Tigers vs Port game thread

[wayne]

Whilst I believe in the tank, we didnt deserve to lose today, the players were fair dinkum and they deserved a better result for the work they put in.

The new coach will have something good to work with if he can get the best from everyone.

We have a great contested ball division.

The new coach may finally get Deledio to elite level and get Foley back to his 07 form.

A promising young forward line. We just need a Butcher 

The defence is ok as well.

[Ramps]

Im coming closer to the belief that the only senior player we should keep next year is Ben Cousins.

Agree, and into the leadership group.

leadership question is important. Newman is nowhere near Cousins when it comes to leadership IMHO. Do you move to change the leadership and start the process of moving to the next generation. If cousins stays fit for the rest of the season, does the club decide to make

Ben Cousins - Captain and have
Brett Deledio, Trent Cotchin and Richard Tambling as Vice Captains?

This way, we buy more time for Deledio and Cotchin in particular.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Im coming closer to the belief that the only senior player we should keep next year is Ben Cousins.

Agree, and into the leadership group.

Nah boys we can't give this former Brownlow Medallist Premiership player and a bloke with skeletons in the closet and breaker of the law running from a booze bus a shot in our leadership group.

We need Joel in the leadership goup "Bravely facing the music" telling us about his charitable self and coming out as he did after round 1 before we went to Geelong and every other time he opens his mouth to say how disappointed all at the club are and how upset the fans are and how awful it is to be where we are at. Come on Joel keep Lloyd to 5 goals and take a mark to repel an Essendon attack at the 27 minute mark of the last quarter and tell us what a hero you are. Blah blah blah you fraudulent and gutless individual. Hopefully he comes out and speaks to the media this week and says "I am retiring effective as the final siren against Essendon this Saturday"

I am only giving him a farewell game just for the sake of giving him one.

[WA Tiger]

The new coach, the new coach, the new coach, for stuffs sake who are we going blame next year when we continually turn the ball over........ the new coach?????????

[wayne]

The new coach, the new coach, the new coach, for effs sake who are we going blame next year when we continually turn the ball over........ the new coach?????????

Raines or King

[Mopsy]

Time to retire Bowden you hack

Harsh. He had to go back onto Tredrea because Moore and Lukey couldn't do the job. Tredrea had 4 in the first 15 minutes yet kicked 3 for the rest of the game while on Joel.

My thoughts exactly MT - well said

[Francois Jackson]

The new coach, the new coach, the new coach, for effs sake who are we going blame next year when we continually turn the ball over........ the new coach?????????

i dont think we lost today because of missed targets i think we lost it because of  because we didn't want it hard enough.

Some tackles late in the game were easily broken which led to that last 3 goals of Port.

Left to only a few players to do all the work as per usual

Brown and  Simmo non existent in the last 10 minutes so i hope i never see those 2 fools ever again. 

Foley ditto. When are we going to drop this guy????

[mat073]

Back in 2007...Gasper was going well enough to play all season but the decision was made to look to the future.Ditto Andy Kellaway at the end of 2006.

Now the time has come for Joel to follow the same fate.If that costs us a few games in the short term so be it.He is just Wall Paper covering the cracks.

As some of you have said the "Dream time" game is a perfect opportunity to retire a 13 year servant of the club.

Time for a NEW Richmond.....

[Ramps]

We shouldnt drop foley, we should talk him up ... and put him up for trade at years end.

[Francois Jackson]

Back in 2007...Gasper was going well enough to play all season but the decision was made to look to the future.Ditto Andy Kellaway at the end of 2006.

Now the time has come for Joel to follow the same fate.If that costs us a few games in the short term so be it.He is just Wall Paper covering the cracks.

As some of you have said the "Dream time" game is a perfect opportunity to retire a 13 year servant of the club.

Time for a NEW Richmond.....

now thats a very intelligent post.

