Richmond Vs Melbourne, NAB Challenge 3, Etihad Stadium 7.10pm 14/2/14

[I am Jack]

Jimmy Toumpas is as soft as there is soft, but he is the best kick in the competition.
I watched this kid in juniors, he is absolute pin point, give him space and he'll carve you up.

 

[Quivorir]

So tiges playing bad? Dees playing good? Or just a nab game and can't read much into it?

 

[PTizzle]

So tiges playing bad? Dees playing good? Or just a nab game and can't read much into it?

Maybe a bit of everything? Dees look very different from last season though.

 

[Rainfall]

The rebuild couldn't have been that bad with who they've added to their team this year considering they're under a goal behind a team who was top 8 last year. NAB or not.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Tigers lacking Riedwoldt up forward in combination of a new playing style under mr Roos, thank the lord he isn't commentating anymore, much better at coaching.

 

[Whit3y]

is there a midfielder in the league that has as fewer kicks on average then mckenzie?

 

[RedLegs#5]

Gotta get into the season first, but early signs suggest Melbourne are a very different team this year.

 

[SuburbanMe]

Loving what I'm seeing. It's clearly early days, Round 1 will be good though.

Can't get too far ahead of ourselves, but as others have said - we look totally different. No offense to Tiges supporters, but if we were kicking straight - we'd be flogging them.

But, there's another 1/2 to go, and it could quite easily fall apart. So while optimism is nice, realism is more appropriate.

GO DEES!!!

 

[Gavin Excell]

Tigers close to full strength?

 

[Arwib]

Melbourne, at least so far, look like an AFL standard football team. Just gotta keep it up for roughly six months now.

 

[SuburbanMe]

Tigers lacking Riedwoldt up forward in combination of a new playing style under mr Roos, thank the lord he isn't commentating anymore, much better at coaching.

Melbourne Lacking Clarke, Dawes, Hogan, Watts, Byrnes, Clisby.

 

[RePete]

I don't know why but I really want the Dee's to win...

 

[Biggy_Boy]

So tiges playing bad? Dees playing good? Or just a nab game and can't read much into it?

That one.

 

[Quivorir]

Having a forward line will certainly help them.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Melbourne Lacking Clarke, Dawes, Hogan, Watts, Byrnes, Clisby.

Which makes it a good performance against a potential finalist this year, l wish the demons luck this year. Just making the point that the tigers forward structure is struggling.

 

[SuburbanMe]

Which makes it a good performance against a potential finalist this year, l wish the demons luck this year. Just making the point that the tigers forward structure is struggling.

Oh yeah - I get where you're coming from, but with an actual forward line, we could be VERY dangerous if we can keep this up all year. I'm not calling finals, but definitely optimistic for the future.

 

[Bazzar]

So tiges playing bad? Dees playing good? Or just a nab game and can't read much into it?

First two quarters of the year. Some of the comments here so far are hilarious, bay quality.

 

[theflea]

Deledio with his neck beard looks ridiculous

Honestly do you really care?

 

[Royce Hafey]

Melbourne beating us on the inside but their lack of outside skill and a forward line keeping us in it. We've fielded the stronger side but where we are missing the most is inside players. We could do with Jacko and Conca.

 

[theflea]

Tigers close to full strength?

Not really.

 

[RandB]

Not sure if we'll play the game out but I'm glad they are having a dip. The sooner we set some internal standards the better.

 

[SuburbanMe]

First two quarters of the year. Some of the comments here so far are hilarious, bay quality.

Don't be sad because people are jumping on our bandwagon, it's just because we're looking completely different dude. You guys are a top 8 side, the stats at the start of the game with your win count over the last 3 years says that you guys are getting ready for a real shot at a flag.

 

[Rainfall]

Sorry to the Tigers supporters but if you lose to Demons, that would be worse than Collingwood losing to Gold Coast.

 

[knickerbocker]

Honestly do you really care?

Going by his name, I bet he does.

 

[Bazzar]

Honestly do you really care?

He is just happy a Majac Daw poster above his bed is more appealing than a bearded Deledio poster.