Engorged Onion

It was done last year and it did... risk vs reward....

Please expand on that, good sir...

Imagine the disrespect to other teams in the presser? Media Schlep: "Can you explain why you have lost 3 in a row, and your form slump?" Goodwin: "We've got a belief that we are in the running to win a premiership, and when analysing the season fixture, we found that this block of weeks was a good time, to give ourselves the best chance to up our training loads, so that when the second season rolls around, the players will be in the best possible condition. We've been very fortunate to be 10 and 0, and our good fortune, gave us a buffer to really ramp it up, so the lads are more fatigued on the track, and bring that into the game. Ideally we wouldn't lose, there are other factors contributing of course, and I hear the anxiety of supporters, so essentially we've decided somewhere during the season, we need to push hard, and are willing to accept losses against other sides." Media Schlep: "Why are you scratching your leg so much Simon?"

I'd argue we are too fit... it just doesn't look like it 😇 yet...😍 "

I'd be concerned if in all 3 games we had been smashed from the 1st bounce. The fact that we've got out to 4-6 goal leads and have been reeled back in, it feels less of a concern. You don't get out to those leads unless you're doing many things right. Those things don't include ethereal concepts such as being hungrier than the opposition, losing dare, not being confident, or the opposition has worked you out, etc. You don't get reeled back in, because you lose those ethereal concepts either...

Ugh! I've fallen asleep at the wheel.... Round 13 = 923 - 137 Matches Played P Cripps = 1000 Clearances - 144 Matches Played =77 / 7 = 11 per match to equal. Drifting some more....

2019 - Richmond's Mid Season Report Card... ""The times Richmond have come up against the leading teams in the competition - Geelong, Collingwood, GWS Giants and even Adelaide – the yellow and black have been well beaten. Throw in costly losses to North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs and that means a third straight finals berth – not to mention a top four finish - is in peril." This sounds like a familiar narrative! Now I bet if I posted this last year... there would have been howls of derision, as we had not won a premiership yet... but now having won a premiership...things feel pretty familiar with last year, and even what other premiership contenders have done as a bit of a philosophy.... All of those teams though have to contend with legitimate injuries to the top echelon of their playing group...as we are... and this provides another bit of context to make sense of why have we lost 3 in a row...and yet why all is not lost... actually... it's a familiar sight if you're prepared to look amongst the nuance.

Thanks for the guidance....😘 anyways... 2019 - Richmond's Mid Season Report Card...directly after 3 straight losses. ""The times Richmond have come up against the leading teams in the competition - Geelong, Collingwood, GWS Giants and even Adelaide – the yellow and black have been well beaten. Throw in costly losses to North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs and that means a third straight finals berth – not to mention a top four finish - is in peril." This sounds like a familiar narrative in the media! Now I bet if I posted this last year... there would have been howls of derision, as we had not won a premiership yet... (I get it, people require evidence first) - but now having won a premiership...things feel pretty familiar with last year, and even what other premiership contenders have done over the last 4/5 years as a bit of a philosophy.... All of those teams though, have to contend with legitimate injuries to the top echelon of their playing group...as we are... and this provides another bit of context to make sense of why have we lost 3 in a row...and yet why all is not lost... actually... it's a familiar sight if you're prepared to look amongst the nuance.

Pressure (I'm unclear of what makes up that metric) , could you please tell me where the Dogs are? (where do you find the stat @CYB My take is - Limited pre-season comparable to others. Depleted from an injury perspective to key personnel (backs, forwards, midfielders)... Potentially doing a hard training block (and even if we remove that), what we know is, is that injuries to key personnel (or playing injured (unspoken)) is THE key correlation to winning premierships.

Thought I'd re-post in this thread. Purely for context. Richmond whom won the Premiership in 2019. Richmond 2019 3 losses during Round 11,12,13 (North Melbourne, Geelong and Adelaide) - North Bloody Melbourne!? 2nd halves Opposition= 9.2+9.4+13.4 = 31.10 Richmond = 3.5+3.3+4.8 = 10.16

Purely for context. Richmond whom won the Premiership in 2019. Richmond 2019 3 losses during Round 11,12,13 (North Melbourne, Geelong and Adelaide) - North Bloody Melbourne!? 2nd halves Opposition= 9.2+9.4+13.4 = 31.10 Richmond = 3.5+3.3+4.8 = 10.16

A premiership team doesn't lose 3 in a row don't you know..

I interpreted that as "bombing it long onto the heads of our forwards " - whom seem to struggle with that mode of delivery...(as do all forwards across the league, due to zonal defence)

it was pishing down... (or were they loading too? 🤷‍♂️)

What are you talking about? 😝 If we win, we are likely premiers again. If we lose, I get to ponder whether Goodwin is the right guy again. It's THAT dichotomous for those that truly truly love and support the club compared to those that are merely 'fans'.

Being neck and neck with Brisvegas, vying for a top 4 probably necessitates them NOT loading as early as us... Looking at their block of games against relevant top 4 competitors, I'd be putting in a greater block of training post Carlton... They wouldn't be necessary doing so when coming up against Melbourne, or Brisbane. ie: You'd rather win against your direct competitors, and then risk losing against weaker teams... (look at me putting on my exercise physiologist hat!)

I like to focus on the big issues of the day...

I always thought it was 'tiggy'? 🤷‍♂️

It’s hard to make sense of the within match turnarounds in any other way. If you’re using language as ‘out worked’ - as a catch-all, which kind of sounds as though we’re being lazy,complacent,just not good enough, then why are we not being outworked in the first quarter and a half comparatively? Whats the significant driver of fatigue? And why now is it occurring?

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Same for me, it actually dissuades me from going, let alone bring along another generation of supporter.

For some....🤯 and without being patronising, can you bullet point what you mean by if our defence is off, we struggle to score.

Baker ** being super flippant.... hope he makes it though!

Modern day Socrates... love it 🥰

Apologies, I misread some text.