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The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - THE AWARDS
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Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 7 vs Geelong - RESULTS
2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award
Voting Results for Round 7 vs Geelong
GEELONG 3.3 7.8 8.10 11.15 (81)
RICHMOND 0.1 4.3 8.3 12.4 (76)
GOALS
Geelong: Duncan 2, Murdoch 2, Hunt 2, Bartel, Varcoe, McIntosh, Johnson, Selwood
Richmond: Lloyd 3, Edwards 2, Vickery 2, Riewoldt 2, Deledio, Martin, Cotchin
Total Voters=52
Everyone loves a Conca-cuddle
MATCH REPORT
by spook
PROLOGUE
Football stirs fierce emotions in fans but surprisingly little violence. (Although a Hawthorn-supporting friend of mine had his foot broken last year when an opposition supporter ran over it in the MCG car park after yet another Hawks win. Next time I saw him I stamped on his foot, and when he screamed in pain I pressed harder and screamed louder, right in his face, “YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT PAIN IS, LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEORY!”)
I’m amazed we haven’t heard of any RFC-related homicides. What judge could convict?
“Yes, Your Honour, I did bash that man’s brains in with a worn-out microwave, but I thought he was Jeff Gieschen.”
“Case dismissed!”
“I know I swerved onto the footpath and ran down six pedestrians, but they were wearing Carlton jumpers.”
“Give the man a medal!”
(Thank God Julian Knight’s lawyer didn’t argue he thought he’d seen David Palm driving home from training.)
Geelong has been murdering us for 30 years. We’ve beaten them just eight times since Dad declared on the drive home that Geoff Ablett’s brother was a star. We only lost by two goals that day and still led the head-to-head 77-62. Coming into Round 7 it was now 99-85 their way. That’s 37-8 for those playing at home. A massacre. A murder of massacres: 157, 134, 126, 108, 62, 63, 70, 62 again, 89, 72, 76, 74, 82, 64, 76, 79 and a few 50-odds as well.
How no one went postal after 157 is a mystery. Certainly, you could have mounted a strong defence for shooting up Moorabool Street. Maybe we were just too beaten-down by then. I like to think it’s because we’re of high character.
I read that Shaun Grigg had laid just eight tackles in six games this year. Gary Ablett Snr laid a total of 11 in 20 games against Richmond. (He also kicked 117 goals and was on the winning side 18 times.) (A sniper in the top deck of the Ponnie would have received sympathy and understanding, but no way would he have got off. Unless he was shooting Grigg. Eh? EH!? I’m here all week.)
So, it’s fair to say I wasn’t expecting much on a wet and cold Sunday afternoon at the G. Gazza Snr used to love those days. Probably reminded him of Drouin, where if it’s not raining it’s dripping off the trees.
Some good ins though – great to have Lids and Rancealot back, and the vibe was that we would improve after some signs against the Hawks, reinforced a day earlier when St Kilda proved 80 points worse than us, in the rain.
THE GAME
The Tigers began competitively and the ball spent the first two minutes in our forward half without much threat of scoring. We bombed the ball in to the delight of Harry Taylor, a pattern that would continue all day. The difference was highlighted when the Cats hit up Jimmy Bartel for their first goal, followed by Lids bursting clear from the resultant centre bounce, only to bomb the ball straight to Taylor when Ty had a 10 metre break on the lead.
The game went this way for the first quarter-and-a-half, with Richmond more than holding its own in the clearances and through the midfield, only to consistently break down across half-forward. The Cats sat back and killed us on the counter, Stevie J and Bartel ‘avin a larf, and with 10 minutes on the clock it looked like we’d endure a goalless first half.
Reece Conca was playing his best game for the club and we finally broke the drought when he speared a ball 50 metres to where he wanted Jack to be. One of Reece’s great strengths is his spatial awareness – he finds it for himself when there appears little
– and here he kicked the ball to the only vacant space in our forward 50, drawing Jack from the goal line to mark uncontested near the point post. Two steps out, left foot curler, goal.
