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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Moi on May 04, 2008, 09:53:28 PM
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Victorian squad:
Jonathan Brown (captain), Brisbane Lions
Gary Ablett, Geelong
Jimmy Bartel, Geelong
Daniel Bradshaw, Brisbane Lions
Campbell Brown, Hawthorn
Paul Chapman, Geelong
Trent Croad, Hawthorn
Nick Dal Santo, St Kilda
Brendan Fevola, Carlton
Nathan Foley, Richmond
Josh Fraser, Collingwood
Adam Goodes, Sydney
Brent Harvey, North Melbourne
Brad Johnson, Western Bulldogs
Steve Johnson, Geelong
Chris Judd, Carlton
James Kelly, Geelong
Darren Milburn, Geelong
Sam Mitchell, Hawthorn
Robert Murphy, Western Bulldogs
Ryan O'Keefe, Sydney
Scott Pendlebury, Collingwood
Luke Power, Brisbane Lions
Jarryd Roughead, Hawthorn
Matthew Scarlett, Geelong
Joel Selwood, Geelong
Brad Sewell, Hawthorn
Heath Shaw, Collingwood
Troy Simmonds, Richmond
Jarred Waite, Carlton
http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=59061
Dream Team
The full squad is:
Andrew McLeod (captain) Adelaide
Nathan Bassett Adelaide
Nathan Bock Adelaide
Craig Bolton Sydney Swans
Peter Burgoyne Port Adelaide
Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide
Brett Burton Adelaide
Jamie Charman Brisbane Lions
Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs
Joel Corey Geelong
Kane Cornes Port Adelaide
Dean Cox West Coast
Daniel Cross Western Bulldogs
Leon Davis Collingwood
Corey Enright Geelong
Lance Franklin Hawthorn
Darren Glass West Coast
Simon Goodwin Adelaide
Ryan Griffen Western Bulldogs
Graham Johncock Adelaide
Tadhg Kennelly Sydney Swans
Daniel Kerr West Coast
Brett Kirk Sydney Swans
Luke McPharlin Fremantle
Cameron Mooney Geelong
Daniel Motlop Port Adelaide
Matthew Pavlich Fremantle
Matthew Richardson Richmond
Ben Rutten Adelaide
Mathew Stokes Geelong
http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=59063
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Congrats Nathan, Troy and Richo :thumbsup
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No Bomber players ;D
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Does anyone really (and I mean this seriously) care about this game ??? :help
I know I don't but I've never been a fan od representative footy AFL style...
But this is to me at least a nuffin game....
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This game to me has no bearing on anything and if anything may injure a key player to a side and hinder their progress. Just like the NBA all star or NFL all star game it will be a scoring fest so expect to see both teams to kick more than 20 goals each as an advocation to this type of footy and an advertisement of the sport.
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Congrats to Simmo, Axel and Richo :clapping. Just don't get injured :pray.
11 Geelong players playing to just our 3. Wonder if that will have any affect on our game the following week.
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Posted by: WilliamPowell
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Does anyone really (and I mean this seriously) care about this game
agree its a nothing game
but congrats to all players included
it is still something to be named in the top players and partake in the occasion another pic for the album
also gives those with niggling injuries a week extra to come back up
dont really think it will make too much difference to the outcome of the Geelong match
a question do those who need the game time get to line up in the VFL this w/end?
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I'm hoping it is just an exhibition game but you never know once the competitive juices flow. Having the best players out there could lead to a faster open clean skilled attacking game. It could be very tiring if the players take it seriously and its a close game. We're going to need Axel to be up and running against Geelong.
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Here's a portrait pic of Richo from today...
(http://www.gspimages.com.au/images/thumbs/main/140168.jpg)
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Richo will be wearing his #12.
41. Nathan Foley
(http://www.gspimages.com.au/images/thumbs/main/140260.jpg)
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5. Troy Simmonds
(http://www.gspimages.com.au/images/thumbs/main/140274.jpg)
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What it means to be in the Big V
Matt Burgan and Mic Cullen
3:01 PM Thu 08 May, 2008
The following Victorian squad members spoke to afl.com.au about what it means to be involved with the "Big V”.
Nathan Foley
"It'll be an amazing experience. It's something I always looked forward to as a kid and I used to watch the state games until I was probably about 11 or 12 [years old] until they stopped. I remember watching a fair few games and it was something you always used to go out in the park and pretend you were playing for Victoria, so it was a great experience."
