Richmond vs St Kilda @ Marvel Stadium --- Round 22, 2023

[pmac21]

Watch Carlton then watch us. 
There's your answer to why we are playing like this.

[The Machine]

Free kicks
Our midfield is a large problem. I wouldn't want to be a backline player for us currently.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Nice one balta. He should be dropped. Shows he just doesn’t care at all with a play like that

That’s what I was calling for after his performance against Melbourne. That sort of behaviour shouldn’t be tolerated. It’s unacceptable.

If you want to maintain standards you tell him if he quits on the team you can’t play seniors.
But by allowing him to play he can just give up over and over again.

[mightytiges]

I’m not sure truck has been that good since his return. We haven’t improved at all defensively

Agree. Other than a handful of games our team defence has been poor. Not all on truck though, every line plays a part in defensive structure.

We were counting on Tarrant and Gibcus being the keystones in our defence this year just as we were relying on Lynch being our number one key forward target. There was clearly no plan B. We are now relying on two inexperienced rookie picks at each end of the ground.

Also as Dio said, playing both Nank and Soldo at Marvel is just crazy. Two lumbering ruckmen allows the opposition an extra runner at ground level. We look so slow and clueless out there. 

[Tigeritis™©®]

Our work rate is atrocious.

Are we fit enough?

Or are we just lazy?

Or both?

[one-eyed]

Stats to HT:

Disposals:     182 - 199 .... ( contested: 67 - 59 )
Efficiency%:   73 - 76
Marks:           44 - 62
Tackles:         20 - 36 ..... less than one tackle per Tiger. Bruise free footy! 
Clearances:   16 - 18 ..... ( centre: 7 - 5 )
Inside 50s:    27 - 30 ...... 27 inside 50s for just 5 goals and 8 shots in total .
In50 eff.%:    33 - 45 ..... those aimless lazy long bombs are working a treat.
In50 marks:    4 - 6
In50 tackles:   7 - 2
Hitouts:         24 - 13
Frees:             7 - 16 


Dusty  16
Taranto 15
Dow   15
Kmac  12
Short   12
Prestia 11
Broad  11
Bolton  10
Vlastuin  9
Ross   9
Baker   9
Nank   8
Young  7
D.Rioli    6 .... (ankle)
Balta  5
Coulthard  5
Graham 5
Bauer  4
Riewoldt 4
Soldo  4
Pickett  3
Grimes  2
Mansell  0 ... sub not used yet.

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/4970#player-stats

[mightytiges]

Our work rate is atrocious.

Are we fit enough?

Or are we just lazy?

Or both?

The comeback against Hawthorn would suggest we're fit enough. Today is more laziness and lack of workrate especially defensively. Minds not in the game and belief in the rest of the season and making finals gone.

[mightytiges]

Dan Rioli going back to the future starting the 3rd qtr up forward.

[mightytiges]

How was that not paid high to Broad? 

[pmac21]

How was that not paid high to Broad? 

Absolutely disgusting umpiring

[georgies31]

Our work rate is atrocious.

Are we fit enough?

Or are we just lazy?

Or both?

The comeback against Hawthorn would suggest we're fit enough. Today is more laziness and lack of workrate especially defensively. Minds not in the game and belief in the rest of the season and making finals gone.

Mate I agree , but puzzling after last weeks effort not one senior bloke dropped.

[pmac21]

Shai just misses too many easy goals.  My wife would have kicked that.

[Simonator]

The disposal is the worst in 10 years easily. We need to get back to basics

[mightytiges]

Open targets repeatedly missed under no physical pressure. Our forward entries are just pathetic! U10s level.

[pmac21]

Who's number 7. 
Murdering us.