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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on April 07, 2021, 07:28:05 PM
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Melbourne and Richmond will pay tribute to Australian Football Hall of Famer stuff ‘Checker’ Hughes on Anzac Day Eve.
Foxfooty.com.au can reveal an annual best on ground medal will be awarded in his honour, starting with this year’s game on April 24 at the MCG.
Hughes was a dual premiership player and one-time premiership coach for the Tigers before leading Melbourne to the 1939, 1940, 1941 and 1948 flags.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2021-anzac-day-round-fixture-melbourne-vs-richmond-medals-anzac-medal-winners-new-award/news-story/7884875fb9e13ffb3e6d2432852c871a
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Bump. Bookies have us as favourite.
AFL Round 6
Melbourne vs RICHMOND
Saturday, 24th April 2021 (Anzac Eve) @ the M.C.G.
Start time: 7.25pm
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I'm not overly confident about this one. Think we've won the last half dozen or so but Melbourne usually turn up for us. Particularly worried about the ruck situation without Soldo. Wonder if they will just concede the tap and try to win it at the ground level?
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I'm not overly confident about this one. Think we've won the last half dozen or so but Melbourne usually turn up for us. Particularly worried about the ruck situation without Soldo. Wonder if they will just concede the tap and try to win it at the ground level?
Which is where Pickett excels.
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Suspect we won't be showing them all our cards.... :shh
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Looking forward to them folding like a deck of cards. They have been up for a while, due for a loss.
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The Melbourne Cricket Club is expecting a crowd of 64,000 for the Anzac Eve game, in defiance of the 2021 pattern of reduced crowds and reluctant spectators at the MCG.
The MCC members reserve with a capacity of 17,250, is nearly entirely allocated for the Melbourne-Richmond game on Saturday night.
Melbourne, too, will have a much higher allocation for their members than Richmond for the Anzac Eve game, which shapes as a far more consequential game than Collingwood-Essendon given the Demons are unbeaten and Richmond remain the competition benchmarks and flag favourites.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/anzac-games-to-defy-the-trend-of-reluctant-mcg-stuff.html
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ANZAC EVE
We encourage all fans attending the annual Anzac Eve match to be in their seats by 6.45pm for the ANZAC Observance Ceremony.
Fans attending the match will be encouraged to stand in silence as the lights at the MCG are dimmed for a pre-game ceremony.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/915474/game-day-hub
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Leppitsch on SEN:
Former Richmond assistant coach Justin Leppitsch, a key part of Richmond’s three premierships, explained how the club prepared for Melbourne in recent years.
“Melbourne was very much a team, to use a term, you manage and exploit,” Leppitsch told SEN’s Whateley.
“So, you’d manage the inside of the game, you’re probably going to lose clearances to Melbourne in the past because they had such dominant grunt mids, but the outside of their game was just not quite there.”
However, Leppitsch believes the changes they’ve made this year will make them a much tougher side for Richmond to exploit.
“But this is where Melbourne has changed (this year) they are a different team. They look different in front of the ball, they look more solid behind the ball, they set the ground up so much better than they used to,” the Lions great added.
“The backs at Richmond would really know that the Melbourne forwards would get too high up the ground and they’d drop off them and you can picture a Nick Vlastuin intercept marking and then they’re back out the other way.
“Melbourne set up the ground so much better and that’s going to be harder for the Richmond guys.
“In their last three outings, Melbourne have had 12 shots, 15 shots and 12 shots, the last three times they’ve played Richmond at this ground. They just can’t score against Richmond.
“Melbourne is averaging 26 shots this year, so it’s not just their defence, but their ability to score consistently has been there across the first five weeks.
“That’s the arm wrestle I’m looking forward to. Whether they can keep Richmond’s defence accountable and make sure they can’t get any intercepts and go back the other way, which they’ve proven they’ve been able to do over the first five weeks.
“They’re as ready as they’ve ever been (for the challenge of Richmond). They’ll definitely make it harder for Richmond because they’ve still got those inside mids that should get on top in that part of the game.
“Richmond haven’t ever been elite gold standard in that part of the game. They’ve more been on the outer ring than the inner ring with their focus. They should win that inner ring battle (Melbourne), but they’re so much better at that spread to get from the inner ring to the outer ring, they’re so much better this year Melbourne and their defensive setup is more solid than it has ever been.”
Richmond has won their last five match-ups with Melbourne, including by 27 points in Round 5 of 2020.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/04/20/why-melbourne-is-as-ready-as-theyve-ever-been-for-richmond-challenge/
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Melbourne saying May will play. They are also likely to bring in a tall forward in either Sam Weideman or Ben Brown to replace Mitch Brown. Fritsch could also play.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/598967/melbourne-star-defender-steven-may-returns-after-nasty-eye-injury
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Melbourne supporter, Tim, on SEN saying the Dees have 7-8 elite players (including Tom McDonald) and that Richmond has nowhere near the elite players Melbourne does. Richmond only has a good system and if Melbourne gets its system up and running then they will beat Richmond.
Dwayne Russell replies with "Reasonable call Tim, you make a good point".
Listen here: https://twitter.com/Jpana75/status/1384336102199234562
:wallywink
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He sounds exactly like my cousin :lol
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Yes. I finally get to go to a game. It's been almost 2 years and I'm excited to see the boys go around.
The next day is Anzac Day and most thing will be closed. Any idea what we could do in Melbourne for the day?
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Yes. I finally get to go to a game. It's been almost 2 years and I'm excited to see the boys go around.
The next day is Anzac Day and most thing will be closed. Any idea what we could do in Melbourne for the day?