Troy Simmonds
"It's a huge honour. I'm absolutely priveliged to be part of the Big V and I grew up watching the state footy and I was passionate about it and very excited about playing with the best players."
http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=59288
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Lloydy, Chad and Crawf omitted Foley tonight, while Garry stressed half hour later this wasnt the real omits. :shh
Hope it doesnt really happen, I want to see Foley Saturday night. :pray
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Foley, Simmo and Foley all made the final teams :clapping
VICTORIA v DREAM TEAM
Saturday, 7:40pm AEST, MCG
VICTORIA
B: C.Brown, Scarlett, Milburn
HB: Shaw, Croad, Waite
C: Harvey, Mitchell, Goodes
HF: O'Keefe, J.Brown, Murphy
F: S.Johnson, Fevola, Bradshaw
FOLL: Simmonds, Bartel, Judd
I/C: Fraser, Power, Chapman, Kelly, Foley, Pendlebury, J.Selwood
EM: Roughead, Sewell
Excluded from 30-man squad: Ablett (calf), Dal Santo, B.Johnson
DREAM TEAM
B: Johncock, Rutten, Bolton
HB: McLeod, Pavlich, Cooney
C: Richardson, Kerr, S.Burgoyne
HF: Goodwin, Mooney, D.Motlop
F: Burton, Franklin, Davis
FOLL: Cox, P.Burgoyne, K.Cornes
I/C: Bock, Charman, Corey, Stokes, Kirk, Griffen, Glass
EM: Bassett, Cross, Enright
Excluded from 30-man squad: Kennelly, McPharlin
http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/hof-tribute-match-teams-48088
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The Vic midfield better apply heaps of pressure or that Vic defence will have its work cut out.
Plough will be watching closely the Richo vs Goodes duel as we play the Swans after the Cats and Bombers.
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Matthew Richardson, this is your stage
Mark Robinson | May 10, 2008
MATTHEW Richardson is 33 and this time around he's king of the kids.
It was a different story 15 yeara ago for the Richmond champion.
In 1993, at 18, Richo was the kid looking goggle-eyed at his Tasmanian teammates as they prepared to take on Queensland in Hobart.
"I was lucky enough to get the call-up for Tassie the last time they played state footy, and I got to play with all the Tassie boys like 'Cressa' (Daryn Creswell), Paul Williams, Graeme Wright, the Febey boys, the Gales," he recalled this week.
"We got beaten by Queensland and I think (Jason) Dunstall kicked 10, but it was a pretty good experience.
"I was 18. I had no idea what was going on, I had barely played for Richmond, and I was happy to get a game for Richmond, let alone a state game.
"It wasn't the MCG, but it was still state footy and it was a big deal to play at Bellerive Oval. 'Shawie' (Robert Shaw) was coach and I remember he was filthy after the game.
"He was a proud Tassie man and he thought we didn't do the state justice, and we didn't.
"I remember playing with Darrin Pritchard. He was a premiership player with Hawthorn, an absolute legend in Tassie, and to play with guys like that, I couldn't believe it."
Richo and Buddy Franklin - with apologies to Matthew Pavlich, Daniel Kerr and Shaun Burgoyne - are the headline acts of the Dream Team tonight. It's a kind of "King and Prince" mentality.
One has nudged into his 20s, the other is well into his 30s, yet they seem to have embraced footy with similar size, adventurism and excitement.
Richo's all-conquering form of recent weeks, on the back of a new position, is a beacon for not just Richmond but the AFL.
Certainly, he's given oomph to this tribute game.
He's just happy he's not the lone old man among all the youngsters.
When the Dream Teamers met for the first time on Wednesday, Richo was surrounded by Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen, Mathew Stokes and Franklin, players eight, 10, sometimes 12 years his junior.
"I was just happy when 'Kirky' (Brett Kirk) and 'Goody' (Simon Goodwin) rolled up because they were over 30, too," he said.
"When I walked in yesterday, the first three players I saw were Cooney, Griffen and Buddy, and I felt pretty old right there."
Still, Richo stood out. Dream Team coach Mark Williams almost immediately could detect the presence of the big man.
"The excitement he's brought to the game, the enthusiasm and, at his age, the energy he brings to our group is just brilliant," Williams said.
"He texted me straight away when he first got in it, telling me how excited he was to be included in the group. And he's got such a boyhood love for the game. It's not manufactured, it's real.