From here on it was a different game. After a rusty start, Lids continued to take the game on and was rewarded with a trademark long goal to give us two in two minutes. The return of Lids and Rance noticeably lifted our run and intensity, while defensively *smile* and Grigg were putting the clamps on Tommahawk and Duckwood, respectively. Defensive mistakes were still proving costly, but a beaut goal on the swivel to Slammin’ Sammy Lloyd meant we felt in the game at the half. Dad predicted we’d win, but I wasn’t sure he was totally serious.
The third quarter saw the Tiges finally play the type of football we’d hoped and expected to see all season. Run and carry in waves from half-back, featuring the likes of Conca, Flossy (who had been superb in the second quarter), the Bull, Morro and Lids, who went onto Duckwood and carved him up. Jacko was relentless and Titch added great energy and a couple of goals after being subbed on at half-time for the ineffectual Gordon.
We dominated the term and but for a mind-boggling free kick to umpires’ pet Duncan, when he dropped the ball in the tackle and was rewarded with a free kick for holding the man, plus the worst decision of the year to penalise Rance for the perfect spoil on Hawkins, we might have been in front or at least level at the last turn. As it was, we were only seven points down and the blue-and-white-rinse brigade around me were decidedly cattish, harrumphing and muttering such gems as “I can’t believe we beat Hawthorn”.
I turned to the old bloke next to me and said, “Don’t worry, you’ll beat us by four goals”, and when Duckwood pushed Lids aside and stormed through a pack to open proceedings I felt justified in my proclamation. The Cats added another to stretch the lead to three goals and while the Tigers continued to come, the Cats were always able to keep just out of our reach.
Goals to Bull and Jack saw us close to 11 points. The old bloke from Geelong had the headphones in and his wife informed me there were 90 seconds left. “We could lose it from here if we were in front, but I dunno about winning it,” I said, and we just ran out of time, with Lloyd goaling on the siren to make the final margin five points.
EPILOGUE
Some will argue the margin flattered, given Geelong had 26 scoring shots to 16, but we had more of the ball. The real difference was in converting forward-half possession into shots at goal, with our penchant to bomb long from 70 playing right into Taylor’s hands. We really need to spot up targets around the 50 and back ourselves to kick goals from there. It’s the only way to keep zone-off bludgers like Taylor and Enright honest and create one-on-ones deeper.
We had our chances. If Chappy had either kept running or spread it wide to Brando when we had all the momentum, it might have been a different story, but overall it was a game between a side for whom winning is a habit, and another that couldn’t quite grasp what was there for the taking.
Still, it was a much-improved performance and if we play every week as we did for the last two-and-a-half quarters, we will see September action. Just pray we don’t lose Lids and Rance again.
EDITORIAL
by Panthera tigris FC
Thanks to spook for a great report on the sorry recent record we have against the Cats and a nice summary of the match. Overall, it was an interesting game. To get within 5 points after not scoring a goal for the first 45 minutes or so of the match tells the story. We equalled Geelong on many levels, but were let down by our delivery into the forward 50 and silly turnovers that cost us goals. The return of Rance and Deledio was apparent, with both clearly willing to take the game on and providing much needed impetus and run from defence.
In the voting this week Conca was the stand out after having one of his best, if not his best, game in the Yellow and Black. He is an interesting one, with his ability to glide across the surface and his ability to move in traffic. Polish his disposal a little more and he could be anything. Nothing wrong with the Conca-cuddles either. Look for them after a goal, they're almost always there. Rance returned and provided good defense and run. He was duly rewarded by the PRE voters as a testament to his value to the side. Finally, Jackson rounded out the top 3 in the voting this week. He really shows what time in the system, a mature body and a developed understanding of the game provides. He has become such a strong and valuable member of the side, with the vast majority of the gaffes and lashing out absent from his game. He has quickly found his way into the top 5 of this award after missing a couple of games.
The side now get to rest up with the bye before taking on the Dees next Saturday afternoon. I am planning on taking my 7 year old daughter to her first AFL match, so hopefully the boys can bring home the win for her (and us!).
Carn' the Tiges!
