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AFL Round 6
Richmond vs Port Adelaide
Saturday night, April 30, 7.25pm @ the M.C.G.
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Port could be without both Trengove (suspended) and Wingard.
PORT Adelaide star Chad Wingard is in doubt for Saturday's crunch clash against Richmond after suffering a delayed concussion from Saturday night's loss to Geelong.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-25/port-star-chad-wingard-in-doubt-for-tigers-clash
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Will smash port by about a hundred
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Will smash port by about a hundred
Would you say it's a must win game Chucky? :snidegrin
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Second home game of the season, must be my influence from the boundary....were home :cheers
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Port 2-3 ....coach & list starting be questioned.....forward with attitude problems...expected to going a lot better after going backwards the previous year which had followed a couple of years of finals where they looked like they might be building to a serious premiership challenge...
...sounds awfully familiar to a set of circumstances a certain team found itself in leading up to a certain round 6 match against Richmond in Melbourne about 9 seasons ago... :shh
...although this time we'll also be missing a defender who saves about 10 goals a game.... :shh :shh
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Rance is a massive loss, has saved some hidings - Been saying he is our most important player at the moment.
Port could quite easily have a massive field day the way our backs have been going :scream
Hows that for a flip flop, think i may just spin now ;D
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Does anyone care anymore honestly same crap week after week from the club will be ready blah blah sames names dropped and same rejects in.
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Couldn't care less at the minute . Club is broken . I think its obvious for all to see that Hardwick has lost the playing group.
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Couldn't care less at the minute . Club is broken . I think its obvious for all to see that Hardwick has lost the playing group.
No, no, no, Hardwick is in great form, blame him for nothing at all!!!! He is having a brain fade every game.... :help
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Hardwick is in great form
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Couldn't care less at the minute . Club is broken . I think its obvious for all to see that Hardwick has lost the playing group.
Why try to depress the rest of us? Not a real supporter. >:(
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Match preview: Richmond v Port Adelaide
AFL.com.au
27 April 2016
SUMMARY
The good news is at least one of these two besieged teams will walk away with a win in round six (draws aside). The Power (2-3) and Tigers (1-4) are off the pace and quickly being dismissed as finalists, but both maintain they have time to turn their fortunes around. Injuries have played a role in each team's fortunes and the Tigers appear worse off this week, with All-Australian defender Alex Rance also unavailable because of suspension. It presents an opportunity for Power recruit Charlie Dixon to hit form against an under-manned Tigers defence.
WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Saturday, April 30, 7.25pm AEST
LAST FIVE TIMES
R8, 2015, Richmond 11.10 (76) d Port Adelaide 5.13 (43) at Adelaide Oval
1EF, 2014, Port Adelaide 20.12 (132) d Richmond 11.9 (75) at Adelaide Oval
R17, 2014, Richmond 19.12 (126) d Port Adelaide 16.10 (106) at Etihad Stadium
R7, 2013, Richmond 18.6 (114) d Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) at AAMI Stadium
R23, 2012, Richmond 16.10 (106) drew Port Adelaide 16.10 (106) at the MCG
THE SIX POINTS
1. Jack Riewoldt kicked four of his team’s 11 goals the last time these sides met. Port Adelaide captain Travis Boak was his team's star with 35 possessions, but the Power kicked their second lowest ever score against Richmond.
2. Port Adelaide is ranked 17th for uncontested possessions (205.2 a game) after five weeks. The Power are also ranked 17th for kicks (184.8 ) and last for marks (66.4).
3. No team has taken less marks inside 50 than the Power in 2016, ranked 18th with an average of only eight a game. Richmond is equal sixth at 12.4 a game.
4. These teams haven’t played each other at the MCG since round 23, 2012 when the game finished in a draw. The Tigers have won three of the four matches played since.
5. Richmond is one of the worst tackling sides in 2016, ranked 16th with 60.4 a game. Port Adelaide has been impressive, ranked third with 74.4 a game.
6. Bachar Houli and Brandon Ellis are two prominent Tigers who have dropped in the Official AFL Player Ratings, brought to you by Schick. Houli has dropped from 179 to 190 overall this season, while Ellis has fallen from 196 to 210 overall.
IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR … Alex Rance.
Perhaps no Tiger will be more anxious this week after letting his team down with an undisciplined strike that has ruled him out for two matches. Rance is the Tigers' most important defender – arguably their most important player – and his absence makes the task of beating Port Adelaide all the more challenging. He could have been out there if not for a brain fade that could leave the Tigers 1-5 and with their finals prospects gone.
PREDICTION: Port Adelaide by 15 points
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-26/match-preview-richmond-v-port-adelaide
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Double trouble the right treatment for Jack
Adelaide Advertiser
28 April 2016
PORT Adelaide is planning for a team defence on dual Coleman Medallist Jack Riewoldt and expect the Tigers to be ferocious in the opening moments of their MCG clash on Saturday night.
Riewoldt is still considered no better than a 50-50 chance to play against the Power, but shapes as a game breaker if his intensive icing treatment helps to overcome a rolled ankle.
Key defender Tom Jonas tipped the Power would use more than one backman to look after Riewoldt, who has the ability to rip apart games.
“We talk about team defence a lot these days and that will definitely come into it,” Jonas said. “If our midfielders are winning the footy that will make our job on Jack a lot easier but we’ve got a few guys down back who will probably rotate through him and take turns because he’s got a good engine and he’s a good footballer.”
Jonas spoke highly of Richmond, which was closely scrutinised in team meetings at Alberton Wednesday.
“Their good is elite, as we saw last year,” Jonas said. “They’re very similar in that they had a slow start to the year but really got rolling to the end. But they’ve got a lot of quality players in their team.
“But we know our good is really good as well.
“There’s a lot of pressure on both clubs and we expect Richmond to come out breathing fire.
“There’s a lot on the line.
“We put a little bit of good footy together on the weekend and we’re going to go out and try to play four quarters of it this week.”
Port has singled out contested ball as a key issue but has also been burnt by turnovers this season.
Jonas said work had already been underway in both departments in recent weeks and suggested the Power was just about ripe to be improve.
“As a team we’ve just let ourselves down in contested ball and easy turnovers by hand and foot,” Jonas said. “We’ve had a focus on that for the past couple of weeks and we’re starting to see the improvement in that.
“We can see in the review and the statistics work it out.
“But the things we do at training often take a couple of weeks to pay off so this week or next week it’s going to start happening.”
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/port-adelaide-is-preparing-to-rotate-defenders-on-richmond-star-jack-riewoldt/news-story/f809b447f8999428dc86fa39367da7a1
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If Jack is out I do not see us winning this one particularly when our best defender is out. I hope I am badly wrong.
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If they are seriously trying (and after witnessing Freo that is anyone's guess) we will lose by 50 plus.
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MCG website saying they are expecting only 25k turning up this week.
