One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on May 29, 2007, 01:26:40 AM
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A test of character this week. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Will we lift and not wallow in self-pity and beat the Lions on Saturday night?
Losing habit hard to break
By Dan Lonergan
abc.net.au
Tigers' woes
Richmond is in the same boat (as Melbourne) and also on the weekend lost a game they had in their keeping late in the final quarter.
The Tigers actually led Essendon for much longer than Melbourne were in front of the Roos. They took the lead in the second stanza and seemed set to raise their opening win leading by 18 points with less than 10 minutes to go, but they didn't bother the scorers again and the Bombers - who had kicked poorly all night - found their range to kick four goals and win by eight points.
Everyone is talking about the free kick given against Richmond forward Matthew Richardson for putting his hands in the back of Mal Michael when the scores were level. Richo took the mark and played on and kicked the goal and was then penalised 50 metres.
The penalty might have been harsh, because to be fair to Richardson, he may not have heard the whistle. However, under this new controversial rule interpretation, the free kick was there.
You could say the Tigers were unlucky, but they panicked in the last quarter allowing the Dons in.
This match was the extreme opposite to their round six meeting last year, when Essendon, who were going through a wretched losing sequence, hit the front and levelled the scores at the death but couldn't close it out, eventually also falling two points short.
The Dons eventually went winless for another 10 weeks, with that game taking the stuffing out of them for several weeks.
Richmond coach Terry Wallace now has to make sure his team - already low in confidence - doesn't become too shattered by Saturday's heartbreaker and can continue to be competitive, but if they do get in a winning position against the out-of-form Brisbane, they can get over the line.
There's a chance though that both teams could still be winless when they meet in round 12.
Imagine if it's close at the end that day...
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Yes, I reckon we will, we've got them while theyre out of form and in Melbourne, no reason we cant beat them!
(And they have to give Julz some bragging rights!)
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Hate to be captain obvious but who takes Brown and how they go (Bowden) will decide the game.
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Bowden normally does quite well on Brown. And this year there's no Voss, no Acker.
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I don't ever think Brown has ever hurt us too much to be honest.
Bowden usually does well on him.
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I reckon this will be the week we break our duck. We've had a good record against the Lions over the past few year. We'll get to see Mitch Clarke up close this week :-\.
Probably Bowden and Polak will double team Brown.
We need to shutdown Black and Power. Basically that's what opposition clubs have down over the past month to beat them. Possibly Sugar and Polo to get the jobs.
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I think we can and I reckon we will :thumbsup
Polak will take Brown.
Richo will not get a free this week
And we better :rollin
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We always seem to play well against the Lions, hoping for that to continue so we can finally break the ice :gotigers
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Last 3 meetings against the Lions
2006 RD 19 Telstra Dome
Richmond 21 16 142
B Lions 8 12 60
2006 RD 4 GABBA
B Lions 11 16 82
Richmond 14 12 96
2005 RD 9 GABBA
B Lions 12 11 83
Richmond 12 15 87
Let's hope we can make it 4 on the trot against the Lions .
Joel will probably pick up J Brown. Had a good game on him at the Gabba last year.
Interesting fact last year we won our first of the season against the Lions. If history repeats on Saturday night I will insist the club petition the AFL to have next years Round 1 fixture against Brisbane.
Here's to 6 of the best from Richo on Saturday night. :rollin
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I'm wary of the Lions younger brigade of Stiller, Patfull, Rischitelli & Co. We need to show them plenty of respect. If we match up well on them then we will win.
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If both teams play their best footy I think Brisbane will win.
But Brisbane rarely bring their best footy to Melbourne and I think if we can make sure Brown, Johnson and Lappin don't have a massive impact we should win.
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2006 RD 19 Telstra Dome
Richmond 21 16 142
B Lions 8 12 60
Here's to 6 of the best from Richo on Saturday night. :rollin
It'd be great to kick that many goals too. We've only hit the 100 mark once this year.
There'll be no Paddy, Simmo, Razor, Chaffey, Staff from that game. Sarge, Hyde and White too if they don't come in. Shows how many newbies there are in our side this year.
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Don't worry Lids will tear it up again but have BOG go to someone else :lol
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As mentioned in the MX tonight we're favourites this week with the bookies.
Richmond $1.75
Brisbane $2.00
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Favourites?? What the hell does that mean??? :lol
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I don't think Lappin has been a threat to many teams this year. Bowden has Brown's measure. Johnson can be a worry. Keep an eye on Black and Power.
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The Lions have a few underdone players who are coming back from injury or have been.
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Should look out for Sherman IMO, been down on form this year and will be looking to tear a team apart
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Flea on SEN reckons Bowden will get Jonathan Brown as he's played on him the last 3 times and done well competing against Brown's strength. Polak will back back into the hole to help out as he's been doing.
