Right now, Richmond deserve to be premiership favorites

[garlic munchers]

is there a H&A win held in such regard to a supporter base then the WC beating the Tigers in a rare win. By the rate in how often your group mentions that win, you would think you won a grand final lol.

For the record That was your only win at our home ground in our 6 matches. However, we have beaten you on your deck twice. Also that was your first win against us in our last 3 meetings but lets not let facts get in the way of a good story

Guess we won't be meeting you guys any time soon, so it will have to stay at one win out of our last 6.

Unsocialable Tigers, LOL

 

[undefined]

Footscray are closer to a Premiership than these muppets are.

 

[HTPunter]

To be fair if the Tiges can make it through the first week of finals they are every chance as they seem to get themselves up for the best teams!

Those pesky 5th-onwards teams though...

 

[kaiserchief13]

Soft mentally. They just cant back up game after game. Probably has something to do with not enough depth

 

[Tas]

A week is a long time in football.

 

[ManOfClay]

Weak as water

 

[SloppyJoe]

Oh, Richmond. Never change.

 

[hk89]

i don't think they deserve to labelled premiership faves just yet, but their form suggests that they deserve a top 4 finish. hopefully they can get there and see the excitement generate.
not sure if its a flaw, but they still rely heavily on their top 4-5 players bringing it which is no different to a lot of sides. but if 1 or more were to get injured they would come back to the pack a fair bit imo.

Perhaps the fairest assessment in the thread so far. Mind you most teams fall away a bit when their best player isn't available, but based on tonight (and their run of poor form earlier in the season), Richmond seem particularly vulnerable in this area. We'd miss Mitchell greatly if he didn't play, but I doubt it would create the gulf between last week and this week that we saw tonight with Richmond.

 

[Back One Out]

I was stoked last week. Really thought it meant something.

Now... lucky to win an elimination final... if we make it.

(stick with 'em mate… life is like a roller coaster, you gotta ride the ups and the downs… )

 

[scalesofjustice]

Got ahead of themselves after the Hawks win

Was always gonna happen, cos they are Richmond

Still no certainties to make the 8 either

 

[Shane_Mag]

Biggest pretenders. When will people learn?

 

[tigland]

Right now, Richmond are favourites to finish 9th

Bookmarked. Cheers

 

[Ricmel]

Need Deledio, Cotchin and Martin at their best to beat good teams. May sound like the bleeding obvious but I think Tiges rely on their best players more than most other top 6 teams. Don't bat very deep.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Difference between tonight and recent efforts marks it as an anomaly. Crows also were not the same side as last week.

 

[SdKfz 181]

Love how the tiger army turn. Chin up son, Richmond have talent to beat anyone. Season not dead

Well you do get sick of waiting for success, we won't do anything of note if we blow the top six.

 

[kneecapper]

Richmond beat Hawthorn.
Hawthorn smashed Sydney.
Sydney smashed Adelaide.
Adelaide beat Richmond.

What the hell is going on with this season?

 

[DrEvil_]

Richmond beat Hawthorn.
Hawthorn smashed Sydney.
Sydney smashed Adelaide.
Adelaide beat Richmond.

What the hell is going on with this season?

Pretty much like every other season.

 

[kneecapper]

Pretty much like every other season.

Maybe the upsets are sticking out in my mind but this season feels far less predictable than previous years.

 

[Scotland]

These losses don't matter, remember. They beat Sydney in Sydney, Freo in Perth and Hawthorn. They'll win the flag from 11-7.

 

[BF Tiger]

(stick with 'em mate… life is like a roller coaster, you gotta ride the ups and the downs… )

I knew there'd be a few Hawks fans trolling this thread after last week.

 

[HawkMongrel]

I love the smell of melted memberships in the morning.

 

[Ron The Bear]

These losses don't matter, remember. They beat Sydney in Sydney, Freo in Perth and Hawthorn. They'll win the flag from 11-7.

We're not as far off as tonight suggests, nor as close as we looked last week. Don't think any sensible Richmond supporter has suggested otherwise.

 

[Scotland]

We're not as far off as tonight suggests, nor as close as we looked last week. Don't think any sensible Richmond supporter has suggested otherwise.

There are no sensible Richmond supporters, only GF ticket bookers and membership microwavers.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Richmond beat Hawthorn.
Hawthorn smashed Sydney.
Sydney smashed Adelaide.
Adelaide beat Richmond.

What the hell is going on with this season?

What's happening is we've got a ripping season where at least five sides could feasibly win the flag. No clear runaway best side. People forget Brisbane won the flag in 2003 with only 14 wins in the H&A season. I think we've got something similar this year.

 

[kneecapper]

What's happening is we've got a ripping season where at least five sides could feasibly win the flag. No clear runaway best side. People forget Brisbane won the flag in 2003 with only 14 wins in the H&A season. I think we've got something similar this year.

Still think Hawthorn are streets ahead. Your ladder position doesn't reflect your form because you dropped a couple of games you should have won early (Essendon, GWS) and have had a way tougher draw than Freo.

Only Hawthorn are totally shellacking Top 4 teams who are their main competition for the flag. We'll know better by tomorrow night.