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Opening times
Gates
Public 5.30pm
AFL Reserve 5.30pm
MCC Reserve 5.30pm
Parking
Gate 3: 2.30pm
Gate 5: 4.00pm
Gate 6: 4.00pm
Gate 7: 1.00pm
Other information
Estimated attendance: 25,000
General admission seating
Great Southern Stand
M1-M5
M9 (Rows A-V)
Q1-Q15
Ponsford Stand
M28-M32
M34-M36
Q29-Q36
Olympic Stand
Q49 (Rows K-MM)
Q52 (Rows V-MM)
Q53-Q57
Car parking in Yarra Park
Driving to the game? Pedestrians will be given priority when exiting Yarra Park after the match. Drivers can expect some delays when leaving the park.
Cheersquad seating
Richmond: Bays M3 (Rows A-K) and M4 (Rows A-K)
Port Adelaide: Bay M33 (Rows A-S)
http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2016/april/richmond-v-port-adelaide-apr-30
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MCG website saying they are expecting only 25k turning up this week.
Me thinks that's 'great expectations"
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Play it at punt road
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Think our indigenous academy is playing Port's indigenous academy there at the same time....
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Port wary of Tigers’ tall forwards
Adelaide Advertiser
30 April 2016
THE Power has identified Richmond’s height as its big danger but is confident it has done everything to withstand the tall tower challenge.
The Tigers have for tonight’s MCG match included both former Crows ruckman Ivan Maric and former Blue Shaun Hampson and also have threatening tall forwards in Jack Riewoldt and Ty Vickery.
It will present as a serious challenge for Power coach Ken Hinkley, who has lost Jackson Trengove to suspension and Alipate Carlile to injury while also choosing to drop ruckman Matthew Lobbe.
“If they mark the ball it will cause some problems,” Hinkley said.
“But we are where we are ... we’re a little bit restricted with what we can and can’t do in that area.
“We’ve got Trengove and Carlile both unavailable to us and that makes it a bit harder.
“We made a choice on ‘Lobbes’ for the long term – not for the short term – and we’ve certainly got some taller blokes in our side who can still help us.
“(Tom) Jonas has always been able to play tall for us, we’ve got (Jack) Hombsch, O’Shea at 193 (cm), so they’re not small blokes.
“And we’ve also got (Justin) Westhoff and Charlie (Dixon) at the other end and Dougal Howard. They’re all around 200 (cm), so we’re not small.
“But on face value you’d suggest that they have a couple of talls in their front half who can cause us some problems.”
Richmond’s forward, including Jack Riewoldt, could give Port some trouble. Picture: Getty Images
The battle of talls comes as Hinkley warned he will continue to be ruthless at the selection table if he doesn’t get the performances he expects as the club departed Adelaide Airport this afternoon.
His call was highlighted by the case of raking left-footer Jared Polec – who will be under scrutiny as he returns from the reserves – and dumped ruckman Lobbe.
Hinkley said Polec should be a regular AFL player but would not have any qualms about giving him another wake-up call if his form drops.
“He shouldn’t be in the twos,” Hinkley said. “It’s as simple as that. But Jared wasn’t playing in the form he needed to be. But he’s got enough quality to play AFL football week in and week out.
“He should never need to get a reminder but if he wants to get another reminder I’ll give him one if I have to.”
With Lobbe, the demotion was tipped to be short-lived and was done with the intention of the ruckman using the spell from the firsts as a way to find confidence again.
“I think Lobbe’s all-round game hasn’t been at the level that he would like it to be,” Hinkley said. “His ruckwork has been serviceable and he’s competed reasonably well in the ruck but his influence around the ground and in other parts of the game ... I’m sure he would say himself he would like to do a bit more.”
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/port-adelaide-wary-of-richmonds-tall-forwards/news-story/487be941152325ab626b14165fcca3b7
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Cotchin is friggin awesome
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I like cantstandya already
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Grigg was doing nothin
Dusty bumped grigg into a port player kicking th ball
Effective smother
Funny :bow
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What were the final ins/outs?
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Port walk ball thur middle like Sunday arvo stroll goal
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What were the final ins/outs?
McIntosh out - Costanza in ... go George!
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Lol Chaplin bloody idiot
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This is about as exciting as the EJ Whitten legends game
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Hampson hobbling already
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Westhoff will kick 10 goals
In the idiot Dimma leaves the idiot Chaplin on him all night
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Morris is an idiot
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Kane Lambert ok ?
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Kane Lambert ok ?
Looks fine. Copped a knee but he's tough
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Time for my weekly abuse of Astbury
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Gee they look slow out there, bar Menadue and Constanza... Even Edwards not really closing any gaps!
And loose Port players everywhere it's the same crap every week...
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Kane Lambert ok ?
Lambert is playing well after an early knee to the guts
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Move on people nothing to see here.....same old problems which just aren't going away. Have we actually strung more than two handballs together through the corridor? Holy crap we are indirect, and marking space, how much space do Port players get, Hardwick has no idea and really apart from Rance who are we really missing at the moment. Its clearly our game plan, our kicking out from goal is just pot luck, no science at all but kick to a pack where I don't think we have taken a contested mark all season. The centre corridor is completely empty and we continually go wide and then its inside 50 so slowly its again a situation whereby we have to take a contested mark. Everyone can see the game plan doesn't work so why the hell are we persisting. And one final thing, Dusty just isn't right and needs a break, my 80 year old mother has better disposal than him.....glad I got that off my chest!
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Radio saying Lambert copped a knee to the kidney area, struggling a lot. Not looking too good ...
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Move on people nothing to see here.....same old problems which just aren't going away. Have we actually strung more than two handballs together through the corridor? Holy crap we are indirect, and marking space, how much space do Port players get, Hardwick has no idea and really apart from Rance who are we really missing at the moment. Its clearly our game plan, our kicking out from goal is just pot luck, no science at all but kick to a pack where I don't think we have taken a contested mark all season. The centre corridor is completely empty and we continually go wide and then its inside 50 so slowly its again a situation whereby we have to take a contested mark. Everyone can see the game plan doesn't work so why the hell are we persisting. And one final thing, Dusty just isn't right and needs a break, my 80 year old mother has better disposal than him.....glad I got that off my chest!
Houli not sighted
Hampson good at jumping. Nothing else
Chaplin lol
Grigg cheap outside touhes
Bachelor looking average
Morris nfi
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Love how 6footer Lloyd is flying for marks against 2 opponents and 200cm Vickery is front and square to snap a goal. Quality set up right there :clapping
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Love how 6footer Lloyd is flying for marks against 2 opponents and 200cm Vickery is front and square to snap a goal. Quality set up right there :clapping
Hardwick keeps saying Lloyd is playing kpp :shh
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Morris another hot potato handball ::)
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Good defence there - not!
Does Astbury ever do any thing useful
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Good defence there - not!
Does Astbury ever do any thing useful
Yep, just threw Castanga under the bus....
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Call the game off!!
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Morris another hot potato handball ::)
Morris struggling big time ...
How unexpected
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MAN UP!!!
