Roast Turn it up Damien Barrett, you flog!

[WalterBlaknWhte]

Gerard Wheatley is a campaigner

Gee if Gerard is a campaigner Australia might as well be renamed Campaignerland and we'll replace the Union Jack with a giant...

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

I agree. But it hurts to have my family (that's what the Tiges are to me) have their name slung through the mud. I just wish someone in the media would say 'Back off the Tiges! They are doing really well and have a positive future.'

Stay strong TigerBelle you had some great wins in 2015 and will have more in 2016!

Chris Yarran will be great to watch.

 

[TigerBelle]

What about Caroline Wilson? Or John Ralph? Or KB? Or Gerard Whateley? The first three are Tiger's fans and Gerard is scrupulous.

Others don't treat Richmond as seriously as Richmond wants because Richmond is not having a red hot crack off the field.

Your administration needs to start channelling your mighty forebears: Ian Wilson, Graeme Richmond, Alan Schwab etc

Treloar would have at least listened to such Titans

I have no idea why but Caroline Wilson never says anything positive about Richmond. She is probably one of the few Richmond supporters who have just given up hope.

John Ralph, from what I have seen, isn't asked his opinion on teams too much. More often than not he just reports news.

And KB, he is clearly biased towards Richmond and unfortunately this means no other media personnel or the public take him too seriously.

Gerard Whately to me is always glass half empty rather than half full with Richmond.

So if that's the few media people backing us then no wonder I have a problem with the media's portrayal of Richmond. We clearly have no real media support.

 

[TigerBelle]

Stay strong TigerBelle you had some great wins in 2015 and will have more in 2016!

Chris Yarran will be great to watch.

Thank you so much. It means a lot to get a kind word from a non - Richmond supporter. Good luck for your team in 2016 - I always admired Bucks as a player and I think he will lead you to a bright future.

 

[mopsy]

In his latest edition of sliding doors after the trade period, Damien has a dig at us for the umpteenth time. It read:



After our elimination final, this campaigner ripped shreds off us saying we needed depth to help out Cotchin and Houli, because if you shut our inside players out, and dry up our run from half back, we can't do damage. Fair enough, I agree.

This flog then puts this out. Well Damien, like you wanted us to do, we got depth. We got an exciting pacey half back to give Houli a chop out and provide more run from half back, and we got a bull of an inside mid who tackles hard and can win his own ball. JUST LIKE YOU SUGGESTED.

We got 2 best 22 players straight into the side, while keeping our first rounder and a majority of our picks. If you cannot see that our list now is stronger than it was in 2015, you sir, are a flog. But we already knew that.

We actually got a 22 yr old inside mid who may or may not make it. That is where he is at. A best 22 player That is yet to be seen. We basically have tried to address a problem with a 22 yr old who was going to be delisted, some investment huh.

Most of my fellow supporters have argued with me that we have a top 4 backline and why would we need to change it.Yet those same supporters willy nilly buy into the clubs spin of needing above all else a pacey hbf. We has pacey HBF in abundance.
We didnt need Yarran as far as the list goes, we had options from within. McIntosh or Menadue, even Deledio if pace and run is the criteria. Yes there should be backline changes but i would argue QUALITY KPD how many were up for grabs. If people are happy with Chaplin going fwd good on em.
A replacement for Batchelor who is so ordinary was more impoortant imo. His replacement should be McIntosh

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

That's a pretty fair assessment.
I've no doubt we are very nervous about being as aggressive as Collingwood for example due to our horrid period of ineptness.
It could be argued that the actions of GR and co from our halcyon days sat is on our arse for that period and that haunts us.
Fair play to the pies, without knowing what Treloar is being paid it's hard to know though if we were just being careful or realistic.
Egos damage footy clubs and that's exactly what happened to us in those days.
The trade off for getting a Treloar over the line is that it'll put the odd nose out of joint.
It may well be that the pies senior players are above that and it pays off handsomely.
I just don't think we are prepared to risk it.