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Plunge on Tigers
01 June 2007 Herald-Sun
Jon Anderson
RICHMOND and Melbourne, winless after 18 combined attempts this year, have come in for solid support from punters this week.
The Tigers opened at $1.92 with TAB Sportsbet to beat the Brisbane Lions at Telstra Dome tomorrow night, but a stream of money has them into $1.75. Not bad for a team still the warm wooden spoon favourite at $1.55.
"One of the golden punting rules is don't back bad sides, but clearly punters think these teams aren't nearly as bad as their results show," Gary Davies of TAB Sportsbet said.
Gerard Daffy of Lasseters Sports said the weight of money had made him cut the Tigers from $1.94 to $1.78.
"You could understand it if they were backing the Richmond team of the late 1960s or early '70s, but last time I checked Royce Hart and Kevin Bartlett weren't in the current team," Daffy said.
"They might win but I just can't see where the confidence is coming from.
"The other team punters want with us is Fremantle
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21827606%255E19742,00.html
Richmond $1.75
Brisbane $2.00
Richmond Under 39.5 Pts 2.25
Richmond Over 39.5 Pts 6.00
Draw 51.00
Brisbane Under 39.5 Pts 2.50
Brisbane Over 39.5 Pts 7.75
Richmond -6.5 1.92
Brisbane +6.5 1.88
The "experts" in the Herald-Sun can't split the sides. 9 tips each.
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Forward Scout: Richmond v Brisbane
Thu 31 May, 2007
By Brian Royal
for richmondfc.com.au
Richmond assistant coach Brian Royal runs his eye over the Tigers clash against the Brisbane at the Telstra Dome
LESSONS FROM LAST WEEK
We need to stick to the team structure and plans. At critical times last week, we felt that our players broke down and allowed Essendon to take control of the game in certain areas.
OUR BACKS
Joel Bowden and Graham Polak are, probably, the two guys in line to take on Jonathan Brown. Brown is a great player and it is going to be a huge job for whoever gets him.
THEIR FORWARDS
When a team has got such a dominant forward, like Brown, what tends to happen is that a player ends up going unnoticed and pops up and kicks a couple of crucial goals. Ashley McGrath is one of their main dangers, although, he is doubtful at the moment with a knee injury. Another player we’ll have to look out for is Mitchell Clark. He kicked five goals for them in his first game last week and is a classic example of the type that can get under your guard if you are not careful.
MIDFIELD BATTLE
Our midfielders are starting to make better decisions with the footy and, in particular, Nathan Foley is one of the leaders in that area at the moment. Brett Deledio is also starting to come into a bit of form and is certainly starting to add a little extra bite to our midfield. With the likes of Simon Black, Luke Power and, at times, Nigel Lappin going through there, it is going to be a tough ask for us. They [Brisbane] are very strong in the stoppage region, at centre bounces and ball ups. However, if we can match them in that area, it will obviously help us on the scoreboard.
THE RUCK DUEL
Jamie Charman and Beau McDonald are probably one of the strongest ruck combinations in the competition at the moment. So, all we ask of Adam [Pattison] each game is for him to be competitive – which means neutralising his opponent or, at the very least, stopping them from hitting them to where they want it. Charman is very good around the ground and that is one of Adam’s strengths as well, so it will be interesting to see whether Jamie can run with Adam the other way.
OUR FORWARDS
Matthew Richardson had a great game last week, kicking four goals playing under duress. No doubt there is going to be a fairr bit of focus from Brisbane towards him, just like we will have towards Jonathan Brown. Last week, our forward set up changed due to having Kent Kingsley in the line up. While Kent did not kick any goals, he certainly helped to balance the side as he is a very team-orientated player.
THEIR BACKS
The Lions defensive unit leads the competition in spoils and, for a few of their defenders, it is one of the key requirements of their game. They have good honest players down there who like to rebound and they certainly like to get a bit of support from their midfield as well.
LAST TIME THEY MET
Round 19, 2006 - Richmond d Brisbane Lions by 82 points, (TD) (N)
RICHMOND WIN PERCENTAGE
Richmond v Brisbane Lions: 50 per cent
Richmond @ Telstra Dome: 41.3 per cent
Richmond v Brisbane Lions @ Telstra Dome: 50 per cent
MATCH NOTE
The two teams have only played twice at the Telstra Dome - a 63 point-win for the Lions in 2002 and an 82-point victory for the Tigers last year. This season, the Lions are one from two at the venue - a two-goal win over Carlton in round five and a 64-point thrashing at the hands of Essendon in round eight.
The Lions head into this game on a three-game losing streak - 31 points to Adelaide (Gabba), 64 points to Essendon (Telstra Dome) and 33 points to Collingwood (Gabba).
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=44347
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Brisbane to win by 10 points
the rest doesnt matter.
Atleast we will get a good draft pick.