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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: WA Tiger on May 12, 2012, 08:08:07 PM
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Had to get this going now, just watching the game, Bombers very very quick on the rebound but dreadful skills under pressure.
Big players but slow until they get the ball to the runners.
We can shut their run down and run off them, but we can't afford turnovers or they will kill us.
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Grigg 3 votes.
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Grigg 3 votes.
Your a .........
do you mean 'you're'?
zzzzzzzz
in all seriousness, big game. does Vickery get a run?
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if fit will probably come in for ellis.
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Lov u CD..... :lol
Grigg great game....again...
Secret to this game, bring in an X factor, one of this weeks emergencies......you know who I mean.
Edwards is spent, Jackson did a couple..one good pass....x factor time.. :thumbsup
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OMG Essendon are ferocious at the ball, very quick and big down forward, up by 41 at the moment.....
We must pressure them!
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The bummers look good.
The indigenous boys are killing the weagles.
It's a shame we dont have any in our team to excite the masses and produce some magic.
.... Rioli should be playing for us!! :banghead
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Vickery has to play if fit.
Hille Bellchambers. Is a must.
Is Bachelor okay heard a rumour he was subbed because he was injured. Can someone confirm or deny? Batch will be critical on the mediums like Crameri next week.
Hope Hurley doesn't come up.
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Essendon are poo!
WC have a heap of injuries!
I genuinely believe that we are a better side than Essendon.
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The media will pump them up bigtime and they will be overwhelming favourites for dreamtime ;D
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Essendon are poo!
WC have a heap of injuries!
I genuinely believe that we are a better side than Essendon.
OMG, .....no offense , just 18 year old SCOTCH...SCOTCH... ;D
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West Coast were due for a loss. No Nic Nat no Kennedy and lost some structure.
Essendon are a very overrated side. Media very friendly towards them.
The thud is going to be loud next week when they fall.
They are an average side that is currently playing above average footy. They are not a top four side.
We'll see next week.
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West Coast were due for a loss. No Nic Nat no Kennedy and lost some structure.
Essendon are a very overrated side. Media very friendly towards them.
The thud is going to be loud next week when they fall.
They are an average side that is currently playing above average footy. They are not a top four side.
We'll see next week.
TB, love you to death, not in the fag way :lol, but are you watchig this..?
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West Coast were due for a loss. No Nic Nat no Kennedy and lost some structure.
Essendon are a very overrated side. Media very friendly towards them.
The thud is going to be loud next week when they fall.
They are an average side that is currently playing above average footy. They are not a top four side.
We'll see next week.
I wish I was as confident but I can't be.
Watching the bombers now and they don't have many holes that I can see all the boys seem to be playing for each other and the skill level looks great.
Back line look big and strong. Don't have any butchers in the midfield and their forwards are exciting and look very quick.
They also have a great coaching staff and a winning culture.
If anything I think we will have to play "above" our abilty to win.
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West Coast were due for a loss. No Nic Nat no Kennedy and lost some structure.
Essendon are a very overrated side. Media very friendly towards them.
The thud is going to be loud next week when they fall.
They are an average side that is currently playing above average footy. They are not a top four side.
We'll see next week.
I wish I was as confident but I can't be.
Watching the bombers now and they don't have many holes that I can see all the boys seem to be playing for each other and the skill level looks great.
Back line look big and strong. Don't have any butchers in the midfield and their forwards are exciting and look very quick.
They also have a great coaching staff and a winning culture.
If anything I think we will have to play "above" our abilty to win.
:thumbsup :thumbsup
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No and I don't particularly want to.
PNGQ as far as I am concerned you are only as good as what your opponent lets you.
I just got home from the G and as far as I am concerned my view of the bums has not changed.
I just felt the Weagels were fortunate they were playing Nought at home last week after the brutal game they had against us and the injuries to key men not just soldiers were going to tell on them.
I am confident that our pressure today in the first second and last quarter sustained on their players will present us with an opportunity to crack open the egg and feast on the goo inside. To think we can't compete against them is an indictment on us and we are more than competitive based on the evidence we have shown this season.
Next week Vickery if fit must play and we will see a ripper of a game much like we saw Dreamtime 2006. I also think that there full paced run game backing up from a hard ground underfoot like Etihad will present disadvantages for them. We have finished off games well all year. We can outrun them and we can match them physically. It's how we adapt to it mentally and to the 85K that will be there next week.If the game is close in the last quarter we can overrun them. :thumbsup
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No and I don't particularly want to.
PNGQ as far as I am concerned you are only as good as what your opponent lets you.
I just got home from the G and as far as I am concerned my view of the bums has not changed.
I just felt the Weagels were fortunate they were playing Nought at home last week after the brutal game they had against us and the injuries to key men not just soldiers were going to tell on them.
I am confident that our pressure today in the first second and last quarter sustained on their players will present us with an opportunity to crack open the egg and feast on the goo inside. To think we can't compete against them is an indictment on us and we are more than competitive based on the evidence we have shown this season.
Next week Vickery if fit must play and we will see a ripper of a game much like we saw Dreamtime 2006. I also think that there full paced run game backing up from a hard ground underfoot like Etihad will present disadvantages for them. We have finished off games well all year. We can outrun them and we can match them physically. It's how we adapt to it mentally and to the 85K that will be there next week.If the game is close in the last quarter we can overrun them. :thumbsup
Mate too many 18 year old scotches to read and answer this... :thumbsup
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No and I don't particularly want to.
PNGQ as far as I am concerned you are only as good as what your opponent lets you.
I just got home from the G and as far as I am concerned my view of the bums has not changed.
I just felt the Weagels were fortunate they were playing Nought at home last week after the brutal game they had against us and the injuries to key men not just soldiers were going to tell on them.
I am confident that our pressure today in the first second and last quarter sustained on their players will present us with an opportunity to crack open the egg and feast on the goo inside. To think we can't compete against them is an indictment on us and we are more than competitive based on the evidence we have shown this season.
Next week Vickery if fit must play and we will see a ripper of a game much like we saw Dreamtime 2006. I also think that there full paced run game backing up from a hard ground underfoot like Etihad will present disadvantages for them. We have finished off games well all year. We can outrun them and we can match them physically. It's how we adapt to it mentally and to the 85K that will be there next week.If the game is close in the last quarter we can overrun them. :thumbsup
Mate too many 18 year old scotches to read and answer this... :thumbsup
West Coast were due for a loss. No Nic Nat no Kennedy and lost some structure.
Essendon are a very overrated side. Media very friendly towards them.
The thud is going to be loud next week when they fall.
They are an average side that is currently playing above average footy. They are not a top four side.
We'll see next week.
I wish I was as confident but I can't be.
Watching the bombers now and they don't have many holes that I can see all the boys seem to be playing for each other and the skill level looks great.
Back line look big and strong. Don't have any butchers in the midfield and their forwards are exciting and look very quick.
They also have a great coaching staff and a winning culture.
If anything I think we will have to play "above" our abilty to win.
The glass is not half full but its not half empty.
If you think Essendon has a winning culture. Since when?
If your talking since 2004 where they have gone through 3 coaches.
Sure they look good but is nobody taking into account West Coast has been woeful tonight also.
We are not playing the 2000 Bombers. SUre they have played alot of nice footy this year but they are beatable. What I love about tonights win the Bombers are going to have and what it shows is the evenness of the comp. We can beat them this week.
Sure Geelong don't have the same aura they have had in recent seasons and even though Adelaide won by 50 points today I still firmly believe that in September especially 1.Essendon does not have a footy style that is sustainable and 2. Adelaide are harder to beat than what Essendon are. I firmly believe this. Mark my words.
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No and I don't particularly want to.
PNGQ as far as I am concerned you are only as good as what your opponent lets you.
I just got home from the G and as far as I am concerned my view of the bums has not changed.
I just felt the Weagels were fortunate they were playing Nought at home last week after the brutal game they had against us and the injuries to key men not just soldiers were going to tell on them.
I am confident that our pressure today in the first second and last quarter sustained on their players will present us with an opportunity to crack open the egg and feast on the goo inside. To think we can't compete against them is an indictment on us and we are more than competitive based on the evidence we have shown this season.
Next week Vickery if fit must play and we will see a ripper of a game much like we saw Dreamtime 2006. I also think that there full paced run game backing up from a hard ground underfoot like Etihad will present disadvantages for them. We have finished off games well all year. We can outrun them and we can match them physically. It's how we adapt to it mentally and to the 85K that will be there next week.If the game is close in the last quarter we can overrun them. :thumbsup
Mate too many 18 year old scotches to read and answer this... :thumbsup
Sober up. :lol :rollin :lol
Have a scotch for me while you're at it. :thumbsup
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No and I don't particularly want to.
PNGQ as far as I am concerned you are only as good as what your opponent lets you.
I just got home from the G and as far as I am concerned my view of the bums has not changed.
I just felt the Weagels were fortunate they were playing Nought at home last week after the brutal game they had against us and the injuries to key men not just soldiers were going to tell on them.
I am confident that our pressure today in the first second and last quarter sustained on their players will present us with an opportunity to crack open the egg and feast on the goo inside. To think we can't compete against them is an indictment on us and we are more than competitive based on the evidence we have shown this season.
Next week Vickery if fit must play and we will see a ripper of a game much like we saw Dreamtime 2006. I also think that there full paced run game backing up from a hard ground underfoot like Etihad will present disadvantages for them. We have finished off games well all year. We can outrun them and we can match them physically. It's how we adapt to it mentally and to the 85K that will be there next week.If the game is close in the last quarter we can overrun them. :thumbsup
I applaud your confidence :clapping :clapping
a team can only beat the team that's playing them and I don't think the bombers have done a thing wrong this year.
Big games against carlscum and the pies and we know they didn't cringe in either game.
Our record is dreadful when it comes to big game matches and I'll go to the game not expecting to win and (because of history) wouldn't be suprised if it's all over by quarter time.
I really really really really hope your right though. :pray
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This old Richmond whilst we still haven't played finals still lingers in the thoughts and minds of fans and the footy public but the manic pressure I saw today in the first half was not token but a real acquired skill that has been taught to these players. For once RFC players are showing an accountability and a diligence to completing set tasks that we have not seen for years. It's not about confidence it's about the quality of the product that I am seeing and for once the product is fresh, bold, crisp and refreshing. Rather than focus on the good of others focus on our good and the quality of what we have and maybe just maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised. :thumbsup
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Awesome, pikked the bombres.... nice and ripe for the tiger pickin nek week
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West Coast were due for a loss. No Nic Nat no Kennedy and lost some structure.
Essendon are a very overrated side. Media very friendly towards them.
The thud is going to be loud next week when they fall.
They are an average side that is currently playing above average footy. They are not a top four side.
We'll see next week.
Would have to disagree Tucker
If anything the Pies maybe not Bombers.
Hurley will come back in next week.
IMO i say we will open at $3 to win this game. Will be our toughest game for the year.
Beating this mob is like beating the Blues. Hate them both equally.
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The most obvious difference between us and the Bombers having watched them tonight is that when they smell blood they go straight for the jugular, we on the other hand go looking for a first aid kit. We really have to get a killer mentality when we control a game instead of forgetting what gets us in front in the first place. With the Bombers next week we have to maintain attack or else our sideways chipping around is going to cost us big time, they are very quick and turnovers will be goals in the blink of an eye.
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West Coast were due for a loss. No Nic Nat no Kennedy and lost some structure.
Essendon are a very overrated side. Media very friendly towards them.
The thud is going to be loud next week when they fall.
They are an average side that is currently playing above average footy. They are not a top four side.
We'll see next week.
Would have to disagree Tucker
If anything the Pies maybe not Bombers.
Hurley will come back in next week.
IMO i say we will open at $3 to win this game. Will be our toughest game for the year.
Beating this mob is like beating the Blues. Hate them both equally.
cant see the similarity, we've actually beaten ESS in recent years ::)
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I know wce had some major injuries and I confidently tipped the bummers, but poo they were impressive tonight. They run very very hard. This will be our biggest test so far.... but we'll beat them :thumbsup our a grade attacking midfield is working hard both ways now
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As impressive as the bums were tonight they are overrated IMHO.
