Richmond vs Hawthorn @ the MCG --- Round 2, 2021

[mightytiges]

Doesn't Dusty want to take set shots today?

Off to Jack 35 out. Goal! 

Rich  10.9-69
Haw   6.4-40

[mightytiges]

Geez we've butchered chances today.

[mightytiges]

What sort of kick was that Sheds?

[mightytiges]

Dusty too smart for that. Off to Jack in the square = Goal! 

Rich   11.9-75
Haw     6.4-40

[mightytiges]

I know it's Dusty and he's a freak but Bolts why kick it long and high to a 1-vs-2 when the extra Hawk is their tall ruckman?

[mightytiges]

Geez we've been off today with our decision making. Why Pickett take a set shot from the boundary rather than the around the body kick on his right?

[pmac21]

We got the win but I'm disappointed with what we have served up today.  We've let a percentage boosting opportunity really slip today. It seems that we just want to do enough to win but we don't like to put sides to the sword.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Every year we see our forward fifty entries butchered squandering our chances for 50+ thumpings.

I guess we get things right for finals it doesn’t really matter.

Frustrating to watch though.

[mightytiges]

That attempted passage from the kick-in sums up our day. Just plenty of 'What the! moments.

[mightytiges]

Rioli 4 behinds. Half asleep there and took too long to take his set shot and was called to play on.

78 - 43


Crowd of 41k.

[pmac21]

Let's try some new blood next week.  We need to see some youthful exhuberance. 
Next week's game will be interesting.

[mightytiges]

Definitely not pretty but we won by 29 pts.


Final Score

Richmond    4.4    8.7    9.8    11.12-78
Hawthorn    1.1    5.2    6.3      7.7-49

Goals: Riewoldt 4, Lynch 2, Castagna 2, Martin, Balta, Aarts.

[pmac21]

29 points felt like it should have been 79.  The Hawks are trash. Perhaps were building fitness. 

[mightytiges]

Let's try some new blood next week.  We need to see some youthful exhuberance. 
Next week's game will be interesting.

Dish that rubbish up against the Swans and we'll lose.

[georgies31]

Early rounds of the year were never at our best build slowly , people should know that now bank the 4 points.