Game Day RD 17 - Tigers V Suns

[tora]

compare with the bottom 6 or 8 against the weagles last week
rioli
gibcus
soldo
ross
lambert
ralphsmith
castagna
edwards

we would have won the game easily if the bottom six performed better

Lambert is great when fit. (rarely) Ross is better back up than Dow. Kudos to the coach for selecting Hugo, Gibcus, MRJ. Dimma wants 2 rucks Soldo is the bench ruck like Chol was last year. Soldo can ruck but we'll have another look at Ryan soon who's been playing well. Edwards being gifted 300? I can wear that. I rate that achievement. Castags? no argument. Go back to the VFL with Aarts.
I thought Miller went OK. I'd play him until years end to deckide if he's worth retaining. Ditto Stack/Cumberland. Unfortunately we are at the bottom of the 8 and Dimma wants one more crack at a flag. I'll have to put up with his selections. Pretty sure Lambert & Edwards will be gone.

 

[saigon tiger]

Did our master coach put any extra attention into Touk Miller. Nope. The standards have dropped big time since our 2020 premiership. Undisciplined players, poor selections, same mistakes can't defend a lead etc etc. The fish rots from the head. Hardwick is becoming on the nose. He won't take this team to another flag. Time to start looking!

 

[Ice]

Lambert is great when fit. (rarely) Ross is better back up than Dow. Kudos to the coach for selecting Hugo, Gibcus, MRJ. Dimma wants 2 rucks Soldo is the bench ruck like Chol was last year. Soldo can ruck but we'll have another look at Ryan soon who's been playing well. Edwards being gifted 300? I can wear that. I rate that achievement. Castags? no argument. Go back to the VFL with Aarts.
I thought Miller went OK. I'd play him until years end to deckide if he's worth retaining. Ditto Stack/Cumberland. Unfortunately we are at the bottom of the 8 and Dimma wants one more crack at a flag. I'll have to put up with his selections. Pretty sure Lambert & Edwards will be gone.

i think all have merit to be selected individually, but we reached a critical mass of developing players/aging stars. there was just too many in one game. just too many injuries to our core group. i wasnt have a crack at selections

 

[tora]

i think all have merit to be selected individually, but we reached a critical mass of developing players/aging stars. there was just too many in one game. just too many injuries to our core group. i wasnt have a crack at selections

Ross injury was the straw that broke the camels back. I fear he may be out for a while. I know Dimma has kept out of form George/Aarts/Sheds in the team and we may lose Stack and Noah C now for lack of exposed form.
Ah well. We had a crack this year but injury ruined it. With the list being one year older and retirements delistings, unable to match other clubs offers. 2023 could be North Melbourne 2022 dimensions for us.

 

[tigersnake]

Did our master coach put any extra attention into Touk Miller. Nope. The standards have dropped big time since our 2020 premiership. Undisciplined players, poor selections, same mistakes can't defend a lead etc etc. The fish rots from the head. Hardwick is becoming on the nose. He won't take this team to another flag. Time to start looking!

Bull, course he would have put time into Miller. He's just good. Sack Dimma hey? Genius move. I was wondering when FOS would show up

 

[MD Jazz]

Bull, course he would have put time into Miller. He's just good. Sack Dimma hey? Genius move. I was wondering when FOS would show up

Correct. We've never tagged anyone. Miller is a gun.

 

[TigerMasochist]

Correct. We've never tagged anyone. Miller is a gun.

Most coaches rarely bother to tag anyone these days n especially with the 6-6-6 rule at centre bounces it's bloody surprising that no-one has any system to shut down a dominant mid. I know Brisvegas were hampered by injuries n covid yesterday, but Truck whacked a tagger onto Neale n shut down his influence which helped Essendrugs win the game.
Might not be necessary to tag when you've got a full complement of good mids at the contest, but if you've got no rucks to influence or half your best mids are out which then get replaced by your third tier mids ( logically your second tier mids are still in place ). You would think there'd be an obvious need to have a tag system in place so you can at least compete for control of the ball n not simply get slaughtered.

 

[AstuteTiger]

Richmond had looked the better side all night and had held a 40-point lead early in the third quarter. But they missed a series of golden opportunities, as the Suns climbed all over them late with a six goal to one final term- including two majors in the final 90 seconds.

