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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Go Richo 12 on July 05, 2011, 08:35:28 PM
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Ok! Lets try forget last week and focus on this week!
Have the Bummers played their 'grand final' last week and be ready to be picked off? :pray
Any chance of a 104 point turn around?
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I am expecting another loss to be honest, our situation hasn't changed, we have another injured player, the same massive holes in our ruck/backline and increasing risks of injury to our better players as the load / pressure is turned up on them to carry the load.
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The MCG is expecting a crowd of 57k :-\.
http://www.mcg.org.au/Events/Upcoming%20Events/Event%20Details.aspx?eid=1f8cc780-c924-4279-9ac8-f9e2a56730ad
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Ok! Lets try forget last week and focus on this week!
Have the Bummers played their 'grand final' last week and be ready to be picked off? :pray
Any chance of a 104 point turn around?
I was thinking that. Maybe they played their GF last week and they may have an emotional let down this week as opposed to us having the let down last week. :shh
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I am expecting another loss to be honest, our situation hasn't changed, we have another injured player, the same massive holes in our ruck/backline and increasing risks of injury to our better players as the load / pressure is turned up on them to carry the load.
lol
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A loss of below 80 points would be welcomed this week. :'(
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They are calling this game the "Clash of the Sash" with a logo and all:
(http://www.afl.com.au/portals/0/images/2010/richmond-masthead_vessendon.jpg)
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Surprisingly I am not that worried about this week.The fact that Richmond will come out breathing fire against Essendon is fairly predictable.
Anyone else have a nagging feeling we will beat the bombers this week but in typical Richmond fashion become the Suns third victim.
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Clash of the GASH,is more apt...
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Jeepers 3 weeks is a long time in footy hey! We were certs even 2 weeks ago. WILL WIN! After all we like to burst the bombers bubble.
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Clash of the GASH,is more apt...
;D
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I think we will come out firing (as we should after that poor effort last weekend). But unfortunately I can see the bombers running over us in the end after gaining some belief by beating Geelong.
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WE THINK:
Richmond have had the better of clashes with Essendon in recent seasons. The Tigers have won eight of the past 11 since 2005 including this season's Round 9 encounter by 16 points. Both sides have struggled for form over the past month but, while Essendon broke a five-match losing run with an upset win over Geelong last Saturday night, Richmond sunk to a new low with a 103-point loss to Carlton earlier that afternoon. If the Bombers can bring the same uncompromising approach to this clash, they will win, but it's a big 'if'. The Tigers were stung by Damien Hardwick's assessment that they gave up against the Blues. Expect them to fire up this time. In a tight, hard contest it's Essendon by 11 points.
Full preview at: http://www.sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/preview-essendon-v-richmond-129030
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I'll call Slater-You call Gordon !
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Surprisingly I am not that worried about this week.The fact that Richmond will come out breathing fire against Essendon is fairly predictable.
Anyone else have a nagging feeling we will beat the bombers this week but in typical Richmond fashion become the Suns third victim.
Sounds like a date
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Clash of the GASH,is more apt...
:)
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Clash of the Sash
richmondfc.com.au
Thu 07 Jul, 2011
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/images_richmond/sash_246b.jpg)
Two of the AFL’s greatest rivals will go head to head in the inaugural ‘Clash of the Sash’ between Essendon and Richmond at the MCG this Saturday night.
Little separates these two talented, young, developing teams and the latest installment in this proud rivalry promises to be an exciting encounter.
Both teams have plenty on the line, with just one win each since their last meeting in the 2011 Dreamtime game.
It is the perfect recipe for another modern-day blockbuster between two traditional Victorian rivals in front of a packed house at the MCG.
As part of the celebration for this Saturday night’s Clash of the Sash, supporters of both clubs will be encouraged to wear their preferred sash to the game, with prizes for those who don the famous red or yellow sash.
Essendon and Richmond are two of only three AFL/VFL teams to have worn a traditional across-the-chest sash (the other being South Melbourne in its early years).
The Bombers have worn their sash since 1877 (134-year history,) while the Tigers have had theirs since 1914 (97-year history).
In addition to the fight for the precious four premiership points, the two teams will wage a social media battle with the losing team having to change their Facebook and Twitter avatar to the winning team’s logo for two days.
