Richmond vs Brisbane @ Etihad - Round 17, 2017

[mightytiges]

Broad copped one high and it's an all-in "melee".

[mightytiges]

Richmond has won 36 clearances and launched 21 inside 50's today. Dustin Martin has had 14 of those clearances and is just 1 short of his career high (15). This is the equal most of any Richmond player since 2000.

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/17/rich-v-bl

[mightytiges]

Dusty weaves through traffic then hands back to nank who finds Cotch 55m out. He finds Ellis who runs in and goals  .

Rich  15.16-106
Bris    10.9-69

[mightytiges]

A turnover by Short coming out of defence. Lions set up a shot but fortunately he sprays it from 25m out and it's OOTF lol.

We turn it over again  . Floss runs down the Lion on the goal line running into an open goal. It's gone to a review. It's paid a goal.

106 - 75


Benny Hill music needed.

[mightytiges]

Butler brushes off one defender but can;t beat the second one. Cotch tries snap but the Lions clear and go coast to coast for another goal  . Short's made 3 bad goal costing blues this qtr  .

106 - 81

[mightytiges]

Caddy 1-2 with Miles. Goes long inside F50. Jack outmarked by 2 Lion defenders.

We get it back via Caddy but it's a throw-in deep in attack. Nank down to Georgie who goals  .

Rich  16.16-112
Bris   12.9-81

[mightytiges]

Since half time, the Tigers have found it extremely easy to score. They have launched a score from 56 per cent of their 32 inside 50's well above their season average of 44 per cent.

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/17/rich-v-bl

[georgies31]

ABC commentators summed it up:

"Richmond just doing enough when we have to. They take the foot off the pedal far too often in game.  Might get them over the line today but won't help them for the rest of the year. It's driven by your leaders. Cotch must be injured as he's been out of the play today. A good side would put this Brisbane side to the sword. You'd at least want to see from Richmond put on a spurt and bang on 5-6 goals in a row."

Problem is we've had a chance that quarter to do that but our pathetic goalkicking just kills our momentum.

This exactly we keep teams in it bad kicking,brain fades and don't put games to bed.

[mightytiges]

Siren. Won by 31.

Only thing we really take out of this game is the 4 points. Error ridden game otherwise.

[Tigeritis™©®]

  that's 2 hours of my life I won't get back. 

[mightytiges]

Final Score

Richmond    4.4     5.8    9.13    16.16-112
Brisbane      1.3     4.6    6.8       12.9-81

Goals: Riewoldt 4, Butler 3, Castagna 2, Martin 2, Rioli, Cotchin, Edwards, B.Ellis, Prestia.

[georgies31]

Problem still there concede silly easy goals.Should be a bigger win for some reason we don't win by 10 goals  .

[mightytiges]

Inside 50s: 67 - 39

So 28 more inside 50s for only a 5 goal win  .

Rich: 32 scoring shots from 67 entries = 48%  .


Back to inefficient v.2016 footy today    .

[big tone]

If we play against any other side today we would have lost.
That win says more negatives than positives imo.  2015 all over again.
We have gone back to kicking it short and stuffing around with it too much.
Where has our defensive presure gone.

The club stands for nothing unfortunately. Too many players that read their own media.
We draft/trade for front running, soft, nice guys that don't really want to get their hands dirty. They are just happy to run around and let someone else do it.
That all stems from the coaching panel continually picking players on names and reputations rather than form.

I thought Short was horrible today but at least he has some credits in the bank.

[tony_montana]

ABC commentators summed it up:

"Richmond just doing enough when we have to. They take the foot off the pedal far too often in game.  Might get them over the line today but won't help them for the rest of the year. It's driven by your leaders. Cotch must be injured as he's been out of the play today. A good side would put this Brisbane side to the sword. You'd at least want to see from Richmond put on a spurt and bang on 5-6 goals in a row."

Problem is we've had a chance that quarter to do that but our pathetic goalkicking just kills our momentum.

This exactly we keep teams in it bad kicking,brain fades and don't put games to bed.

x2

Ruthless is an adjective that is missing from punt road and why we are so peeweak in finals in recent times. There is no hard edge