2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award
Voting Results for Round 7 vs Geelong
GEELONG 3.3 7.8 8.10 11.15 (81)
RICHMOND 0.1 4.3 8.3 12.4 (76)
GOALS
Geelong: Duncan 2, Murdoch 2, Hunt 2, Bartel, Varcoe, McIntosh, Johnson, Selwood
Richmond: Lloyd 3, Edwards 2, Vickery 2, Riewoldt 2, Deledio, Martin, Cotchin
| Rank | Change | Player | 3 VOTES | 2 VOTES | 1 VOTE | RD TOTAL | TOTAL | VOTES | AVG |
| 1 | - | Trent Cotchin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 421 | 1 | 60.1 |
| 2 | - | David Astbury | 1 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 264 | 20 | 37.7 |
| 3 | - | Matt Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 0 | 41.2 |
| 4 | - | Jack Riewoldt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 1 | 28.3 |
| 5 | ↑2 | Daniel Jackson | 8 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 190 | 26 | 38.0 |
| 6 | ↓1 | Brandon Ellis | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 186 | 7 | 26.6 |
| 7 | ↑5 | Reece Conca | 32 | 14 | 4 | 128 | 167 | 50 | 23.9 |
| 8 | - | Brett Deledio | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 144 | 7 | 48.0 |
| 9 | ↓3 | Sam Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 35.0 |
| 10 | ↓1 | Ben Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 11 | ↓1 | Dustin Martin | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 87 | 3 | 12.4 |
| 12 | NEW | Alex Rance | 11 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 68 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 13 | ↓2 | Ricky Petterd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 14 | ↓1 | Shaun Hampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 15 | ↓1 | Nick Vlastuin | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 16 | ↓1 | Bachar Houli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.7 |
| =17 | ↓1 | Tyrone Vickery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 |
| =17 | - | Shaun Grigg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 19 | ↓1 | Nathan Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 |
| =20 | ↓1 | Steven Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| =20 | ↓1 | Shane Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 22 | ↓1 | Matthew Arnot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 |
| =23 | ↓1 | Matthew McDonough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 |
| =23 | ↓1 | Dylan Grimes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 25 | ↓1 | Chris Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 |
| =26 | ↓1 | Orren Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| =26 | ↓1 | Jake King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
Everyone loves a Conca-cuddle
MATCH REPORT
by spook
PROLOGUE
Football stirs fierce emotions in fans but surprisingly little violence. (Although a Hawthorn-supporting friend of mine had his foot broken last year when an opposition supporter ran over it in the MCG car park after yet another Hawks win. Next time I saw him I stamped on his foot, and when he screamed in pain I pressed harder and screamed louder, right in his face, “YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT PAIN IS, LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEORY!”)
I’m amazed we haven’t heard of any RFC-related homicides. What judge could convict?
“Yes, Your Honour, I did bash that man’s brains in with a worn-out microwave, but I thought he was Jeff Gieschen.”
“Case dismissed!”
“I know I swerved onto the footpath and ran down six pedestrians, but they were wearing Carlton jumpers.”
“Give the man a medal!”
(Thank God Julian Knight’s lawyer didn’t argue he thought he’d seen David Palm driving home from training.)
Geelong has been murdering us for 30 years. We’ve beaten them just eight times since Dad declared on the drive home that Geoff Ablett’s brother was a star. We only lost by two goals that day and still led the head-to-head 77-62. Coming into Round 7 it was now 99-85 their way. That’s 37-8 for those playing at home. A massacre. A murder of massacres: 157, 134, 126, 108, 62, 63, 70, 62 again, 89, 72, 76, 74, 82, 64, 76, 79 and a few 50-odds as well.
How no one went postal after 157 is a mystery. Certainly, you could have mounted a strong defence for shooting up Moorabool Street. Maybe we were just too beaten-down by then. I like to think it’s because we’re of high character.
I read that Shaun Grigg had laid just eight tackles in six games this year. Gary Ablett Snr laid a total of 11 in 20 games against Richmond. (He also kicked 117 goals and was on the winning side 18 times.) (A sniper in the top deck of the Ponnie would have received sympathy and understanding, but no way would he have got off. Unless he was shooting Grigg. Eh? EH!? I’m here all week.)
