Can the Tigers overcome the "footballing grief" of Prelim loss? (SEN)

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Can the Tigers overcome the "footballing grief" of Prelim loss?

By Nic Negrepontis
SEN
23 Sep 2018

Former Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy isn’t too worried about Richmond after their Preliminary Final loss to Collingwood last night.

The Tigers won the minor premiership and 22 games in a row at the MCG, but were blown out of the water by the Pies.

Murphy said the mental aspect will be their biggest challenge.

“You become acutely aware of all the things and all the work that had to go right to get this point and you think wow, we have to do it all again. It’s a sobering thought,” he told SEN’s Crunch Time.

"It's a footballing grief.

“Right from the start Collingwood unsettled them, I’m not doom and gloom at all about Richmond, even after the game with the one ruck and the one key forward, it’s like, hang on a minute, they had a terrible night.

“They’ve been the admiration of the competition for two years with that side. They’d cracked the code on this even footy season.

“They’re still in good shape.”

Five-time premiership player Dermott Brereton believes Richmond’s hold on the moniker of best team in the competition is tenuous.

“I feel they’re the best team – but they’re a fragile best team,” Brereton said.

“If you can somehow nullify one or two of their star five players, that shows that they’re vulnerable.

“It’s a fragile best because you only need an injury in-match to one or two players and they’re fragile again.

“It just shows you how even the competition is.”

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/09/22/can-the-tigers-overcome-the-footballing-grief-of-prelim-loss/

[Lebowski]

Ridiculous article. This is a legitimate question to ask of a side like Melbourne or the pies if they lose next week. You don’t ask it of a side coming off a premiership the year before. We don’t have mental demons.

[WilliamPowell]

An article created from what was a very interesting discussion on SEN yesterday

Pity the article has only included bits that would create a headline

[rogerd3]

Well the club overcame.

Losing to the blooze in an Elimination final

Losing to North in Elimination Final

Losing to Port Elimination final.

It's not as if we aren't used to stuffing up.

[georgies31]

An article created from what was a very interesting discussion on SEN yesterday

Pity the article has only included bits that would create a headline

What was it about mate the bits we missed ? .

[WilliamPowell]

An article created from what was a very interesting discussion on SEN yesterday

Pity the article has only included bits that would create a headline

What was it about mate the bits we missed ? .

Discussion started about how Richmond would be feeling. Both Murphy & Brereton were asked how it felt losing a prelim

That's where the "footballing grief" comment came from. From there they spoke about how Richmond comes back from it, how it can drive them next year etc ....

As I said I found it an interesting conversation

[georgies31]

An article created from what was a very interesting discussion on SEN yesterday

Pity the article has only included bits that would create a headline

What was it about mate the bits we missed ? .

Discussion started about how Richmond would be feeling. Both Murphy & Brereton were asked how it felt losing a prelim

That's where the "footballing grief" comment came from. From there they spoke about how Richmond comes back from it, how it can drive them next year etc ....

As I said I found it an interesting conversation

Thanks mare  .