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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on May 06, 2013, 01:25:40 PM
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The Tackle
Mark Robinson
Herald-Sun
Monday, May 6, 2013
HALFWAY through the third quarter on Saturday night, I tweeted: "Fair game. Cats always play for keeps. Tigers not far behind."
Forty minutes later, as Richmond players trudged off the MCG, the Cats had played for keeps and the Tigers watched them do it.
The Cats led by two goals in the third quarter, when the whips were cracking, and by the end won by seven goals.
The Tigers crumbled, but not to the point of embarrassment.
Within two minutes in the third quarter - and it could only happen to the hapless Tigers - they lost Tyson Vickery to concussion - and he was substituted - and Ivan Maric turned an ankle. Maric returned but he laboured.
Those injuries to their ruckmen were like a sucker punch to the guts and when Luke McGuane was required to take the centre bounces, the end was a formality.
The Cats did what they do. They pounced on the wounded enemy and took no prisoners.
It was a stunning finale, no doubt, but for two and a half quarters, the Tigers played like a team worthy of match-of-the-round status.
They aren't far off the pace, the Tigers, but they do have some issues.
Small forwards can cut them apart, as they can do to all teams, and turnovers kill them.
It was reported the Cats kicked 15 goals from turnovers, as Richmond time and again gifted them the ball.
There are individual concerns.
The Tigers need Brett Deledio surging through the middle, and Taylor Hunt didn't allow it on Saturday night. A subdued Deledio is a major scalp, for when he plays well, so do the Tigers.
If Deledio is down, the contributions of others are telling.
I like Shaun Grigg's consistency, but sometimes question whether his possessions are damaging. He and Daniel Jackson both had five clangers, and when they are both in the midfield, it can make the Tigers midfield sloppy.
With Trent Cotchin down as well, it was a wonder how the Tigers were so in the game midway through the third term.
They were because they are defending better, and on the night, Jake King kicked four goals, which wasn't expected.
The wash-up was the Tigers lost, but most observers would say they were unlucky to lose by so much.
Yes, they are ninth after six rounds (stop smirking), but they will be higher than that by season's end.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/the-tackle-a-frustrated-buddy-franklin-appears-to-be-losing-his-spark/story-fnect155-1226635596083
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Good article and pretty close to the mark. Except disagree with the last line while we have Grigg and Jackson as our 2 wings. They can't kick FFS. Getting rid of both and replacing on the list with one kid would free up about 450k + for another recruit. ;)
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Didn't have us in the 8 and now "they'll be higher than 9th"
Moron.
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A non knee jerk article, what is this :o
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A non knee jerk article, what is this :o
/world
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A non knee jerk article, what is this :o
/world
:lol
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Always a worry when Robbo writes relatively nice things about us ;D
And that artilce borders on being nice to us :rollin
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Waiting for the storm.
Anyway nice article Robbo.
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If we lose this week there will be pressure on him from the paper's editor to make sure the sensationalist, knee jerk reactive type articles are written to the highest level of frivolity to sell papers.
Sucking up for future gain always a winner in the print industry. :thumbsup
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Always a worry when Robbo writes relatively nice things about us ;D
And that artilce borders on being nice to us :rollin
Agree but whether being nice to us is justified is another question
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Refusing to read anything Blobbo writes. From the responses it is a positive piece. But stuff that bald hamburglar.
/postcount+1
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He is right though, in the first half, we were all over them, they didn't look happy and the only and I mean ONLY thing that kept them anywhere near our score was the ridiculous 14 to 4 free kick count. And we all know about what happened after that, Geelong and the AFL got the fairy tale they wanted for the papers and we gave the journo's the free kicks in the guts and the laughter they were all holding their breath for.
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Refusing to read anything Blobbo writes. From the responses it is a positive piece. But stuff that bald hamburglar.
/postcount+1
Bald hamburglar or shaved down Grimmace?
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Who is Tyson Vickery?
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We still played shiete!!!!
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15 goals from turnovers. :banghead
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15 goals from turnovers. :banghead
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15 goals from turnovers. :banghead
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80% from Jacko
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Who is Tyson Vickery?
Tyrone's identical twin. Both share the same heart!
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Who is Tyson Vickery?
Tyrone's identical twin. Both share the same heart!
:lol
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Who is Tyson Vickery?
:lol nice pick up
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He is right though, in the first half, we were all over them, they didn't look happy and the only and I mean ONLY thing that kept them anywhere near our score was the ridiculous 14 to 4 free kick count. And we all know about what happened after that, Geelong and the AFL got the fairy tale they wanted for the papers and we gave the journo's the free kicks in the guts and the laughter they were all holding their breath for.
Spot On!