GAMEDAY - Round 5

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

They WILL come out fired up, if we don't match them the game could be over at 1/4 time, if we do match them i think we'll get them over four quarters.

[leave it to deever 17,517]

1 hour ago, Skuit said:

Things that should be taken into account

We're in better form than them.

We have a better spread of talent then them.

We've bettered them in recent years.

Things that shouldn't be taken into account

We haven't won two in a row for a while.

That Richmond are 1-3 and want to win.

The betting odds.

 

 

Yea lets not get too carried away. I think we will win and break the two in a row drought tonight. The betting odds all still all over the shop this early in the season. Hogan needs to be on his game and lets hope garlett kicks 3 or 4 with him.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

I must admit - I'm REALLY nervous for this one.  I think it's more in anticipation of the game than a fear of us losing.  This is such a winnable game for us, and with a 50/50 game against a decent Saints side next week, we have such an excellent opportunity to really put our best foot forward and show the competition that we are back.

If Gawn gives us first use all night then we win this game of footy.

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

On 4/24/2016 at 11:43 AM, Wiseblood said:

I must admit - I'm REALLY nervous for this one.  I think it's more in anticipation of the game than a fear of us losing.  This is such a winnable game for us, and with a 50/50 game against a decent Saints side next week, we have such an excellent opportunity to really put our best foot forward and show the competition that we are back.

If Gawn gives us first use all night then we win this game of footy.

I think that's the clear advantage we have, in form Gawn vs underdone Maric. 

I also don't think the Tigers have a great match up for Watts or any of the small fleet which helps as well! Watts has generally played well against the tigers and when Watts plays well we normally win or go very close.

[Skuit 10,031]

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I must admit - I'm REALLY nervous for this one.  I think it's more in anticipation of the game than a fear of us losing. 

It doesn't help that we've been slowly sliding to a later time-slot for each game this season. At this rate our round 8 match will be on a Wednesday morning.

[Tessaract 66]

Melb 60+

[Gator 17,454]

Dustin Martin does not cut us up. His second worst record is against Melbourne. He had one good game in 2014.

Dustin Martin against opposition teams.

MT	Versus	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
4	Gold Coast	80	20	26	6.5	106	26.5	28	7	0	0	14	3.5	5	3	4	1	3	27	455	113.8
5	GWS Giants	93	18.6	38	7.6	131	26.2	24	4.8	2	0.4	26	5.2	5	9	3	0.6	6	24	535	107
8	Brisbane Lions	134	16.8	81	10.1	215	26.9	27	3.4	0	0	23	2.9	6	8	13	1.6	6	84	803	100.4
9	North Melbourne	141	15.7	77	8.6	218	24.2	37	4.1	0	0	35	3.9	11	16	16	1.8	8	104	895	99.4
7	Western Bulldogs	95	13.6	89	12.7	184	26.3	36	5.1	1	0.1	15	2.1	7	3	9	1.3	1	55	685	97.9
7	West Coast	109	15.6	64	9.1	173	24.7	21	3	0	0	25	3.6	4	10	10	1.4	4	64	656	93.7
10	Fremantle	151	15.1	83	8.3	234	23.4	44	4.4	1	0.1	39	3.9	5	13	8	0.8	12	60	934	93.4
8	Collingwood	125	15.6	75	9.4	200	25	40	5	1	0.1	21	2.6	4	10	6	0.8	6	42	746	93.3
9	Sydney	142	15.8	76	8.4	218	24.2	32	3.6	2	0.2	33	3.7	12	16	9	1	11	65	837	93
5	Geelong	74	14.8	52	10.4	126	25.2	23	4.6	0	0	16	3.2	6	8	3	0.6	3	21	462	92.4
8	Adelaide	112	14	55	6.9	167	20.9	30	3.8	1	0.1	36	4.5	7	14	15	1.9	3	93	739	92.4
11	Essendon	163	14.8	86	7.8	249	22.6	58	5.3	0	0	23	2.1	6	8	13	1.2	14	92	1001	91
9	Port Adelaide	134	14.9	80	8.9	214	23.8	39	4.3	2	0.2	21	2.3	5	10	4	0.4	6	30	770	85.6
6	Hawthorn	82	13.7	65	10.8	147	24.5	15	2.5	2	0.3	16	2.7	5	4	4	0.7	2	26	506	84.3
8	St Kilda	113	14.1	73	9.1	186	23.3	25	3.1	2	0.3	19	2.4	6	8	4	0.5	8	32	652	81.5
8	Melbourne	105	13.1	62	7.8	167	20.9	20	2.5	0	0	26	3.3	6	7	9	1.1	2	56	644	80.5
13	Carlton	145	11.2	94	7.2	239	18.4	31	2.4	2	0.2	36	2.8	8	21	12	0.9	10	82	889	68.4
135	Totals	1998	14.8	1176	8.7	3174	23.5	530	3.9	16	0.1	424	3.1	108	168	142	1.1	105	957	12209	90.4

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Just now, Skuit said:

It doesn't help that we've been slowly sliding to a later time-slot for each game this season. At this rate our round 8 match will be on a Wednesday morning.

