NAB Cup - Richmond vs Port Adel, Sat 14th March, 4.40pm, Lavington Sports Ground

[The Machine]

yeah agree with chuck, both disappointing. I still hoped concs would come good, but watching him today just had the distinct impression I was watching a battler at best. Got caught a few times, some typical crap kicks. Ty was Ty, lumbering behind his opponent a fair few times, easily pushed off the ball in the contest, dropped marks, just a typical dud performance.

You can't just focus on a few bad kicks and getting caught a few times...Conca wins his own ball and given he plays on ball, he will get caught from time to time (like every other player in the comp) but for mine, he provides us grunt, pressure around the ball, lays great tackles, distributes well to outside players with hands, runs both ways very well and hits more targets then given credit for. Like Edwards (Rance) before him, he cops more than he should from some fans but if you focus on what he does, you will realise he is a very good AFL player 

[Penelope]

Conca's second half wasnt too bad, after a disspointing first.

Can I just confirm something about these practice games?

If we field an undermanned side and narrowly loose to a full strength side then it is a crap performance, but if we field a stronger side against and undermanned side and flog them, it is a nothing performance?

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Conca's second half wasnt too bad, after a disspointing first.

Can I just confirm something about these practice games?

If we field an undermanned side and narrowly loose to a full strength side then it is a crap performance, but if we field a stronger side against and undermanned side and flog them, it is a nothing performance?

Confirmed 
I'd add that it's more than crap if we lose with a reserves side - sky falls in on us as well

[Lozza]

Its a cliche but you can only play what's put in front of you and whilst at times PA players assumed the role of witches hats I still thought we looked pretty sharp with our ball movement.  Of course match day pressure is where you tell the men from the boys but at least things look positive for this stage of the season.

[tony_montana]

yeah agree with chuck, both disappointing. I still hoped concs would come good, but watching him today just had the distinct impression I was watching a battler at best. Got caught a few times, some typical crap kicks. Ty was Ty, lumbering behind his opponent a fair few times, easily pushed off the ball in the contest, dropped marks, just a typical dud performance.

You can't just focus on a few bad kicks and getting caught a few times...Conca wins his own ball and given he plays on ball, he will get caught from time to time (like every other player in the comp) but for mine, he provides us grunt, pressure around the ball, lays great tackles, distributes well to outside players with hands, runs both ways very well and hits more targets then given credit for. Like Edwards (Rance) before him, he cops more than he should from some fans but if you focus on what he does, you will realise he is a very good AFL player 

Im not just focusing on a few bad kicks and errors... I've been giving him the benefit of the doubt due to interrupted preseasons etc, but I reckon I may have been wrong about this guy, don't reckon he'll be anything special.

[Jackstar is back!!!]

Went yesterday and also watched replay back at commercial club ( am a tragic)
Think we are in for a big year
Ball move movement and game style was excellent
And we have 2 very good players we have on hand in 2015
Hunt and McIntosh
A lot to like about yesterday
Kicking was excellent

[(•))(©™]

Lmao.

Every year youse get sucked into the rubbish vortex.

U can't make strawberry jam out of rocking horse poo.

[Gigantor]

Jack Port bought more or less their seconds ,even Richmond central would have looked Ok against them.
Jack what did you notice that was different to last year,if anything ,even taking into account the second half of last year?.

[(•))(©™]

Conca, Vickery. Can anyone report how those 2 went?

Both disappointing for mine

Ty didnt use his body well enough and didn't  provide enough contest

Conca did some good things but also a few bad things ie caught with the ball and bad disposal

They're about %50 of the reason we won't be improving this year.

It's impossible to carry and depend on two duds like this , as well as be competitive with anothe 17 teams, some of whom have recruited wiser and therefore improved their lists.

I mean, it's simple logic.

[(•))(©™]

It's like peeing In the wind and hoping it waters the entire garden. Lol

[mat073]

This time last year we looked impressive . After looking not interested against Melbourne , we flogged Collingwood and Essendon .

Can't read anything into the Nab Challenge .

I want to see a complete demolition of the Blues in rd 1 ( not one of these "falling over the line" hollow victories) .

[The Big Richo]

The Nab cup is really like dancing with Margot Robbie .....but only if Margot Robbie was your sister.

I still would.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Its NAB 2. Nice performance against an understrength side that embarrassed us last time we met.
Move on and lets continue fine tuning for round 1.

Let's see if we can beat the Skataboners next week. Waite, Harvey, Petrie and the rest, blokes who always find that little bit extra against us.

Due to their inferiority complex to most things from Tigerland lets see if we can stifle these wannabes.

[(•))(©™]

Unacceptable fumble by lids in the square, second quarter.......

[🏅Dooks]

Did they kick with the wind?

Don't know don't care. I'm an average simple Richmond supporter. I see a 10 goal win and I just know we are a top 4 lock.

Don't pay much attention to fine grain stats

Reckon you'd be balls deep in to us had we lost

I reckon you're right. I also reckon anyone who thinks its ok to lose to that Port side is probably delusional.