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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on June 16, 2021, 06:18:13 AM
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Balmey said our ressies will play Williamstown this weekend.
https://www.afl.com.au/matches/3613
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Apparently on Sunday @ 2.10pm according to BF.
Hopefully, the game is streamed either by the RFC or Kayo.
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Confirmed:
Sunday, 20 June
Williamstown vs Richmond
@ Downer Oval at 2.10pm
Broadcast: Live and free on 7mate and 7Plus.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/632157/statement-vfl-vflw-footy-returns-to-victoria-from-june-18
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19 AFL-listed players in our ressies side this week.
RichmondVFL team:
B: Bigoa Nyoun Ben Miller Derek Eggmolesse-Smith
HB: Patrick Naish Jack Ross Ryan Mansell
C: Marlion Pickett Riley Collier-Dawkins Hugo Ralphsmith
HF: Matt Parker Thomson Dow Maurice Rioli
F: Sydney Stack Ryan Garthwaite Noah Cumberland
R: Samson Ryan Will Martyn Daniel Rioli
Int: Joel Nathan Garrett McDonagh Angus Hicks Mate Colina
Emg: Brad Melville Bailey Henderson Matt Bartlett Lachlan Street
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/960045/
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Interesting that Pickett & Rioli D are playing
though it is where D Rioli should be playing until his form warrants a place in the AFL side
Wonder why?
they would have had to get permission
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Marlion in to support Parker?
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Marlion in to support Parker?
Sounds like a plan.
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A win tomorrow [Sunday] would see us jump up into the top 4 on the VFL ladder.
https://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-118-10469-579271-0&pool=1&a=LADDER
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Colina out of today's game with knee soreness. Very disappointing
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For Point Gellibrand, it seems to be decent conditions today. Usually, it's blowing a gale and a mud heap.
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Inside 50 kicks have been ordinary so far. Kicking to outnumbered forwards.
1 - 0
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Hicks did all the hard work to get clear out of traffic but misses the shot on the run.
2 - 0
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Parker finding his mate Pickett :laugh:.
Hugo too quick but he misses. Needed to use his left foot rather than the right banana.
3 - 1
Geez Dan Rioli is terribly out of form. Down on confidence and reactive.
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Very very lucky. Willy player misses from 10m out direct in front :lol.
3 - 2
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Good forward pressure. However, Garth avoids the shot and hands to Cumberland not facing the goal who snaps a point. Take the shot Garth!
We get it back but Hicks misses too.
Wasting so chances :scream.
5 - 2
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No. 52 would be a good player if he could kick straight
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Willy make us pay for all our misses.
5 - 8
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Should've been 3 goals up but bad kicking is bad footy and we're now 2 down.
5 - 14
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Can tell Chol & CCJ are out. Forward line no hope the way we're going inside 50.
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Make that 3 goals down. We can't get our hands on the ball now. Momentum has swung massively.
5 - 20
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Can tell Chol & CCJ are out. Forward line no hope the way we're going inside 50.
Yep. Garth is no forward.
Mind you we have missed about 4 gettable shots on the run.
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Finally. Pickett long down kick. The ball gets out the back of the pack and Street gets the goal :gotigers.
Rich 1.5-11
Will 3.2-20
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LOL. Just as I say he isn't a forward, Garth snaps a goal from a stoppage :laugh:.
Rich 2.5-17
Will 3.2-20
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Kick across HB by RCD is intercepted and turned over. Then 50 against Parker for something (lip?)
17 - 26
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Good work by Ryan on the wing. Parker plays on quickly and kicks towards MRJ who gets the free 25 out. Misses.
18 - 26
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Quarter time
Richmond 2.6-18
Williamstown 4.2-26
Goals: Garthwaite, Street.
As the old saying goes - bad kicking is bad footy! We missed 5 gettable shots.
Samson playing very well. Probably our best so far.
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Really disappointing qtr.
A couple of our blokes don't look VFL standard, let alone AFL
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Disposal stats even.
Inside 50s: 20 - 9 ..... just shows how much we've wasted our chances so far.
