Oppo Camp 2019 Premiership Salt Mine

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[tigerdan]

Lol. Where does this person want us to play so that it's fair for everyone else?

Lurk for long enough on the weagles board and you'll find some crackers, for example last year if we'd only lost to them in Perth (we won), we would have had to have gone to Perth in the finals and lost.

It's like that Grouch Marx line:
It's lucky you're smaller than me or i'd hit you!
But i'm bigger than you!
That's another reason!

 

[tigerdan]

Gez you got laugh at some of this crap cats board come up with the consiparcy that rd 17 was like a dummy game Scott basically didn't show his cards played others players in the forward line and now we have showed our cards.

Read the cats board and you'll come away feeling more confident. They reckon they will play their possession style game on Saturday, and this time win - simply because they are in good form.

Then go to their autopsy thread from when we last played them and they are all melting because they played their possession style gameplan and it didn't stand up to Richmond's pressure.

We have timed this to perfection again and all the press banging on about Ablett and Dangerfield is just music to my ears.

 

[RFCGloryJC]

Titus O'Reilly is not too bad.
Mainly writing on Twitter about horseracing at the moment.
I saw him at the footy.
He's a genuine eccentric, always wears the suit and hat.
He actually cracks me up to be honest, each to their own.

 

[Dr Awkward]

Titus O'Reilly is not too bad.
Mainly writing on Twitter about horseracing at the moment.
I saw him at the footy.
He's a genuine eccentric, always wears the suit and hat.
He actually cracks me up to be honest, each to their own.

I find him generally pretty funny. It's just that his analysis of richmond games is covered in salt, to the point where his observations on our games are not funny because they don't make sense.

 

[Waca Jr]

The 2020 salt mine could be overflowing by Sunday morning

 

[Tony Harrison]

Main board hypocrisy is gold.
Check out the J Cameron thread.

Everyone still up in arms about the reigning premier getting Lynch (well we didn’t make the grand final that year and our competition for his signature did).

Also the main board rhetoric states that Richmond has few stars but is rather, system based.

Doesn’t that mean we have an average list and performing well in spite of not having the stars come to us? Then a star does come and it’s outrage?

FA keeps the top clubs at the top.

Pretty sure we rebuilt from being a basket case during FA and with the additional disadvantage of compromised drafts.

You need to become a destination club to attract talent.

So you become a destination club and attract talent and the system is unfair. Oh my.

campaigners always looking for an excuse for their shit clubs.

 

[TigerTime88]

I'm finding people on social media/big footy unusually salty towards Dusty. Suggesting that he wins Norm Smiths and AA's without deserving them. As good as Houli was in both those Grand Finals I think the stats speak for themselves:

2017 Grand Final
Dusty - 29 disposals @ 83%, 2 goals 2 behinds, 2 goal assists, 6 clearances and 9 score involvements, 369m gained
Houli - 25 disposals @76%, 1 goal 2, 0 goal assists, 1 clearance, 4 score involvements and 694m gained

Houli was tremendous that day, but Dusty was ahead of him for BOG and I think the stats back that up. All outside of metres gained he outperformed Bachar. Houli's GF performance could have won the medal on any other day but 29 touches at 83% while hitting the scoreboard is enough for me.

2019 Grand Final
Dusty - 22 Disposals @86%, 4 goals, 2 goal assists, 8 score involvements, 3 clearances, 372m gained
Houli - 26 Disposals @77%, 0 GA's, 6 score involvements, 1 clearance, 317m gained

Again Houli played a great game, but find me any other Grand Final where someone kicks 4 with other score involvements and has 22 touches at 86% that didn't get the medal.

 

[GoTigers2015]

Main board hypocrisy is gold.
Check out the J Cameron thread.

Everyone still up in arms about the reigning premier getting Lynch (well we didn’t make the grand final that year and our competition for his signature did).

Also the main board rhetoric states that Richmond has few stars but is rather, system based.

Doesn’t that mean we have an average list and performing well in spite of not having the stars come to us? Then a star does come and it’s outrage?

FA keeps the top clubs at the top.

Pretty sure we rebuilt from being a basket case during FA and with the additional disadvantage of compromised drafts.

You need to become a destination club to attract talent.

So you become a destination club and attract talent and the system is unfair. Oh my.

campaigners always looking for an excuse for their sh*t clubs.

Stupid campaigners always argue we are the worst premiers ever because the competition is weak.

The irony is that they are saying their own teams are really bad.

 

[db26]

How is Danger mentioned in the same sentence as Dusty is laughable , his not good enough to tie up his shoe laces.

 

[Ceehook]

Stupid campaigners always argue we are the worst premiers ever because the competition is weak.

The irony is that they are saying their own teams are really bad.

a lot of what was said sounds true and comes up in sensible discussion
we are system base and most sides these days and have many times have you heard we'll back our system

FA does seem to have delivered more benefit to stronger clubs

which gives our rise thru Gold Coast/GWS compromised draft period and the bringing in of FA even more merit

now you're an opposition supporter and you only see some of our games and you dont study us in detail

it can only beg the question "how the hell did they get to where they are ?"

