Richmond 2017 AFL Premiers

[loto]

I've done the GF replay multiple times and now enjoying replays of the QF and PF. Lots of blissful hours ahead.

For reasons I don't understand I was a nervous wreck in 2013, 2014 and 2015 finals. Even remember tearing when they ran out on the ground against Carlton and North.

But this year was different, the nerves were gone and replaced by confidence. I told my wife 6 weeks before the grand final that I was confident we would win the Grand Final.

Even in Grand Final week and on Grand Final day, I expected the nerves and emotion to appear: they never did.

The week was one of happiness and confidence. A special time

 

[Mr Brightside]

I've done the GF replay multiple times and now enjoying replays of the QF and PF. Lots of blissful hours ahead.

Obviously nothing can compare to the GF, however each game was such a unique euforia, relief against the Cats, excitement against the Giants and then BAM we are premiers

 

[Panthera Tigris]

Just got home from an overseas holiday. Finally got to watch the replay of the game. Wow, what a whirlwind it was.

I had a family holiday booked way back in March for the first 2 weeks of October. Total coincidence - fly into Melb GF morning (with no thought to Richmond playing in a GF), fly out Sun morning for an overseas destination. Low and behold Tiges get into the GF and I find myself there. Destroyed my voice during the game, then stayed around to belt out a few tunes from one of my favourite bands (barely, as voice was failing me by this point). Head down to Swan St for a few hours. Then up bright and early with little sleep for a flight out of Tullamarine (still buzzing from the night before) and low and behold, who is in the Customs queue beside us, but The Killers. Unfortunately having my voice failing me, my wife had to do most of the talking for me when we were having a chat to the Killers congratulating them for a great show.

Seems for me, it was all fate, I was meant to be there to witness it. Interestingly another superstitiously fateful thing. My youngest, at 16mths is exactly the same age, to the month, that I was the last time we won one (we came perilously close to sharing a birthday).

 

[tigersnake]

I've done the GF replay multiple times and now enjoying replays of the QF and PF. Lots of blissful hours ahead.

For reasons I don't understand I was a nervous wreck in 2013, 2014 and 2015 finals. Even remember tearing when they ran out on the ground against Carlton and North.

But this year was different, the nerves were gone and replaced by confidence. I told my wife 6 weeks before the grand final that I was confident we would win the Grand Final.

Even in Grand Final week and on Grand Final day, I expected the nerves and emotion to appear: they never did.

The week was one of happiness and confidence. A special time

I was the same, only difference was I thought we might win the flag but was confident of making the GF. but once we made it I was confident of winning and that grew all GF week. I reckon most of us were the same. Amazing.

 

[tigerjoe]

I have the radio calls from Sen, 3aw and MMM of the finals downloaded on my phone.

Every time I am in the car I connect the phone to my car stereo and I am in heaven.

Listening to idiots like Anthony Hudson and Derwayne Russell commentate in disbelief on our tackling, pressure and pace is just gold.

Up yours Mark Maclure, Dennis Cometti, Paul Roos, Tony Shaw, Michaelangelo Rucci, Kane Cornes and his dad, Basil Zemplis, Tim Lane, Brad Johnson, Simon O’Donnell and any other smart arse half wit commentator who bagged us over the years!

 

[HR]

I've done the GF replay multiple times and now enjoying replays of the QF and PF. Lots of blissful hours ahead.

For reasons I don't understand I was a nervous wreck in 2013, 2014 and 2015 finals. Even remember tearing when they ran out on the ground against Carlton and North.

But this year was different, the nerves were gone and replaced by confidence. I told my wife 6 weeks before the grand final that I was confident we would win the Grand Final.

Even in Grand Final week and on Grand Final day, I expected the nerves and emotion to appear: they never did.