I'm more convinced on the Crows than the bums.
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West Coast were due for a loss. No Nic Nat no Kennedy and lost some structure.
Essendon are a very overrated side. Media very friendly towards them.
The thud is going to be loud next week when they fall.
They are an average side that is currently playing above average footy. They are not a top four side.
We'll see next week.
Would have to disagree Tucker
If anything the Pies maybe not Bombers.
Hurley will come back in next week.
IMO i say we will open at $3 to win this game. Will be our toughest game for the year.
Beating this mob is like beating the Blues. Hate them both equally.
cant see the similarity, we've actually beaten ESS in recent years ::)
too right we did but i am sure they had some outs. Could be wrong but im sure one of their A graders werent playing, just cant remember which one.
We wont get blown away just cant see us getting up, especially if Hurley comes back in as i expect him to
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Don't mind the new dreamtime guernsys, however I much prefer last yrs.
I'm hoping that essendon will have over inflated egos, and being underdogs the boys can rise to the occasion and pip this mob. We will need vickery if fit cos maric will need the help in the ruck. That way he can have a chop in the back as well.
Wanna see the bomber band wagon lose its wheels next saturday
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http://www.bomberblitz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64792 :scream :scream
I will genuinely LMFAO when we smash these wackos next week.
Please, please... let everybody BE QUIET this week. Listen to their reasons why they will beat us, why we're apparently "crap" and all the rest of it and just take some enjoyment next week.
4 vital players returning from injury next week... oh, but wait - we have nobody to drop. Tough decisions.
But PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE... let Hardwick and the rabble faithful talk themselves up all week. They will. And it will be hilarious.
Home game for us at the MCG. Beautiful.
I want Jobe to call Richmond a percentage booster in the press conference
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That is some funny poo! :lol
SEA :ROTFL
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My hate for these blokes is coming back. Bunch of bandwagon supporters at that club. They're the dicks that can dish it out but can't take it back. poo people. Just a shame they're a really good side now
I hope we win.
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Id sell my soul to win. Really dislike essendon.
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Id sell my soul to win. Really dislike essendon.
(http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Bedazzled-movie-01.jpg)
she's ready and waiting.
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always suspected Yahweh was a woman, but didn't think she would be so rootable
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Will be a really tough game. Who wins the clearances will win the game.
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Agree with Tuckerbag and Eat Em Alive. The one game I really want us to win just to shut up all those arrogant Bummers supporters and those so-called supporters who jump on their bandwagon when they're winning ( I seem to know plenty of them :-\)
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I was listening to SEN this morning. One of their supporters was calling them "The War Machine" LOL :lol
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Sea levels rising :lol
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Even before this weekend, I thought the Bummers game would be the toughest out of Sydney, Hawks and Saints. Can't stand them either but they're in tip top form at the moment.
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Yeah this is our hardest game no doubt, if we get out of the blocks slow they will blow us out of the water.
If we win this we will make the 8.
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does anyone know what the go is with this game re: ticketing
I remember Jackstar mentioned something last week about the Bombers having reserved seating
The system wont even let you buy 1 single ticket in any section of the ground.
WTF
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does anyone know what the go is with this game re: ticketing
I remember Jackstar mentioned something last week about the Bombers having reserved seating
The system wont even let you buy 1 single ticket in any section of the ground.
WTF
As of last week (Thursday) the only reserve seating sale was upper deck Southern Stand
See my post: http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=15354.msg297326#msg297326
There's talk they will release more tickets this week.
It's an absolute joke how this whole things been handled by the MCG...
The sooner the RFC wake up and offer away reserve seats with 16 or 17 game memberships (and it can be done) the better
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Was on the website last night and they are selling tix in M1-M10 behind the Punt Rd goals.
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Can there be a dedicated ticketing/seating thread?
Hate wading through this crap every week
thanks,
gg
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Who plays on Stanton?
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Stanton will go to one of our prime movers and try and hurt him the other way, that's what he usually does. My guess is he'll go to lids which is fine, I'd plonk lids at FF at the first bounce. If they try and get him back into the midfield, let him and Grigg go at it, both running machines and Grigg has shown now that he cn hurt opposition teams.
Tuck vs Watson? Why not? He did exceptionally well against Kennedy.
Hocking will go to cotch, who does that leave for Martin and Foley? Zaharakis, melksham? And don't forget we still have conca.... Reckon we have them covered in the middle, but their rebound out of defense is pretty awesome atm. King and Jackson will have to shutdown 2 of their runners out of the backline.
Am also worried about Crameri, prob more than Ryder and Hurley, classic 3rd tall that has traditionally ripped us a new one and he's exceptional for a 3rd tall. Better hope Batchelor comes up for next week and even then he'll have his hands full. Morris has the strength but he'll be trying to keep jetta/davey quiet
Looking fwd to this one, this is a chance to show whether we're the real deal, both teams on a bit of a role, will be 80k+, season defining game for us more so than them, who have gws and Melbourne the following weeks.
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Bomber supporters carried on like this this time last year. They were 3rd on the ladder (5-2-1) and they were all talking top 4. We then busted their bubble and they lost 5 in a row ;D. Sure they are a better side this year but so are we :thumbsup. We have also been a bogey side for them. Since 2005 it's been 8-4 in our favour. They also like the faster track at the smaller Etihad than the wide expanses of the MCG.
Our side now is also vastly different to when we lost to them late last year. Vickery had to play No.1 ruck for starters.
In: I.Maric, Tuck, Grimes, Miller, Morris, Ellis, Dea
Out: McGuane, Hislop, Thursty, Helbig, Griffiths, Post
Dimma will be focussing on winning the contested ball and clearances at stoppages as well making sure our team defensive structures (the press) works as well as it did against the Swans for three of the four quarters and especially in the first quarter last week. Get the ball moving our way more often than not to hurt the Essendon downhill skiers who frontrun off their direct opponent expecting Watson, Stanton, Hocking and Lonergan to win the clearances and kick long to space for their downhill skiers to run onto. Intensity at winning the ball around the stoppages will also help Rance and Grimes' jobs on Hurley and Crameri or Ryder. Interesting to see if Morris or Batch is given a major role as 3rd defender. Next is making sure Fletcher is made accountable and just can't play loose man in defence to spoil any long balls as third man up and run off not having to worry about a direct opponent.
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http://www.bomberblitz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64792 :scream :scream
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:lol
How about this gold from BF
Richmond supporters after a win are truely a sight to behold. All their good-average players turn into stars and Rising Star certainties, and their finals chances go from nil to almost gaurenteed. Can't wait to wipe the smiles right off their faces next week.
Like um, Monfries, Dyson, Lovett-Murray, Davey, Lonergan, Dempsey, Jetta.... ::)
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Please let us win this lol :pray
http://www.bomberblitz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64792&st=90
A quick perusal of their key players shows not much to worry us:
Ivan Maric = Richard Lounder Mk.2
Nahas = Auskicker. Should be rubbed out for this game.
Rance = Gay Stalker Fodder
Dustin Martin = Fat-arsed plodder who cant hit the side of a barn from 20 metres.
Cotchin = Complete Beiber
Foley = Like a duck on a pond. Fast little legs working overtime. Goes nowhere.
Deledio = Been at Bitchmond too long. Feel sorry for the bloke. Nothing to fear here.
Tuck = Second only to Jackson as biggest ball-butcherer in AFL. Complete Spud.
Grigg = Puhleeeze.
Jackson = Should not be within 1000 miles of any AFL list. Biggest hack in comp.
Vickery = Might make a convincing transvestite. Thats about his limit.
Riewoldt = Dummyspitting headcase. Thinks he should be captain & coach.
Miller = A Demons reject. End of story.
Houli = Does his best work in the prayer room before the game.
King = Angry man-child thats just discovered he's not entitled to success in life. Dud.
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I reckon they've got very right to be confident but they're going a bit overboard lol. The duckies fans on BF were carrying on in similar fashion lasts week too. After the win I was thinking "well this is awkward." if we get over the bums I'm going to make a bummer blitz account to post just that lol.
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RFCO talking about tickets to the game on twitter today ....
Steph Pearce @stephp0
"Dreamtime game is practically sold out?! Only single seats left? Omg! That didn't happen last year! "
Richmond FC @Richmond_FC
"it's to do with Essendon members seating arrangements, means seats are harder to come by"
Steph Pearce @stephp0
"lol so in other words all their fans are just getting on the bandwagon! that sucks I hope heaps of the tiger army have tickets!"
Richmond FC @Richmond_FC
"nah there's some weird Etihad/MCG issue as it's their home game at MCG, which is not their home ground"
Steph Pearce @stephp0
"okay now I'm confused lol! So tigers members will miss out unless they have already got tickets?"
Richmond FC @Richmond_FC
"no no we will be able to get in, but it will be close to capacity on the night, so yeah get your tickets early (asap)"
Travis McInroy @TravyMcInroy
"Can 16 game membership holders get in at the gates on Saturday night?"
Richmond FC @Richmond_FC
"it is subject to capacity, we advise you guys to book early through ticketek"
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Under no illusions this is a MASSIVE test for us
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Under no illusions this is a MASSIVE test for us
Not a fait accompli though as some might think
We can do it!
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Under no illusions this is a MASSIVE test for us
Not a fait accompli though as some might think
I hope the bummers think that.
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Bombers, Tigers have a dream
Mark Robinson
The Tackle, Herald-Sun
May 14, 2012
Fortuitous that fans of Essendon and Richmond are dreaming again.
The annual Dreamtime clash at the MCG on Saturday night looms as the most important in its brief history.
Both teams are in form, both teams believe in their game plans, and an expected 80,000 crowd will watch this battle of the sashes.
The Bombers were sensational against West Coast, and the same is said about Richmond and their victory over Sydney.
The Bombers monstered the Eagles, and the Tigers withstood a rampant Sydney on the comeback.
It was significant for the Tigers.
They fell short against Geelong because they couldn't find a winning forward and coughed up victory against West Coast because their winning forwards couldn't kick a goal.
Against the Swans, they remembered how to win.
The Bombers are a very good side. They smashed Carlton and West Coast and lost to Collingwood by a point. A win on Saturday would have them 7-1, which means top four beckons. Beckons, of course, is not confirmation. Suffice to say, no-one predicted the Bombers would be this slick and defensively minded.
There are clear positives for both teams.
Essendon is ranked:
#2 in the AFL for marks (average 100.9 per game)
#3 in contested possession differential (+10.7)
#1 for inside-50s (60.0)
#3 for forward-50 tackles (13.0)
#1 for kicking efficiency from defensive 50 (82.0%)
#3 for intercept marks (15.3)
#2 in clearance differential (+4.9)
#1 for score conversion from clearances (32.4 per cent of clearances lead to score)
#1 for time in forward half (+11 min 22 sec)
Richmond is ranked:
#2 for disposals (390.1)
#2 for disposal efficiency (74.8%)
#2 for uncontested marks (87.4)
#4 in clearance differential (+2.4)
#8 in contested possession differential (+2.0)
#2 in score conversion from clearances (30.7 per cent of clearances lead to score)
#5 at fewest inside-50s conceded (47.6)
#1 in uncontested possession differential (+55.7)
The Champion Data statistics tell us the Tigers are able to find plenty of footy on their own, and are highly rated in clearances and goals from clearances.
Being No.2 in efficiency is an area of vast improvement.
The Bombers win the contested ball, are even better at clearances and goals from clearances, and from what we've seen apply great pressure to the ball carrier. They will need to do that to stop Richmond.
There's so much to like about both teams.
The Bombers have a hard-working midfield led by Stanton and Watson, Patrick Ryder in wonderful touch, Tom Bellchambers with his tap work, Stewart Crameri as an X-factor, crisp disposal coming out of the defence, and a bunch of players playing hard, unconditional footy.
The Tigers have Foley, Cotchin, Deledio, Grigg, Martin, Tuck and Conca in the middle, a settling back six, a legitimate ruckman, and Jack Riewoldt is way more involved.
Ticks, too, for their recruiting. Houli, Maric, Morris and Grigg have been wise investments.
