Brought in caddy, Prestia and ditched long servants who were past their best.
Who do we bring in? One of the best clearance and contested possession winners in the game is available and all we say is “yeah hes a great player but not what we are after”
Was at the game tonight, wife for the first time in her life at a footy match said “I am scared here” and this was in the AFL members not in the feral riffraff section where it would’ve been 10000 times worse
I’m not sure about anyone else, but having watched Richmond push their way into a Grand Final, I’m furious at where our club currently is.
Bagging Richmond was always something we could use to make ourselves feel better, as they have been a disgrace. Now it’s us that is the disgrace. Next year will be the longest premiership draught in our 150 year history. I’m fed up with being told to accept it.
We are the new “richmond”.
Next time we make the final everyone will be talking about how bad our previous finals have been.
We will probably finish 9th next year too.
For those who are comparing Richmond to Geelong are kidding yourselves. Richmond are like the Bulldogs and might pinch a GF, but there are alot of spuds in that team who can do one thing pressure and little else.
The Geelong team of 2007 was ridiculously good and played some of the most beautiful football I have ever seen aside from the 2000 bombers.
They are poles apart in talent, Geelong missed a GF by a kick and it spurred them on and they had a good hard look at themselves which drove them to sustained success. They were a team of champions as much as it pains me to say it.
Mark my words even if Richmond win it this year they will not stay up there. Teams will figure them out and they will slide.
Also GWS won the free kick count. Sigh AFL optics. Anyone got a breakdown of the 2nd and 3rd quarter when the game was up for grabs?
We did it in some games, alas like typical essendon they went back to picking and choosing when to turn up to do it.
I donno if townsed and mcintosh are spuds, and did butler play tonight or is there two of them ?
either way you’re right they played this year the way you need to, put on as you say that manic pressure and the offensive side normally takes care of itself.
For us, I just don’t see how it changes when you have to carry myers and goddard in the midfield next season, while also carrying hepp.
None of those 3 can offer that defensive desperation, and it’s just too many players to carry who can’t, esp in the midfield.
and you’re right i can’t see it happening with us, too many still haven’t seen or believed we’ve hit rock bottom. They still think we are Just a bit of luck away from being premiers.
the team mentality of the tigers to harass and tackle really made feel embarassed that we carry players like Myers, Laverde and Langford, not even 1/10th of the intensity even the most spuddiest of spuds Richmond has, not for 4 qtrs, not even one
This finals series has really convinced me we are a team hiding many career footballers who don’t even have it in them to put on the high pressure sort of performance the tigers did today. Hope Heppell watched Cotchin today, but doubtful Hepp has the speed to even get to the amount of tackles Cotchin did.
I’m glad Richmond won. They’ll make a better opponent next week; both teams to bring an intense team approach. Adelaide probably have the kicking skills to win it though.
GWS are a bunch of show ponies that need to learn to play for their team but that will never happen because they are a bunch of mercenaries.