Bowden..The incident!!

[Infamy]

thats means when Richo holds the ball up your going to go flipant, (Bulldogs game) how many AFL players you see every week hold the ball up  yes Joel needs to clean up his clanger acts l know one kickout he did fell into the arms of some bomber player but l dont know who cause l cringed & looked away. did he kick that goal l think he missed that bomber player  Knighter will have them goal kicking practice this week.
Wallace will have our drilling coming out the the backline new game plan 

What poppycock, I couldn't care who else holds up the ball, Joel does it all the bloody time and always when we have good momentum. Just off the top of my head, he did it towards the end of the Port game and it got them back into the game, in the Melbourne game and it got them back in the game, in the Essendon game at the start of the 3rd quarter and it led to a 6-7 goal straight turnaround and at the end of the Essendon game where he needed to rush the behinds after his direct opponent didn't know how to kick straight.

It's a serious problem and I'm sick of it

[Infamy]

Bowden recieved more clangers this week becasue he played up the ground and couldn't get his cheap desposal count up by kicking backwards and sidewards for the duration of the game. Monky - he will never kick 5 becasue he can't get away from his direct opponent.

The sad fact is is that TW put him on the players in the Essendon forwardline who was making the least impact and who was hurting us the least and all of a sudden they start to find form and look like superstars. Lucas looked like a tired old has-been before Joel was moved on him and suddenly he looked dangerous. When Bowden was moved onto Laycock the same again - he almost lost us the game.

Bowden is a liability and it is only through last minute 'heroics' such as his mark against Port and 'unsportsman-like play' against the Dons that he is keeping his place. If you look past those acts and to the rest of each game (and every game he plays recently) you will see he casues more problems than solves them.

Stripes

Great post!!!
HEAR HEAR!!!
BRAVO!!!

[tigersalive]

l'm glad you watch the game TA cause Infamy lately has lost the plot  his got it in for Joel Bowden but his dreamer, yes the matching up by our great coach amazes me many times this year.
Infamy Joel might be slowing down some but his ability to read the game & his skills are silky  he can also dominate the game. you dont have to be speedster to control football.
Its only a matter of time before Joel slots home 5 goals in a game coming to you soon, keep watching this space
in the meantime he won us a game so get off his back, do yourself a favor & go learn something about football because your lacking it lately. l know you got some good in you 

I'm happy to admit that Joel does good things in a game, but I refuse to join in on the circle jerk on how fantastic he is when he does just as many bad things in a game than he does good. The next time I see him hold the ball up in the air to signal to slow down the game I'm going to effin FLIP OUT!!!

Who are you suggesting is having a "circle jerk" about Bowden?

[Ox]

Monkey Tiger - Its only a matter of time before Joel slots home 5 goals in a game coming to you soon, keep watching this space

LMAOO

15 YEARS AND WAITING 

[mightytiges]

How about the Ch 9 Sydney-based news reporter this arvo calling Bowden "Bo-den" and comparing it to the Trevor Chappell underarm. He should give up his day job lol .

This has been so blown out of proportion it's hilarious and makes the win sweeter by the day. Rohan and Robbo wearing their red and black glasses and Mike just being an idiot with his suggestions  .

[2JD]

Leigh Matthews today...

"The spirit of the game argument is the greatest load of rubbish, the spirit of the game is you use the rules to your best advantage," he said of Bowden's match-saving tactics.

"I think Joel Bowden should be applauded for using the rules to Richmond's advantage - that is what the game is all about and it's up to the rule makers to put the rules in there to make the game they way they want it to be."

http://sportal.com.au/AFL-news-display/lethal-bowden-brings-flaws-to-the-fore-52843

I think this is the most sensible thing that has been said about the whole thing......

As for "unsportsmanlike"..ok next time lets just hand the ball over and give them a chance to beat us!...We might lose the 4 points but we'll be real fine chaps!

[Ox]

Mike just being an idiot with his suggestions .

Whadda you think MT 

[mightytiges]

Mike just being an idiot with his suggestions .

Whadda you think MT 

I laughed at Rohan's overdramatic quote - "it's not football"  . Well it's in the rulebook bomber boy so buy some kleenex lol.

[Francois Jackson]

thats means when Richo holds the ball up your going to go flipant, (Bulldogs game) how many AFL players you see every week hold the ball up  yes Joel needs to clean up his clanger acts l know one kickout he did fell into the arms of some bomber player but l dont know who cause l cringed & looked away. did he kick that goal l think he missed that bomber player  Knighter will have them goal kicking practice this week.
Wallace will have our drilling coming out the the backline new game plan 

What poppycock, I couldn't care who else holds up the ball, Joel does it all the bloody time and always when we have good momentum. Just off the top of my head, he did it towards the end of the Port game and it got them back into the game, in the Melbourne game and it got them back in the game, in the Essendon game at the start of the 3rd quarter and it led to a 6-7 goal straight turnaround and at the end of the Essendon game where he needed to rush the behinds after his direct opponent didn't know how to kick straight.

It's a serious problem and I'm sick of it

Have you been living under a hole or something pal, every player does it.

geez you need to chill out mate, who gives a eff if a player holds the ball up its about winning games and making finals.