It shapes as a wonderful contest between traditional powerhouses trying to come in from the wilderness.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/expert-opinion/north-melbourne-players-left-their-hearts-at-home-against-bulldogs/story-fn5937w8-1226354308793
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Well I really rate the Bombers and as I posted before they are big and tall.
Watson is a clearance specialist and they run and carry as good if not better than any team in the comp.
We must ensure they do not blow us out of the water in the first....
If this ends up like the Blues game, very disappointed... :-\
We always build these games up and then get smashed, let's hope we have progressed... :gotigers
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The Bombers have a hard-working midfield led by Stanton and Watson, Patrick Ryder in wonderful touch, Tom Bellchambers with his tap work, Stewart Crameri as an X-factor, crisp disposal coming out of the defence, and a bunch of players playing hard, unconditional footy.
The Tigers have Foley, Cotchin, Deledio, Grigg, Martin, Tuck and Conca in the middle, a settling back six, a legitimate ruckman, and Jack Riewoldt is way more involved.
Wouldn't of expected any different wording from a bummer fan.
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I remember the build up to Hird & Sheedy's last game at the MCG...
:whistle
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I remember our build up to round 1 for the last 3 years..... :whistle :whistle
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NO
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NO
Mmmmmm..... :-\
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Ivan Maric = Richard Lounder Mk.2
Nahas = Auskicker. Should be rubbed out for this game.
Rance = Gay Stalker Fodder
Dustin Martin = Fat-behindd plodder who cant hit the side of a barn from 20 metres.
Cotchin = Complete Beiber
Foley = Like a duck on a pond. Fast little legs working overtime. Goes nowhere.
Deledio = Been at Bitchmond too long. Feel sorry for the bloke. Nothing to fear here.
Tuck = Second only to Jackson as biggest ball-butcherer in AFL. Complete Spud.
Grigg = Puhleeeze.
Jackson = Should not be within 1000 miles of any AFL list. Biggest hack in comp.
Vickery = Might make a convincing transvestite. Thats about his limit.
Riewoldt = Dummyspitting headcase. Thinks he should be captain & coach.
Miller = A Demons reject. End of story.
Houli = Does his best work in the prayer room before the game.
King = Angry man-child thats just discovered he's not entitled to success in life. Dud.
I reckon at least 4 of those are spot on.
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Can there be a dedicated ticketing/seating thread?
Hate wading through this crap every week
thanks,
gg
Yep. Pull your heads in and stop ruining the forum for the rest of us.
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MCG website saying a crowd of 80,000 is expected.
Dreamtime at the 'G - Essendon v Richmond
May 19, 2012
Event: AFL Round 8
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday May 19, 2012
Start time: 7.50pm
Curtain-raiser match:
Dreamtime at the 'G
Northern v Southern
4.10pm - 5.40pm
Gate opening:
Public/AFL members:4.00pm
MCC members: 4.00pm
*Please note earlier gate opening time due to curtain-raiser match.
General admission areas:
Ponsford Stand:
Q29 - half of Q40
*Please note these bays are subject to change without notice.
Cheer squad locations:
Essendon - M3, rows A-K
Richmond - M33, rows A-S
Car park opening:
Gate 3: 11.00am
Gate 5: 3.00pm
Gate 6: 4.00pm
Gate 7: 12.00pm (media, corporate and disabled pass holders only)
Expected attendance: 80,000
TAB outlets: Open from 4.00pm
Tickets:
Public reserved seats and AFL members' reserved seats are on sale here. Patrons wishing to attend the match are strongly encourage to purchase their ticket requirements in advance.
Visitor tickets and reserved seats for MCC members and their guests are on sale through Ticketek.
http://www.mcg.org.au/Events/Upcoming%20Events/Event%20Details.aspx?eid=a3787426-132b-4f16-a021-d4aba69b0e14
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just bought mine tonight, it said that every section bar the back of Southern and Olympic stands were depleted. Gonna be a big one I reckon.
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Looks like they will outnumber us due to their high number of reserved members seats.
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NO
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NO
yes.. all their bandwagoners will be out in force.
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Here's the 30 sec commercial-like video for the Dreamtime game ...
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/roarvisionarchive/tabid/11454/contentid/449656/default.aspx
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Hey, is there still tickets available for gold members??
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I have the flu. I am wondering if I should go down to Essendon training and talk to afew of the players?
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I have the flu. I am wondering if I should go down to Essendon training and talk to afew of the players?
Well you had better not go to the game...I might need two tickets.....anyone??
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I might need two tickets.....anyone??
PM me if your stuck ;)
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I might need two tickets.....anyone??
PM me if your stuck ;)
Cheers TFT, but we have left it too late now, bloody hell, the airlines are booked regarding flights back to Africa...I should of thought about it earlier..
Thanks though mate.. ;)
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I might need two tickets.....anyone??
PM me if your stuck ;)
Just trying one more option, the Sydney leg......will let you know!
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Got tickets.....all good, will be there..... ;D ;D ;D
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The AFL website is tipping us to win :thumbsup
Preview: Essendon v Richmond
By Callum Twomey and Paul Daffey
Tue 15 May, 2012
WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Saturday May 19, 7.50pm
LAST TIME: Essendon 15.15 (105) d Richmond 9.12 (66), round 16, 2011 at the MCG
This might be the biggest Dreamtime at the 'G game in the concept's history, with both clubs clearly improving this year. Richmond looks dangerous after beating the Sydney Swans last week to make it two wins on the trot, and Essendon is in fine form after disposing of West Coast by 61 points at Etihad Stadium last week.
THE FOUR POINTS
ESSENDON
1. Who goes out for Michael Hurley? Essendon's strength this year has been its evenness. And it was certainly the case against the Eagles last week, where every player contributed to the win. With Hurley due back from a hamstring injury, there will be one unlucky player who loses his place. It seems likely to be Jake Carlisle, but could also be Travis Colyer, who has had limited game time as substitute the past two weeks.
2. In their past six meetings, the Bombers and Tigers have swapped wins, with no club able to notch two consecutive victories over the other. Much like most rivalries, form seems to matter little in these contests, and even last year the Tigers beat the Bombers in round eight when James Hird's side was in fine form. We'll see what this chapter holds.
3. Who plays on Jack? Tigers' spearhead Jack Riewoldt is slowly getting back to his best form after a quiet start to the year, but has always played well against the Bombers, averaging almost three goals a game in each of his eight matches against Essendon. Cale Hooker seems most likely to match-up on Riewoldt, but late last year Hurley moved back and was best on ground in a defensive role. The Bombers could choose to do that again.
4. Leroy Jetta and Alwyn Davey have been in sparkling form in the last month, and have already combined for 25 goals this year. But as well as kicking goals the pair has formed one of the most dangerous duos deep in attack, with their tackling, smothering and general frantic pressure. If they can continue at the same level this weekend the Bombers will be a long way on their way to winning.
RICHMOND
1. Hird and his Richmond counterpart Damien Hardwick were premiership teammates at Essendon in 2000. Their record in coaching against each other since Hird took over at Essendon before the 2011 season is 1-1. Given that both have put their teams in a position where they should play in finals in coming seasons, their rivalry shows every sign of growing. Perhaps they could coach for the Kevin Sheedy Cup.
2. After pushing Carlton, Collingwood, Geelong and West Coast early in the season, the Tigers needed to get over the line against a top team if they are to earn respect as a finals threat. With last week's defeat of Sydney Swans, a top four team, the Tigers achieved the most significant victory since Hardwick took over as Richmond before the 2010 season. A victory this week over Essendon would be an even bigger feather in the club's cap. Cock a doodle do!
3. One of the best stories to come out of Punt Rd this season has been the improvement of tall defender Dylan Grimes. Grimes was purely a negator during his debut season in 2011, using his reach and closing speed to punch the ball away from his more fancied opponents. This year he's added an attacking edge to his game, with intercept marks becoming something of a specialty. His opponent this week will be Stewart Crameri, Michael Hurley or Paddy Ryder. In Grimes's current form, none would hold any fears.
4. One of Richmond's great servants of its recent, inglorious era, Chris Newman, plays his 200th game this week. In the old terminology, Newman is a back pocket. In more current terms he's a playmaking defender, not that his ability to begin attacks from deep in defence has been properly recognised. Newman's profile has never been high despite the fact that he's been Richmond captain since 2008. He deserves every accolade this weekend.
AFL.com.au prediction: Richmond by four points
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/135884/default.aspx
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Got tickets.....all good, will be there..... ;D ;D ;D
Did I mention me and the wifey will be there..... ;D ;D ;D
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Essendon v Richmond, MCG, Saturday 7.50pm (EST)
Mark Maclure says:
This will be a ripping game. Essendon are the best side in the competition at this stage. They've taken on all comers and have been strong over the ball, run in numbers, and play a great finals brand of football. They'll beat Richmond. The Tigers were terrific last week but they still doubt themselves slightly. They want to be a good side but they are starting to work out how hard it is to be a good side, how hard you have to work. They'll learn a bit more this week in front of a huge crowd on the big stage but that doubt might just hold them back.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/carlton-great-and-fox-footy-afl-360-panellist-mark-maclure-previews-round-eight-of-the-afl-season/story-e6frf3e3-1226357921861
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C'mon Tiges, must get up for Newman... :gotigers
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Off bummerblitz:
The reason it will become "special" is barring an injury calamity there is no fkg way we should drop this game.
We are miles ahead of Richmond. Miles.
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Smug bastards aren't they? Well Owl might have to bop a few of them on the beak if they upset my victory plans on the night mwaahahaha
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We're clear underdogs with the bookies and the media ...
Bookie Odds (TAB sportsbet)
Richmond $2.60
Essendon $1.50
And 'experts' in the papers...
Herald-Sun: 4 - 26
The Age: 5 - 18 ....... Malthouse, Tim Lane and Caro have tipped us.
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Robbo in today's Herald-Sun says if we lose we'll be behind the Roos and Dogs :huh
If the Bombers win tomorrow night, a top-four berth is theirs for the losing.
If the Tigers win, they are legitimate top-eight contenders. A loss? They're probably behind the Kangas and Bulldogs.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/ladder-ambitions-seasons-and-careers-on-the-line/story-fn7si01d-1226359342131
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i really cant stand robbo, he is so full of of poo , i really have no idea how he even gets a gig on radio tv and print.. he is one fat dumb piece of poo
on 360 last nite he was having one of his lil tv orgasms going on how its gonna be a great game beteen 2 teams with vast different styles, the bombers who r the best in and under contested team v the tigers who are no good at that but the best outside team uncontested team
what a total f head
we have been dominating the contested footy and spreading and controlling the footy from there
didnt he watch the sydney game, wtf won the contested footy there
robbo u r a fat stuff brain dean w@nker
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Just off the subject, do you reckon me and the misses could just rock up to the G tonight and get in to the Pies/Cats game, buy tickets there?
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Just off the subject, do you reckon me and the misses could just rock up to the G tonight and get in to the Pies/Cats game, buy tickets there?
depends what time, you should be ok
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Just off the subject, do you reckon me and the misses could just rock up to the G tonight and get in to the Pies/Cats game, buy tickets there?
depends what time, you should be ok
Cheers Jack, might look into it, get there early.
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Smug bastards aren't they? Well Owl might have to bop a few of them on the beak if they upset my victory plans on the night mwaahahaha
When we win Sat night the lid is stuffing off. Will go mental. :lol
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Hurley may play on Jack according to Hird.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/afl/afl-news/hurley-on-riewoldt-hird-weighs-dream-rematch-20120518-1yuhc.html
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I hope so.
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Smug bastards aren't they? Well Owl might have to bop a few of them on the beak if they upset my victory plans on the night mwaahahaha
When we win Sat night the lid is stuffing off. Will go mental. :lol
^^^ This ^^^ :thumbsupRobbo in today's Herald-Sun says if we lose we'll be behind the Roos and Dogs :huh
If the Bombers win tomorrow night, a top-four berth is theirs for the losing.
If the Tigers win, they are legitimate top-eight contenders. A loss? They're probably behind the Kangas and Bulldogs.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/ladder-ambitions-seasons-and-careers-on-the-line/story-fn7si01d-1226359342131
Behind the Bulldogs? Thats clutching at straws....
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My prediction for Saturday night.....
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2hej6eh.jpg)
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:lol
Vintage Tiga.
