Richmond vs Collingwood - Round 2, 2019

[Tiger Khosh]

This time last year we had an unconvincing win over Carlton and then got spanked by Adelaide even worse than last night so I think it’s a touch early to be ripping out the old doom and gloom lines like teams have worked us out, our game plan hasn’t evolved etc.

[Francois Jackson]

This time last year we had rance,  jack and teams weren't spreading us out as the last 2 have.

Signs don't look great

[Tiger Khosh]

This time last year we had rance,  jack and teams weren't spreading us out as the last 2 have.

Signs don't look great

Do you remember the Adelaide game? Absolutely belted us.

We also had to come back from coughing up the first 5 goals against Carlton.

[strongandbold]

This time last year we had rance,  jack and teams weren't spreading us out as the last 2 have.

Signs don't look great

We would have lost this game with Rance. Our backline kept us in it.

[camboon]

The new rules are against , they advantage sides who have completely invested in their midfields like Collingwood and Hockings Geelong
Richmond were poor last night and were out coached again 
Richmond need to adjust and that’s why they invested heavily in bigger midfield, sadly the afl think they need to be anonther level of government and socially enigineer our  us instead of just administrating the game

[MintOnLamb]

Our tacking count was woeful, what were the free kick stats?

[Tiger Khosh]

Our tacking count was woeful, what were the free kick stats?

25-9 

Hard to tackle when your allowing so many uncontested possessions.

[MintOnLamb]

Our tacking count was woeful, what were the free kick stats?

25-9 

Hard to tackle when your allowing so many uncontested possessions.

I assume that was collingwood way.
IIRC, pies had most free kicks for last season and we had the most against. It continues, the throw in the goal square end of the 3rd q was a momentum killer

[WilliamPowell]

Our tacking count was woeful, what were the free kick stats?

25-9 

Hard to tackle when your allowing so many uncontested possessions.

Worst bit about number

Is it was 4 to 3 in our favour at qtr time

So we had 5 more frees in 3 qtrs of footy

That beggars belief

I don't normally get on the blame the umpire treadmill

And they are by no means the reason why we lost but struth they were pathetic last night

[The Machine]

If you can hold the ball vs Tigers....you win.
Our entire forward pressure was undone by the Pies holding the ball with short kicks or switching play. Add ruck dominance at the centre clearance and you have an arse pumping on a platter

Absolutely spot on

[Diocletian]

You can hold the ball vs Tigers....the umpires won't call it...

efa

[Hard Roar Tiger]

You can hold the ball vs Tigers....the umpires won't call it...

efa

Yep, we’ve got to stick our tackles, shades of 2016 about the tackling last night.

[Diocletian]

stuff all shepherding too...was pre-17 Richmond all over.....

[camboon]

Why wouldn't you go man on man, or our blokes not up to it

[Tigeritis™©®]

Compared to Collingwood Our midfield is quite hopeless and the last two games have proved this.

Martin is not playing at the same standard we have come to expect and struggles hopelessly with the tight tag. Cotchin was MIA and when he did get the footy was pretty much ineffective as the Pies were all over him like flies on poo. Lambert was vfl standard at best and Prestia was taught a footy lesson like most others he was nowhere to be seen in the last quarter. Graham isn’t an effective tagger and doesn’t get the footy enough to be equally an effective midfielder.

Simply our midfield must lift because the way they are performing  at the moment I can’t even see them winning a midfield battle against the bombers.

A lot to do to get that pressure mojo back to the levels we’ve come to expect.