Something are open after Midday
But being ANZAC Day, the Shrine is certainly open and is always worth a visit
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Umpires this week:
12 - Andrew Stephens
7 - Jeff Dalgleish
22 - Nathan Williamson
https://aflua.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021-AFL-Season-Umpire-Appointments-Round-6-Short-Version.pdf
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Our Anzac Eve guernsey:
(https://resources.richmondfc.com.au/photo-resources/2021/04/22/0de129c9-d3b7-4450-82ea-e962934d5961/Kane-Lambert-5200.jpg?width=1904)
Again inspired by Laurence Binyon’s poem, For the Fallen, Richmond will wear a special commemorative jumper for its traditional Anzac Eve clash against Melbourne at the MCG.
As it did in 2019, the guernsey features Morse code of Binyon's poems third and fourth stanza.
The Morse code that spells out the tale, replicates the architecture of the walls of the Education Centre courtyard at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.
A written version of the poem is also featured on the front of the jumper, along with the 2021 Anzac Appeal logo and a Gold Back-to-Back AFL Premiers badge.
Designed by PUMA, Richmond’s on-field apparel partner, the back of the guernsey includes an enlarged Lest We Forget section, paying tribute to fallen Richmond players who died serving our country, or had their death attributed to war service.
Added to the list from the last Anzac commemorative jumper is 1925 Richmond player Norm Le Brun, with his links to the Club and war only recently discovered by Richmond Football Club historian, Rhett Bartlett.
Read more: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/917046/for-the-fallen-tigers-to-commemorate-war-heroes-with-anzac-eve-guernsey
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AFL360 - Anzac Eve Preview:
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FQJOETarSl4/sddefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJOETarSl4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJOETarSl4
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Melbourne v Richmond
David King says: “The Tigers love these challenges.
“They’ll make a statement Saturday night. I really think the Tigers will get absolutely steamrolling here.
“Pressure through the roof, harassment through the roof, brutal on turnover.”
Kingy’s pick: Tigers at the line (-5.5).
Sam Edmund says: “I love what Melbourne have done but I think the Tigers will be right up for this one and put a challenger back in their box.”
Sammy’s pick: Tigers at the line (-5.5).
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/04/23/king-and-edmund-make-their-picks-for-round-6/
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Ross is the sub.
NO LATE CHANGES
SUBSTITUTES
Melbourne: Kane Chandler
Richmond: Jack Ross
https://www.afl.com.au/news/599593/final-teams-subs-locked-in-for-anzac-day-eve-blockbuster-live-from-7-25pm-aest
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Boys out on the ground for the pre-game warm up: https://twitter.com/Donna_Edge_/status/1385875714994368515
Looks like it has cleared up at the 'G after the rain:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzueaHaUYAU1SWw?format=jpg&name=large)
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The start of our match tonight has been pushed back a couple of minutes due to the late finishing Carlton/Brisbane game.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzujV-nUYAYs-m9?format=jpg&name=large)
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Sheds snap misses.
1 - 0
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Good pressure so far. Need to make the most of this territory.
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Jack the striker :bow
Rich 1.2-8
Melb 0.0-0
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Double poster by Nank from the pocket.
9 - 0
Got to love the sooking when we get a free that is actually there.
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Great play Nank at the stoppage. Lynch to Jack runs in and goals.
Rich 2.3-15
Melb 0.0-0
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haha Lever :lol
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Sheesh Graham. Should have made the distance from 45 on the run.
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Really should be 5 up
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No pressure either, could have had a bounce or found a target.
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Well we gifted them that goal. Sloppy play in the middle.
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:banghead
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While Rioli got taken high
First option rather than trying to dance around :banghead
That's why he was pijged
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So we're not allowed to touch 'em ::). Talk about a soft BS free. Pickett (theirs) dropped a sitter.
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That free wasn’t there, spilled the mark and contact was inconsequential.
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Another fumble costs us another goal chance :banghead.
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Edwards goals :clapping
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Sheds marks and goals :gotigers.
Rich 3.3-21
Melb 1.1-7
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Tackle!
:banghead
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Mistackle on Oliver there :banghead.
21 - 14
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The 2nd half of this qtr has been shocking
For the amount of play in the 1st 15 mins we should have been 5 goals up :banghead
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Where was that kick aimed at Lynch?
Quarter time
Richmond 3.3-21
Melbourne 2.2-14
Goals: Riewoldt 2, Edwards.
Left goals on the table going forward and then gave away two to Melbourne.
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Some missed opportunities.
Nank, Graham and Edwards could all have bagged another goal each there.
Hope they bring that pressure again and haven't gassed themselves.
Is George out there???
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Here's the rain. K.I.S.S footy. Just kick it forward and gain territory.
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Dusty hands to Cotch who chips to Lambert 45 out. Doesn't make the distance either. Touched.
22 - 14
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So Artts and George have had 1 poss between them and zero tackles...what's the point???
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Need to take our chances.
23 - 15
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So Artts and George have had 1 poss between them and zero tackles...what's the point???
It would help if they stayed front and centre rather than running past the contest for the cheapie.
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So Artts and George have had 1 poss between them and zero tackles...what's the point???
It would help if they stayed front and centre rather than running past the contest for the cheapie.
Perfect example just then. Two Tigers run past when one should have remained front and square for the spoil.
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Lambert, kick the goal???
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Aartz should have been ommitted. MRJ should have come in . Even if he just tackled and created pressure it would have been more beneficial for us.
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That was HTB against Hunt.
The ump called not 15 play on George. You could have tackled.
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We stuff up our chances going in F50 and they go down for one shot and goal :banghead.
23 - 21
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Wow, that’s not deliberate. What else is he supposed to do?
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We gift then another goal with stupid play
That was so obviously deliberate :banghead
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Wow, that’s not deliberate. What else is he supposed to do?
Gee I don't know maybe disguise it just a little bit
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:banghead
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Geez we have some passengers out there tonight.
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Wow, that’s not deliberate. What else is he supposed to do?