What makes Bowden, Simmo or Brown any different than Gas or Kellaway

I dont know about you but i would rather see Vickery, Post and Thursfield instead of these 3 has beens any day of the week

[Gordon Bennett]

We need Joel in the leadership goup "Bravely facing the music" telling us about his charitable self and coming out as he did after round 1 before we went to Geelong and every other time he opens his mouth to say how disappointed all at the club are and how upset the fans are and how awful it is to be where we are at. Come on Joel keep Lloyd to 5 goals and take a mark to repel an Essendon attack at the 27 minute mark of the last quarter and tell us what a hero you are. Blah blah blah you fraudulent and gutless individual.

You seem to have a dislike of Bowden that is almost beyond reason and rationality. Seeing you've raised the issue of guts, out of the two of you I know who the gutless one is. One gives his all, over many years. The other hides behind his keyboard and snipes.Not very heroic, either.

[TigerTime]

about leaders

cousins should be made captain tonight
jackson tuck and cogs are showing they will be grunt machines in the midfield
cousins  brown and cotchin will have the polish
foley is crap
deledio is lazy
tambling is coming along great and is showing up lids atm, esp when it comes to effort and using ur pace

once again. jackson showed king size balls today, he is our only real physical man out there

cant believe ppl are bagging brown, he was damn good today

it is time to drop foley and deledio
foley bc half his disposal are crap, deledio because he has no real blue collar work ethic

all u deledio lovers bag me as much as u want , but he does not like to gut run no "go" when its his turn. he may do it here and theire sparingly to bluff you all but he needs learn from cousins, tambling definately is, so jackson and to some extent white, but dildo is fricken lazy

[Hellenic Tiger]

We need Joel in the leadership goup "Bravely facing the music" telling us about his charitable self and coming out as he did after round 1 before we went to Geelong and every other time he opens his mouth to say how disappointed all at the club are and how upset the fans are and how awful it is to be where we are at. Come on Joel keep Lloyd to 5 goals and take a mark to repel an Essendon attack at the 27 minute mark of the last quarter and tell us what a hero you are. Blah blah blah you fraudulent and gutless individual.

You seem to have a dislike of Bowden that is almost beyond reason and rationality. Seeing you've raised the issue of guts, out of the two of you I know who the gutless one is. One gives his all, over many years. The other hides behind his keyboard and snipes.Not very heroic, either.

You are right I hide behind a computer and give an opinion not so heroic.
What was I thinking?

Bowden is a legend of this football club who should be allowed to play on for as long as he wants. He should hold a spot in this side at 31 ahead of any young KPP we may have running around for Coburg . Also when he speaks to the media he does so with the most sincerity honesty and clarity and has the interests of the RFC to heart. The way he plays the game and accumulates possessions is so heroic and passionate its a wonder why we have not recruited 22 of him. Bowden is no more of a 1 trick pony than Raines is.

In 2004 2005 2006 in an era of flooding and plentiful possession of the ball to beat the flood and slow and boring play Joel excelled. 2007-08-09 the game has evolved again where the flood is useless and playing on at all costs is the go. Look at Geelong for a quarter and you'll know why. Unfortunantely Joel is horribly exposed there and his courage and strength in playing close to a forward and punching from behind is extremely deficient. That Tredrea mark where Warren kicked the winner Joel was nowhere near the contest and was memrely a few mwtres behind waiting for a spillage. Poor poor poor. The game is passed him by and he should be retired.

Now if people are going to get offended because Joel is the son of a former Richmond Premiership Player so be it.Sitting In the RFC members I can give you alot of examples where Joel's courage intencity and application have been questioned. Now if stating my opinion wrightly or wrongly in opinion is seen as less than heroic b/c I am making it behind a keyboard well live with it. I must say I envy your courage GB for raising this with me for my baffling unrealistic and unprovoked attack on Joel. Must make your Sunday Roast taste even better.

[Rex]

Some will say Pettifer played well but again his time is over for this season.  Not going to play in our next premiership side so move on.
 
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"Crawford was not going to play in Hawthorns next premiership so move on" We need "some" experience to get us there so we have to have a balanced list.

[WA Tiger]

Hey Rx... WTF... ??? ??? ???