Willy only up in marks.
Leading disposal getters:
8 Martyn
7 Naish
7 RCD
7 Parker
7 Pickett
6 D.Rioli
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Sampson Ryan looks like an AFL ruckman in the making
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Why is it being left to Ryan to gather at ground level there? Where's a small crumbers around goal?
19 - 26
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Willy player ducked there knowing he was gone and the ump fell for it :facepalm.
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Sampson Ryan looks like an AFL ruckman in the making
Agree
Been very impressive :clapping
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Martyn gets it but does stuff all with it... :shh
Naish is just soft & crap....seriously...even Egg offers more... :shh
Samson looks very promising....like a cross between Hipwood & Grundy... :shh
Parker is Caddy with pace...:shh
RCD's hands.... :clapping
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Butchering the ball by foot. Going at just 60%.
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Our footskills today are terrible :banghead.
Another goal to them starting from a turnover in our forward half :banghead.
19 - 39
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Willy have scored 10 times from just 15 entries. We're just making it so easy for them.
19 - 40
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Dan Rioli will not kick more than 30 metres now. Little dinky kicks it's so frustrating.
No. 26 is absolutely smashing us.
Your right about Wil Martyn. Kicking is woeful.
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Willy niggling off the ball and we're falling for it. The umps always pay the free against the retaliator.
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Good kick for goal, Garth :gotigers.
Rich 3.7-25
Will 6.5-41
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Staggering we are only 15 points behind
Because we have been very poor
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Costly fumble by Cumberland. Gave time for the Willy player to get there and touch it.
26 - 41
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Nice run by Pickett who hits up Garth. Misses from 40.
27 - 41
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Stoppage deep forward. Dan Rioli hands to Cumberland but he sprays the snap OOTF :facepalm.
We get it back. RCD nails it from 40 :gotigers.
Rich 4.9-33
Will 6.5-41
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Parker has been OK
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Ross to Parker out of the middle who runs and hits up Street 35 out. Another miss :scream.
34 - 41
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Crap kick by Naish but we get it back via Hugo who finds Pickett by the boundary. Misses.
35 - 41
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Has Naish not shanked a kick today
Surely he won't get another contract?
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That was a pathetic effort by Dow
Carbon copy of his brother's effort last night
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These umps are a joke. There were clear frees to us not paid and then they again pay a free to Willy for retaliating which gitfs them a goal :banghead.
1. Hugo was held after disposal which should be 50.
2. Front on contact against Parker.
3. High on Parker.
::)
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How many stupid free kicks do we give away at both levels. It's garbage.
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Has Naish not shanked a kick today
Surely he won't get another contract?
Gonski!
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How many stupid free kicks do we give away at both levels. It's garbage.
We're getting frustrated by Willy's cheap shots off the ball. Umps allowing too.
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Dow goal after the siren :gotigers.
Geez we needed that.
40 - 47 at half-time.
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Has Naish not shanked a kick today
Surely he won't get another contract?
Naish is a poo truck. Cost us 2 goals with crap turnovers
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Has Naish not shanked a kick today
Surely he won't get another contract?
Gonski!
:pray
I know they want the brother but that's not a good enough reason to keep him
Been embarrassing in the first half, not VFL standard today.
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These umpires are stuffen stupid. How many stuffen charity goals do u want to give them u pricks!
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Half-time
Richmond 2.6 5.10-40
Williamstown 4.2 7.5-47
Goals: Garthwaite 2, Dow, Collier-Dawkins, Street.
Shocking first half of that quarter but we lifted our workrate in the last 10 mins to get us back in the game.
We've been our own worst enemy butchering it by foot.
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Naish is just soft & crap....seriously...even Egg offers more... :shh
As you know I'm not Egg fan but the above is a very accurate summation
And the Egg has been average today was well
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That was a pathetic effort by Dow
Carbon copy of his brother's effort last night
Apparently we've been looking at bringing Paddy across .....wouldn't even take him as a dfa... :help
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Stats to half-time:
(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/123e7d23-7f62-4ef6-a64b-a9b65fb5aa1c-jpeg.1159445/)
Ch 7 said RCD has had 8 contested possies too out of those 14 disposals.
