Where has our Intent gone??

[bojangles17]

Where has it been?

Is this a sign that the players have lost FAITH in Hardwick's game plan???

Why isn't Richmond playing with hunger and the intent???

Are the "really" hurting from last year?

If that was the case we wouldn t have come out at half time breathing fire, wb would have piled on another 9 goals and won by 10g or more ...

What about the intent in the first half BJ.

I was responding more to q have they lost faith in the game plan,

[the claw]

its neither. they have always been down hill skiers and remain so.people when they mention intent do realise what criticisms have been leveled at us for yrs now.
any intent most of em have goes out the window when they are challenged its not changed.

[Harry]

intent can only take you so far.  if you don't have an efficient and effective game plan and players to execute then you will eventually be exposed.  How many times did we dominate clearances and the contest last year to only fall over the line.  our inefficient style of play will always give the opposition a sniff.  we don't get maximum reward for effort.  we drop our efforts by 5% and we'll get punished.  a sign of a good side is to be able to win playing at below 100% intent.

[torch]

intent can only take you so far.  if you don't have an efficient and effective game plan and players to execute then you will eventually be exposed.  How many times did we dominate clearances and the contest last year to only fall over the line.  our inefficient style of play will always give the opposition a sniff.  we don't get maximum reward for effort.  we drop our efforts by 5% and we'll get punished.  a sign of a good side is to be able to win playing at below 100% intent.

100% Agree mate!

[Lozza]

Still think we have too many passengers with no natural football brains so when under the pump they constantly make poor decisions. Not sure if there is a way to measure this at the recruitment stage but it's something that needs addressing.

[WA Tiger]

Intent is there, so is every clubs intent, they are all intent on winning, as they should be.

Mental strength, skill, player list, game plan, heart, determination, fitness, supporting team mates and overall willingness to get the ball first.....now that's a different story!!! None of that has been there in the first three rounds!!

[Hellenic Tiger]

Our intent has always be the same.
Financially keep our head above water.
Have a few years of improvement with a coach who seems to know what he is doing.
Watch some cubs shine with one almost winning a Brownlow.
Tokenistic finals appearance.
Make money off some marketing gimmick complemented by mass memberships.
Watch the castle collapse.
Restart the process again with new coach.
Watch memberships plummett.
Same scenarios 5-6 years down the track.
Playing heroes in 2012 are reviled by fans now
Token finals appearance in 2019 here we come.