teams since 2012 is 1 win, 2 losses.
Mind you thanks to last year, we have a record of one of the best season turnarounds post-bye (13th into the finals with a 38% chance in our winning record).
The Eagles on the other hand have fallen out of the top 8 post-bye in the past two seasons (2013-14).
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-19/the-inquirer-make-or-break
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Gents, you make anything of the betting?
We were $1.60 just as of 2.30 or so we are out to $2.00.
fair enough if everyone is on the bandwagon, but i'm smelling late mail?
Only player to make us plunge like that is Rance I would of thought.
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SEN saying that there is a big out.
FFS.
Either Rance or Lids and we could be in trouble.
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Riewoldt is the one I'm hearing. :pray
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:gotigers
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Seems the longer the break between games the more we seem to have a fit squsd suddenly develop unreported injuries, what the hell do they do. With a more mature list we need to be able to cover for the "big" outs, hopefully we don't just fall in a heap and whoever comes in actually has an impact themselves.
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Yep, Jack is the rumor. Hopefully it's BS.
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The MCG website has updated its General Admission areas for tonight ...
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Cheersquads
Richmond - Bays M3 (Rows A-K) and M4 (Rows A-K)
West Coast Eagles - Bay M33 (Rows A-S)
General admission areas
Great Southern Stand
M1-M2
P1-P2
Q1-Q15
Ponsford Stand
M29-M36
Q29-Q36
Olympic Stand
Q49-Q53 (Rows K-MM)
Q54-Q57
Estimated attendance: 45,000
http://www.mcg.org.au/Whats-On/Events-Calendar/2015/June/Richmond-v-West-Coast-Eagles
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Nothing on the AFL website's late mail & whispers page about a big name for us being out.
Bookies (Crownbet) has us back as (very) narrow favourites:
Richmond $1.90
West Coast $1.94
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/12/rich-v-wce
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Yep, Jack is the rumor. Hopefully it's BS.
I heard yesterday that he's done a season ending injury. Didn't believe it so I didn't post it, but now that I read this......
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No late changes for the Eagles apparently. So McGovern is playing.
Travis King @TravKing_AFL twitter:
McGovern has passed his fitness test. No late changes for West Coast. Duggan the sub. #AFLTigersEagles
https://twitter.com/TravKing_AFL
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The rumour thankfully was crap ::).
No late changes tonight.
@Richmond_FC sub is Connor Menadue.
https://twitter.com/7AFL
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We've drawn well with the umps tonight. The two Ryans and if I'm not mistaken, Dalgiesh.
No history adversly against us.
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Hope we test McGovern's corky a bit.
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We've drawn well with the umps tonight. The two Ryans and if I'm not mistaken, Dalgiesh.
No history adversly against us.
Wheres my mate Stevic been lately?
Cambo got him locked up with the people under the stairs? :shh
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All about attitude tonight. Need to bring the intensity of the past 4 games.
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Lucky there. Lids you don't handballs backwards in the backline corridor to no one :help.
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Not a great start :-\. All the play in the Eagles' forward line so far.
0 - 7
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Poor panicking disposal out of the backline. Haven't seen that for a month or so. Bad way to start can't let this set the tone
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We've come out half asleep :banghead. Reactive and when we do get the ball we're producing stupid turnovers galore :banghead.
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:banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
:chuck :chuck :chuck :chuck :chuck :chuck :chuck
:facepalm
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Geez we look slow. 2nd to the ball
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Can we start the game again? Pathetic so far.
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Skills are disgusting.
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Geez we needed that. Well done Dusty :gotigers
Rich 6
WC 14
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Hoo effing ray :gotigers
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I have faith in the side. Blowing the cob webs out.
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That was a mark to Chaplin you muppet ::).
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Yessssss :gotigers
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Griff goal :gotigers
Rich 12
WC 15
Don't know how we're only 3 pts down but we'll take it.
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Hunt in two minds kicks a point.
13 - 15
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Geez :banghead
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:banghead
Rush it through FFS!
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That is horsepoo
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Geelong did it all last week and nothing about their blocking yet we get pinged ::).
Chaplin then mouths off and gives away 50.
13 - 27
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Dusty :gotigers
Rich 19
WC 27
How many times have we slipped over and fumbled tonight :banghead
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Dusty misses the set shot.