The week was one of happiness and confidence. A special time

Loto i have the same story. Leading up to the finals i like you and other tiger fanatics, had to deal with work colleagues and showed them nothing but confidence in saying the boys will win this weekend etc. I expected them to win. We were the better team. Nothing was going to stop what happened, nothing. I wasn't concerned about cotch if the powers that be rubbed him out. It would have been an injustice but it wouldn't have changed the result.
I had it, confidence, versus geelong, gws and all day in the grand final. Never flinched. It is unusual to say the least, previously we would play sh!t teams eg Melbourne and i would be nervous, st kilda same. Not this year.
Cotch, he looked like a man in control of his destiny. Dusty, by far the best player to play with. Jack, Rance, Astbury, Grimes, none of these boys ever flinched. Not once.
Nank, prestia and caddy. FFS. How good were they for us all year!!!
Our midfield toughness, our small forward line of uncomprimising hard nuts. Wow.
I loved it, but it was different. Not tiger at all. This was a new polish that NASA will start selling in 10 years. I have watched all replays for 2.5 weeks and cannot get over how good we were in all aspects. The game against the saints was not all that polished. Geelong copped it. In a big way. Then the boys never looked back.
I do hope that this is the new tiger though. Rub it in, hear opposition supporter groups say, i hate the richmond theme song because they hear it all the time. Go for the throat every week. Every week.
Ah what a great time to be a tiger!

 

[Mr Brightside]

Just watching the last quarter against the Cats, this may just have been where the belief came from to go all the way. Cats were just behind come last quarter and the boys just smashed em , if they had any doubt in each other, the game plan , themselves , they destroyed those thoughts that night and of course in hindsight nobody was going to trouble them for the rest of September. Couldn't ask for a better 22 to follow, a couple of dead set legends , however I just love they all go when it's there turn to go, this team probably isn't the most star studded line up that's one a flag, however the way they commit and play I'd be confident they'd give any of the great premiership flags a run for there money.

I think this win was probably my most favourite win I've seen. ( GF different of course)

 

[Tiger_Fury_69]

I have the radio calls from Sen, 3aw and MMM of the finals downloaded on my phone.

Where did you download them from?

 

[kiwitiger]

I've done the GF replay multiple times and now enjoying replays of the QF and PF. Lots of blissful hours ahead.

For reasons I don't understand I was a nervous wreck in 2013, 2014 and 2015 finals. Even remember tearing when they ran out on the ground against Carlton and North.

But this year was different, the nerves were gone and replaced by confidence. I told my wife 6 weeks before the grand final that I was confident we would win the Grand Final.

Even in Grand Final week and on Grand Final day, I expected the nerves and emotion to appear: they never did.

The week was one of happiness and confidence. A special time

I had confidence too , but for some reason I kept it to myself , until the morning of the game

When my 30 year old son picked me up for the GF that sat morning ( we have been going to watch the tigers together since he was in primary school ) he looked white , he was so stressed , I said relax will you , we are going to go alright ,

Ya reckon we will win ? he asked, I said put it this way , if the scores are close at halftime , I cant see them going with us , at halftime he gave me the thumbs up

 

[CarnTheTiges]

I have the radio calls from Sen, 3aw and MMM of the finals downloaded on my phone.

Every time I am in the car I connect the phone to my car stereo and I am in heaven.

Listening to idiots like Anthony Hudson and Derwayne Russell commentate in disbelief on our tackling, pressure and pace is just gold.

Up yours Mark Maclure, Dennis Cometti, Paul Roos, Tony Shaw, Michaelangelo Rucci, Kane Cornes and his dad, Basil Zemplis, Tim Lane, Brad Johnson, Simon O’Donnell and any other smart arse half wit commentator who bagged us over the years!

Basil is a terrible commentator, but I believe he's actually a Richmond supporter. That list of people who has bagged us over the years is a long one and it's great to hear them say through gritted teeth that Richmond won the GF in 2017.

 

[TigerForce]

Just watching the last quarter against the Cats, this may just have been where the belief came from to go all the way.

