Foxtel footy replays

[mightytiges]

Maybe the overlooked free to Naish was an incident earlier in the quarter then. All I know is we were ripped off two weeks in a row, and ultimately it cost us a finals series. Because in rd22 we found ourselves in a situation where we had to beat a rampant (and eventual Premier) Nth Melbourne to make the eight and were duly smashed. 

We were two points up at 3qt time and North kicked 9 goals in the last quarter and there our season was gone in the last 30 minutes of the last home and away game. McKernan kicked the last two of the 3rd quarter to keep the Characterless Club alive just as the momentum was ours. They carried that into the last quarter and by the 10 minute mark of the last quarter I could hear the Hawk fans tooting their horns proudly and passionately with Don Scott on Glenferrie road as the 3 north fans at the ground were saying nothing and us Tiger fans were stunned.

Here are my differences as to why we failed to make the 8.

Rd 4 1996 we lose to Sydney by a point in a game transferred to Waverley from MCG for AFL centenary celebrations. Hawks 27 points down in bog at Whiteen Oval with 6 mins to go scramble a draw and shouldve won when Pritchard missed to tie the scores from 5 meters out.

Rd 5 1996 We lose to the Cats by 3 points with Naish missing after the siren. In rd 14 Hawthorn won at the Cattery by 2 points with Tony Woods kicking the winner that bounced 4 or 5 times in the slop and went through.

In successive weeks we lose to Freo in Perth by 54 points.The next week Hawthorn win by 57 points against Freo in Perth.

Carlton invincibility diminshes from half way through 96 we lose unluckily by 11 points to them after Heaver touches the ball twice all afternoon to kick the goal that put the Filth in front and set up Williams from a Benny Gale clanger.Hawthorn beat them by 49 points a few weeks later.

We lost 6 games under 3 goals where we had real chances to win in all. We won no close games decided by less than 3 goals. Our smallest win was in rd 3 at the Gabba were we held off a fast finishing Brissy by 18 points after we were about 6 goals up at half time thanks to Bondy having a blinder.
Hawthorn won 4 games under 2 goals and snatched a draw. No losses under 3 goals.

We had a % of about 117.Top 3 in the league. Hawthorn made the eight with a % of well under 100. People might say we played Fitzroy twice but so did Brissy and Nth who finished top 4 that season and Hawthorn who also made the 8.

In 1994 and 1995 we won most of the close ones that supplemented our ladder position as we had much lower percentages.

1996 was such an even season. With some luck we could have finished top 4. We played some of the best footy I have seen us play since the early 80's that first year of Walls. Sure Walls is and will be a knob but 1996 could have been anything with abit of luck.

Happy memories  

We spent most of that year like others to come bouncing between 8th and 9th with our timing off come the end of round 22. Every time we'd have a good win or two we would throw away a winnable game and slip down the ladder again rather than cementing our spot in the top 8. In hindsight it was the beginning of the mental weakness of the side that we've seen since. There was no killer instinct. Even though our percentage was good that year we didn't go for the throat when we had the opportunity and paid in the end. Not sure if it was a Walls thing as we weren't so soft under Northey. The second Essendon loss was the worst lost that year. 26 points up at half-time and then the Bombers come out and kick 8 goals to 1 in the 3rd. The '98 Sheeds-Reynolds milestone game was similar. . Weak as! It seemed the only time the side fired up for a game was after a loss or two after they had been publicly bagged. Apart from that we just seemed to try to get away with just the minimum we had to. A bunch of pretenders and teasers.

In that round 22 in 1996 late in the 3rd quarter Dutchy Holland had a chance to put us up by 16 points going into 3/4 time. He misses and North kick 2 goals in the final minute to grab the lead and the rest is history.

The midseason break in 1998 stuffed up our momentum. We had won easily in rounds 14-15 to go 9-6 although we lost Dutchy to a shoulder who was actually in some good form at that time. Essendon were struggling but regrouped thanks to the break plus it being milestone game for them. After that game I knew we were gone. 20 points up midway through the 3rd yet just rolled over in the last 40 minutes. Despite picking up a couple more cheap wins against bottom sides to bring it all down to that Melbourne game in round 22 there was no way we were going to win it. The Dees were in red hot form coming home like a train whereas we had limped home in the final 7 rounds. No surprise we got flogged.

Let's hope Hardwick with this new young group can eventually install some mental hardness and killer instinct into them in a few years time when they mature as a team so we never see such soft crap like that ever again .

[mightytiges]

Friday 26th Feb 1:45am - 3:45am 
Richmond takes on Fremantle in round 4 of the 2000 AFL Premiership season.

http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/2000/081420000402.html

Talk about a cavalcade of dud kicks   after rewatching some of this game. Nothing like re-seeing Duncan's up and under helicopter kicks that go anywhere  . You also realise why Mills and Poyas never made it watching this game. Mills was playing his first game and he couldn't kick to save himself while Poyas was just plain too slow for AFL. It would only take another 10 years for coaches and recruiters at Richmond to realise kicking is the crucial skill in footy .

 

[one-eyed]

Upcoming games on 7TWO this weekend.....


Saturday morning (in 7 hours time)
3.45am - 6am
Round 11, 1997 - Richmond vs Collingwood


Sunday morning
6am - 8.30am
1980 Grand Final - Richmond vs Collingwood

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Chooseday Night Football on Foxsports

Vote for Richmond game here:
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Is the NAB Cup not quite filling your hunger for big bumps, great goals and soaring screamers? Here, take a bite of Chooseday Night Football.

Fans are swamping polling stations - located at foxsports.com.au - to demand which match they want to relive.