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One of the oldest tricks in the book 2 dummy forwards prop while the 3rd forward comes from side on & don't allow any defenders to punch the ball. This is comical stuff a basic coach could apply a fix for. But not Hardwick or our defending coach. They are dumb as Wallace :banghead :banghead
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Move on people nothing to see here.....same old problems which just aren't going away. Have we actually strung more than two handballs together through the corridor? Holy crap we are indirect, and marking space, how much space do Port players get, Hardwick has no idea and really apart from Rance who are we really missing at the moment. Its clearly our game plan, our kicking out from goal is just pot luck, no science at all but kick to a pack where I don't think we have taken a contested mark all season. The centre corridor is completely empty and we continually go wide and then its inside 50 so slowly its again a situation whereby we have to take a contested mark. Everyone can see the game plan doesn't work so why the hell are we persisting. And one final thing, Dusty just isn't right and needs a break, my 80 year old mother has better disposal than him.....glad I got that off my chest!
Spot on
The problem is we are so fixated on guarding space teams have worked out where we set up and hence just waltz through, we are extremely reactive. NFI basically absolutely bereft of confidence. Hardwick can gagf
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Since Leppa left his post, Richmond defence has turned to poo
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Geez Astbury this is where you are meant to spoil the mark. Has no idea
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Htf are we so consistently outnumbered in the last line of defence, there were three players over the top there- westhoff with the easiest of marks
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stuffing spud vickery will never ever learn to present up the line. It is a travesty that this bloke has played over 100 games of afl footy.
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Htf are we so consistently outnumbered in the last line of defence, there were three players over the top there- westhoff with the easiest of marks
Why cause we have kick chasers who think if they get alot of useless possies that they look good at games end. Astbury has no idea.
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Dusty just about the only guy that kicks the ball flat
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Lloyd going hard at it but needs to compose himself when he gets it!
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Htf are we so consistently outnumbered in the last line of defence, there were three players over the top there- westhoff with the easiest of marks
Why cause we have kick chasers who think if they get alot of useless possies that they look good at games end. Astbury has no idea.
couldnt agree more
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stuffing spud vickery will never ever learn to present up the line. It is a travesty that this bloke has played over 100 games of afl footy.
stuff! Even Browny getting stuck into him about not being able to take a contested mark against a much smaller opponent. Capauano his arse
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Anyone thinking Grigg isn't having a crack is dreaming
Lights on B Ellis just cost us another goal because he's frightened
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Pathetic Brandon Ellis is Pathetic. Houli, Martin Astbury the whole lot pathetic
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Anyone thinking Grigg isn't having a crack is dreaming
Lights on B Ellis just cost us another goal because he's frightened
Grigg is trying but he is Shyte
B Ellis grigg Morris - battle of the idiots
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Hampson has not been 60% in any game this year
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Another classic coaching and team selection display by dimwit
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Compounded by the fact we lose a small. Dimma is mentally challenged
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This team looks totally lost with no Gameplan or confidence. We are officially gone for 2016
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This is about a bunch of footballers who think they have done enough beating Carlton. Carlton was what they set there year on. If we beat Carlton we will have a great year. What a smack in the face. Hardwick needs to leave that possy board in the storeroom as it is pointless. Go to the long & direct football. We are 2 players down in Lambert & Hampson we may as well count him finished. Why would anyone even consider playing him. McBean should have been brought into the side & Vickery help in the ruck. Modern football & football coaches are poo :thumbsdown
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It's a worry
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just to add RFC have to play long & direct to save the players from over running & not having anything left in the tank in the last quarter cause we going to use alot more energy just to get back 3 goals to level & work hard this 3rd term
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10 players with 6 or less disposals, another 5 with 8 or less!
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Honestly think we playing as bad as we have ever played under Hardwick. At this point in time there is not a team in the competition that we can beat. Next week against the Hawks I am confident we will lose by a record margin if we play like we are playing.
There is no evidence tonight to suggest that any game plan defence or offence actually exists. You really have to ask if Hardwick is such a good coach why is there no improvement week in week out when he continually advises the media that's what he is demanding from his players. Either the players have lost the coach or we simply don't have the players.
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Our game plan is f$&ked.
How many times do we kick it down the line to a contest??
Jack has 3 players on him or around him every time.
No wonder the players aren't having a go, they must be over it just like all of us.
Hardwick has lost this group. They are playing uninspiring footy.
Our kids are barely sighted except for C. Ellis.
Rioli needs to hold a tackle.
Menadue needs to get the footy.
Houli is a disgrace. And so is Ellis. And so is Astbury. And so is Batchelor, how many dumb free kicks can he give away.
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Get in front FFS!!
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Lloyd should remember he's a c grader and give ball to dusty
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What is Astbury doing :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
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What is Astbury doing :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead
Trying to work out if Chaplin is serious or not :whistle
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Nice handball to a stationary Miles there capn
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Good hands b Ellis
Well done
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& that is the game over :banghead :banghead
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If Dimma doesn't drop BEllis then he is a hypocrite. That contest with Polec on the wing was just not AFL standard.
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If Dimma doesn't drop BEllis then he is a hypocrite. That contest with Polec on the wing was just not AFL standard.
Rioli must be dropped also for being a squib. We can not have scared footballers in the side full stop
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If Dimma doesn't drop BEllis then he is a hypocrite. That contest with Polec on the wing was just not AFL standard.
Why would he start now? There are different rules for different folks
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For weeks now I've been wondering what C Ellis does?
Too many passengers in the side
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How can a player be pinned when the ball is punched from your hands :rollin
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Hardwick needs to be dropped for selecting Hampson :facepalm
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why did he not kick it straight through WTF do they teach down there
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How slow was B Ellis running after the opposition?
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drag B.Ellis off & don't bring him back :banghead :banghead pathetic footballer
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All that hard work & we lost the quarter
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May as well play our women's team next week, hang on a minute, sorry my mistake, they're playing this week. :lol
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If your running directly at goal why would you try bend the ball through. Its a straight drop punt
Brandon Ellis has totally lost me. Hardwick & the selectors have lost my confidence & that is why l didn't go to the game tonight. Why throw money away when you can have the option to switch games.
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Chaplin, Spudson and Morris are all arse and clearly the person that selects them is stuffen simple
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Give the ball away Jack the player was not even ready for it. DUMB
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More dumb stuff comical
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Comical kick it to Jack who has 2 on him FAIL
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l want everyone to take note & watch Astbury who has absolutely no awareness at all & is a danger to himself
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its a disease, now titch is handballing 1 metre to a stationary teammate facing him
anyone that says its not the coaching is a stuffing idiot
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That is where l switch off. That turnover killed me night
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l want everyone to take note & watch Astbury who has absolutely no awareness at all & is a danger to himself
yep
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Hello? Where's our defence?
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Nice effort Chaplin
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L,MAO
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How is it we can make that buffoon Dixon look good? :banghead
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Let me get this right, 27pts down, 10 minutes to go and yet we still go backwards sideways and to the boundary, we have NFI.
