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15 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Dropped some easy marks but I'll concede the rust factor. 

$50 he has more 5 goal games than any MFC player this year?

 

Either way, the two power forwards weren’t that bad for their first hit out. It surprises me how Jack and Houlli never seem to age. Hope our boys have that type of sustained careers.

Tigers will find it very hard to cover Rance for the season.

Good result for us.

 

Terrible luck for Rance, and Richmond will have to juggle their backline - we managed it with Lever out, I’m sure they’ll find a way too

It’s almost like the Tiggas went to sleep for two quarters

Carlton’s skills are pretty ordinary but if they can use the corridor they move it quickly enough to hurt some teams...hopefully not us!

I never wish an injury on anyone. And I mean never. Michael Long or Dipper after the brutal devastation they inflicted on our players I will boo and hate but wish them good health.

The interesting thing with Rance tonight is MELBOURNE are in a red hot premiership window and Richmond is a main contender. Richmond without Rance are not the same threat.

Wish him well but make no mistake it is in the MFC interest it is an acl.


Just now, whatwhatsaywhat said:

Terrible luck for Rance, and Richmond will have to juggle their backline - we managed it with Lever out, I’m sure they’ll find a way too

It’s almost like the Tiggas went to sleep for two quarters

Carlton’s skills are pretty ordinary but if they can use the corridor they move it quickly enough to hurt some teams...hopefully not us!

Interesting game for clubs to analyse 

Carlscum were so awful in the 1st Quarter that i think the Tiges just lost their edge for an hour

7 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

$50 he has more 5 goal games than any MFC player this year?

Agree with this. He is a genuine quality forward who will most likely have better quality supply than Tommy or Weid.

Mark him down for 55+ i reckon

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2 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Interesting game for clubs to analyse 

Carlscum were so awful in the 1st Quarter that i think the Tiges just lost their edge for an hour

As you say ....analysis is the key

Martin was okay but he was tackled and his impact was limited

 
1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

As you say ....analysis is the key

Martin was okay but he was tackled and his impact was limited

Yep. The MFC need to watch every game closely

We need to beat top sides

12 minutes ago, DeezNuts said:

Either way, the two power forwards weren’t that bad for their first hit out. It surprises me how Jack and Houlli never seem to age. Hope our boys have that type of sustained careers.

Houlli, really like him as a player, this past week would have been a very hard one. 


6 minutes ago, ding said:

Agree with this. He is a genuine quality forward who will most likely have better quality supply than Tommy or Weid.

Mark him down for 55+ i reckon

*injury free 55 goals easy

Hope Essendon gets flogged.
 

 

1 minute ago, Cards13 said:

Houlli, really like him as a player, this past week would have been a very hard one. 

Agreed. He’s such a consistent player, highly underrated IMO. 

Rance organises them so well. I reckon he prevents at least 2 goals a game. They're not the same team without him. Their premiership challenge is in massive trouble. Their defence is ordinary without Rance.

9 minutes ago, A F said:

Rance organises them so well. I reckon he prevents at least 2 goals a game. They're not the same team without him. Their premiership challenge is in massive trouble. Their defence is ordinary without Rance.

Bookies odds havent changed yet for Richmond flag odds....4.50. Us 8.00

(until they lose to the Pies next week)

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23 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

Terrible luck for Rance, and Richmond will have to juggle their backline - we managed it with Lever out, I’m sure they’ll find a way too

It’s almost like the Tiggas went to sleep for two quarters

Carlton’s skills are pretty ordinary but if they can use the corridor they move it quickly enough to hurt some teams...hopefully not us!

We managed without Lever after Lever played about 6 games for us and we wern’t Coming off a premiership where Lever was integral.

Richmond are [censored] without Rance.

7 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Bookies odds havent changed yet for Richmond flag odds....4.50. Us 8.00

I’ve been looking at that as well GWS @ $18 worth taking and Dees. Don’t back us early though. We are too injured and will start slowly.

 

Is it me or did Dustin Martin look really really average tonight. Looked slow and was caught several times which is unlike Martin.

24 minutes ago, Wrecker45 said:

I’ve been looking at that as well GWS @ $18 worth taking and Dees. Don’t back us early though. We are too injured and will start slowly.

 

Yes indeed W45, will pay to back us after a loss or two for sure. I do like Gus at 26 for Charlie tho. He didnt even start till round 6 or 7 last year and came 3rd. Surely thats overs.....

 

Totally agree with others here, Martin slow, getting caught, and will start getting angry. 

Why is Riewoldt the only player in the AFL allowed to put both hands on the back/shoulders of his opponent and take the mark?

........as well as interview himself and make the whole general public wait until he's finished interviewing himself and jog over ready to be carried off for 250 g's....give us a break FOX.


Maybe Richmond’s luck over the last 2 years on the injury front is coming to an end, if they lost Martin aswell they would be in serious trouble 

3 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

QB has never been game 1 of the season

Just play this game on sunday

There both Marquee stand alone big occasion games and they get 85k+ crowds

1 hour ago, Pennant St Dee said:

There both Marquee stand alone big occasion games and they get 85k+ crowds

Last nights game would still get a big crowd on a sunday afternoon. 

Carlscum are not good enough to open the season

it’s simple

 
6 hours ago, willmoy said:

 

Why is Riewoldt the only player in the AFL allowed to put both hands on the back/shoulders of his opponent and take the mark?

 

That stupid rule has been thrown out.

As long as it's not a push 

 

Its never good to see a player be seriously injured.  But there is a bit of karma in Rance's knee injury. 

How many players have his knees seriously damaged?  Rance often goes for a mark leading with his knee into a players head or back even when he has no chance of marking.  He broke Tim Smith's ribs a couple of years ago.  Smith didn't play again for a while.   

As they say 'live by the sword, die by the sword'.

Richmond have been lucky with injuries.  This will test them. 


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