The last time these two teams met, Richmond triumphed in front of nearly 84,000 fans, in the annual Dreamtime at the ‘G blockbuster.
Can the Bombers square the ledger in 2011, or will the Tiger roar prevail again?
Put on your battle armour and join the fight at this Saturday night’s Clash of the Sash.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/117984/default.aspx
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If there's any positive omen, the Bombers have lost their past 9 games at the 'G. They do play better on the smaller ground at Etihad.
VERDICT
Essendon faces a huge task to replicate some of the manic intensity of its upset win away from its home ground. The Bombers have not won at the MCG in nine attempts, stretching back to their win over the Tigers in round nine, 2010. With a diminished midfield (that was already light-on for class) Essendon faces a challenge against the likes of Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio and Nathan Foley. If their heroes from last week can repeat their competitive efforts in the clinches, the Bombers should win, for they have the more capable big men, and fewer battlers on the fringes. However, punters are advised to forget last week's results, refer back to the round nine results and have a second look at the match-ups. A week can be a long time in football.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-match-preview/essendon-v-richmond-20110704-1gyj5.html#ixzz1ROVT2Wy3
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Coach confident of better Tigers showing
The Age
July 8, 2011 - 11:34AM
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is confident his players won't be scarred by their massive AFL loss to Carlton last weekend and are ready to bounce back to their best against Essendon on Saturday night.
Hardwick was true to his word following the 103-point defeat, binning the post-match review with his team as promised and encouraging all at the club to put it out of their minds.
He believes his players are ready to respond, describing the mood at training this week as upbeat ahead of Saturday night's MCG clash.
"The one thing I would say about our group is they're very vibrant," Hardwick said.
"You wouldn't know we've come off a resounding loss, and that's something we try to pride ourselves on.
"We try to take away the emotion of the ups and downs of our season.
"We understand where we're at, but we certainly know where we're going. There's going to be bumps along the way, and last week was one of those."
The Tigers have lost ruckman Andrew Browne with a hip injury, with Tyrone Vickery to shoulder the ruck load and key position duo Ben Griffiths and Jayden Post to pinch-hit.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/coach-confident-of-better-tigers-showing-20110708-1h5th.html
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Richo and Brendon Lade preview the Essendon game
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/370237/roar-preview-round-16/
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No video nasty for Tigers
By Jennifer Witham
12:27 PM Fri 08 Jul, 2011
AS HE predicted immediately after his side was mauled by Carlton, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick didn't instigate a full review of the 103-point massacre this week.
The coaches watched the game a few times to find out exactly what went wrong, and to adjust training this week to address those deficiencies.
But the players avoided watching the footage of the ugly defeat, and were instead shown their round-nine 16-point triumph over this week's opponents Essendon as motivation.
"From a coaching perspective, we didn't think there was a great deal we could actually gain from showing the players such a poor performance [against Carlton]," Hardwick said on Friday.
"We played some good football [against the Bombers] that night. It was a good, tough game of footy and that's something we're looking forward to this weekend.
"It's something we probably fell away from last week. We showed the vision of that game and it was very much a finals-type game.
"The body clashes were high and hard, and that's something we look to get back this weekend."
Hardwick said his players' attitude this week had been impressive in the wake of the heavy defeat, and they had responded well to an increase in tough training.
"The one thing I'll say about our group is they're very vibrant. You wouldn't know that we've come off a resounding loss, and that's something we try to pride ourselves on," he said.
"We try to take away the emotion of the ups and downs of the season, which our guys tend to do very, very well.
"In saying that, we've worked on a couple of areas that require a great deal of physicality in our training, and that's something the players have enjoyed this week and will come out versus the Bombers."
Hardwick said this Saturday night's clash at the MCG wasn't primarily about winning back respect, as he believed the club was still in a better place than it was at the start of 2010.
"You've got to remember we're 18 months into a process that we always said was going to take some time," he said.
"You look at where we've come from in the situation at the start of last year where we were a 0-9 start to where we are now - we're a much better side.
"We understand where we're at, but we certainly know where we're going and we've got a hell of a long way to go.
"There's going to be bumps along the way. Last week was one of those bumps, and there's going to more bumps in the future."
Hardwick said the Tigers took heart from the fact the Bombers were able to rebound from a 65-point loss to Hawthorn in round 14 - their fifth in a row - to beat ladder-leaders Geelong by four points last Saturday night.