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This is so hard to watch :help
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I love the pain
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Port had 3 on 1 forward then lol. Menadue the one
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I love the pain
I heart felt laugh
If you watch close
The like of Hampson Chaplin Morris are very funny
Benny hill /
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Other game is worse Geelong 160 Suns 46 :snidegrin
back on the comical game
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Htf are we so consistently outnumbered in the last line of defence, there were three players over the top there- westhoff with the easiest of marks
Why cause we have kick chasers who think if they get alot of useless possies that they look good at games end. Astbury has no idea.
nah, its gotta be work ethic - we are outnumbered in our forward line often 3 or 4 on 1 and about 6 times tonight Ive seen 3 port players past our final defender.
We cant run
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Edwards was the only chaser followed by 5 port players while all the other tigers stayed back watching sums it up. They are not prepared to play for each other or the coach
They are shaming the great jumper they wear SHAME :banghead
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Other game is worse Geelong 160 Suns 46 :snidegrin
back on the comical game
Gc are better than us
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It's officially stuffed lads. I think we are tanking like we did in 2009.
From last to 8 th to last.
#dimmaslegacy
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Let me get this right, 27pts down, 10 minutes to go and yet we still go backwards sideways and to the boundary, we have NFI.
its all about the process dont you know? :banghead
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so can we see mcbean, Chol, Elton, Markov and Broad now?
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l would chop 10 of them players easy :thumbsdown
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so can we see mcbean, Chol, Elton, Markov and Broad now?
Yeah na
Hampson
Grigg
Chaplin
Morris
Showing some great leadership
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Can't wait for the presser.
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Other game is worse Geelong 160 Suns 46 :snidegrin
back on the comical game
Gc are better than us
Geelong 168 Suns 48 :rollin
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same, my weekly highlight
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Other game is worse Geelong 160 Suns 46 :snidegrin
back on the comical game
Gc are better than us
Geelong 168 Suns 48 :rollin
They have won 3 games this season
They have a brighter future than us
Keep laughing chuckles
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Can't wait for the presser.
Oh l can't wait. :snidegrin
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so can we see mcbean, Chol, Elton, Markov and Broad now?
Yeah na
Hampson
Grigg
Chaplin
Morris
Showing some great leadership
Keep Grigg for now
Delist on Monday....
Chaplin
Morris
Hampson
Batchelor
Drop.....
B.Ellis
Menadue
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Cotchin was best and stood up tonight
My stuffing arse
And yet you all pot the usual suspects. Grigg had a crack. Where was his skipper
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Cotchin was best and stood up tonight
My stuffing arse
And yet you all pot the usual suspects. Grigg had a crack. Where was his skipper
l agree Grigg have a real go tonight. losing Lambert & McIntosh didn't help his cause.
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did we lose Mcintosh or choose to play funny buggers and not play him
so can we see mcbean, Chol, Elton, Markov and Broad now?
Yeah na
Hampson
Grigg
Chaplin
Morris
Showing some great leadership
Keep Grigg for now
Delist on Monday....
Chaplin
Morris
Hampson
Batchelor
Drop.....
B.Ellis
Menadue
Houli
Cotchin was best and stood up tonight
My stuffing arse
And yet you all pot the usual suspects. Grigg had a crack. Where was his skipper
Cotchin went alright early when the game was still alive
Grigg tied tonight but Less talented than a Vfl b grader
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Tonight proved to me that we currently have the worst 22 running around and no game plan to boot. No team can win under those circumstances and something needs to be done. Benny needs to come out and say something because watching on telly it seemed Port supporters were out numbering us tonight and with a crowd of 29000 our supporters are clearly showing their displeasure of the current situation by not showing up.
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Cotchin was best and stood up tonight
My stuffing arse
And yet you all pot the usual suspects. Grigg had a crack. Where was his skipper
Grigg was the only one who had a crack.
Cotchin was pathetic
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Cotchin was best and stood up tonight
My stuffing arse
And yet you all pot the usual suspects. Grigg had a crack. Where was his skipper
l agree Grigg have a real go tonight. losing Lambert & McIntosh didn't help his cause.
Thought Castanga had a crack, lambert was a blow but only because we were a man down not because we lost Lambert.
I'm not sure at what point the match comitee will see the light with Chaplin and Morris?
The selection of two ruckman both who are dinosaurs was just pathetic..
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Cantstandya > grigg
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Cotchin was best and stood up tonight
My stuffing arse
And yet you all pot the usual suspects. Grigg had a crack. Where was his skipper
Grigg was the only one who had a crack.
Cotchin was pathetic
It's like they swapped personalities again.
Cotchin was a turnover King tonight. Absolutely useless and pathetic was the perfect word to describe him. He should be ashamed of himself.
Grigg played his best game for some time and was very good. I still want him gone though.
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We can discuss players merits to the cows come home but the RFC is this,
A club that sells hope and that is all. Hope to make finals and then hope to win a final.
If we actually do then hope turns into expectation and therein lies the failure. As expectation breeds
success and we just can't deliver. The crowds will drop off, the marquee will drift away the dollars will
diminish. The club cannot deal with that critique or scrutiny and is afraid of the success that may
occur. Hapenned post 95, post 01 and is happening now. Some may think we are re-entering the footy
abyss. I think we have yet to climb out since 1983 with only a few rays of light poking through at
one time or another fooling most.
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First time I have preferred to lose a game since Wallace. Hawks and Swans will bury the point home, just wish it were Bombers then Freo instead of the other way around.
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We can discuss players merits to the cows come home but the RFC is this,
A club that sells hope and that is all. Hope to make finals and then hope to win a final.
If we actually do then hope turns into expectation and therein lies the failure. As expectation breeds
success and we just can't deliver. The crowds will drop off, the marquee will drift away the dollars will
diminish. The club cannot deal with that critique or scrutiny and is afraid of the success that may
occur. Hapenned post 95, post 01 and is happening now. Some may think we are re-entering the footy
abyss. I think we have yet to climb out since 1983 with only a few rays of light poking through at
one time or another fooling most.
:clapping :clapping :clapping
Donny always telling like it is ......Greek poetry!
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At the end of the day it's probably best we lost.
Beating a half strength Port Adelaide would have just covered over how bad we are.
We need something dramatic to happen before anyone at our club will do something.
A couple of big loses the next couple of weeks against Hawthorn and Sydney should help too.
We look slow and uninterested. Hardwick has coach all the talent and flair out of this group.
Imagine a game plan that is based around manufacturing goals in stead of a plan to kick goals.
Tonight we had Lloyd deep as our marking forward.
It's seems everyone who watches our game can see what we are doing wrong except the coaching staff.
For a club of 70, 000 members we are spineless and scared to do anything about it.
I am embarrassed to be a Tigers supporter.
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Tonight proved to me that we currently have the worst 22 running around and no game plan to boot. No team can win under those circumstances and something needs to be done. Benny needs to come out and say something because watching on telly it seemed Port supporters were out numbering us tonight and with a crowd of 29000 our supporters are clearly showing their displeasure of the current situation by not showing up.