Looks like our mental strength finally clicked.

 

[Sintiger]

I had a confidence too , but for some reason I kept it to myself , until the morning of the game

When my 30 year old son picked me up for the GF that sat morning ( we have been going to watch the tigers together since he was in primary school ) he looked white , he was so stressed , I said relax will you , we are going to go alright ,

Ya reckon we will win ? he asked, I said put it this way , if the scores are close at halftime , I cant see them going with us , at halftime he gave me the thumbs up

I said the same KT. I said before the game that if we are within a couple of goals at halftime we would win.

 

[Whacker]

This one of the most psychologically analytical pieces I have read (and I have read everything in the 2 weeks!) http://www.theroar.com.au/2017/10/10/destruction-tour-tigers-eviscerated-rest-afl-everything-thought-knew

 

[Mr Brightside]

Looks like our mental strength finally clicked.

I think the key word was belief TF

 

[spook]

I watched our R23 game against the Saints the other night. After watching each of our finals at least four times over the past few weeks, what struck me was how slow the Saints were, both offensively and defensively. The intensity was a fraction of what we experienced/brought in the finals.

 

[year of the tiger]

This one of the most psychologically analytical pieces I have read (and I have read everything in the 2 weeks!) http://www.theroar.com.au/2017/10/10/destruction-tour-tigers-eviscerated-rest-afl-everything-thought-knew

I read it a few days ago - great inspiring writing

 

[easy_tiger]

This one of the most psychologically analytical pieces I have read (and I have read everything in the 2 weeks!) http://www.theroar.com.au/2017/10/10/destruction-tour-tigers-eviscerated-rest-afl-everything-thought-knew

thats the best sporting analysis i can recall reading.

thanks

 

[TT33]

I'm still smiling, people are starting to think that I'm a bit loco, I just tell them that I've got the Premiership Cup stuck in my face

 

[Mac]

Have read that article a couple of times. Love it. I really like how it implies 'good luck to other teams copying this game style because it won't be that easy'. The club has finally learnt that true trust and unity can't be faked. Other clubs will try to fake it next year, but only few clubs will have genuine connection. Hawthorn leant this while rfc thought the fans and history would just magic its way in. Gotta hand it to Dimma. I thought he was gone. He probably thought that of himself at times. Being true to himself was the best thing he ever did and the next best thing was letting the players do the same.

My favourite line of the article is
'They unleashed football hell on everyone they faced.'

Beautiful. So did the tiger army. Finally the army has the team it deserves and this team deserves the army.


Speaking of the army, a question:

Has anyone been to:
The prelim against the giants
AND
A game at arrowhead stadium?

I've read about this record they have. It seems quite incredible that it's up at 142 decibels. Considering decibels is a logarithmic scale that is an amazing difference. SIGNIFIGANTLY louder than our game, and they do with around 75000 people. But what is it really like?

I had a look at YouTube but of course you can't quite gauge the noise. The acoustics of the stadium would play a part no doubt, but it seems quite a different experience. It's an intentional effort to create a noise rather than a spontaneous burst of joy noise. Does the Chief fan's noise equal the beauty of the Tiger's noise?

I really don't know but would love someone to explain if they do.

Until I know, I choose be one-eyed and view it as one of the episodes of 'For the love of cars" where they compared a v8 (Triumph Stag) to a v12 (a Jag I think?). The v12 was vastly superior in brute power and would blow the v8 away in a race. Yet it was the v8 that sounded more beautiful. They then recorded both and analysed it musically. The v12 was a horrible cacophony while the v8 displayed repeatable harmonies and rhythms which explained why it sounded better.. from what I can tell from the Arrowhead Stadium video, Chiefs are the v12, but Tigers are the more beautiful sounding v8

 

[achillesjones]

Congratulations to the media gurus on the Richmond website. Loved all of the "Recollections" interviews recently posted.

Goosebumps and tears all over again.