Treloar deal from memory is reportedly $650k x 6 years

Trav, Swanny, Pendles all on more

Tigers and North supposedly would have paid more than Collingwood
Sounds as though GWS CEO misled Tigers

In all seriousness, Richmond admin is sound, you have a great membership, and a freaking awesome song

If I wish the club general good luck I'm being insincere, but I do wish that you thrash Carlton and Essendon and you enjoy yourself!

 

[TigerBelle]

It's similar to how everyone prays that we lose (especially in gfs) and then dances on our grave yelling 'Collywobbles!'
I like to think it is borne out of a combination of envy and schadenfreude. Both our clubs are historically successful, very well supported by throngs of passionate/feral fans and we also have had tortured recent histories. All of these things we have in common and hence why IMO people love to hate our clubs.

Thank you for your understanding. Hopefully the other 16 club's supporters and the media will back off the Tiges and Pies. Best of luck in 2016 for your team.

 

[Helen Wheels]

Haha yeah well I'm just saying I see a lot of parallels between our clubs, including the competition rejoicing at our failures.

Haha! Good to see some passion Tiger!

I agree. But it hurts to have my family (that's what the Tiges are to me) have their name slung through the mud. I just wish someone in the media would say 'Back off the Tiges! They are doing really well and have a positive future.'

Look at what the Pies (above) say. They've always had a siege mentality. They don't care what anybody says. They only care about what their own family thinks. Us against the rest. And good luck to them. No matter what anybody thinks, they are staunch. They stick like shit to a blanket. We need the same attitude.

 

[Dependlebury]

Look at what the Pies (above) say. They've always had a siege mentality. They don't care what anybody says. They only care about what their own family thinks. Us against the rest. And good luck to them. No matter what anybody thinks, they are staunch. They stick like shit to a blanket. We need the same attitude.

Let me tell you, knowing how badly everyone wants us to lose, makes victory so much more sweet! That's the good bit about being a Collingwood (or Richmond) supporter. It is us V them...wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[TigerBelle]

Let me tell you, knowing how badly everyone wants us to lose, makes victory so much more sweet! That's the good bit about being a Collingwood (or Richmond) supporter. It is us V them...wouldn't have it any other way.

That is a great perspective!

 

[have a RHG]

We actually got a 22 yr old inside mid who may or may not make it. That is where he is at. A best 22 player That is yet to be seen. We basically have tried to address a problem with a 22 yr old who was going to be delisted, some investment huh.

Most of my fellow supporters have argued with me that we have a top 4 backline and why would we need to change it.Yet those same supporters willy nilly buy into the clubs spin of needing above all else a pacey hbf. We has pacey HBF in abundance.
We didnt need Yarran as far as the list goes, we had options from within. McIntosh or Menadue, even Deledio if pace and run is the criteria. Yes there should be backline changes but i would argue QUALITY KPD how many were up for grabs. If people are happy with Chaplin going fwd good on em.
A replacement for Batchelor who is so ordinary was more impoortant imo. His replacement should be McIntosh

Wow any credibility you had left has just about diminished. Batchelor had a ripping season probably only beaten twice from memory.. is still young and will continue to improve. Agree chappy needs to be replaced. I believe he'll be replaced in his role by rance and Astbury or Elton will take on Rances stopping role.. just on Yarran. You can never have too much outside speed ala Hawthorn... just saying.

 

[Komrade_Tiger]

We actually got a 22 yr old inside mid who may or may not make it. That is where he is at. A best 22 player That is yet to be seen. We basically have tried to address a problem with a 22 yr old who was going to be delisted, some investment huh.

no........GWS offered him a 3 year contract, they gave him to us cheap as chips because we got ****ed over by the Treloar saga

 

[mopsy]

no........GWS offered him a 3 year contract, they gave him to us cheap as chips because we got stuffed over by the Treloar saga

Cmon your not that naieve are you.

