Richmond vs Melbourne @ the M.C.G. --- Round 20, 2023

[Broadsword]

stuff just exit the league and start a new one. This is poo.

[mightytiges]

But they say umps don't change the momentum of games  .

[Broadsword]

But they say umps don't change the momentum of games  .

Exactly. And no one ever seems to care? Good football hasn't made this a better game. poo umpiring has made it a closer game. But that's not better.

[Simonator]

Another dumb play from soldo. Macintosh manning the marking and soldo comes and stands next to him?

[mightytiges]

Half-time

Richmond               5.4      9.7-61
Melbourne/Umps     3.5      8.5-53

Goals: Baker 2, Riewoldt, Martin, Soldo, Prestia, McIntosh, Bolton, D.Rioli


Umps had to get the Dees back into the game  .

[Tiger Khosh]

Oh I course we get pinged for HTB when Melbourne have been getting away with the exact same dropping of the ball    .

Millers had 2 on Tomlinson alone with no reward.

[Tiger Khosh]

Honestly, a couple of very poor skill errors/decisions aside, I thought we were bloody brilliant. Not bombing it long into the fwd line at every opportunity and even when we do we are bringing it to ground. Think lever + may have only had 3 intercept marks combined. Tackling and pressuring is immense too. Play like that second half and I’m confident we’ll get the 4 point 

[mightytiges]

Interesting the mic picked up Jack talking to umpire Nicholls.

If you have to see it again Nicholls to know for sure what happened then why did you pay HTB against Hopper? If it's not clear then you don't guess and pay it then penalise us further with a 50  .

[Knighter]

stuff u umpires - dumb pricks stuffed us big time

[one-eyed]

Stats to HT:

Disposals:   190 - 165 ..... ( contested: 68 - 66 )
Marks:         50 - 41
Clearances:  17 - 22 .... ( centre: 8 - 9 )
Inside 50s:   28 - 32
Tackles:        30 - 33
Hitouts:        12 - 22
Frees:            5 - 2 .... doesn't include the two freebie 50m penalties Melbourne got .


Taranto   14 possies
Martin    13
Prestia   13
Vlastuin 13
Ross      11
Young    11
Banks   10
Pickett  10
D.Rioli   10
Baker     9
Balta      9
Graham  9
Mansell  9
Bolton    8
Hopper   8
Kmac    6
Miller    6
Broad   5
Cotch   5
Riewoldt 5
Soldo    4
Grimes  2
Coulthard 0 .... sub not used yet.

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/4953#player-stats

[Tiger_In_Sicily]

Enough is enough. Sick and tired of the umpires totally trying to destroy us. F me, 2 sets of rules as always and they always manage to change momentum. Richmond show some balls and F the fines. Go public and bring all the evidence with you. There's thousands of evidence. I'm glad Jack had a word to the umpires but they don't gaf

[Tiger_In_Sicily]

Hats off to Mansell. Our only player that tackles with intensity and to hurt. Only of we had more with his tackling attitude

[mightytiges]

Good rebound. Ross to Bolton who finds Dusty 25 out. Goal! 

Rich  10.7-67
Mel     8.5-53

[Simonator]

Ross is easily our MIP. I thought he was done for, but he has been excellent the second half
Of this season

[mightytiges]

OMG we actually a HTB in our favour in F50! 

Hunting F50 pressure from the stoppage and Taranto with the tackle.  Goal! 

Rich  11.7-73
Mel     8.5-53