Banter Geelong V Richmond - GO!

[Wosh]

In the interests of keeping your back and forth shite fights out of match threads so normal people can talk.

Keep it clean and above the shorts
Off topic rubbish clogging up match threads will be moved here, knock yourselves out.

 

[captain blood 17]

I reckon little Geelong should lobby for Collingwood's defeat of Richmond in the 2018 prelim to be counted as a premiership, along with the premierships 'won' in the 1800s in the VFA
God you lot are insecure.

The club's supporters were Colin Carter was trying to introduce VFA cups into their total just say they could try and be in the same room as the big clubs is talking about insecurity? Good lord.

 

[PhatBoy]

Someone should pass this message on to Chris Scott

Should they? Someone should pass on the message to you to watch his press conference.

 

[AstuteTiger]

You’re the one who thinks we didn’t deserve to be there aren’t you?

If we didn’t deserve to be there, is it a choke?

What are you rambling on about. You need to read your fellow cats posts first before making incorrect assertions.
Did we win 2 games YES. Did the cats choke again YES. What part of that didnt you understand?

 

[Andyy]

Do the Tigers have the weakest b2b ever? 25 combined wins for their opponents. Geelong beat 20 win opponents twice lmao.

What makes it weak? Peaked at the correct time in 2019 after failing + learning in 2018.

2020 in a lot of ways was the most even year in decades - everyone played each other once, significant reduction in the alleged VicBias travel advantage etc.

 

[PhatBoy]

The club's supporters were Colin Carter was trying to introduce VFA cups into their total just say they could try and be in the same room as the big clubs is talking about insecurity? Good lord.

That’s news to us. I’m a supporter and I’m not lobbying for it. I think you’ll find a lot of people feel the same way.

I don’t want to be in the same room as the ‘big clubs.’

What does being a ‘big club’ get you, exactly? The satisfaction of knowing that what, you share something in common with a whole heap of other bandwagon fans like the thousands upon thousands of EPL fans over the years who just pitch in with Man U, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, or to some extent Man City?

Nah they’re cool

 

[Aaron Reed]

21 losses. In a single season. Daaayum.

 

[Seeds]

The club's supporters were Colin Carter was trying to introduce VFA cups into their total just say they could try and be in the same room as the big clubs is talking about insecurity? Good lord.

Lol. Geelong is the big club. Along with maybe hawthorn.

The two dominant teams of the afl.

Then after that you have a gap to a group of clubs including sydney, pies, eagles and maybe lions

 

[PhatBoy]

What are you rambling on about. You need to read your fellow cats posts first before making incorrect assertions.
Did we win 2 games YES. Did the cats choke again YES. What part of that didnt you understand?

Maybe we did. I don’t really know. If it’s a 50-50 game that you’re not expected to even make, it’s not exactly Greg Norman at Augusta is it.

 

[Footy Smarts]

No I'm fine thanks for asking maybe you need to take your own advice tomorrows a new day and hope its better for you. I get it having your posts corrected for accuracy can be upsetting, perhaps nerve racking but its all good no harm intended. You have a good day now!

I'm glad you took a joke so seriously.

Would it make you feel better if I told you I actually think Richmond has a large supporter base and they are probably no more fair weather than most teams?

 

[Freddy Swift]

In 2017 the AFL introiduced the new ruck rules outlawing a second man up. The image used by the AFL in its media release was Mark Blicavs who had made an art form of being second man up. Fox Sport reported, "The tactic has become more prevalent with Geelong’s Mark Blicavs by far the biggest user of it. Blicavs recorded 154 hit-outs in 2016 as the third man up."

Instead of wallowing and crying poor, Geelong and Blicavs adapted. Blicavs reinvented himself as a tall utility who could play midfield, back or forward.

Why couldn't Richmond adapt? No Richmond supporter on this board has answered that question yet.

'Third man up' rule means no more ruck surprises

Teams must nominate their rucks at each contest in 2017 under new rule

www.afl.com.au

Did you notice Dangerfield did it in the Prelim? He was promptly penalised but what was he thinking? Feeling the pressure I guess.

 

[AstuteTiger]

Please you pick a period when the capacity at Geelong was less than 20,000 with the new stand under construction.

I could puck the crowds from 1964 as representative... that was when Richmond was still playing at the Punt Rd oval

I didnt pick any period i was replying to one of your posters Aaron Reed who plucked out a tigers crowd from 2022 which was covid restricted plus being on a thurs night rain, school/work next day. Also mentioned pies got 25K v eagles on a Sat.

I finished by saying we still finished 3rd and while i was at it said cats finished 8th. You want to go back 60 years for crowds lol go for it

 

[Aaron Reed]

plucked out a tigers crowd from 2022 which was covid restricted plus being on a thurs night rain, school/work next day.

 

[Sttew]

Did you notice Dangerfield did it in the Prelim? He was promptly penalised but what was he thinking? Feeling the pressure I guess.

Looked like an impulsive decision to me. The ball came straight to him (metres away from the 2 ruckmen). But the rule is clear... Perhaps he should have claimed he was fisting the ball back to the umpire

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Should they? Someone should pass on the message to you to watch his press conference.

I did.

Why mention gastro and covid masks and then say but please, don't use it as an excuse.

Just say nothing, it's a choice. If asked you can say it's irrelevant and had zero impact, or you can mention it and then say don't mention it.


It's a pity. He's easily the most well spoken coach in the game. But the "mention it, don't mention it" schtick has been in his arsenal for a long time. Best coach in the league, doesn't need to go there.