Wow any credibility you had left has just about diminished. Batchelor had a ripping season probably only beaten twice from memory.. is still young and will continue to improve. Agree chappy needs to be replaced. I believe he'll be replaced in his role by rance and Astbury or Elton will take on Rances stopping role.. just on Yarran. You can never have too much outside speed ala Hawthorn... just saying.

WOW you think he had a good year and can be better and your talking about credability. It would be funny if it wasn't so serious. The bar is set so low with so many. Mate one word sums Batchelor up. ORDINARY.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

Haha yeah well I'm just saying I see a lot of parallels between our clubs, including the competition rejoicing at our failures.

Hey listen here buddy, don't you dare come in here and say Collingwood are more hated than Richmond, i wont have it, we worked damn hard to get that title of you guys and i'll be damned if we are giving it back.

 

[have a RHG]

Cmon your not that naieve are you.

WOW you think he had a good year and can be better and your talking about credability. It would be funny if it wasn't so serious. The bar is set so low with so many. Mate one word sums Batchelor up. ORDINARY.

Wow just wow... facepalm

 

[Helen Wheels]

Gee if Gerard is a campaigner Australia might as well be renamed Campaignerland and we'll replace the Union Jack with a giant...

GWS Giant? Surely not.

 

[Dependlebury]

Thank you for your understanding. Hopefully the other 16 club's supporters and the media will back off the Tiges and Pies. Best of luck in 2016 for your team.

Thank you but no chance of any external change haha.

Hey listen here buddy, don't you dare come in here and say Collingwood are more hated than Richmond, i wont have it, we worked damn hard to get that title of you guys and i'll be damned if we are giving it back.

hahaha
I am not saying this to be a smartarse, but when you start winning finals, or ultimately a premiership, you will become even more hated. As hated as us? Is that even possible?!

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

He's Hutchinson under studying FFS !

 

[BKM78]

Journos have to say something, even when it's not worth saying.
If you dry up any sides inside ball and run off half back you will go a long way to beating them. Any side.
It's a throw away statement.
We lost all 3 EF's for the same reason: mentally weak. Hopefully that changes with experience.

 

[Helen Wheels]

I am not saying this to be a smartarse, but when you start winning finals, or ultimately a premiership, you will become even more hated. As hated as us? Is that even possible?!

If at any time we win a flag, the media will announce that it means absolutely nothing because all the other teams were suffering from anemia, glandular fever, galloping influenza and ingrown toenails.

 

[Googstar]

Why do you bother reading his tripe? He is just a bitter weed who has never been good at anything in life and needs to take his anger out on us. He has got about as much credibility as the Ponds Institute. A tosser of the highest order. Just smile and wave boys, smile and wave.

 

[Dr Awkward]

Not a fan of Barrett and not defending him, but let's be honest our trade period was pretty ordinary. Paid a pretty solid price for Yarran who has big question marks, didn't get any of the other players we were after, didn't fill any other needs.

 

[Severe]

Where did the phrase "turn it up" come from?

 

[wart101]

Who cares he's a flog.

sent from the bada bing.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

ok lets sort the bullshit out here purple you **** smoking wanka. 1. we weren't interested in carlisle paying 1.4 mil to two kpd's is beyond stupid. 2nd we weren't after lobbe like we got linked offering 12 for. 3rd. we pulled out of the bennel deal not the other way around. so who did we miss out on treloar we offered 2 first rounders and decent salary we got beat by pies offering more cash and getting his mrs a job in the media that's how the pies play good for them. we identified yarran as a need and got the deal done for a pick in the 30's in a shit draft and a second next year we also kept lennon who the blooze offered big $ to. kept pick 12 and added townsend for nothing. how the hell does yarran,pick 12,townsend,and keeping lennon make us worse dead set you have no idea. Collingwood added treloar and aish great for them they also lost seedsman,kennedy,freeman and 2 first rounders and paid Jeremy howe a shit load lol there forward line is going to be choke,howe and Jessie white wow I'm scared of that shit