"He's a real person and he's one of the most polite, gentlemanly footballers you would wish to meet."
Teammates concurred. They have watched Richo rip the competition to shreds this year -- and for the past 15 years.
Said Kane Cornes: "I don't know him very well, but I've watched him since I was a little kid, and he's probably the most unique player in the AFL and it's about time everybody gave him the credit he deserves."
Said Kirk: "He's a superstar. I've met him a couple of times, and when you watch footy and look at players who are passionate and want to play, he's one I've always wanted to play with . . . he's a big kid."
Asked who he would kick it to if he had the ball and was galloping through the midfield when Richo and Buddy both made leads, Kirk sidestepped the issue: "I'd handball it to Shaun Burgoyne and he can decide."
Cooney was more excited than any of them to be running out with the Tiger goliath. "Reinvented Richo," he cooed. "He's a champion, I reckon.
"Some people say he is flawed, but I reckon he's a champ. He's big and he's strong and he runs and he kicks goals, he does everything.
"I'm just looking forward to playing with him in the midfield."
Reminded that Richo can get a little anxious when he doesn't get the ball kicked to him, Cooney laughed: "I better give it to him because he'll be screaming at me . . . I'll make sure when I get the ball I'll give it to him."
Griffen is another South Australian, but Richo was compulsory watching on TV. "I'm very excited about playing with Richo, and not just Richo but all of them if I do get the honour," he said.
"But, mate, he's unbelievable, six foot six or whatever he is and playing on the wing, averaging 20 touches and kicking goals."
This is not a final, or a game worth four points. But for Richo, it's as proud a moment as he's had in footy.
State footy to him is a concept he holds dear, and will be even more so tonight because he knows it's his last opportunity.
His first State-of-Origin memory is the Bicentennial Carnival in 1988, watching it and reading about it in the newspapers.
Then there was the 1989 MCG match when Hawthorn's Tony Hall did his knee.
"The 'G was a quagmire, (Tony) Lockett and Dunstall played, and Andy Collins tackled Hall. I felt for them because they were teammates.
"And I remember the game in Hobart in 1990 or '91 when Tassie beat the Vics."
His own history of state footy is four games, which included a couple of Allies matches. "When it went under, I didn't think I would ever play against the Vics again," he said.
"I wanted to play. When they announced the game at the start of the year, I had a look around the other teams and realised a lot of good players were eligible and I thought I would struggle to get a game, and when I did I was pretty thrilled.
"Who's to say if there's going to be another game like this? I certainly won't be around if there is."
As usual, Richo's expectations for tonight are team-based. "You just want to make sure you don't let your teammates down and can get their respect," he said.
It would appear he already has it.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23671742-19742,00.html
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The guy is a freakin' champion. :thumbsup
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which way is the wind blowing ?
richo u gotta love the guy!
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Nearly bought a tear to my eye! lol :gotigers
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i just want him to get through unscathed and fit for next week.
also i'd love him to give franklin a lesson in football like he did when we played them, just to shut all the claptrap going around.
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Got a friends Bday tonite so won't be able to watch. Will tape it and try and watch it if I get the time.
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Forget buddy love. It only took 15 years but this is a pure Richo lovefest ;D. Richo was the only dream team player to get a cheer from the crowd amongst the boos.
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Big cheer for Axel when he was called out for the Vics also. :thumbsup
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4 touches for Richo so far :thumbsup.
Get Foley in the midfield for Victoria instead of these Carlton hacks lol :yep.
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Get Foley in the midfield for Victoria instead of these Carlton hacks lol :yep.
lol Foley comes on and lace out pass to Fev for the Vics first goal.
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Forget buddy love. It only took 15 years but this is a pure Richo lovefest ;D. Richo was the only dream team player to get a cheer from the crowd amongst the boos.
It was great wasnt it and he couldnt help but have a bit of a grin as he ran out! ;D :thumbsup
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Foley has had 8 possies and set up 2 goals. He's been great so far. How about that run taking them on bursting through the middle :bow.
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Foley has had 8 possies and set up 2 goals. He's been great so far. How about that run taking them on bursting through the middle :bow.
that was great, finishing with a great pass ;Dto fev who took a great mark :)....against Richo :(..This a difficult game to cheer in lol
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This a difficult game to cheer in lol
lol you're right 2JD it is. I just hope our boys have good games and get through unscathed. So far so good.
