Round 13 V Richmond

[s'dreams]

Cant remember the players involved but late third qtr, grand stand wing, our guy lays a tackle on Richmond opponent who spills the ball.....shoukd have been holding thr ball but maggot awards free to richmond gor too high.

early in last qtr, Lynch tackles Essendon defender high knocking the ball free and pays holding the ball decision against us...goal results. Two identical incidents, two opposite decisions both in favour of Richmond.

We were screwed over as usual. At a minimum Walla's goal should never have been overturned and Vlaustin not awarded that 50m penalty which resulted in a goal. 12 point swing right there.

As for the multitude of other inconsistent decisions or frees paid one waybut not the other, bewildering. Yes they were the better team but what chance does an underdog have when the wind is repeatedly and unfairly sucked from your sails.

A lot to be proud about tonight but we have to get smarter and more efficient. The inside 50 differential was scary bad.

Until the club makes a big big noise about it, it is just another week of bend over and pass the vaseline

[nudder12]

Reckon we were a lot better tonight than last week. They cut down a bit on the ridiculous handballing, but still dodgy AF at times.
No idea what our midfield were doing.....Tiges ran loose everywhere. We don't need a "big bodied" mid, we need 8 mids. And at least a few of them need to be capable of being accountable on turnovers.
We were more direct which was good, although rarely looked to go through the middle. (maybe because we had no midfielders there)
Totally over how many tackles didn't stick.
I actually saw us try to shepherd for a teammate a couple of times, so that was a nice change too.

[nudder12]

Mozzie ran out of gas

Well what the hell was he doing past the center?

Im old fashioned but I think that Crumbing forwards - should umm stay forwardish?

Yeah, we don't hold a forward structure much.

[MH_Bomber]

The umpiring definitely cost us the game. They might have a lot of inside 50s but most we bullshit entries that we rebounded straight away.

Incident 1) goal denied to Walla from a straight dive resulting in a 2 goal turn around

Incident 2) 50 against Bellchambers simply was not there more acting and being rewarded for it

Incident 3) Holding the ball not paid to Walla and called high on the wing

Incident 4) Same side of the ground as Incident 3 and a couple of minutes later. Bomber player tackled high the call holding the ball despite having it for a nano second

Incident 5) Frivolous 50 against Bellchambers on the boundary

Incident 6) Lynch ( c un t has one the most punchable faces in football) allows to karate chop Hurley in the neck and get away with it

There were at least 10 other blatant frees either not paid to us or bullshit ones paid to them.

I keep calling for a Royal Commission into AFL umpiring. I really am not joking. If those white maggots tonight were not on the take I will go hee. Basically every time we came strongly at Richmond the umpires intervened on their side to stem the flow.

Was pretty please with the effort tonight. Next time we play this filth can we just pick someone whose sole mission is to king hit Lynch to wipe that entitled visage off his face.

[Windy_Hill]

We did not lay a tackle in our F50 for the entire game.

Was Moz injured in the last qtr?

[BenDoolan]

We did not lay a tackle in our F50 for the entire game.

Was Moz injured in the last qtr?

Looked like it. Limped off.

[nudder12]

We did not lay a tackle in our F50 for the entire game.

Was Moz injured in the last qtr?

Mozz was injured, but did go back onto the field.
The ball was RARELY inside our F50, so......LOL, yeah, that was disappointing.

[nudder12]

Few stats that say a fair bit....
Our 1%'ers were 42 V 31....Nice, but Tiges don't need 1 %'ers when they play open footy. Something we generally suck at.
Tackles were even...but only 31 each.
Flogged in contested possessions 96-129.
Flogged in centre clearances 9-15...but we won stoppage clearances 21-12.
So....we only really won the ball when we were able to have extra numbers at the scene.Which cost us once the clearance was over.

[nudder12]

By the way...what is with us trying to switch from the backline??
It's a legit option, but we never actually have players "on" for the switch.
How often does it work for us? And how often do we end up going back across from where we came, or just have to bomb it long?
Are players not expecting it? Or too slow/lazy to run to the open space to make it work?

[Windy Hille]

Firstly, what a breath of fresh air seeing the Mozzie debut and kick a couple of gems. Excellent debut.

Custard umpiring again. Enough had already been said about crucial decisions. Time for the club to protest. It’s a stitch up.

Sam Draper. Great effort tonight! Will gain plenty of confidence from this season.

Smithy gained form tonight which was great to see.

Snells was excellent. Burrowed in and got the ball moving our way quite a few times. Great courage.

Zachy. What a great player. No fuss, just gets on with the job. Outstanding tonight.

Bobby Stewart bobbed up for a couple of snags. Not a bad effort considering the crap supply.

Was a little disappointed in Shiel tonight. Just seemed well off the pace and had very little influence.

TBC, he’s well past his used by date.

The defence was working overtime tonight. Riddler just great. Must be close to AA selection.