That is a very correct statement. l can tell you that out of our weekly attenders that 1 of 14 went to the game tonight. Some had work & like me the others chose to stop wasting our money & long travel times to go watch a bunch of amateurs brainless spuds who put pressure on themselves & turn the ball over like they don't even care. These players are not playing for the jumper & think because we lack talent & injury that they will get games by just turning up anyway. l won't attend another game this year.
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I went with the family again.
I'll be going to Hawks game with two colleagues (why oh why)
Then I'll drop right off
Takes me 2hrs to get to the G
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Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse - it does :P ;D. Port were terrible and we're missing Gray, Wingard, Lobbe and Trengove. It just goes to show we're the worst performing side in the league right now. If the proverbial doesn't hit the fan now, it will if we continue to dish this crap up and cop floggings from the Hawks and Swans before being "embarrassed" by Essendon in the Dreamtime game. Many supporters/members around us that usually go every week, won't be going to these games because of the sub-standard trollop the side is serving up this year. This malaise is going to cost the Club $$$.
Plenty of horrid and/or Benny Hill moments to pick out last night but the worst for mine was when we simply switched the play to a HBF and about 7 Port mids had run hard across to the Southern stand wing while our mids were still stuck on the MCC wing slowly jogging in a group 40m behind them. We're so slooooooow, lazy, selfish, rudderless and dumb, and are carrying a stack of spuds who should not be in an AFL side. Time to forget this year and play the cubs.
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Oh well. What can you say. I think enough have been said since the loss to the Pies. Nothing left now. Can't see another win though for a very long time. If at all. :-\
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If Sam "look at me, look at me" Lloyd plays another game for us I'll dead set spew up
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Have not been to a game all year for the first time in 20 years I'd say. Granted I was away for the first 2 but since then zip and will continue until I see wholesale changes.
A friend said to me why do you go for?
Do they put in 100% for the members on and off the field ? If the answer is yes then go. If not then why waste your time.
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If Sam "look at me, look at me" Lloyd plays another game for us I'll dead set spew up
He likes playin with his hair
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On a slightly positive note, we were missing many players with experience, some of whom are good. Rance, Vlas, Grimes, (Lambert), Yarran, (Drummond??), McIntosh, (Conca). Good or not so good, all would have been helpful. Too many young players who need more experience around them. Look at how long it has taken GWS and GC to get any good and they have needed a raft of experienced and good players to be with them to get anywhere. And GC lose by 20 goals. That being said, our recruiting remains in an abysmal state. Dumma said we did not execute his plan. But we didn't have the executioners. As everyone says, the following will never be great: Morris, Vickery (in la la land most of the time), astbury, b Ellis etc etc
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Terrific, just terrificTM
As part of my IS package we had our first prematch briefing last night
Game plan got explained to us. Have to say it made perfect sense. Sounded good, very good if executed correctly and properly
Issues becomes our players can't or won't execute it.
Heard Grigg on 3AW driving home said we played DUMB. Heard Hardwick's pressed on AW as well, he said we played dumb, we failed to execute basic skills. Although he took responsibility for the mess we are in what disappointed me most was when he said he still has faith in his list. Why? You say they play dumb and in the next breath say you still have faith in them. The only ones you should have faith in are the kids, as they are likely to do the right things and at least try execute the game plan (just like George tried too)
The others? Time to lose the faith and drop them
Would rather lose with the kids playing than a number of senior blokes on show last evening
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Terrific, just terrificTM
As part of my IS package we had our first prematch briefing last night
Game plan got explained to us. Have to say it made perfect sense. Sounded good, very good if executed correctly and properly
Issues becomes our players can't or won't execute it.
Heard Grigg on 3AW driving home said we played DUMB. Heard Hardwick's pressed on AW as well, he said we played dumb, we failed to execute basic skills. Although he took responsibility for the mess we are in what disappointed me most was when he said he still has faith in his list. Why? You say they play dumb and in the next breath say you still have faith in them. The only ones you should have faith in are the kids, as they are likely to do the right things and at least try execute the game plan (just like George tried too)
The others? Time to lose the faith and drop them
Would rather lose with the kids playing than a number of senior blokes on show last evening
So WP is the game plan we want to execute sound and its a player issue only?
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Also wanted to say C Ellis had a dip last night.
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Its all good to have a game plan but you need to SELECT the right players to achieve it.
Not having Rance in the side is probably the be all and end all of Hardwicks genius plan.
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Terrific, just terrificTM
As part of my IS package we had our first prematch briefing last night
Game plan got explained to us. Have to say it made perfect sense. Sounded good, very good if executed correctly and properly
Issues becomes our players can't or won't execute it.
Heard Grigg on 3AW driving home said we played DUMB. Heard Hardwick's pressed on AW as well, he said we played dumb, we failed to execute basic skills. Although he took responsibility for the mess we are in what disappointed me most was when he said he still has faith in his list. Why? You say they play dumb and in the next breath say you still have faith in them. The only ones you should have faith in are the kids, as they are likely to do the right things and at least try execute the game plan (just like George tried too)
The others? Time to lose the faith and drop them
Would rather lose with the kids playing than a number of senior blokes on show last evening
Who drafts, trains, coaches game plan?
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A game plan has to be suited to the cattle you have, keep hearing the word dumb and its a word I have used quite a bit to describe our group of players. It seems very obvious to me that we simply don't have the necessary qualities of the players currently on our list to actually execute the game plan. So as i see it if the game plan is so good then we need to recruit specific players who can and will execute or alternatively we need an altogether new game plan that is customised to make best use of the squad we have. Unfortunately continually trying to ram a square peg into a round hole is doing no one at the club any favours.
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Cotchin was best and stood up tonight
My stuffing arse
And yet you all pot the usual suspects. Grigg had a crack. Where was his skipper
Grigg was the only one who had a crack.
Cotchin was pathetic
Well you now know why he was off his game. He stayed out there & didn't sook & still led the players off in front of the angry mob
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Cotchin was best and stood up tonight
My stuffing arse
And yet you all pot the usual suspects. Grigg had a crack. Where was his skipper
Grigg was the only one who had a crack.
Cotchin was pathetic
Well you now know why he was off his game. He stayed out there & didn't sook & still led the players off in front of the angry mob
Big balls
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Grigg was his usual shyte self - one way running, zero defensive pressure, mindless bombs into the forward 50, a lucky scab goal and a couple of behinds where he ignored better options.
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Grigg was his usual shyte self - one way running, zero defensive pressure, mindless bombd int the forward, a lucky scab goal and a couple of behinds where he ignored better options.
Just another of Hardwicks favorites that runs around getting meaningless touches of the footy. I swear DH picks the side using the stat sheet.
FO Grigg and FO Hardwick.
