How an Irishman saw Richmond’s demise when none of its leaders didMichael Randall,
Herald Sun
May 22, 2017 3:32pmIRISHMAN Tadhg Kennelly saw it coming, but none of the Richmond leadership did.
Jittery Tiger fans were on the edge of their seats as Greater Western Sydney chased victory.
And if they were listening to the former Sydney premiership defender, the SuperFooty Podcast crew says they would have had a feeling of dread.
“They’ve got to win the game, so you’ve got to put numbers back,” Kennelly said during the SEN call.
“I’m just looking at the space that’s in the defensive 50 right now, it’s just a set up for disaster here for Richmond.”
And, true to form, the Giants won the ball out of the middle and Jeremy Cameron slotted the match winning goal.
“I can’t believe it, 1.20 to go, you’re three points up and there is nobody at the back end of the square for a quick kick in for the opposition.
“I just can’t believe my eyes.
“It’s poor leadership and it’s poor coaching from the Richmond Football Club.”
Mick Warner says “the club has got a disease” late in games and “it’s hard to get over the curse”.
“I don’t think William Shakespeare could have come up with a tragedy like this that Richmond has played out over the last three weeks,” Warner said on the SuperFooty Podcast.
“The fact that he could see it, Tadgh Kennelly ... they had 80 seconds, I think the review went for 80 seconds... and they couldn’t get into position.
“Blind Freddie could have told you they were going to go long, down the middle and we all know what happened.”
Anthony Hudson says the footy Gods are against the Tigers, but Mick says he has the cure:
“The best thing they can do is turn up in front of 90,000 people this Saturday night in Dreamtime (against Essendon) and make sure they’re at least two goals ahead with one minute to go.”
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