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Ex-Blue Jordan Bannister will be one the umps doing our game.
Umpires: B.Rosebury (8 ), S.Stewart (10), J.Bannister (33), M.Jennings (24)
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Ex-blue, but also ex-bomber ::)
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VIDEO: Roar Preview for Round 8 with Richo ...
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/roarvisionarchive/tabid/11454/contentid/450955/default.aspx
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My prediction for Saturday night.....
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2hej6eh.jpg)
Reported for crudity and/or smut and/or innuendo :police:
The OER community doesn't need to see this
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My prediction for Saturday night.....
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2hej6eh.jpg)
Reported for crudity and/or smut and/or innuendo :police:
The OER community doesn't need to see this
Check out the one in the back right of the photo. Jaw, dropped.
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My prediction for Saturday night.....
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2hej6eh.jpg)
Reported for crudity and/or smut and/or innuendo :police:
The OER community doesn't need to see this
Check out the one in the back right of the photo. Jaw, dropped.
:clapping
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Reported for crudity and/or smut and/or innuendo :police:
The OER community doesn't need to see this
God your boring sometimes.
:sleep
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VIDEO: Roar Preview for Round 8 with Richo ...
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/roarvisionarchive/tabid/11454/contentid/450955/default.aspx
Interesting :thumbsup
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have a bad feeling about this game. the lack of structure is a real concern and will bite us sooner or later.
one ruckman in maric. two tall defenders in rance and grimes and grimesy is still below 90kg so hes undersized. up against crameri 190/96 ryder 197/95 and hurley 195/95 someone some where is going to be asked to punch way out of their weight division imo our kpds are already doing this.
up forward we have just miller and jack up against hooker 196/96 carlisle 199/93 and fletcher 198/93. they have options that we dont. this is their normal structure and they dont lack run pace or anything because of it.
then theres just big ivan against bellchambers and then ryder. surely we have to find a chop out for ivan sooner or later. yep our structures are poor imo we go this way because we have no one else.
all i can say is there must be a few talls on the list who are for the chopping block come seasons end they dont even warrant a game.
this game we had damn well better hope that our midfield dominates and that players like grigg can maintain the form.
serious concerns about us structurally despite the improvement this yr and serious concerns about how far the bottom 6 in the 22 drops away. sooner or later it will catch up with us. what the hell we do if we cop injuries this game is beyond me sheesh what the hell we do for the rst of the yr if we get a bad run with them depth is terrible.
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ryder has never played a good game v us
maric will hold his own
we have structure and its held firm all year thus far
the only thing that will beat us is us , we are better than them
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ryder has never played a good game v us
maric will hold his own
we have structure and its held firm all year thus far
the only thing that will beat us is us , we are better than them
I want to believe but the last 30 years psychologically tells me not to.
have a bad feeling about this game. the lack of structure is a real concern and will bite us sooner or later.
Yes
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the past is the past
and we have structure , the last 4 weeks we have played dam good footy with great structure, and can tell u now if we played the cats and eagles at the G we would have won, and can tell you also the bombers lose their structure at the g and play better at the dome
we wont let them play free
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Hurley may play on Jack according to Hird.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/afl/afl-news/hurley-on-riewoldt-hird-weighs-dream-rematch-20120518-1yuhc.html
Good move by them. Hurley would murder Riewoldt.
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the past is the past
and we have structure , the last 4 weeks we have played dam good footy with great structure, and can tell u now if we played the cats and eagles at the G we would have won, and can tell you also the bombers lose their structure at the g and play better at the dome
we wont let them play free
Lets see in 24 hrs
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Hurley may play on Jack according to Hird.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/afl/afl-news/hurley-on-riewoldt-hird-weighs-dream-rematch-20120518-1yuhc.html
Good move by them. Hurley would murder Riewoldt.
>:(
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Hurley may play on Jack according to Hird.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/afl/afl-news/hurley-on-riewoldt-hird-weighs-dream-rematch-20120518-1yuhc.html
Good move by them. Hurley would murder Riewoldt.
>:(
Uh oh.......how will this play out :huh
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Would pick one of the toughest players in the game over Jack considering Jack's approach to the game this year. Hurley is quicker and matches him with strength.
If Jacky boy doesn't want to get on his bike then Hurley will make him look like Jack Anthony.
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and that aint a good look at all
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But Hirdy is probably speaking poo anyway so Hurley will play CHF ;D
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Yeah, coz Hurls has completely dominated this year hasnt he? 'One of the toughest players in the comp?' DO you honestly believe that. We have many players on our team who are harder. Tuck, Rance, Cotch just to name a few. Have you been smoking billies and reading bomberblitz? Gee whiz.
Jack has kicked 8 goals in the past two weeks and leads our tackles inside 50 as well as ground ball gets inside 50. Oh but you dont like his attitude so i guess he is poo. Yep Hurley will smash him. What a great thing to say before a game. onya, guy. Well, said guy. Personally, I cant wait to see Watson smash Cotchin. Coz Watson is one of the hardest players in the comp. oh boy.
You got a vendetta against one of our own, Coach. It saddens me.
ps. i still love you.
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Whoa!.......What's going on here??
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coach is correct, Hurley would shut out Jack easily if Jack plays the way hes played the first 7 rounds. Their is a positive in Hurley playing back - he wont be in their fwd line. If Ryder, Hurley and Crameri are all fwd then Rance Grimes take Ryder Hurley which leaves us exposed to Crameri. Batchelor is a good player but dont think he can handle Crameri just yet. Rance on the other hand I'd back in on Crameri and thats who he should play on if hurley is out or in the backline
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I'm not convinced Crameri is 100% over that knee issue, still looked very slow on the lead last week.....
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>:(
Yeah, coz Hurls has completely dominated this year hasnt he? 'One of the toughest players in the comp?' DO you honestly believe that. We have many players on our team who are harder. Tuck, Rance, Cotch just to name a few. Have you been smoking billies and reading bomberblitz? Gee whiz.
Jack has kicked 8 goals in the past two weeks and leads our tackles inside 50 as well as ground ball gets inside 50. Oh but you dont like his attitude so i guess he is poo. Yep Hurley will smash him. What a great thing to say before a game. onya, guy. Well, said guy. Personally, I cant wait to see Watson smash Cotchin. Coz Watson is one of the hardest players in the comp. oh boy.
You got a vendetta against one of our own, Coach. It saddens me.
ps. i still love you.
LMAO at you stealing Hardwick's stats. Dan Jackson is a great player. He leads the league in saying "my bad" the most times on the field.
Take your Richmond nut hugging hat off, Willy. It wasn't too long ago you got stuck into Greg Tambling and i backed you up on that crappy site as well. It's only an opinion. Hurley is a top notch defender...I reckon he's a better defender than forward. Who are the many other players that are tougher? Not sure anyone is tougher than him apart from maybe Chimp. Hurley is fearless. Even the biggest Riewoldt nut huggers would admit he's been a bit lazy and isn't leading enough. It's a pity because he's close to the best forward in the comp when on song. I don't take back my comment. Hurley will stuffing flog him if Riewoldt refuses to hit up :thumbsup and I don't give a damn what you think of the comment. We used to take the pee out of people who never stated their true thoughts
and yes, have been smoking billies and reading Bomber Blitz. :thumbsup I AM SIGNING UP FOR THE WAR MACHINE YIEW :cheers
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I'm not convinced Crameri is 100% over that knee issue, still looked very slow on the lead last week.....
Maybe someone needs to lay the studs into the joint
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I'm not convinced Crameri is 100% over that knee issue, still looked very slow on the lead last week.....
Maybe someone needs to lay the studs into the joint
Que Kingy :whistle
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I'm not convinced Crameri is 100% over that knee issue, still looked very slow on the lead last week.....
Maybe someone needs to lay the studs into the joint
Que Kingy :whistle
:clapping
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ryder has never played a good game v us
maric will hold his own
we have structure and its held firm all year thus far
the only thing that will beat us is us , we are better than them
You didn't see Dreamtime 2009? Ryder turned that match. :help
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Yeah, coz Hurls has completely dominated this year hasnt he? 'One of the toughest players in the comp?' DO you honestly believe that. We have many players on our team who are harder. Tuck, Rance, Cotch just to name a few. Have you been smoking billies and reading bomberblitz? Gee whiz.
Jack has kicked 8 goals in the past two weeks and leads our tackles inside 50 as well as ground ball gets inside 50. Oh but you dont like his attitude so i guess he is poo. Yep Hurley will smash him. What a great thing to say before a game. onya, guy. Well, said guy. Personally, I cant wait to see Watson smash Cotchin. Coz Watson is one of the hardest players in the comp. oh boy.
You got a vendetta against one of our own, Coach. It saddens me.
ps. i still love you.
LMAO at you stealing Hardwick's stats. Dan Jackson is a great player. He leads the league in saying "my bad" the most times on the field.
Take your Richmond nut hugging hat off, Willy. It wasn't too long ago you got stuck into Greg Tambling and i backed you up on that pooty site as well. It's only an opinion. Hurley is a top notch defender...I reckon he's a better defender than forward. Who are the many other players that are tougher? Not sure anyone is tougher than him apart from maybe Chimp. Hurley is fearless. Even the biggest Riewoldt nut huggers would admit he's been a bit lazy and isn't leading enough. It's a pity because he's close to the best forward in the comp when on song. I don't take back my comment. Hurley will stuffing flog him if Riewoldt refuses to hit up :thumbsup and I don't give a damn what you think of the comment. We used to take the pee out of people who never stated their true thoughts
and yes, have been smoking billies and reading Bomber Blitz. :thumbsup I AM SIGNING UP FOR THE WAR MACHINE YIEW :cheers
Mate, me having a crack at Tambling is a fair way from you taking every opportunity to hang poo on Jack . Tambling is a nobody and his and Jack's contributions and commitment to the club are poles apart.
I actually dont have a problem with anything you have said in your last post there, bar the fact that you clearly overate Hurley's hardness. Honestly reckon he is harder than Rance? get outta town. I dont have the time to go through the list of players that are tougher than your boy Hurles, coz its a stuffing long list. 'Maybe, Chimp?'. of course, stuffing chimp!!! is Hurley Geez? Who are you man?
Not saying Jack isnt lazy at times or that he is immune to criticism. I just dont see why you would want to blow smoke up Hurley's ass and talk about one of our own getting 'murdered' before we have even played the pricks. Particularly when the tiges are playing decent footy. Jack's kicked 8 in the last two weeks. Its not like he is doing nothing.
I'm aware that yours is 'only an opinion' but coming from a tiger fan, i think its a poo one. And if those stats are good enough for Dimma, then they're good enough for Willy. ;D
Im off to sink some more tinns and work on my nut hugging technique.
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i wanna nut hug brad miller.
what sweet places that would get me near
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>:(
Yeah, coz Hurls has completely dominated this year hasnt he? 'One of the toughest players in the comp?' DO you honestly believe that. We have many players on our team who are harder. Tuck, Rance, Cotch just to name a few. Have you been smoking billies and reading bomberblitz? Gee whiz.
Jack has kicked 8 goals in the past two weeks and leads our tackles inside 50 as well as ground ball gets inside 50. Oh but you dont like his attitude so i guess he is poo. Yep Hurley will smash him. What a great thing to say before a game. onya, guy. Well, said guy. Personally, I cant wait to see Watson smash Cotchin. Coz Watson is one of the hardest players in the comp. oh boy.
You got a vendetta against one of our own, Coach. It saddens me.
ps. i still love you.
LMAO at you stealing Hardwick's stats. Dan Jackson is a great player. He leads the league in saying "my bad" the most times on the field.
Take your Richmond nut hugging hat off, Willy. It wasn't too long ago you got stuck into Greg Tambling and i backed you up on that pooty site as well. It's only an opinion. Hurley is a top notch defender...I reckon he's a better defender than forward. Who are the many other players that are tougher? Not sure anyone is tougher than him apart from maybe Chimp. Hurley is fearless. Even the biggest Riewoldt nut huggers would admit he's been a bit lazy and isn't leading enough. It's a pity because he's close to the best forward in the comp when on song. I don't take back my comment. Hurley will stuffing flog him if Riewoldt refuses to hit up :thumbsup and I don't give a damn what you think of the comment. We used to take the pee out of people who never stated their true thoughts
and yes, have been smoking billies and reading Bomber Blitz. :thumbsup I AM SIGNING UP FOR THE WAR MACHINE YIEW :cheers
Mate, me having a crack at Tambling is a fair way from you taking every opportunity to hang poo on Jack . Tambling is a nobody and his and Jack's contributions and commitment to the club are poles apart.