20 - 27
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The umps are carting us
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/LfQ5V-Fu-o91T-2ScnD9LtXGffsnX56Agtf_41ltDmvXmyWls3XvTmYdJINbUV-y266UUX5wKjYp4vii-UUyd_x3RGVSZp71XHI8sKQfIByMZsphINTYo_61Cw=w78-h32-nc)
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We made hard work of that but good play in the end. TV skims a pass to Miles 35m out. Goal :gotigers
Rich 26
WC 27
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Quarter time
Richmond 4.2-26
West Coast 4.3-27
Goals: Martin 2, Griffiths, Miles
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When jack gets the ball in the middle, we score
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Tackles inside 50:-
WCE:- 10
RICH:- 0
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Hopefully that's the one bad quarter out of the way :help. Despite being smashed in the clearances and our own stupid mistakes (falling over, fumbling, turnovers), our scoring efficiency from the few inside we've had and Dusty keeping us in the game.
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A good sign is our better players are getting involved.
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Tackles inside 50:-
WCE:- 10
RICH:- 0
Wce flood their forward line which means more tackles but it also
Means if we can work the ball out we look good to score which is exactly what's happened. We leave our forward line more open so less tackles but we set up well to give ourselves a good chance to kick the ball back in when the opposition do get it out
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Need to do something about their spare behind the ball too. The odd time we win a clearance they are cutting it off.
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Twice we had a free man short and work our way out of defence yet Hunt goes long to a 1-on-2. Turnover goal :banghead.
26 - 33
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Lucky there. The free was there but the kick to him was a poor option. Lucky the two Eagle defenders stuffed it up and got TV high. Goal :gotigers
Rich 32
WC 33
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Hunt is the worst decision maker in our team
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We are getting poleaxed in the middle, done wel to stay close.
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They are just coming from the defensive side of the circle in numbers. Our fumbling and mistackles :banghead isn't helping either.
32 - 34
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Throwball was on Wednesday. We handball in this game.
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This is rubbish
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Bloody fumbling and falling over again :banghead
32 - 40
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Absolute second rate Richmond
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Just needs some benny hill.
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Nobody on the line :banghead
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Another fumble (Cotch) gifts them possession and they get another soft goal (no one on the line either).
This is schoolboy crap :banghead.
32 - 46
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Corey Ellis subbed out (injured?)
Menadue on.
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I reckon we've gifted them 5 goals tonight
Get Maric off, he's a liability tonight
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Why the stuff would the AFL let poo rugby get played on our ground in the middle of the week?
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This is just very basic stuff Tigers, fumbling, no one on the goal line when WC kicking for goal. We have a bye and its like we have forgotten how to play.
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Our backline still makes me stuffing nervous
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We're just hanging on...
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Game about to be blown away
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Three words - undisciplined, dumb and soft.
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Freo game looks a fluke, we're back to our scrappy ways
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Just 17 inside 50s in almost a half :help.
The ball gets over the back and Titch gets it TV 35m out. Goal :gotigers
Against the run of play.
Rich 38
WC 47
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Freo game looks a fluke, we're back to our scrappy ways
All about attitude. Expectations rise where we're expected to win and we fail to handle it.
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Mistackle number 58382828 for the night ::).
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Mentally haven't turned up.
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We tackle them and they have all the time in the world
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Dusty you are all class :gotigers.
Rich 44
WC 48
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Martin playing like a bull tonight. Hunt must be dropped. Panicky puss disposal. Exactly what we don't need
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Throw-in 25m out. Cotch taken high. Captain's goal ;D :gotigers
WE'RE IN FRONT! :gobdrop
Rich 50
WC 48
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Cotchin not missing those goals just brings a tear to my eye. Growing as a leader
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How are we in front?
Answer:- Martin
But we shouldn't be
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Vlastuin out of the middle. Free to Griffiths 60m. Goes for it but the kick falls short and is rushed through.
Half-time
Richmond 4.2 8.3-51
West Coast 4.3 7.6-48
Goals: Martin 3, Vickery 2, Griffiths, Miles, Cotchin
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I'd like to see a harder tag on gaff
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Priddis is completely on his own all the time too.
And on a more pressing note, the floor around my seat is really sticky from the throwball bogans the other night.
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Rance, Vlaustin good down back. Chaplin at his fumbly best.
