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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #60 on: May 12, 2019, 10:06:22 PM »
Best game Menadue's played.

BEllis was brilliant.

Shai Bolton, like Menadue played his best game. Most pleasing thing for me was his maturity. Made good team based decisions, team fist mentality

Tom Lynch excellent.

Just a very special win.

A very nice road trip indeed  ;D
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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #61 on: May 12, 2019, 10:44:25 PM »
Positives.
Excellent win.  :clapping
Bolton excellent. Pressure and tackling superb and worked his arse of and kicked four goals.
Castagna was very good. If only he had more skill he could be a star.
Garthwaite was cool as a cucumber allowed grimes and Astbury to get more involved in the game. I’d keep that trio for the rest of the year to allow for even greater synergy. I’d drop Broad.

Lynch was much better as he used his bulk and imposed himself from the beginning which was real good but I would still like to see him hassle the defence a lot more when he hasn’t got it as he still lacks presence defensively.
Caddy was good but had an extremely hard job even though he struggled to completely stop Fyfe.

B Ellis was better today as was Dusty and his defensive work much better especially early in the game. Menadue played like a 100 game veteran extremely poised.

Edwards was very good won the hard ball. Balta was very good and will develop into a star.

Stack continues to impress as does Baker.

Coaching staff did a great job especially with two down.  :clapping


Negatives.

More injuries. Broad hasn’t played a decent game all year and his kicking and decision making has been terrible.
Higgins is chipping it back and sideways a lot and it’s starting to annoy me.
Clearances and forward 50 entries are still an issue that can do with a lot of improvements.

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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #63 on: May 13, 2019, 02:21:14 AM »
Just a gutsy win given the outs and being 2 down in the second half. Makes you proud of the boys  :clapping and to be a Tiger. We've become one special football club :thumbsup.

A very nice road trip indeed  ;D
WP, did you give the Freo ferals a wave goodbye as they left midway through the last?  ;D
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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #64 on: May 13, 2019, 06:01:21 AM »
Bit harsh on Broad last 2 weeks been asked to play KPD which he is not and yesterday in the ruck and forward line and did well.

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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #65 on: May 13, 2019, 08:14:36 AM »
What a great result. Very good game by all players today and a special mention to the whipping boy Menadue, this is what he can and will bring to the table each week :shh humble pie anyone?

No it was one game. That's the best I've seen him play but it's one game

Talk to me in a few weeks and hopefully I'm eating humble pie

Has played 3 solid games this year so it's more than one :shh

He was dropped after one of those games mate

stuff me dead you love Menadue more than I do BEllis  :lol

Played beautifully today though did Connor


Mate he was dropped yes but he played a very good game. Don't love him as much as you love Ellis, just see AFL quality and don't have blinkers on when assessing players :whistle

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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #66 on: May 13, 2019, 10:16:38 AM »
My only negative is that we have a bad habit of letting the opposition get an opportunity for a quick reply after we kick a goal.
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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #67 on: May 13, 2019, 10:39:21 AM »
Positives.
Excellent win.  :clapping
Bolton excellent. Pressure and tackling superb and worked his arse of and kicked four goals.
Castagna was very good. If only he had more skill he could be a star.
Garthwaite was cool as a cucumber allowed grimes and Astbury to get more involved in the game. I’d keep that trio for the rest of the year to allow for even greater synergy. I’d drop Broad.

Lynch was much better as he used his bulk and imposed himself from the beginning which was real good but I would still like to see him hassle the defence a lot more when he hasn’t got it as he still lacks presence defensively.
Caddy was good but had an extremely hard job even though he struggled to completely stop Fyfe.

B Ellis was better today as was Dusty and his defensive work much better especially early in the game. Menadue played like a 100 game veteran extremely poised.

Edwards was very good won the hard ball. Balta was very good and will develop into a star.

Stack continues to impress as does Baker.

Coaching staff did a great job especially with two down.  :clapping


Negatives.

More injuries. Broad hasn’t played a decent game all year and his kicking and decision making has been terrible.
Higgins is chipping it back and sideways a lot and it’s starting to annoy me.
Clearances and forward 50 entries are still an issue that can do with a lot of improvements.
Broad was fantastic against the Shemons IIRC......
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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #68 on: May 13, 2019, 11:00:58 AM »

A very nice road trip indeed  ;D
WP, did you give the Freo ferals a wave goodbye as they left midway through the last?  ;D

Didn't get the chance they left very early  ;D
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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #69 on: May 13, 2019, 01:14:33 PM »
What a great result. Very good game by all players today and a special mention to the whipping boy Menadue, this is what he can and will bring to the table each week :shh humble pie anyone?

No it was one game. That's the best I've seen him play but it's one game

Talk to me in a few weeks and hopefully I'm eating humble pie

Has played 3 solid games this year so it's more than one :shh

He was dropped after one of those games mate

stuff me dead you love Menadue more than I do BEllis  :lol

Played beautifully today though did Connor


Mate he was dropped yes but he played a very good game. Don't love him as much as you love Ellis, just see AFL quality and don't have blinkers on when assessing players :whistle
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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #70 on: May 13, 2019, 01:21:51 PM »
Best troll post I have ever read on this site...:shh

Almost got me good with "yes he was dropped but played a great game"....:shh :shh

Then the drive by on Ellis with the hint Menadue has been a better player, even after a BOG performance by Bellis yesterday. Masterful, Machine. Masterful....I salute you......:shh :shh :shh
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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #71 on: May 13, 2019, 01:54:39 PM »
"My favourite spud/fringe player finally played one good game in a row and proved me right" posts are always amusing... :shh

Just need a big note gloat over Castagna now... :shh :shh
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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #72 on: May 13, 2019, 02:43:14 PM »
"My favourite spud/fringe player finally played one good game in a row and proved me right" posts are always amusing... :shh

Just need a big note gloat over Castagna now... :shh :shh
No need to say anything- I think George said it all with that goal of the year contender followed by the 50m bomb from the boundary.  ;)

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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #73 on: May 13, 2019, 02:51:46 PM »
Matty White won goal of the year once too....what a gun he was...not... :shh


Already shared my thoughts on how Cerra is playing this year in the Bolton thread champ... :shh :shh


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Re: Richmond vs Fremantle @ Optus Stadium - Round 8, 2019
« Reply #74 on: May 13, 2019, 04:10:12 PM »
Castagna’s goal was elite.

Like I’ve said before if he only improved his skill level to afl standard we could expect to see alit more of that.
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