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Naish is just soft & crap....seriously...even Egg offers more... :shh
As you know I'm not Egg fan but the above is a very accurate summation
And the Egg has been average today was well
Youngest brother Charlie looks to be the star of the family...apparently already bigger & taller...not eligible until the '23 draft I think - just hope he'll still nominate us after we delist Patrick... :shh
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Stats to half-time:
(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/screenshot_20210620-152311_vfl-jpg.1159441/)
Ch 7 said RCD has had 8 contested possies too out of those 14 disposals.
(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/screenshot_20210620-152327_vfl-jpg.1159442/)
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Another butchered kick inside 50 (Martyn).
Top tackle Eggy :clapping. Wins the HTB free 30 out.
Goal! :gotigers
Rich 6.10-46
Will 7.5-47
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Imagine getting cleaned up by the Goog... :shh
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Got to love the two different rules out there.
Miller in the back ... not paid.
Willy player does a 720 in the tackle . ... not paid HTB.
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LOL. The umps are giving them frees for every incidental contact and we're getting nothing ::).
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Asleep defensively :banghead
46 - 53
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Poor defending again. This time at their forward stoppage. Not protecting the goal side :scream.
46 - 59
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I'd like to see the free kick count.
We just go to sleep through the middle part of the quarters.
13 down
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Martyn turnover again
Biggy off with ice on knee
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Biggie off with ice on his knee :-\.
Poor by MRJ there. Waited for the ball.
Willy straight shots from our poor defending.
46 - 60
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Parker goes inside 50 and Ryan marks in the pack 35 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 7.10-52
Will 9.6-60
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Stack intercepts in the centre, goes long and Naish marks 35 out. Goal! :gotigers
Rich 8.10-58
Will 9.6-60
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We had the kick in the centre and there's another off the ball free to Willy (hold against Eggy) :banghead.
Gifts Willy a goal :banghead.
58 - 66
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Another free kick reversal against. These guys are d heads. I'm talking about us. Costs another goal. Sick of this crap.
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Well done Egg
Stupid, selfieh
:banghead :banghead
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Really need to grab a couple of KPD's this off season.... :shh
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I am sick to stuffen death of these stuffen umpires. stuff the lot of them
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Stacky speckie :clapping.
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Well done Egg
Stupid, selfieh
:banghead :banghead
Delist the dumb campaigner now. Not stuffen good enough
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Stack takes a great mark and stuffs up with the kick :banghead
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Dumb crap plus a drop off in tackling costing us this term.... :banghead
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If Clarke is not good enough to get them to pull their stuffen heads in then sack the prick now
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Street marks the defensive clearance from Willy and he finds Dow 40 out. Misses.
59 - 66
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Can we at least have one player at the fall of the ball? :banghead
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Forward stoppage. Cumberland tries the kick off the ground and it's OOTF. Siren.
3/4 time.
Richmond 2.6 5.10 8.11-59
Williamstown 4.2 7.5 10.6-66
Goals: Garthwaite 2, Collier-Dawkins, Dow, Ryan, Naish, Eggmolesse-Smith, Street.
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Can we at least have one player at the fall of the ball? :banghead
All trying to be heroes bursting through goal side rather than the percentage front and square positioning defensive side. Schoolboy stuff :thumbsdown.
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Same thing's been happening all year in the seniors too.... :banghead
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Frees: 18 - 22 ..... that close :huh3.
Inside 50s: 45 - 35 and we're down on the scoreboard :facepalm.
Disposal stats even but Willy 112 - 95 up in the contested footy.
Naish 21
RCD 18
Martyn 17
Ross 16
Parker 15
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Same thing's been happening all year in the seniors too.... :banghead
True. Why our smalls have been ineffective this year.
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Two entries wrecked by fumbles and butchered kicks :banghead.
They then get a free and go down the other end and score.
Story of the day :banghead.
Lucky they missed.
