Richmond vs Carlton @ the MCG --- Round 1, 2025

[Andyy]

I loved the enthusiasm shown by the likes of Lalor etc
Passionate stick it up em style

It’s not being a sour puss .. but I GUARANTEE you would hate it if a player from any other club did it ..

Nah I actually don't. I absolutely love personalities in sport, and I detest that the AFL is trying to remove that aspect of the game. The dissent rule for example.

Really enjoyed watching the Hawks kids last year with their own enthusiasm and shenanigans.

Remember that big personalities have always delivered the best spectacle. Richo for example as far as AFL is concerned.

Perhaps the best example for me is the Senna vs Prost era of F1. Just wonderful. Now the F1 is trying to censor drivers, tell them not to swear on the radio to their teams etc.


It's becoming robotic and bloody boring.

[TigerLand]

I'm still buzzing. And looking forward to reading more of the posts this afternoon.

Wonderful result. Few are more important for the rivalry side than Round 1 vs the scum. Dreamtime is up their for my pure hatred for Essendon and obviously Collingwood and our new rivalry with Cats. But round 1 may be it.

41 points down. $10.50 to win. Outrageous scenes.

A big apology to KMac. He did alright, hard to argue Sonsie or McAuliffe would have had a better game on Cripps. Fair play mate well done.

New boys were just delicious. Shows how bloody important getting top end talent is. 2 first rounders for next year is fantastic
 These types of players will be off limits with Tassie coming in making it so hard to rebuild. Good luck Pies and Cats.

Thought our defence was outstanding. Miller cops it a bit and Blight is slower than ideal but both beat McKay. Short and Vlastuin were great.

Dow awesome and Ross bloody amazing. Consistency is key now.

Lynch focus points is just so important, may miss a week but who cares. Great win. One for the ages.

[TigerLand]

Coaches were getting around Serpell in the rooms. I reckon they must’ve noticed a different with fitness levels, repeat sprints and efforts. Was clear to see on the tv… whether that’s just rd 1 energy or we really can run out games well, that remains to be seen

This is brilliant

[JP Tiger]

What a difference it makes when you have 23 players giving their all for the jumper!  Not everything was perfect, we still made heaps of mistakes, but every player busted his guts to contribute.  When players made mistakes they did everything to make up for it, our second, third & fourth efforts were fantastic to watch.     
 
Last year we had several blokes shirking contests & only going hard when it benefited them, we wont miss those types one little bit! 
Goodbye & get stuffed!         

[georgies31]

Mark Bickley will go winless is he still minding that spare seat for the premiership trophy 🏆 in the aeroplane ✈️

[Tigeritis™©®]

Always great when we beat the Cheats.

Pressure was good and a lot of our tackles stuck which was pleasing to see.

I thought our fitness looked really good. We seemed to be running harder than the Cheats.

[Diocletian]

You'd have to be seriously dead inside not to have enjoyed this:




stuffing iconic , folkloric footy moment.

[one-eyed]

SEN callers after Carlton’s loss

AUDIO: https://x.com/JoshGarlepp/status/1900341415571526028


https://x.com/vrsaljak/status/1900366974745796799

[one-eyed]

You'd have to be seriously dead inside not to have enjoyed this:




stuffing iconic , folkloric footy moment.

Similarities with our Round 12 1988 win over the Blues which was also against the odds and included Peter Wilson's cartwheel on the final siren.

VIDEO: https://x.com/TheHolyBoot/status/1900214620746637672

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Good to have Caracella back. 

Thought it was a telling influence on our game plan

[JP Tiger]

Diving full length to the ground to knock the loose ball forward towards team mates seemed to happen a lot.  It makes good sense - it keeps the ball in motion preventing stoppages, you can't be tackled if you don't take possession so shoveling the ball out to waiting team mates gains or retains possession, fewer fumbles trying to pick it up under pressure when you knock the ball out to a team mate with more time & space.   
This seemed to happen quite often, rarely did we dive on a loose ball & then hatch it, hoping not to get pinged. 
Is that part of a new game plan & does it rate as ball movement?     

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Q
How many carlton coaches does it take to change a light globe?
A
Why change?

[RedanTiger]

It's becoming robotic and bloody boring.

Worth noting that the NFL in the states outlawed post score celebrations a few years ago, where player "spiked" the ball and performed spins etc.
A year later the backlash from fans was so bad they reversed the rule and now only ban celebrations that use a shooting gesture.
We. of course still allow shooting gestures, as it's not as if we have the US problem with mass shootings in schools.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Diving full length to the ground to knock the loose ball forward towards team mates seemed to happen a lot.  It makes good sense - it keeps the ball in motion preventing stoppages, you can't be tackled if you don't take possession so shoveling the ball out to waiting team mates gains or retains possession, fewer fumbles trying to pick it up under pressure when you knock the ball out to a team mate with more time & space.   
This seemed to happen quite often, rarely did we dive on a loose ball & then hatch it, hoping not to get pinged. 
Is that part of a new game plan & does it rate as ball movement?   

This ⬆️
And thats is the reason why the "prior opportunity rule" is completely unnecessary and why its the worst thing that's ever happened to VFL/AFL footy.
Players will always adapt to any rule change better than we think.

[one-eyed]

Thursday night was our equal 5th biggest comeback.

1. 51 points v Hawthorn, Round 5, 2003, MCG
2. 48 points v Sydney, Round 21, 1982, SCG
3. 45 points v Collingwood, preliminary final, 1973, MCG
4. 42 points v Brisbane, Round 20, 2022, MCG
5. 41 points v Hawthorn, Round 21, 2005, Docklands
5. 41 points v Carlton, Round 1, 2025, MCG