I actually dont have a problem with anything you have said in your last post there, bar the fact that you clearly overate Hurley's hardness. Honestly reckon he is harder than Rance? get outta town. I dont have the time to go through the list of players that are tougher than your boy Hurles, coz its a stuffing long list. 'Maybe, Chimp?'. of course, stuffing chimp!!! is Hurley Geez? Who are you man?
Not saying Jack isnt lazy at times or that he is immune to criticism. I just dont see why you would want to blow smoke up Hurley's ass and talk about one of our own getting 'murdered' before we have even played the pricks. Particularly when the tiges are playing decent footy. Jack's kicked 8 in the last two weeks. Its not like he is doing nothing.
I'm aware that yours is 'only an opinion' but coming from a tiger fan, i think its a poo one. And if those stats are good enough for Dimma, then they're good enough for Willy. ;D
Im off to sink some more tinns and work on my nut hugging technique.
I choose to love and honour your nut hugging, and wish you all the best
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i wanna nut hug brad miller.
what sweet places that would get me near
Reported for innuendo and/or smut and/or crudity......How dare you >:(
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So it's alright to bag our average players but when a gun is playing well below his best it is not right to have an opinion? Thing is I acknowledge Riewie's talent. He is just underperforming. poo I am not the first bloke to say "insert player" might get smashed. What am I meant to say if I think Hurley would towel up Jack? Jack is capable of kicking goals when playing like ass. Like last week and the week before. He gets his soccer goal and a his usual couple of gimmes from the square. We'll take that but it would be nice if he could take a game by the scruff of the neck like he was doing in 2010.
I think Hurley would smash him unless Jack is prepared to work harder and lead more. Lead like Brad Miller. If you can't handle that for an opinion then maybe you need to make a return to Beige. There is poo said on here every day that's not constructive. There's stuff said that's unbelievably negative. Unless you think Jack is going to tear Hurley a new one, I am not sure why we're debating this? Back Jack in to kick a bag.
A long list of Richmond players tougher than Hurley? Horse ass. When have you ever seen Hurley pull out?
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Whoa...reporting for too much writing in a post... ;D
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i wanna nut hug brad miller.
what sweet places that would get me near
Reported for innuendo and/or smut and/or crudity......How dare you >:(
you do know what innuendo is Italian for....?
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When have you ever seen Hurley pull out?
TFT endorses this Tasmanian form of contraception........
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;D
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>:( reporta >:(
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Righto Mr Dusten Martin, watch Scott Pendalburies (spelling) game tonight after Swan went off.......you owe a big game, this is it!
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While we're on that game, watch the skill errors in the the last quarter! You couldnt possibly ever bag te Shed again after that :whistle
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While we're on that game, watch the skill errors in the the last quarter! You couldnt possibly ever bag te Shed again after that :whistle
I read that as tea bag Shed :chuck
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:lol the o'l tea bag shed :lol
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Martin Flanagan in today's Age...
Tonight could be the best Dreamtime game yet. The Tigers are roaring. In the past when this has happened, the sporting gods have punished them for their hubris, but this time they are standing on much more solid ground. With Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio and Dustin Martin, they have three midfield talents who could be spoken of in years to come as Chris Judd, Ben Cousins and Daniel Kerr are at West Coast.
The Tigers beat Sydney last weekend. The Swans were without Adam Goodes but still came strongly in the third term. It was Richmond's biggest win of the year, one which has given it a foothold from which to reach the higher rungs of the ladder. The West Coast team Essendon beat last weekend was seriously depleted; even so there was an awesome efficiency about Essendon. Richmond is like a man coming off a bender and trying to discover who he is and what he is capable of after years of hallucinations and delusions and failures. I see a steadiness in Hird's team, born of a secure and successful club, and that could make the difference tonight.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/bombers-away-as-hirds-men-hit-afterburners-20120518-1yw3m.html#ixzz1vEzrpokX
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When have you ever seen Hurley pull out?
TFT endorses this Tasmanian form of contraception........
:lol :lol
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lol
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This just in from the BomerBlitz forum, don't even bother turning up tonight. Essendon to win by 80pts plus. It's a foregone conclusion. ::)
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This just in from the BomerBlitz forum, don't even bother turning up tonight. Essendon to win by 80pts plus. It's a foregone conclusion. ::)
I will be peeed if that happens...
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This just in from the BomerBlitz forum, don't even bother turning up tonight. Essendon to win by 80pts plus. It's a foregone conclusion. ::)
Yep! They mention the phrase "Percentage booster" far too often for my liking.
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Gus on ground warming up
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Not playing
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Who has the green jacket?
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One hour or so to go...
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No late changes.
Ellis is our sub.
Edwards, Dea and Conca named on the bench.
Lovett-Murray is the Bombers' sub.
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Ellis sub, no changes, at ground looks great
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Hard at the footy with intensity Tiges! :gotigers
We need our 2nd tierers to stand up tonight and get the ball moving our way so the Bomber frontrunners get caught out.
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Go Tiges!
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Go Tiges!
+1
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Someone should tell Essendon that the bombers that came when that air-raid siren went off lost the battle (of Britain) and war :wallywink.
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Ump is x essendon player.
Fanfckinfastic ::)
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Go Tiges!
+1
+2
Let's do it for Newy boys :clapping
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Dustyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! :gotigers
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Yessssss!
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Noooooo!
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Jacko keep it simple ::)
Rich 6
Ess 6
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Nahas doesn't have a back ::)
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Dumb pass :banghead.
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C'mon Tigers intensity at the footy. We are allowing them to frontrun.
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Can anymore Tigers slip over :scream
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Great goal griggy :gotigers. Needed that one.
Rich 12
Ess 18
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How much time to the umps give the bombers to dispose of the ball? :banghead
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Argh Dusty you should have left it
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You can't mistackle Rance.
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You can't mistackle Rance.
Exactly
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We have two in the back in our forward line not paid and they get paid on ::)
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A nice gift in front of goal by former bomber, Umpire Bannster >:(
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A nice gift in front of goal by former bomber, Umpire Bannster >:(
And another :banghead
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Thanks ump Bannister again ::)
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We have too many guys ballwatching and flatfooted. Essendon getting numbers to the contest while we are isolated.
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We have too many guys ballwatching and flatfooted. Essendon getting numbers to the contest while we are isolated.
Nahas
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Boy did we need that one. Nahas goal :gotigers
Rich 19
Ess 32
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How was that not holding the man on Reiwoldt? These umps are pigs
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Thanks ump Bannister again ::)
And again
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Our transition to defence is woeful this quarter. Bombers rebounding out of our forward 50 with ease.
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Shed point.
Rich 20
Ess 38
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Bannister actually paid us one. It was a free kick Bomber morons.
Jack :gotigers
Rich 26
Ess 38
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Amazing what happens when you play in front Jack ;)
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Lucky to be just 2 goals behind.
1/4 time
Richmond 4.2-26
Essendon 6.2-38
Goals: Riewoldt, Nahas, Grigg, Martin
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Hopefully we got our one bad quarter out the way in the first. Dimma will be going off at the lack of defensive pressure and hesistance. Nice teamwork and poise at the end of that quarter so hopefully we are starting to get into tempo of the game.
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K.I.S.S. Tigers :banghead
Stanton ducked ::)
Jacko point.
Rich 27
Ess 38
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Nice hands in the back Jetta ::)
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Umps killing us.
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Dumb by Dea. Over-eagar.
Rich 27
Ess 50
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Cotch :bow
Rich 33
Ess 50
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Can't handball to the feet Tiges :scream
Then a turnover coming out defence because we had no one front and square at the air contest.
We are making it very easy for them.
33 - 56
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Nahas :banghead. You're paid to kick goals from 35m out.
Thankfully Dusty got it back. :gotigers
Rich 40
Ess 59
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Get off Nahas. :banghead
Weak as effing pee
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Playing two down in our forward line with Nahas and slip over Miller ::)
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Another gift by us.
Grimes subbed out injured :(. Ellis on. Great we are a tall down in defence.
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Grimes hammy :o
Game over
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Outclassed
Umpire effin dogs
Bombres ducking for frees
Grimes injures
Eff these effin priques
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Another mistackle Rance.
This is embarrassing. I can handle losing but we are playing crap and soft not doing the basics.
Dusty point and another to Conca who should have kicked that. Another point to Cotch.
Rich 43
Ess 72
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Dusty you should have kicked that as well :scream
Geez we playing crap tonight.
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Outclassed
Umpire effin dogs
Bombres ducking for frees
Grimes injures
Eff these effin priques
Pretty much agree with all of this
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Back to the bad old ways. Just too many passengers and our decision making has been woeful.
Richmond 4.2 6.8-44
Essendon 6.2 12.7-79
Goals: Martin 2, Riewoldt, Nahas, Grigg, Cotchin
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Dusty you should have kicked that as well :scream
Geez we playing crap tonight.
I agree on both things(martin gotta kick them & we are playing crap) Bombers are just out running us.
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King, Miller and a few others are not getting involved
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More than 45000 and they poo themselves. This is rubbish. And all you idiots that were complaining about the bomber fans having big heads... Well they are good and we are still poo!!!
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Possies:
Lids 19
Cotch 15
Grigg 14
Maric 13
Dusty 13
Foley 13
Jacko 11
Tuck 11
Edwards 10
Houli 10
Conca 8
Grimes 8 ..... (subbed off 2nd qtr injured)
Rance 7
Nahas 6
Batch 5
Newy 5
Morris 4
Dea 3
Jack 3
King 2
Miller 2
Ellis 0 ....... (subbed on 2nd qtr)
Total: 181 - 212
Marks: 55 - 61
Hitouts: 15 - 19
Tackles: 29 - 20 .... chasing tail
Frees: 2 - 8 ::)
Inside 50s: 29 - 28
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That inside 50 stat is an indictment on our forward entries and our forward line.
8 Tigers who have had less possies than any Bomber just shows we have had too many passengers
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King and Nahas have been useless. :banghead
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Matt Dea effort on the southern stand wing was an absolute dIsgrace
Supporters around my were laughing
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Come back Schultzy, all is forgiven!
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A lack of composure under pressure. We need to slow down and start to think. Too many silly turnovers.
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Dons are playing a strict one-on-one and we have no plan B.
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Edwards goal.
50 - 86
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Lids snaps a point.
Batch good mark but from 50m kicks it OOTF.
51 - 86
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Miller actually got a mark. Doesn't make the distance from 45m ::)
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Miller actually got a mark. Doesn't make the distance from 45m ::)
Not a surprise. He can't kick much over 40m
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Miller :banghead.
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This is so frustrating
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LOL I needed to call Miller a dud for him to actually do something right :lol. Goal :gotigers
Rich 60
Ess 86
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Dimma has walked out. His not happy
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Dimma has had enough and I don't blame him. DUMB DUMB DUMB! :banghead
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How was that holding the ball on Maric when it was the tackler with the ball?
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Lids gets it back :gotigers.
Once again no free to us ::)
Rich 66
Ess 92
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Cot chin playing a captain's game, not too sure what Newy is doing
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LOL not paid 15 when it went almost 20m ::)
Grigg kicks it anyway :gotigers
Rich 72
Ess 92
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We have to get the next goal!!!!
Edit: so what happens? They get one.
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Hand in the back ump against Maric? ::)
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Brian Taylor "good job by the umpires tonight" :lol
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Get off Nahas :banghead
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Geez we've missed those gettable crucial shots tonight.
Jacko no neck no free ::)
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C'mon Axel we need this. Poster :banghead
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Really need to kick these because bombers will come out hard at the start of the 4th I think.
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Bloody misses :banghead.
Nahas tries to run around 5 bombers and then Jack misses.
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4.8 You can't kick like that in the premiership quarter(3rd) and hope to win the game.