The Tigers have lost big man Andrew Browne to a hip injury, which leaves them light on for ruckmen against Essendon's dangerous pair of David Hille and Paddy Ryder.
Hardwick didn't rule out bringing in emergency Angus Graham - who hasn't played seniors since round eight - as a late inclusion.
"We’ve got Jayden Post, Ben Griffiths … both are close to 200cm as well as Tyrone Vickery, who can ruck at stages also," he said.
"We'll throw up a few curve balls there and see how it pans out.
"[Graham] is a possibility but we'll see how it turns out."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/118092/default.aspx
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Armstrong is umpiring.
That effwit was BOG for Sydney when we played them.
With instructions from Dimwittio
On that dark June afternoon
Saw the ump named Armstrong screw the Tiges again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-1VtFKiBzo
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Richmond players watch replay of win against Essendon
Michael Horan
From: Herald Sun
July 08, 2011 12:43PM
THE Richmond match committee went to the archives this week to quickly remind the players what is required to beat Essendon at the MCG on Saturday night.
So bad was the Tigers' performance in their 103-point humiliation by Carlton last week, that the coaching staff spared the players looking at it again in the weekly review.
''We actually didn't even review it with the players,'' Hardwick admitted today.
''It was very much unlike us for the whole year, so as coaches we sat down and watched it a couple of times to figure out exactly what went wrong.
''From a playing point of view there were a couple of things you could have taken out of it. The one thing about AFL footy is you learn a lesson from every game you play and we probably learned a couple of home truths and we hope to rectify those over the course of the next eight weeks of this season.''
Instead, the playing group was showed the highlights of Richmond's 16-point win over the Bombers in the Dreamtime at the G clash in front of 83,563 fans in Round 9.
''We played some good football that night. It was a good, tough game of football and its something we're looking forward to this weekend,'' Hardwick said.
''It's something we fell away from last week. We showed (the players) the vision of that game, It was very much a finals-type game. The body clashes were high and hard and that's something we're looking to get back to.''
The Tiger coach has put last week's shocker in the out-of-character basket and is eager to move forward positively.
"Our performances up to that stage were a lot more credible than what we showed last week. From a coaching perspective, we didn't think there was a great deal that could be gained from showing the players after such a poor performance,'' he said.
''We went though a few thing we need to improve that have probably been showing their heads over the last two to three weeks anyway, then we put them bed and moved on, just trained them this week and hopefully they come out this week against the Bombers."
Last weekend's comparative efforts couldn't be in greater contrast - the Tigers' humiliation by the Blues and Essendon heroically ending a five-game losing streak by toppling the previously unbeaten Geelong. But Hardwick said the gap between the sides was nowhere near that wide.
"Essendon was probably in our same situation two weeks ago, weren't they?'', he said.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-players-watch-replay-of-win-against-essendon/story-e6frf9jf-1226090662520
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Good ol' Rohan on 3aw - "It's these games Essendon should win". Yeah right Rohan that's why the Bombers have done nothing for 10 years because they are that good :wallywink.
Jack's got Hurley on him.
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First bounce and we've been pinged for a free off the ball ::).
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Looks like another great start :scream
Rich 0
Ess 6
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Kingy misses everything :P
Foley makes up for it :gotigers
Rich 6
Ess 6
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Jack marks on the lead when Hurley slipped over but doesn't make the distance either ???
Nahas has a go but it's a point.
Rich 7
Ess 6
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Nahas pushed in the back in the pocket but not paid ::)
Ess run it up the other end for a goal :banghead
Rich 7
Ess 12
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Free after the Bombers goal against Ryder so free to Dusty in the centre. Long ball that goes over the back and Foley goals :gotigers
Rich 13
Ess 12
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Batch you've got to better than that against a smurf like Colyer. Thankfully he misses everything. Rance poor kick towards the centre of defence and Batch can't take it and Essendon goals :banghead
Rich 13
Ess 18
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Lids copped a whack to the mouth and has gone off and down into the rooms :-\.
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Once again a small quick forward line troubles our goofy defence :-\. Point to the Bombers.
Rich 13
Ess 19
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Who is the no controlling ump off the ball paying frees against us? :scream
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Frees: Ess 6 Rich 4 in just 20 minutes ::)
We get it forward but the ball spills and comes off Edwards boot OOTF. Bombers run it down the other end with ease but get a point.
