Richmond vs Brisbane - Round 16, 2014

[The Big Richo]

Went to the game today.

Just awful.

[bojangles17]

Went to the game today.

Just awful.

Why what happened , you drop your pie  my feet still haven't touched the ground 

[bojangles17]

I see on BF the usual clown posters are justifying dimmas non selection of arnot bc he had a quiet game, but will justify some other spuds continued inclusion bc they had a good game against cellar dwellars -  Bunch of hypocritical sillys 

Got to play Thomas next week against his old side of course.
No doubt poor old Arnot will make way.

If Thomas had a game with  arnots output today,  there'd be a chorus to drop him, fair call   

[Diocletian]

I see on BF the usual clown posters are justifying dimmas non selection of arnot bc he had a quiet game, but will justify some other spuds continued inclusion bc they had a good game against cellar dwellars -  Bunch of hypocritical sillys 

Got to play Thomas next week against his old side of course.
No doubt poor old Arnot will make way.

If Thomas had a game with  arnots output today,  there'd be a chorus to drop him, fair call   

No if Thomas had been played in the forward pocket like Arnot was we'd be laughing at Hardwick's stupidity just like we are now.

[Hellenic Tiger]

I see on BF the usual clown posters are justifying dimmas non selection of arnot bc he had a quiet game, but will justify some other spuds continued inclusion bc they had a good game against cellar dwellars -  Bunch of hypocritical sillys 

Got to play Thomas next week against his old side of course.
No doubt poor old Arnot will make way.

If Thomas had a game with  arnots output today,  there'd be a chorus to drop him, fair call   

Given where the club is on field Thomas is not the answer, not saying Arnot is but need to give him a block of games to see if the kid can actually play at this level.
Thomas is a rookie elevation, Arnot if good enough can lay long term for us.
We need to find out. I just don't see the love for a player who albeit gets it but is very poor in his disposal. The mantra that Dimma signed off on when he first came in terms of players who can kick will play has clearly been thrown out the window. Especially with Matt Thomas and especially that he was brought from another club.

[Eat_em_Alive]

I watched some of the telecast on 7. We are a shambles, I knew we were in trouble but what we should today is just rubbish.
Hopefully port lose this week and we recieve the final nail in the coffin next week, it may be the only way things change.
Dimma needs to throw out these plans an start again

[bojangles17]

I see on BF the usual clown posters are justifying dimmas non selection of arnot bc he had a quiet game, but will justify some other spuds continued inclusion bc they had a good game against cellar dwellars -  Bunch of hypocritical sillys 

Got to play Thomas next week against his old side of course.
No doubt poor old Arnot will make way.

If Thomas had a game with  arnots output today,  there'd be a chorus to drop him, fair call   

Given where the club is on field Thomas is not the answer, not saying Arnot is but need to give him a block of games to see if the kid can actually play at this level.
Thomas is a rookie elevation, Arnot if good enough can lay long term for us.
We need to find out. I just don't see the love for a player who albeit gets it but is very poor in his disposal. The mantra that Dimma signed off on when he first came in terms of players who can kick will play has clearly been thrown out the window. Especially with Matt Thomas and especially that he was brought from another club.

Thomas avg 21 disposals a game at 76% disp eff , this knock on his disposal is horse poo, time for some new material 

[one-eyed]

VIDEOS:

"Highlights" (using that term loosely): http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2014-07-05/round-16-match-highlights

Song: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2014-07-05/team-song-richmond

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[Hellenic Tiger]

I see on BF the usual clown posters are justifying dimmas non selection of arnot bc he had a quiet game, but will justify some other spuds continued inclusion bc they had a good game against cellar dwellars -  Bunch of hypocritical sillys 

Got to play Thomas next week against his old side of course.
No doubt poor old Arnot will make way.

If Thomas had a game with  arnots output today,  there'd be a chorus to drop him, fair call   

Given where the club is on field Thomas is not the answer, not saying Arnot is but need to give him a block of games to see if the kid can actually play at this level.
Thomas is a rookie elevation, Arnot if good enough can lay long term for us.
We need to find out. I just don't see the love for a player who albeit gets it but is very poor in his disposal. The mantra that Dimma signed off on when he first came in terms of players who can kick will play has clearly been thrown out the window. Especially with Matt Thomas and especially that he was brought from another club.

Thomas avg 21 disposals a game at 76% disp eff , this knock on his disposal is horse poo, time for some new material 

You cannot see the forest from the trees BJ. As I said I can't see the love for him that you have.
At 76% with 21 disposals means 5 are clangers. Furthermore even if you miss a target by two metres yet a teammate has time to get to the ball first even a split second before he gets tackled or his opponent it is still deemed an effective disposal.