Each week we will offer up three classic AFL matches, and you can choose the match you most want to watch by voting on foxsports.com.au by 11pm (EDT) Monday, March 8.

It sounds simple because it is.

For this week's choices, we're offering three bruising battles to select from. The most popular game will go to air on Tuesday, March 9, at 6pm on Fox Sports 2HD and Fox Sports 2.

This week's three games offer standout performances from the nice guys of the AFL. We've got Richmond hero Matthew Richardson, Essendon golden boy James Hird and Carlton champion Anthony Koutoufides doing what they did best.

Cast your vote in the poll at the bottom of this page.

Richmond v Essendon, round 21, 2006
He had his flaws, Richo, but he was impossible to stop when he was on. This night match at the home of AFL in 2006 had a bit of everything from the son of a former Richmond gun. He booted nine goals and sprayed a host of chances in a heroic performance against the Bombers. It was enough for three Brownlow Medal votes, but would it get the four points? Vote now to find out.

Essendon v West Coast, round 3, 2004
Have James Hird's silky skills been more prominent than on this night against West Coast? Hird had a bit to say and pay in the lead-up to this Telstra Dome clash with the Eagles. The respected Essendon skipper wasn't happy with an umpire, and the AFL in turn wasn't happy with him. A cool $20,000 later, and Hird looked relieved to be on the field of battle. Thirty-four disposals, three goals and a hug for a bloke in the crowd proved it. Peculiarly, Hird wasn't handed a Brownlow vote for his troubles. Fair? Vote now and you decide.

Carlton v North Melbourne, round 11, 2000
Before he was a gladiator, Kouta roamed AFL fields with the strength, speed and skill of, well, a gladiator. Arguably the finest physical specimen to play the game, the Carlton No.43 could pluck the Sherrin off the turf with one oversized mit and bound away from opponents. Against the Kangaroos in 2000, he gathered the footy 38 times and booted five goals. The Roos threw everything at him, but, in his prime, damage limitation was an opposition's only hope.

Vote for Richmond game here:
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Upcoming 7TWO replays .......
 
Saturday morning
6.50am - 7.40am   
1974 Grand Final highlights - Richmond vs North Melbourne

Sunday morning
3.45am - 6am
2001 First Semi Final - Richmond vs Carlton

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Upcoming replays on 7TWO.....

Saturday April 3
3.45am - 6.00am   Carlton vs Richmond, Round 22, 1997 at Princes Park

Sunday April 4
6.00am - 8.30am   Richmond vs Carlton, 1982 Grand Final ......... to be avoided 

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For the night owls tonight (early tomorrow morning) on 7 TWO

1.30am - 3.45am, 12th April

Round 15, 1995 - Richmond vs Essendon

[mightytiges]

For the night owls tonight (early tomorrow morning) on 7 TWO

1.30am - 3.45am, 12th April

Round 15, 1995 - Richmond vs Essendon

Healy commentating during the first quarter...

"Young Jurica is a find. He's only played 5 games but you can see the talent. Whoever has done the recruiting for Richmond over the past couple of years has done a wonderful job. With Richardson still a baby and Edwards to come back into the side, the Tigers have untold wealth in talls for the years to come.

If they miss out this year (1995) it won't matter as they'll have plenty of successful years ahead of them."

 

[wayne]

Healy commentating during the first quarter...

"Young Jurica is a find. He's only played 5 games but you can see the talent. Whoever has done the recruiting for Richmond over the past couple of years has done a wonderful job. With Richardson still a baby and Edwards to come back into the side, the Tigers have untold wealth in talls for the years to come.

If they miss out this year (1995) it won't matter as they'll have plenty of successful years ahead of them."

 

That's why you should never take too much notice of what you read/hear in the media.

They have about as much idea as you or I.

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For the nightowls, the 1995 Semi-Final is on now on 7TWO.

1.30 - 3.45am     Richmond vs Essendon     1995 Semi-Final.

[TigerLand]

Is absolute toilet slop.

Brian Taylor is a fat toad that gets off on clown cliches

Gerard Healy is a homeless prostitutes spit that's somehow evolved into a scumbad of a human that's run his mouth all night on how good some random kid from freo is and slams Cotchin for only having 10 kicks in 2 and a bit qtr.

Foxtel you're a disgrace the most bias bull$hit call Ive ever heard.

[TigerLand]

"What do you think of Silvagnis game up forward Gerard?"
"Oh he's been really creative BT"
He's had 5 kicks 0 shots at goal.

Well Ill be stuffed..

What has been worse the umpires or the commentators...

[jackstar is back again]

Is absolute toilet slop.

Brian Taylor is a fat toad that gets off on clown cliches

Heras Healy is a homeless prostitutes spit that's somehow evolved into a scumbad of a human that's run his mouth all night on how good some random kid from freo is and slams Cotchin for only having 10 kicks in 2 and a bit qtr.

Foxtel you're a disgrace the most bias bull$hit call Ive ever heard.

Why is it bias ?
What they are saying is spot on.
If our forwards played in front and Riewoldt removed his finger outof his backside, we would be closer

[TigerLand]

Freo have been junk..

11.19 is a disgrace. They have never once mentioned how wasteful they've been. Yet lay the boots in when ever the 16th team stuffs up.

Shove the purple haze fashion up ur backside

Call the stuffing game u flogs..

[RollsRoyce]

Do you remember just before the game even started, they threw to a commercial break with a two-minute highlight package of Freo in recent games?
Not one single clip of Richmond. How biased was that?
As for that fat gob-schmitt Brian Taylor, it's obvious he's never forgiven the club for leaving him out of the '82 GF, or showing him the door.
I suppose we should be grateful that Dwayne Russell and Tony Shaw weren't commentating