[s'dreams]

Was a little disappointed in Shiel tonight. Just seemed well off the pace and had very little influence.

TBC, he’s well past his used by date.

The defence was working overtime tonight. Riddler just great. Must be close to AA selection.

Shiel has been gun-shy since his suspension

I didn't understand why TBell took most of the center bounces in Q3. That's when we lost it

Our defence works overtime most weekends. it show problems with both our midfield and our inability to exit the back 50.
Nothing new in that

[grassy1]

Of course,it’s ALWAYS disappointing to lose.

How much you take out of an encouraging performance against the recent 2x Premiers depends on how well the League Team performs from that point on!

It will count for little,if the Win/Loss ledger is in the negative.With 5 games left,the aim should be 4 Wins Minimum,5 Maximum.Then we need a Good strategy,game plan and execution of it all,to make it happen!

Trick is,does Worsfold step back from All of it,or get right back in,whatever happens?

[s'dreams]

Of course,it’s ALWAYS disappointing to lose.

How much you take out of an encouraging performance against the recent 2x Premiers depends on how well the League Team performs from that point on!

It will count for little,if the Win/Loss ledger is in the negative.With 5 games left,the aim should be 4 Wins Minimum,5 Maximum.Then we need a Good strategy,game plan and execution of it all,to make it happen!

Trick is,does Worsfold step back from All of it,or get right back in,whatever happens?

Grassy - I think it was you who said (before the match) that if we won, it would simply cover up all the problems with the club.

The 66-24 inside 50 differential shows that there are serious problems that having a fit and firing JD would not address.

Serve that tripe against Geelong or the Wegals and it is a 10+ goal loss.

I am annoyed about the frees because they were so egregious and consistently inconsistent - not because they cost us the game. And the umps clearly think they can dish out that crap to us week in week out and no problems.

[grassy1]

Of course,it’s ALWAYS disappointing to lose.

How much you take out of an encouraging performance against the recent 2x Premiers depends on how well the League Team performs from that point on!

It will count for little,if the Win/Loss ledger is in the negative.With 5 games left,the aim should be 4 Wins Minimum,5 Maximum.Then we need a Good strategy,game plan and execution of it all,to make it happen!

Trick is,does Worsfold step back from All of it,or get right back in,whatever happens?

Grassy - I think it was you who said (before the match) that if we won, it would simply cover up all the problems with the club.

More likely someone else s’dreams,as I am not as well versed as you guys are,regarding where The Club is at!

The 66-24 inside 50 differential shows that there are serious problems that having a fit and firing JD would not address.

Very lopsided for sure.Do we take anything from that,or did Richmond let us off the hook,which I suspect is more likely the case?!

Serve that tripe against Geelong or the Wegals and it is a 10+ goal loss.

More than likely but geez,I sure hope not!

I am annoyed about the frees because they were so egregious and consistently inconsistent - not because they cost us the game. And the umps clearly think they can dish out that crap to us week in week out and no problems.

We certainly should worry about own performance first,but proper journalists not bound by an AWFULL Gun to their heads,should Pay Out Big Time on Bad Umpiring and worse,such a Bad Attitude against any Club!

Umpire the Football First and Foremost You Bloody Clowns!

Stick your bibs and egos out out of it!

[boncer34]

Mozzie ran out of gas

No. Someone sprayed him.
Looked like a calf strain or kick but what a debut!!

Richardson said only Francis and Belly came away injured.

He ran out of gas.

[BenDoolan]

Mozzie ran out of gas

No. Someone sprayed him.
Looked like a calf strain or kick but what a debut!!

Richardson said only Francis and Belly came away injured.

He ran out of gas.

With a limp

[boncer34]

Mozzie ran out of gas

No. Someone sprayed him.
Looked like a calf strain or kick but what a debut!!

Richardson said only Francis and Belly came away injured.

He ran out of gas.

With a limp

A limp that wasn't mentioned as an injury? He limped for about a minute on the bench and went back into the field.

[BenDoolan]

Mozzie ran out of gas

No. Someone sprayed him.
Looked like a calf strain or kick but what a debut!!

Richardson said only Francis and Belly came away injured.

He ran out of gas.

With a limp

A limp that wasn't mentioned as an injury? He limped for about a minute on the bench and went back into the field.

It’s not as if our officials tell the truth about after match niggles Bonce.

[boncer34]

No. Someone sprayed him.
Looked like a calf strain or kick but what a debut!!

Richardson said only Francis and Belly came away injured.

He ran out of gas.

With a limp

A limp that wasn't mentioned as an injury? He limped for about a minute on the bench and went back into the field.

It’s not as if our officials tell the truth about after match niggles Bonce.

Depends in what capacity you talk to them.

He was good for his 2 ten minute bursts but he doesn't have the tank for AFL yet. Hopefully the taste last night gives him the drive to get one.

[boncer34]

Also fwiw the club will raise the diving with the AFL.