We're lucky next week mate as we at least get to play on a Saturday.  The constant waiting for our games all weekend is slowly beginning to kill me...

3 minutes ago, Peter Griffen said:

I think that's the clear advantage we have, in form Gawn vs underdone Maric. 

I also don't think the Tigers have a great match up for Watts or any of the small fleet which helps as well! Watts has generally played well against the tigers and when Watts plays well we normally win or go very close.

Agree about the match up for Watts.  Rance will go to Hogan but then I think, after that, our forwards have the capacity to really cause them some problems.  We just need to make sure we get it down there often enough and use it well when we do.

[Whispering_Jack 30,664]

I know it's ANZAC Day tomorrow but could posters please leave their personal conflicts off this site. They have been/will be deleted or censored if detected by the moderators.

The month of May promises to be an exciting one for the club. It would be a pity if some of you couldn't post here during that time.

Cheers

[Ethan Tremblay 30,966]

12 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Dustin Martin does not cut us up. His second worst record is against Melbourne. He had one good game in 2014.

Dustin Martin against opposition teams.

MT	Versus	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
4	Gold Coast	80	20	26	6.5	106	26.5	28	7	0	0	14	3.5	5	3	4	1	3	27	455	113.8
5	GWS Giants	93	18.6	38	7.6	131	26.2	24	4.8	2	0.4	26	5.2	5	9	3	0.6	6	24	535	107
8	Brisbane Lions	134	16.8	81	10.1	215	26.9	27	3.4	0	0	23	2.9	6	8	13	1.6	6	84	803	100.4
9	North Melbourne	141	15.7	77	8.6	218	24.2	37	4.1	0	0	35	3.9	11	16	16	1.8	8	104	895	99.4
7	Western Bulldogs	95	13.6	89	12.7	184	26.3	36	5.1	1	0.1	15	2.1	7	3	9	1.3	1	55	685	97.9
7	West Coast	109	15.6	64	9.1	173	24.7	21	3	0	0	25	3.6	4	10	10	1.4	4	64	656	93.7
10	Fremantle	151	15.1	83	8.3	234	23.4	44	4.4	1	0.1	39	3.9	5	13	8	0.8	12	60	934	93.4
8	Collingwood	125	15.6	75	9.4	200	25	40	5	1	0.1	21	2.6	4	10	6	0.8	6	42	746	93.3
9	Sydney	142	15.8	76	8.4	218	24.2	32	3.6	2	0.2	33	3.7	12	16	9	1	11	65	837	93
5	Geelong	74	14.8	52	10.4	126	25.2	23	4.6	0	0	16	3.2	6	8	3	0.6	3	21	462	92.4
8	Adelaide	112	14	55	6.9	167	20.9	30	3.8	1	0.1	36	4.5	7	14	15	1.9	3	93	739	92.4
11	Essendon	163	14.8	86	7.8	249	22.6	58	5.3	0	0	23	2.1	6	8	13	1.2	14	92	1001	91
9	Port Adelaide	134	14.9	80	8.9	214	23.8	39	4.3	2	0.2	21	2.3	5	10	4	0.4	6	30	770	85.6
6	Hawthorn	82	13.7	65	10.8	147	24.5	15	2.5	2	0.3	16	2.7	5	4	4	0.7	2	26	506	84.3
8	St Kilda	113	14.1	73	9.1	186	23.3	25	3.1	2	0.3	19	2.4	6	8	4	0.5	8	32	652	81.5
8	Melbourne	105	13.1	62	7.8	167	20.9	20	2.5	0	0	26	3.3	6	7	9	1.1	2	56	644	80.5
13	Carlton	145	11.2	94	7.2	239	18.4	31	2.4	2	0.2	36	2.8	8	21	12	0.9	10	82	889	68.4
135	Totals	1998	14.8	1176	8.7	3174	23.5	530	3.9	16	0.1	424	3.1	108	168	142	1.1	105	957	12209	90.4

Don't let facts get in the way of a good story PD! 

[Little Goffy 14,639]

My first game back at the MCG after years away. I got to training on friday and felt like it was a whole different club to the one I remember from the Junction oval.

The lovely one is coming for her first visit to the MCG ever, and her first ever ANZAC Day in Australia. She's keen on a scarf, might get a beanie too - doesn't do so well in the cold.

It has been so long since I've had such a good pre-game buildup, or such a long warm-up process - I've known for about three weeks that this would be the week I'd make it, and in that time there's been the North thriller and the Collingwood killing. 

I'm having little flickering memories of great moments, oddly a lot of them from 2005 and involving Robertson kicking a bag.

Maybe now that Hogan has completely stolen Robbo's facial hair (Robbo was at training on friday and completely clean-shaven), it'll be time for the big kid to kick his own bag.

