CarnTheTiges said:Just like they were exposed against the Pies, Port and Freo, eh? Oh wait.
Oh wait how about Melbourne, Dogs, Cats and North game eh?
CarnTheTiges said:Just like they were exposed against the Pies, Port and Freo, eh? Oh wait.
tha8ball said:I dont think the eagles are any more talented than the tiges but they were prepared to spread harder and they did their homework and structured up smarter.
tigertim said:How many times have we gone into a game after the bye against a team who didn't have the bye....and got done. I was worried when everyone kept saying the Eagles come off a 6 day break. Very odd situation. Fitness ? Skill? Attitude?
toby64 said:Next month will tell a tale. Should win 3 of the 4.
However, with performances like this always a possibility, i wouldnt bank on it.
Last night was typical Richmond.
When hunted we struggle.
When game isnt played on our terms players and coaches simply cant adjust.
We came out at the start of each qtr and were flat. They jumped us in each of the first 3 qtrs and we had to play catchup.
Why were they so flat in what was such an important game? Perhaps it wasnt important enough to enough of them. Fluctuations in form and effort just way too great for us to be considered anything more than middling IMO.
tigerlove said:They looked more talented to me. Thought the final score flattered us.
I'm going with attitude. We had lost our momentum hitting the bye. Purely a mental thing I think. Maybe the slow starts to the year are indicative of the same flaw. Takes us a while to get going.tigertim said:How many times have we gone into a game after the bye against a team who didn't have the bye....and got done. I was worried when everyone kept saying the Eagles come off a 6 day break. Very odd situation. Fitness ? Skill? Attitude?
Baloo said:Probably giving him a rest. It's only WCE
artball said:the atmosphere at the ground was dull.
Harry said:have noticed this all year. direct result of our game style
SCOOP said:The Eagles did to us what we did to Freo. Control the ball, run in waves, short and sharp kicking on angles and roll up to the next man with intent knowing you had cover.
That's as well drilled a side I've seen in a long time. But it was a carbon copy of the Doggies game. And we had no answer. Got smashed in the midfield.
Andrew Gaff and Masten ran us off our legs. Defensively our midfield was a sieve.
Kaelan said:14 points down with heaps of time on the clock when Rance gives away the 50 . Not saying it changed the result but fair dinkum without doubt the worst 50 paid since the inception of the 50. He was lying on his stomach and underarmed the throw FFS , not as if he stood up and baseballed it back. Any reaction on melbourne radio from AFL or the umps . Going to be a long week over here in the west!!
Harry said:have noticed this all year. direct result of our game style