Vickery on Shepperd, Vickery should get 6.
Now comes our 3rd quarter, we seem to shut up shop until Q4.
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Possies:
B.Ellis 15
Miles 15
Dusty 13
Houli 13
Lids 12
Floss 11
Hunt 10
Grigg 10
Titch 9
Ivan 9
Cotch 8
Grimes 8
Rance 7
Jack 6
Morris 6
Griff 6
C.Ellis 6 (subbed off mid 2nd qtr)
Vickery 5
Chaplin 4
Batch 3
Menadue 2 (subbed on mid 2nd qtr)
Macca 2
Overall, we were able to almost even up the stats in clearances and inside 50s. Only the hitouts are we well behind.
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I think I missed why Corey was subbed? Just to change things up?
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Not sure dwaino.
Richmond scored 3.1 from six inside 50s in the final 10 minutes of the second quarter, taking a three point lead into half-time, the first time it has been in front for the game.
Richmond has generated three goals from chains starting in the defensive half of the ground, the Eagles have none.
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Jeez
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What happened to the protective area, umpire?
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Too easy for them :banghead.
51 - 55
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Get Hunt off NOW
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Another Bs free
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Sleepy time again ::) :banghead.
51 - 62
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Still can't see the hold on the replay?
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Another mistackle allows them to sweep forward for a goal :banghead.
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Some bad signs now, we're in deep poo now.
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Reckon we can do something about their spare? That's where they're setting up every single time.
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I'm about to lose my poo. They're not on. Could get ugly.
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How far off are our mids from their opponents? :banghead
Pathetic Richmond! >:(
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Who stands up when we're playing poo ?
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Where are our leaders?????
Maric. :banghead
Rewoldt :banghead
Delidio :banghead
Cotchin :banghead :banghead
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I'm about to lose my poo. They're not on. Could get ugly.
That's what is ticking me too, wayne. I can handle losing if we're outplayed by a better side but when we are handing victory to the opposition by not turning up to play then it pees you off.
Edit: Well that's one back. Jack & Lids good marks. Lids goal.
Rich 57
WC 74
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Where's the pressure, Richmond?
Another fumble by us :banghead and they pull one out of nowhere :banghead.
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Vickery dazed.
Jack misses a rushed snap from 15m out.
58 - 80
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Reckon we can do something about their spare? That's where they're setting up every single time.
#25 in green?
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Jack bombs a point.
59 - 80
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They have us outnumbered at every single contest. Have we kicked to a one on one yet? They seem to have someone floating unmarked every stuffing time
Terrje
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Reckon we can do something about their spare? That's where they're setting up every single time.
#25 in green?
He just did a great shepherd on Edwards so they could take an uncontested mark.
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They have us outnumbered at every single contest. Have we kicked to a one on one yet? They seem to have someone floating unmarked every stuffing time
Terrje
I'm unsure where they are getting the overlap from when they're playing loose behind the ball. Free men everywhere.
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Those losses to the dogs and dees are going to be costly.
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They have us outnumbered at every single contest. Have we kicked to a one on one yet? They seem to have someone floating unmarked every stuffing time
Terrje
I'm unsure where they are getting the overlap from when they're playing loose behind the ball. Free men everywhere.
Just spreading from the contest, have no idea what the stats say but I can't recall seeing us get smashed like this in the clinches
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Ffs :banghead
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Drop punt :banghead
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Ellis bananas on the right for a left foot shot.
60 - 80
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Don't know how we got that but Dusty gets it forward and it ends up with Jack who kicks a goal :gotigers.
Rich 66
WC 80
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Yep could've just kicked a drop punt on the right
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Stuffed that up :banghead
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3/4 time
Richmond 4.2 8.3 10.6-66
West Coast 4.3 7.6 12.8-80
Goals: Martin 3, Vickery 2, Riewoldt, Griffiths, Cotchin, Deledio, Miles.
Amateur hour!
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Stuffed that up :banghead
Story of the night.
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Any chance?
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We just didnt turn up tonight
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14 down feels like 44. Couple quick ones to Eagles and it's over.
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No run, no overlap, no Richmond. And for Geez sake, if you are playing against a 7ft ruckman then play one on one at the centre bounce, no good rolling the dice, we lose every time. :banghead
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Nicnat is taking speccies on maric in the ruck. Why can't we just do what we did against sandy and Fyfe.
