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Game Day - Richmond v North Melbourne, Elimination Final 2015
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kiwitiger said:
Yep everyone who was anyone whether media or fan was saying this. HowCan so many be so wrong?
There was no evidence of maturity at all today.
Butchered the ball. Time and time again. Simple errors that handed them scores.
We set some sort of record by conceding 14 goals from turnovers against north earlier in the year. Love to know the stats today.
A basic failure to execute under extreme pressure. Thats what separates good players from mediocre and too many mediocre players are why we have blown yet another final.
We set some sort of record by conceding 14 goals from turnovers against north earlier in the year. Love to know the stats today.
A basic failure to execute under extreme pressure. Thats what separates good players from mediocre and too many mediocre players are why we have blown yet another final.
Maybe I'll feel differently in a day or two, but right now I don't think that we'll ever win a final.
What really irked me was when we had the ball in the centre and we would kick to space or a set structure it seemed, only to kick directly to a North player, I wish we would look where we were kicking the ball, really robbed ourselves of some good opportunities.
Better teams than where we are now have seen ugly truths unveiled under finals pressure and made player cull/ recruit decisions Accordingly.jb03 said:
frawleyudud said:
I'm really looking forward to the "the finals loss has been burning in our guts all summer" comments. :
As we proceed to play like *smile* again in the first few weeks of the year with another loss to Melbourne and blow any chance of top 4.
Looking forward to Groundhog Day at the RFC.
As bad as our turn overs were today the thing that irks me is the lack of any blocks or Sheppard's when our guys have the ball or like Cotch today is being tagged. We have guys that run next to the ball carrier rather than laying the block and creating space. Also nobody was willing to change the game, when Boomers running around doing as he pleases why wouldn't somebody split him down the middle alah Scotty Turner all those years ago. And what the hell was Hunt doing? You have to be close to your opponent as a tagger buddy..........
Need some pace in the midfield (go after Bennell) and a crumbing forward.
Need some pace in the midfield (go after Bennell) and a crumbing forward.
Just home from the game. What a day to put in a shocker. Just a handful played well today - the rest should have a good hard look at themselves.
Generally the players looked flat and lethargic. Just didn't have their usual zip.
All credit to North - they pantsed us.
Feeling like it was a bit of a wasted year right now. Hope it doesn't stay that way.
I wonder - with 3 years of finals failures - whether there are the usual suspects that haven't performed to any significant level in any of them.
Generally the players looked flat and lethargic. Just didn't have their usual zip.
All credit to North - they pantsed us.
Feeling like it was a bit of a wasted year right now. Hope it doesn't stay that way.
I wonder - with 3 years of finals failures - whether there are the usual suspects that haven't performed to any significant level in any of them.
I'd challenge to prove it this year. No Mad Monday. Get straight back into it. Get together and make a pact that they're never going to feel this way again. It's become part of football folklore that the '73 Premiership was won not long after the loss in '72 when Hafey and his players made a pact that they were never going to let that happen again.Ridley said:I'm really looking forward to the "the finals loss has been burning in our guts all summer" comments. :
As we proceed to play like sh!t again in the first few weeks of the year with another loss to Melbourne and blow any chance of top 4.
Looking forward to Groundhog Day at the RFC.
Good analysis and points raised here. Miles especially, and Lambert, have been been good pick-ups but they are really smallish players. I still believe we definitely need more grunt mids. Cotch and Lids are not the answer inside; they're more classy outside users. People will knock me but we need more brute strength in there; even Thomas would have been a better pick than some. Edwards is another lightweight, outside mid (who did not stand up at all today). McIntosh is one who will develop but we are still too small and light across the ground. You have to admit, Norf's top-ups have been astute, although DalSanto was poor. But Waite and Higgins were winners. We must bring Elton on and see if he is good enough; Dimma refused to play Dea so I still don't know if he could have held a spot, but probably leaving anyway. And not sure where we are at with Astbury.Tigers of Old said:
Gameplan of numerous chip passes will never stand up in extreme finals pressure where must win contested ball and tackle, tackle, tackle. I think both Dogs and Crows would have chopped us up with the game they played last night, and DID in H & A rounds. This is where the game will go next year IMO. Note how Dogs dealt with Norf last match. We need to bring on fast, high-skill players like Minogue, Drummond, Castagna as well as the tall defender and midfield grunt.
Have serious doubts about Dimma strategically in pre and match respects (like many here) too, but have to say. As a decent club with good values, it's been hard to obtain the required A-grade talent with compromised drafts. Most of our recycled have done reasonable role-play jobs when we don't tank and cheat like Carlscum etc. Maybe we have to become far more ruthless and a bit less 'worthy' to improve from here.
Ridley said:I'm really looking forward to the "the finals loss has been burning in our guts all summer" comments. :
As we proceed to play like sh!t again in the first few weeks of the year with another loss to Melbourne and blow any chance of top 4.
Looking forward to Groundhog Day at the RFC.
Yep. Nothing ever changes.
Never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
Richmond. Where tomorrow never comes.
Gutted but kind of suspected I would be. The war drags on with no end in sight….
Thought Jack was great, and Grimes too.
And was also impressed by the cut of the tiger supporters. The more affordable elimination final really attracts the type of supporters I enjoy seeing at the footy – the very old and the decrepit who have witnessed the glory days, the strugglers and the grafters, the untidy and the unkept. The heavily but often poorly tattooed. All in all there’s something more traditional in an elimination final crowd. Shame didn’t see any blue & white claret to cap off the traditional feel.
Now that it's over I'm kind of glad. The serenity of the garden beckons.
Go Tiges !
Thought Jack was great, and Grimes too.
And was also impressed by the cut of the tiger supporters. The more affordable elimination final really attracts the type of supporters I enjoy seeing at the footy – the very old and the decrepit who have witnessed the glory days, the strugglers and the grafters, the untidy and the unkept. The heavily but often poorly tattooed. All in all there’s something more traditional in an elimination final crowd. Shame didn’t see any blue & white claret to cap off the traditional feel.
Now that it's over I'm kind of glad. The serenity of the garden beckons.
Go Tiges !
IanG said:
You are right, but some of that was our own fault. There were numerous times where the next short kick was so obvious to everyone in the crowd but we hesitated and that player was then covered which forced us to go to more risky contests.
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