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Terrific, just terrificTM
As part of my IS package we had our first prematch briefing last night
Game plan got explained to us. Have to say it made perfect sense. Sounded good, very good if executed correctly and properly
Issues becomes our players can't or won't execute it.
l have some hope when l hear that they have a game plan & it sounds good. ;D
Injury has riddled us as l have said many times early in the year that it's killing them. Summer is based on planing & execution of those plans without revealing it to the spy's from other clubs. l will write off this season due to all the injuries. But when l see many players who seem brain dead & panic on the arena, That is not excepted. There is no excuse for any listed RFC player to be seen playing dumb & its happened all season. Basic football mistakes are made & turn overs like nothing l have seen before. RFC will now be forced to play those who seem not ready, But this is where stars are born. Some players just can't play 2nds footy, But are super at a upper level because of the speed & flow of the game. Fitness will be their enemy till they learn how to control it. (Count players like Morris out. His brain dead) Lets just hope some of these youngsters are stars of the future.
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If Sam "look at me, look at me" Lloyd plays another game for us I'll dead set spew up
Lloyd was ordinary but until last night he was one of the few players on the list having a reasonable season. Really question how he was used last night as people were kicking it on his head as if he was our marking target.
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If Sam "look at me, look at me" Lloyd plays another game for us I'll dead set spew up
Lloyd was ordinary but until last night he was one of the few players on the list having a reasonable season. Really question how he was used last night as people were kicking it on his head as if he was our marking target.
Yer I agree with that. He has shown some real improvement this year.
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The standard of football was very poor. We appear to be terrified of kicking the ball and when we do most of the time we turn it over. Constantly handpassing to a person under pressure or handballing for no good reason. Over used the ball. Butchered delivery into forward. Missed easy goals eg Jack's snap and Grigg's last shot at goal. Extremely slow in getting it out of defence and no one willing to run. Furthermore it appeared at times we were clearly second to the contest and allowed Port to gain possession eg goal kicked in second quarter when Maric and I think it was Ellis just stood still whilst Port player grabbed possession and goaled. Struggled to think of any players who played well apart from Rioli who I thought showed some real class. Lids excused because first game back. Cotchin and Lambert excused because injured early. Lack of skills really let us down. When Grigg is the most productive forward in first half you know the side is in trouble. Hampson should have never played he was terrible around the ground. Chaplin was weak. B Ellis was too easily brushed aside. Houli and Morris turned the ball over at will. If the players were following the game plan then the game plan is atrocious. If the players were not following the game plan then Hardwick has lost the players and should go.
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The standard of football was very poor. We appear to be terrified of kicking the ball and when we do most of the time we turn it over. Constantly handpassing to a person under pressure or handballing for no good reason. Over used the ball. Butchered delivery into forward. Missed easy goals eg Jack's snap and Grigg's last shot at goal. Extremely slow in getting it out of defence and no one willing to run. Furthermore it appeared at times we were clearly second to the contest and allowed Port to gain possession eg goal kicked in second quarter when Maric and I think it was Ellis just stood still whilst Port player grabbed possession and goaled. Struggled to think of any players who played well apart from Rioli who I thought showed some real class. Lids excused because first game back. Cotchin and Lambert excused because injured early. Lack of skills really let us down. When Grigg is the most productive forward in first half you know the side is in trouble. Hampson should have never played he was terrible around the ground. Chaplin was weak. B Ellis was too easily brushed aside. Houli and Morris turned the ball over at will. If the players were following the game plan then the game plan is atrocious. If the players were not following the game plan then Hardwick has lost the players and should go.
Brandon Ellis was judged in our best :lol He was purely poo. Rioli was poo also. He pooed his pants when he squibbed. Back to the 2nds for the lad. Sack the forwards coach caused he has no idea. Our forwards push up way too far & if they win the ball down back, are too fatigued to push back to the forward 50. We just can't play like that. No-one to score. Had to laugh Lloyd was always 1 on 2 trying to out mark huge backmen meanwhile their crumbers cleaned up. It was truely the most pathetic exhibition l have ever seen. Riewoldt alwys had 3 on him so where are the other forwards like Rioli, Lloyd, martin & Edwards. walking back up the field.
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When did Rioli shyte himself? What a load of crap. If anything, he tries too hard.
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I disagreed that Rioli was poor. Rioli is young and showed he has class eg his pass to Jack on the lead. The problem is they overuse the ball in the backhalf and then when they deliver it to the forwardline it is slow and usually favours the defenders. The amount of times we missed a target because we were too slow or we kicked to the advantage of a port defender were countless. There is absolutely no quick movement in the back half. No run. No gut running. Just poor slow delivery.
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So WP is the game plan we want to execute sound and its a player issue only?
Based on what was explained and the vision shown, it is more than sound. It is similar to what other teams are doing but for what ever reason our blokes can't, don't or won't execute it.
It is interesting I've read with interest people yet again bag Batchelor, but he was of the 3 key backs last night (Astbury :banghead, & Chaplin :banghead :banghead the other 2) the only one who tried to execute the plan when the ball was in the back D50. Yes he stuffed up but at least he was doing what he was supposed to be doing.
Trust me "happy handball" in the defensive 50, wasn't the plan. But Astbury in particular seemed hellbent on handballing to any stationery target he could find.
Not sure if anyone noticed in the 3rd Houli had the ball near the goal square, most players had moved to the souther stand side. There were a couple of blokes down the line members side. Batchelor told Houli to go to the southern stand side and based on what we were told prematch, he should have done but no he went to members side with a nothing kick and created a turnover and Batchelor had to leave his man to try and fix the problem created.
Meant he ended up out of position, copped a barrage of abuse from the crowd for not manning up. Only reason he wasn't locking down his opponent was because he was trying to fix someone else's mess. It looks bad but he's not to blame but he cops the abuse.
Is it a player only issue? No but last night IMESHO it was without doubt more a player issue than a coaching one
However, the question remains is the message getting through? Do they understand it? If they don't understand it then you have to further question the players.
Why?
Because I am not a footballer but I understood the plan and some of it is so basic I don't understand why some of them struggle with it so much.
Just my take
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after 7 years if the message is not getting through then it becomes all about the imbecile delivering the message.
Your example of Houli is further proof that its a coaching issue. Plenty of similar examples like that of players not following team rules and guess what happens the following week. Dimwit rewards them with automatic selection.
get rid of the flog and you might see some changes in behaviour.
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after 7 years if the message is not getting through then it becomes all about the imbecile delivering the message.
Your example of Houli is further proof that its a coaching issue. Plenty of similar examples like that of players not following team rules and guess what happens the following week. Dimwit rewards them with automatic selection.
get rid of the flog and you might see some changes in behaviour.
Actually what will happen next week's is Batchelor will get dropped and Houli will retain his spot and that's a bigger issue as our players playing dumb footy and not being able to execute the plan
And yes that is clearly a coaching issue
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So WP is the game plan we want to execute sound and its a player issue only?
Based on what was explained and the vision shown, it is more than sound. It is similar to what other teams are doing but for what ever reason our blokes can't, don't or won't execute it.
It is interesting I've read with interest people yet again bag Batchelor, but he was of the 3 key backs last night (Astbury :banghead, & Chaplin :banghead :banghead the other 2) the only one who tried to execute the plan when the ball was in the back D50. Yes he stuffed up but at least he was doing what he was supposed to be doing.
Trust me "happy handball" in the defensive 50, wasn't the plan. But Astbury in particular seemed hellbent on handballing to any stationery target he could find.