But the Suns came from the clouds from there, kicking four goals to sneak home, leaving Richmond to count their losses. As good as it was from the Suns, it was a bitter loss for the Tigers – a squandered opportunity they may bitterly rue come September.

Beyond injuries, Hardwick knew his side had blown it. Jake Aarts and Maurice Rioli jnr missed simple set shots in the last quarter, while Castagna had a shot smothered on the last line as he wound up to put the ball into the scoreboard.

“You’ve got opportunities to finish,” Hardwick said. “It’s not as if they were hard shots at goal. You’ve just got to execute those.
“Just kick the goal. I thought we left numerous goals on the table – lots. The fact of the matter is if you leave the door open, you get hurt.

Gold Coast v Richmond, Metricon Stadium​

This was one of the most extraordinary games of the season – and it may end up being among the most consequential. The Tigers should have run away with it, but poor decision-making, lack of discipline and lack of composure cost them dearly at crucial times. To give up two goals in the last 75 seconds of the match will burn for a long time. The Suns still have a finals flame flickering. They’ll need to spring a couple more upsets on the run home. But it’s what this win from nowhere does for their belief longer-term that may be more lasting.
- Andrew Stafford

VOTES​

Shai Bolton (Richmond) 8
Touk Miller (Gold Coast) 8
Ben Ainsworth (Gold Coast) 8
Noah Anderson (Gold Coast) 8
Daniel Rioli (Richmond) 7

 

[tommystigers]

Richmond had looked the better side all night and had held a 40-point lead early in the third quarter. But they missed a series of golden opportunities, as the Suns climbed all over them late with a six goal to one final term- including two majors in the final 90 seconds.

But the Suns came from the clouds from there, kicking four goals to sneak home, leaving Richmond to count their losses. As good as it was from the Suns, it was a bitter loss for the Tigers – a squandered opportunity they may bitterly rue come September.

Beyond injuries, Hardwick knew his side had blown it. Jake Aarts and Maurice Rioli jnr missed simple set shots in the last quarter, while Castagna had a shot smothered on the last line as he wound up to put the ball into the scoreboard.

“You’ve got opportunities to finish,” Hardwick said. “It’s not as if they were hard shots at goal. You’ve just got to execute those.
“Just kick the goal. I thought we left numerous goals on the table – lots. The fact of the matter is if you leave the door open, you get hurt.

Gold Coast v Richmond, Metricon Stadium​

This was one of the most extraordinary games of the season – and it may end up being among the most consequential. The Tigers should have run away with it, but poor decision-making, lack of discipline and lack of composure cost them dearly at crucial times. To give up two goals in the last 75 seconds of the match will burn for a long time. The Suns still have a finals flame flickering. They’ll need to spring a couple more upsets on the run home. But it’s what this win from nowhere does for their belief longer-term that may be more lasting.
- Andrew Stafford

VOTES​

Shai Bolton (Richmond) 8
Touk Miller (Gold Coast) 8
Ben Ainsworth (Gold Coast) 8
Noah Anderson (Gold Coast) 8
Daniel Rioli (Richmond) 7

He forgot the part where another experienced Richmond player gifted the opposition a shot at goal with a ridiculous 50 metre penalty.
That sentence should be saved on a sticky note to copy and paste into every Richmond game report. Dumb, repeated dumbness, on a dumb scale.

 

[RoarEmotion]

He forgot the part where another experienced Richmond player gifted the opposition a shot at goal with a ridiculous 50 metre penalty.
That sentence should be saved on a sticky note to copy and paste into every Richmond game report. Dumb, repeated dumbness, on a dumb scale.

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[tora]

Did our master coach put any extra attention into Touk Miller. Nope. The standards have dropped big time since our 2020 premiership. Undisciplined players, poor selections, same mistakes can't defend a lead etc etc. The fish rots from the head. Hardwick is becoming on the nose. He won't take this team to another flag. Time to start looking!

Richmond had looked the better side all night and had held a 40-point lead early in the third quarter. But they missed a series of golden opportunities, as the Suns climbed all over them late with a six goal to one final term- including two majors in the final 90 seconds.

But the Suns came from the clouds from there, kicking four goals to sneak home, leaving Richmond to count their losses. As good as it was from the Suns, it was a bitter loss for the Tigers – a squandered opportunity they may bitterly rue come September.

