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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #165 on: July 02, 2017, 09:03:36 AM »

Boak was equally as good as our captain ...  ::)


Clearly the worst captain in the comp

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #166 on: July 02, 2017, 09:05:28 AM »

Boak was equally as good as our captain ...  ::)


Clearly the worst captain in the comp


Boat that is :thumbsup

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #167 on: July 02, 2017, 09:07:33 AM »
Jayden short playing v well... under the radar IMO


Great young player and how good was that left foot long bomb to finish those imposters  :bow

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #168 on: July 02, 2017, 09:32:59 AM »
Short's goal was fantastic. I love it when the defenders can snag one as they often get underappreciated

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #169 on: July 02, 2017, 09:47:41 AM »
Great win Tigeritis. Gee, capt stood up in the second half. You look like a dumb ass
No he didn't. Very poor game by him. I expect much more from an elite player.

Cotchins first half was woeful

But his 2nd half was very good

I get you don't rate him as a captain and hell I am on record as whacking his poor leadership over the years but credit where it is due.

 He improved out of sight in the 2nd half. His inside contested work helped get us back in the game

Take the anti Cotchin goggles off for a minute and you might care to acknowledge it

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #170 on: July 02, 2017, 09:51:58 AM »
Yep

It's not just about numbers, it's all about impact and influence, cotch did both in bucketloads in the second half

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #171 on: July 02, 2017, 10:14:21 AM »
He was big around stoppages too in the second half. A couple of the times he won the clearance and broke through the entire pack were gold.

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #172 on: July 02, 2017, 12:48:42 PM »
I thought Caddy was pretty serviceable last night  - particularly in the first half when Port was on top.
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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #173 on: July 02, 2017, 01:11:49 PM »
This was a very satisfying win. It was great to outpace Port. Edwards was much better this week. His first half was good in particular. Lambert, Grimes, Ellis and Butler were all good. Despite losing in the ruck I thought Nank played a good game. Credit to Jack for playing a selfless game. Enormous credit should go to Rance, Martin and Cotchin. Rance showed what an absolute champion he is. His second half showed real character as did Cotchin's. Martin's ability to get involved in the contest is incredible. Grigg's disposal continues to let him down. He really needs to work on it.

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #174 on: July 02, 2017, 01:42:49 PM »
Great win Tigeritis. Gee, capt stood up in the second half. You look like a dumb ass
No he didn't. Very poor game by him. I expect much more from an elite player.

Cotchins first half was woeful

But his 2nd half was very good

I get you don't rate him as a captain and hell I am on record as whacking his poor leadership over the years but credit where it is due.

 He improved out of sight in the 2nd half. His inside contested work helped get us back in the game

Take the anti Cotchin goggles off for a minute and you might care to acknowledge it
I'm not anti Cotchin. Had a man crush when he first put on the jumper.
I don't think he should be captain though as I think it's hindered him as a player.

I will acknowledge him when he plays well. Im critical of all players when they play poorly but I have much higher expectations for elite players especially when they are captain of our club.

Granted his second half was twice as good as his first half but only passible by the standards I'd expect from a Brownlow medalist and captain, I didn't like the dinky kick in the third that caused a turnover.
I must admit that unfortunately Hardwicks stupid game plan ruined his natural game and not his fault but he was a fanatical adherent to that stupidity.

I like it when he shows his natural ability to win the contest, break free and pinpoint a pass on a forwards chest.
I want him also to perform in the crunch games against quality opposition and perform in the ultimate test of finals.
I don't expect any of this from Grigg.
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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #175 on: July 02, 2017, 01:47:06 PM »
His  first half was poor numbers wise but as usual people ignore the amount of one percenters he does, that rarely wanes.....
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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #176 on: July 02, 2017, 01:49:35 PM »
Some people watch a game to see a win and work out what happened - win or loss that created the outcome.
Others use it to justify a pre conceived idea.
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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #177 on: July 02, 2017, 09:01:21 PM »
Grimes did an awesome job last night in containing Grey. He is having a really consistent year. He can play tall or small and that makes him very important to us.
The best thing about our backline this year is most of our defenders are there to help each other out when it comes to defending. They seem really well drilled.
Astbury is having by far his best season and now that McIntosh has settled down back we have a real serious backline.
Rance is just a star.
And I'm really looking forward to when Vlastuin comes back.

Vlastuin  Rance  Grimes
Short  Astbury  McIntosh

Now that's a very good tough backline with plenty of attacking players to run the footy out as well.

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #178 on: July 03, 2017, 04:57:06 PM »
We fielded the 3rd youngest team this round. 5th most inexperience.

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Re: Richmond vs Port Adelaide - Round 15, 2017
« Reply #179 on: July 03, 2017, 06:37:28 PM »
Coaches votes (Hardwick & Hinkley)

PORT ADELAIDE v RICHMOND

10 Dustin Martin (Rich)
8 Kane Lambert (Rich)
4 Chad Wingard (PA)
3 Alex Rance (Rich)
2 Brandon Ellis (Rich)
2 Paddy Ryder (PA)
1 Dylan Grimes (Rich)

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-03/aflca-votes-round-15-its-becoming-a-race-in-two