Richmond vs Brisbane @ the 'Gabba --- 2nd Qualifying Final, 2020

[georgies31]

Way off tonight we switched off second qtr lions to good on the night they we're more hungry.To many passengers and topline players way off waiting for it to happen.To undisciplined at times come back into our game.Yep Chol is not enough, but don't blame him for loss collective we weren't good enough.Umpires not to blame.

[Diocletian]

We chucked Ross so Prestia could play....and Pickett did just as many good things as he did bad......Castagna & Aarts' ratios on the other hand....

You know

I suggested Aarts should have been dropped for this game and practically no one agreed with me

There was just a few signs in the Adelaide game that suggested he got a tad ahead of himself. Some players must play to their limitations, Aarts is one of those players. Last game and tonight he tried to play above his limitations

As I said earlier, Aarts VFL pedigree got exposed big time in finals footy...

Reckon MJ will debuting a lot sooner than most people think next year...hell I wish he was available to play next week...

[Tigeritis™©®]

Way off tonight we switched off second qtr lions to good on the night they we're more hungry.To many passengers and topline players way off waiting for it to happen.To undisciplined at times come back into our game.Yep Chol is not enough, but don't blame him for loss collective we weren't good enough.Umpires not to blame.

True.

Our pressure was way way way off our normal output.

Out of the top ten players on the ground only Graham (21 pressure acts) was in the top 10
9 Brisbane players in the top ten for pressure acts.

It’s no wonder we lost.
Our one wood is pressure and we didn’t use it.

[georgies31]

Make no mistake Soldo huge loss we have loss our structure and Chol can't even do half the job.

[Diocletian]

Chol's a lot better player when Lynch & Riewoldt are both in the side.....

[Diocletian]

Geez the Fox Footy flogs can barely hide their delight....

[Tigeritis™©®]

Chol's a lot better player when Lynch & Riewoldt are both in the side.....

Rubbish comment. He is absolute poo and I wouldn’t pick him in a final for any under 13 team in any team in victoria.

He is bloody useless. How many times can you fail to leap for the footy?

And when he does leap his timing was about 5 seconds too early.

Are you taking the pee?

[Buddysucks]

Chris Fagan is slightly chuffed with himself in his presser too.

[one-eyed]

Cotch post-game:

* Had our chances in the first half.

* Very disappointing last 10 mins of first half.

* We couldn't get our game going. Credit to Brisbane.

* Proud of the boys fight in the end.

* Spoke about what real toughness is on the footy field. Gave away goals in the first half due to silly frees kicks.

* Of course you miss 'Lynchy'. He competes so hard. Boys tried hard up there against what is an All-Australian defender in Andrews. We could have used the ball better going in the forward line to help them.

[georgies31]

That incident with CCJ biting us every week option instead of Chol and now injuries to big man department.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Our midfield was the issue tonight.

Not enough pressure at all (except for Graham).

Not enough pressure on the ball carrier. Our defence weren’t helped by this and the Lions were gifted easy ball inside the forward 50.
Our forward entries were woeful.

As already noted Chol’s performance was one of the worst we’ve ever seen.

[georgies31]

Coaches box didn't have a great night to.Ploy was to take Grimes out of the defence up the ground so he couldn't do what he does best intercept should have sent Vaustin or Baker on to him.

[one-eyed]

Team Stats:

Disposals:        289 - 264 .... ( contested: 132 - 121 ; uncontested: 161 - 146 )
Efficiency%:       70 - 66
Turnovers:          62 - 57
Marks:               53 - 73 .... ( contested: 5 - 9 )
Clearances:        37 - 38 .... ( centre: 14 - 7 ; stoppages: 23 - 31 )
Inside 50s:        49 - 45
Eff% In50:        29 - 47   
Marks In50:        5 - 7
Tackles:             53 - 57
Tackles In50:     13 - 5
Hitouts:             20 - 40 
Bounces:           10 - 2
One %ers:         43 - 49
Free kicks:         11 - 17 

Individual possessions:

Short    22
Prestia  20
Lambert 19
Cotchin  18
Martin    18
Bolton    17
Houli      17
Graham  16
Nank      16
Vlastuin  14
Edwards 13
Astbury  12
Balta      12
Castagna 12
Pickett     12
Rioli       10
Aarts       8
Baker      8
Chol        7
McIntosh 7
Riewoldt  6
Grimes    5

https://www.afl.com.au/matches/2899#team-stats

[georgies31]

We did well in the clearances hit outs in ruck got killed that's we're we miss Soldo.

[Willy]

No Lynch, no Soldo (who is probably a bigger loss than we realize given our tall stocks), playing underdone players in Titch and Dion and carrying a player who was woeful the week before in Chol. Coming up against a good side who were super hungry to finally beat us, on their home deck. The loss was not that surprising really. We will win our next game. Port in ADL will be tough though.