Not sure if anyone noticed in the 3rd Houli had the ball near the goal square, most players had moved to the souther stand side. There were a couple of blokes down the line members side. Batchelor told Houli to go to the southern stand side and based on what we were told prematch, he should have done but no he went to members side with a nothing kick and created a turnover and Batchelor had to leave his man to try and fix the problem created.
Meant he ended up out of position, copped a barrage of abuse from the crowd for not manning up. Only reason he wasn't locking down his opponent was because he was trying to fix someone else's mess. It looks bad but he's not to blame but he cops the abuse.
Is it a player only issue? No but last night IMESHO it was without doubt more a player issue than a coaching one
However, the question remains is the message getting through? Do they understand it? If they don't understand it then you have to further question the players.
Why?
Because I am not a footballer but I understood the plan and some of it is so basic I don't understand why some of them struggle with it so much.
Just my take
Houli is a major contributor to why we are in the position we are. Constantly makes several errors weekly. I cant stand it when Chaplin calls Batchelor in to take the 200cm forward and he stands in no mans land as the spare. His refusal to take the talls is frightening :banghead
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Houli is in the top 4 for turnovers in the afl
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Houli is in the top 4 for turnovers in the afl
At least we're in the top four of something... :scream
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So WP is the game plan we want to execute sound and its a player issue only?
Based on what was explained and the vision shown, it is more than sound. It is similar to what other teams are doing but for what ever reason our blokes can't, don't or won't execute it.
It is interesting I've read with interest people yet again bag Batchelor, but he was of the 3 key backs last night (Astbury :banghead, & Chaplin :banghead :banghead the other 2) the only one who tried to execute the plan when the ball was in the back D50. Yes he stuffed up but at least he was doing what he was supposed to be doing.
Trust me "happy handball" in the defensive 50, wasn't the plan. But Astbury in particular seemed hellbent on handballing to any stationery target he could find.
Not sure if anyone noticed in the 3rd Houli had the ball near the goal square, most players had moved to the souther stand side. There were a couple of blokes down the line members side. Batchelor told Houli to go to the southern stand side and based on what we were told prematch, he should have done but no he went to members side with a nothing kick and created a turnover and Batchelor had to leave his man to try and fix the problem created.
Meant he ended up out of position, copped a barrage of abuse from the crowd for not manning up. Only reason he wasn't locking down his opponent was because he was trying to fix someone else's mess. It looks bad but he's not to blame but he cops the abuse.
Is it a player only issue? No but last night IMESHO it was without doubt more a player issue than a coaching one
However, the question remains is the message getting through? Do they understand it? If they don't understand it then you have to further question the players.
Why?
Because I am not a footballer but I understood the plan and some of it is so basic I don't understand why some of them struggle with it so much.
Just my take
Last question then I'm off...
So is it Dimma's game plan to kick it sideways and backwards without even looking forward basically everywhere on the ground?
Because it happens way to much for it to just be a coincidence.
Are you sure you weren't in the Port Adelaide function!! :lol
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Last question then I'm off...
So is it Dimma's game plan to kick it sideways and backwards without even looking forward basically everywhere on the ground?
Because it happens way to much for it to just be a coincidence.
Are you sure you weren't in the Port Adelaide function!! :lol
1/ No to the underline bit
and
2/ no to your last question, was actually an interesting presentation because floor got opened up for questions and there were a lot of questions about more than just the game plan
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I doubt u know that for a fact
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I doubt u know that for a fact
Correct. The kings of spin will do everything they can to deflect the blame onto others. Even lie
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When did Rioli shyte himself? What a load of crap. If anything, he tries too hard.
Needs to go back to the VFL and get a few games in a row of 20 possessions
Watching him on Sat Night , he was petrified at times
He will make it, but needs to learn his craft
He doesn't run to the right spots on ground therefore can't use his skills to advantage for the team
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Last question then I'm off...
So is it Dimma's game plan to kick it sideways and backwards without even looking forward basically everywhere on the ground?
Because it happens way to much for it to just be a coincidence.
Are you sure you weren't in the Port Adelaide function!! :lol
1/ No to the underline bit
and
2/ no to your last question, was actually an interesting presentation because fall got opened up for questions and there were a lot of questions about more than just the game plan
So if your comments about the plan are true, we just don't have the cattle to execute it. That or the coach can't get the best out of his players which is what a good coach does.
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stuff me sideways.
i keep seeing the same mistakes. players first instinct is to handball, players handballing forward to a flat footed player facing away from goal, players hitting the ball running away from goal and having no one to hand ball to so forced do a u turn, players getting free after a chain of handballs then handballing again to a player under pressure, players trying to run in waves but being forward of the ball carrier so when the handball comes the opposition are right upon them.
All these are constants and must be attributed to the coach, There is clearly something in their training regimes that cause these things to happen, whether deliberate or not
Year after year, the same stuff, even when winning, these things are happening, just not as often and the players are finding a way to get out of jail, but its a fine line.
The opposition now know it. they know if they apply the pressure and get in our face we will turn it over more than break the lines ourselves, yet the coaches continue down the same path.
If this is nothing like how the coach wants them to play, then there are serious issues with how he tries to teach them how he wants them to play.
No matter how you look at it, responsibility comes down to the coach, FFS thats his job.
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why worry about what you cant control? :shh
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im not worried. i dont lose one minute of sleep over it. just pointing out that the coach wears the can.
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Last question then I'm off...
So is it Dimma's game plan to kick it sideways and backwards without even looking forward basically everywhere on the ground?
Because it happens way to much for it to just be a coincidence.
Are you sure you weren't in the Port Adelaide function!! :lol
1/ No to the underline bit
and
2/ no to your last question, was actually an interesting presentation because fall got opened up for questions and there were a lot of questions about more than just the game plan
So if your comments about the plan are true, we just don't have the cattle to execute it. That or the coach can't get the best out of his players which is what a good coach does.
I've posted what we were told on the night. A other coterie group got told the same so....
And BTW seeing no ones asked no the presentation wasnt done by Hardwick.
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No matter how you look at it, responsibility comes down to the coach, FFS thats his job.
I actually agree with you but the players are as much to blame as well.
Based on what were told and shown they failed to execute the most basic parts of the plan.
Yes it is up to the coach to instill it but i would say it is up to the players to at least try and manage the basic concept of creating pressure, chasing, kicking etc
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No matter how you look at it, responsibility comes down to the coach, FFS thats his job.
I actually agree with you but the players are as much to blame as well.
Based on what were told and shown they failed to execute the most basic parts of the plan.
Yes it is up to the coach to instill it but i would say it is up to the players to at least try and manage the basic concept of creating pressure, chasing, kicking etc
But this happens every week WP. The coach is paralysed and won't drop those guys that can't manage these basic concepts! So it is his fault at the end of it all, no ifs or buts.
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When did Rioli shyte himself? What a load of crap. If anything, he tries too hard.