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The leaders better pull their bloody fingers out & give it a red hot go.
I'm not naming anyone......
But Trent, Jack, Ivan, Brett & Troy know who they are.
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14 down feels like 44. Couple quick ones to Eagles and it's over.
Yep but a part of me says we're having a stinker and only down by 14, and if we pull our finger out then we've got this.
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We get it out of centre but our half-forwards are reactive and ballwatching.
Ball on the wing/HB is fumbled about 4 times when we were in the clear.
Turn over the ball coming off HB.
Not a great start when you're 14 pts down :banghead.
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Umpire goal :banghead.
Oh you're poor little umpy ::)
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Trip?
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Wtf ump????? Macca clearly held
stuff!
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Smashed in clearances but story tonight for mine is :
HORRIBLE BALL USE. Disposal has absolutely killed us. Along with decision making.
Oh and raped by the umps too just to put the icing on the cake.
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tell me what is going on with the umpiring,
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We don't deserve to win anyway but we're being absolutely screwed by the umps this quarter.
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umps think it's state of origin still.
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Here we go...."it's the umpires fault"
We are playing rubbish and deserve every bad decision we get.
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I don't have to put up with this
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Awful performance. Apart from Dusty and Lids everyone was beaten by their opponent tonight. Convincingly.
Absolute stinker all round. Shows when our big group of B Graders are off its not hard to beat us.
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I couldn't give a stuff but these obvious ones in a game that is tight poo me to tears
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Taylor Hunt has to be VFL bound, absolute shocker and for a player with supposed speed he is a snail. To be honest though the whole team look extremely slow tonight but I suppose when disposal efficiency is around 10% any side looks slow
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>:(
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Ffs norf beat these idiots!!!
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Awful performance. Apart from Dusty and Lids everyone was beaten by their opponent tonight. Convincingly.
Absolute stinker all round. Shows when our big group of B Graders are off its not hard to beat us.
Lids played ? hardly noticed him.
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What was that TV?
LEFT FOOT!
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Use the left foot you stuffing gumbies
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Got to take our chances. Two misses in a row.
68 - 89
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Three
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Make that 3 misses in a row :scream.
Edit: beat me to it, TM.
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Taylor Hunt has to be VFL bound, absolute shocker and for a player with supposed speed he is a snail. To be honest though the whole team look extremely slow tonight but I suppose when disposal efficiency is around 10% any side looks slow
Poor field kick and poor judgement but according to most on here he is a gun
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As always, tiger talls to cause problems, doesn't happen
Judd out for blues, blues smash us.
Dud (x. ellis, lin jong,) destroys us
Tigers on roll and favourites, Tigers lose.... :banghead
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Taylor Hunt has to be VFL bound, absolute shocker and for a player with supposed speed he is a snail. To be honest though the whole team look extremely slow tonight but I suppose when disposal efficiency is around 10% any side looks slow
Poor field kick and poor judgement but according to most on here he is a gun
Should have been dropped after Freo game.
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Telly off, pack of pathetic, soft, front running stuffin idiots
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Give some credit to west coast, they might actually be a good team.
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Could someone enlighten me on the rule for an aggressive throw where the opposition catches the ball
Its just that I haven't heard of that one before
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Final Score
Richmond 4.2 8.3 10.6 10.10-70
West Coast 4.3 7.6 12.8 13.12-90
Goals: Martin 3, Vickery 2, Riewoldt, Griffiths, Deledio, Cotchin, Miles
Didn't turn up to play and paid the price by a side that was cleaner and wanted it more.
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Give some credit to west coast, they might actually be a good team.
Nah bottom four
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The bye hasn't done us any good, lazy performance, a few players put in their worst performance for the season. Another loss next week and suddenly we go from hero to zero.
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We got beaten at our own game tonight.
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We lost, rance mark allowed and goal who knows?
We played well, eagles are good, i give us 7/10
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Give some credit to west coast, they might actually be a good team.
They didnt look good to me, stand in space and wait for a tiger to hit them lace out.
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We lost, rance mark allowed and goal who knows?
We played well, eagles are good, i give us 7/10
Our disposal was the worst its been all year. We never gave ourselves a chance after half
Time
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We got beaten at our own game tonight.
