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We had stage fright, says Wallace
12:04 AM Sun 19 August, 2007
By Matt Brown,
richmondfc.com.au
TERRY Wallace has blamed a combination of “stage fright” and poor kicking for goal under pressure for Richmond’s 31-point loss to the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco.
Wallace said the Tigers were right in the game and could have pulled off a huge upset if they had taken full advantage of their opportunities in front of goal.
The Tigers got within nine points of the home side late in the third quarter before wasting numerous scoring chances in the final quarter to let the Eagles off the hook.
Wallace was left to lament what might have been had his forwards converted their chances.
“I thought definitely the score didn’t really reflect the game. I though that it was a more even game than what the final scoreline had it,” he said.
“They kicked 9.1 in the second half; they made absolutely the most of their opportunities and we didn’t do the same.
“It was 6.8 for us … and with a couple of shanked kicks as well which you could add into that. So we had plenty of opportunities but just didn’t make the most of our chances.”
Wallace pinpointed the Tigers’ inability to handle pressure as the key factor.
“I’ve always said that when you’re playing on the opposition’s home ground you’ve really got to ride those chances home and we didn’t do that,” he said.
“So it’s lots of pressure. There’s pressure on the ball carriers, there’s pressure to chase and tackle.
“And there’s also pressure to kick goals when you need them to be kicked and that was the pressure we failed in tonight.”
One of the main culprits was Matthew Richardson who marred an otherwise sensational game with several missed shots, including two vital set shots in the final quarter when the Tigers had the Eagles under the pump.
“You would give him absolutely an A-plus for work ethic, commitment to the side, ability to play on a real class player and take them on but we just didn’t get as much cream out of it,” Wallace said.
But he acknowledged that Richardson was not alone and suggested some of the younger Tigers had suffered from stage fright against the fancied Eagles.
“I think we had culprits all over the ground who had opportunities,” Wallace said.
“I think a few of our young boys really looked like they had a bit of stage fright early in the game and didn’t handle the occasion early.
“In the first half I thought it was turnover goals that the West Coast were kicking. I think we were up to something like five or six goals they actually got from turnovers in the first half. We’ve got to get better at that.”
Wallace said he was pleased with the way the younger players had settled down to their task after the Eagles had threatened a blow-out with five unanswered goals early in the second quarter.
“As the game went on and all of a sudden it’s just another game of football that you’ve got to play, I think they got better as the game went on,” he said.
“I think we’ve got a few guys who it’s their first trip to WA, let alone Subiaco and the West Coast Eagles.
“It’s experience for some of our players as well. I think we had 12 players tonight who were 21 years of age or younger.
“And that’s not an excuse but them playing on a hostile ground in a hostile environment, they learn – they learn to keep composed and use the ball better.”
Wallace now must prepare his side for an emotion-charged clash against Kevin Sheedy’s Essendon at the MCG next Sunday.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=49344
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Wallace is being very generous in my view.
How many seasons do you think our club will continue to tolerate Richardson on our list?
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Wallace is being very generous in my view.
How many seasons do you think our club will continue to tolerate Richardson on our list?
we think alike! about time someone understands how things are and what should be done! :thumbsup
We had stage fright, says Wallace
12:04 AM Sun 19 August, 2007
By Matt Brown,
richmondfc.com.au
One of the main culprits was Matthew Richardson who marred an otherwise sensational game with several missed shots, including two vital set shots in the final quarter when the Tigers had the Eagles under the pump.
“You would give him absolutely an A-plus for work ethic, commitment to the side, ability to play on a real class player and take them on but we just didn’t get as much cream out of it,” Wallace said.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=49344
u see terry knows, richo 100% effort for 30% reward, he is a liablity and should give it up, but terry knowd this but is to gutless to make the right call
we all remember what blight did to the crows when he went their, he culled more than 1 so called "hampions" but terry just does not have the balls to cull a clatence champion like richo who is a serial and continual choker and failure
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Wallace is being very generous in my view.
How many seasons do you think our club will continue to tolerate Richardson on our list?
Another two I hope
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Wallace is being very generous in my view.