Rich 13
Ess 20
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Lids back out on the ground.
The alternative guernsey tonight has the yellow sides but not the while panel.
Cotch tackled as he kicks and it rolls out of bounds. From the throw in Cotch makes up for it and goals :gotigers
Rich 19
Ess 20
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Conca to Edwards to Lids and lovely pass to Cotch 50m out. Mark to Hille on the goal line :scream.
We get it back and Lids lands a massive bomb for a goal :gotigers
Rich 25
Ess 20
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Geez our kick-ins are pathetic. Turnover central :banghead. Lucky to get out of that one. Almost a 7 point play to Ess.
Rich 25
Ess 21
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Great tackle Nahas at CHB. Finds Edwards who shanks his kick and turns it over ::). We get it back through Helbig ends up with Jack 75m out hands to Batch back to Jack who wobbles it into 50. Dusty at the fall goals :gotigers
Rich 31
Ess 21
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It's McInerney as the non-controlling ump paying frees against us. 3rd one for the quarter now ::).
Rush point to Ess.
Rich 31
Ess 22
Nice mark to Griffs just now.
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Sounds like Edwards is up to usual tricks..... :banghead
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Touched by Edwards saves a goal. Point to Ess.
Rich 31
Ess 23
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Sounds like Edwards is up to usual tricks..... :banghead
On cue he actually does something good ;D
Vickery pushes Monfries to the turf and it's on ;D. Ryder and Melksham have their jumpers ripped off :lol. Don't take any crap from the mongrels Tiges :thumbsup
1/4 time
Richmond 5.1-31
Essendon 3.5-23
Goals: Foley 2, Martin, Cotchin, Deledio.
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Free to Batch on the wing. The ball goes forward and it's a free to Postie. Point.
Rich 32
Ess 23
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Grigg marks inside 50. Misses and just scrapes in.
Rich 33
Ess 23
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Good play by Helbig but King turns it over. We get it back via a free to Edwards who gives to Houli who finds McGuane and Postie good running marks just inside 50. Miss :-\ as Jack tries to fly but can only get 3ft off the ground
Ess run it up the other end and miss.
Rich 34
Ess 25
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Dusty goes back into the defensive corridor straight to Ryder who goals :scream
Rich 34
Ess 31
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I wish our forwards knew the meaning of playing in front. Cotch quick kick inside 50 and the Bombers gather and clear with ease :banghead.
Throw-in. Jacko a quick snap but it's another point.
Rich 35
Ess 31
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Rebound goal to Ess :banghead. Jack can't win the 50/50 ball over the past 6 weeks.
Rich 35
Ess 37
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Rebound goal to Ess :banghead. Jack can't win the 50/50 ball over the past 6 weeks.
Rich 35
Ess 37
And here we go again....
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Kicking efficiency so far is just 65%. Ess at 71%.
Jack hands to Batch. Finds Griffiths who goes long but it's another point.
Rich 36
Ess 37
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Helbig to Edwards who hits Batch. He goes to Cotch who gets the free 45m out. OOTF :banghead
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5 points and a OOTF so far this quarter ::).
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Lids intercept to Houli goes long Vickery can;t take it but a Pears dives on it and it's holding the ball. Free to Jack. Goal :gotigers
Rich 42
Ess 37
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How is that not holding the ball against Howlett ::)
Point to Ess.
Rich 42
Ess 38
We've had 6 backwards kicks tonight to Ess 2.
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Another free to Ess but thankfully they kick a point.
Rich 42
Ess 39
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Good hard work by Kingy on the wing. Post helps out and goes long and a ripper strong mark to Big Ben :clapping. Goal :gotigers
Rich 48
Ess 39
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Are the Dons keeping us in it with their kicking MT??
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Are the Dons keeping us in it with their kicking MT??
Not really. Even game. We've missed heaps this quarter. 2.5 to 2.4. Intensity good so far from us.
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Are the Dons keeping us in it with their kicking MT??
Not really. Even game. We've missed heaps this quarter. 2.5 to 2.4. Intensity good so far from us.
Cheers MT
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Half-time
Richmond 5.1 7.6-48
Essendon 3.5 5.9-39
Goals: Foley 2, Martin, Cotchin, Deledio, Riewoldt, Griffiths
Our best players are standing up tonight in the middle.