This
And they had no answer
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Here is a photo I took of tonight's game
(http://www.ourfootyteam.com/images/rugbyLeague_clubs/players/roosters/mitchell_pearce/2007/passing_trial_s2.jpg)
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Seriously, why do they play that poo in victoria on our home ground, chop it up and drench it washing the paint off.
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Here is a photo I took of tonight's game
(http://www.ourfootyteam.com/images/rugbyLeague_clubs/players/roosters/mitchell_pearce/2007/passing_trial_s2.jpg)
Didn't know Priddis played for the roosters
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We got beaten at our own game tonight.
Pretty true, they clearly did their homework in terms of our efficiency into the 50 arc, would love to know number of disposals per goal tonight, went via the Cape to get it in there and by then they it was so congested it was impossible to score. Of course if we try to get it in there quickly the with 3 talls once it hit the ground we were stuffed anyway, said it ad nauseum but we have to get an Eddie Betts style small forward and until we do we are simply one dimensional up forward. Having said this WC played a clever game against us tonight and with us being off our game they did what they had to do to close it out.
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Those turnovers were making me crazy. How many times did they kick to a 3 on 1 or even better a 1 on 0 the 1 being an eagles player. We were absolute poohouse tonight.
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Here is a photo I took of tonight's game
(http://www.ourfootyteam.com/images/rugbyLeague_clubs/players/roosters/mitchell_pearce/2007/passing_trial_s2.jpg)
Didn't know Priddis played for the roosters
yeah, tell me bout it,
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Grimes - Cheat.
Deledio - Hampered.
Martin - Great.
Ellis - Good.
Grigg - Terrible
Reiwoldt - Ineffective
Cotchin - Embarrassing
Edwards - Unsighted
Batchelor - Beaten
Houli - Ramadan
Rance - Hardworker
Maric - Dacked
Griffiths - Lazy
Chaplin - Useless
Miles - Trier
Hunt - Turnover
Vickery - Sideshow
C.Ellis - Unlucky
Vlastuin - Down
McIntosh - Pathetic
Menedue - Skinny
Morris - Backman
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Grimes - Cheat.
Embarrassing :thumbsdown
Of all the head high cheats, Grimes are the most obvious.
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Cotch just said the Eagles had something like 23 intercept marks in our forward line.
He blamed the loss on us (i) being too fumbly around the ball which allowed the Eagles to get the ball moving their way despite us getting first hands and winning the contested footy, and (ii) us playing "dumb footy" going forward.
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Cotch just said the Eagles had something like 23 intercept marks in our forward line.
He blamed the loss on us (i) being too fumbly around the ball which allowed the Eagles to get the ball moving their way despite us getting first hands and winning the contested footy, and (ii) us playing "dumb footy" going forward.
Did he mention how bad his game was?
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You are unblvabl, obviously never been up against the coal face in your lives, get back to yr potatoe chips and light beer you pathetic lounge lizards
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I think Dimma and the group were out coached tonight, 23 intercept marks in the forward line, simply goes to prove we allowed their extra man to run free. McGovern 8 marks all intercepts!!!!
When we did get some run forward Eagles clogged our forward line, we need the coach to restructure to address this. Obviously Dimma was forced to have an extra around the ball with Nic Nats dominance, so we are a forward short.
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I think Dimma and the group were out coached tonight, 23 intercept marks in the forward line, simply goes to prove we allowed their extra man to run free. McGovern 8 marks all intercepts!!!!
When we did get some run forward Eagles clogged our forward line, we need the coach to restructure to address this. Obviously Dimma was forced to have an extra around the ball with Nic Nats dominance, so we are a forward short.
I think you'll find most of these were gifts from Hunt & I wouldn't call them intercepts when you get the ball kicked to you.
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IWhen we did get some run forward Eagles clogged our forward line,
Yet again I've gone to a game to come away feeling frustrated and stymied by a side that's content to build the great wall of China in our forward line for the entire game, and turn the spectacle into an ugly, congested mess. Of course the AFL could fix this ugly, DISGUSTING blight on the game, by putting a meaningful cap on the amount of rotations per game. Hell, they even promised us last year that they'd do so, and give us back the game we used to love, instead of this rugby CRAP. Never mind bringing down the price of chips, and letting the kiddies have a kick to kick on the ground at the final siren. If you want to lure back the disgruntled fans that are leaving the game in droves FIX THIS BLOODY RUGBY ABOMINATION that you've let selfish, short-sighted coaches plunge the game into.