How many seasons do you think our club will continue to tolerate Richardson on our list?
we think alike! about time someone understands how things are and what should be done! :thumbsup
We had stage fright, says Wallace
12:04 AM Sun 19 August, 2007
By Matt Brown,
richmondfc.com.au
One of the main culprits was Matthew Richardson who marred an otherwise sensational game with several missed shots, including two vital set shots in the final quarter when the Tigers had the Eagles under the pump.
“You would give him absolutely an A-plus for work ethic, commitment to the side, ability to play on a real class player and take them on but we just didn’t get as much cream out of it,” Wallace said.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=49344
u see terry knows, richo 100% effort for 30% reward, he is a liablity and should give it up, but terry knowd this but is to gutless to make the right call
we all remember what blight did to the crows when he went their, he culled more than 1 so called "hampions" but terry just does not have the balls to cull a clatence champion like richo who is a serial and continual choker and failure
Why do you keep repeating yourself?
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Wallace is being very generous in my view.
How many seasons do you think our club will continue to tolerate Richardson on our list?
I don't like to bash Richo, he plays for the jumper every week, gives his all.
Tuck missed a sitter, so did Petts, but Richo's could have lifted the players, instead they start thinking 'god, we bust our guts to get it to you and you miss sitters...' They drop their heads, especially when bogan personified Adam Hunter decides to drift forward, takes a screamer and makes it a 2 goal turnaround.
I don't know what you do with him, he can't play anywhere else. Maybe one more season, the kids are still developing, we're not ready to make a tilt at the finals, but then in saying that, we want them to develop with their new forward line, the fowards that are our future.
I think Carlton would do themselves a world of good to get rid of Fev, otherwise they could be saying the same things. Fev is a better kick, but he's a sook and in the end, like the saints did with Everitt, Hall etc. it works out for the best.
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Was BOG for me until those those 2 misses, completely unacceptable :banghead
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Was BOG for me until those those 2 misses, completely unacceptable :banghead
he wasnt bog, we had better players, yeah sure brown hit a post but he was a better player!
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I personally do not consider his presence in the forward line is doing anything towards the development of the young talent we have drafted as future forwards at Tigerland.
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I personally do not consider his presence in the forward line is doing anything towards the development of the young talent we have drafted as future forwards at Tigerland.
Richo needs to play the way he did against the pies. It is his best role, simply because you get his running and marking but none of his goal-kicking, this also lets our forward be less predictable.
Unfortunate, Terry reverted back to normal Richo, rather than effective richo :'(
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Question is - did Terry let the players carry on from last week and take charge of the game plan or did we just revert back to our previous 18 weeks style of playing?
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Question is - did Terry let the players carry on from last week and take charge of the game plan or did we just revert back to our previous 18 weeks style of playing?
Looked like the same gameplan to me Julz. Open, positive, attacking one-on-one footy with Lids and Polak starting up forward with Richo, Browny, Petts and Edwards. No loose man in defence. We just faced a classier team with a superior midfield (read Kerr) and ruck brigade (Cox & Seaby) this week as opposed to the overrated pretenders of last week. Lids had to go behind the ball after half-time to give us some run again which we lost in the second quarter while Polak (who we only noticed up forward when Hunter ran back there after kicking each of his 3 goals :-\) was needed in the ruck when Patto was rested. The options available and use of the footy wasn't quite the same as last week and the Eagles made sure we paid for our missed opportunities.
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Question is - did Terry let the players carry on from last week and take charge of the game plan or did we just revert back to our previous 18 weeks style of playing?
looks like im not alone about what i think of richo, order your richo bow up doll, he has only 1 yr left! make the most of it
get a yr supply of kleenex while ur at it
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You really are obsessed with Richo. ::) My question, which wasn't rhetoric, was because I didn't watch the game at all. Not once did I mention Richo in it. But I'm sure someone can send you a blow up doll, seeing you really want one.