To the casual observer Baker , Broad , Astbury , Grimmes , Short, K Mac , Graham, Lambert , Castagna and on recent form Reiwoldt don't look that good

We watch them closely and debate their strengths and weaknesses endlessly
and have a better understanding of how a team of "non champions" can be such a champion team

and the rest of the football world can go and .........

 

[tora tora tora]

Do any of you guys read Titus O'Reilly? Hates the Tiges, the anti-Richmond salt has been rising for a while now

I follow him. I love him. He's about the only person I find funny. Anti Richmond? He seems focused on putting his Demons down in a self depricating way

his preview of our prelim
Friday

Port Adelaide v Richmond (AO) 7:50pm Seven

There’s so much trade speculation in the Melbourne footy media at the moment that I’d forgotten the season was still going.

Preliminary Finals are exciting and all, but it’s much more fun to speculate on how many first-round picks the Bombers will get for Adam Saad

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Adam Saad

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. I’m not one to wildly speculate, but I think anything less than twenty first round picks would be unreasonable.

When this strange season started off, I know many of you predicted a Port Adelaide premiership, but it’s nice to have Richmond still in the hunt.

The Tigers have managed to go from a relatively well-liked team to the biggest villain in the competition.

Not since Hulk Hogan joined the NWO have I seen such a turnaround in popularity.

The only difference is where Hogan had the leg drop as a finishing move, the Tigers have a knee drop.

The term ‘unsociable’ gets thrown around a lot, I guess because it sounds nicer than ‘thuggish’. A bit like when CEOs say ‘rightsizing’ instead of ‘downsizing’.

In fairness, it’s hard to win a Premiership and stay popular, especially if you win more than one, it’s like a band becoming big.

You need to be more like the Western Bulldogs, who turned in one brilliant turn then didn’t do much. The Bulldogs are The Stone Roses of the AFL, a brilliant Premiership out of nowhere, then, disappointment. That’s why both of them have such indie cred.

Richmond is in danger of becoming U2 and of course, Hawthorn is Nickelback.

Port doesn’t seem like a team that’s going to be easily intimidated though.

Charlie Dixon

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’s beard is so terrifying, that if you tried to knee him while he was on the ground, his beard would envelop you and you’d never be seen again.

This isn’t idle conjecture, it happened once to his opponent Simon Finch. Never heard of Simon Finch? That’s because not only did Dixon’s beard swallow him, it erased all record of him ever existing.

Port deserve to be favourites in this, they’ve been super consistent this year, while Richmond’s has been a bit less reliable.

Richmond’s experience could be telling, but I think the Power is up for the challenge.

 

[Delorean]

I'm finding people on social media/big footy unusually salty towards Dusty. Suggesting that he wins Norm Smiths and AA's without deserving them. As good as Houli was in both those Grand Finals I think the stats speak for themselves:

2017 Grand Final
Dusty - 29 disposals @ 83%, 2 goals 2 behinds, 2 goal assists, 6 clearances and 9 score involvements, 369m gained
Houli - 25 disposals @76%, 1 goal 2, 0 goal assists, 1 clearance, 4 score involvements and 694m gained

Houli was tremendous that day, but Dusty was ahead of him for BOG and I think the stats back that up. All outside of metres gained he outperformed Bachar. Houli's GF performance could have won the medal on any other day but 29 touches at 83% while hitting the scoreboard is enough for me.

2019 Grand Final
Dusty - 22 Disposals @86%, 4 goals, 2 goal assists, 8 score involvements, 3 clearances, 372m gained
Houli - 26 Disposals @77%, 0 GA's, 6 score involvements, 1 clearance, 317m gained

Again Houli played a great game, but find me any other Grand Final where someone kicks 4 with other score involvements and has 22 touches at 86% that didn't get the medal.

Dusty had the second most contested possesions in Grand final history in 2017 also. Second only to Simon Black

Simon Black

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[Serenity_Now]

I'm finding people on social media/big footy unusually salty towards Dusty. Suggesting that he wins Norm Smiths and AA's without deserving them. As good as Houli was in both those Grand Finals I think the stats speak for themselves:

2017 Grand Final
Dusty - 29 disposals @ 83%, 2 goals 2 behinds, 2 goal assists, 6 clearances and 9 score involvements, 369m gained
Houli - 25 disposals @76%, 1 goal 2, 0 goal assists, 1 clearance, 4 score involvements and 694m gained

Houli was tremendous that day, but Dusty was ahead of him for BOG and I think the stats back that up. All outside of metres gained he outperformed Bachar. Houli's GF performance could have won the medal on any other day but 29 touches at 83% while hitting the scoreboard is enough for me.

