Tiger take: Drought overrichmondfc.com.au
By Luke McGuane 4:48 PM Thu 23 April, 2009
I KNOW there's a lot of big issues around in footy at the moment and our club is probably leading the pack.
So I want to talk about something positive. Something exciting. Something new.
It took me 36 games to get it but I'm now off the list Will Thursfield is still on, just behind Josh Gibson at the Kangaroos: the AFL player with the most games without a goal.
It was good to eventually get one. I wasn't planning on going up forward, but then at the end of the game against the Dees we threw caution to the wind.
I thought we weren't going to win by staying back, so I thought 'Oh well, I'll take a risk'.
After my horrible effort from about 20 metres out against the Dogs, I was feeling a bit better with this one. I've always been a bit better from the longer distances because I don't get as nervous.
So I just laid back on it and thought I'd just give it everything. There wasn't long to go in the game, so if I'd chip-passed it off it was just going to burn up more time. I just thought I'd go for home.
The adrenalin was pumping because of the state of the game and I just really had to kick the goal. That was all there was to it.
After it went through, I was pretty excited and celebrated a bit because I thought we were still in the game.
I didn't know there were only 37 seconds left. I thought we had maybe another minute or two on the clock.
I should say there's no truth to the rumour that Richo is my kicking coach, despite missing that easy one in round three and booming this one home.
When I was younger, I used to get told when I played forward that I kicked liked Matthew Richardson.
I'd miss from 30 out in front and kick them from where I shouldn't. But no, he's not to blame here.
Sure enough, you kick one goal and people are talking about a move to the other end of the ground.
I'm pretty confident down back at the moment and I think our forwards will show how good they are very soon. There won't be any need for me to sneak into attack.
One of the great things about being down back right now is playing alongside Alex Rance. It's always great to get new blood into a team and Alex is terrific.
Anything he doesn't know he usually comes to either me or Kel or Newy and asks us what he should be doing.
He's going very well. His run off half-back has been great and you know he'll give you 100 per cent at every contest.
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