Richmond vs Brisbane matchday thread

[one-eyed]

Luke Power is officially out with a thigh injury which helps us.

The Lions have brought all three emergencies to Melbourne — Scott Harding, Joel Macdonald and Cameron Wood — with Harding most likely to be called up.

The match committee will now decide whether to attempt to exploit Richmond's lack of height and go with Wood or back Jamie Charman to win his share of the hitouts and opt for an extra running player.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21834487%255E19742,00.html

Richmond assistant coach David King said the Lions clearly planned to play a running game.

"I see their changes have been built on the Telstra Dome-style of football with speed, there's no doubt about that," King said.

"They've put something in place to curb the Telstra Dome factor.

"It's not really a problem for us. We just need to get over there and perform. At 0-9, it's not about what other teams are doing, it's about what we're doing."

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/powers-injury-is-good-news-for-tigers/2007/06/01/1180205521678.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

[one-eyed]

Wallace on SEN (non-browny talk)

* Top level lions are brilliant but like us they've got 14 players with less than 50 games.

* We've got confidence in the way we play from the past couple of weeks. Just need to hold onto the ball when we're a couple of goals in front. We kicked too often to 50/50 contests last week.

* We were where Melbourne is now with 9 players 30+ years (Herald-Sun today). We weren't going any further with these older players like of Gas and Kellaway. When we moved them on underneath them were 19-20 years.

[bluey_21]

* We've got confidence in the way we play from the past couple of weeks. Just need to hold onto the ball when we're a couple of goals in front. We kicked too often to 50/50 contests last week.

Gives bad memories of the last few minutes last week 

[bluey_21]

38 to 31 down. .5 time

Richo, Bowden, Jacko, Foley best

[bluey_21]

Spud just said on 3AW that he 'realised that Richmond are a crap football team'.

No thanks to you eh Spud 

[bluey_21]

73 - 73

  we didn't lose   

Sugar cost us the game  time to drop him

[julzqld]

Well - a draw.  Better than a loss I guess

Schultz needs to be dropped.  Useless.  Same with Johnson - too many turnovers.  Pettifer redeemed himself with that last goal.  Gee we played some dumb football   Tambling one of our best on ground. 

[Stephanie]

That was more disappointing than a loss 
I thought we had it... nice one Sugar 

[Piping Shrike]

Does a draw avoid pants down?

[julzqld]

That was really painful to watch.  Our skills are woeful.  Sack the skills coaches.  Did you hear the commentators make note that since the introduction of goal kicking coaches, actual goal kicking has been worse.  Even Richo said on On the Couch that he doubts if guys will be able to kick 100 goals in a game.  Or is that more due to the meddling of the rules by the AFL?

[bluey_21]

the amount of turnovers was absolutely laughable. Gave the draw to the lions on a silver platter.

[bluey_21]

That was really painful to watch.  Our skills are woeful.  Sack the skills coaches.  Did you hear the commentators make note that since the introduction of goal kicking coaches, actual goal kicking has been worse.  Even Richo said on On the Couch that he doubts if guys will be able to kick 100 goals in a game.  Or is that more due to the meddling of the rules by the AFL?

that would be some feat wouldn't it Julz 

[julzqld]

LOL - oops - I mean in a game.    I'm tired.  Please excuse me.

[julzqld]

I hear that Kane Johnson's last 5 possesions were all turnovers   Not good enough

[bluey_21]

LOL - oops - I mean in a game.    I'm tired.  Please excuse me.

No worry Julz, knew what you meant