Beyond injuries, Hardwick knew his side had blown it. Jake Aarts and Maurice Rioli jnr missed simple set shots in the last quarter, while Castagna had a shot smothered on the last line as he wound up to put the ball into the scoreboard.

“You’ve got opportunities to finish,” Hardwick said. “It’s not as if they were hard shots at goal. You’ve just got to execute those.
“Just kick the goal. I thought we left numerous goals on the table – lots. The fact of the matter is if you leave the door open, you get hurt.

Gold Coast v Richmond, Metricon Stadium​

This was one of the most extraordinary games of the season – and it may end up being among the most consequential. The Tigers should have run away with it, but poor decision-making, lack of discipline and lack of composure cost them dearly at crucial times. To give up two goals in the last 75 seconds of the match will burn for a long time. The Suns still have a finals flame flickering. They’ll need to spring a couple more upsets on the run home. But it’s what this win from nowhere does for their belief longer-term that may be more lasting.
- Andrew Stafford

VOTES​

Shai Bolton (Richmond) 8
Touk Miller (Gold Coast) 8
Ben Ainsworth (Gold Coast) 8
Noah Anderson (Gold Coast) 8
Daniel Rioli (Richmond) 7

TBH the Suns started playing after half time and indeed won the 3rd Qtr. And walked all over us in the last. I mean had they kicked straighter at the end it might have been 8 pt win

 

[MD Jazz]

Grimes is the new Derricx?

 

[tigermike]

Despite the missed shots at goal, dropped chest marks and brain-fade 50m penalties (Rioli and Short) we should have saved it with better on-field leadership. No one seemed to take control of the way to execute the last few min. Our two captains were not around the footy, one was off the ground and the other was at FB so that's when we needed Cotchin. Were Graham, Edwards, Riewoldt, etc. giving any directions re. protecting the footy, maintaining possession? So important to have a captain/leader that's a mid/ruckman/onballer in those situations.

 

[Bill Haverchuck]

Despite the missed shots at goal, dropped chest marks and brain-fade 50m penalties (Rioli and Short) we should have saved it with better on-field leadership. No one seemed to take control of the way to execute the last few min. Our two captains were not around the footy, one was off the ground and the other was at FB so that's when we needed Cotchin. Were Graham, Edwards, Riewoldt, etc. giving any directions re. protecting the footy, maintaining possession? So important to have a captain/leader that's a mid/ruckman/onballer in those situations.

I don't know how good he is at giving directions and stuff but the way he plays i reckon bakes would have inspired others to lift had he been in the midfield?

 

[AstuteTiger]

TBH the Suns started playing after half time and indeed won the 3rd Qtr. And walked all over us in the last. I mean had they kicked straighter at the end it might have been 8 pt win

Yeah nah. We were still 28 up at 3/4 time they only outscored us by 6 points in the 3rd. Had we kicked straight in the last they would not have any chance to win, game over!!! Remember we missed 3 easy shots Aarts, Mj and Catsgna which would've iced the game. GC's couple of misses were all after ours.

 

[daniel30]

The lack of discipline is still there big issues and the problem is our leadership is not setting standards either a few senior players let us down.

 

[jb03]

Just a lazy three options for Day. We pretty much should have had all 18 players in the Suns forward half at this stage.

 

[Brodders17]

it was noticeable we didnt really push back after the last centre bounce.
Broad started on the wing at that last bouce, but didnt seem real sure what he was meant to be doing.

 

[Harry]

“You’ve got opportunities to finish,” Hardwick said. “It’s not as if they were hard shots at goal. You’ve just got to execute those.
“Just kick the goal. I thought we left numerous goals on the table – lots. The fact of the matter is if you leave the door open, you get hurt.

yet he picks george every week

 

[momentai]

The injuries are mounting & hurting.
Some aren't up to covering, some aren't up to it at all. We're patched up. The results are not surprising.

The loss of Cotchin Martin and Vlastuin and now Lynch and Nank has and will, of course, have an impact. (Not counting Lamo who has a chronic injury),

That was Dimma’s explanation in his presser following the GC game.
Not sure I buy it.

In games we should have won Dimma decided not to bring in some of our less experienced players, despite good form below, and instead relied on his old favourites irrespective of their multiple failures at the level.

Disaster. George did ok in the West …. he actually tackled. A pass, but at that point just crazy to prefer him to Stacky.
And the very next week George goes right back to where we started.