Richmond v Geelong NAB Cup game thread

[Jackstar]

Hey Mightytiges    Did Hartigan and Jackson play Oh dear

[Jackstar]

By the way, there is hope on the horizon. Schultz and Kingsley to come back
And there is the captain who cant kick over a jam tin

[Hellenic Tiger]

Our skill level was just appalling. Why do we consistently kick to an open player to his feet or on the half vollet and can't hit someone on the chest. Bowden even had a few clangers in the backline. Just was a bad day overall. Only positive if I can call it that was we won the second half in the end even though the cats did take the foot off the pedal in the last quarter. Look we have not won a first round NAB cup game under Wallace and have improved each season. The signs were not good but all is not lost. Yet.

On a side note Brown's first goal in the third quarter should that have been a 9 pointer. Can't remember who took the mark in the centre but a free kick was relayed down the ground to Brown who duly converted. Shouldn't that have been a 9 pointer? After all if you are outside 50 and you get a 50 to bring you inside 50 its still 9 points.

[Moi]

I wouldn't take this game seriously.  Only two weeks ago, there was a game at Wongthaggi and half the team was sitting sunbaking in the stands.  If they were seriously about the NAB Cup most of those players would have been out there at least playing a half of footy.  So my take on that is they couldn't care less about this competition.

Having said that, they were pretty pathetic 

[Stephanie]

It's just embarrassing, and I'm sick of seeing the Tiges lose.
I was looking forward to this season and now I'm not so sure, I know it's only the NAB cup, but it would of been nice to have some winning momentum going into the season.

[Jackstar]

Can tell you that losing becomes a habit

[Ox]

Can tell you that losing becomes a habit

try ,"becomes first nature"

Also bad starts.

LMAO@Johnson coming back and being the captain.
LMAO@ Katey Kingsley.

[Ox]

And also, I wish someone would tell Polak that defenders dont play from behind either.


[/quote]

If bowden stopped being an intimidating hole maybe Polak will play decently down back.
Bowden is a control freak.
FHOFF

[DallasCrane]

Jacko and Harts haven't done themselves any favours as 4th year players staying on our list at the end of the year. Mind you they had plenty of teammates.

Message to Daniel Jackson: You have to mark the ball out in front of your face. You will not get away with chest marks at this level of footy!

[Jackstar]

I wouldn't take this game seriously.  Only two weeks ago, there was a game at Wongthaggi and half the team was sitting sunbaking in the stands.  If they were seriously about the NAB Cup most of those players would have been out there at least playing a half of footy.  So my take on that is they couldn't care less about this competition.

Having said that, they were pretty pathetic 

On as serious note, why didnt the club blood any new players for there first game.?  Same old  same old
Its very obvisous to the whole footy public that guys like Daniel Jackson are not up to league standard

[Jackstar]

Also add Moore and Hartigan. Dont anyone ever post again that K. Moore will make it, he wont

[mightytiges]

I wouldn't take this game seriously.  Only two weeks ago, there was a game at Wongthaggi and half the team was sitting sunbaking in the stands.  If they were seriously about the NAB Cup most of those players would have been out there at least playing a half of footy.  So my take on that is they couldn't care less about this competition.

Having said that, they were pretty pathetic 

On as serious note, why didnt the club blood any new players for there first game.?  Same old  same old
Its very obvisous to the whole footy public that guys like Daniel Jackson are not up to league standard

Jacko wasn't in the original squad of 28. Came in for Sugar. Edwards was the only youngster who was a legit chance but it wasn't as though we needed another small out there today.

It seems once we knew a few guys would miss and we had no fit ruckman we couldn't give a stuff about today. About half a dozen seriously underdone guys out there today.

Simmo, Paddy, Patto and Thursty to come into the side too.

[Jackstar]

Why has the club so so many injured players when they havent played a game this season ?

[Stephanie]

Why has the club so so many injured players when they havent played a game this season ?

Maybe they are pushing them too hard in training? 

[Jackstar]

I stated in another thread( dont know where) that the NAB incentive -top 15 was a dumb idea. If it was that good, why didnt we have 15 goers out there today  showing something.
Didnt see Geelong go to the press and boast about there training. For what its worth the Cats cruised today, ran in numbers and all looked very fit.
On the other hand, we had very little hard running
The Cats didnt need some gimmic to get them up and running.