Tigers Spoon Plunge.........

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audas said:
Except we beat them. Their coach was furios, stormed off the ground and refused to speak to the media. Doggies put their best team forward and we beat them. My god you are the dumbest person on BF. All you can do is write innane insults at people. Your team is crap, pull your head in.
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Yeah of course you beat them.....in a friggen practice match. You also got flogged by 100 points by port. What's your point?
 
GhostofJimJess said:
Seeing that this seems to be a Bomber-led thread (yet another one, Vanda!), I'll drop in an interesting stat that I recently posted on the Richmond Board.

These scores are taken from the first 8 weeks of the 2004 season and show how quickly Essendon turned around a terrible (and familiar looking) Round 1 scoreline

So after sitting in 16th position with a percentage of 38 after Round 1, the Bombers were 6-2 less than two months later.
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I'll try and steer clear of the trolls. Good post, but one thing you might have forgotten is that in 2004 Essendon played in six previous finals campaigns and still had a number of Premiership players (Johnson, Mercuri, Hird, Wellman, Solomon, Ramanauskas, Johnson, Lloyd, Misiti, Lucas, Alessio, Fletcher). We weren't the side we had a few years ago, but we still had a list of hardened, experienced campaigners.

I won't speak on Richmond, because honestly I'd rather wait more than one week before making a judgement, but we had the resources to drag us back up, not sure if Richmond do.
 
Longy413 said:
I won't speak on Richmond, because honestly I'd rather wait more than one week before making a judgement, but we had the resources to drag us back up, not sure if Richmond do.
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Well, we like to think we do, Longy, but your point is valid nonetheless.

We did go 7-2 last year over the first two months, though, so it's not like the Tigers are incapable of such a run. This stretch included wins over eventual premier Sydney, reigning premier Port, and Brisbane in Brisbane. We also dropped Round 11 by just a point against eventual R-U West Coast courtsey of some last minute Judd-magic.
 

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GhostofJimJess said:
Well, we like to think we do, Longy, but your point is valid nonetheless.

We did go 7-2 last year over the first two months, though, so it's not like the Tigers are incapable of such a run. This stretch included wins over eventual premier Sydney, reigning premier Port, and Brisbane in Brisbane. We also dropped Round 11 by just a point against eventual R-U West Coast courtsey of some last minute Judd-magic.
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Yep, no doubt you're capable. Any team in the competition is capable of putting together a stretch of good results.

However, confidence has always (from the outside looking in) been a big issue at Richmond. At Essendon we had a group of players who were experienced enough to handle all challenges thrown at them. If the confidence is shot at Punt Road, it might be a very hard thing to draw yourselves out of when you have a young list, a young captain (in terms of experience as a leader) and a dependance on bookends that seem to perhaps be past their best.

It will be interesting to watch.
 
Typical Bitchmond fans, always trying to make a thread about someone else. 115 point loss against the Western Bulldogs of all teams :D Enjoy another spoon :D
 
I see the typical Tiger whiners are out in force again today.........

Funnily enough these are the VERY SAME posters who this time last year took great delight in repeatedly posting the AFL Ladder showing Essendon on the bottom.

Perhaps i should dig them out.........i think Tigerboyz posted about 5 different threads highlighting the same thing.

Well guess what..............it's your turn NOW!

Bitchmond......Ferally Yours On & Off The Field! :thumbsdown:

Its A Tribal Thing! :D
 
VANDA said:
I see the typical Tiger whiners are out in force again today.........

Funnily enough these are the VERY SAME posters who this time last year took great delight in repeatedly posting the AFL Ladder showing Essendon on the bottom.

Perhaps i should dig them out.........i think Tigerboyz posted about 5 different threads highlighting the same thing.

Well guess what..............it's your turn NOW!

Bitchmond......Ferally Yours On & Off The Field! :thumbsdown:

Its A Tribal Thing! :D
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And now a 3 and a half twist with 8.5 degree of difficulty we have on the board.......

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VANDA said:
From todays Herald-Sun

The Tigers have firmed dramatically for the wooden spoon and are now firm favourites to finish last.

Richmond has assumed wooden spoon favouritism at $2.20 at TAB Sportsbet after Carlton's shock win against Melbourne. The Tigers were $8 for the spoon before Round 1. The Blues are now $2.75 for the spoon.

(NB: $8.00 into $2.20!)

One Centrebet punter will be on good terms with himself after placing $4000 on Richmond at $8 to win the spoon.

