As good as we were today

[Ghost 0]

As good as we were today, can anyone believe how terrible Richmond were. Poor skills, no accountability, lazy efforts and zero intensity. It was 22 guys who have clearly given up on their coach.

How anyone thought that group would make the finals this season is beyond. They're in awful shape.

[Kiss of Death 747]

I'll admit it was a nice change to see us capitalizing on the other team's turnovers for once!

[stevenDEMON 0]

How good is richo though, he is an absolute star.

I don't think any player would not play to there full potential because of the coach. They just seem to have poor skills and lack confidence. There main problem is they rely on there older players too much, the younger boys need to step up.

Triple M went through there recruits from the last five years, and you can see why they have not stepped up yet, really poor drafting. Cameron has a massive task ahead of him, the pressure will be immense this next draft for him.

The tigers started there re-build with hawks and look how far ahead the hawks are. i honestly think that the tigers are now even behind us, even though our list is so young.

Damn it is frustrating being a supporter. lol

[Real Demon 232]

Not a lot of light at the end of the tunnel for the Tiges..............at least we have something to look forward to.

[Yze_Magic 3]

Tigers have Cotchin as their future, and that is it.

He is out injured though, and despite showing flashed last year, there is no guarantee he will be a star.

Deledio has done nothing, and has been a failure as pick 1.

The only kid that did anything for them was that little midget , cant remember his name, but he gave us some trouble today.

basically, the Tigers are screwed.

[45HG 1,539]

I was waiting for their standard, play 20 crap games a year but turn it on against us. Their skills/decision making is absolutely atrocious

[damon the demon 57]

i went to the game with richmond supporters and from the outset they were saying "even if we lose, we still win" because they are desperate to get rid of wallace. poor guys - today is the result of their 5 year plan....

[Al`s DEMONS 0]

How good is richo though, he is an absolute star.

I don't think any player would not play to there full potential because of the coach. They just seem to have poor skills and lack confidence. There main problem is they rely on there older players too much, the younger boys need to step up.

Triple M went through there recruits from the last five years, and you can see why they have not stepped up yet, really poor drafting. Cameron has a massive task ahead of him, the pressure will be immense this next draft for him.

The tigers started there re-build with hawks and look how far ahead the hawks are. i honestly think that the tigers are now even behind us, even though our list is so young.

Damn it is frustrating being a supporter. lol

he is a great player , better than average, but not a star. his kicking has stood between him and stardom from day one

[Jaded No More 68,867]

How good is richo though, he is an absolute star.

An out and out star, who I feel desperately sorry for.

If I was him, I'd kill every single one of my teammates for constantly kicking the ball over his head, at his feet, or worse, ignoring his leads altogether.

Richmond are woeful, but it is not just Terry Tan's fault. Their recruiting, their list management, their player development, and indeed their players have all failed massively. Once club cannot got every aspect of its on-field management wrong, and then blame it all on the coach. I hate Terry Wallace as much as the next guy, but he is just one chink in a massive chain of poo.

[Mono 455]

he is a great player , better than average, but not a star. his kicking has stood between him and stardom from day one

Great to have a win, except we have to remember: it was against the bottom side.

Although Freo now have that honour.

[rpfc 28,262]

We were just going for three qtrs today.

Richmond were poor for large periods of all qtrs.

As with the 1st qtr versus Collingwood, we showed what our future can be in that second term.

Eight goal qtrs are difficult to achieve in AFL, even against Richmond.

Great stuff.

[rusty_corner 0]

i honestly think that the tigers are now even behind us, even though our list is so young.

Out of interest did you happen to read crawfs article in the Sun today? His thoughts were much the same. That while we have a younger side, we are closer to a premiership than richmond by a long way

[wisedog 352]

Triple M went through there recruits from the last five years, and you can see why they have not stepped up yet, really poor drafting. Cameron has a massive task ahead of him, the pressure will be immense this next draft for him.

The tigers started there re-build with hawks and look how far ahead the hawks are. i honestly think that the tigers are now even behind us, even though our list is so young.

What a tough time to be a Richmond supporter. When you give up on the flag and start to rebuild, there's a belief that you're guaranteed success in the near future, it's what makes the losses bearable. To be in this position after 5 years. Well, you have to feel for them.

They'll lose Richo and Brown over the next few years and it looks like Gold Coast will arrive on the scene when they can least afford it.