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Possies
Batchelor 15
Cotch 12
Lids 12
Martin 12
Helbig 11
Nahas 11
Vickery 11
Edwards 10
Foley 10
Houli 10
McGuane 9
Newman 9
Rance 9
Jackson 7
Conca 6
Grigg 6
King 6
Riewoldt 6
Thursty 5
Post 4
Griffiths 3
Hislop (sub) 0
Stats are fairly even. 22 inside 50s each and tackles 32-35. We've had slightly more of the ball due to our handballing. Essendon leading the hitouts 27-12 but we seem to be the cleaner clearances.
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No coincidence we are doing better when Cotch (b.o.g.), Lids and Dusty are 3 of our top 4 ballgetters with Foley in there as well.
Postie has done his job taking Fletcher out of the play. The 3 talls up forward are troubling Essendon and forcing them to go small up in their forward line except for a ruckman (Hille or Ryder resting). If they move Hurley forward to try and give themselves a tall target then that may expose their own defence.
Of the newbies Helbig has done well for a kid who has played just a handful of games. Batch getting a fair bit of it defensive side of centre as well.
We need to maintain our intensity and make the most of our chances in front of goal.
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So much for complaining to umps about Jack not receiving frees ::).
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Edwards long point
Rich 49
Ess 39
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Good transferance from defence. Edwards to Cotch at 60m who hits Vickery on the chest. OOTF :P
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Good play by Kingy causes a ball-up 40m out. Now throw-in. Vickery tackles Hardingham and it's illegal disposal. Vickery from 45m out and goals :gotigers
Rich 55
Ess 39
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Isn't good to see a ruckman that can run around pick up possies and actually be of some benefit to the team.
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Helbig hands to Jack 70m goes long. Spills. Throw-in in the pocket. Dusty snaps a goal :gotigers
Rich 61
Ess 39
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Isn't good to see a ruckman that can run around pick up possies and actually be of some benefit to the team.
It's nice to have a ruckman that knows where to tap the ball to the advantage of his mids. We've got at least 3 goals from throw-ins in a forward pocket.
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Conca long inside 50m. Dyson gives away a free via kicking in danger. Almost got Jacko in the head. Misses.,
Rich 62
Ess 39
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3aw whinging about the umps ::)
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Isn't good to see a ruckman that can run around pick up possies and actually be of some benefit to the team.
It's nice to have a ruckman that knows where to tap the ball to the advantage of his mids. We've got at least 3 goals from throw-ins in a forward pocket.
What a difference a mobile ruck can make. Good to see Vickery sticking it up all his critics. He'll be good for us for a long long time.
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Hurley off I thinks with ribs?
Pears onto Jack.
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Bomber point.
Rich 62
Ess 40
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Turnover :banghead. Monfries intercepts Newy's kick to Houli and goals.
Rich 62
Ess 46
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Essendon has lifted just as we started to maintain possession and go backwards and sideways ::) instead of quick movement as we did in the first 15 mins of the quarter.
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Another goal to Essendon
Rich 62
Ess 52
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Hurley back on.
What a farce. Ump right there didn't pay the mark to Ess but then the non-controlling ump pays it ::). Thankfully it's a point.
Rich 62
Ess 53
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Edwards takes a good mark and then kicks to straight to a Essendon player. Thankfully the Essendon player's kick is as bad.
The brainfades from us are returning under the pressure :scream.
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Another mark to Essendon inside 50 but they miss again.
Rich 62
Ess 54
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Nahas tries to get around McVeigh and almost coughs it up but thankfully he gets it back.
Griffiths and Jacko collide in the contest :P.
Focus Tiges :banghead
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Jacko goes the long bomb from 60m for a point.
Rich 63
Ess 54
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Houli fiddled around with it as there were no option upfield and slipped over at full-back, holding the ball and Essendon goals
Rich 63
Ess 60
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3/4 time
Richmond 5.1 7.6 9.9-63
Essendon 3.5 5.9 8.12-60
Goals: Foley 2, Martin 2, Deledio, Cotchin, Riewoldt, Vickery, Griffiths.
That last 10 minutes was pathetic. As bad as last week.
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Why when we were almost 4 goals up and with all the momentum did we start to want to just maintain possession in the back-half and go backwards and sideways?! :banghead. That's what started the turnaround and then one bad mistake in defence let Essendon back in the game. Get a killer instinct Tigers :banghead.