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All 3 Tigers got through in one piece :thumbsup.
Way to go Mark Williams ::). Keeps Richo out of the game at FF even when they are losing when all year the big fella has starred on the wing moving up and down the ground.
Foley was terrific. If there was any doubt he is an elite midfielder he proved once again tonight he's a gun :bow.
Simmo was solid in the ruck. Stood up too in the last 10 minutes when Fraser went off injured and the Vics kicked the last 2 goals to win.
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From Sportal:
The Vics also had their own midfield star in Richmond surprise packet Nathan Foley, who more than justified his inclusion with some crucial clearance wins.
VICTORIA: 3.6, 9.8, 14.9, 21.11 (137)
DREAM TEAM: 5.4, 8.6, 15.8, 18.12 (120)
GOALS:
Victoria: Fevola 6, J.Brown 3, Harvey 3, Johnson 3, Bradshaw, Foley, Murphy, O'Keefe, Chapman, C.Brown
Dream Team: Franklin 4, Davis 3, Motlop 2, Burton 2, Goodwin 2, Mooney, Stokes, Richardson, Kirk, S.Burgoyne
BEST:
Victoria: Fevola, Foley, Scarlett, Goodes, Simmonds, Harvey, J.Brown
Dream Team: P.Burgoyne, S.Burgoyne, Franklin, McLeod, Cornes, Davis, Johncock
INJURIES: Victoria: Nil
Dream Team: Kerr (ankle)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Corey Enright replaced Darren Glass in the Dream Team's selected side
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Kennedy, Rosebury, McInerney
CROWD: 69,294 at the MCG
http://sportal.com.au/AFL-news-display/victoria-upstages-dream-team-48153
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Pics of Foley, Richo and Simmo from last night's game
Foley
http://www.gspimages.com.au/photography/results/?q=Nathan+Foley+Victoria&sub_code=15084000 (http://www.gspimages.com.au/photography/results/?q=Nathan+Foley+Victoria&sub_code=15084000)
Richo
http://www.gspimages.com.au/photography/results/?q=Matthew+Richardson+Hall+Fame&sub_code=15084000 (http://www.gspimages.com.au/photography/results/?q=Matthew+Richardson+Hall+Fame&sub_code=15084000)
Simmo
http://www.gspimages.com.au/photography/results/?q=Troy+Simmonds+Victoria&sub_code=15084000 (http://www.gspimages.com.au/photography/results/?q=Troy+Simmonds+Victoria&sub_code=15084000)
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All 3 Tigers got through in one piece :thumbsup.
Way to go Mark Williams ::). Keeps Richo out of the game at FF even when they are losing when all year the big fella has starred on the wing moving up and down the ground.
If ever we needed proof that the decision to move him this year has been the correct one then this was surely it! I was thinking the exact same thing at the time OE, just goes to show how hard it is to shake a public perception.
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I am sorry if this offends but ....
For me the best thing to come out of this game is the fact that none of our guys got injured.....
As for the result etc...don't give a rats ;D
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yep no injuries for us is the winner
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All 3 Tigers got through in one piece :thumbsup.
Way to go Mark Williams ::). Keeps Richo out of the game at FF even when they are losing when all year the big fella has starred on the wing moving up and down the ground.
If ever we needed proof that the decision to move him this year has been the correct one then this was surely it! I was thinking the exact same thing at the time OE, just goes to show how hard it is to shake a public perception.
It was also stupid as it allowed Goodes a free reign to do as pleased on the wing for the rest of the game. Oh well someone for Terry to keep in mind as Richo had the better of the duel when he was on Goodes at the start.
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All 3 Tigers got through in one piece :thumbsup.
Way to go Mark Williams ::). Keeps Richo out of the game at FF even when they are losing when all year the big fella has starred on the wing moving up and down the ground.
If ever we needed proof that the decision to move him this year has been the correct one then this was surely it! I was thinking the exact same thing at the time OE, just goes to show how hard it is to shake a public perception.
It was also stupid as it allowed Goodes a free reign to do as pleased on the wing for the rest of the game. Oh well someone for Terry to keep in mind as Richo had the better of the duel when he was on Goodes at the start.
Can't say I saw the logic of playing Richo at FF. He's never played that position particularly well. He needs space to run. Happy to have him out of the way though, less likely to be injured.
Wasn't Pav shocking. Thank god we didn't pick him in the draft. lol. :whistle