DEE fence

on the telecast, came across really well for his 2nd and 3rd goals.

Really good changes by Goodwin, Hibbo does so many little things well, refuses to go quietly into the night, May was a reincarnation of Glen Jakovich, McVee playing like he's a timelord (reminds me a little of Pendlebury but he doesn't have a basketball background). JVR epic debut, Chandler will have so much confidence. Jordan looked good. Petracca warmed up nicely, was a bit off timing wise early, but never stopped working and eventually things went his way, loved that he didn't drop his head. Truly in love with the set shot kicking - take a bow Williams. As a side note JVR thanked Stafford for his work, sounded very genuine, coaching is not a zero sum game. How much fun is it watching the team celebrate goal kickers. Horse didn't respect our wingers and they paid for it. Grundy is adapting really quickly to the team, looks like he belongs, and the coverage for Max is epic, Collingwood will rue his departure. Also a shout out to Viney did some epic work in close, great wingman to Oliver, will probably have more to say after the replay. Other sneaky good was Spargo, got some reward for hard work. Goodwin won tactically over Horse, I think I might like this more than anything, Goodwin continually proves that he can adapt, so excited for the coach, this really was an 8pt game. 150 GAMES OLIVER - a billion contested possessions, in the 3rd there was one passage of play where they were smashing into each other and the DEES DID NOT GIVE UP, I knew we had the game they, that run of play broke the swans and Oliver was at the heart of it. Goodwin said we would be a contest based team and this passage in the third was the best hammer and tongs footy of the year so far. after that Swans rolled over. Oliver > Flower/Barassi/LaFontaine, never thought I would say this but we are looking at the Michelangelo of contested footy. Just a beautiful game to win, huge team performance, wanted this over the Swans so bad, massive flex on the comp, bring on Kings Birthday.

...and?

Back into 4th on the Ladder, Kudos to Goodwin for his team changes, really managed the game well, good use of sub, oh yeah, I think Petty forward is it.

I AM EXTREMLEY HAPPY

Meant to be concise, anyway, this was written pre 22 draft. I still think Petty is a very strong contested mark, timing the apex well to pluck it, compared to others on our list. I still think it's worth a few games.

His media career is assured. If it wasn't for the dishonesty implications I would happily share some points, being away from Australia for so long I finally got back to 12.

Would prefer May cherry ripe for the Swans.

So after the hubabbaloo and preseason excitement and clueless prognostications, to me there are two games of interest this year. Us vs the Swans and Us vs the Pies. Both looked like silk ready to go. Now I will admit to being a little caught up in David King's analysis on Wed AFL360, but what he had to say was already in line with my own thinking about the Pies. Personally not scared of Buddy, as I feel his defensive pressure is not the weapon it was, a bit like CR7 back at MU v2.0. For me what to savour about us versus the Pies, is their use of corridor versus ours, we hit a few more diagonals, where as their rebound and what Nic Bl00dy Daicos brings, is pretty special as well. Going to be an epic match. And as a warm up there is us versus the Swans, How well have they got over the GF, pretty bloody well, I see a team that is humming with synergy and am by no means confident, compared to say the Brisbane match which should be us by 40+, (I also think Horse is tactically astute and will have a number for us as well) I wish we had Pickett for this game. I also only want a really fit Salem back for either game, feel speed out of the backline will be key for both games. What game are you looking forward to this season? While we may drop games for various reasons, in terms of peers, I think it is clearly Pies and Swans, is also funny, I really enjoy watching Collingwood, heathen words I know, and my family have a biological hatred of Collingwood going back more than a 100 years. Now my vitriol is reserved for Essendon and Carlton, with the Hawks, Adelaide and WCE mediocre in the extreme. The Swans to me are a bit like the All Blacks, you have to respect that they have been a serious outfit for a long time even if you want to beat the tar out of them.