 

[Clayton van Oliver 1,823]

4 hours ago, Redlegs Too said:

But it is the first time that this group has been in this position and they are a far more competent group. If they play with the same effort as the last two then they should be good enough to win. Let's all be really positive today. GO DEES

Let the veil be lifted! 

Go Dees!

[Mr Steve 3,820]

Melbourne by 40 plus points. Do not under stand the $2.85 on offer from TAB. 

[Pates 9,660]

I'm cautiously optimistic about tonight. We have a good record against the tigers even when we've been average, and we're getting pretty close to our best 22 out there. Realistically if we want to be the real deal we should be winning tonight.

That said the Tigers are better than what they are putting up and they can actually find another gear when their backs against the wall. They will come out with heavy pressure similar to what the bombers brought, we have to match them and then play smart. It was interesting hearing Chris Scott about the melee last night, the media asked whether he thought that fired the players up and he just kind of shrugged and sort of took that to the players saying that's what they are going to try to do. He just told the players to play smart.

Hoping the Hulk smashes them again!

[Cheesy D. Pun 1,765]

I just want to see the boys continue to play the high-pressure game they've been playing for the majority of this season. If they do that, Richmond will have to play at their best to win. At this stage, I can live with any result where that is the standard.

[CBDees 3,167]

Not at all worried about tonight and am confident that we will break the two in a row hoodoo. (I am as confident as when we played Essendon.) Our big test in my view is next week against the in-form Saints! If we beat the Saints we will finish Final Eight IMHO.

[The Reverend 1,736]

After so many year of mediocrity, and that's being kind, it's pretty hard not to be nervous. It's funny though, I have this other feeling chipping away at the nervousness. I think it might be excitement. I'm pretty sure that excitement and confidence are linked so does that means I am confidently and excitedly nervous?

Dees by Vandenberg's number. I can't bring myself to use the digits.

GO DEES! 

[Maple Demon 449]

57 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

Melbourne by 40 plus points. Do not under stand the $2.85 on offer from TAB. 

Yesterday, +15.5 was paying $3.75.

[jane02 3,749]

4 hours ago, chook fowler said:

I've had my pacemaker check, taken my medication, put in my teeth and emptied my catheter bag. I'm ready. Bring it on.

I'm not quite at that stage but I have often thought that I may have a heart attack at the football one day. I sincerely hope not but I checked my pulse last Sunday and it was 140bpm (usually sits at around 72).

My mothers cousin died at a Melbourne/ Carlton game back in the early 1960's and he was only 40 ,,,,,,,

[olisik 4,060]

Does anyone know how I can buy general admission tickets

[dees189227 12,398]

We have to be ready for a hungary tiger team tonight but if we can start like last week that would be brilliant. I forgot that Viney missed last years match and was reading about how excited he is for tonights game. Hopefully Hogan tears Rance apart like he did last year and we can dominate the middle. Gawn should be bale to run Maric off his feet around the grund. Hopefully we can keep Riewoldt quiet and aslo MArtin.

I cannot wait and I'd be so disappointed if we lose this.

I hope we get a great croed and make a lot of noise. I know it's the long weekend and people go away but it would be great to have a lot of support there.

[CBDees 3,167]

6 minutes ago, olisik said:

Does anyone know how I can buy general admission tickets

Just turn up at the ground. It is unlikely to be a sell-out!

[Macca 17,033]

On the big stage too ... our first free-to-air prime-time game for the year and if the club wants more of these types of games, we need to put on a good show and win (it's just as well the Essendon game wasn't on free-to-air) 

As well as that the game falls into the blockbuster category which means lots of $$$'s for the club ... again, we need more of these types of games in order to not have to sell off games interstate.  5-6 big games a year in on prime-time free-to-air is quite possible but we need to acquit ourselves well on an ongoing basis in order for that to happen (we passed the first test last week against the Pies in front of a huge TV audience)

I understand that most supporters just want to win and I do too ... but, it's equally important that we address the 'off-field' as well.  And winning these types of games is the cure (in terms of gate monies, sponsorships, membership and the like)

All week it's been about who might play in the team and who might not play but that's all over with now and we just need to win ... make no mistake, tonight is a very important game for the club.  The first 5-10 minutes of the game will probably be a tell-all.  I hope we're ready.

And it all starts out of the middle ... if Gawn can win in the ruck (again) and our midfielders can get in the right spots to shark his taps, we'll win first use of the ball and away we go.  Vince replacing the clearance work that Oliver is capable of is a must.

[chook fowler 19,546]

14 minutes ago, jane02 said:

I'm not quite at that stage but I have often thought that I may have a heart attack at the football one day. I sincerely hope not but I checked my pulse last Sunday and it was 140bpm (usually sits at around 72).

My mothers cousin died at a Melbourne/ Carlton game back in the early 1960's and he was only 40 ,,,,,,,

The sad thing is I'm probably fitter than some of our players of recent years. 

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,408]

Round 6 game day thread....

- Im feeling nervous

- Saints want to win (because we don't...)

- Saints have been unlucky the past few weeks

- which team will turn up