Mixed feeling from me tbh the game was hard to watch as all I could think about is that we should’ve been there in our black shorts and traditional jumper.
We really choked on the second most important day of the footy year. It’s a disgrace how unRichmond we were that night. We got smashed in every facet of the game that night with Riewoldt the only player that could legitimately hold his head high with a solid game up forward.
The pies showed that we could be beaten at our own game with very astute match ups all over the ground, winning the battle both in the coaches box and out on the field.
Today the Pies run out of legs in the second half and were lucky to have only lost by 5 points as west coast really dominated in the second half without capitalising on their acendecy.
It’s hard to say but if we didn’t waste our opportunity that night, I think we would’ve been able to run out the game longer than the pies were able and I think our game style and pressure may have troubled them for far longer than what the Pies did today.
That said the eagles were very good and it would’ve sucked more to lose the gf and the opportunity to go back to back.
