John Crow Batty

If any women are in the Richmond area, please stay off the streets for a couple of hours. The toothless horde will be on the rampage.

Poor second half’s against quality opposition. In our 7 losses we average 24 points per second half’s against their 52 points. Our average losing margin is 20 points. Third quarter averages are 15.6 points for and 24.7 against. Our last quarters have been shocking averaging with us averaging 8.4 points to theirs 27.3 points. We fold easily in second half’s under serious opposition pressure. I doubt that we are unfit. The headspace to finish off games is not right.

14 of those for the Swans in last quarter.

I only watched on TV. Thats what the commentators said. Petty was on the mark and Reid was back and ready to take his kick as Pickett moved downfield already moving past Petty to his right when the penalty was called.

Next week will be the first game since last seasons preliminary final that we have a do or die game. This season we have been in a comfort zone for most games knowing a loss would not significantly damage us. Only when our top four spot was at risk have we pulled all stops out and played our best. Maybe wishful thinking on my part but the plethora of injuries being carried by our players is certainly a concern.

Problem with Max as a forward is that he has to take a contested mark against two or three defenders who invariably make him pay for it. He’s got to move and lead into space or seperate from our other forwards. It’s so predictable to where he positions himself and defenders are always ready.

I haven’t attended this final but I swear that last seasons GF was the loudest support for us I have ever experienced in a game and sadly most were neutral or WC and Freo supporters. I have been to 90% of Melbourne finals since 1987. In 87 we got a lot of support from neutrals that bumped up the volume as well but nothing compared to the 2021 GF.

It was but generally focused on the general lack of discipline(not just May) but was very happy with Mays overall game.

Pickett wandered into protected area(marginal).

No matter how well we are playing when good sides start challenging and apply manic pressure we wilt. Been a pattern all year, we just fade away. All our losses to Freo, Pies, Bulldogs, Cats, Swans we were in the game and in winnable positions. We lose our shape and let them roll over us.

Evenly matched sides. Both games 1 point wins and same scores. 85-84 and 84-85.

One of Pickets worst games for us. Out tackled badly. 5 of the 6 best trackers were swans.

We don’t have a home. Like Roma or travellers. At our best on the road. The MCG has become like a cage for us.

May two huge momentum killers when 16 and 12 points up.

May and the umps really killed our early momentum.

This can be argued till the cows come home but Richmond still lose. To be sure this doesn’t happen again, stick some two metre flag poles on the top of the posts.

Have a great day but why the pleb carriage? I thought you would be driving something like this.

Last night was a battle between Swiss cheese defences. Jarlsberg versus Emmental.

Nice double choke by Lynch at the death.

Brisbane rarely play badly straight after a bad loss, I’ll tip them despite their poor finals history. And I want to see Richmond out ASAP.

One of the handful of defenders that has kept Buddy scoreless in a game during his career. Time for a repeat.

https://twitter.com/RalphyHeraldSun/status/1561300780799655936?s=20&t=Tmb5qkPolaN79e-lVRTWJw

They could be removed but it could take a couple of months more for his foot to settle down and normalise without the hardware support.

When his first action is to deliberately stick his knees into someone’s guts with force it’s reportable. Just as bad as dropping knees to a player on the ground. Sooner or later if players are allowed to continue with this tactic we will see players with injuries like broken ribs, punctured lungs, internal bleeding, ruptured spleen, kidney damage or worse. I hate to see a new generation of kids doing this because they learned it from watching AFL.