Not only was it clearly deliberate but it wasn't necessary
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Bit embarrassing at the moment
So many MIA
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Lost our structure forward of the ball. Kicking out of defence is going to isolated smalls against their talls and it's a gift for their HBs.
Now they are in front after we've dominated the inside 50s :banghead.
23 - 29
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Kmac to Sheds who laces out a pass to Jack 40 out. Misses.
24 - 29
Our set shot goalkicking tonight :banghead.
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Was that Cotchin I just saw ?
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Started brilliantly now playing like under 12s
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writing is on the wall and the score on the board...aint going to happen tonight. If it was a GF we would thump these muppets but we cant be arsed tonight...save the stress and frustration for another day peeps
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Dumb by Marlion.
Having said that the difference so far is taking your chances. They are kicking their set shots and we're missing most of ours :banghead.
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Were gone
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Look gassed
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Aarts can't even chase down Gawn
That's beyond embarrassing :banghead
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This is woeful. Again no one at and protecting the front of the contest. The Dees are just allowed to rebound out the front every single time. Schoolboy stuff especially in these wet conditions :banghead.
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Can no one kick further than 30m tonight? :banghead. That was pathetic George from there!
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Castagna that was selfish
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Shorts free kick and turnovers hurt us here, set up the Melb come back
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Aarts :banghead
Top of the square it isn't rocket science :banghead
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Another crap kick from a forward. That's not even in the gameplan Aarts.
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Dumb footy at moment no one is trying to steady to.
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Half-time
Richmond 3.3 3.7-25
Melbourne 2.2 6.6-42
Goals: Riewoldt 2, Edwards.
What a quarter of brainless footy that was :banghead.
If you can't make the distance from 40m out then you deserve to lose. At least 4 shots tonight directly in front have fallen short :banghead.
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2nd qtr = pathetic effort or more to the point lack of effort
Couple of blokes need to stand up. We are playing like little kids lost
Distinct lack of leadership out there isn't helping.
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We continue to bomb in, Lynch and Jack have 6 players to outmark. The dees go in and it's Gawn and McDonald on 2 shorter defenders. :banghead
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Aarts :banghead
Top of the square it isn't rocket science :banghead
WP youre going to have a sore head by the end of the night if you keep this up :banghead :banghead
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Team stats to half-time
Disposals: 155 - 236 .... ( contested: 76 - 82 ; uncontested: 72 - 143 ) :help
Efficiency%: 61 - 72 :help
Turnovers: 43 - 42
Marks: 22 - 40 .... ( contested: 2 - 7 ) :help
Tackles: 37 - 37
Clearances: 17 - 18 ...... ( centre: 5 - 5 ; stoppages: 12 - 13 )
Inside 50s: 31 - 26
Eff. in50: 36 - 62 :help
Tackles in50: 9 - 4
Hitouts: 11 - 24
Frees: 10 - 12
Leading ballgetters:
Short 14
Lambert 13
Bolton 10
Baker 9
Edwards 9
Houli 9
Kmac 9
Nank 9
Pickett 8
Graham 8
Riewoldt 8
Dusty has only had 6.
Cotch has only had 4.
Aarts and George have had only 5 disposals combined.
https://www.afl.com.au/matches/3020#player-stats
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Wrong team selection will cost us tonight as will the the missed opportunities in the first quarter.
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Aarts :banghead
Top of the square it isn't rocket science :banghead
WP youre going to have a sore head by the end of the night if you keep this up :banghead :banghead
Already have ;D
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Team stats to half-time
Disposals: 155 - 236 .... ( contested: 76 - 82 ; uncontested: 72 - 143 ) :help
Efficiency%: 61 - 72 :help
Inside 50s: 31 - 26
Eff. in50: 36 - 62 :help
That's the game in a nutshell. They are winning more of the ball and are more efficient with it too going forward.
That inside 50 efficiency rate or lack of it must be our worst on record under Dimma. Amateurish!
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Hibberd is killing Dusty tagging him out of the game.
We need others to stand up. We can’t catch a cold so many dropped marks. :banghead
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Time to end the Naish farce..
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Wrong team selection will cost us tonight as will the the missed opportunities in the first quarter.
More the latter Ramps. They are meant to be professionals yet they are kicking inside 50 and for goal tonight like the little league :banghead.
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What the hell was that by Cotchin and others?
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Reckon we are goneskis
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And that play sums up our night. Get it forward, don't keep it in there, ballwatching mids, and allow Melbourne to run it down the other end for a goal :banghead.
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That's twice tonight Houli has pooped his pants and not gone hard enough in the contest
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Add poor kick-in set ups to the list of things to fix.
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Even Dusty has got the can't make the distance coughs. The whole team can't kick over a jam tin tonight.
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Houli didn't even chase then
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Where are Aarts and George and why aren't they at Lynch's feet for those down the line kicks? Lynch is always isolated against 2-3 defenders.
Another rebound goal to Melbourne :banghead.
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I can actually handle losing if we give a yelp, have a go. Don't like it but accept it
But tonight they are playing like they don't give a stuff and that's unacceptable
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We will be lucky to score another goal they way they are going
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Lambert and Cotch expected each other to go for it and no one did instead of one going for the ball and the other shepherding. Just shows how much we're off.
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Finally! Edwards gets one back :gotigers.
Richmond 4.7-31
Melbourne 8.7-55
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Edwards goals
Whatever :-\ ::)
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Houli didn't even chase then
Time for Houli to be moved on
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I can actually handle losing if we give a yelp, have a go. Don't like it but accept it
But tonight they are playing like they don't give a stuff and that's unacceptable
Playing like it's a round 6 game and we don't care now if we win or lose against a team that wants to prove itself. We've got too many passengers who aren't willing to pay the price in round 6.
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Lambert out of the game injured :(. Not sure what?
Ross to be subbed in.