[Yze_Magic 3]

Whats funny is that we had two priority picks in the worst draft of all time, and got McLean and Sylvia.

They had two priority picks in a great draft, and got Deledio and Tambling.

McLean and Sylvia superb today - Deledio pathetic and Tambling dumped.

[wisedog 352]

Yeah you have to give CAC credit for picking out McLean. We were always going to pick Sylvia with pick 3, but from memory, Tenace was the player penciled in by most for our next pick.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Richmond were terrible today, they really were and they were unlucky with a few key umpiring decisions too.

According to the Melbourne website Bartram was named in the best, how and why?

[Chook 15,012]

According to the Melbourne website Bartram was named in the best, how and why?

The Melbourne website is a joke.

[stueyspencer no12 73]

The Melbourne website is a joke.

I don't know if the web-site is a joke but having watched the replay I agree that Bartram played well--much better than I thought whilst at the game. Coughed it up a bit but, My God, he got a lot of hard balls.Is regaining the promise he showed before the bad injury.

[timmyo64 44]

they remind me of our situation in 07, coming into the season with so much promise, looking like we are finally ready to have a good crack, but with the coach coming to cross roads of his career, its the make or break season. Then in the first round or shining light in mclean goes down, richmonds being cousins and from then on everything else went down hill, and funny enough richmond ended danihhers career.

strange game we have down under, but thats why we love it.

[Hazyshadeofgrinter 80]

Well Richmond can at least take away some positives from the match.

Richo played another good game despite his kicking, Bowden racked up a lot of possessions and Brown's leg seems to have mended over the last 4 years.

...whoops!

[praha 11,236]

I'm really surprised (saddened?) at Delideo (however you spell it). He has gone backwards this year.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

Whats funny is that we had two priority picks in the worst draft of all time, and got McLean and Sylvia.

They had two priority picks in a great draft, and got Deledio and Tambling.

No what's funny is that past the first 8/9 picks, the 2004 draft has been a very ordinary draft. And it was assessed as such by recruiters at time.

On Dland we focus on 2003 which we took Sylvia with a PP, McLean with our first round draft pick. Neither are more than good ordinary footballers ATM.

Another case of gloating without merit.

Richmond were terrible today, they really were and they were unlucky with a few key umpiring decisions too.

According to the Melbourne website Bartram was named in the best, how and why?

Completely agree Clint.

I would not get too carried away with performances today. We made heaps of mistakes but were not made to pay by a rabble that made more.

Bartram's disposal just kills him as an effective footballer for mine.

Well Richmond can at least take away some positives from the match.

Richo played another good game despite his kicking, Bowden racked up a lot of possessions and Brown's leg seems to have mended over the last 4 years.

...whoops!

LOL.

An out and out star, who I feel desperately sorry for.

Garbage. How can a player be a "star" when he so routinely butchers the ball in front of goal.

A player blessed with unique athleticism but whose maturity over his career has been often failed to harness those gifts.

Iconic but flawed in a number of crucial aspects.

[pitmaster 3,513]

Garbage. How can a player be a "star" when he so routinely butchers the ball in front of goal.

A player blessed with unique athleticism but whose maturity over his career has been often failed to harness those gifts.

Iconic but flawed in a number of crucial aspects.

Mentally flawed but still a star because he is so important to his team and has been for so many years. He always worries me because he can turn it on so quickly and has often buried us.

I agree though, that a key feature yesterday was that, unlike when we played the Woods or even the 'Roos, we were not made to pay for our own mistakes. That's what really damns Richmond. They couldn't punish us. How bad must they be!

[Nasher 33,607]

I agree though, that a key feature yesterday was that, unlike when we played the Woods or even the 'Roos, we were not made to pay for our own mistakes. That's what really damns Richmond. They couldn't punish us. How bad must they be!

Agree with that. I'm still under no illusion that we're any good, but Richmond are positively awful. I haven't seen a team with such poor skills since.... well, us.

[jabberwocky 2,301]

Add to that our inability to play four consistent quarters of football and our inability at times of the game to apply forward pressure when the game is in full flow. The panic that also sets in to our young players when we are under attack is also a worry.

In many ways the four games we have played this season have been very similar efforts. Each result is merely reflective of the strength of the opposition.

In three of these games we have faded badly. This needs to be a addressed whether it be a fitness issue, mental fatigue or more likely, a combination of the two.