A few scattered thoughts while they are fresh on the way home.
Any win is a good win, especially interstate. Balta was superb, Hopper huge, Taranto, Rioli and Baker all good. Ryan showed some promise.
My worry is our forward structure and our ball use through the midfield. Adelaide is a developing team but they were able to slice us on transition time and again because our defensive pressure is poor.
Lynch, Riewoldt, Sampson, Bolton and Martin up front put it all on Rioli Jnr to apply pressure. I'm interested if it has been reported why Dustin was subbed, I wonder if it was because they lost patience with him and Bolton not doing enough. If so it would be a huge line in the sand.
Next week will answer a lot of questions for me, Collingwood are probably the best on transition right now so it will be the ultimate test for our set-up. It will want be a lot better than today, I don't know what we scored from turnover today but I doubt we will get half next week.
Also, what a great display from the umpires and I'm being absolutely genuine there. Really well umpired game.
A few scattered thoughts while they are fresh on the way home.
Any win is a good win, especially interstate. Balta was superb, Hopper huge, Taranto, Rioli and Baker all good. Ryan showed some promise.
My worry is our forward structure and our ball use through the midfield. Adelaide is a developing team but they were able to slice us on transition time and again because our defensive pressure is poor.
Lynch, Riewoldt, Sampson, Bolton and Martin up front put it all on Rioli Jnr to apply pressure. I'm interested if it has been reported why Dustin was subbed, I wonder if it was because they lost patience with him and Bolton not doing enough. If so it would be a huge line in the sand.
Next week will answer a lot of questions for me, Collingwood are probably the best on transition right now so it will be the ultimate test for our set-up. It will want be a lot better than today, I don't know what we scored from turnover today but I doubt we will get half next week.
Also, what a great display from the umpires and I'm being absolutely genuine there. Really well umpired game.
Dimma said Cumbo plays like DustyDusty looked very "aware" of his hammy after the siren.
That's a classic Richmond 2017-2020 game
Dominant defence, fast turnover scoring, and after we broke clear we chose to conserve energy while letting our opponents punch air into exhaustion... then we put the foot down at the end to win by 5 goals.
Very, very ominous signs!
That pattern is how we've always played when at our best.
Also, our defence is #1 in the league right now for scores conceded.
Man couldn’t buy a holding the ball or holding the man. Centre bounce especially including first 10 or so minute of the second half.Thought the umps reverted to type in the second half.
Does my *smile* head in.Man couldn’t buy a holding the ball or holding the man. Centre bounce especially including first 10 or so minute of the second half.
Looks like 3 weeks for Broad. Brain fade tackle....seriously wish some of these players would wake up.
JeebusFox Footy saying we subbed Dustin as a precaution because of a 6 day break.
So we subbed perhaps the best one on one player the game has ever seen, when we were 1 point ahead with 10 mins to go, after blowing a 40 point lead, staring at being 0-2 with the form team of the comp next week, just in case?
That's either incredibly brave coaching or *smile*.
Ill be shattered if he gets more than one to be honest, no way it was anything like the 2 incidents last week and therefore not deserving of those penalties. Sling tackle yes, but a football play all the same, take a week and move on.Just saw the replay, couldn't complain about 3 weeks, that's about as bad as a sling tackle gets.
Did some serious damage to the Adelaide player as well.
Ill be shattered if he gets more than one to be honest,