So, it’s fair to say I wasn’t expecting much on a wet and cold Sunday afternoon at the G. Gazza Snr used to love those days. Probably reminded him of Drouin, where if it’s not raining it’s dripping off the trees.
Some good ins though – great to have Lids and Rancealot back, and the vibe was that we would improve after some signs against the Hawks, reinforced a day earlier when St Kilda proved 80 points worse than us, in the rain.
THE GAME
The Tigers began competitively and the ball spent the first two minutes in our forward half without much threat of scoring. We bombed the ball in to the delight of Harry Taylor, a pattern that would continue all day. The difference was highlighted when the Cats hit up Jimmy Bartel for their first goal, followed by Lids bursting clear from the resultant centre bounce, only to bomb the ball straight to Taylor when Ty had a 10 metre break on the lead.
The game went this way for the first quarter-and-a-half, with Richmond more than holding its own in the clearances and through the midfield, only to consistently break down across half-forward. The Cats sat back and killed us on the counter, Stevie J and Bartel ‘avin a larf, and with 10 minutes on the clock it looked like we’d endure a goalless first half.
Reece Conca was playing his best game for the club and we finally broke the drought when he speared a ball 50 metres to where he wanted Jack to be. One of Reece’s great strengths is his spatial awareness – he finds it for himself when there appears little
From here on it was a different game. After a rusty start, Lids continued to take the game on and was rewarded with a trademark long goal to give us two in two minutes. The return of Lids and Rance noticeably lifted our run and intensity, while defensively *smile* and Grigg were putting the clamps on Tommahawk and Duckwood, respectively. Defensive mistakes were still proving costly, but a beaut goal on the swivel to Slammin’ Sammy Lloyd meant we felt in the game at the half. Dad predicted we’d win, but I wasn’t sure he was totally serious.
The third quarter saw the Tiges finally play the type of football we’d hoped and expected to see all season. Run and carry in waves from half-back, featuring the likes of Conca, Flossy (who had been superb in the second quarter), the Bull, Morro and Lids, who went onto Duckwood and carved him up. Jacko was relentless and Titch added great energy and a couple of goals after being subbed on at half-time for the ineffectual Gordon.
We dominated the term and but for a mind-boggling free kick to umpires’ pet Duncan, when he dropped the ball in the tackle and was rewarded with a free kick for holding the man, plus the worst decision of the year to penalise Rance for the perfect spoil on Hawkins, we might have been in front or at least level at the last turn. As it was, we were only seven points down and the blue-and-white-rinse brigade around me were decidedly cattish, harrumphing and muttering such gems as “I can’t believe we beat Hawthorn”.
I turned to the old bloke next to me and said, “Don’t worry, you’ll beat us by four goals”, and when Duckwood pushed Lids aside and stormed through a pack to open proceedings I felt justified in my proclamation. The Cats added another to stretch the lead to three goals and while the Tigers continued to come, the Cats were always able to keep just out of our reach.
Goals to Bull and Jack saw us close to 11 points. The old bloke from Geelong had the headphones in and his wife informed me there were 90 seconds left. “We could lose it from here if we were in front, but I dunno about winning it,” I said, and we just ran out of time, with Lloyd goaling on the siren to make the final margin five points.
EPILOGUE
Some will argue the margin flattered, given Geelong had 26 scoring shots to 16, but we had more of the ball. The real difference was in converting forward-half possession into shots at goal, with our penchant to bomb long from 70 playing right into Taylor’s hands. We really need to spot up targets around the 50 and back ourselves to kick goals from there. It’s the only way to keep zone-off bludgers like Taylor and Enright honest and create one-on-ones deeper.
We had our chances. If Chappy had either kept running or spread it wide to Brando when we had all the momentum, it might have been a different story, but overall it was a game between a side for whom winning is a habit, and another that couldn’t quite grasp what was there for the taking.
Still, it was a much-improved performance and if we play every week as we did for the last two-and-a-half quarters, we will see September action. Just pray we don’t lose Lids and Rance again.
