Tigers vs Bulldogs game thread

[10 FLAGS]

99 points should have been enough to win today. 

[mightytiges]

Jack goal out of the air. His 4th despite being well held

Rich  105
WB   133

[Muscles]

99 points should have been enough to win today. 

The Western Wannabees got too many easy goals early to keep 'em under 100

[mightytiges]

Yes MT, we need an upgrade on our undersized mids- Nason, Jake, Nahas - just not big enough. Compare their size to the Bullies mids ...

Spot on Muscles. We are too small across the ground

TV missed what should have been a goal. Grigg stuffed it up as well.

Rich   106
WB    133

[mightytiges]

99 points should have been enough to win today. 

The Western Wannabees got too many easy goals early to keep 'em under 100

Yep we lost this in the first quarter. We've scored more than the Dogs since 1/4 time.

[Muscles]

Wonder if we'll look for a couple of reasonable size mids in the draft, along with a big key defender or two?

[mightytiges]

Blowing out again. Rance trying to play for a free by ducking and it's turned over.

Rich   106
WB    145

[mightytiges]

Wonder if we'll look for a couple of reasonable size mids in the draft, along with a big key defender or two?

We need to. Free agency is available at the end of 2012 so maybe we'll try to score a readymade one as key defenders are hard to find.

[mightytiges]

Batch finds Martin. Another long goal.

Rich  112
Wb   146

[Stripes]

Helbig will become a big bodied mid. Conca could become a hard bodied/low center of gravity typ too. We'll need to keep finding mid yes but we need depth, quality and time everywhere. The Dogs beat us with superior size and experience rather than talent. If it was the other way around I'll be more worried. Losing to the dogs still eats away a me thoug  

[mightytiges]

Foley kicks a long goal. Back under 5 goals.

Rich  118
Wb    146

[Muscles]

Blowing out again. Rance trying to play for a free by ducking and it's turned over.

Rich   106
WB    145

I'm wondering just what impact, if any, our smaller body size has on our ability to stem blowouts. It seems that we get pushed aside too easily in the contests in the middle of the ground.

Coupled with the problems we have winning the ball back inside 50.

You can't question our effort in the last, we're having a crack, but something's not right.

[10 FLAGS]

If someone had said we'd kick 118 points and get done I wouldnt have believed him. Anyway these things happen. No defensive pressure anywhere today.

[10 FLAGS]

We need 2 more star midfielders, 1 Star Key Defender and a Ruckman who knows what hes doing.

[mightytiges]

Final Score

Richmond    1.4    6.8    11.8     18.10-118
Bulldogs     7.2   12.4    18.11   23.15-153

Goals: Riewoldt 4, Miller 3, Vickery 2, Foley 2, Martin 2, Graham, Helbig, Jackson, King, Nason.