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Our clearance work got us in this game silly errors have cost us. Composure tiges
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1st minute of last qtr and Essendon in front ::) :banghead
Rich 63
Ess 66
Ess 12 of the last 15 inside 50s.
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And another to them :banghead
Rich 63
Ess 72
SOFT!
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Holding the ball against us. Another goal to Essendon. 3 goals in 4 minutes this qtr.
Rich 63
Ess 78
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Very very very very frustrating this team is..
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Another goal to them.......did we come back on after the 3rd qtr break????
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We're now getting smashed in the centre clearances and everywhere. A total breakdown.
Speckie to Hocking. Goal. Game Over!
Rich 63
Ess 84
Since 20 min Q3
6.3 to 0.2 .
16-3 inside 50s.
We haven't been forward of centre this qtr. In fact we've hardly touched the ball. Just 2 touches in 8 minutes :banghead
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Another goal to them.......did we come back on after the 3rd qtr break????
It started before the 3/4 break.
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Jack weaves left right and snaps a point.
Rich 64
Ess 84
Griffiths subbed off and Hislop. A bit late Dimma and why take off Griffiths when duds like Edwards and Jacko stay on and bring on another in Hislop.
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And what else did we expect? Let's face it we ARE the softest team in the AFL.
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Essendon in party mode now. Bringing out all the party tricks :chuck.
Rich 64
Ess 90
Pitiful! 62-39 to 64-90 in 25 minutes. :banghead
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And what else did we expect? Let's face it we ARE the softest team in the AFL.
True. As soon as the pressure is turned up we cave. Just too many passengers wh aren't willing or can't step up when needed.
Grigg marks inside 50 and misses.
Rich 65
Ess 90
Crowd: 65k
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Bloody hell we are getting back to that rabble of a club were we just do the dumbest things on field.
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Jacko tackled holding the ball and we get pinged for 50m.
Rich 65
Ess 98
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What a stuffing joke...
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Season over.
I'm struggling to even watch these guys play anymore.
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Can't believe we were 22 points in front and now this :banghead :banghead :banghead
Commentators are sooo biased to Essendon it's not funny.
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Bloody hell we are getting back to that rabble of a club were we just do the dumbest things on field.
Yep after what happened last week to so meekly cave is woeful. Mind you the cattle mostly hasn't changed from last week so we shouldn't be surprised.
Grigg finds Jack on the lead. 55m out. Bounces a metre out and rushed.
Rich 66
Ess 98
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Commentators are sooo biased to Essendon it's not funny.
With Rohan on 3aw and Lloyd in Ch 10 it's biased no matter who you listen to or watch :chuck.
Almost 40 points down after being 23 points up 30 mins ago. That says it all.
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10 consecutive goals to Essendon :banghead :banghead >:( >:(
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stuffen disgraceful performance but you cant expect anything when you got blokes like Jackson, Edwards and afew others who kill you with their disposal and bring on Hislop. Just a stuffen pee poor effort from half way in the 3/4 - no pride, no determination, stuffen rubbish IMHO.
Only positives- Griffiths, Helbig and afew others who got into the game a little bit. Hardwick needs to make some tough calls or his coaching career will be over in about 12 months from now.
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Commentators are sooo biased to Essendon it's not funny.
Bombers just to classy is all i've heard all night...
Who, like Stanton, Prismall, Dyson?
It was like a cripple fight. Nothing to be proud of.
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Commentators are right after the first half of the 3rd qtr we went into our shells with short slow kicks to each other. Didn't play on enough to use our speed to bust the lines.
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All over. Siren puts us out of our misery :scream. Bombers kicked the last 10 goals.
RICH 5.1 7.6 9.9 9.12 (66)
ESS 3.5 5.9 8.12 15.15 (105)
effen disgraceful performance but you cant expect anything when you got blokes like Jackson, Edwards and afew others who kill you with their disposal and bring on Hislop. Just a effen pee poor effort from half way in the 3/4 - no pride, no determination, effen rubbish IMHO.
Yep we've persisted with these turnover merchants for well too long. Time for them to go.
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Not happy. :banghead :banghead We had this and then threw it away. Heads need to seriously roll!
