‘Arrogance cost them the game’: AFL legend’s frank assessment of Tigers’ loss to EaglesFox Sports
June 14th, 2021 AFL commentating icon Dennis Cometti believes Richmond’s “arrogance” cost it the game in Sunday night’s loss to West Coast in a thrilling Optus Stadium contest.
Despite leading by 22 points midway through the final term, the Tigers conceded the last four goals of the match, including the sealer from Josh Kennedy, to go down by four points.
Speaking on Triple M Perth, Cometti was full of praise for the contest, putting it in elite company compared to other games at the venue.
“That’s the best one (game) I’ve seen there and I’ve seen every game at Optus Stadium,” he said.
“That game never stopped last night, the Tigers didn’t let it stop. Their arrogance actually cost them the game and I mean that in a positive way - Richmond not only want to beat you, they want you to know you can’t beat them.
“As a result, they kept the game open when probably other sides would’ve closed it down. We got the finish we got because of Richmond, perhaps they were trying to do the same thing to the Eagles as they did to Essendon nine days ago and put you on your knees.”
While full of praise for the Eagles for their second against-the-odds win in as many weeks, Cometti also lauded Richmond for allowing the frantic finish despite the side’s eventual loss.
“The Eagles did really well, they played really well, but full credit to the Tigers for playing the way they did,” he said.
“They won’t be happy this morning they lost but at the same time they probably learnt more about themselves.”
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