AFLW: Richmond vs Melbourne @ Casey Fields --- Round 8, 2024

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3/4 time

Richmond   2.1     2.2     2.5-17
Melbourne  3.1     4.1     5.3-33

Goals: McKenzie, Sheerin.


If we have a gameplan today I'd like to know what it is.

Doesn't help either when the fluoro maggots are against us as well  .

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Stats to 3QT:

Conti   22
Sheerin 20
Dempsey 14
Dallaway 12
Kelly      12
Lavey    12
Egan     11
Hicks     11


Disposals    186 - 170 .... ( contested: 92 - 82 )
Efficiency%  60 - 67
Marks          28 - 29
Clearances  20 - 28
Inside 50s   21 - 29
Tackles        57 - 70 
Hitouts        17 - 37
Frees            2 - 14   

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/matches/6870#player-stats

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Greiser from the boundary was on target but again touched.

18 - 33

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Game over. Bad bounce but then a mistackle and Melbourne goal.

18 - 39

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Been totally lost since Brennan went off. No idea what we're doing.

18 - 51

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McKenzie intercepts 45 out. Nice kick but again touched with no Tigers on the line  .

19 - 51

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Sheerin to the top of the goalsquare and Greiser marks in front which has been a rarity today. Belated Goal.

Rich  3.7-25
Melb 8.3-51

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Ball-up 15 out. Something out of nothing and Greiser gets another goal.

Rich  4.7-31
Melb 8.3-51

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Greiser kicks her 3rd. Saving some % damage in the last 10 mins.

Rich  5.8-38
Melb  8.3-51

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Final Score

Richmond   2.1     2.2     2.5     5.8-38
Melbourne  3.1     4.1     5.3     8.3-51

Goals: Greiser 3, McKenzie, Sheerin.


Bad loss in more ways than one. Arguably costs us a top 4 spot and if Brennan's injury is serious and she misses games then we'll be in real trouble as we looked lost for ideas going forward without her aside from the last 10 mins of junk time.

[Tiger Khosh]

There goes top4.

If we had melbournes kpf and Melbourne had ours we would have won by 6 goals.

[WilliamPowell]

Bitterly disappointing loss. Apart from the first 10 minutes the game it was poor performance.

IMHO today's has cost us any chase of top 4 and dish up efforts like today over the remaining 2 games we won't even make finals 

Coach deserves a fair chunk of the blame. Bewildering to see Conti, Dempsey, Hosking and Brennan (pre injury) all on the bench at the same time tells me you've stuffed up your rotations. This was the norm all day

When Brennan went off Why was Greiser played up the ground with Yassir as the deepest forward against a taller opponent? It beggars belief

Our back 5 collectively had a shocker 

I could go on

I rarely criticise umpires, I actually try to avoid it. But seriously how can can a team only get 6 frees to 20? And only 3 up to 3qtr time

I harp on about the standard on the AFLW but today was just further proof it's sub standard.

[Tigeritis™©®]

So true about our backs. Graham was absolutely deplorable today. My fav Seymour was soundly beaten and Miller seemed unsighted after a pretty good first quarter. No one was able to stop Zanker that killed us in the air.

Bannan was unstoppable.

In the middle was we're just beaten by a side that wanted it far more. Their tackling and pressure was elite.

Our skills were poor but I think it was their pressure that was a major factor.

I think the dees had a really good game.


We didn't.

[MintOnLamb]

So true about our backs. Graham was absolutely deplorable today. My fav Seymour was soundly beaten and Miller seemed unsighted after a pretty good first quarter. No one was able to stop Zanker that killed us in the air.

Bannan was unstoppable.

In the middle was we're just beaten by a side that wanted it far more. Their tackling and pressure was elite.

Our skills were poor but I think it was their pressure that was a major factor.

I think the dees had a really good game.


We didn't.

Agree
We seem to inexplicably fumble the ball in critical moments

[WilliamPowell]

So true about our backs. Graham was absolutely deplorable today. My fav Seymour was soundly beaten and Miller seemed unsighted after a pretty good first quarter. No one was able to stop Zanker that killed us in the air.

Bannan was unstoppable.

In the middle was we're just beaten by a side that wanted it far more. Their tackling and pressure was elite.

Our skills were poor but I think it was their pressure that was a major factor.

I think the dees had a really good game.


We didn't.

Agree re Melbourne's pressure it was elite and without question their attack on the footy and game showed they wanted it more

But I don't think we did ourselves any favours at times with the constant give it to Mon Conti, it'll be right, she'll get us out of trouble play

I read earlier in the thread Mr OE asked what was our game plan, I can honestly say being there I had no idea. Overall it was a crap day.