Bookies rarely get it wrong. Guess the message is get on now before they get into red figures.
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I just figured out what your problem is vanda you have a small mind and penis to match but you have a very very large ego.
 
itsintheblood said:
Have a look at your last three years you idiot. Mediocrity was given a new meaning by carlton.
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You do know that over the last three years Richmond have only won two and a half more games than Carlton don't you?

One and a half if you include 2006.
 
Longy413 said:
Yep, no doubt you're capable. Any team in the competition is capable of putting together a stretch of good results.

However, confidence has always (from the outside looking in) been a big issue at Richmond. At Essendon we had a group of players who were experienced enough to handle all challenges thrown at them. If the confidence is shot at Punt Road, it might be a very hard thing to draw yourselves out of when you have a young list, a young captain (in terms of experience as a leader) and a dependance on bookends that seem to perhaps be past their best.

It will be interesting to watch.
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2005
1 Richmond 15.8 (98) Geelong 25.10 (160) L -62
2 Richmond 16.7 (103) Hawthorn 12.17 (89) Won 14
3 Richmond 12.16 (88) W Bulldogs 11.18 (84) Won 4
4 Richmond 14.16 (100) Fremantle 7.10 (52) Won 48
5 Richmond 11.13 (79) St Kilda 22.15 (147) L -68
6 Richmond 19.9 (123) Port Adel 9.13 (67) Won 56
7 Richmond 23.13 (151) Carlton 10.6 (66) Won 85
8 Richmond 13.15 (93) Collingwood 8.10 (58) Won 35
9 Richmond 12.15 (87) Bris Lions 12.11 (83) Won 4

Enough said
 
RICHO: A GOD AMONGST MEN said:
Enough said
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Is it?

In Round 1 in 2005 you played a team that missed the Grand Final by a couple of kicks the year before. Richmond finished last with no expectations. You scored 15 goals for the match. That in itself was a positive. You won the last quarter.

In Round 1 2006 you played a team that missed the finals the previous season. A team like Richmond that had expectations to move forward in 2006. You scored 7 goals for the match. You didn't fire a shot.

The fact that you beat the Bulldogs in Round 3 last year gives some sort of indication into the development, confidence and improvement of two sides that finished last season one win apart.
 
Longy413 said:
Is it?

In Round 1 in 2005 you played a team that missed the Grand Final by a couple of kicks the year before. Richmond finished last with no expectations. You scored 15 goals for the match. That in itself was a positive. You won the last quarter.

In Round 1 2006 you played a team that missed the finals the previous season. A team like Richmond that had expectations to move forward in 2006. You scored 7 goals for the match. You didn't fire a shot.

The fact that you beat the Bulldogs in Round 3 last year gives some sort of indication into the development, confidence and improvement of two sides that finished last season one win apart.
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Does anyone dispute that the Dogs are several years more advanced than the Tigers? The Doggies are primed for success, yet it'll be at least 2007 before Tigers see any finals action. Greg Miller intimated as much earlier in the year, but few seemed to pay any attention.

The Tigers' future rests with the likes of Deledio, Tambling, Oakleigh-Nichols, Meyer, Pattison, Schulz, and yet they're all kids. We WILL be a good side, and we WILL see plenty of finals action, but it ain't gonna happen overnight. This is Plough's second year. Give the guy a break.

My post above was in response to the general thrust of this thread: ie, Richmond has a shocking first round result and hence they should be favs for the spoon. IT'S ONE GAME, FOLKS. Sure it was a shocker, but you can put that primarily down to attitude rather than a deficiency in talent. And attitude can quickly be turned around.
 
itsintheblood said:
Im prepared to lay big bucks on your mob not making the 8 again. Mr Diver was showing his wares again in the diving stakes in rd 1. Mr one man band. Loves looking at himself on the scoreboard doesnt he vandatroll?
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To be fair, I think you need to watch Richo a bit more closely next game. I love the bloke, but it is unbelievable how much he watches himself on the scoreboard.
Not that it matters..just a useless piece of trivia really.
 
OneEyedHawk said:
To be fair, I think you need to watch Richo a bit more closely next game. I love the bloke, but it is unbelievable how much he watches himself on the scoreboard.
Not that it matters..just a useless piece of trivia really.
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No argument from me. I agree. Lloydy does it more though. He's just ace in his own eyes. "Me, me me, I, I, I, me, me, me"
 

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