Richmond vs Essendon --- Dreamtime at the 'G --- Round 10, 2016

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Chol should get a game 

why because his black.  NO Richmond players must earn games

Just like Ty and Taylor........

[(•))(©™]

Tiger Ellis wary of Essendon in Dreamtime clash

AFL.com.au
23 May 2016

BRANDON Ellis can't wait for Dreamtime at the 'G, but the Richmond midfielder/defender knows Essendon looms as a potential banana peel for his resurgent Tigers.

The annual blockbuster recognises the indigenous contribution to Australian football and always draws a massive crowd.

And Saturday night's clash against the struggling Bombers and their patched up team comes at a critical point in the Tigers' season.

At 1-6 after seven rounds, a fourth-straight finals appearance appeared a long way off at Punt Road, but back-to-back victories have breathed new life into Richmond's season.

Speaking after his side's 38-point win over Fremantle at Domain Stadium on Saturday night, Ellis said the Tigers would need to keep a lid on their form reversal.

"Essendon have played some pretty good footy this year, they took it up to North last week in the second half, so they're going pretty well and we can't take them lightly," he said.

"We'll have our best foot forward next week."

Ellis had 18 disposals in the victory over the Dockers as Richmond won the contested possessions (155-146) and clearances (42-36) on a stormy Perth night.

The on-baller was pleased with the way his side negotiated the awful conditions.

"It was a tough slog. It was that windy and that slippery, and it kept raining and then it would dry up and then it would rain again," Ellis said.

"We just had to play wet-weather footy, and credit to the boys they put in a pretty good four-quarter effort.

"I thought our mids stepped up and really dominated and I think we won the contested ball and the tackle (counts), which is what we needed to do to get over the line."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-22/richmonds-brandon-ellis-wary-of-essendon-in-dreamtime-at-the-g-clash

Seriously.

Who gives a stuff what this little thinks

[TigerMonk]

Chol should get a game 

why because his black.  NO Richmond players must earn games

Just like Ty and Taylor........

  Leave my boy Ty out of this

[Francois Jackson]

Tiger Ellis wary of Essendon in Dreamtime clash

AFL.com.au
23 May 2016

BRANDON Ellis can't wait for Dreamtime at the 'G, but the Richmond midfielder/defender knows Essendon looms as a potential banana peel for his resurgent Tigers.

The annual blockbuster recognises the indigenous contribution to Australian football and always draws a massive crowd.

And Saturday night's clash against the struggling Bombers and their patched up team comes at a critical point in the Tigers' season.

At 1-6 after seven rounds, a fourth-straight finals appearance appeared a long way off at Punt Road, but back-to-back victories have breathed new life into Richmond's season.

Speaking after his side's 38-point win over Fremantle at Domain Stadium on Saturday night, Ellis said the Tigers would need to keep a lid on their form reversal.

"Essendon have played some pretty good footy this year, they took it up to North last week in the second half, so they're going pretty well and we can't take them lightly," he said.

"We'll have our best foot forward next week."

Ellis had 18 disposals in the victory over the Dockers as Richmond won the contested possessions (155-146) and clearances (42-36) on a stormy Perth night.

The on-baller was pleased with the way his side negotiated the awful conditions.

"It was a tough slog. It was that windy and that slippery, and it kept raining and then it would dry up and then it would rain again," Ellis said.

"We just had to play wet-weather footy, and credit to the boys they put in a pretty good four-quarter effort.

"I thought our mids stepped up and really dominated and I think we won the contested ball and the tackle (counts), which is what we needed to do to get over the line."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-22/richmonds-brandon-ellis-wary-of-essendon-in-dreamtime-at-the-g-clash

Seriously.

Who gives a stuff what this little thinks

they win a few easy games and all of a sudden their world beaters.

Perform in september you fool and until then stfu

[(•))(©™]

I was just flicking thru their Twitter page and thinking the some thing.

What an absolute circus.

Once again they set out to cover the holes with meaningless wins.

[cub]

Its only getting worse Gc Brisbane and Essendon in the next 4 weeks will have us a top 4 chance again 
Essendon should be a 100 point win no excuse - Then beat north and .......

[Stalin]

I was just flicking thru their Twitter page and thinking the some thing.

What an absolute circus.

Once again they set out to cover the holes with meaningless wins.

Papering the cracks

New contracts for everyone

[Francois Jackson]

I was just flicking thru their Twitter page and thinking the some thing.

What an absolute circus.

Once again they set out to cover the holes with meaningless wins.

Papering the cracks

New contracts for everyone

idiots they are

[Stalin]

Do the 2s play at punt road before ??

Chol should get a game 

why because his black.  NO Richmond players must earn games

#soutafrican cricket team

[🏅Dooks]

I was just flicking thru their Twitter page and thinking the some thing.

What an absolute circus.

Behold Houli the bearded lady.

Watch our promising juniors get sawn in half and not put back together.

And don't forget our laconic low flying acrobats Vickery and Chaplin and their everlasting safety net.

[one-eyed]

The MCG website is estimating a crowd pf just 60k. That would be 15-20k less than what the Dreamtime game has got over the past 5 years.


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Opening times

Gates
Public           2.45pm
AFL Reserve 2.45pm
MCC Reserve 2.45pm

Parking

Gate 3: 2.00pm
Gate 5: 4.00pm
Gate 6: 4.00pm
Gate 7: 10.00am

Car parking in Yarra Park

Driving to the game? Pedestrians will be given priority when exiting Yarra Park after the match. Drivers can expect some delays when leaving the park.


Estimated attendance

60,000

Curtain raiser

Footy Means Business Rio Tinto Cup (2.55pm start)
Pre-game schedule
5.00pm: Long Walk on arena
6.45pm: Dreamtime presentation
7.18pm: Pre-game ceremony

General admission seating

Great Southern Stand
Q1-Q9
Q10-Q15 (Rows P-DD)

Ponsford Stand
Q29-Q36

Olympic Stand
Q49-Q51 (Rows Y-MM)
Q52-Q55 (Rows N-MM)


Cheer squad seating
Essendon: Bay M3 (Rows A-G)
Richmond: Bay M33 (Rows A-S)

http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2016/may/essendon-v-richmond-may-28

[one-eyed]

Essendon wants to treat tonight like a Grand Final  .

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-27/dreamtime-game-like-a-grand-final-for-dons-dempsey

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It also sounds like it's going to be wet weather footy again tonight.


Melbourne area

Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.

Maximum of 15 degrees.

http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/melbourne.shtml

[Francois Jackson]

really pumped for this one. We are really starting to show something now that it counts.

 

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

really pumped for this one. We are really starting to show something now that it counts.

 

Bit of a no win situation really, anything less that an 80 point win is a failure/loss. Which, of course, wont happen. Essendon will lift massively, we'll choke and they'll get the 4 points a la rd 2. Essendon by a (free) kick.

[🏅Dooks]

For those interstater site members, its currently peeing down and freezing (11 degrees) in Melbourne. More of the same expected tonight.