Most important game in this clubs recent history coming up v bombres

[MintOnLamb]

I must be the odd one out

I don't find myself excited about recent run of wins

I just find myself with a massive headache from doing this 

Because where was this focus and intensity 10 weeks ago when we needed it? Once the pressure was off, we start playing decent footy? Why the wait?

Folks can whack me all they want but this season has left me ..... cold, frustrated and so bloody angry. 5 wins hasn't change it for me sadly.

Concur, where were we when it counted? This is just another season, probably finish 9th or so and even if 8th in reality it is a disaster compared to last season, we have gone backwards not forwards, Our goal is to win a flag OR improve.
Season score out of 10? 2

Time for you to stop watching the Tigers this year then I guess. Best to give up and take no joy in any further success we may have. In fact probably best to return only when we finally win a flag. People who are silly enough to follow the Tigers after 1980 are just setting themselves up for disappointment because we've only every gone backwards since then.

If you are constantly looking back you might as well forget going forwards all together.

At least you have seen a flag. I came here in '85 and chose to barrack for RFC. Yes I do get joy out of watching a win, albeit as badly as we played on saturday, but at the end of the day this is a business, teams will disappear and it is a matter of survival not a week to week enjoyment fest. There is something critically wrong at RFC. I don't know what it is but it is not a good thing and it is holding RFC back until it is addressed.

[Stripes]

At least you have seen a flag. I came here in '85 and chose to barrack for RFC. Yes I do get joy out of watching a win, albeit as badly as we played on saturday, but at the end of the day this is a business, teams will disappear and it is a matter of survival not a week to week enjoyment fest. There is something critically wrong at RFC. I don't know what it is but it is not a good thing and it is holding RFC back until it is addressed.

The first game I can remember was our '82 GF loss so I'm like you - spent all of my living memory watching the club fail. I disagree that there has been something critically wrong with the club. There has actually been many things wrong including failure to change with the times and respect the draft. Lack of funds to invest in players, recruitment and coaching. Making the head coach the scape goat for everything wrong with the club and then wondering why the same problems resurface again with the next coach.

To be successful you need to do the hard yards and hold the course. You need a quality team of coaches and support staff to educate and drive the players. You need great facilities and you need a plan that you don't waver from.

We have had a step back this year. I think it shows that we have the quality on the list, when they are all healthy, but we fall away far too quickly. Our depth is terrible and our player leadership very suspect. When a few injuries occur to key players we can not win. This is my biggest concern not Hardwicks coaching.

We need to recruit from the draft first then look at free agency second. More money needs to be pumped into development and Dimma needs more help in the box on game day. Some of our assistant coaches are ordinary and need to be either moved on or assisted themselves.

This year has been disappointing for me too but I think we are finally back on the right track with the right players. We now need to keep winning to change our mindset and confidence level across the club. Until we can play in the big games and remain composed when challenged on field, we will go nowhere regardless of the talent we have playing.

[unplugged]

I must be the odd one out

I don't find myself excited about recent run of wins

I just find myself with a massive headache from doing this 

Because where was this focus and intensity 10 weeks ago when we needed it? Once the pressure was off, we start playing decent footy? Why the wait?

Folks can whack me all they want but this season has left me ..... cold, frustrated and so bloody angry. 5 wins hasn't change it for me sadly.

Sums up my feelings exactly.

Three of those wins were against bottom 4 teams and we struggled over the line against all of them.

We beat WCE after we king hit their ruckman and they are 11th and been prone to terribleness all year long.

We beat Port who are playing like a bottom 6 team at the moment, barely beating Melbourne by 3 points.

The 5 wins have been no great achievement.  Certainly don't make up for the 10 losses earlier in the season when it mattered.

The bombers are battling with drugs and injuries.  They depend heavily on Carlisle and you would expect Rance to take him to the cleaners.   The expectation should be that we will win this game comfortably.  If the tiger players have any inkling of belief that we will make the finals, expect a big loss.

What the RFC_Official has pointed out is that never has a club had such an easy draw and delivered so little as the tigers have this year.

[Chuck17]

We beat WCE after we king hit their ruckman and they are 11th and been prone to terribleness all year long.