And could someone please tell me who Nason has to sleep with to get a game? Surely he's better than some of the "players" that are in the team at the moment. And could someone please spend all week with Grigg showing him how to kick for goal.
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Commentators are right after the first half of the 3rd qtr we went into our shells with short slow kicks to each other. Didn't play on enough to use our speed to bust the lines.
Mentally soft! No killer instinct when almost 4 goals up and when the pressure was turned up we just feel away so meekly in all parts of the game.
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No players could honestly say played for the full 4 quarters, all cameos with real influence from any one player non existent. Not sure whether its the travel we did in the last month but again we looked to run out of legs. The Bombers made us look slow after the Newman turning point of the third quarter. The delivery to our forward line was nothing short of atrocious and no wonder Jack has lost confidence. Not looking good for the rest of the season, wouldnt be surprised at all if we get knocked off by the GC next week as they are probably due another upset win.
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This cancer needs to be removed...the culture and lack of heart at this club is just stupid!!!!!!!!!!
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couldn't put the game away when we had all the play.
Absolutely no forward structure all night.
most of our goals were scrounged or courtesy of the umps.
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Commentators are right after the first half of the 3rd qtr we went into our shells with short slow kicks to each other. Didn't play on enough to use our speed to bust the lines.
no they didn't go into their shells. The shells were broken and all that was left was soft and mushy.
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Please no one use the old Richmond excuse of "we are only a young side and we ran out of legs", "we need to develop our own"..ra ra ra... Our team needs developed players during the trade period..end of story.
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Not happy. :banghead :banghead We had this and then threw it away. Heads need to seriously roll!
And could someone please tell me who Nason has to sleep with to get a game? Surely he's better than some of the "players" that are in the team at the moment. And could someone please spend all week with Grigg showing him how to kick for goal.
your answer to our problems is Nason? Mate let me tell you something, Nason isn't the answer!
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Please no one use the old Richmond excuse of "we are only a young side and we ran out of legs", "we need to develop our own"..ra ra ra... Our team needs developed players during the trade period..end of story.
like Houli and Grigg?
No Thanks, they are as jack dyer would say- good ordinary players.
for us to improve we need better than Houli and Grigg.
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Im glad we lost - even when we were 4 goals up we still looked crap. We give our opponents chance after chance after chance to get into the game even when we're on top. JUST TOO MANY PATHETIC UNFORCED ERRORS EVERY SINGLE WEEK. If we had of won it would've been another typical richmond win, nothing special and only a win bc our opponents didnt take their chances. I'm glad we were exposed horribly in the end bc Im tired of covering up the real problems that exist. Problems that include players who continually kill momentum out of nothing when we are seemingly on our way to an easy inside 50. I wont bother naming the players bc we all know who they are, they do it every bloody week. There is no anger, just resignation.
Positives - Griffiths, Vickery, Helbig! Tonight he showed composure and that he was ready to play AFL.
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Jackson was sooooooo slow tonight. Slow leg speed, slow reaction times.
Plus I'm sick of him 9ironing the ball with every kick.
Goto Coburg Ginger schnap.
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As i have commented before on this forum tired bodies leads to tired minds and when the chips are down the team just couldnt lift. Still dont understand why Lids wasnt moved into the middle sooner. Cotch and Martin will be great players but at the moment they are just not dominating the clearances like they will in years to come. Therefore we need others to stand up but we dont have much past them. Possession is gilt edged and to butcher it like we did tonight then we dont deserve to win. We still have a huge gulf between the skill level under pressure of the Tigers in comparison to the top 8 teams. Hardwick has a lot to do to weed out players that just cant perform under pressure. Until we remove these players then we are going to see games like the one tonight that should have been sealed in the third quarter.
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Please no one use the old Richmond excuse of "we are only a young side and we ran out of legs", "we need to develop our own"..ra ra ra... Our team needs developed players during the trade period..end of story.
like Houli and Grigg?
No Thanks, they are as jack dyer would say- good ordinary players.
for us to improve we need better than Houli and Grigg.
What like Edwards and co..... ::)
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Not happy. :banghead :banghead We had this and then threw it away. Heads need to seriously roll!
And could someone please tell me who Nason has to sleep with to get a game? Surely he's better than some of the "players" that are in the team at the moment. And could someone please spend all week with Grigg showing him how to kick for goal.
your answer to our problems is Nason? Mate let me tell you something, Nason isn't the answer!