Here is a pertinent example. Today at 3/4 time on the scoreboard our disposal efficiency was listed at 78%. Given what we saw if we were travelling at 78% in real terms we would be tracking better than any of the top four sides or very close to. Our skill level was so abhorrent today that it clearly shows that the way disposal efficiency is flawed. Yet a guy handballing and hitting a teammate one metre away going sideways or backwards it deemed an effective disposal.

Like most things in life its not quantity but quality. Thomas is just an in and under player who can get a handball out to the feet of the black and yellow socks he sees in traffic but he is a terrible kick and as I said even his handballs aren't straight at a player. As I said quality over quantity but keep trying to tell me Thomas is what we need at RFC gong forward.

Time to get some new material BJ. That record you are continually spinning didn't even make top 40 all those years ago.

[the claw]

was trying to finish painting one of the kids bedrooms today.  thought about sitting down and watching the game  but thought who gives a stuff. stopped for a break at half time watched the third q and a bit of the last and thought sheesh no more of this crap  get back to the painting.

its sad in a way all i can think of is how much nothing wins against stkilda and lions will hurt us.  we dont give enough chances to non favorites we play horrid footy and all we are doing is what we always do win a few nothing games late in the yr to help justify their positions and in some warped way prove to the unthinking that we are somehow better than what we are.
if it wasnt for so much anguish over the last 30 yrs it would be hilarious.

[Tigeritis™©®]

was trying to finish painting one of the kids bedrooms today.  thought about sitting down and watching the game  but thought who gives a stuff. stopped for a break at half time watched the third q and a bit of the last and thought sheesh no more of this crap  get back to the painting.

its sad in a way all i can think of is how much nothing wins against stkilda and lions will hurt us.  we dont give enough chances to non favorites we play horrid footy and all we are doing is what we always do win a few nothing games late in the yr to help justify their positions and in some warped way prove to the unthinking that we are somehow better than what we are.
if it wasnt for so much anguish over the last 30 yrs it would be hilarious.

It is hilarious to everyone else.
Surely I'm not the only one that sees people giggle when I tell them I support the tigers.

RFC, the joke of the AFL 32 years and counting. 

[Diocletian]

What's the point - we're not going win a flag in the next year or two and after that they're all going to be shared between GC & GWS for at least a decade which on top of all the other poo turning people away will probably kill the game off anyway.

Should sell the club to Real Madrid and join the A-League.

[Tigeritis™©®]

What's the point - we're not going win a flag in the next year or two and after that they're all going to be shared between GC & GWS for at least a decade which will probably kill the off game anyway.

Should sell the club to Real Madrid and join the A-League.

I reckon Collingwood are readying themselves for the next decade too.
They look young, very quick and they seem to keep unearthing players from late picks in the draft.
All this and unlike us they still are consistent finals contenders. 
I also think that,  unlike us, Collingwood, the hawks and Geelong will probably find a way to keep themselves in the top half even when their stars retire.
I guess we will soon find out if they'll be able to compete with the newbies when they dominate the comp. I'm certain of one thing though.......
.....we will be faithfully fighting for 9th, satisfied with the odd finals appearance every 8-12 years. 

[tigs2011]

I see on BF the usual clown posters are justifying dimmas non selection of arnot bc he had a quiet game, but will justify some other spuds continued inclusion bc they had a good game against cellar dwellars -  Bunch of hypocritical sillys 

That was hilarious. The blind faith in Hardwick's selections and potting posters for picking Arnot. Last I checked Dimma picked Arnot yesterday not forum posters. 

[TigerMonk]

The standard of game that I just witnessed was deplorable worse than the Sydney game.
Froze my nuts off again. Should have stayed home with my coffee in front of the telly watching it and if I was lucky the hood lady would have made some cheese toasties.

No true RFC fan unless they are under 7 can be happy with a win like that. Skills and game plan are non existent. Players doing the natural opposite of what they are taught. We can't do or are currently incapable of doing the basics. I don't know if they are told to do that, if so why and what purpose it serves or we just drained the gene pool of dumb footballers on the draft and off other clubs lists. It just boggles the mind.

We won and there are more questions than answers. As I said it boggles the mind but this can only be applicable to one club, the RFC.

  top post & the reason l will never attend another Richmond game. Come end of season l will never renew my membership. There is no need when you are never going to watch that slop ever again. l done & so are all my family & friends who watch the game here today. PATHETIC handballs to players who had opposition players right behind them  The Richmond Football Club can get stuffed

I just wish to confirm that I did not hijack Monkys account on OER and that anyone making any such suggestion could face defamation proceedings 

  if anyone wanted to hijack my account they can have it. l send most my info via phone these days & don't tell so many what really goes on down at the garbage dump lol