59 - 67
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Overpossessing by hand. MRJ saves the day with the tackle. Pass finds Dow. Bomb from 50 sails through :gotigers.
Rich 9.12-66
Will 10.6-66
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Another free off the ball ::).
Lucky they missed.
66 - 67
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Daniel used to chase down tackle like Maurice does.
Curious
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Pickett to Parker in the pocket. Misses.
67 all.
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That was a mark you cheats >:(.
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Cumberland long and Garth takes the slip catch mark 35 out. Goal! :gotigers
First time Garth has kicked 3 goals.
We're in front!
Rich 10.13-73
Will 10.7-67
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If I have to hear Campbell Brown waffle on about how ""good" Naish has been I'm going to spew up
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Much prefer Stack across HB
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Didn't need to do that Samson. Just had to hold you're position.
Parker is held and gets 50. Misses a sitter :P.
74 - 68
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They make us pay again for our misses :banghead
74 all.
21 mins Q4
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Parker misses from 25 straight in front. Meh.
They goal scores level.
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Disgraceful non existent defensive pressure
All up none down :banghead
Basic stuff out
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Far too many blokes on our list are poor below the knees..... :banghead
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Another free to Willy ::).
Kick goes to the line and it's no score.
It's a draw.
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Draw.
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Lucky to get a draw
The last 4 minutes we were clueless
Ryan, silly free.
Ralphsmith stupid
Well done by Marlion to punch it forward aka knowing the rules
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Great finish, but parker that was rubbish
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Like the seniors. Threw away what should have been a win via dumb footy :banghead.
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Great finish, but parker that was rubbish
Wasn't a great set shot when he was with the Saints
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Final Score
Richmond 2.6 5.10 8.11 10.14-74
Williamstown 4.2 7.5 10.6 11.8-74
Goals: Garthwaite 3, Naish 2, Collier-Dawkins, Ryan, Dow, Street.
More scoring shots.
More inside 50s.
Don't win :thumbsdown
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Ryan was as awful in the second half as he was good in the first.... :shh
pee poor effort and no excuses for 18 AFL listed players against a stand alone VFL side that hasn't played or even trained for 5 weeks... :thumbsdown
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Not all bad.
We are so young and inexperienced. Very limited senior experience from VFL support.
Lacked some poise and an extra ruckman/forward today.
Sampson is going to be something with a pre season or 2.
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No Mate Colina?? Anyone know why??
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stuffen umpires ruined the game. FMD the willy campaigner throws himself forward after a perfect tackle and gets a free kick. stuffen disgusting
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No Mate Colina?? Anyone know why??
Colina out of today's game with knee soreness. Very disappointing
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Great finish, but parker that was rubbish
Wasn't a great set shot when he was with the Saints
He can clearly play but he has several flaws that are the same as so many already on our list and I can't really see him solving those issues.....poor set shot, poor delivery and decision making inside 50, undisciplined, prone to brain fades....all things we have a surplus of this year... :shh
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Stats:
(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/aaf23936-3749-4108-8970-95630b4b9890-png.1159536/)
(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/b85099a8-f1a0-4c26-ab78-d33beada6c82-png.1159535/)
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(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/708b728a-494f-43d7-8961-866718478618-png.1159538/)
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stuffen umpires ruined the game. FMD the willy campaigner throws himself forward after a perfect tackle and gets a free kick. stuffen disgusting
31 - 22 Willy's way. 9 to them in the last quarter to our 4 ::).
You can accept frees if they are paid the same way for both sides. The exact same thing happened 3 times to us in our forward line two minutes earlier and yet no free paid. They all should not have been frees. Umps were clueless.
5 frees also paid to Willy well off the ball. Willy are a pack of snipers and we got caught retaliating. As bad as the umps were we needed to remain disciplined when we had the ball. Selfishness and frustration cost us 3-4 goals today which in the end cost us the win.
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Great finish, but parker that was rubbish
Wasn't a great set shot when he was with the Saints
well then the VFL is where he should stay.
we have some ordinary talent in the VFL that must go.