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Houli didn't even chase then
Time for Houli to be moved on
He's been very poor tonight
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Macintosh getting his pants pulled down. Hasn’t won a contest all night.
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Lambert out of the game injured :(. Not sure what?
Ross to be subbed in.
Ankle i think
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Can we take a mark inside 50?
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Another rebound goal to Melbourne from our forward line ::).
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Aarts goals
Best centre clearance we've had all night
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We get it back. Aarts finally works out he should be front and square.
Richmond 5.7-37
Melbourne 9.7-61
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And we give it back from the centre clearance :banghead.
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So how did Astbury allow MacDonald to mark that
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Lambert out of the game injured :(. Not sure what?
Ross to be subbed in.
Ankle i think
Thanks WP.
Last thing we need is to lose another mid with Prestia already out.
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Macintosh getting his pants pulled down. Hasn’t won a contest all night.
He's not alone
Could list nearly 90% of the team
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Reckon Dusty is not well
As in crook
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So how did Astbury allow MacDonald to mark that
Our defensive mindset tonight has been terrible. Not doing the basics.
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Does anyone know who is playing on Salem? :banghead
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Rexkon Dusty is not well
As in crook
Dusty in the rooms for the second time. Got poked in the eye.
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Catch is cooked, can’t keep up tonight.
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Reckon Dusty is not well
As in crook
Ch7 suggesting eye problems
Did cop a poke in the eye in the 2nd
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Does anyone know who is playing on Salem? :banghead
No one apparently.
Dimma having a Sidebottom night. Not getting someone to man up on the opposition's free sweeper.
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Bolton misses a sitter :help
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Good mark Bolts 30 out. Now can we finally have someone nail a set shot tonight. Nup!
It's one of those nights! :banghead
38 - 68
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Season over?
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Bolton misses a sitter :help
Make that No.10 for the team tonight :banghead.
Schoolboy stuff! :banghead
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Are we allergic to the goals tonight?
Free 60 out and we kick it straight OOTF! :facepalm
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Like how the commentators are saying we are still in the game
Seriously? :banghead :banghead
The way we are playing we couldn't beat Moyhu under 16s
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3/4 time
Richmond 3.3 3.7 5.8-38
Melbourne 2.2 6.6 10.8-68
Goals: Riewoldt 2, Edwards 2, Aarts.
:help :banghead :scream ::) :P :-\ :thumbsdown :facepalm :doh :damnpc :rant :noway
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Ross comes in gets a the ball at half forward doesn’t have a shot but handballs to a teammate under pressure. C’mon mate! THINK!
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Does anyone know who is playing on Salem? :banghead
No one apparently.
Dimma having a Sidebottom night. Not getting someone to man up on the opposition's free sweeper.
:lol :rollin
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Ross comes in gets a the ball at half forward doesn’t have a shot but handballs to a teammate under pressure. C’mon mate! THINK!
fair go..he is only following tonight's game plan.... :bow
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Can't think of one positive tonight
Anyone? Give me something
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Dusty out with concussion so out for at least 1 game
Lambert a calf not ankle
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What a smashing in terms of possession.
Lets see what happens next week
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Dusty out of the game with concussion. Collided with Viney's head. So that means Dusty misses next week :help.
Hopefully it is 'only' that btw and not a fractured eye-socket which has missing weeks.
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What a smashing in terms of possession.
Lets see what happens next week
If we are getting smashed by Melbourne's midfield, imagine what the Dogs mids will do :help.
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Shut up Hamish :scream :banghead
We have NO chance, none
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Another set shot miss :banghead. Aarts again.
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Lynch doing nothing again
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Another butchered kick inside F50 :banghead.
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Correct Richo
Ross should have had a shot
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Lynch doing nothing again
Like 90% of the team
Not sure he or Jack have had any chance tonight with our hap hazard F50 delivery
And the smalls offering nothing
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Make some changes next week. Who cares
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Lynch doing nothing again
He's at least contested IMO. Hard to play with 3 defenders hanging off you. Blame is on our MIA small forwards both offensively and especially defensively who have allowed Melbourne HBs to freely rebound at will under no pressure.
Edit: Okay that kick OOTF was poor.
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Lynch ignoring aarts fmd.
Kicks it ootf.
Needs a slap over the head.
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Make some changes next week. Who cares
We will have at least 2 :rollin
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Make some changes next week. Who cares
Will be forced to with Dusty and Lambert out but no one deserves to come in. Our VFL side was smashed today.
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Ross can’t kick inside 50. :banghead
Rioli can’t trap the ball gets tackled. :banghead :banghead
Terrible night.
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They’ve lost the plot.
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Anyone know what's wrong with dusty? Poke in the eye?
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We're are shambles tonight. Had the ball streaming through the middle and Balta gives away a free 100m off the ball.
Grimes off too now.
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Make some changes next week. Who cares
Will be forced to with Dusty and Lambert out but no one deserves to come in. Our VFL side was smashed today.
How did RCD go. Did he demand selection?
If he didn’t we might as well cut our losses with him.
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Anyone know what's wrong with dusty? Poke in the eye?
Concussion.
Hoping it's not also a fractured eye socket.
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Passengers all over the ground we a hoping things to happen in all of our losses this year.
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Make some changes next week. Who cares
Will be forced to with Dusty and Lambert out but no one deserves to come in. Our VFL side was smashed today.
How did RCD go. Did he demand selection?
Nup. Had less than 16 touches.
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They’ve lost the plot.
They've lost more than that tonight
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Make some changes next week. Who cares
Will be forced to with Dusty and Lambert out but no one deserves to come in. Our VFL side was smashed today.
How did RCD go. Did he demand selection?
Nup. Had less than 16 touches.
I’ve got no confidence. Dead horse!
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Make some changes next week. Who cares
Will be forced to with Dusty and Lambert out but no one deserves to come in. Our VFL side was smashed today.