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ouch lol
u r hopeless
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Players from all clubs are kicking badly this year has no-one noticed
simple answer is the game has got too fast that is making the players more fatigued after running and contesting so hard that the legs of players are so weary they are kicking badly
gee not hard to work that out if your a former footballer
So many champion players are sucumbing to leg injuries WHY is because the game is too fast & the human body cannot take that type of battering
FATIGUE is the contributer to the way the game is turning ugly & is also the contributer to bad umpiring
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Thank you Tigermonk. :clapping
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monk u may have point, but u rarely see players like boomer harvey, kerr, black, voss(when he played) , lloyd, judd, cousins, the burgoynes, the cornes' etc kick bad under fatigue
the list goes on
if u r fit , fatigue is not an issue, the game is played 90% above the shoulders
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Let's see Jordan Lewis misses a sitter from near to dead in front and probably costs his team the game and that was clearly fatigue.
TM has a very valid point.
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Let's see Jordan Lewis misses a sitter from near to dead in front and probably costs his team the game and that was clearly fatigue.
TM has a very valid point.
35-40 degree angle. Certainly wasnt near dead in front.
But yes, should've nailed it regardless as he only kicked from about 25-30.
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fatigue is a huge factor matey X
just look how fatigued you are are after you played with your little dickybird :whistle ;D
alot has to do with conditioning staff & the way you are coached from youth & the ammount of extra work the player himself does out of football is too who will fatigue quicker as you would know yourself being a personal trainer
a good player will rest over the summer in his spare time but most champions opt for other sports like soccer, cricket, basketball, tennis, running etc which is why there are alot of champions
were not champions cause were always at the bar on weekends :cheers but l tried ;D
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monk u may have point, but u rarely see players like boomer harvey, kerr, black, voss(when he played) , lloyd, judd, cousins, the burgoynes, the cornes' etc kick bad under fatigue
the list goes on
if u r fit , fatigue is not an issue, the game is played 90% above the shoulders
mate Lloyd is a main offender in the last few seasons
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Players from all clubs are kicking badly this year has no-one noticed
simple answer is the game has got too fast that is making the players more fatigued after running and contesting so hard that the legs of players are so weary they are kicking badly
gee not hard to work that out if your a former footballer
But Richo has ALWAYS been a poo kick? ? ?
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Players from all clubs are kicking badly this year has no-one noticed
simple answer is the game has got too fast that is making the players more fatigued after running and contesting so hard that the legs of players are so weary they are kicking badly
gee not hard to work that out if your a former footballer
But Richo has ALWAYS been a pooh kick? ? ?
yep cannot avoid the fact that Richo strength has never been putting the ball through the big sticks consistently
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Richo would be one of the most fatigued players if the league at 105kg & his height
l bet there aint many on here that could even run a 80 metres sprint without falling to the ground after it blowing like you run 2 hours without having to kick a ball 30 metres straight
Richo does more running than most cause the players aint honoring his leads & work rate & the coach is indirective of how football is played & rather introduce basketball tactics
Richo is one of the best contested marks in the AFL & runs the most out of any Full Forward in the AFL & he sets up alot of goals too
but he cant be that bad his kicked 700+ goals & is most times in the top 5 best players in the team
Lloyd only has 800+ goals is he pooh too
Fevola has his bad days also yet Tigers supporters want him to replace Richo no thanks on the attitude badboy
being at games you can see just how much the big fella puts in & his is no doubt a real champion if he didnot break that knee in Sydney in 1995 he would have been better & had 800+ goals around the same Lloyd has who has had premiership players giving it to him & brownlow medalists in Hird & Wanganeen
Watch next season there be no tanking going on from any club as they change the draft procedure l bet RFC be a strong contender for finals
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Although Richo's goalkicking has been hit and miss for most of his career, the 30 second rule means all forwards can't have a breather before taking their shot.
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Although Richo's goalkicking has been hit and miss for most of his career, the 30 second rule means all forwards can't have a breather before taking their shot.
Dont know what your trying to say here MT explain
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Although Richo's goalkicking has been hit and miss for most of his career, the 30 second rule means all forwards can't have a breather before taking their shot.
Dont know what your trying to say here MT explain
Just saying forwards have to now take their shot quickly (within 30 seconds). It's not like before where Lloyd would spend 2-3 minutes throwing grass up in the air, pulling up his socks, etc... to regain his breath before kicking a goal.