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He'd be an upgrade on Cantkickit at least and probably even Caddy at this stage as well but that's about it....as I said. can't see him fixing our problems as he looks to have many of the same flaws that have plagued our side this year....he certainly won't help us address the free kick differential for one.... :shh
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VFL: Tigers and Seagulls can't be split
By Brenton Mann
AFL Media
20 June 2021
It took 637 days, but in Round 10 of the 2021 season, fans finally got to witness the rematch of the 2019 VFL Grand Final.
On that day, Richmond and Williamstown played out one of the more pulsating and drama-filled deciders in recent memory, with the Tigers surviving two late shots on goal to clinch the 2019 premiership by three points.
The climax to the sequel was just as intense as the original, with Richmond and Williamstown fighting out a draw.
The Seagulls’, Mitch Hibberd set sail for goal as the final siren sounded, but the ball was spoiled dead on the goal line by quick-thinking Tiger, Garret McDonagh.
The ball trickled back into the field of play, the goal umpire signalled dead ball and packed up his flags.
Williamstown pushed the younger Richmond outfit to the limit, the final score reading, the Seagulls, 11.8 (74) to the Tigers, 10.14 (74).
Downer Oval, more affectionately known as Point Gellibrand, is nestled on the shores of Port Phillip Bay and in the depths of winter, can be at the mercy of the elements.
As one of the most picturesque grounds in Victorian football, it shone on a sparkling June afternoon as the Seagulls and Tigers reacquainted themselves after an extended absence.
After waiting 21 months to resume pleasantries, it took until nearly time-on in the opening term for the first goal to be scored.
Richmond had done will to lock the ball in its front-half for the majority of the first quarter before Williamstown used its wits and nous to slingshot the ball from its defensive half and score a goal on turnover.
The Seagulls kicked three goals in the blink of an eye, skating to a handy 15-point lead.
Marlion Pickett brought his form from AFL to the second tier, accumulating the ball and using it to advantage forward of centre in the opening term.
Pickett collected the ball on the forward flank and drove it to the teeth of goal where Ryan Garthwaite provided a strong aerial contest, bringing the ball to ground for Lachlan Street to crumb and goal.
Shortly after, Garthwaite jagged his own goal by teaming with ruckman, Samson Ryan.
At a forward 50 stoppage, Ryan fended off his opponent and palmed the ball into the path of Garthwaite who gathered and wobbled through a left-foot snapping goal.
The Tigers swung the momentum back in their favour before the Seagulls kicked a goal in the shadows of quarter-time, extending their lead to eight points.
The physicality increased in the second term, with the more seasoned Williamstown capitalising with back-to-back goals, pushing its lead to 20 points.
The Tigers were being tested mentally as the Seagulls capitalised.
Richmond steeled itself and got the game back on its terms in the back-end of the second term, with Garthwaite lighting the fire with his second goal.
Riley Collier-Dawkins then fuelled the growing wave of momentum as he extracted the ball from congestion and let fly off a step from the paint of 50, with the ball sailing through and hitting the fence behind the goals on the full.
Williamstown then hit back against the flow before Thomson Dow lifted the spirits of his team with a goal after the half-time siren, his first as a Tiger.
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith upped the intensity early in the third term after trapping a Seagulls defender in a bear hug and being justly rewarded with a free-kick inside 50.
The dashing half-back flanker nailed the goal and was flocked by his teammates.
The Seagulls reinstated their buffer with back-to-back goals before Ryan and Garthwaite then teamed well once again.
Deep inside 50, Garthwaite cleared a path for Ryan to ghost in front of the pack and drag down a strong contested mark.
The budding tall slotted his set-shot and the Tigers were on a serious march.
Patrick Naish reaffirmed that march after drifting forward and clunking a strong mark on the lead, converting the subsequent set shot.
The Tigers were within two points and beginning to roar.
However, Williamstown again kicked a goal via a free-kick off the ball as it tested the resolve and patience of its young opponent.
The Seagulls led by seven points at the final change, which set up a classic finish.
Naish levelled the scores early in the last quarter with a booming set shot from a slither beyond the arc and the belief of the Tigers started to swell.