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Kingy ::)
LOL Jacko.
We can;t kick them direct in front from 30m but get one bouncing from 60m.
Rich 82
Ess 99
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Surely that was dropping the ball by the bomber who was tackled just than
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How was that not holding the ball?
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Screwed by another ump decision :banghead. Holding the ball every day of the week :banghead
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Gotta hand it to Lids. He is a champion! He's worked so hard inside this quarter.
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The umps are screwing us over :banghead
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3/4 time
Richmond 4.2 6.8 11.16-82
Essendon 6.2 12.7 16.9-105
Goals: Grigg 2, Martin 2, Riewoldt, Nahas, Cotchin, Deledio, Jackson, Miller, Edwards
Bad kicking is bad footy. 7.14 since quarter time.
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They're doing my head in :banghead
We should be at least two goals in front
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Gotta hand it to Lids. He is a champion! He's worked so hard inside this quarter.
On the back of a 20 touch half.
Miller is killing us >:(
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What is the free kcik count please anyone?
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We put in a lotta effort that quarter to catch up 12 points. It'll be pretty hard to run the game out from here.
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Possies:
Lids 30
Cotch 22
Grigg 22
Foley 18
Maric 18
Tuck 18
Martin 17
Jacko 14
Edwards 13
Houli 13
Conca 11
Nahas 11
Rance 11
Batch 10
Grimes 8 ..... subbed off 2nd qtr injured.
Inside 50s that qtr: 18 - 9
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What is the free kcik count please anyone?
12-7
Was 8-2 at half time
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What is the free kcik count please anyone?
7 - 11
It's the ones not being paid that is hurting us.
Shed goal :o :gotigers
Rich 88
Ess 105
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I would've done my nut if that wasn't paid 50m.
Cotch :gotigers
Rich 94
Ess 105
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Wonder what those cokky shiits over at Bomberblitz are saying now lmao
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Jacko caused all that :banghead
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Essendon are asleep. We can do this even without the umps
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Shed is having a night out :o.
:gotigers
Rich 100
Ess 105
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Edwards!!!!!!!!!
:gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers :gotigers
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Give us a wave RR ;D
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Give us a wave RR ;D
Relton Roberts is at the snackbaaa ;D
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Cotchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :gotigers
Rich 107
Ess 105
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Captain's goal to Cotch!
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Bloody hell :banghead
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Argh! You can't be flat footed.
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Poor decision by Cotch as well inside defensive 50.
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Bloody Miller
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Miller misses :banghead
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How many times tonight have we missed a sitter and then Essendon runs it down the other end.
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:banghead
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Only got ourselves to blame for tonight. Poor first half and then plenty of chances in the second missed.
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Unless Jack is taking big pack marks which he hasnt this year thoughs long kicks into our forward 50 aren't going to be converted.
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Eff you Hird
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i have a problem with tonights umpiring. i am saying no more coz i dont wanna get sued.
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Poor delivery into the forward 50 and poor decision making and kicking when we were inside 50 cost us dearly in the end.
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Eff you Hird
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Captain's goal to Cotch!
Not newmans best game...
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i have a problem with tonights umpiring. i am saying no more coz i dont wanna get sued.
I have a big problem with it. I accept that our poot first half and poor kicking At goal were the primary factors why we lost, however, we were MURDERED on decisions that were and weren't paid for holding the ball and high contact.
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Final Score
Richmond 4.2 6.8 11.16 15.19-109
Essendon 6.2 12.7 16.9 19.14-128
Goals: Cotchin 3, Edwards 3, Martin 2, Grigg 2, Deledio, Jackson, Miller, Nahas, Riewoldt
More shots and more inside 50s should equal a win. One that got away because you can't give sides a 6 goal start to half-time.
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Great effort boys, stuff this poo of a draw we have, Hawks next week, then the Saints, we're a bottom half of the 8 side I reckon, but could be too far back when the draw is easier.
We blew a lot of chances, and I thought Tucky was good but he doesn't like taking a bounce when he has miles of space, a couple of hail marys when he could have had a bounce, ran another 20 metres and maybe spotted someone up.
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Its quite clear that we have improved but still not quite there in all round player skill, still need to fill a few holes with skillful finishers in the forward line. Encouraging effort when considering the dominance inside 50 in the second half, the Tigers are a rough diamond and the polishing is probably still 12 months away.
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Lids BOG, but you could see it didn't make him any less upset. Great effort both inside and outside from Lids.
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Poor delivery into the forward 50 and poor decision making and kicking when we were inside 50 cost us dearly in the end.
That sums the game up perfectly Muscles. We lacked the composure and class to finish off.
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Poor delivery into the forward 50 and poor decision making and kicking when we were inside 50 cost us dearly in the end.
That sums the game up perfectly Muscles. We lacked the composure and class to finish off.
That's the word I was looking for MT, composure! That and the handball skills of the Dons. Gee, credit where it's due, they were clean by hand. Just didn't turn it over much in the back half
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Lids BOG, but you could see it didn't make him any less upset. Great effort both inside and outside from Lids.
35 touch. 10 tackle. 7 i50.
We must improve our bottom 6 players to give cotch and lids a fair go
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i have a problem with tonights umpiring. i am saying no more coz i dont wanna get sued.
I have a big problem with it. I accept that our poot first half and poor kicking At goal were the primary factors why we lost, however, we were MURDERED on decisions that were and weren't paid for holding the ball and high contact.
We don't have heads or necks apparently.
That last goal to Essendon against the run of the play in the 3rd quarter was the worst one. Yep you can run 30m and get brought to ground without disposing of the ball and it's play on ::).
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Poor delivery into the forward 50 and poor decision making and kicking when we were inside 50 cost us dearly in the end.
That sums the game up perfectly Muscles. We lacked the composure and class to finish off.
That's the word I was looking for MT, composure! That and the handball skills of the Dons. Gee, credit where it's due, they were clean by hand. Just didn't turn it over much in the back half
Yep Muscles their skill by hand and frontrunning burnt us too many times.
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Gutsy effort to come back after being down by such a margin at half time. Unfortunately we still have a few holes and several players lack polish (talent) and composure. Another game there for the taking. It is so frustrating to see the same players miss set shots from 30 out or not make the distance week in and week out. Miller's time has to be up, he really kills our momentum with his misses or worse than that, not making the distance. Time to give another young tall an opportunity to play the same role, however that may be difficult with the injury to Grimes.
Jackson looks so lost, several times he was put into space on the wing with 5 meters on his opponent and instead of running hard into attack he looks over his shoulder, stops, turns back into trouble and kicks backwards.
King and Nahas aren't going to take us to the next level and as small forwards they don't work hard enough to get front and centre in marking contests. We need to find a quick lead-up medium forward over the next 12 months.
Dusty tried to do too much on several occasions when we were attacking instead of using first options.
On a positive note, I liked the look of Edwards up forward. Looks like he has some tricks, a reasonable leap and sticky fingers.
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What was the free kick count ?
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What was the free kick count ?
15 -10 in their favour.
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8-2 at half time. That's right, we had 2 free kicks in a half of football.
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stuffing Joke
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It's a shame Leroy Jetta wasn't carried off the ground in a bloody heap.
He makes Ballantyne look like a good bloke.
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Just got home from the game, I was stuffing livid with the umpiring at half time, they would pay us a trick, but were feeding them everything and anything in front of goal. Number ten was the worst, stuffing prick had selective vision. Other than that we need to take our opportunities when we get ffs, our forward line is a shambles this year. I saw Grimes grab his hammy on the wing, and then he got subbed has anyone got info on this?
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Grimes done. 4 to 5 weeks according to doc Larkin
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Grimes done. 4 to 5 weeks according to doc Larkin
Hope so, better than a season ender.
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ahh great...
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We were killed by two things......
1.. A better team ( yes folks that's right, a team that can kick straight and spread, god forbid)
And
2.. pee poor desposal around the ground and in front of goal! ( we had plenty of opera units but could not convert, a major area e need to fix ASAP! )
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We were killed by two things......
1.. A better team ( yes folks that's right, a team that can kick straight and spread, god forbid)
And
2.. pee poor desposal around the ground and in front of goal! ( we had plenty of opera units but could not convert, a major area e need to fix ASAP! )
No.
We were raped by one filthy son a bitch who can only be described as one word. Number 10 stuffin dog
I hope someone down the street smashes him in the face
1. Maric 50 metre penalty???
2. Jobe Watson. how the stuff was that a free. he went head first into our players arms and yet it was too high.
3. Holding the ball against Hocking i think. Please tell me how that wasnt holding the ball on the 50 metre arc. He not only was caught by Grigg, albeit a weak tackle, but then he dropped the ball as he was getting tackled. Twice should've been our free.
Result was a goal to them.
Thats 3 but i can i know 100% there were 3 more.
We were not beaten by a better side, that's a easy excuse we were beaten by
Umpires and Bad Kicking
I very rarely come on after the game and concentrate on the umpiring but clearly they were playing favourites with all those abo's running around for Essendon.
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Agree.....sorry for comming up with lame but reasonable excusess :-[
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stuff im going soft in the head but I agree with Daniel I thought they were playing up to the Aboriginal thing too seeing they were all playing for Essendon, was the only reason I could see for the blatant umpiring disgrace. And I saw every one of those poo decisions too.
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I'm stuffing livid, another golden opportunity fluffed.
But I'll put my hand up after doubting our ability early in the season, this team is the real deal. We still butcher it unnecessarily too often, but my god we are coming along, we stuffing crushed them in the second half, our run was awesome to watch. Absolutely gutted NLM got that goal to get them back in front, one more and we would have slammed on another few more, bombers were out on their legs but thT gave them the will to run it out.
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We were killed by two things......
1.. A better team ( yes folks that's right, a team that can kick straight and spread, god forbid)
And
2.. pee poor desposal around the ground and in front of goal! ( we had plenty of opera units but could not convert, a major area e need to fix ASAP! )
No.
We were raped by one filthy son a bitch who can only be described as one word. Number 10 stuffin dog
I hope someone down the street smashes him in the face
Shane Stewart
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Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
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Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
And haters hate......pee off and support so body else idiot!
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Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
You cant just flick a stuffing switch and say yep now we start winning. From where we've come, it's good signs we can flog the form team of the comp all over the ground. It's bloody hard to win against top sides and we've played the top 5 or 6 so far. If we keep doin what were doing we'll win more than we lose. We just need to win a few and the belief will grow. We are growing as a football side rapidly but we are now realising it's easy being competitive week in week out, but not easy wining week in week out. we will learn
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Just need to get over the stuffing line. Just once!!!! We are on the brink of something special. Having said that would love a classy little small forward in our team. Has King had a touch this year?
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Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
And haters hate......pee off and support so body else idiot!
I've financially supported the club for too many years, yelled screamed and pulled out hair.
If I want to vent my rants on this good forum I will thankyou very much.
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My take
65 inside 50's 10 mins in the second we are 6 goals 2 late in the third we are 10.16. We kick 5.8 in the third when we are dominating. Bad kicking at goal costs you games. Collingwood lose by 21 8.16 lose to Cats and Eagles with same scoring shots lose by 19 tonight with one more scoring shot.
Umpiring was deplorable. I could count at least 5 goals the umps had a hand in for them and we got squat in similar scenarios.
Unfortunantely we couldn't take our chances and pee pooped our way with the ball.
Big game failure again. Not without trying. 5 years ago if we were 7 goals down in the 2nd we would have lost by 15 goals. Effort is there and of course its better than losing by plenty but like a marathon that last kilometre or so seems the longest part of the journey and it seems that breakthrough win just remains agonisingly out of reach for now.
Just feel real hollow right now.
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Our mistake was playing Rewoldt & the biggest mistake was playing 1 ruckman when we needed 2 & having them rest in the forward line
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Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
You cant just flick a stuffing switch and say yep now we start winning. From where we've come, it's good signs we can flog the form team of the comp all over the ground. It's bloody hard to win against top sides and we've played the top 5 or 6 so far. If we keep doin what were doing we'll win more than we lose. We just need to win a few and the belief will grow. We are growing as a football side rapidly but we are now realising it's easy being competitive week in week out, but not easy wining week in week out. we will learn
yes I agree with what your saying but i'm sick of it. Why is it that the bums don't bottom out for 10 years?
