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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: letsgetiton! on July 04, 2006, 08:21:03 AM
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well we now can eliminate the game v the pies.
is this week going to be our so called crunch game???
it may , but i have a sneaky feeling that terry and the tigers will go into this game expecting a win taking us to 8-6, so my guess is the game v the dees on the mcg will be our crunch game! if say we beat port , then take on the dees and win that, that would take us to 9-6 and give the boys enough confidence to fight for and hold a spot in the 8
its great to dream, but with hard work and sticking to the wallace game plan(a,b,c,d or e ;D)would get us there imo
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I'd laugh if he made the doggies game the "crunch" one. That would really stir up the poor doggie fans that are still bitter about Wallace and Browny leaving lol.
Like your thinking X but I'm not sure if he'll make the Dees match it. They are in red hot form and unless they have an off night they should beat us (although that's what I said about the Crows :wallywink ).
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I'd laugh if he made the doggies game the "crunch" one. That would really stir up the poor doggie fans that are still bitter about Wallace and Browny leaving lol.
Like your thinking X but I'm not sure if he'll make the Dees match it. They are in red hot form and unless they have an off night they should beat us (although that's what I said about the Crows :wallywink ).
i know what u mean, the crunch game is usually a game we can win, good way to boost confidence and moral too. it could be the saints game at the g also! who knows, we may not even have one this yr til the last rnd, tezza may hold it back to rnd 22 where a win v the eagles may guarantee us a finals birth
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I wouldn't be surprised if it's the game against the Saints.
Talking about hoodoos we need to break - a victory over those over-rated bunch pretenders and their moronic smug supporters would do nicely I reckon :thumbsup
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I couldnt agree more WP
Those saints supporters have slowly been getting on my nerves fo a few years now.
Considering adding them to my hate list of the bumbers and the eddiewood supporters
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We have a tough month coming up, but our boys can do it. :gotigers
I think we can win against Port, we did it last year, but I can't remember if that was at AAMI or not, but anyway I think we can do it :D And the game against the Saints is definately winnable ;D
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The Doggies humiliated us, so that would be my crunch match
They need to redeem for that display or lack of one.
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Actually i think the term"crunch" game has had its day.
I have a couple of suggestions and they are all start with "cr" too
How about "crash game" ...hmmm nah
lets try "crank it up game"...nup
maybe"cripple your opponent game"...nope
or"crisis point game".....i think i wil stop there making a mockery of this thread sorry..
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........anything except "crappy game". :)
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hmm..ive seen a few of them in my time FF
i think its best that all this crunch game stuff is kept in house and thus no media pressure or public expectation can be built up.
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i think its best that all this crunch game stuff is kept in house and thus no media pressure or public expectation can be built up.
Agree Tailz and I think keeping it inhouse is how it is meant to be. However it only takes one person to leak it out to the public though.
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I think publising the crunch game is a must.
I love the idea of players staff and supporters pumping themselves up for a big one.
At Richmond we seem to run into every team which has a milestone game and we get pumped its great that even for one game a year we give our opposition some pressure back.
Simply it works.
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Thats where i think TW is so awesome for this club in terms of the spin he puts on particular games,HT
eg the basketball stuff bw him and sheeds has already guaranteed a huge build up and massive crowd when we play the bumbers in that up coming Hot August Night game
Also just having a nice ole sling at the eddiewood fans about their treatment of newman has put more edge onto the next time we play the cold pies(hopefully to a packed MCG in a final in September)
He is a masterful media performer and im loving it!
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Write either R17 or 18 in your diary. Depending on how the Saints or Dogs go over the next few weeks they look the mostly likely for the "crunch" game given we'll be fighting for a final 8 spot with them and we meet them both at the 'G.
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Write either R17 or 18 in your diary. Depending on how the Saints or Dogs go over the next few weeks they look the mostly likely for the "crunch" game given we'll be fighting for a final 8 spot with them and we meet them both at the 'G.
if say we beat melb, then our crunch game maybe sydney, a win in sydney after a win in melb, will surely guarantee us a finals birth, but i agree , looks like it will be 17,or 18 at this stage
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Ironically, the two games we were belted in, we have a chance to redeem ourselves in shortly. These will be the two crunch games. Sydney and the Doggies.
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Agree X and strav. We have a good record up at the SCG so maybe. Saints seem to hitting some form so the doggies game which is our home game at the 'G could be it too.
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If Wallace is saying we want to win 5 of our last eight to make the finals and wants to be in the top 8 after facing everyone once.