Garthwaite then handed Richmond the lead for the first time since the 16-minute mark of the first quarter and the swelling belief was starting to bubble over.
A contest that had a bevy of momentum swings had another twist when Seagull Adam Marcon squared the scores midway through the final term.
The ball lived in Richmond’s forward 50 for a large chunk of time following Marcon’s goal, however, the Tigers struggled to convert.
The Seagulls then swung the territory battle in their favour and eventually drew a free kick, setting up the final shot on goal.
Games don’t get much closer than that, and much will be learnt from the result moving into the second half of the year.
WILL 4.2 7.5 10.6 11.8 (74)
RICH 2.6 5.10 8.11 10.14 (74)
Goals:
RICH: Garthwaite (3), Naish (2), Eggmolesse-Smith (1), Ryan (1), Street (1), Collier-Dawkins (1), Dow (1)
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/961615/vfl-tigers-and-seagulls-can-t-be-split
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Here's the link to the full match replay: https://7plus.com.au/sevens-vfl?episode-id=VAFL21-013
VFL coach Xavier Clarke post-match: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/961752/vfl-r10-clarke-post-match
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Only watched the first quarter so far but Ryan looks very good. Stack, Pickett, Mansell, Dan all started well. One of Naish's kicks was insanely good!
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Parker’s style of play cost a lot of free kicks
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Parker’s style of play cost a lot of free kicks
Haven't watched it. Is he too rough? Holding a lot etc?
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One of Naish's kicks was insanely good!
1 insanely good
But the majority of the others prior to the final quarter were anything but :banghead
Turnover king in until 5 minutes into the final qtr
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Parker’s style of play cost a lot of free kicks
Haven't watched it. Is he too rough? Holding a lot etc?
Chatty, annoying, most of his tackles were too high, if we could rein him in a bit, good
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Perfect summary of Parker from another board:
Parker - he is a real energy guy and looks to be the type of players his teammates will enjoy playing with - but he does lack effectiveness for mine. 10 tackles, but how many of them created a turnover & how many times did he give a free kick away with a lack of discipline with that tackling? had 8 or so I50's, but how many resulted in goals? Had a few shots on goal, but how many of them went through the big sticks. Does not look likely to get a call up straight to seniors for me, but i did like his energy
..mind you, same poster also declared Naish bog.... :shh
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Just watched the second quarter. Naish butchered the ball for the 30 minutes. Pickett played a great first half. Love big Ryan. RCD solid as is Parker. D Rioli played a great first half- although I'm yet to watch the second half, me thinks he just cops a baking from the usual crew. MRJ quiet thus far. Mansell is tough and skilful. Can't discuss the umps :banghead
Parker plays like Pickett and gives away similar frees. The opposition love to drop the knees and lead with the shoulders when getting tackled- duckwood from Geelong does this crap and has done his whole overrated career.
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Richmond VFL playing coach Steve Morris's summary of how the Tigers’ players performed in last Sunday's Round 10 draw with Williamstown:
Patrick Naish (26 disposals, 12 marks, six rebound-50s, two goals)
"Patrick played on a wing on the weekend after seeing a little bit more time across half-back and half-forward in previous weeks. He provided a great outlet option for us all day. The number one thing the stood out was his composure, which was highlighted a number of times under pressure late in the game. Good to see him also hit the scoreboard."
William Martyn (25 disposals, seven clearances, three inside-50s)
"Will is progressing really nicely as an inside-mid. Once again on the weekend, he was faced with experienced opponents and acquitted himself well in and around the stoppages, highlighted by his seven clearances."
Riley Collier-Dawkins (24 disposals, six clearances, one goal)
"Riley came back to VFL level and performed really well once again. He won plenty of the footy for us and really backs his strength in the contest. Finding a better balance of when to take the game on and when to release will see him further develop his game."
Jack Ross (19 disposals, six marks, six tackles, six inside-50s)
"Jack has been set the challenge of developing the defensive side of his game across half-back whilst also utilising his work rate to assist our offensive ball movement. He worked hard up and down the ground and often drove the footy inside-50 for us, with a couple of trademark bone-crunching tackles."
