Richmond vs Brisbane @ the Gabba - Round 3, 2015

[mightytiges]

8 goal last quarter  .

Final Score

Richmond   4.4    8.5   13.7   21.11-137
Brisbane    3.1     4.5     6.7    8.10-58

Goals: Riewoldt 4, Grigg 2, Griffiths 2, Newman 2, Martin 2, McIntosh 2, Gordon 2, Cotchin, Morris, Knights, Lloyd, Edwards.

[tony_montana]

Griff having a decent game, goal some nice assists,  marks, now just go on with it for the rest of the game.

Got a rocket a half-time apparently.

Think that was jack at qtr time

[Lozza]

I think as much as Sheds has been the mainstay of criticism on this forum he is no doubt one of the most important members of this team, no doubt missed him last week, clean hands whilst many struggled to handle the ball.

[tony_montana]

Yep, he lacks polish with his footskills but got great hands and reads the ball well off the pack, has become an important player

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Sorry. I said 80.

[cub]

Good
 melbourne next week, don't come out 100% another meltdown moment.
I'm actually worried.
Were 2-1 I'm happy for now

[The Big Richo]

Nice to see the penny dropped for Hardwick with Morris.

Newman may have something to offer as a defensive forward.

[tony_montana]

Good to see griff get some cheap ball to go with his usual contested work, ended up with 19 touches, 10 marks and 2.2. Keeps on improving

[Chuck17]

Nice to see the penny dropped for Hardwick with Morris.

Newman may have something to offer as a defensive forward.

? Doesn't tackle or place pressure

[Loui Tufga]

I still thought it was a poo house performance, a better side would have butchered us with our turnovers. Though they couldn't sustain it but when Brisbane put the pressure on we went to water, we are still way to soft at the ball, to many by standers just hanging around the outside😔

[The Big Richo]

Nice to see the penny dropped for Hardwick with Morris.

Newman may have something to offer as a defensive forward.

? Doesn't tackle or place pressure

You don't necessarily have to tackle to be defensive.

It's hard to tell on TV but I thought Newman went to Rich after he had a heap of ball at half back in first half and dried him up.

[tony_montana]

I still thought it was a poo house performance, a better side would have butchered us with our turnovers. Though they couldn't sustain it but when Brisbane put the pressure on we went to water, we are still way to soft at the ball, to many by standers just hanging around the outside😔

I agree, melbourne play hard tough footy under roos, we'll need to be tougher

[wayne]

I still thought it was a poo house performance, a better side would have butchered us with our turnovers. Though they couldn't sustain it but when Brisbane put the pressure on we went to water, we are still way to soft at the ball, to many by standers just hanging around the outside😔

Definitely not a finals winning performance.

[mightytiges]

I still thought it was a poo house performance, a better side would have butchered us with our turnovers. Though they couldn't sustain it but when Brisbane put the pressure on we went to water, we are still way to soft at the ball, to many by standers just hanging around the outside😔

First one and half quarters was terrible. Our starts in all three games so far this year have been off.

However, we smashed Brisbane for the remaining 2.5 quarters and it was good to finally see us show no mercy and put a side on its knees to the sword in the last quarter. In the past, we would've coasted to a 5 goal win giving up cheap junk time goals. Tonight, we, for once, didn't stop until the final siren's gone as our theme song says.

Agree with others that next week is the test. We've owned Brisbane for a decade, whereas Melbourne has been one of those bogey sides that we fail to turn up with the right mindset and intensity even when we've beaten them.

[the claw]

hard to be negative or positive . nearly all of em had decent games. conditions and the  opposition makes it hard to judge though.. reckon the only clear loser we had was maric. they all made mistakes and the fumbles were constant for both sides.
they won and they won well against a side we should win well against. i suppose thats all you can ask. no real complaints. as i said certain factors makes it hard to be too critical or overly optimistic.
next week we will see. melbourne will be a much sterner test and a real challenge imo.

i personally cant wait until we play some of the better sides.