Here we go again. We were/are better than them blah blah.
Facts.
We had more contested possession and much more inside 50s (66-48).
We didn't win.
Winners win and losers lose.
You cant just flick a stuffing switch and say yep now we start winning. From where we've come, it's good signs we can flog the form team of the comp all over the ground. It's bloody hard to win against top sides and we've played the top 5 or 6 so far. If we keep doin what were doing we'll win more than we lose. We just need to win a few and the belief will grow. We are growing as a football side rapidly but we are now realising it's easy being competitive week in week out, but not easy wining week in
week out. we will learn
yes I agree with what your saying but i'm sick of it. Why is it that the bums don't bottom out for 10 years?
I can't stand this crap anymore. I'm sick of losing. I'm sick of not playing finals. I can't stand mediocre second rate VFL players playing in our team. It's taking too long. The standards are still way too low at our club.
Rome was built in a day was it Mr Tigra?
Can't blame Hardwick for the sins of past regimes.
Hardwick thus far has put us in the best position we have been in years and he will enhance our position in future drafts.
Tell us how old you are truthfully and I'll tell you about the agony of a tiger supporter not these 15 year old pubeless maggots called Heath, Brad, Kyle, Blake, Josh, Thomas, Owen, Connor who bleat ruefully about how they haven't seen finals in their life.
i'm not blaming Hardwick. I'm just sick of the acceptance of substandard players. I know why Miller was rookied but I won't accept him playing in our senior team. Nanas has done well for himself but we will never play finals with those guys in our senior team. Why is the big pear Or the big girl still on the list? They haven't made it and never will.
I like Hardwick has done well but has to change mediocre culture.
I'm 41. Was there in '80 & '82.
Who are those people you named?
And I don't understand half the banter on this forum. Way over my head. Is it because i'm old?
I am your vintage and what I cannot get my head around is that after 30 odd years of consistently crap teams, coaches, administration and boards you pick now to say you are "sick of it"
Round 1 2009 was a significant night for me.
It was the night I basically gave up on the club and it's hollow promises.
I didn't just blame Wallace but also the president, players, board etc for their continued selfish approach to ripping our club of respect from other clubs and it's supporters due to their collective self serving approach to running and playing for our club.
Sure there were some exceptions but by and large he club was full of self interest.
Since that night, I've decided to wait and enjoy the game and our club on a week by week basis without looking too far ahead.
The thing I look at closely is whether the club does what it says it's going to do.
Removing debt, upgrading facilities, hitting membership and profit targets, being more competitive against top 4 sides, having a stronger defensive mindset, list management etc are things I look to in priority to winning games of football.
2001 and 2nd half of 2008 taught me a lesson about looking at the wins/losses sheet in isolation to anything else.
Right now, I would say we are absolutely on track in most of the areas the club has identified as priorities.
I wouldn't look much further than next week because I'd expect even dollops of gains and disappointments of this year and beyond.
But right now, if I look back over 2 1/2 years and the 1st 8 rounds -as a Richmond fan- I would say
we are on track.
If you are truly sick of it, play golf mr tigra. Get frustrated with yourself. Maybe following the tigers isn't the real reason you are so wound up