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very hard game they played well but the umpiring was very bad.
Question; when there is a ball up & Maric & their player is grappling for the ruck. Nic Naitanui is payed a free kick for being blocked out of the ruck. So how is there a decision against us if Nic Naitanui is going to contest against Maric. then who is the other guy grappling & blocking Maric. Why do they get the free when their player started the block on the ruck contest.
If UMPIRE #27 was not a corrupt umpire then l know nothing about football. He was over ruled by a umpire 50 metres away he was that bad. He tryed his hardest to not give free kicks he was all Eagles.
Other than that the Eagles were just too strong & C Ellis going out early hurt us. Maric, Rance, Hunt gave them the game
:gotigers
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Frees Kicks: Rich-25 WC-13
I think a couple of ours were just as bad.
Facts are West Coast wanted to win and besides a couple of players, most were still on holiday whilst reading there own press.
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Just a waste of an opportunity.
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The more things change....
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The more they become different
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...should change the coach then....
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VIDEOS:
"Match highlights": http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2015-06-19/round-12-highlights
PICS:
AFL Photos: http://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFL%202015%20Rd%2012%20-%20Richmond%20v%20West%20Coast (http://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFL%202015%20Rd%2012%20-%20Richmond%20v%20West%20Coast)
Getty Images: http://www.gettyimages.com.au/search/events/535980611?editorialproduct=sport (http://www.gettyimages.com.au/search/events/535980611?editorialproduct=sport)
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Letting hurn free all night killed us. Bad performance by all including in the coaches box.
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...should change the coach then....
:snidegrin
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I think Dimma and the group were out coached tonight, 23 intercept marks in the forward line, simply goes to prove we allowed their extra man to run free. McGovern 8 marks all intercepts!!!!
When we did get some run forward Eagles clogged our forward line, we need the coach to restructure to address this. Obviously Dimma was forced to have an extra around the ball with Nic Nats dominance, so we are a forward short.
..but we didnt have an extra around the ball too often. There were more eagles players on screen at most contests for the night.
even the idiots calling the game could see it.
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Robbo's take on the loss:
7. Tigers:
Another big game and the Tigers blew it again. Started poorly by turning the ball over, recovered, and then lost the momentum again. It was one of those games the Tigers had to win. Batchelor took a step backwards, Griffiths was so-so, Edwards couldn’t influence, neither could Grigg, Maric was well beaten and Vlastuin didn’t have the same impact as he did against Fremantle. It’s not so much as back to the drawing board, but a reminder that 20 minutes of poor footy will kill you.
http://www.news.com.au/national/patrick-cripps-and-angus-brayshaw-the-demons-and-bulldogs-and-the-sling-tackle-among-robbos-round-12-likes-and-dislikes/story-e6frfkp9-1227409057792
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Cotch in the clear from the MRP:
Contact between Richmond’s Trent Cotchin and West Coast’s Scott Selwood from the fourth quarter of Friday’s match was assessed. The players were preparing for a throw-up when Cotchin made contact to Selwood with an open hand to the chest. A free kick was paid at the time to Selwood for the contact. It was the view of the panel the incident was dealt with at the time by the umpire and no further action was required.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-22/mrp-full-statement-round-12
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Coaches' votes (Hardwick & Simpson)
10 Nic Naitanui (WC)
7 Dustin Martin (Rich)
7 Jeremy McGovern (WC)
3 Andrew Gaff (WC)
2 Elliot Yeo (WC)
1 Matthew Priddis (WC)
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-22/aflca-votes-round-12
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Natanui played his 1 good game of the season against us
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Cotch in the clear from the MRP:
Contact between Richmond’s Trent Cotchin and West Coast’s Scott Selwood from the fourth quarter of Friday’s match was assessed. The players were preparing for a throw-up when Cotchin made contact to Selwood with an open hand to the chest. A free kick was paid at the time to Selwood for the contact. It was the view of the panel the incident was dealt with at the time by the umpire and no further action was required.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-22/mrp-full-statement-round-12
seriously?
they looked at and assessed an incident involving an open hand to the chest?
what a bunch of pansies
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Natanui played his 1 good game of the season against us
at least he didn't take mark of the year on us