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Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« on: April 14, 2021, 10:23:16 PM »
Robbo on 360 tonight said past years don't matter and if Richmond loses to the Saints tomorrow night then his "thread" post-game will be that we've lost 3 games in a row with tough games to come. There comes a time for every club when it changes from 'they'll be fine come the business end of the season' based on past years to the reality of now of losing games and it becoming a real concern.
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Re: Footy journos waiting/hoping for us to fail
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2021, 07:00:21 PM »
Big Question: Richmond

Does the mood change if they fall to 2-3?

Should you wish to find the last time that Richmond lost three consecutive games, you would need to take your plutonium powered DeLorean back to June 30th of 2019.

Like the club’s sides of the early twenties and the early seventies, winning has become a habit for these contemporary Tigers. However, should St. Kilda manage to topple them this weekend, would the previously buoyant mood at Punt Road take a turn for the worse?

Richmond’s previous pair of losses to Sydney and Port Adelaide are nothing to get in a twist about if you take ladder positions into account. But for a team that has swept almost all before them in the past three years, if the eighth placed Tigers head into their clash with Melbourne on Anzac eve off the back of three defeats, there is no telling how tense – and possibly terse – things will be behind closed doors.

Of course, all of this speculation relies upon the fellow 2-2 Saints getting the chocolates on Thursday. However, if it is a bastardised blues theme that play over the tannoy at full-time, Damien Hardwick will have a tough job getting his team back on track, with clashes against Melbourne, the Western Bulldogs, Geelong and Brisbane to come before the bye.

https://www.zerohanger.com/the-big-questions-facing-every-club-in-round-5-afl-82175/14/

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Re: Footy journos waiting/hoping for us to fail
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2021, 10:14:56 PM »
Robbo on 360 tonight said past years don't matter and if Richmond loses to the Saints tomorrow night then his "thread" post-game will be that we've lost 3 games in a row with tough games to come. There comes a time for every club when it changes from 'they'll be fine come the business end of the season' based on past years to the reality of now of losing games and it becoming a real concern.
Robbo must be devastated. Only out by 86 points :rollin.
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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2021, 08:19:56 AM »
Robbo last night on 360 said Richmond won't win the flag this year.

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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2021, 09:19:00 AM »
I think he's right too. Thanks SHocking. Killed a dynasty out of spite. I hope the cats never benefit from it.

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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2021, 01:58:42 PM »
Sue the bastards.... :shh
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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2021, 11:17:32 PM »
360 will be fun to watch on Monday just to see Robbo with egg on his face again  :wallywink.
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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2021, 12:03:20 AM »
Everyone hopes we fail, that is why its a beautiful thing.
Actually had a hawks supporter wishing we would win tonight.
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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2021, 06:17:31 AM »
Robbo backtracking in today's HeraldSun.


Pity those fools who question the champs: Robbo

Tom Lynch was dominant and the Tigers made a premiership contender look listless. Mark Robinson says write off Richmond at your peril — himself included.

Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/mark-robinson/robbo-richmond-made-premiership-contenders-look-listless-as-tom-lynch-dominates/news-story/9dfa6e3fd5509e6af99eab01b8d49e11

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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2021, 06:14:19 AM »
Robbo last night with his deep analysis of our system  :whistle.

Watch here: https://twitter.com/Jpana75/status/1389163633964249090


He also went quite Zen a few moments later wondering how it is that one group of 18 men can dominate so much over another talented group of 18 men.
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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2021, 07:34:38 AM »
Robbo's answer to beating us if he was the Cats' coach:

1. Play the first half using Geelong's tactics.
2. Play the second half using Richmond's tactics.

Watch here: https://twitter.com/Jpana75/status/1389905187041579011

 :wallywink  :lol


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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2021, 08:35:35 PM »
Had to laugh at Montagna being certain that Geelong will beat us tomorrow night because Geelong lost last week while we won  :wallywink.
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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2021, 06:28:54 PM »
One day the gods will demand justice and Blobbos stomach will climb into his head and strangle his brain in a vain attempt at bringing balance to the universe but alas alack his corpse will still spew anti Richmond bile for years until it rots to a skeleton. But he's not biased, not at all.

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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2021, 03:04:33 AM »
Robbo's latest on us:

The Tackle: Robbo's likes, dislikes from Round 8

Not worried because the Tigers will play finals and there's not a team in the competition who will relish September combat against the Punt Rd mob. Still, there has to be questioning at 4-4 whether their dominance is as absolute as previous years. There's no doubt the challengers this year bat deeper than previous seasons, led by Geelong, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, a Brisbane team getting it together, the Bulldogs and maybe even West Coast.

They still might [win the flag] and if they do, they'll probably be crowned the greatest team of all time. But maybe the Cats presented the competition with a psychological reminder that it can't be about how you deal with Richmond's pressure, but how Richmond deals with your pressure.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/the-tackle-mark-robinsons-like-and-dislikes-from-round-8/news-story/e5b1710491b32ad84b2bcd42d03675e6

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Re: Footy journos waiting and hoping for us to fail
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2021, 02:08:46 PM »
When you Kings all the paupers want their pound of flesh.
Bring it on.
We may miss this year but we aren't going to disappear.
It's not 1982...