Tigers lacked spark: Frawley
12:10:54 AM Sun 10 August, 2003
Jordan Chong
afl.com.au
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Richmond ‘didn’t fire a shot’ during its 80-point thrashing at the hands of St. Kilda at Telstra Dome on Saturday night, according to coach Danny Frawley.
The Tigers were jumped at the start, outscored five goals to one in the opening term to trail by 27 points at the first break.
It was a position from which they never recovered, the Saints riding the wave of emotion surrounding Nathan Burke’s farewell game to inflict on Richmond its worst loss of the year.
On Friday, Frawley described the match as an ‘exciting opportunity’ win a game of football.
But after the match, he was left lamenting the lack of spark from the team.
“We didn’t fire a shot basically. There was no spark,” a disappointed Frawley said.
“The last couple of weeks have been pretty promising but again it’s just a perfect example of not turning up to play the way we wanted to.”
“We got beaten in all areas I would have thought. We let ourselves down.”
Richmond has lost its last five first-quarters. The most recent occasion it has gone into the first break ahead was the round 13 match against Brisbane, where it held a one-point advantage.
“Sides really set up their wins by starting well, and we haven’t started too well of the last probably four or five weeks, so we’ve just got to have a look at that and the reasons why and start a bit better.”
“We knew it was going to be a willing game, for obvious reasons.”
After a couple of good weeks that saw the side beat the Western Bulldogs and run Fremantle very close at Subiaco Oval, he described Saturday night’s performance as a ‘real step backwards’.
“The only positive I can see out of the game was thank god it’s not round 22. To finish on that note…”
12:10:54 AM Sun 10 August, 2003
Jordan Chong
afl.com.au
Related Content:
Listen to Danny Frawley
Richmond ‘didn’t fire a shot’ during its 80-point thrashing at the hands of St. Kilda at Telstra Dome on Saturday night, according to coach Danny Frawley.
The Tigers were jumped at the start, outscored five goals to one in the opening term to trail by 27 points at the first break.
It was a position from which they never recovered, the Saints riding the wave of emotion surrounding Nathan Burke’s farewell game to inflict on Richmond its worst loss of the year.
On Friday, Frawley described the match as an ‘exciting opportunity’ win a game of football.
But after the match, he was left lamenting the lack of spark from the team.
“We didn’t fire a shot basically. There was no spark,” a disappointed Frawley said.
“The last couple of weeks have been pretty promising but again it’s just a perfect example of not turning up to play the way we wanted to.”
“We got beaten in all areas I would have thought. We let ourselves down.”
Richmond has lost its last five first-quarters. The most recent occasion it has gone into the first break ahead was the round 13 match against Brisbane, where it held a one-point advantage.
“Sides really set up their wins by starting well, and we haven’t started too well of the last probably four or five weeks, so we’ve just got to have a look at that and the reasons why and start a bit better.”
“We knew it was going to be a willing game, for obvious reasons.”
After a couple of good weeks that saw the side beat the Western Bulldogs and run Fremantle very close at Subiaco Oval, he described Saturday night’s performance as a ‘real step backwards’.
“The only positive I can see out of the game was thank god it’s not round 22. To finish on that note…”
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