from Harvey's Wallbangers
Mark Stevens | Herald-Sun | May 21, 2008 The Dogs had the luxury of a settled group of players in the middle-age bracket.
Three years ago, they would have stumbled and made shaky decisions. In the final 10 minutes, they barely made a blunder.
That is what sets the good sides apart.
It is why Richmond is still struggling to play out games in tight finishes. The Tigers are two to three years behind the Dogs.
The Tigers should have beaten the Dogs and St Kilda. If the siren had blown 20 minutes into the final term, they would have won both.
On a "What If Ladder" compiled by Champion Data, under the parameter of stopping the clock 20 minutes into the final term of every game, the Tigers would be in the top eight with a 4-4 record. The Dogs, the new masters of the tight finish after storming home against Adelaide, Richmond and Fremantle, would have a 5-3 record and be fifth.
If Harvey had been able to smash the big red button 20 minutes into the last term each week, his side would have a respectable 3-5 record.
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