Richmond vs Essendon @ the MCG - Dreamtime at the 'G - Round 10, 2019

[mightytiges]

Bachar won the Yiooken award for best on ground  . 

[mightytiges]

Lynch??? what happened?

Don't know but hoping isn't nothing serious  . I didn't see him with any ice on his body or legs.

[Lozza]

Sort of expect at least one injury per week, certainly having one of the worst injury runs I can remember.

[mightytiges]

They switched off in the last. Against a top 4 side that would result in a belting. I’m happy we banked the 4 points. I hope lynch is ok

Yep. We came out after 3/4 time half asleep thinking the job was done. A lesson that you can't do that against any side. Thankfully it didn't cost us the 4 points (a missed chance for % though) and as you say lamington we bank another win which is the main thing given all our key outs. Move on now to Norf next week.

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Wins that we bank against decent* opp are so valuable at this stage of the season and with our injuries.

That’s the biggest positive I take out of this game.

*Essendon count as reasonable I suppose.

[mightytiges]

Wins that we bank against decent* opp are so valuable at this stage of the season and with our injuries.

That’s the biggest positive I take out of this game.

*Essendon count as reasonable I suppose.

Top 4 and premiership contenders wasn't it during the preseason  .

Bomber fans on their forum bomberblitz were talking all week about tonight being their season's grand final. Always fun to show them up as pretenders . That's 9 wins in a row against the Dons  .

[lamington]

It brings me great joy beating the bombers. This is definitely up there given our outs . Other great wins include getting on top when we had to win 9 in a row and of course Martin tearing them one in 2017

[one-eyed]

Match highlights: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-05-25/round-10-match-highlights

Team Song: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-05-25/team-song-richmond

[Slipper]

Match highlights: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-05-25/round-10-match-highlights

Team Song: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2019-05-25/team-song-richmond

I watched those highlights and boy it wasn't pretty.

But not sure why seeing Stringer icing a hammy on the bench and Shiel indicating to the bench he had just strained his were highlights.

[Rampsation]

Im happy we are accumulating the 4 points. We are giving ourselves a chance to get to September where it becomes a 4 week season and anything can happen. A top 4 finish... and if we get our players back and in good form ... who knows   

[mat073]

Not a game for the time capsule - but it was a win full of admiration regardless.

Our system is holding up and to be 7-3 after the nightmarish injury/suspension  run we have endured is just remarkable.

To see all these new blokes come in and they all have X factor - makes me realise how far we have come in the past decade.

[mightytiges]

It's definitely an open year. The Pies at full strength will/would be favourites but they are starting to get a few injuries. Right now for us is just about hanging in there and scoring as many wins as we can so we are in a position (high on the ladder, best players back & at top form) when it matters in September to have a genuine shot at it.

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Watched the replay for the first time tonight, few things I noticed:

Umpires were so hot on us for “stepping off the mark” and calling play on; for blokes who seemingly hadn’t moved off the line (something I thought was the case live). Was annoying and more than slight disadvantage given the conditions. This occurred almost exclusively against us.

Higgo seems half a yard off it at the moment. He’s a polished player in that he finishes well etc but he’s not reading the play as well as he was last year.

Stack is a gun. Balta looking more and more like he’s ready to tear this competition apart. Baker looking like he’s found touch at the top standard.

Shedders was a little stiff and should have won another Yiookin. He will retire a legend of the club.

Dusty is back.

Edit: Prestia deserves a mention as well. Easily playing his most impactful footy since coming across.

[one-eyed]

Coaches votes (Hardwick & Worsfold)

RICHMOND v ESSENDON
10 Bachar Houli (RICH)
7 Dustin Martin (RICH)
7 Shane Edwards (RICH)
4 Dion Prestia (RICH)
1 Liam Baker (RICH)
1 Dylan Grimes (RICH)

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-27/coaches-votes-r10-star-cat-breaks-clear-big-pie-surges

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Probably the way I would have voted being at the game....