Round 23 - Richmond vs St Kilda @ MCG; Sunday, Aug 27 @ 3.20pm

[mightytiges]

LOL. Yeah right there was a free in ruck there, ump. So you can't hold your ground?  .

[mightytiges]

Need the Jaws theme with Rioli's chasing.


Nice composed kick by Macca finds Butler. Goal on the siren 

[🏅Dooks]

44 points up at half time. Here we come top 4!!!!!!

Time to start pounding the longnecks 

[pmac21]

Reckon Hardwick should give them a little serve at half time.   

[mightytiges]

Half-time

Richmond   4.2    11.5-71
St Kilda      1.2     4.3-27

Goals: Townsend 3, Grigg 2, Martin, Cotchin, Prestia, Graham, Butler, Riewoldt.

[Lozza]

Good confident half and did what we needed to do, my only concern is that we get too cute and sloppy for patches when we have the foot on the opposition's throat and give away easy turnovers. Against a Cat's or Crows outfit we will get punished, something we need to improve.

[georgies31]

4 qtr effort no slacking off second half thats what I want to see.

[mightytiges]

Reckon Hardwick should give them a little serve at half time.   

Good confident half and did what we needed to do, my only concern is that we get too cute and sloppy for patches when we have the foot on the opposition's throat and give away easy turnovers. Against a Cat's or Crows outfit we will get punished, something we need to improve.

Agree with both posts. We haven't done anything as a team to think we can start lairising when we're on top and try and pull off low percentage options. We did the same thing against the Hawks after breaking the game open and then lost to the Cats the following week down at the Cattery. Top sides don't give the opportunity to drop off your concentration and play cute.

[mightytiges]

Disposals:

Dusty   23
B.Ellis  16
Houli   14
Lambert 14
Cotch  14
Prestia 14
Grigg   14
Rance  11
Floss   11
Edwards 10
Astbury 9
Nank    9
Markov 8
Butler  8
Graham 7
Macca  6
Townsend 6 + 3 goals
Grimes 5
Rioli  5
Jack  5
Broad 3
Georgie 2

Total:        214 - 210 .... ( cont. 76 - 88 )
Clearances:  16 - 27 ...... ( centre: 8 - 7 ; stoppages: 8 - 20 )
Inside 50s:   33 - 24
Marks In50:   7 - 3
Tackles:       44 - 29
Hitouts:       18 - 23
Frees:           8 - 7

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/23/rich-v-stk

[mightytiges]

Saints are actually winning the clearances and contested footy in numbers but not getting clean disposal. We're being very efficient.


That should have made the distance at least, Jack.

[pmac21]

Far out, we seem so complacent.  This game will get much closer before the end, should have been done by now

[mightytiges]

Poor defending on transition, Tiges. Left the fat side wide open.

Move Rance back to the backline, Dimma.

[mightytiges]

Wrong option again being too cute.

[mightytiges]

Broad giving it to St Nick in his farewell game  .

[mightytiges]

Oh please that's soft, ump!  . Haha Bruce kicks it OOTF. What it deserved!