How did RCD go. Did he demand selection?
Nup. Had less than 16 touches.
Seriously, what does demand selection mean exactly?
If it's the number of possession then probably not
But surely it depends on what his role was?
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Bolton goal.
Rich 6.10-46
Melb 11.9-75
Don't deserve to be only 5 goals down but at the same time we've lost about 11 goals through our own F50 stuff ups and missing sitters.
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We’ve had a great run over the last 4 years but I don’t see anything to get excited about in the VFL aside from Rioli JR. we seriously need to clean house this year.
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We’ve had a great run over the last 4 years but I don’t see anything to get excited about in the VFL aside from Rioli JR. we seriously need to clean house this year.
We need to get the rebuild thread happening again
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Wheres Castagna?
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Make some changes next week. Who cares
Will be forced to with Dusty and Lambert out but no one deserves to come in. Our VFL side was smashed today.
How did RCD go. Did he demand selection?
Nup. Had less than 16 touches.
Seriously, what does demand selection mean exactly?
If it's the number of possession then probably not
But surely it depends on what his role was?
Casey smashed our ressies in the middle in a game we were uncompetitive in. Margin should have been 100 points. All of Casey's mids had 25 possies and dominated the clearances. RCD was ordinary and had no impact (had plenty of mates to be fair) after an excellent game the week before.
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If we are honest, game was over at half time
2nd qtr was embarrassing and we've been non competitive for most of the 2nd half
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Make some changes next week. Who cares
Will be forced to with Dusty and Lambert out but no one deserves to come in. Our VFL side was smashed today.
How did RCD go. Did he demand selection?
Nup. Had less than 16 touches.
Seriously, what does demand selection mean exactly?
If it's the number of possession then probably not
But surely it depends on what his role was?
Why hasn’t he had a game yet? Is he making selection committee ask the question? Doesn’t look like it. Has had ample opportunities to be picked but others get the nod before him.
He’s a midfielder. He’s supposed to be a clearance machine. We hear it week in week out. He’s a bull.
Problem is if you can’t find the footy in the Magoos you aint good enough for the big leagues.
Obviously Ross demands selection. That’s what it looks like.
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Any chance we had got concussed
Have had no one try and drag us back into the game
Lack of leadership
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Lucky premierships aren’t won in Apr
Will make the fall of the Dees all the funnier
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Wheres Castagna?
George might as well been posting on OER with us as he has hardly touched the ball out on the ground tonight.
Bolts with two chances for one behind and one not making the distance. So make that 13 should've could've would've missed goal shots :banghead.
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If Mansell has been on Kosi Pickett all night then he is one Tiger who has done a reasonable job. One Melbourne player who has had little impact.
Umps have been decent tonight but they are now getting sucked in with this junk time crap. That was a dive by Oliver.
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Embarrassing
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BS free to Pickett.
BS free to Oliver.
Dees acting tough.
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Shame this fighting spirit wasn't there the last 3 quarters.
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Sums up our night. Bolton misses the around the body kick from 15 out :P.
That's 14 misses that were kickable.
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Melbourne being typical smug front runners. Viney is a dog. Melbourne’s Pickett deserved a smack in the mouth after starting that melee after kicking the goal.
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Please...the Aarts 'experiment' is over. Not up to it and never has been.
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The game is stuffen stuffen. Ruined by the umps forever
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That was a disgraceful performance
Can count on one hand who played either OK / reasonable
Shocking night
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Siren puts us out of our misey for the second time today.
Final Score
Richmond 3.3 3.7 5.8 6.12-48
Melbourne 2.2 6.6 10.7 12.10-82
Goals: Riewoldt 2, Edwards 2, Aarts, Bolton.
3 goals in 3 quarters of footy. FFS! :banghead
Bad enough losing playing like crap and shooting ourselves in the foot up forward but injuries to Lambert, Dusty and possibly Grimes tops off a shocker of a night :thumbsdown.
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Stats say it all, we were not good enough
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Season over?
Could easily be 3-5 after round 8...
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Our game plan is obsolete. Either Dimma evolves or we die
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Lucky premierships aren’t won in Apr
Will make the fall of the Dees all the funnier
Sure, but you've gotta be in the finals to win in September. The way we are playing, we won't be there.
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Pathetic effort by most including Hardwick.
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Had no plan b
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Dees to finish 5-8 and bow out after w1 finals
Bookmark it
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We don’t have the talent for a plan B, if the chaos and energy isn’t working then we are cooked. The Plan A has been great for 4 years but when our A graders are down, and a lot are starting to be down more than usual, we clearly see the lack of skill and talent in a lot of our players.
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Too many passengers. 13 Tiges with less than 15 possies. Melbourne only had 5.
Salem, Petracca & Oliver had 103 possies between them. Viney & Brayshaw had another 25 each.
They wanted it more. Once we didn't get the break on the scoreboard we should've from our first 15 mins of dominance in the first and the first 5 mins of the 2nd, we just fell away. Seemed to be too many thinking it's only round 6 and not willing to pay the price and work hard enough. That was always the worry coming into the game with us having nothing to prove while the build up for Melbourne was like a final.
Don't see us winning next week so the Geelong game at the 'G is going to be huge now to remain square with the ledger.
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Pathetic effort by most including Hardwick.
Tonight sits with the players. Can't blame the coach for the players poor skill level and pathetically missing 14 shots on goal they would normally kick. Off the top of my head only both of Edwards' goals were converted set shots. That's two in a whole game. We couldn't kick over a jam tin tonight at goal.
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Will say it again
Can accept losing if you walk way knowing everyone had a go and left nothing on the paddock
But tonight there were so many that just didn't give a yelp
That's what grates
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Selection will be interesting this week. There are some blokes that need to be dropped but with Lambert and Martin out it might be hard to make changes that are really necessary. And does Hardwick have the cods to drop some guys that he's shown such faith in?
