Richmond vs Fremantle @ the M.C.G. - Round 8, 2017

[one-eyed]

Jack on the left to Dusty who marks it. Goal 

Rich  5.1-31
Freo  5.6-36

26 mins Q2

[🏅Dooks]

Tackling down too

[one-eyed]

Siren. I can't believe we're only 5 pts down.

Richmond   2.1    5.1-31
Fremantle   2.3   5.6-36

Goals: Riewoldt, Cotchin, Martin, Caddy, Castagna.


Both sides look out on their feet already. All these dumb turnovers seem to be wearing everybody out.

[mat073]

How we are only 5 points behind is beyond me .

[mat073]

Dockers should be 3 goals in front.

[one-eyed]

Stats:

Disposals:  194 - 225   ( cont.  72 - 71 )
Clearances:  16 - 11    ( cent. 5 - 4 )
Inside 50s:  22 - 28     ( marks In50:  5 - 8 )
Turnovers:  41 - 36
Tackles:      28 - 37
Hitouts:        8 - 25
Frees:        10 - 9


Possies:

Dusty  16
Grigg   16
Cotch  13
Short   12
Houli    11
Rance   11
Grimes 11
Astbury 10
Lambert 10
Macca    9
B.Ellis     9
Rioli       9
Caddy    9
Edwards 8
C.Ellis     7
Markov  6
Jack      6
Butler    6
Batch    5
Nank     4
Georgie  4
Elton      3

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/8/rich-v-fre

[one-eyed]

Just three of the Tigers 27 possession chains originated in their forward half.

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/8/rich-v-fre

[one-eyed]

Dockers should be 3 goals in front.

We're lucky they haven't made us pay from our turnovers.

Freo 2.5-17 from our 41 turnovers.

Rich  4.0-24 from Freo's 36 turnovers.

[tony_montana]

I'm stunned they only have 30-40 more possessions than us, for large amounts of time they are zig zagging all over the ground with short kicks and we can't get or hands on the ball or them. Seem to close the gap quick. It always a half step too late. One of the most frustrating games I've seen us play. WAKE UP!

[🏅Dooks]

Grigg 16 possessions at 33%

Whats the stuffing point

[one-eyed]

8 Tigers without a tackle - Elton, C.Ellis, Houli, Caddy, Edwards Castagna, Butler.

16 Tigers with just one tackle or less in a half of footy  .

Georgie and Butler are in our forward line to use their speed to tackle and apply pressure.

Rioli and Cotch pulling their weight with 5 tackles a piece to half-time. Astbury has 3 while Dusty, Batch and Grimes with 2 each.

[tony_montana]

They also seem to be a lot taller taking a shed load more 1 on 1 marks.

The guy playing on Jack is all over him, can't get a break on the lead.

We need to lift our work rate and win more of the ball in the clinches, reckon the definition of clearances is broken bc if they didn't win the ball clear from congestion at LEAST twice as often as we did, I'll go he

[one-eyed]

Too easy for them, Tigers. Lucky they missed.

[one-eyed]

That sums us up today. 6 possessions by hand going nowhere and we turn it over. Back to 2016  .

And Astbury just headbutted the goalpost  .

31 - 38

[one-eyed]

Rance another goal saving mark. Houli to McIntosh and it ends up with Caddy 45m out. Plays on when he shouldn't and can only poke it. Throw-in. Caddy gets another chance but the long kick is cleared again by Freo.

Geez we're playing brainless footy today :faceplam.