I can't stand this crap anymore. I'm sick of losing. I'm sick of not playing finals. I can't stand mediocre second rate VFL players playing in our team. It's taking too long. The standards are still way too low at our club.
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Our mistake was playing Rewoldt & the biggest mistake was playing 1 ruckman when we needed 2 & having them rest in the forward line
so you drop a Coleman medalist and bring in the big pear or the big girl?
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Takes time to build a team who can play together & play to several game plans. Relax as we are on the right track & the best shape we been in for many years
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Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
You cant just flick a stuffing switch and say yep now we start winning. From where we've come, it's good signs we can flog the form team of the comp all over the ground. It's bloody hard to win against top sides and we've played the top 5 or 6 so far. If we keep doin what were doing we'll win more than we lose. We just need to win a few and the belief will grow. We are growing as a football side rapidly but we are now realising it's easy being competitive week in week out, but not easy wining week in week out. we will learn
yes I agree with what your saying but i'm sick of it. Why is it that the bums don't bottom out for 10 years?
I can't stand this crap anymore. I'm sick of losing. I'm sick of not playing finals. I can't stand mediocre second rate VFL players playing in our team. It's taking too long. The standards are still way too low at our club.
Rome was built in a day was it Mr Tigra?
Can't blame Hardwick for the sins of past regimes.
Hardwick thus far has put us in the best position we have been in years and he will enhance our position in future drafts.
Tell us how old you are truthfully and I'll tell you about the agony of a tiger supporter not these 15 year old pubeless maggots called Heath, Brad, Kyle, Blake, Josh, Thomas, Owen, Connor who bleat ruefully about how they haven't seen finals in their life.
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Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
You cant just flick a stuffing switch and say yep now we start winning. From where we've come, it's good signs we can flog the form team of the comp all over the ground. It's bloody hard to win against top sides and we've played the top 5 or 6 so far. If we keep doin what were doing we'll win more than we lose. We just need to win a few and the belief will grow. We are growing as a football side rapidly but we are now realising it's easy being competitive week in week out, but not easy wining week in week out. we will learn
yes I agree with what your saying but i'm sick of it. Why is it that the bums don't bottom out for 10 years?
I can't stand this crap anymore. I'm sick of losing. I'm sick of not playing finals. I can't stand mediocre second rate VFL players playing in our team. It's taking too long. The standards are still way too low at our club.
Rome was built in a day was it Mr Tigra?
Can't blame Hardwick for the sins of past regimes.
Hardwick thus far has put us in the best position we have been in years and he will enhance our position in future drafts.
Tell us how old you are truthfully and I'll tell you about the agony of a tiger supporter not these 15 year old pubeless maggots called Heath, Brad, Kyle, Blake, Josh, Thomas, Owen, Connor who bleat ruefully about how they haven't seen finals in their life.
i'm not blaming Hardwick. I'm just sick of the acceptance of substandard players. I know why Miller was rookied but I won't accept him playing in our senior team. Nanas has done well for himself but we will never play finals with those guys in our senior team. Why is the big pear Or the big girl still on the list? They haven't made it and never will.
I like Hardwick has done well but has to change mediocre culture.
I'm 41. Was there in '80 & '82.
Who are those people you named?
And I don't understand half the banter on this forum. Way over my head. Is it because i'm old?
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People need to relax a fair bit here and take a deep breath.Yeah I'm gutted to and upset but we a young side and don't have those core of experience of players yet to get us over the line yet when it counts it takes time.Proud of the boys they dug deep.
Must say wasn't happy with our forward line structure all game didn't function at all and work hard enough.Miller he may do the small things right but he cant kick to save himself while Jack was going half hearted for marks and not on his bike.That last quarter was calling for him to do something to get us over the line.We also made some poor decisions going forward in the last quarter just bombing in the forward line instead of hitting a man.Bad kicking cost you games and it did last night with so many set shots missed in the second half.Grimes was one of a few for us BOG just love this guy and he adds to our big man injury list we a cursed with.Umpiring was one of the worst games I have seen hands in the back,ball etc cost us so many frees.6 umpires and 6 different views on frees.
Finally let me say Vickery might have not been playing to his best 2012,but boy does he hurt our balance and structure.He reliefs Maric in the ruck and does it well and is a target up forward forget about Miller.
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People need to relax a fair bit here and take a deep breath.Yeah I'm gutted to and upset but we a young side and don't have those core of experience of players yet to get us over the line yet when it counts it takes time.Proud of the boys they dug deep.
so are the bummers. But they will play finals AGAIN this year.
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Simple fact from the game, our midfield was on fire, our Defence was pretty solid, our forward line??? Deplorable!! Most of our goals were kicked by the midfield. Edwards, cotch lids and grig kicked most of our goals. Nahas had brain explosions that cost us. Miller had hands like butter and king spent most of the night impersonating a 2 dollar hooker. Forwards, take a GHLAY
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Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
You cant just flick a stuffing switch and say yep now we start winning. From where we've come, it's good signs we can flog the form team of the comp all over the ground. It's bloody hard to win against top sides and we've played the top 5 or 6 so far. If we keep doin what were doing we'll win more than we lose. We just need to win a few and the belief will grow. We are growing as a football side rapidly but we are now realising it's easy being competitive week in week out, but not easy wining week in
week out. we will learn
yes I agree with what your saying but i'm sick of it. Why is it that the bums don't bottom out for 10 years?
I can't stand this crap anymore. I'm sick of losing. I'm sick of not playing finals. I can't stand mediocre second rate VFL players playing in our team. It's taking too long. The standards are still way too low at our club.
Rome was built in a day was it Mr Tigra?
Can't blame Hardwick for the sins of past regimes.
Hardwick thus far has put us in the best position we have been in years and he will enhance our position in future drafts.
Tell us how old you are truthfully and I'll tell you about the agony of a tiger supporter not these 15 year old pubeless maggots called Heath, Brad, Kyle, Blake, Josh, Thomas, Owen, Connor who bleat ruefully about how they haven't seen finals in their life.
i'm not blaming Hardwick. I'm just sick of the acceptance of substandard players. I know why Miller was rookied but I won't accept him playing in our senior team. Nanas has done well for himself but we will never play finals with those guys in our senior team. Why is the big pear Or the big girl still on the list? They haven't made it and never will.
I like Hardwick has done well but has to change mediocre culture.
I'm 41. Was there in '80 & '82.
Who are those people you named?
And I don't understand half the banter on this forum. Way over my head. Is it because i'm old?
I am your vintage and what I cannot get my head around is that after 30 odd years of consistently crap teams, coaches, administration and boards you pick now to say you are "sick of it"
Round 1 2009 was a significant night for me.
It was the night I basically gave up on the club and it's hollow promises.
I didn't just blame Wallace but also the president, players, board etc for their continued selfish approach to ripping our club of respect from other clubs and it's supporters due to their collective self serving approach to running and playing for our club.
Sure there were some exceptions but by and large he club was full of self interest.
Since that night, I've decided to wait and enjoy the game and our club on a week by week basis without looking too far ahead.
The thing I look at closely is whether the club does what it says it's going to do.
Removing debt, upgrading facilities, hitting membership and profit targets, being more competitive against top 4 sides, having a stronger defensive mindset, list management etc are things I look to in priority to winning games of football.
2001 and 2nd half of 2008 taught me a lesson about looking at the wins/losses sheet in isolation to anything else.
Right now, I would say we are absolutely on track in most of the areas the club has identified as priorities.
I wouldn't look much further than next week because I'd expect even dollops of gains and disappointments of this year and beyond.
But right now, if I look back over 2 1/2 years and the 1st 8 rounds -as a Richmond fan- I would say
we are on track.
If you are truly sick of it, play golf mr tigra. Get frustrated with yourself. Maybe following the tigers isn't the real reason you are so wound up :santa
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Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
You cant just flick a stuffing switch and say yep now we start winning. From where we've come, it's good signs we can flog the form team of the comp all over the ground. It's bloody hard to win against top sides and we've played the top 5 or 6 so far. If we keep doin what were doing we'll win more than we lose. We just need to win a few and the belief will grow. We are growing as a football side rapidly but we are now realising it's easy being competitive week in week out, but not easy wining week in
week out. we will learn
yes I agree with what your saying but i'm sick of it. Why is it that the bums don't bottom out for 10 years?
I can't stand this crap anymore. I'm sick of losing. I'm sick of not playing finals. I can't stand mediocre second rate VFL players playing in our team. It's taking too long. The standards are still way too low at our club.
Rome was built in a day was it Mr Tigra?
Can't blame Hardwick for the sins of past regimes.
Hardwick thus far has put us in the best position we have been in years and he will enhance our position in future drafts.
Tell us how old you are truthfully and I'll tell you about the agony of a tiger supporter not these 15 year old pubeless maggots called Heath, Brad, Kyle, Blake, Josh, Thomas, Owen, Connor who bleat ruefully about how they haven't seen finals in their life.
i'm not blaming Hardwick. I'm just sick of the acceptance of substandard players. I know why Miller was rookied but I won't accept him playing in our senior team. Nanas has done well for himself but we will never play finals with those guys in our senior team. Why is the big pear Or the big girl still on the list? They haven't made it and never will.
I like Hardwick has done well but has to change mediocre culture.
I'm 41. Was there in '80 & '82.
Who are those people you named?
And I don't understand half the banter on this forum. Way over my head. Is it because i'm old?
I am your vintage and what I cannot get my head around is that after 30 odd years of consistently crap teams, coaches, administration and boards you pick now to say you are "sick of it"
Round 1 2009 was a significant night for me.
It was the night I basically gave up on the club and it's hollow promises.
I didn't just blame Wallace but also the president, players, board etc for their continued selfish approach to ripping our club of respect from other clubs and it's supporters due to their collective self serving approach to running and playing for our club.
Sure there were some exceptions but by and large he club was full of self interest.
Since that night, I've decided to wait and enjoy the game and our club on a week by week basis without looking too far ahead.
The thing I look at closely is whether the club does what it says it's going to do.
Removing debt, upgrading facilities, hitting membership and profit targets, being more competitive against top 4 sides, having a stronger defensive mindset, list management etc are things I look to in priority to winning games of football.
2001 and 2nd half of 2008 taught me a lesson about looking at the wins/losses sheet in isolation to anything else.
Right now, I would say we are absolutely on track in most of the areas the club has identified as priorities.
I wouldn't look much further than next week because I'd expect even dollops of gains and disappointments of this year and beyond.
But right now, if I look back over 2 1/2 years and the 1st 8 rounds -as a Richmond fan- I would say
we are on track.
If you are truly sick of it, play golf mr tigra. Get frustrated with yourself. Maybe following the tigers isn't the real reason you are so wound up :santa
I did give up in 1998 and again in 2002 and again in '03, '05, '07. Etc.
Well I've been pretty tame for a number of years to be honest. But now i'm probably a bitter old man just sick of the same old clubs finding success year in year out and the culture at Richmond never seems to change.
But your 100% right about 1 thing.... I need to play more golf. :cheers
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If last nights game highlighted one thing..the culture does appear to have changed.Now lets see if this lasts
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Bump
Possies:
Lids 19
Cotch 15
Grigg 14
Maric 13
Dusty 13
Foley 13
Jacko 11
Tuck 11
Edwards 10
Houli 10
Conca 8
Grimes 8 ..... (subbed off 2nd qtr injured)
Rance 7
Nahas 6
Batch 5
Newy 5
Morris 4
Dea 3
Jack 3
King 2
Miller 2
Ellis 0 ....... (subbed on 2nd qtr)
Total: 181 - 212
Marks: 55 - 61
Hitouts: 15 - 19
Tackles: 29 - 20 .... chasing tail
Frees: 2 - 8 ::)
Inside 50s: 29 - 28
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So it's alright to bag our average players but when a gun is playing well below his best it is not right to have an opinion? Thing is I acknowledge Riewie's talent. He is just underperforming. poo I am not the first bloke to say "insert player" might get smashed. What am I meant to say if I think Hurley would towel up Jack? Jack is capable of kicking goals when playing like ass. Like last week and the week before. He gets his soccer goal and a his usual couple of gimmes from the square. We'll take that but it would be nice if he could take a game by the scruff of the neck like he was doing in 2010.