Widely known the Tiges had a bad outbreak in 2018 PF week and the coach has never, ever mentioned it.

 

[AstuteTiger]

Maybe we did. I don’t really know. If it’s a 50-50 game that you’re not expected to even make, it’s not exactly Greg Norman at Augusta is it.

Cats were the clear favourite going into the match and rightly so. 25 points in the 3rd qtr against a team with a so so record on the G should've been a Win for the cats.

 

[AstuteTiger]

Correction its called...

 

[captain blood 17]

That’s news to us. I’m a supporter and I’m not lobbying for it. I think you’ll find a lot of people feel the same way.

I don’t want to be in the same room as the ‘big clubs.’

What does being a ‘big club’ get you, exactly? The satisfaction of knowing that what, you share something in common with a whole heap of other bandwagon fans like the thousands upon thousands of EPL fans over the years who just pitch in with Man U, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, or to some extent Man City?

Nah they’re cool

He went hard on this for a few years. There's a ton of articles on it.

Former Geelong president calling for VFA premierships to be included in AFL history

Author and former Geelong president Colin Carter has released a new book pushing for all Victoria Football Association premierships to be included in AFL history. This would grant Carelton 22 premiership flags instead of 16, Essendon 20 flags instead of 16 and Collingwood 17 flags instead of 10...

www.6pr.com.au

Lol. Geelong is the big club. Along with maybe hawthorn.

The two dominant teams of the afl.

Then after that you have a gap to a group of clubs including sydney, pies, eagles and maybe lions

Now, now, this is that insecurity we were talking about.

 

[Seeds]

Cats were the clear favourite going into the match and rightly so. 25 points in the 3rd qtr against a team with a so so record on the G should've been a Win for the cats.

And then we lost our star mid who was best on ground at the time.

 

[captain blood 17]

And then we lost our star mid who was best on ground at the time.

Anything like the Lions losing one of the best ruckman in the comp due to a shoulder injury?

 

[captain blood 17]

Cats were the clear favourite going into the match and rightly so. 25 points in the 3rd qtr against a team with a so so record on the G should've been a Win for the cats.

Well the MCG is their home ground. It's where their finals are played. They really have no excuses.

 

[Sttew]

Anything like the Lions losing one of the best ruckman in the comp due to a shoulder injury?

I can name 10 better ruckmen than Herman Munster -

The AFL's most efficient ruckmen of 2024 revealed

Some of this year’s leading big men could shape the finals race. Here’s why👇

www.zerohanger.com

And not one Geelong ruckman in the list which highlights what an amazing achievement to get to a PF.

 

[PhatBoy]

I did.

Why mention gastro and covid masks and then say but please, don't use it as an excuse.

Just say nothing, it's a choice. If asked you can say it's irrelevant and had zero impact, or you can mention it and then say don't mention it.


It's a pity. He's easily the most well spoken coach in the game. But the "mention it, don't mention it" schtick has been in his arsenal for a long time. Best coach in the league, doesn't need to go there.


Widely known the Tiges had a bad outbreak in 2018 PF week and the coach has never, ever mentioned it.

Because you get asked mate, and he spent 7 seconds at the very end of the conference addressing it and stood up and left. ‘Everyone deals with it, it’s not exactly insurmountable.’ I’d imagine when you’ve spent 14 minutes talking about where a game is won or lost, NOT bringing that stuff up, talking specifically ABOUT Max Holmes, giving the opposition credit for the way they play, you’re um, not exactly looking for an excuse when someone asks you a direct question about an issue that had already been publicised



‘He didn’t train for a week and a half….. but once you cross the line you’re fully fit.’
Hardwick’s words about Martin after that prelim.
Oh but he wouldn’t ’make an excuse without making an excuse’ now would he.

 

[PhatBoy]

He went hard on this for a few years. There's a ton of articles on it.

Former Geelong president calling for VFA premierships to be included in AFL history

Author and former Geelong president Colin Carter has released a new book pushing for all Victoria Football Association premierships to be included in AFL history. This would grant Carelton 22 premiership flags instead of 16, Essendon 20 flags instead of 16 and Collingwood 17 flags instead of 10...

www.6pr.com.au

Now, now, this is that insecurity we were talking about.

Yes we know he went hard for it.

Last I heard, he isn’t me, or every other cats fan.

 

[Aaron Reed]

‘He didn’t train for a week and a half….. but once you cross the line you’re fully fit.’
Hardwick’s words about Martin after that prelim.
Oh but he wouldn’t ’make an excuse without making an excuse’ now would he.

Biggest sook in the game Dimma, when he was at the Tiges. Glad to see he’s finally found his gonads at the Suns and packed it in.

 

[nineteen eighty]

That is not true. It's nice to cling to good memories, but like most teams that experience highs, they are followed by lows. Richmond supporters are the only people blaming the rule change.

Richmond supporters claim the rule change emasculated the team? I put it to you it was (a) a failure to adapt and change the game plan, and (b) a rapid decline in the playing list.

Just look at the 2017 team. 7 players left by 2024, and in 2025 you will be lucky if there are still 4 in the team. That's not a turnover caused by a rule change, unless you concede the retirees and departees left because they couldn't adapt?

Parking the sh1te around the AFL concocting ways to bring down the Tiges, I assert that it was our coaches willingness to move away from our pressure game plan to a new game plan was what brought us undone. Keeping in mind that Collingwood won the flag last year around a game plan lifted straight out of Tigerland. And injuries. And the fact our players were cooked.