Richmond v St Kilda match thread

[one-eyed]

We had 600 games less experience last night. The lack of that 100-150 gamers realy stands out as does those under 50 games.

Thanks to the person who sent me this  .

St Kilda

[3] 200+: Harvey 316, Gehrig 245, Thompson  218

[3] 150-199: Hudghton 198, Voss 166, Hayes 158

[6] 100-149: Baker 144, Milne 131, Riewoldt 124, Fiora 120, Dal Santo 110, Blake 103

[5] 50-99: Ball 96, Clarke X 87, Montagna 63, Fisher S 61

[6] 0-49: Gram 40, Fisher L 36, Clarke R 25, Rix 22, Attard 17, Gilbert 10
   
Total games: 2490

Richmond

[2] 200+: Richo 246, Bowden 225

[4] 150-199: Johnson 192, Brown 178, Tivendale 176, Simmonds 151

[1] 100-149: Newman 101

[5] 50-99: Pettifer 93, Polak 85, Hyde 78, Tuck 59, Deledio 55

[10] 0-49: Tambling 44, Raines 41, Foley 39, Jackson 28, Pattison 26, White 16, Howat 14, Thursfield 12, King 9, Edwards 6

Total games: 1874

[WilliamPowell]

Simmo looked underdone and whilst Patto tried, Rix was better. 

Got to disagree Julz - Rix unfortunately gives the Saints very little around the ground. Patto (the battler ) always tries to make a contest. Rix doesn't really hurt the opposition, yes he gets the tap but that's about it

Wish they would all stop kicking backwards - blind Freddy could see the turnover happening. 

When the floods on what do you expect them to do? Just kick to a 1 on 3 or 2 on 4 and hope for the best. They wait for an option, try to create - as a spectical its awful but they way teams flood these days there are few options I reckon

Terry Wallace= NO IDEA

I thought you'd packed up your boots and ball and gawn Jack never to be seen again 

Seriously...`

Considering last year they thrashed us by 100+ points I thought we did OK. Apart from a 6 minute patch in the final quarter we were right in the game.

It was actually a great game of footy apart from when the Saints played the flood. They are so Sydney like it's funy and sad. When we got a run on they went the flood

The only 2 match ups I really had an issue with was Raines on Reiwoldt - strange. And Howat -v- Harvey - thought Howat struggled to read the way Harvey plays.

Thought the Montagna -v- Jackson made sense as Jackson is so quick - unfortunately what it again showed was his lack on footy smarts in the clinches. After all the media coverage Jackson got this week it was a good test for him.

Johnson -v- Del Santo was a win for us. Can tell you all the Captain had a job to do and he did it.

I worry that people cannot see that there is light at the end of the tunnel maybe people just don't want to see it - I don't know

But I reckon our kids are improving all the time. Look at Edwards - class act that kid. Apart from the last quarter Thursfield beat Gehrig. Patto is busting his guts and has probably learnt more about footy this year than he has in his entire life. What can you say about Foley? There were people here 12 months ago who questioned if he would make it - guess what he will if he hasn't already. Go and watch the other kids running around at Coburg. Today Jack Reiwoldt won me - he is a talent. Have a look at Peterson - coming back from a really nasty dose of OP but geesh he just looks classy.

Things aren't that bleak .... 

[julzqld]

Wish they would all stop kicking backwards - blind Freddy could see the turnover happening. 

When the floods on what do you expect them to do? Just kick to a 1 on 3 or 2 on 4 and hope for the best. They wait for an option, try to create - as a spectical its awful but they way teams flood these days there are few options I reckon

Yes I see what you mean.  Six to one, half a dozen to another I guess.  Turnover now or later.  But honestly I would prefer the ball closer to our goal than the oppositions.

[bluey_21]

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