Personally I'd go:
Out: Martin, Lambert, Aarts, Lynch.
In: Ross, RCD, M Rioli, CCJ.
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Hate seeing blokes smiling and laughing after after a loss like that
Ch7 just showed inside our rooms :banghead
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Selection will be interesting this week. There are some blokes that need to be dropped but with Lambert and Martin out it might be hard to make changes that are really necessary. And does Hardwick have the cods to drop some guys that he's shown such faith in?
Personally I'd go:
Out: Martin, Lambert, Aarts, Lynch.
In: Ross, RCD, M Rioli, CCJ.
Can't drop Lynch, CCJ is a ruck first and a poor forward second. Lynch plays every week as we have no other real forward options.
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Selection will be interesting this week. There are some blokes that need to be dropped but with Lambert and Martin out it might be hard to make changes that are really necessary. And does Hardwick have the cods to drop some guys that he's shown such faith in?
Personally I'd go:
Out: Martin, Lambert, Aarts, Lynch.
In: Ross, RCD, M Rioli, CCJ.
Can't drop Lynch, CCJ is a ruck first and a poor forward second. Lynch plays every week as we have no other real forward options.
Nobody is undroppable. We won a flag without him in the forwardline. He needs a rest, he looks like he's playing injured. Play Chol, I dunno. We need a selection rocket to put everyone on notice.
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Well we have raised the issue of the small forwards but to no avail. Until we have players that compete we are stuffed.
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Selection will be interesting this week. There are some blokes that need to be dropped but with Lambert and Martin out it might be hard to make changes that are really necessary. And does Hardwick have the cods to drop some guys that he's shown such faith in?
Personally I'd go:
Out: Martin, Lambert, Aarts, Lynch.
In: Ross, RCD, M Rioli, CCJ.
Can't drop Lynch, CCJ is a ruck first and a poor forward second. Lynch plays every week as we have no other real forward options.
Nobody is undroppable. We won a flag without him in the forwardline. He needs a rest, he looks like he's playing injured. Play Chol, I dunno. We need a selection rocket to put everyone on notice.
Chol should never play seniors again. He doesn't have it in him to be competitive for 4 quarters. Lynch plays every week.
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Our game plan is obsolete. Either Dimma evolves or we die
This is 100% the case!
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Will say it again
Can accept losing if you walk way knowing everyone had a go and left nothing on the paddock
But tonight there were so many that just didn't give a yelp
That's what grates
correct.
1 handed tackles, dropped marks and no intensity from the usual suspects like rioli and to be honest even aarts.
We had losers all over the park.
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Selection will be interesting this week. There are some blokes that need to be dropped but with Lambert and Martin out it might be hard to make changes that are really necessary. And does Hardwick have the cods to drop some guys that he's shown such faith in?
Personally I'd go:
Out: Martin, Lambert, Aarts, Lynch.
In: Ross, RCD, M Rioli, CCJ.
Can't drop Lynch, CCJ is a ruck first and a poor forward second. Lynch plays every week as we have no other real forward options.
Nobody is undroppable. We won a flag without him in the forwardline. He needs a rest, he looks like he's playing injured. Play Chol, I dunno. We need a selection rocket to put everyone on notice.
Chol should never play seniors again. He doesn't have it in him to be competitive for 4 quarters. Lynch plays every week.
Gotta call a spade a spade. Lynch has been very very very ordinary this year. Ranking points aren't everything but in 4 out of 6 games he's scored less than 50 pts, and he just looks slow and is wearing iron gloves. Give him one more game, but this is a trend.
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It’s hard to stay at the top people.
The dip will come eventually.
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Had no plan b
Bookmarked
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Dees to finish 5-8 and bow out after w1 finals
Bookmark it
Bookmarked
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I don’t have anything nice to say about anyone not named shai Bolton or Toby nankervis so I won’t say anything at all.
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Selection will be interesting this week. There are some blokes that need to be dropped but with Lambert and Martin out it might be hard to make changes that are really necessary. And does Hardwick have the cods to drop some guys that he's shown such faith in?
Personally I'd go:
Out: Martin, Lambert, Aarts, Lynch.
In: Ross, RCD, M Rioli, CCJ.
I would agree with those changes
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Team stats:
Disposals: 353 - 447 .... ( contested: 155 - 167 ; uncontested: 187 - 263 )
Efficiency%: 62 - 69
Kicks: 197 - 222
Handballs: 156 - 225
Turnovers: 92 - 87
Marks: 56 - 80 ..... ( contested: 7 - 14 )
Tackles: 80 - 69
Clearances: 34 - 35 ..... ( centre: 9 - 10 ; stoppages: 25 - 25 )
Inside 50s: 60 - 56
Eff. in50s: 42 - 46
Marks in50: 11 - 8
Tackles in50: 15 - 9
Hitouts: 20 - 42
Bounces: 9 - 1
One %ers: 51 - 49
Frees: 17 - 24
Individual possessions:
Bolton 28
Baker 27
Edwards 24
Houli 24
Nankervis 22
Short 22
Pickett 21
McIntosh 20
Graham 17
Lambert 15 .... ( subbed off 3rd qtr )
Broad 14
Grimes 13
Rioli 13
Astbury 12
Cotchin 12
Lynch 11
Mansell 10
Riewoldt 10
Castagna 9
Ross 9 .... ( subbed on 3rd qtr )
Martin 8 .... ( off 3rd qtr )
Aarts 7
Balta 6
https://www.afl.com.au/matches/3020
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Poor tackling, forward entries/conversion and centre bounces are the three main issues atm..... :shh
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We only used 49 interchanges for the match.
A team averages 17 interchanges / quarter. Apparently we did not make an interchange in the last quarter
We still managed to have more possession, more inside fifty’s, more tackle and more contested possessions.
