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Tigers v Hawks game day

No doubt Hardwick will come out and say he won’t be reviewing the game. Probably spend all weekend sitting in the garden singing Kum Bye Arr
 
leon said:
No, used to be much better; it's all down to technique. He tries to stab it or kick it softly off two steps. It drifts off, fails to get the distance or just comes off the boot mis-directed. He no longer gers back off the mark, run 5/6 paces and drive through the ball.
Not sure why? Become slack, lazy or just too old/fatigued/can't be bothered any more!
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Yes Jack used to be one of the most natural and reliable set shot goal kickers you'd see. The last few years it seems he has changed his run up and routine and doesn't kick through the ball. I don't have anywhere near the confidence in his goal kicking that I used to.
 
ToraToraTora said:
Look. We've won 2 flags in 3 years, and we are resting on our laurels a bit. Simple as that. Up to the players to wake themselves up, or it'll go down a classic hangover.
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Well is that acceptable in a professional environment? Would that be the way you’d run your business?
 
Like most tiger fans we are use to going to the games it is hard to put up with some of the tv commentary
 
tha8ball said:
Fair enough ...he has played in what ....a grand final - which he played unbelievably well in and 3 of the strangest games in the strangest circumstances the league has ever seen. Personally I’m not putting a line through him after 4 games.
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People aren't putting a line through him, but to me he wasn't playing the way we have played over the last 3 years with such great success. Burned team mates to take the harder option, defensive running was poor. To me he was nowhere near what we expect players to be playing like. There were bad performances from some of the other mids, but they have a lot more goodwill from previous form. He has played a great game in the GF, was ok against Carlton and 2 stinkers.
 
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The Big Richo said:
Good time to mention we are in a better position than we were at this stage of last season?
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Mmmm. From a win loss perspective just. But after 3 games last year we'd suffered some serious injuries and had lost to two very good teams. And the effort and desire was there.

10 goals in 2 games tells a different story this year. Tonight was the 2016 version of Richmond and I can't say I'm happy to see it return.
 
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caesar said:
AFL.com had Stack and Castagna in our best: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: we must have been bad

BEST
Richmond: Vlastuin, Grimes, Short, Stack, Castagna
Hawthorn: Smith, O'Meara, Sicily, Wingard, McEvoy, Mitchell
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That is embarrassing. George statless at half time. My god
 
Ridley said:
Yes Jack used to be one of the most natural and reliable set shot goal kickers you'd see. The last few years it seems he has changed his run up and routine and doesn't kick through the ball. I don't have anywhere near the confidence in his goal kicking that I used to.
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Castagna is more reliable.
He pokes the kicks and always miss the near side.
He cost us last week. With that *smile* poor effort.
 
Ridley said:
Mmmm. From a win loss perspective just. But after 3 games last year we'd suffered some serious injuries and had lost to two very good teams. And the effort and desire was there.

10 goals in 2 games tells a different story this year. Tonight was the 2016 version of Richmond and I can't say I'm happy to see it return.
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Is he over-coaching again. ??
 
The Big Richo said:
Pickett was always likely to find the going tough once he had to deal with AFL standard opposition analysis and physical intensity.

Very few players in the history of the game have stepped in as elite players and he has a number of small weaknesses that were always going to be attacked at AFL level.

He will be a good player but it will take time and adjustment.

I tried to say that all preseason but was shouted down by people saying he was going to win the Brownlow.
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Besides the goal he kicked in last year's GF.
Has anyone butched the ball so often?
 
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