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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
« Reply #90 on: September 03, 2012, 08:35:05 AM »
It was a re-run of the Fremantle game minus the excuse of 'bad weather'. There are worrying signs for next year........still.

yep 100% correct

why i really wanted to win is so we finish on 11 wins and really next year its finals or bust

Now i can just picture in 12 months time and we finish on 11.5 wins some will harp on about improvement yet still miss the finals in 2013.

The year IMO has been a failure. Some good things i.e Cotch but ultimately means jack if you don't make finals and achieve what you set out to achieve. Anyone remember the Hawks/Sydney wins now :nope

Hardwick is 100% correct.

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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
« Reply #91 on: September 03, 2012, 01:21:37 PM »
Bloody Tigers

They keep saying they will learn from their experiences, and they keep repeating their experiences. It was a cracking game of football yesterday at the G, but once again the Tigers had a hold of the game at the end and lost it. Officially, it was a draw, but the Tigers lost it. Seven points up with a couple of minutes to play, and it played out like the games against the Gold Coast, North Melbourne and Carlton. The positive is Richmond fight in games, and when they further mature, the tight ones just might go their way.

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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
« Reply #93 on: September 03, 2012, 01:36:35 PM »
Gutted by this result.

I had a bet with a mate at the start of the year, rich vs essendon. Whoever finishes lower on the ladder has to dress up in the opposite teams gear, and sing their theme song at our end of year Punters club trip. Watching us give up the win was just excruciating. The fact i have to dress up in essendon gear is bad enough, but the way we gave it up is even more embarrassing. So many "what if's" running through my head. Should be a laugh though, especially when i dress up as Derek Kickett and sing about how i was knifed in the back.

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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
« Reply #94 on: September 03, 2012, 05:33:53 PM »
Pretty much on the mark "They keep saying they will learn from their experiences, and they keep repeating their experiences. It was a cracking game of football yesterday at the G, but once again the Tigers had a hold of the game at the end and lost it. Officially, it was a draw, but the Tigers lost it. Seven points up with a couple of minutes to play, and it played out like the games against the Gold Coast, North Melbourne and Carlton. The positive is Richmond fight in games, and when they further mature, the tight ones just might go their way". At least we hopefully will not go into the new season with any illusions of grandeur. A lack of depth, injuries and lack of composure lost us the game. We need to make the MCG a fortress against interstate clubs. The point port got they should have never got because the tackle before was holding the ball. Very poor umpiring. The mark Houli took was a ripper and was very impressed by Grigg's second half

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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
« Reply #96 on: September 03, 2012, 05:40:09 PM »
It was a re-run of the Fremantle game minus the excuse of 'bad weather'. There are worrying signs for next year........still.

yep 100% correct

why i really wanted to win is so we finish on 11 wins and really next year its finals or bust

Now i can just picture in 12 months time and we finish on 11.5 wins some will harp on about improvement yet still miss the finals in 2013.

The year IMO has been a failure. Some good things i.e Cotch but ultimately means jack if you don't make finals and achieve what you set out to achieve. Anyone remember the Hawks/Sydney wins now :nope

Hardwick is 100% correct.

The one thing we should hope they take out of this game is the gutted feeling it left us with. We could/should have finished above both the Blues and Bummers

If yesterday's capitulation in the last couple of minutes doesn't drive them and burn with them for the next pre-season nothing will
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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
« Reply #97 on: September 03, 2012, 05:54:48 PM »
It was a re-run of the Fremantle game minus the excuse of 'bad weather'. There are worrying signs for next year........still.

yep 100% correct

why i really wanted to win is so we finish on 11 wins and really next year its finals or bust

Now i can just picture in 12 months time and we finish on 11.5 wins some will harp on about improvement yet still miss the finals in 2013.

The year IMO has been a failure. Some good things i.e Cotch but ultimately means jack if you don't make finals and achieve what you set out to achieve. Anyone remember the Hawks/Sydney wins now :nope

Hardwick is 100% correct.

The one thing we should hope they take out of this game is the gutted feeling it left us with. We could/should have finished above both the Blues and Bummers

If yesterday's capitulation in the last couple of minutes doesn't drive them and burn with them for the next pre-season nothing will

When it's all said and done, probably best our season finished on that note, it symbolizes our season and will hopefully take them into preseason with drive as you say

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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
« Reply #98 on: September 04, 2012, 06:52:06 PM »
Coaches' votes (Hardwick and Hocking):

Richmond v Port Adelaide
9 Brad Ebert (Port)

8 Jack Riewoldt (Rich)
4 Trent Cotchin (Rich)

4 Bachar Houli (Rich)

3 Jay Schulz (Port)

2 Kane Cornes (Port)

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/146754/default.aspx

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Re: Richmond vs Port - Round 23
« Reply #99 on: September 04, 2012, 10:40:53 PM »
Hardwick is a match day coaching genius!!!

How can a master coach manufacture a draw so that RFC does not climb above competitors on the ladder to its weaken draft position, whilst simulataneously instilling a base of hunger for the coming pre-season reinforcing that the improvemnet must be tangible to acheive success.    :-[ :-[