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watched 10 mins of the first quarter and nearly all the last quarter.

 

first bit port weren't winning the ball and both sides looked super sloppy.

 

last bit tigers weren't winning the ball and both sides looked super sloppy.

 

terrible quality game.

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I thought when I was watching that some people were saying mean things to other people.

Our friend Hamish could be under a little scrutiny again.

The game itself was bloody rubbish. Jack R just ran around trying to take hangers and some other Richmond bloke was trying to head butt all and sundry.

Worst game for year easily... 

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8 hours ago, willmoy said:

 

The game itself was bloody rubbish. Jack R just ran around trying to take hangers and some other Richmond bloke was trying to head butt all and sundry.

Was it Dustin Martin's old man? 

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Have Richmond considered making Dusty's Dads T shirt (see elsewhere) their new clash jumper....?

They'd sell a few to the faithful. 

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34 minutes ago, Bigred said:

Have Richmond considered making Dusty's Dads T shirt (see elsewhere) their new clash jumper....?

They'd sell a few to the faithful. 

by the look of it i think the aints have got it trademarked :lol:

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14 hours ago, willmoy said:

I thought when I was watching that some people were saying mean things to other people.

Our friend Hamish could be under a little scrutiny again.

The game itself was bloody rubbish. Jack R just ran around trying to take hangers and some other Richmond bloke was trying to head butt all and sundry.

Worst game for year easily... 

It was not a good sign for Hardwick who seemed to be panicking at the end after first putting up the white flag, asking for the game to be stopped early and then defiantly taking players off.

The last thing we want from practice games is injuries but they're part and parcel of the game and the coach needs to remain focused.

Hardwick panicked instead.

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7 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

It was not a good sign for Hardwick who seemed to be panicking at the end after first putting up the white flag, asking for the game to be stopped early and then defiantly taking players off.

The last thing we want from practice games is injuries but they're part and parcel of the game and the coach needs to remain focused.

Hardwick panicked instead.

No contract renewal might be the real reason.

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41 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

It was not a good sign for Hardwick who seemed to be panicking at the end after first putting up the white flag, asking for the game to be stopped early and then defiantly taking players off.

The last thing we want from practice games is injuries but they're part and parcel of the game and the coach needs to remain focused.

Hardwick panicked instead.

Not much sympathy for Mt Hardwick, I have strong memories of his playing days. 

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14 hours ago, willmoy said:

I thought when I was watching that some people were saying mean things to other people.

Our friend Hamish could be under a little scrutiny again.

The game itself was bloody rubbish. Jack R just ran around trying to take hangers and some other Richmond bloke was trying to head butt all and sundry.

Worst game for year easily... 

That was Townsend. Spent more time trying to snipe blokes and then got a taste of his own medicine and got knocked out.

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10 minutes ago, hemingway said:

Not much sympathy for Mt Hardwick, I have strong memories of his playing days. 

He has had a fair run with the Tigers and admittedly when he start they had a very poor list but I think his days are numbered.

They have a tough draw to start the season.

If they lose too many early I think it is all over for Mr. Hardwick.

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On 10 March 2016 at 10:12 PM, Lucifer's Hero said:

Apparently, Hardwick pulled players off the ground with nearly 10 minutes to play and played it out with only 15 players!  Few rotations left at this point.  Not good duty of care and player welfare management for the 15 left on the field.

While it may be well intentioned, he threw a match!  A match on which there was betting.  Bringing the game into disrepute fine may be coming his way? 

Well, if not for throwing a match then for disobeying the AFL directive to play on, for being a poor sport and doing a hissy fit because he didn't get his way.

He may have just watched his contract renewal go down the gurgler!

So the AFL overruled what Ninthmond claimed to be a sound medical decision to play with fewer than 18 players on the field!

I wasn't watching but did Gil go down and push the injured onto the field?   Where is the AFL's commitment to player welfare.

Oh - of course.  Bookmakers will be unhappy.  Media will be unhappy.

Stuff club autonomy and player welfare.

Of course, it may just have been Hardwick playing games.

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On 11 March 2016 at 9:06 PM, monoccular said:

So the AFL overruled what Ninthmond claimed to be a sound medical decision to play with fewer than 18 players on the field!

I wasn't watching but did Gil go down and push the injured onto the field?   Where is the AFL's commitment to player welfare.

Oh - of course.  Bookmakers will be unhappy.  Media will be unhappy.

Stuff club autonomy and player welfare.

Of course, it may just have been Hardwick playing games.

may? hardwick just cracked the sads and panicked

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27 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

may? hardwick just cracked the sads and panicked

A bit like his team, he doesn't handle pressure well.

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1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

reckon daisy thomas might just be getting a holiday for sneaky elbow to head

Daisy looks absolutely cooked. It's almost sad watching him now. 

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It was amusing seeing Hardwick talk with disdain about a "practice match" after all the BS from coaches and players about how much they want to win NAB Challenge games. He definitely cracked last night.

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We go into the Super Saturday stage of NAB Challenge with two things still undecided:-

(1) how many teams will go through unbeaten? and

(2) which coach will win the Damian Hardwick Cup (coolest coach of the series)?

Fremantle 2 - - 159 97 163.9 8

Melbourne 2 - - 167 136 122.8 8

Collingwood 2 - - 216 200 108.0 8

Adelaide 2 1 -  324 201 107.6 8

Geelong 1 1 - 234 155 151.0 4

North Melbourne 1 1 - 194 158 122.8 4

Western Bulldogs 1 1 - 164 145 113.1 4

Port Adelaide 1 2 - 229 221 103.6 4

GWS Giants 1 1 - 167 164 101.8 4

Sydney 2 1 - 252 223 116.1 8

Gold Coast Suns 1 2 - 204 207 98.6 4

Richmond 1 2 - 179 216 82.9 4

Essendon 1 1 - 119 146 81.5 4

Hawthorn 1 1 - 86 136 63.2 4

West Coast 1 1 - 103 200 51.5 4

Brisbane Lions - 1 1 43 68 63.2 2 *

St Kilda - 1 1 73 117 62.4 2 *

Carlton - 3 - 136 239 56.9 0

* Abandoned match 6/3/16 unofficially called a draw.  

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Although a much better quality game, watching Pies v Dogs makes me feel better about our apparent lack of skills last week. 

Perfect conditions and easy targets being missed all day, by reliable vets too. 

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3 hours ago, Deestroy All said:

Although a much better quality game, watching Pies v Dogs makes me feel better about our apparent lack of skills last week. 

Perfect conditions and easy targets being missed all day, by reliable vets too. 

I think the interchange cap is just going to cause more skill errors from every side, alot more tired players.

 

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45 minutes ago, Peter Griffen said:

I think the interchange cap is just going to cause more skill errors from every side, alot more tired players.

 

well we never had a problem in the past generating skill errors with higher interchanger numbers :lol:

but seriously, it's way too early to make judgements. nab practice matches are not good indicators of anything

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