Fully fit and at the peak of demonstrated ability - Hibbo's best is therefore better than Harmes. On this criteria is Melksham better than Spargo? My other thought was Dunstan, is peak Dunstan greater that Sparrow. FB: Bowey May Petty HB: Brayshaw Lever Salem C: Hunter Oliver Langdon HF: ANB McDonald Pickett FF: Fritsch Brown Spargo R: Gawn Petracca Viney INT: Grundy, Hibbo, Rivers, Sparrow

Very interesting, am hoping it can do my work for me so i can spend more work hours on Demonland.

His goals are rarely clutch, always seem irrelevant to the momentum of the game.

I think we will get a big target on our back this after we dispose of the Lions. Herald Sun will come for us hard, as will Caro and Kane, all will be looking for a chink in the armour. That said most Lions supporters are pretty realistic about their team and others, not nearly as annoying as some. Just quietly (not) I tipped them to slide, also had Freo on the out, so this is the week where I get to be Nostradamus or a fraud.

Am advocating growing the numbers through raucous joy after the wins. Lots of June babies for the next 3-5 years. 20,000 eligible to be parents Dees fans, find a partner, = 40,000 Dees fan, x 3 premierships in the next 5 years, another 60,000 Dees fans, (counts double if you convert a Pies/Bombers fan).

If North win this weekend, any semblance of dignity will fast slip away as I chortle at the thought of winning a flag and having a first round top 10 draft pick in the same year.

He was key to structure up forward on the weekend and giving brown space, huge loss if out

Am curious as why there wasn’t mandatory concussion check on Smith, there is a story there as well.

Some good posts, even if I don’t take out my MFC beating heart and try and be subjective, and not argue equivalency, then clearly this still needs to be a learning moment for Pickett. Leaving the ground is something we’ve loved about him, remember the tackle from the recruiting video?, but he needs to adjust. Love the player but I do want players to be more careful of heads. If that costs a week to learn the lesson I can cope, I would prefer a large fine.

Smith is a class act, that will save Kozzie, I thought he was gone for four on 1st glance, but if he got shoulder and barely glanced head, nothing to see. Franklin flushed the Suns player. Kozzie does need to be smarter with his shots though. I feel like the tribunal can't go to hard considering Cripps.

6-1 Gawn, epic, Hawthorn 2017, / Prelim 2021 like Trac, Beast, so strong and made others better the way he draws and rides a tackle. Lever, Totally on, one of his best red and blue performances Pickett, Mr 1%, Was a Javelin missile, scared the Dogs like a tank full of Russians. Oliver, Still amongst the best. Rivers, Is a serious player. Sorry to many.

My memory is slightly different, we had utter dominance that we squandered with woeful, TV breaking, kicking for goal. Yes Hipwood had a great game, but we gave the suckers an even break, not what you are supposed to do. Respectfully I repeat, bomb it in at your peril when playing the dees.

May is a gun and key defensive pillar, but I see Tomlinson and Turner as excellent cover, with Petty taking May's spot, and Bowey doing the kick ins. More worried about Laurie for Fritsch tbh. I really am surprised by the four talls, for two years now trying to bomb it into our defensive 50 has been a disaster for every team and not how we were beaten last year. Our defensive transition was looking 🔥 in the preseason, no reason it shouldn't work. That said my MFCSS says that Bevo has a sneaky plan and we'll stuff up what should be a sure thing.

We are in their heads, voting on the 2023 ladder on PRE has Melbourne as a clear #1 Where Richmond fans think Melbourne will finish: 1st 20 Votes 2nd 16 Votes 3rd 2 Votes 4th 1 Vote

OMG this is the Kiss of Death, normally I'd be stressed by her backing the Dees, but decided to put her in the category of a broken clock being right twice a day. More than once (but especially with Bevo) she has gone after someone just on how they look, which I consider being a bully. She is not a nice person, she doesn't have the love of the game that a Flanagan, McAvaney or Sheehan has at heart, she'd rather grind an axe. Oh and in a decade I have never lost to her on footy tips, or ever that I can recall. The least offensive thing about her is her love of Richmond, don't mind that, you're allowed to be delusional about your own club, WE ALL USED TO BE THAT! 😋

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