[Tigermonk]

you bag a player for what his coach instructs is laughable
who puts Joel down the backline Terry match them up Wallet who has no idea
when Bowden goes to the forward line he kicks goals & sets them up
he saves our asses & your not happy still
if he didnot do what he did the Bombers would have nailed us & made us look stupid
The bombers had all there bigmen forward it was only a matter of time before they would have kicked a goal
Bowden was on the bench while the assault was on, wake up watch the game properly to see who was letting the side down, Bowden came off the bench & won us the game with his smart thinking
Essendon & screaming cause there are known to ice the clock, glad it happened to them 
When Joel kicks a few goals next week l let you know for sure 

[Tigermonk]

thats means when Richo holds the ball up your going to go flipant, (Bulldogs game) how many AFL players you see every week hold the ball up  yes Joel needs to clean up his clanger acts l know one kickout he did fell into the arms of some bomber player but l dont know who cause l cringed & looked away. did he kick that goal l think he missed that bomber player  Knighter will have them goal kicking practice this week.
Wallace will have our drilling coming out the the backline new game plan 

What poppycock, I couldn't care who else holds up the ball, Joel does it all the bloody time and always when we have good momentum. Just off the top of my head, he did it towards the end of the Port game and it got them back into the game, in the Melbourne game and it got them back in the game, in the Essendon game at the start of the 3rd quarter and it led to a 6-7 goal straight turnaround and at the end of the Essendon game where he needed to rush the behinds after his direct opponent didn't know how to kick straight.

It's a serious problem and I'm sick of it

Have you been living under a hole or something pal, every player does it.

geez you need to chill out mate, who gives a eff if a player holds the ball up its about winning games and making finals.

Some supporters have no idea Daniel161, its the same people who stuff themselves over with comments & realize it later when its pointed out to them, there got no idea that its the coach who causes mismatches 

[Infamy]

Have you been living under a hole or something pal, every player does it.

geez you need to chill out mate, who gives a eff if a player holds the ball up its about winning games and making finals.

Every player doesn't do it, they don't hold the ball up in the air to slow the play down. I have NEVER seen any of our kids do it, they are always trying to take the game on and get the ball forward like they've been instructed to do. This is what gets us into winning positions and when SENIOR players who are ingrained with this negative football mindset panic, they lose us momentum and allow the opposition into the match.

I can't understand how anyone with half a clue can't see that when we hold the ball up and slow the play down, that we let the other side into the game. How can anyone suggest that this isn't a big deal?

you bag a player for what his coach instructs is laughable
who puts Joel down the backline Terry match them up Wallet who has no idea
when Bowden goes to the forward line he kicks goals & sets them up
he saves our asses & your not happy still
if he didnot do what he did the Bombers would have nailed us & made us look stupid
The bombers had all there bigmen forward it was only a matter of time before they would have kicked a goal
Bowden was on the bench while the assault was on, wake up watch the game properly to see who was letting the side down, Bowden came off the bench & won us the game with his smart thinking
Essendon & screaming cause there are known to ice the clock, glad it happened to them 
When Joel kicks a few goals next week l let you know for sure 

Yeah Joel is such a scoreboard threat. Don't make me laugh.

[Ox]

you bag a player for what his coach instructs is laughable
who puts Joel down the backline Terry match them up Wallet who has no idea
when Bowden goes to the forward line he kicks goals & sets them up
he saves our asses & your not happy still
if he didnot do what he did the Bombers would have nailed us & made us look stupid
The bombers had all there bigmen forward it was only a matter of time before they would have kicked a goal
Bowden was on the bench while the assault was on, wake up watch the game properly to see who was letting the side down, Bowden came off the bench & won us the game with his smart thinking
Essendon & screaming cause there are known to ice the clock, glad it happened to them 
When Joel kicks a few goals next week l let you know for sure 

I'll be here...watching the space.

LMAO@Mismatch.

Is it not the duds fault if he can't,after many years as a senior figure for the rfc,play on a certain oppsotion player?

Coach gives him a job that,no doubt joel is confident of pulling off - why is it terrys fault ?

Because Joel is a dud and cant cut it?

Completely ;laffable that u claim terry mismatches Big bad Joel on someone.

[shannon]

you bag a player for what his coach instructs is laughable
who puts Joel down the backline Terry match them up Wallet who has no idea
when Bowden goes to the forward line he kicks goals & sets them up
he saves our asses & your not happy still
if he didnot do what he did the Bombers would have nailed us & made us look stupid
The bombers had all there bigmen forward it was only a matter of time before they would have kicked a goal
Bowden was on the bench while the assault was on, wake up watch the game properly to see who was letting the side down, Bowden came off the bench & won us the game with his smart thinking
Essendon & screaming cause there are known to ice the clock, glad it happened to them 
When Joel kicks a few goals next week l let you know for sure 

I'll be here...watching the space.

LMAO@Mismatch.

Is it not the duds fault if he can't,after many years as a senior figure for the rfc,play on a certain oppsotion player?

Coach gives him a job that,no doubt joel is confident of pulling off - why is it terrys fault ?

Because Joel is a dud and cant cut it?

Completely ;laffable that u claim terry mismatches Big bad Joel on someone.

hmmmmmmmmmm

i have seen many times joel play on j.brown and owned him.

you are an idiot

[Tigermonk]

give him time his so busy down the backline taking marks saving the game & icing the games for us,  his doing a fine job at it. only a matter of time before he starts nailing the goals.
Did you see that nice goal he kicked so straight, its only a matter of time someone will miss a game & Bowden to the rescue    maybe if we make the finals he will speed up alittle for his disloyal supporters