I guess that’s a positive even though we played poo.
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Our biggest issue this season is we're carrying to many passengers in our losses a few out there coasting and few senior players.We need another genuine tall in that side to we're lacking height.l have noticed our skills have gone downhill to and we're turning it over way to much.
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I think we need to address the Cotchin Elephant in the room.
He has credits in the bank and we love him but....... effort.
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Nothing wrong with Cotchin's effort but age is starting to catch up...alas Martyn & RCD aren't going to be an improvement on him at this stage... :shh
Our biggest issue this season is we're carrying to many passengers in our losses a few out there coasting and few senior players.We need another genuine tall in that side to we're lacking height.l have noticed our skills have gone downhill to and we're turning it over way to much.
We've always turned it over - the difference this year is that we're not winning it back.... :shh :shh
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Poor tackling, forward entries/conversion and centre bounces are the three main issues atm..... :shh
Forward entries is a real problem. We dominated the first quarter and basically got nothing for it.
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It’s hard to stay at the top people.
The dip will come eventually.
Agree. Houli should be playing his last season. Need to start to get games into younger players.
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I think it’s time to play Caddy up forward, he is a goal kicker and can take a mark. The other smells aren’t applying enough pressure or getting touches / kicking goals so may as well play someone up there who commands some respect from a decent defender. Might give Lynch and Jack a chance to get their hands on it instead of being 3 v 1 all the time.
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Someone tell these blokes to pin the arms in the tackle. No point giving them a hug around their waste and leaving them perfectly capable of getting a handball or kick away.
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Been saying it all year - the pee poor tackling is as big an issue as anything...Lambert, Aarts and Rioli the worst serial offenders but it's spread through entire side... :shh
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Mid-table Tigers
Richmond could not exploit what has previously been the way to beat Melbourne. The Demons normally beat most teams on the inside of the contest but then lose it for leg speed once the ball gets outside. Richmond planned to be able to overrun Melbourne with pace, and couldn’t do it.
Partly that was because in the wet the Tigers played safe and didn’t use the width of the ground as they normally would to bring runners into the game. They worked it through the corridor where Melbourne found it easier to defend. They were also outworked by Melbourne who had the greater intensity and desire for the ball and made Richmond look flat.
Richmond now face their biggest challenge, sitting as a mid-table side. They have not been the same without Nick Vlastuin and now they have to play a rare game without Dusty Martin, who was concussed in his 250th, and with Dylan Grimes among the injured with Kane Lambert.
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/stuff-thrills-20210425-p57m7h.html
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AFL Report Card: Round 6
Max Laughton, Ben Waterworth, David Zita and Matt Balmer
Foxsports
26 April 2021
RICHMOND
That was a great start... and then a whole lot of nothing. After impressing in the opening minutes, the premiers were kept to just six goals, as the Demons totally controlled general play and got the well-earned win. We’re still not worried about the Tigers, but you’d like to see a little bit more in such a big game; it’s one of their lowest scores at the MCG in this current dynastic era.
In the votes
Shane Edwards (24 disposals, two goals) was a welcome dose of pure class on a night where Richmond simply couldn’t kick, and Toby Nankervis (22 disposals, seven clearances) more than held his own.
Room for improvement
Have you ever seen a Tigers team, in this era, with such a low skill level? 13 Richmond players had disposal efficiency worse than 65 per cent, as they butchered the ball constantly in admittedly difficult conditions. It didn’t help that Melbourne is the best team in the league at defending inside 50s, but we thought going in Damien Hardwick’s side would be the one to exploit the Demons. Instead, the Tigers were the ones exploited.
Grade
D+
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-report-card-round-6-2021-afl-analysis-every-club-graded-best-and-worst-players-votes-reaction-news/news-story/93850858bed0246f128ee0d5a50cb27e
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What did we all think of Kysaiah Pickett's mouthing off and pointing to the scoreboard at our players?
Nothing to see here, part of the game and we'll forget about it OR something we'll put in the memory bank for the next time we play the Dees possibly in a final in September?
https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/melbourne-sledge-richmond-kysaiah-pickett-points-to-scoreboard-after-goal-kane-cornes/d1f81d7b-5544-4bc3-9cb0-151c105b32ce
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What did we all think of Kysaiah Pickett's mouthing off and pointing to the scoreboard at our players?
Nothing to see here, part of the game and we'll forget about it OR something we'll put in the memory bank for the next time we play the Dees possibly in a final in September?
https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/melbourne-sledge-richmond-kysaiah-pickett-points-to-scoreboard-after-goal-kane-cornes/d1f81d7b-5544-4bc3-9cb0-151c105b32ce
What about when he put the knee on one of our players face same scenario as Lynch last year yet he got murdered.
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What did we all think of Kysaiah Pickett's mouthing off and pointing to the scoreboard at our players?
Nothing to see here, part of the game and we'll forget about it OR something we'll put in the memory bank for the next time we play the Dees possibly in a final in September?
https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/melbourne-sledge-richmond-kysaiah-pickett-points-to-scoreboard-after-goal-kane-cornes/d1f81d7b-5544-4bc3-9cb0-151c105b32ce
that stuffin little idiot needs to be taught a lesson.
not even treloar was that bad in his cotchin chat
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Coaches votes: (Hardwick & Goodwin)
Melbourne v Richmond
10 Christian Salem (MELB)
7 Christian Petracca (MELB)
6 Jake Lever (MELB)
3 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
2 Max Gawn (MELB)
2 Tom McDonald (MELB)
https://www.afl.com.au/news/603123/coaches-votes-r6-macrae-denied-10-which-christian-came-out-on-top
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After watching the game live I was extremely disappointed in the effort. I don't get to go to games often so like to see effort even if we don't win.