Can't be any worse than what we've got at the moment.
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No players could honestly say played for the full 4 quarters, all cameos with real influence from any one player non existent. Not sure whether its the travel we did in the last month but again we looked to run out of legs. The Bombers made us look slow after the Newman turning point of the third quarter. The delivery to our forward line was nothing short of atrocious and no wonder Jack has lost confidence. Not looking good for the rest of the season, wouldnt be surprised at all if we get knocked off by the GC next week as they are probably due another upset win.
Make no mistake, we will lose to GC!
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Edited for accuracy...
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s20/tiger_man_nemesis/edit.jpg)
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Please no one use the old Richmond excuse of "we are only a young side and we ran out of legs", "we need to develop our own"..ra ra ra... Our team needs developed players during the trade period..end of story.
like Houli and Grigg?
No Thanks, they are as jack dyer would say- good ordinary players.
for us to improve we need better than Houli and Grigg.
What like Edwards and co..... ::)
I would trade Edwards and Jackson this year no questions asked.
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Edited for accuracy...
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s20/tiger_man_nemesis/edit.jpg)
:lol love your work wayne
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The common theme when we lose is to promote players into the team who the following week after the next loss become the next head on the chopping block. I think its pretty clear for everyone to see that the players back at Coburg are not up to AFL standard at this point in time bar probably Tuck who for some reason has fallen out of favour. All we seem to do is continually rotate substandard players trying to come up with that magic formula that is suddenly going to turn our fortunes. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but its pretty plain for everyone one to see that the current list still needs a hell of a lot of further thinning. Unfortunately GWS are going to stand in the way of this happening too quickly. It looks like another 5 year plan coming up :banghead :banghead :banghead
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The common theme when we lose is to promote players into the team who the following week after the next loss become the next head on the chopping block. I think its pretty clear for everyone to see that the players back at Coburg are not up to AFL standard at this point in time bar probably Tuck who for some reason has fallen out of favour. All we seem to do is continually rotate substandard players trying to come up with that magic formula that is suddenly going to turn our fortunes. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but its pretty plain for everyone one to see that the current list still needs a hell of a lot of further thinning. Unfortunately GWS are going to stand in the way of this happening too quickly. It looks like another 5 year plan coming up :banghead :banghead :banghead
2012 draft is a bumper crop, we should be doing everything in our power to gain some extra draft picks this year like Tambling last year and use them all in 2012.
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The common theme when we lose is to promote players into the team who the following week after the next loss become the next head on the chopping block. I think its pretty clear for everyone to see that the players back at Coburg are not up to AFL standard at this point in time bar probably Tuck who for some reason has fallen out of favour. All we seem to do is continually rotate substandard players trying to come up with that magic formula that is suddenly going to turn our fortunes. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but its pretty plain for everyone one to see that the current list still needs a hell of a lot of further thinning. Unfortunately GWS are going to stand in the way of this happening too quickly. It looks like another 5 year plan coming up :banghead :banghead :banghead
2012 draft is a bumper crop, we should be doing everything in our power to gain some extra draft picks this year like Tambling last year and use them all in 2012.
Surely there's some way we can handball some of our duds to them using "more experienced than the 18yo's they'll be drafting" as a sugar-coat for some decent draft picks in return. Please GWS, show us that you're at least of some benefit to the competition by taking the likes of Edwards and Jackson off our hands!
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Pics from last night's game....
Slattery Images:
http://images.slatterymedia.com/photography/results/?q=collection:AFL%202011%20Rd%2016%20-%20Essendon%20v%20Richmond&sub_code=all&per_page=100 (http://images.slatterymedia.com/photography/results/?q=collection:AFL%202011%20Rd%2016%20-%20Essendon%20v%20Richmond&sub_code=all&per_page=100)
Getty Images:
http://www.gettyimages.com.au/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=108870862&EditorialProduct=Sport (http://www.gettyimages.com.au/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=108870862&EditorialProduct=Sport)
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Coaches votes (Hardwick and Hird):
Essendon v Richmond
9 Michael Hurley (Ess)
8 David Zaharakis (Ess)
5 Brent Stanton (Ess)
4 Trent Cotchin (Rich)
3 Stewart Crameri (Ess)
1 Dyson Heppell (Ess)