So going by that I think we must mark down Brisbane esendon and carlton - which we should win would leave us to win just 1 against sydney stkilda bulldogs or eagles if this week against the dees was the crunch game and we could pull it off would put us in a very good position to do just that :gotigers
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If Wallace is saying we want to win 5 of our last eight to make the finals and wants to be in the top 8 after facing everyone once.
So going by that I think we must mark down Brisbane esendon and carlton - which we should win would leave us to win just 1 against sydney stkilda bulldogs or eagles if this week against the dees was the crunch game and we could pull it off would put us in a very good position to do just that :gotigers
I reckon we'll knock off the eagles at the 'G this time around.
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If Wallace is saying we want to win 5 of our last eight to make the finals and wants to be in the top 8 after facing everyone once.
So going by that I think we must mark down Brisbane esendon and carlton - which we should win would leave us to win just 1 against sydney stkilda bulldogs or eagles if this week against the dees was the crunch game and we could pull it off would put us in a very good position to do just that :gotigers
I reckon we'll knock off the eagles at the 'G this time around.
i agree
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Ohhh this is doing my head in.....too many permutations. Im very nervous, this side has let us down WAY too many times in the past!
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Ohhh this is doing my head in.....too many permutations. Im very nervous, this side has let us down WAY too many times in the past!
True but I hope everyone doesn't go "same old Richmond" after Friday night if we lose. The Dees game is the toughest of the final 8 games. I'm expecting us to get done as I reckon they'll be too quick and classy for us. They're a mature side going for the flag while we are still trying to build and improve for the future. Terry will earn his money big time if he comes up with some wizardry tactics to get us over the line. Nearly on par with the Crows win if we pull it off.
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Ohhh this is doing my head in.....too many permutations. Im very nervous, this side has let us down WAY too many times in the past!
True but I hope everyone doesn't go "same old Richmond" after Friday night if we lose. The Dees game is the toughest of the final 8 games. I'm expecting us to get done as I reckon they'll be too quick and classy for us. They're a mature side going for the flag while we are still trying to build and improve for the future. Terry will earn his money big time if he comes up with some wizardry tactics to get us over the line. Nearly on par with the Crows win if we pull it off.
i am quietlt confident about this game, i feel we have a real chance and im tipping us
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If we're going to have a "crunch" game then after tonight's diabolical effort it has to be next week against the Saints. Terry m,ight want to wait until his old side but if we lose to the Saints then we'd need to win our last 5 games straight which is unlikely. It's win or bust next week.
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maybe terry expects us to beat the saints and dogs at the g, and our crunch game may be either brisbane , carlton or the bombers, a game we always lose but are expected to win.
eg the blues last yr!!
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Eade has pulled out the crunch game tag himself. Said there's a bit of a strained relationship between Terry and Chris Grant.
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Griffen in Tigers' sights, says Eade
Michael Gleeson
The Age
August 3, 2006
TERRY Wallace might deny it but Rodney Eade is under no illusions that Ryan Griffen's name will have been heard more than any other at Punt Road Oval this week.
The young footballing innocent mentioned on radio after the Bulldogs' 115-point belting of Richmond in round one that Richmond had given up.
"Terry the master of the motivational tools at his disposal will use Ryan Griffen's comments from last time, there is no doubt," Bulldogs coach Eade said.
Wallace has said he no longer puts players "in the gun" for special physical and verbal attention in a game. But the Dogs speculated before the round-one match that Griffen would likely be the one to be targeted by the Tigers and they figure after his comments post-match in round one he will likely attract attention again.
"There's a fair chance of that (Griffen being put in the gun). Last time apparently we got their game plan so we will have to try to seek the same person and see if we can get their game plan again.
"But I would imagine (he would be in the gun) and I would imagine they would be playing Ryan Griffen's comments but hopefully Terry plays his own and his captain's comments from last time as well. They were very similar, so we will see what happens," Eade said.
Eade also suggested that the ill-feeling between Wallace and his former captain Chris Grant as he breaks the club's games record would further needle Wallace's desire for a win and add spice — and spite — to the match.
Grant and Wallace have long had a frosty relationship.
This week when interviewed on Fox Footy's On The Couch about his career in preparation for becoming the club's longest-serving player, Grant paid tribute to those who had helped him but mentioned he had learnt more in Eade's first season than in all of his previous 14.
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/08/02/1154198206141.html
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Yeah ,thats right,mark a player that had the balls(or stupidity)
to speak the truth.
Pathetic group of wimps. :banghead
Would have been Better it"THEY HADN'T GIVEN UP"
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Sounds like tonight was our "crunch" game. Wallace had the boys out in the middle of the ground in their suit and tie before that game at 5 o'clock revving them up.