EDITORIAL
by Panthera tigris FC
Thanks to spook for a great report on the sorry recent record we have against the Cats and a nice summary of the match. Overall, it was an interesting game. To get within 5 points after not scoring a goal for the first 45 minutes or so of the match tells the story. We equalled Geelong on many levels, but were let down by our delivery into the forward 50 and silly turnovers that cost us goals. The return of Rance and Deledio was apparent, with both clearly willing to take the game on and providing much needed impetus and run from defence.
In the voting this week Conca was the stand out after having one of his best, if not his best, game in the Yellow and Black. He is an interesting one, with his ability to glide across the surface and his ability to move in traffic. Polish his disposal a little more and he could be anything. Nothing wrong with the Conca-cuddles either. Look for them after a goal, they're almost always there. Rance returned and provided good defense and run. He was duly rewarded by the PRE voters as a testament to his value to the side. Finally, Jackson rounded out the top 3 in the voting this week. He really shows what time in the system, a mature body and a developed understanding of the game provides. He has become such a strong and valuable member of the side, with the vast majority of the gaffes and lashing out absent from his game. He has quickly found his way into the top 5 of this award after missing a couple of games.
The side now get to rest up with the bye before taking on the Dees next Saturday afternoon. I am planning on taking my 7 year old daughter to her first AFL match, so hopefully the boys can bring home the win for her (and us!).
Carn' the Tiges!
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 7 vs Geelong - RESULTS
thanks for reminding us all Spook, that their is no greater S&M relationship in the comp as Cats over Tigers.
Did I tell you Jimmy Bartel is my equal favourite, white, non-tiger?
thanks for reminding us all Spook, that their is no greater S&M relationship in the comp as Cats over Tigers.
Did I tell you Jimmy Bartel is my equal favourite, white, non-tiger?
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 7 vs Geelong - RESULTS
Thanks Panthera and spook. Great efforts as always.
All reports that PREnders volunteer to provide are much appreciated. I hope many more put their hands up to help out. It doesn't have to be a magnum opus. Even the simplest, most basic reports tell a story from a PREnder's perspective and help ease Panthera's workload.
Thanks Panthera and spook. Great efforts as always.
All reports that PREnders volunteer to provide are much appreciated. I hope many more put their hands up to help out. It doesn't have to be a magnum opus. Even the simplest, most basic reports tell a story from a PREnder's perspective and help ease Panthera's workload.
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 7 vs Geelong - RESULTS
very good work, thanks. Astbury killing it. Thomas had a hell of a honeymoon period
very good work, thanks. Astbury killing it. Thomas had a hell of a honeymoon period
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 8 vs Melbourne - VOTE HERE
This is garbage - a horrible effort.
This is garbage - a horrible effort.
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 8 vs Melbourne - VOTE HERE
3 - Dan Jacksom
2 - Dustin Martin
1 - Ben Lennon
3 - Dan Jacksom
2 - Dustin Martin
1 - Ben Lennon
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 8 vs Melbourne - VOTE HERE
3. Dusty
2. Jacko
1. McDonough
3. Dusty
2. Jacko
1. McDonough
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 8 vs Melbourne - VOTE HERE
3. The Bull
2. Jacko
1. Bertie, but really struggled to find a third deserving of votes so might as well give it to the kid that took only 35secs to kick his first AFL goal.
3. The Bull
2. Jacko
1. Bertie, but really struggled to find a third deserving of votes so might as well give it to the kid that took only 35secs to kick his first AFL goal.
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 8 vs Melbourne - VOTE HERE
3-Dusty
2-Rance
1-Lennon
Nice way to send off a legend of the Club, clowns.
3-Dusty
2-Rance
1-Lennon
Nice way to send off a legend of the Club, clowns.
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 8 vs Melbourne - VOTE HERE
3. Martin
2. Jacko
1. Rance
3. Martin
2. Jacko
1. Rance
Re: The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award - Round 8 vs Melbourne - VOTE HERE
3 Jackson
2 Martin
1 Cotchin
3 Jackson
2 Martin
1 Cotchin
