Round 18: Hawthorn vs Richmond - MCG

[Royce Hafey]

Essendon beat hawks before it was HARD/QUOTE]
EFA

 

[Royce Hafey]

Well, those stands emptied quick

Yes they did. I was there and I wished them all a good weekend with their families as they filed out...being the family team and all.

 

[asanque]

Credit to Richmond.

Discredit to Razor Ray.

Thumbs up for Vickery for making me laugh in the last and making the loss bearable

 

[Royce Hafey]

Still top 4. This game doesn't change much.

The first game ever I attended was Richmond v Hawthorn in 1982. You beat us that night and I remember our cheer squad singing: "We're still on top of the ladder". Be careful of the karma bus I say...35 years on.

 

[Off The Couch]

I love reading game day threads - the hurt from other club supporters when they are posting makes my day.

The tiger army is on the March - good luck to them. KB is going to be insufferable this week

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Think its time to drop this unbeatable tag, media.

They've been beaten 5 times now

 

[benneth]

[/QUOTE]

Haha, the one time iI decide to be a smart arse! Never believed it would be that easy truth be told.

Well played Tigers. Owned us.

 

[getgaff]

Well done to the Tigers. Shut down the way that Hawthorn play footy well.

I know its probably the umpteenth time this has been brought up but i don't have the time to stalk through 89 pages to find an answer so my question is "Is Richmond Hawthorn's bogey team?" 3 wins from the last 4 occasions now.

 

[gaelictiogar]

Yeah I imagine the Hawks will spend the week addressing being"'outhunted" as Clarkson puts it, though I would have thought the method and structure of Richmods plans needs further study on his behalf also.
I expect a ferocious response and the Hawks to try and stamp authority over an up amd coming young finals challenger next week.
Will be interesting to see how the Eagles cope with that. Huge test of credentials next week.

True.

I though Clakson's post match comments were simple unvarnished honesty. No agenda.

he and they will be spitting fire now. Huge test for them as well as you next wee.

 

[LeverPuller]

correction

Richmond can beat anyone

Except Melbourne

 

[blaisee]

True.

I though Clakson's post match comments were simple unvarnished honesty. No agenda.

he and they will be spitting fire now. Huge test for them as well as you next wee.

Except for the bit where he said Richmond had more to play for .

Thought that was a bit soft

 

[gaelictiogar]

Except for the bit where he said Richmond had more to play for .

Thought that was a bit soft

Soft yes but it was true Blaisee. They were 2 games ahead of us and were and are pretty much locked for the 4. We were not. They were coming off a huge win. We were coming off a disappointing defeat having outplayed the ladder toppers.

I have no problem admitting it was a bigger game for us. ladder reality dictated that. Hs comment whlst admittedly a bit of an effort at deflection was still nonetheless true.

 

[ashep]

Pretty funny to see Hawks fans playing the result off as meaningless. Your shot at top 2 just went down the tubes!

 

[Heisenberg_]

I love reading game day threads - the hurt from other club supporters when they are posting makes my day.

The tiger army is on the March - good luck to them. KB is going to be insufferable this week

 

[MinerBoy]

The best troll in the biz.

 

[Old M8]

Reality bus for the tuggers

Reality is we're now a good team?

 

[SA HAWK]

The guy is an absolute tosser.

Said we were no good after you beat us in 2013 too.

 

[Heisenberg_]

The best troll in the biz.

Nobody stirs up the Blues supporters like he does prior to round 1 every year.

 

[SA HAWK]

Except for the bit where he said Richmond had more to play for .

Thought that was a bit soft

I agree we were playing for top 2 and to consolidate top 4 now we are assured of neither.

 

[Rich01]

The best troll in the biz.

Yep. Those who take his tweets as anything but a troll to opposition supporters is a fool.

 

[yyou]

bloody ripper game last night
very impressed with Ben Lennon
is he eligible for the Rising Star nom?
Cotchin isn't my favourite Tiger, but I liked his game as well.
Maric marked well.
Conca's return was also very good & that backline was brilliant.
The Houli goal raised the roof of the stand where I was sitting.
Hawks were a bit off, but they are still the team to beat IMO
Mitchell has the footwork of a mongoose attacking a cobra! He is brilliant.
Breust reads the ball off the pack at pace as well as anybody I've seen.
Unfortunately, my two other favourite Hawks, Roughead & Hill had down days.
as a neutral it was one of the games of the year (& it wasn't high scoring!!!!)

 

[_RT_]

Richmond completely outplayed Hawthorn and won by a huge 3 goals. I don't think Clarko would be worried getting beaten by the Richmond Pretenders. Richmond won't trouble the Hawks come the big dance. Anyway onto next week. The game meant a lot more to the Tigers than it did us. But I'll let their supporters celebrate a July win rather than a September one

Hawthorn averaged 116 points per game heading into last night and Richmond held them to 53, including keeping them goal less in the 1st and 3rd quarters. To put it another way we out Hawthorned Hawthorn. We controlled the footy, we hunted in numbers, we forced Hawthorn into mistakes, we didn't take a backward step when Hawthorn tried to flex their muscles and intimidate us.

You're right the win in July meant a lot to Richmond, but don't give us your false bravado about it meant nothing to Hawthorn. An Eagles win this weekend will see the Hawks 2 games out of the top 2 and facing the prospect of 3 trips to Perth in 8 weeks leading into a Grand Final if you guys want to make it again. Lose to the Eagles in Perth next week and you could find yourselves sitting 5th in a weeks time.

As for being pretenders, well we've beaten Fremantle in Fremantle when they were hot, Sydney in Sydney from 6 goals down at half time and now accounted for Hawthorn coming off 8 straight, pretenders don't win 3 games(should be 4) in a season, against the teams that have played in the last 2 Grand Finals.

 

[Forward Press]

I can deal with a West Coast v Richmond GF.

 

[no orange peeler]

The guy is an absolute tosser.

Said we were no good after you beat us in 2013 too.

If you take what he says as being serious you may need to take a chill pill and relax a bit.

 

[tigs2010]

Soft yes but it was true Blaisee. They were 2 games ahead of us and were and are pretty much locked for the 4. We were not. They were coming off a huge win. We were coming off a disappointing defeat having outplayed the ladder toppers.

I have no problem admitting it was a bigger game for us. ladder reality dictated that. Hs comment whlst admittedly a bit of an effort at deflection was still nonetheless true.

They've basically blown top 2 and a clear path to the GF without leaving Melbourne. They had everything to play for. Now it's likely 2 trips to Perth in the finals.