Today I got to sit down on watch the replay, I like to do this after seeing a game live as it always a different view. This time it really was. I don't think it was as one-sided as it seemed at the ground. The margin at the end didn't reflect the game. We had the better of most of the first half but didn't get the results from it. I think we had too many forwards that were either down on form or just plain passenger's.
Good + were. Nank, Bolton, Edwards, Picket, Baker. Sure they made some errors but in general they were good.
Ok . Most of the backline,
Poor. Most of the rest with the exception of the following who were worse than poor.
Costania, Rioli, Aarts. Lynch.
With the injury list we have and some poor form I expect to see some changes. Who exactly to bring in I don't know as I haven't seen any seconds football. People were worried at this time last year with the injuries we had then but we came good. Hopefully we can turn it around again and after watching the replay I don't feel it's a bad as some here say.
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We are conceding a lot of goals from fast breaks which beat our zone and result in easy uncontested marks in the forward line or over the top goals from the goal line. Vlastuin being out isn’t helping this as together with grimes is our leader and communicated back there.
Same thing was happening at the start of last season (i.e. saints and hawks game) and we managed to turn that around towards the bye so I wouldn’t be too concerned.
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Dimma today:
“We have got to do a lot of things better. We left a lot of opportunities on the table last week. We had 60 entries against the second best side in the comp. We just didn’t use the ball well enough.
“We always look at a loss as a gift.”
Source: The Age (https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/people-can-judge-him-but-we-know-what-we-value-hardwick-defends-lynch-20210428-p57n1w.html)
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Dimma today:
“We have got to do a lot of things better. We left a lot of opportunities on the table last week. We had 60 entries against the second best side in the comp. We just didn’t use the ball well enough.
“We always look at a loss as a gift.”
Source:[/i] The Age (https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/people-can-judge-him-but-we-know-what-we-value-hardwick-defends-lynch-20210428-p57n1w.html)
Not sure that’s the right thing to say about any loss. Sure u can learn from it but to say it’s a gift is stupid. Last thing we need is a gift that keeps on giving!
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Dimma today:
“We have got to do a lot of things better. We left a lot of opportunities on the table last week. We had 60 entries against the second best side in the comp. We just didn’t use the ball well enough.
“We always look at a loss as a gift.”
Source:[/i] The Age (https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/people-can-judge-him-but-we-know-what-we-value-hardwick-defends-lynch-20210428-p57n1w.html)
Not sure that’s the right thing to say about any loss. Sure u can learn from it but to say it’s a gift is stupid. Last thing we need is a gift that keeps on giving!
But they've been saying it since 2018 now, nothing new
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Watching some of the footage of last week on various footy shows since only damns our movement of the ball and the ineffectiveness of our small forwards even more. With Tomlinson on Jack, it left the taller Lever on either Aarts or Rioli with Hibberd temporarily on the other who had pushed up to HB when the ball was in our backline.
There was one play shown where we had the kick-in and Hibberd just ran off Rioli at our HB line to man up on Dusty at HF. That allowed Lever to not worry about Dusty and push up to the wing. Despite Rioli now being free just inside the centre square at CHB, our backline just predictably bombed it down the line to a free Lever who intercepted :facepalm.
I hope Dimma next time we playing Melbourne learns from last week and remembers the 2017 GF when he made Lever accountable by playing Townsend on him as a taller defensive forward.
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Watching some of the footage of last week on various footy shows since only damns our movement of the ball and the ineffectiveness of our small forwards even more. With Tomlinson on Jack, it left the taller Lever on either Aarts or Rioli with Hibberd temporarily on the other who had pushed up to HB when the ball was in our backline.
There was one play shown where we had the kick-in and Hibberd just ran off Rioli at our HB line to man up on Dusty at HF. That allowed Lever to not worry about Dusty and push up to the wing. Despite Rioli now being free just inside the centre square at CHB, our backline just predictably bombed it down the line to a free Lever who intercepted :facepalm.
I hope Dimma next time we playing Melbourne learns from last week and remembers the 2017 GF when he made Lever accountable by playing Townsend on him as a taller defensive forward.
We haven’t lost to the same team twice since the start of 2017 :shh
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Also just watched the replay. The dees were very good.
Our best - Pickett (best game he has played for us), Edwards, Graham and Reiwoldt.
Lynch took a total of 2 marks both marks he was positioned in front of the defender.
He isn’t ever going to win contested marks playing May from behind unless he’s going to stand on his head, he just looks lazy to me.
Riewoldt the only forward looked like he was trying and playing in front.
Rioli was woeful as was Aarts as was Castagna. Not one of them provided anything up forward
And they allowed the dees to just run out of defence with ease. Aarts defensive stats were actually the best of the three but watching the game live and on tv I didn’t see anything from any of them. I didn’t notice Castagna at all. Rioli is the most frustrating of all three.
I’m still unsure exactly who was responsible for Salem :facepalm
McIntosh also had a bad day.
I reckon we will smash them if we play them again.
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I can’t remember what year it was. But there was this phase where Riewoldt for reasons I don’t know why he was trying to put wrestle his opponents when he should have been playing in front or leading and flying.
It’s mind boggling why lynch isn’t crashing the packs more often and I can’t help but feel it’s been a coaching directive or it’s a fear of getting suspended
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I reckon injuries have got the better of Lynch. He is not moving well at all.
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Hard to crash packs when the ball is more often than not being bombed over our forwards heads.
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Hard to crash packs when the ball is more often than not being bombed over our forwards heads.
Sure but I think most people are referring to the times when the ball is in Lynch’s vicinity and he fails to have any sort of meaningful impact on the contest.
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His played that role crushing packs and one on one role and played it well either is directed coaching or his injured.
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Hard to crash packs when the ball is more often than not being bombed over our forwards heads.
Tiger Khosh gets it
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Think real issue is that he's just playing like shyte... :shh
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Think real issue is that he's just playing like shyte... :shh
:yep