Non MFC Matches - Round 8

[brendan 3,421]

North getting smashed in contested ball by the swans, I wouldn't mind us chasing Zac jones he looks a player 

[Bitter but optimistic 21,569]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuccckcckkkckckkkk

 

Mr Unbelievable, Today at 3:39 PM

 

The above is one of the more articulate comments from the tiggers blog.

[picket fence 15,735]

2 hours ago, Abe said:

Lol Richmond..

Loving the fallout at Punt road website Such majesty loooovin it GO FREO ( Richtank another year in tatters! Lurve it!

[Binmans PA 26,658]

The Sydney midfield is killing the Roos midfield despite Goldstein. Their contested work against the Roos is promising for us. Shows even with Goldstein, we can smack their midfield. Just need to keep Brown quiet. Frost to Brown for mine. Tommy Mac up forward alongside Hogan.

Edited May 14, 2017 by A F

[What 18,810]

Wow, just noticed that Freo are 5-3.    

[brendan 3,421]

4 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Wow, just noticed that Freo are 5-3.    

Lucky 5-3 though just like we are an unlucky 4-4, but good on them they have taken there chances I will be very surprised if they make finals 

[Jaded No More 59,735]

That Freo loss is gonna be the most costly of the season. That they're ahead of us by a game, but their percentage is rubbing, is so infuriating!!!

[Ted Lasso 17,300]

14 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Loving the fallout at Punt road website Such majesty loooovin it GO FREO ( Richtank another year in tatters! Lurve it!

Giants next week should inflict more pain on them! I seem to remember being shot down earlier in the year for suggesting we should wait til they play someone decent before we judge them as being any better than average 

[picket fence 15,735]

2 minutes ago, Abe said:

Giants next week should inflict more pain on them! I seem to remember being shot down earlier in the year for suggesting we should wait til they play someone decent before we judge them as being any better than average 

Correct they are very BELOW AVERAGE! but for them they think they are the Starship Enterprise, Pity they have landed on a planet which has some Aliens about!! LOL

[Go the Biff 3,211]

Tiggers could be out of the 8 as early as next week. Now that would trigger a decent meltdown at Punt Rd

[Wiseblood 24,636]

10 minutes ago, Jaded said:

That Freo loss is gonna be the most costly of the season. That they're ahead of us by a game, but their percentage is rubbing, is so infuriating!!!

Depends where the rubbing is occurring, Jaded.  Might not be so infuriating in time.

[Binmans PA 26,658]

2 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

Wow, great finish (and even better result!)

Freo were dead men walking.  

Dusty Martin should get penalized 3x a quarter, but he is one of the AFL's 'untouchables'.

suck the big hairy ones, Richmond.  Special cheer goes out to the game's biggest sook - Jack Riewolt.

Be interesting to hear if he's still as arrogant on AFL360 this week. When they'd lost two in a row he said something like (paraphrasing): 'well, we're still 5 wins and going pretty well pfffh'.

They'll be out of the 8 next week. As will Geelong or Bulldogs (more likely Geelong though). Meanwhile, St Kilda will struggle to beat Sydney, although their pace may trouble the slower Swans midfield. The moral is, win next week and we'll be back in the 8.

[Lord Travis 10,310]

2 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

Dusty Martin should get penalized 3x a quarter, but he is one of the AFL's 'untouchables'.

Definitely agree with this. His 'don't argue' fend offs are just him shoving another player in the face or throat. Can't remember which match it was, but early in the year he pushed a player in the throat with such force that they couldn't breathe properly and had to come from the field with medical staff. Umpires didn't even pay a free kick. While it's great to see acts of strength or speed or athleticism in our game, they still need to be within the rules and Dusty should be penalised for his fend offs a lot of the time, but is obviously one of the untouchable players and so the umpires let him get away with it.
I loved when he tried it against us this year and barely broke through our first midfielder, then the second one came in and crunched him in the tackle. Umpire had no choice but to pay holding the ball while he was pinned to the ground looking sorry for himself. Was an absolute delight to see!

[Binmans PA 26,658]

1 hour ago, Abe said:

We really should be able to win the next three games. I'd be dissapointed to lose any of them.  7-4 mid year with no max would be amazing considering how close the four losses have been 

I still think this season will continue to see us win games we aren't expected to and lose games we expect to win. Similar to last season, although there's no doubt we've narrowed the gap between our best and worst, we're still too inconsistent. I still think we'll do enough to make finals, but it's going to be a close thing though.

[old dee 23,254]

9 minutes ago, A F said:

I still think this season will continue to see us win games we aren't expected to and lose games we expect to win. Similar to last season, although there's no doubt we've narrowed the gap between our best and worst, we're still too inconsistent. I still think we'll do enough to make finals, but it's going to be a close thing though.

Getting a Ruckman back will help substantially.

[Binmans PA 26,658]

10 minutes ago, old dee said:

Getting a Ruckman back will help substantially.

Absolutely, OD. We have Gawn back next week and we win. Simple as that. But without him, we have to be switched on totally in the midfield, because it's all about sharking and ensuring the opposition mids don't have clean disposal out of the stoppages.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Richmond were never that good and Sydney were never that bad.

[Pates 9,551]

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Loving the fallout at Punt road website Such majesty loooovin it GO FREO ( Richtank another year in tatters! Lurve it!

I'd imagine it's pretty similar commentary to what happened after we lost to Freo. Bloody dockers, MCG has never been a happy hunting ground for them and now they've pinched two close ones. 

[dees189227 11,246]

HA Ha I knew at some stage richmond would start to lose games. They get there supporters up and going and they start to talk top 4, finals and maybe a flag. Just watched the last 2 minutes off the AFL website. 2 goals were scored with 38 seconds to go on the clock. I reckon Dimma would be disappointed that Lachie Neale got away so easily with that last clearance. But it was good to watch. 

Gold Coast were never going to win. They had a negative attitude about this trip. From there coach who was complaining about travel and pollution, Port embraced it and got involved learning the local culture.