Game Day Round 21, 2021 | North Melbourne vs. Richmond @ MCG | Saturday, August 7 @ 4:35pm

[Roosurgence]

To the average viewer, no. To our players and to our club, yes they will remember it.

Get your hand off it.

This is meaningless in the grand scheme.

 

[Chadwiko]

Calling this tanking is just giving them an out. They just haven't been good enough when challenged.

Our guys clearly took the foot off the gas after half-time.

It's not rocket science.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

I love that TC is a great clubman and maybe this is rewarding him partly for that, but hopefully Comben is in for him next week. I don't think we gain anything from playing TC at this stage.

 

[sruss]

Hudson or whoever it was was right when they said that a brave first half isn’t enough for North anymore. Our form has been way better than this. Haven’t seen this sort of “roll over and die” effort for months. There was always going to be faults and missteps along the journey but that doesn’t change how crap it feels to watch us revert back to this.

 

[Grogg]

This is a really disappointing loss. Should have put them to the sword early, and we’ve panicked now. Frustrating.

We've barely laid a tackle and have been pretty bruise free. It's great to dominate clearances and create opportunities but you've still gotta apply pressure when you don't have it.

The review will be pretty pointed you would think.

 

[Flawed Genius]

I love that TC is a great clubman and maybe this is rewarding him partly for that, but hopefully Comben is in for him next week. I don't think we gain anything from playing TC at this stage.

Except for Jason Horne, that is

 

[Only Forwards]

We look tired.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I am disappointed but hope Richmond just make the 8 and bomb out first week of finals.

They are cooked. They were dominated by 18th for a half.

Our skills just fell apart when the pressure increased and the kids look tired.

 

[Liam Boy]

To the average viewer, no. To our players and to our club, yes they will remember it.

yeah seriously, for several players this is their first ever MCG game, they'll remember it for the rest of their lives

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Saw Scott for the first time today.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Stevo has been quiet

 

[Dirty_11]

Not sure TC ever plays for us again.

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[amaz199]

HAVE THE SHOT STEVO

 

[Ligma]

That is garbage. No one goes in wanting to lose apart from 'fans'

Exactly, those ‘fans’ are far from shinboners

 

[leighlee13]

Stepho should have taken that shot. Confidence shot now.

 

[Flawed Genius]

We look tired.

Young team, end of a long season, Zurhaar and Mahoney shouldn't be out there, Ford second game, Tarrant out of petrol tickets after a shortened season ... this is not surprising

 

[Tas]

Stepho should have gone for goal, you were in the clear.

 

[showusyacunningt]

Missing Cunners glaringly this half.

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Deeper the game goes the more important he becomes, lost all control on this game

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Larkey worst on.

 

[King Corey]

Bit gutted. Our endeavour 1st half was spot on but we gifted them to many rebounds or looks just like we did Geelong.

2nd half probably the 1st genuine balls up in the last 2 months.

Atu was exactly the type we needed on their mosquitoes very strange decision that one.

I’ve been a big Campbell advocate but he didn’t exactly seize his opportunity unfortunately. I’m sure he was digging in but it didn’t work and it might’ve finished off his time on the list sadly,

 

[Dirty_11]

Terrible handball by TT

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[Only Forwards]

No Sleevo no good.

Needed to kick that.

 

[amaz199]

Thomas another missed target. Not the only bloke but I expect him to hit that.

 

[Psychic Roo]

Too many loose players out in space.

Killed us switching and going back

 

[AnEmptyChair]

One thing I think that needs to be a priority in pre-season, after fitness, is finding a plan B for our ball movement when we can't access the corridor. This second half has shown that when the way we want to play gets taken away from us, we don't really know what else to do. Good teams find ways to win when they're not playing well. See: Richmond tonight.