How did you rate our 2012 season?

[Coach]

He kicked ten against the Weagles a few years back. Some may say it one game Jack won off his own back.

The eight he kicked against the Saints earlier this year may be used as another example.

Apart from that......

When he comes out and kicks five in the last quarter to get us over the line (eg Nathan Brown) then you can say he won the match for us.

Good player but...

Not yet a champion.

 

[mat073]

Its been a very very long time since Richmond have provided a genuine contest every week....a year containing no ugly blow outs.

None of our victories where flukes. All solid wins. Some of our victories were so one sided they were boring (WOW...imagine saying that 2 years ago)

Richmond still struggles to put teams away...instead of a quick kill we like to play "death of a thousand cuts". Can be extremely frustrating.

We may of won more games in 2006 & 08 however Blind Freddy can see this is the best Tiger team since we last played finals.

The nightmare is that we will continue to improve next year and still miss out on September action.

[one-eyed]

Trent tops stats charts
By Tony Greenberg
Tue 11 Sep, 2012

The full list of Tiger stats stars for season 2012 is . . .   

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/147407/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

How your team fared
By Michael Rogers
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Source: BigPond Sport

RICHMOND

What went right
The addition of workhorse ruckman Ivan Maric, the blossoming of Trent Cotchin and Shane Tuck's late flourish gave the Tigers a midfield that could match it with the best. Alex Rance's development into a reliable key defender stabilised the backline and Jack Riewoldt managed to win the Coleman Medal in a season that wasn't one of his best. Wins over Hawthorn, St Kilda and Essendon boosted confidence, as did narrow losses to North Melbourne and Carlton.

What went wrong
Another horror loss to Gold Coast in Cairns effectively killed the Tigers' finals dreams and a draw with Port Adelaide wasn't much better. Consistency against the teams Richmond are expected to beat remains an issue. In terms of individual players, Tyrone Vickery was a disappointment after a breakout 2011 while Daniel Connors and Dustin Martin needed to apply themselves more thoroughly to their footy careers, as evidenced by their missed training session during the season.

Top three in 2012: Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio, Ivan Maric

Rating: 6/10

http://www.bigpondsport.com/how-your-team-fared-part-2/tabid/91/newsid/95602/default.aspx

[Hellenic Tiger]

Losses biggest was 44 points

then two from 20-30 points  22 Fremantle 21 Collingwood

Two in the teens 19 Essendon 19 Adelaide

Six 12 points or under Fremantle 12 Geelong 10 West Coast 10 Nought 4 Carlscum 4 Gold Coast 2

We had one draw against Port

Wins

2 by 10 goals plus Western Bulldogs 70 Hawthorn 62
1 by 49-60   Melbourne 59
3 by 37-48   Port Adelaide 37 Essendon 45 Brisbane 48
1 by 25-36   Sydney 29
1 by 13-24   Melbourne 23
2 by 1-12    GWS 12  St Kilda 8

Some big wins there where we didn't go through the heart pains of a close finish but cancelled out by 6 losses under 12 points. A season of what ifs but statistically one of our best in ages and further improvement and development in the list as well as more experience in the young cubs and some toughness on and off the field will ensure that finals footy should occur in 2013.

[one-eyed]

The beaten brigade analysed: we take a look at what went wrong for your AFL team in season 2012

    By John Clark and Ben Higgins
    FOX SPORTS
    September 24, 2012 4:00PM

As the AFL's grand finalists ready for battle, we've taken a step back to review the beaten brigade of 2012.

Richmond (10-1-11, 12th place)

What went wrong: The Tigers lost to the Suns by two points in round 16, to North Melbourne by four points a week later, and to Carlton by the same amount in round 18. That's why they're not playing finals footy.

What went right: Ivan Maric was injected into the group and gave Richmond's talent-packed midfield first-class service and some real grunt. Trent Cotchin moved into the AFL's elite and they won 10 games (plus a draw) with a percentage of 111.6 - that's an improvement on last year's eight-and-a-half wins and percentage of 86.4.

Star performer: Cotchin elevated his game and gave the midfield of Richmond a classy edge they've needed to go with the workmanlike types in there.  He could be the first Richmond Brownlow Medal winner since Ian Stewart in 1971.

Crystal ball: The Tigers stirred in the middle stages of the season and looked on course for a long-awaited finals return. Then, when the pressure was upped, they unravelled. To expect to climb again in 2013 would be dangerous but they look well placed. They have all the weapons to finish in the top eight but much will depend on finding a key defender to shore up their back half and the maturity that ought to come with another pre-season in this group.

Read more: http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/the-beaten-brigade-analysed-we-take-a-look-at-what-went-wrong-for-your-afl-team-in-season-2012/story-e6frf3e3-1226464020253#ixzz27N6xnJFW

[one-eyed]

Ch 7 this morning rated each team's season and Lethal gave us a B- because although we finished 12th we improved on last year in terms of wins and we beat the two grand finalists.