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The real problem with Richmond at the moment
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TigerForce said:
Firstly, get your quote right. he didn't say "can't" he said "unlikely to".
Why do you think it is funny suggesting what he suggests? Presumably by that comment you consider there is either a reasonable amount or alot of improvement available to those teams? That would be an even stranger comment for mine.
smasha said:
This wasn't a PROBLEM set up in Wallace's era! You can go back to Frawley and Geish at least and see many a game where were flat laying 20 tackles in a game - that's right just 20 tackles - I've banging on about this for a decade or more. Along with Shepherds.
The other thing we were getting progressively worse at was on field chat - dead set team of mutes by my experience, made all the worse by the Captain of Mutes, Kane Johnson. Good player, probably a great mate, but a mute on field as a Captain.
Sorry for the pedantics......I didn't know the words 'cannot' and 'unlikely' were so far apart in meaning.Phar Ace said:
He's predicting that the top teams are UNLIKELY to improve further. How would he know that now when they are still on top of the ladder and playing well? Why shouldn't they have the strength to get rid of players who are not performing &/or getting older and then find other better players? It's a bit too Nostradamus to me.
The real problem with Richmond at the moment ........................ is that we are no bloody good!
C'mon Tiger supporters, just use every Richmond game as a visit to the dentist. You'll get used to it soon. ;Dcmontiges said:
Positive post... however, my biggest anxiety in the next couple of years in recruiting to bolster the current team and build on some of the good signs we've seen this year... the compromised drafts will not help our cause. In saying that, I'd be happy with more Nason quality types deeper in the draft!
TigerForce said:
Forgiven ;D
The same way any of us here even get close to what we claim to know (maybe even you ??? ).
Still think it's more than fair for Hippity or others to have an opinion on what might well become the case, hence the use of UNLIKELY, and not "can;t", 'Can't' would be Nostradamus-like, 'unlikely' is more of an opinion, surely.
Anyway, if you go back to Hopper's post, you'll see he mostly referred to Geelong, who today you might say have plateau, or maybe we are just a couple of goals of Geelong on that formline. I think the former is far more LIKELY than the latter - believe it or not ;D
CC TIGER said:
Is something we will work on, however last night our fitness was not the standout out issue.
Phar Ace there was no need for this explanation because I just responded to Hopper in a humorous way ("it's a bit funny") and not in a critical way. I don't bag people on here.Phar Ace said:
Plateau doesn't mean it's the end or downhill. They thrashed Port by a near century last week and I reckon they are still strong enough to fight back after plateauing or losing players through injury or form and have the ability to finish top 4 or 8. Don't forget he mentioned that an improving Brisbane with Fev/Brown"will never be more dangerous than now". There's no 'unlikely' in that quote and it's all Nostradamus to me.
TigerForce said:
Initially you did, then came this
TigerForce said:
I didn't get the humour in that - maybe I'm missing a comma or fullstop somewhere ;D
Anyway, I wasn't accusing you of bagging, hence the humour I tired to use as well. It was lighthearted. I've never really read anything personel from you that I'd describe as bagging.
On the plateau comment, that was my cut and thrust on it, seperate from anything Hopper said.
TigerForce said:
Nah, it came across as "it's a bit odd" - eh, must be a syntax thing...............
My guess is that our main rivals as we emerge will be Carlton, Freo and Melbourne (perhaps WCE or an expansion team that combines some drafting skill with some old fashioned luck). Just my 5c. Time to hang tough and take our medicine for a little while.
the two new teams will eventually dominate, they have been gifted unpresedented top 20 talent, its not possible for any current club to get all that talent,even if the talent is average, they will peak at once, i cant see how they wont eventually win flags, look at what port did, and their talent pool wasn,t has good
the two new teams will eventually dominate, they have been gifted unpresedented top 20 talent, its not possible for any current club to get all that talent,even if the talent is average, they will peak at once, i cant see how they wont eventually win flags, look at what port did, and their talent pool wasn,t has good