Matthew Parker (19 disposals, seven marks, 11 tackles, nine inside-50s)
"A really pleasing first outing for 'MP'. He spent a lot of time around the footy and his speed was on show numerous times throughout the day. He will gain a better understanding of the way we play over the coming weeks and whilst he would be disappointed not to finish his work in front of goals, his on-field communication was also something we were really pleased with."
Daniel Rioli (17 disposals, three clearances)
"Daniel started like a house on fire, with the ball on a string in the early part of the game. He faded out of the game a little in the second half, but things happened when he had the footy in hand. It was good to see him gain more midfield experience."
Rhyan Mansell (17 disposals, five tackles, four rebound-50s)
"Like a number of our backs, he was probably slightly down in the first half but bounced back really well in the second half. He was very physical and he looked a lot more switched on with his starting points. He’s missed a fair bit of footy of late so we're looking forward to seeing him carrying the momentum he built up into next week."
Sydney Stack (17 disposals, seven marks, four tackles)
"The highlight of his day was no doubt the hanger he took intercepting the footy at half-forward. Having said that, he really set the standard with second and third efforts throughout the day. Playing a different role across half-back on the weekend, he won plenty of the footy and it was great to see the way he approached the game."
Marlion Pickett (17 disposals, seven tackles, six inside-50s)
"Like a few others, Marlion played a different role with a lot of time spent up forward. When he was in and around the footy, he showed his class but it’s also important that he gains an understanding of a couple of different roles that he may be required to play."
Hugo Ralphsmith (16 disposals, seven inside-50s)
"Hugo was a little quieter on the weekend, but there were some extremely exciting passages of play when he used his blistering pace to burn off the opposition. His work rate is always high and he often drove the ball inside 50 for us."
Thomson Dow (15 disposals, four inside-50s, one goal)
"Thomson didn’t spend quite as much time as he has previously in and around the footy. Whilst he may have been disappointed with not finding quite as much of the footy, it’s really important for his long-term development to understand different roles. He’s in really good form and his work in traffic stood out once again."
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith (15 disposals, three rebound-50s, one goal)
"Derek spent a little more time on a wing, whilst also rotating through half-back. Gaining a better understanding of the wing role will also help him when he plays across half-back so he can provide better direction. We like seeing the ball in his hands as he is a good decision-maker."
Ryan Garthwaite (12 disposals, three goals, five marks)
"'Garthy' provided a really good focal point for us up forward. Kicked three goals which was pleasing, but his ability to compete when outnumbered by Williamstown players getting behind the footy was outstanding. Our ball use inside 50 probably hindered him from hitting the scoreboard more heavily."
Ben Miller (12 disposals, four marks, four rebound-50s)
"Ben was solid. It was pleasing to see him really crash a couple of contests with big spoils, something that has been a real focus for him. He continues to provide great leadership and direction down back and is hungry to improve."
Noah Cumberland (10 disposals, three marks)
"Noah worked his backside off on the weekend and hit the contest hard as always. He’s still looking to gain some consistency after his long injury lay-off. He found himself with the ball in hand in some good spots but just lacked some polish, so that’s something he’ll be focusing on as well as awareness of structures."
Samson Ryan (nine disposals, 30 hit-outs, one goal)
"The big fella had his work cut out against a really experienced ruckman on the weekend without 'Marbs' and 'CJ' alongside him. It was a great opportunity for him to gain experience and grow as a player. He competed hard as highlighted by his 30 hit-outs, but will be working on his technique in the contest after giving away a few free kicks."
Maurice Rioli Jnr (nine disposals, seven tackles)
"Maurice imposed himself on the game in the last quarter with a number of chase-down tackles and relentless pressure. He’s a very exciting player who will gain benefit from the experience of having to fight to find a way to impact the game in different ways."
Bigoa Nuyon (four disposals, two tackles)
"'Biggy' was a little quieter than usual on the weekend in his first game back from injury. He was pretty sore in the second half and didn't finish the game."
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