I think Hurley would smash him unless Jack is prepared to work harder and lead more. Lead like Brad Miller. If you can't handle that for an opinion then maybe you need to make a return to Beige. There is poo said on here every day that's not constructive. There's stuff said that's unbelievably negative. Unless you think Jack is going to tear Hurley a new one, I am not sure why we're debating this? Back Jack in to kick a bag.
A long list of Richmond players tougher than Hurley? Horse ass. When have you ever seen Hurley pull out?
Coachy boy. I overacted to your comments the other night. I was a few tins down and feeling tense about going to the footy with 10 bummers the following day. It wasnt your opinion. It was the tone of your comments that rubbed me the wrong way. But in retrospect they were probably warranted. I know there is far more negative poo put up in here every five minutes, but I tend to ignore half the planks that post around these parts. Jack wasnt great last night. He needs to lead up at the footy more often. Your boy Liz Hurley showed how to do this in the last. Jack did get involved in other ways in the second half, with a few tap-ons and some hard ball gets, but he is well below his best.
I will say that just because i havent seen Hurley back out, does not mean that he is harder than all of our players. Not saying he isnt hard, but plenty of our players never back out either.
please dont make me go back to Beige. :-X
i absolutely loathe everything about Essendon.
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Simple fact from the game, our midfield was on fire, our Defence was pretty solid, our forward line??? Forwards, take a GHLAY
:huh
Good Hard Laxative and Yell?
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Simple fact from the game, our midfield was on fire, our Defence was pretty solid, our forward line??? Forwards, take a GHLAY
:huh
Good Hard Laxative and Yell?
GHLAY = Good Hard Look At Yourself
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Oh ...best I put these ford pills away then
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reading through this thread there are a lot of valid points about areas we need to improve, yet despite that we pretty much matched it with the form side of the comp.
We had had a heap more inside 50s and 1 more scoring shot, but oncce again we wasted gettable chances and last night it hurt us.
Bottom line is that bad kicking is bad football.
Takes time to build a team who can play together & play to several game plans. Relax as we are on the right track & the best shape we been in for many years
spot on monkey man.
we can all see the deficiencies and areas that need improving, yet we are getting closer. There is still a lot of improvement , yet if we can make that improvement we will be a very, very good side.
Unfortunately miracles only happen in fairy tales, so it just doesnt happen overnight.
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People need to relax a fair bit here and take a deep breath.Yeah I'm gutted to and upset but we a young side and don't have those core of experience of players yet to get us over the line yet when it counts it takes time.Proud of the boys they dug deep.
so are the bummers. But they will play finals AGAIN this year.
Mate they got Fletcher out there to Marshall there defence,Watson in the middle along with Stanton Ryder in the ruck and forward all seasoned and experienced players.The only player we got is Newman and Lids.
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Tell you another are we need to improve, our kick ins are still crap, we took so long clearing it out of defense it was unreal. Then when we did it went to Maric just about every time, being our only tall.
Now, the Bombers knew this so every time the ball went to Maric it was contested, so the Bombers always had a player in front of the Maric contest. When the ball was spilled forward of the contest the Bombers cleared it easily...far to easily.
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Tell you another are we need to improve, our kick ins are still crap, we took so long clearing it out of defense it was unreal. Then when we did it went to Maric just about every time, being our only tall.
Now, the Bombers knew this so every time the ball went to Maric it was contested, so the Bombers always had a player in front of the Maric contest. When the ball was spilled forward of the contest the Bombers cleared it easily...far to easily.
exactly :clapping why we needed 2 rucks going into that game.
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So it's alright to bag our average players but when a gun is playing well below his best it is not right to have an opinion? Thing is I acknowledge Riewie's talent. He is just underperforming. poo I am not the first bloke to say "insert player" might get smashed. What am I meant to say if I think Hurley would towel up Jack? Jack is capable of kicking goals when playing like ass. Like last week and the week before. He gets his soccer goal and a his usual couple of gimmes from the square. We'll take that but it would be nice if he could take a game by the scruff of the neck like he was doing in 2010.
I think Hurley would smash him unless Jack is prepared to work harder and lead more. Lead like Brad Miller. If you can't handle that for an opinion then maybe you need to make a return to Beige. There is poo said on here every day that's not constructive. There's stuff said that's unbelievably negative. Unless you think Jack is going to tear Hurley a new one, I am not sure why we're debating this? Back Jack in to kick a bag.
A long list of Richmond players tougher than Hurley? Horse ass. When have you ever seen Hurley pull out?
Coachy boy. I overacted to your comments the other night. I was a few tins down and feeling tense about going to the footy with 10 bummers the following day. It wasnt your opinion. It was the tone of your comments that rubbed me the wrong way. But in retrospect they were probably warranted. I know there is far more negative poo put up in here every five minutes, but I tend to ignore half the planks that post around these parts. Jack wasnt great last night. He needs to lead up at the footy more often. Your boy Liz Hurley showed how to do this in the last. Jack did get involved in other ways in the second half, with a few tap-ons and some hard ball gets, but he is well below his best.
I will say that just because i havent seen Hurley back out, does not mean that he is harder than all of our players. Not saying he isnt hard, but plenty of our players never back out either.
please dont make me go back to Beige. :-X
i absolutely loathe everything about Essendon.
Ah Slick Willy...:cuddles I mentioned you/Riewoldt in another thread before I saw this. Don't worry, didnt have a crack. ;D
You're staying here with me. Beige will have to wait until trade week before I put you up for sale :outtahere
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:lol
Jack was poor last night. i agree that he needs to get on his bike more. having said that, the delivery to him is often terrible and our forward line always seems to be so much more crowded than the opposition's. I think this is both Jack and the rest of the team's fault.
Im not sure why he doesn't want to lead more. I honestly dont think its laziness. He seems to think that his current strategy will be more effective but it isnt.
I think having an in form Vickery beside him would help also.
Anyway i reckon he was pretty solid in the previous two weeks, so I'm prepared to cut him some slack. Maybe I'm too lenient on him. Certainly needs to lift next week.
When our forward line comes to the party we are going to be pretty dangerous.
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he hasnt overcome the last preseason where he had a number of surgeries. He is also probably carrying injuries again. Theres no way he could be playing this bad and have nothing wrongwith him.
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If last nights game highlighted one thing..the culture does appear to have changed.Now lets see if this lasts
The culture will change when we start winning
Wining culture I'm taking about.
I'm sick of losing especially from them, but I really believe we lost because we were bent over by that umpire. For that reason I'm not dirty on the players. Miller, King, Jack, Jackson aside every player tried their guts out. Even Edwards. But we lost. We also lost against the Cats/Eagles. We are definately a top 8 side but the facts are we are not there yet because we have still a c grade spuds occupying spots on our list. The game was there to be won by our smalls and instead of being front and centre they were fingering each others dates
Yes bad kicking is bad football but we were defeated by a bunch of insecure co-ck suckers led by a fat fu.. Of an individual who hates our football club ever since we dumped him
5 kicks either paid or should've been paid=5 goals
Game over
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If last nights game highlighted one thing..the culture does appear to have changed.Now lets see if this lasts
The culture will change when we start winning
Wining culture I'm taking about.
I'm sick of losing especially from them, but I really believe we lost because we were bent over by that umpire. For that reason I'm not dirty on the players. Miller, King, Jack, Jackson aside every player tried their guts out. Even Edwards. But we lost. We also lost against the Cats/Eagles. We are definately a top 8 side but the facts are we are not there yet because we have still a c grade spuds occupying spots on our list. The game was there to be won by smells and instead of being front and centre they were fingering each others dates
Yes bad kicking is bad football but we were defeated by a bunch of insecure co-ck suckers led by a fat fu.. Of an individual who hates our football club ever since we dumped him
5 kicks either paid or should've been paid=5 goals
Game over
Who's the fat person?
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Geish
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Who's the fat person?
Her name was Heather and she loved Concreat blonde? I just didn't get it :huh
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Geish
Ah, ok, cheers.
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Leroy Jetta copped a week for striking Grimes and a reprimand for staging/diving
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/136446/default.aspx
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the hits still on Geisch
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Coaches' votes (Hardwick & Hird)
Essendon v Richmond
9 Brett Deledio (Rich)
7 Brent Stanton (Ess)
5 Stewart Crameri (Ess)
5 Jobe Watson (Ess)
2 Ivan Maric (Rich)
1 Trent Cotchin (Rich)
1 Angus Monfries (Ess)
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/136510/default.aspx
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Waste not
By Peter Ryan
Tue 22 May, 2012
HOW CAN you have 18 extra inside 50s and lose the game?
That's the question Richmond fans were asking (wailing would be another description) at work on Monday.
The short answer is by missing gettable goals.
However that is not the only answer to that question.
When you kick inaccurately that statistic - one of the game's most informative - goes up.
As does the time the ball spends in your forward half.
You only have to look at Richmond's third quarter against Essendon or Geelong's final quarter against Collingwood in round eight to know that is true.
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/2012/Take-Chances-1.jpg)
Richmond kicked five goals, eight behinds in the third quarter on Saturday night and had 19 inside 50s to Essendon's 10. The ball was in the Tigers' forward half 7.45 minutes longer than the Bombers.
It won the quarter by just 12 points.
Geelong kicked four goals, six behinds in the final quarter on Friday night and had 23 inside 50s to Collingwood's 10. The ball was in the Cats' forward half 6.48 minutes longer than the Magpies.
It won the quarter by just five points.
That's like doing a PhD: a lot of good work, often for little return.
A pattern of wasting time in the forward half is starting to emerge at Geelong in 2012.
In seven games this season it has won the time in forward half differential. Yet it has lost four of those seven.
Even with the slight drop in teams winning after winning the time in forward half differential - from 72 percent to 67 percent - that makes the Cats unusual: the three top teams on the ladder are in the top four for the time in forward half differential.
It suggests Geelong's efficiency going forward is diminishing.
Like a handy baseline player in tennis, it keeps the ball in there but doesn't hit many winners.
Richmond can trap it in there too but it struggles when the ball goes back to the centre after a goal to maintain its dominance.
So the Tigers appeared in command when kicking points.
As we get fooled into thinking a team is dominating when they pepper the goals.
The truth is such apparent domination from middle-ranked teams (which Richmond and Geelong appear to be in 2012) often comes through ascendancy in one part of the game.
With a good zone defending kick-ins and a tiring opposition - or one disrupted through injury - both Richmond and Geelong were able to trap the ball forward and keep attacking the goals.
But they also had players who wanted to take shots from unlikely or crowded positions.
And their desperation to kick a goal seemed to increase as each minute ticked by and each scoring opportunity went wayward.
As much as it wasted opportunities it built the pressure.
In the hands of a good team such constant attacks can build the pressure in a positive manner, worrying the defenders and tiring them out physically and mentally.
But if the attacking team has doubts the missed chances can have a negative psychological effect.
In that case, often when successive goal attempts are missed the attack becomes kick and hope rather than a process of building the pressure and playing the percentages.
The offensive transition juices start to kick in, particularly if you are creating opportunity after opportunity. The chance one player will then not switch back from attacking into defensive mode when they inevitably need to increases.
This is dangerous because as novelist Alex Miller wrote in his book Lovesong, 'Sometimes one rock is dislodged and the whole mountain falls'.
Such missed chances can make an effective counterattack more likely as holding a structure without reward is tough.
The attackers become more vulnerable as each scoring attempt misses and their psychological make-up is tested.
If the opposition sweeps down and kicks a goal after the ball has been in your forward-line without much reward, football - life - suddenly seems so unfair.
Sound familiar Tiger and Cat fans?
So to have domination you must match time in the forward half with straight kicking.
Otherwise it might be providing false hope.
And it raises the inevitable seed of doubt as the question keeps being asked: How can you have 18 extra inside 50s and lose the game?
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/136477/default.aspx
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Leroy Jetta copped a week for striking Grimes and a reprimand for staging/diving
Diver Jetta's appeal failed.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/jetta-fails-in-tribunal-challenge/story-e6frepf6-1226362824049