LMAO Cox going off probably did them a favour

[The Big Richo]

I stuffing hate the Bombres.

[eliminator]

I must be the odd one out

I don't find myself excited about recent run of wins

I just find myself with a massive headache from doing this 

Because where was this focus and intensity 10 weeks ago when we needed it? Once the pressure was off, we start playing decent footy? Why the wait?

Folks can whack me all they want but this season has left me ..... cold, frustrated and so bloody angry. 5 wins hasn't change it for me sadly.

Sums up my feelings exactly.

Three of those wins were against bottom 4 teams and we struggled over the line against all of them.

We beat WCE after we king hit their ruckman and they are 11th and been prone to terribleness all year long.

We beat Port who are playing like a bottom 6 team at the moment, barely beating Melbourne by 3 points.

The 5 wins have been no great achievement.  Certainly don't make up for the 10 losses earlier in the season when it mattered.

The bombers are battling with drugs and injuries.  They depend heavily on Carlisle and you would expect Rance to take him to the cleaners.   The expectation should be that we will win this game comfortably.  If the tiger players have any inkling of belief that we will make the finals, expect a big loss.

What the RFC_Official has pointed out is that never has a club had such an easy draw and delivered so little as the tigers have this year.

I have this terrible feeling we are going to lose this week. This is the sort of game that exposes the faults in our list. I hope I am badly wrong. To win would be good for the club but I like others question the attitude of the players at the start of the year. Our run of wins has not been particularly impressive. If we beat the bombers maybe that will bring some credit to this team.

[Dice]

I must be the odd one out

I don't find myself excited about recent run of wins

I just find myself with a massive headache from doing this 

Because where was this focus and intensity 10 weeks ago when we needed it? Once the pressure was off, we start playing decent footy? Why the wait?

Folks can whack me all they want but this season has left me ..... cold, frustrated and so bloody angry. 5 wins hasn't change it for me sadly.

 I'm 100% with you on this , although I'm not convinced we're playing decent footy.

As for the topic , we built the Port game up as a Grand Final apparently.God knows why ? Maybe Hardwick can build this one up as a Prelim or something ?

[tony_montana]

You blokes just don't get it..

It's alright. I got it. 

  

[tony_montana]

I must be the odd one out

I don't find myself excited about recent run of wins

I just find myself with a massive headache from doing this 

Because where was this focus and intensity 10 weeks ago when we needed it? Once the pressure was off, we start playing decent footy? Why the wait?

Folks can whack me all they want but this season has left me ..... cold, frustrated and so bloody angry. 5 wins hasn't change it for me sadly.

 I'm 100% with you on this , although I'm not convinced we're playing decent footy.

As for the topic , we built the Port game up as a Grand Final apparently.God knows why ? Maybe Hardwick can build this one up as a Prelim or something ?

stuff knows why we did - That's why I have created this thread - lets see how this football club handles the heat of a big game that actually means something after winning 5 dead rubbers. If we lose then NOTHING  has changed, character hasn't grown, nada, zilch... however if we win and do the same the following week I will start to believe that internally we are growing/maturing.

It's on them fairly and squarely - lets see how they handle it

[yellowandback]

Maybe it's time to bring out the Crunch ball?

 

[mat073]

The real Richmond is going to be on display this Friday and it's not going to be pretty.

OER to go into meltdown all weekend.

[dwaino]

Are the 'bombres' the mexican joint the bombers got their drugs from?

[Dice]

stuff knows why we did - That's why I have created this thread - lets see how this football club handles the heat of a big game that actually means something after winning 5 dead rubbers. If we lose then NOTHING  has changed, character hasn't grown, nada, zilch... however if we win and do the same the following week I will start to believe that internally we are growing/maturing.

It's on them fairly and squarely - lets see how they handle it

Yep

[tony_montana]

Are the 'bombres' the mexican joint the bombers got their drugs from?

si

[Yeahright]

The real Richmond is going to be on display this Friday and it's not going to be pretty.

OER to go into meltdown all weekend.

Cause when we lose is when all the posters come out of hiding, they love it.