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  On 06/07/2018 at 09:32, Dee Zephyr said:

Tigers should win tonight and if they do, they will tie the record for most consecutive wins at the MCG. Damn shame, that’s our record.

Good. Another old record gone

we gotta earn them back with hard work

 

Tigers to thrash Adelaide and snuff out any chance of the eight please.

Collingwood v Essendon (draw please) otherwise Collingwood win by a few points though a Collingwood loss and the start of a slide out of the 8 could be enjoyable as well.

  On 06/07/2018 at 09:32, Dee Zephyr said:

Tigers should win tonight and if they do, they will tie the record for most consecutive wins at the MCG. Damn shame, that’s our record.

That’s ok we’re building a consecutive wins record of our own at our new fortress at Docklands ?

 
  On 06/07/2018 at 06:24, Redleg said:

And there you have one of the major reasons why so many people don't love their footy as much as they used to and so many former players refuse to watch the game anymore.

I now find myself watching our games and barely a few minutes of a couple of other games each week.

This is an increasingly common view.. For me, my anticipation and enjoyment of the game is tempered by my anxiety and anger over the umpiring. Not just because we seem to be on the receiving end, but how this frustration is ruining the enjoyment of the contest. 

There is the general issue of the umpiring approach on the day, as it seems to vary match by match, but it also comes down to umpiring competency or the lack of it and the avoidance of any common sense. 

However, the 50 m penalty is doing my head in as it has such a profound impact on the game and mitigates against the enjoyment of two sides battling it out (without whole passages of the game being influenced and stopped by the umpires whistle). 

So bloody  inconsistent spoils the enjoyment of the game 

50 meters  - clear and unequivocal against Martin who came in from the side : not paid

HTB prior opportunity - again Martin had opportunity to fend off : “no prior”!!

 

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Can't believe triple m have Mark Howard calling the game tonight. Should be never heard or seen of again after last week. 

Good to see Cheney still getting a Friday Night game for Adelaide! Made the most of his talent that boy! 

No one is going to get close to Richmond this year unless they suffer injuries to key players. They’re a clear level above all other teams.

So jealous!

 

Also, anyone saying leg speed isn’t important only needs to watch Richmond to see they’re wrong. It’s all teams can apply pressure, but Richmond’s leg speed across the whole ground is the defining trait that sets them apart from other teams. 


And it’s allowed them to build a game style that stands up. They’re a great cohesive football team. We can only dream we wind up as good as them one day.

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  On 06/07/2018 at 10:49, Lord Travis said:

And it’s allowed them to build a game style that stands up. They’re a great cohesive football team. We can only dream we wind up as good as them one day.

They haven't reproduced it away from the MCG though, the big knock on them. Not that it matters as they're not moving from 1st or 2nd.

This game is unbearable to watch without mute on. The excessive drooling over richmond is sickening 

  On 06/07/2018 at 10:54, John Demonic said:

They haven't reproduced it away from the MCG though, the big knock on them. Not that it matters as they're not moving from 1st or 2nd.

When you win a premiership, it doesn’t matter what knocks there are on you.

I’d prefer we were able to produce anything decent at the MCG full stop, then we might wind up a good footy team!

I’m super jealous of the Tigers and how they’ve turned it around with what I think isn’t actually that good of a list. Credit to their coaching staff and leaders for getting them to perform consistently. God I hope we can become like them one day!

Richmond are scarily awesome. How can a side rise from absolute shite to this good so quickly? Same coach - I can't bear his smugness these days, much preferred his grumpy thuggish side because at least he was true to himself. And, more or less, the same team. They simply play amazing football.

PS: No, I'll never forgive what Hardwick and Wallis did to 19 year old Green in the 200 Grand Final. 


It would be good to see Adelaide get thrashed. It will kill off any hope of the 8.

  On 06/07/2018 at 11:00, dieter said:

Richmond are scarily awesome. How can a side rise from absolute shite to this good so quickly? Same coach - I can't bear his smugness these days, much preferred his grumpy thuggish side because at least he was true to himself. And, more or less, the same team. They simply play amazing football

It's Leppitsch that's done it. It's his work that turned them into a defensive brick wall. Every time the oppo get the ball there's no one to kick it to.

  On 06/07/2018 at 11:00, dieter said:

Richmond are scarily awesome. How can a side rise from absolute shite to this good so quickly? Same coach - I can't bear his smugness these days, much preferred his grumpy thuggish side because at least he was true to himself. And, more or less, the same team. They simply play amazing football.

PS: No, I'll never forgive what Hardwick and Wallis did to 19 year old Green in the 200 Grand Final. 

they have not been 'absolute shite' for some time

four finals series out of the last five, winning on their fourth entry

they steadily improved thru hardwick's first three or four years, dipped, and have rebounded to be as amazing as they are

their consistency of not having injured players - or not key structural players at that - has been amazing

Sloane still lacks polish. Not an A grader for mine.

  On 06/07/2018 at 11:17, whatwhatsaywhat said:

they have not been 'absolute shite' for some time

four finals series out of the last five, winning on their fourth entry

they steadily improved thru hardwick's first three or four years, dipped, and have rebounded to be as amazing as they are

their consistency of not having injured players - or not key structural players at that - has been amazing

We never had a problem beating them though...And they always let their supporters down when it counted - a bit like the Demons of the past 3 years, I guess...

 


  On 06/07/2018 at 11:31, dieter said:

We never had a problem beating them though...And they always let their supporters down when it counted - a bit like the Demons of the past 3 years, I guess...

i'd rather be their supporters than ours over the last 12 months...

  On 06/07/2018 at 11:41, whatwhatsaywhat said:

i'd rather be their supporters than ours over the last 12 months...

I couldn't imagine changing now. I'm 68, bin a demon man/boy since I was 8. Yoicks, that's sixty friggin years!!!

 

Only 16 points up.

 

Up by over 50 points. 

They haven't lost at the MCG in over a year now. They've also reached the longest winning streak at the MCG set by the Demons in the 50s. 

They are truly awesome. I wish I could enjoy watching us play at the MCG like this!

  On 06/07/2018 at 11:26, A F said:

Sloane still lacks polish. Not an A grader for mine.

Agreed but would provide some great run and spread along with Gaff.

Cerra is one who I'm interested in, hearing he may be gettable this trade period. He's a good kid


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