2019 Grand Final
Dusty - 22 Disposals @86%, 4 goals, 2 goal assists, 8 score involvements, 3 clearances, 372m gained
Houli - 26 Disposals @77%, 0 GA's, 6 score involvements, 1 clearance, 317m gained

Again Houli played a great game, but find me any other Grand Final where someone kicks 4 with other score involvements and has 22 touches at 86% that didn't get the medal.

Yep, my initial thought right after the 2017 GF was it was a toss up between Dusty and Houli. Having watched that granny another 308 times, Dusty was clearly BOG.

 

[Marcel Proust]

Can someone put this thread on a another website somehow in case the delete threat transpires

 

[Marcel Proust]

a lot of what was said sounds true and comes up in sensible discussion
we are system base and most sides these days and have many times have you heard we'll back our system

FA does seem to have delivered more benefit to stronger clubs

which gives our rise thru Gold Coast/GWS compromised draft period and the bringing in of FA even more merit

now you're an opposition supporter and you only see some of our games and you dont study us in detail

it can only beg the question "how the hell did they get to where they are ?"

To the casual observer Baker , Broad , Astbury , Grimmes , Short, K Mac , Graham, Lambert , Castagna and on recent form Reiwoldt don't look that good

We watch them closely and debate their strengths and weaknesses endlessly
and have a better understanding of how a team of "non champions" can be such a champion team

and the rest of the football world can go and .........

Man you have to have as much footy understanding as a doorknob to not rate Grimes.

 

[Tony Harrison]

Can someone put this thread on a another website somehow in case the delete threat transpires

We will have 2020/21 salt to bask in then.

there will be no shortage

 

[Marcel Proust]

We will have 2020/21 salt to bask in then.

there will be no shortage

For historical reasoning it's be nice to have a copy

 

[Ceehook]

Man you have to have as much footy understanding as a doorknob to not rate Grimes.

read again
opposition supporters might not
but WE do
I sometimes call him Saint Grimmes

the casual watcher of Richmond games mightn't appreciate the blocks , spoils and tackles he does and the low number of frees he gives away
more obvious is the intercept marks and goal line saves

but hey , the opposition are allowed to under rate us , their opinions dont hit the score board

 

[JR82]

Lol. Where does this person want us to play so that it's fair for everyone else?

Had a moron (fireman Kane) on twitter saying we should play the dees in Darwin....
These idiots don't realise that without the big Clubs getting big crowds to thier games the AFL wouldn't be able to prop up thier minnow Clubs. Even more so after this yr.

 

[Marcel Proust]

An example as to why we must preserve old salt

Trent Cotchin bump on Dylan Shiel

Was going for the ball but did collect Shiel high. Only needs a fine to miss a week due to bad record, could he be done for rough conduct and miss one? (AFL says no) Footage:

www.bigfooty.com

 

[JR82]

Read the cats board and you'll come away feeling more confident. They reckon they will play their possession style game on Saturday, and this time win - simply because they are in good form.

Then go to their autopsy thread from when we last played them and they are all melting because they played their possession style gameplan and it didn't stand up to Richmond's pressure.

We have timed this to perfection again and all the press banging on about Ablett and Dangerfield is just music to my ears.

Heard the "Pure Footy" podcast yesterday speaking about Cats form & they were drooling over the cats efficiency going fwd in the Finals thus far, especially "the last 2 weeks" but they failed to point out the complete lack of pressure they were under in those games, the oppo basically allowed to run around as they pleased. The worrying thing for them IMO is how long it took them to put Brisbane away.

 

[JR82]

The 2020 salt mine could be overflowing by Sunday morning

it'll be the biggest yet, especially considering the reputation of the other mob.

 

[Marcel Proust]

it'll be the biggest yet, especially considering the reputation of the other mob.

Destroyer of fairytales

 

[JR82]

I'm finding people on social media/big footy unusually salty towards Dusty. Suggesting that he wins Norm Smiths and AA's without deserving them. As good as Houli was in both those Grand Finals I think the stats speak for themselves:

2017 Grand Final
Dusty - 29 disposals @ 83%, 2 goals 2 behinds, 2 goal assists, 6 clearances and 9 score involvements, 369m gained
Houli - 25 disposals @76%, 1 goal 2, 0 goal assists, 1 clearance, 4 score involvements and 694m gained

Houli was tremendous that day, but Dusty was ahead of him for BOG and I think the stats back that up. All outside of metres gained he outperformed Bachar. Houli's GF performance could have won the medal on any other day but 29 touches at 83% while hitting the scoreboard is enough for me.

2019 Grand Final
Dusty - 22 Disposals @86%, 4 goals, 2 goal assists, 8 score involvements, 3 clearances, 372m gained
Houli - 26 Disposals @77%, 0 GA's, 6 score involvements, 1 clearance, 317m gained

Again Houli played a great game, but find me any other Grand Final where someone kicks 4 with other score involvements and has 22 touches at 86% that didn't get the medal.

From memory in '17 dusty also had 20 odd of those possessions contested.

 

[Marcel Proust]

From memory in '17 dusty also had 20 odd of those possessions contested.

Not too shabby