Needs to go back to the VFL and get a few games in a row of 20 possessions
Watching him on Sat Night , he was petrified at times
He will make it, but needs to learn his craft
He doesn't run to the right spots on ground therefore can't use his skills to advantage for the team
Yep Rioli needs a week or two in the VFL. I'd bring Short in for him having had some reasonable form Dropping a 1st year bloke who's struggled for a couple weeks so he can build some confidence isn't taking us backward like some on here suggest.
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When did Rioli shyte himself? What a load of crap. If anything, he tries too hard.
Needs to go back to the VFL and get a few games in a row of 20 possessions
Watching him on Sat Night , he was petrified at times
He will make it, but needs to learn his craft
He doesn't run to the right spots on ground therefore can't use his skills to advantage for the team
Yep Rioli needs a week or two in the VFL. I'd bring Short in for him having had some reasonable form Dropping a 1st year bloke who's struggled for a couple weeks so he can build some confidence isn't taking us backward like some on here suggest.
I'd agree with this in most cases but not when our seconds are as bad as they are. We have a ruckman that is learning to kick and handball on the job and a group of fat local footballers who have a decent crack but simply are not at the level of skill of a seconds AFL side.
Keep playing Rioli and he will have a good game soon just like C.Eliis did on the weekend. We are stuffed anyway, may as well get as many games into our potential next group of stars as we can.
I'd play Short as well.
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I'd agree with this in most cases but not when our seconds are as bad as they are. We have a ruckman that is learning to kick and handball on the job and a group of fat local footballers who have a decent crack but simply are not at the level of skill of a seconds AFL side.
Keep playing Rioli and he will have a good soon just like C.Eliis did on the weekend. We are stuffed anyway, may as well get as many games into our potential next group of stars as we can.
I'd play Short as well.
Absolutely agree with this.
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2/ no to your last question, was actually an interesting presentation because floor got opened up for questions and there were a lot of questions about more than just the game plan
Come on, share the good ones
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Coaches' votes (Hardwick & Hinkley)
RICHMOND v PORT ADELAIDE
10 Matthew Broadbent (PA)
8 Jared Polec (PA)
5 Shaun Grigg (Rich)
3 Jarman Impey (PA)
2 Travis Boak (PA)
2 Jack Hombsch (PA)
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-02/aflca-votes-round-six-superstar-cat-dangerfield-polls-again-to-take-the-overall-lead
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Don't think our players are fit enough compared to other teams. They all looks stuffed by half time and it was obvious they were shot by the last.
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That's been the case at Richmond for the last three decades bar maybe a couple of seasons under Northey.....
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Don't think our players are fit enough compared to other teams. They all looks stuffed by half time and it was obvious they were shot by the last.
Honestly think the reduced interchange has affected us more than most teams. Indicates to me that quite a few of our players dont have great tanks so struggle the longer they are out there. Again comes back to recruiting and team selection and getting the mix right, at the moment its all wrong.
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Don't think our players are fit enough compared to other teams. They all looks stuffed by half time and it was obvious they were shot by the last.
Honestly think the reduced interchange has affected us more than most teams. Indicates to me that quite a few of our players dont have great tanks so struggle the longer they are out there. Again comes back to recruiting and team selection and getting the mix right, at the moment its all wrong.
Maybe our fitness adviser coach managing director of sports science is one big dud.
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Don't think our players are fit enough compared to other teams. They all looks stuffed by half time and it was obvious they were shot by the last.
Honestly think the reduced interchange has affected us more than most teams. Indicates to me that quite a few of our players dont have great tanks so struggle the longer they are out there. Again comes back to recruiting and team selection and getting the mix right, at the moment its all wrong.
Port were playing with us, apparently. On the AFL live site during the game, it said at half-time that Port had only used two interchanges in the first half. If that was correct, then no surprise they had plenty of run left in their legs late in the game compared to us.
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Don't think our players are fit enough compared to other teams. They all looks stuffed by half time and it was obvious they were shot by the last.
Honestly think the reduced interchange has affected us more than most teams. Indicates to me that quite a few of our players dont have great tanks so struggle the longer they are out there. Again comes back to recruiting and team selection and getting the mix right, at the moment its all wrong.
Port were playing with us, apparently. On the AFL live site during the game, it said at half-time that Port had only used two interchanges in the first half. If that was correct, then no surprise they had plenty of run left in their legs late in the game compared to us.
Was correct
They ramped up their interchanges in the 3rd.
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Don't think our players are fit enough compared to other teams. They all looks stuffed by half time and it was obvious they were shot by the last.
Honestly think the reduced interchange has affected us more than most teams. Indicates to me that quite a few of our players dont have great tanks so struggle the longer they are out there. Again comes back to recruiting and team selection and getting the mix right, at the moment its all wrong.
Port were playing with us, apparently. On the AFL live site during the game, it said at half-time that Port had only used two interchanges in the first half. If that was correct, then no surprise they had plenty of run left in their legs late in the game compared to us.
Ouch ...
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Looks like they didn't have any interchanges in the first half by the looks of the footy wire app.
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Looks like they didn't have any interchanges in the first half by the looks of the footy wire app.
Ouch ...
They were truly extracting the urine
:facepalm :facepalm
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Looks like they didn't have any interchanges in the first half by the looks of the footy wire app.
Ouch ...
They were truly extracting the urine
:facepalm :facepalm
68 in the third quarter. Goes to show how teams can afford to experiment playing against us knowing that we are normally useless in the second half considering our lack of fitness across the board.
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Fitness may be an issue but skill deficiencies for me explains why we were easily beaten.
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Well they did rest a few of their stars eg Gray etc etc
They knew we are playing for draft picks
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Don't think our players are fit enough compared to other teams. They all looks stuffed by half time and it was obvious they were shot by the last.
Would say this is spot on
Watching Rance this year , his frustration is contributed to his lack of fitness I would suggest
Think the club should not have let him have extended break irrelevant of the spin they come out with
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Don't think our players are fit enough compared to other teams. They all looks stuffed by half time and it was obvious they were shot by the last.
Honestly think the reduced interchange has affected us more than most teams. Indicates to me that quite a few of our players dont have great tanks so struggle the longer they are out there. Again comes back to recruiting and team selection and getting the mix right, at the moment its all wrong.
Port were playing with us, apparently. On the AFL live site during the game, it said at half-time that Port had only used two interchanges in the first half. If that was correct, then no surprise they had plenty of run left in their legs late in the game compared to us.
Was correct
They ramped up their interchanges in the 3rd.
Woah, so they had at least 2 players who didn't take part in the first half? Or can you change people over at the breaks without it counting?
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:rollin
Well they did rest a few of their stars eg Gray etc etc
They knew we are playing for draft picks
If we are playing for draft picks
Why did Cotchin play out the game with a broken face
We are not playing for draft picks. We are crap.
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:rollinWell they did rest a few of their stars eg Gray etc etc
They knew we are playing for draft picks
If we are playing for draft picks
Why did Cotchin play out the game with a broken face
We are not playing for draft picks. We are crap.
:shh we need to be subtle about it
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:lol