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FJ is the only one that makes sense.
Most flags/dynasties come on on the back of one or two superstars. Regardless of whether or not they're BOG on Grand Final day.How many flags would they have won in the 70's without Matthews? Not the mention the flags they won in the 80's because the VFL changed the zones to stop us dominating...just like the AFL are changing the rules now to try and stop us.... ...and the Clarkson dynasty side was as boring as batshyte to watch. Uncontested kick-mark keepings-off snoozefest for the most part.
Quote from: Diocletian on March 29, 2021, 01:05:03 PMMost flags/dynasties come on on the back of one or two superstars. Regardless of whether or not they're BOG on Grand Final day.How many flags would they have won in the 70's without Matthews? Not the mention the flags they won in the 80's because the VFL changed the zones to stop us dominating...just like the AFL are changing the rules now to try and stop us.... ...and the Clarkson dynasty side was as boring as batshyte to watch. Uncontested kick-mark keepings-off snoozefest for the most part. Yep, never thought I'd see the day that names like Riewoldt, Cotchin, Grimes, Lynch etc go unnoticed because we only have one good player named Dusty Heck only so long ago we had the best defender of the modern era still playing, but apparently now we are a team of Dusty + sidekicks. How ridiculous.If he was that good you'd expect to hear about it but in their next breath they are complaining that Dusty isn't even that good anyway but he's the AFL pin-up boy.
thats the difference between hawk era and tig wannabees..there was healthy strong competition, not a reason to brag about much at all really...beats us by 29, lets celebrate the Martin 1 man band and rub it in..lol #AFLHawksTigers
The issue is that Rutten has been teaching "team defence" Richmond style of last decade. Unfortunately, the new rules have created a new style that requires players to mark an opponent instead of blades of grass. Rutten's approach is doomed to failure.
Your right. Richmond look like they are about to fall off a cliff!Rutten is trying to teach them to win the ball. Every team that wins their own ball, controls the game.
How many Essendon players would get a game at Richmond?
Most I'd say. While it's a great team, on paper the names aren't much to look at.
Would take Shiel as a mercy situation so he could learn how to toughen up from Cotch
You don’t need to stop Dusty to beat Richmond the Lions showed that in the Qualifying final last year
You got lucky playing Geelong
Richmond have benefitted from the expansion teams diluting the talent pool. It casts a shadow over their dynastyGWS and Gold Coast hogged all the best young talent - the Giants were proved to be September pretenders, easy pickings for the Tigers. Put those same players in a decent club with history, fans and culture and they probably would've flogged Richmond. Alas, it was an artificial AFL construct who were handed a Grand Final team on a platter thanks to silly recruiting concessions. But their overpaid, spoiled young stars were no match for a proud, blue collar Victorian club with a 100 year history and 100,000 fans behind it.The Suns basically squandered all their talent due to poor admin, poor coaching, poor club culture and a lack of player development. Many of their players were just taking the pee. Richmond were also fortunate to poach their 2 best players: Prestia and Lynch, both keys to Richmond flagsSo who exactly did Richmond beat to win those flags? Who were the other good teams from 2017 to 2020?There was a vacuum created by the AFL expansion. It didn't happen immediately in the first few years, but we saw its eroding effects after several seasons.---------------------------------------------------------------------The Tigers have also yet to match the 3 flags won by Brisbane, Geelong and Hawthorn 2013-15There were only 17 home & away games in 2020 instead of the customary 22. The season was reduced by 22.7%Matches were also shortened by 20%. Really, the 2020 flag should only be counted as 0.8 of a premiership to reflect this reduction.It wasn't a true test. It was a Mickey Mouse season played under Covid restrictions for the benefit of Channel 7 and the AFL's TV rights moneyYou know this is true, however much you all try to talk it up... :thumbsu:Bris 2001-03..... 3 premiershipsGeel 2007-11.... 3 premiershipsHaw 2013-15.... 3 premiershipsRich 2017-20*... 2.8 premierships
