Tigers - 2017 Premiers

[Xtreme]

They deserve praise for a team universally known to finish 9th. The kicking into the wind decision, going from 13th last year to 1st this year...... taking out the afls love children in Geelong, GWS and the minor premiers Adelaide holyyyy crap thats a good result.

Premiers but tainted. Cotchin shouldn't have been eligible to play. Well done AFL. A Richmond flag is a better profit.

He served his suspension on the ground, wasn't sighted often during the match!!

 

[The Dice Man]

They deserve praise for a team universally known to finish 9th. The kicking into the wind decision, going from 13th last year to 1st this year...... taking out the afls love children in Geelong, GWS and the minor premiers Adelaide holyyyy crap thats a good result.

Cannot fault it. Richmond truly beat all comers.

 

[DashinD]

Which former Hawthorn assistant will win next?

Fagan, obviously

 

[irish]

Well done tigers , not the best team in it but the best team in September when it counts

Reckon the bye before finals will get the boot , the traditional higher placed teams will make sure of it

No injuries and some good luck and manic pressure got the tigers home , would it have been the same result had they played the cats at Geelong ?

Expected better from the crows

 

[Gavin Excell]

How do you qualify 3 final wins of 51, 36 and 48 as a fluke?

Actually seeing those margins does resonate

A brilliant month of football tigers put together

Fully deserved

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Can’t fault their on field performance but fans burning opposition scarfs is pretty ******* ordinary.

Just shows any club can win it, just have to show up on the day.

 

[cannot]

yep

every oppo fan that doubted us after every win this year can suck my tiny wang

deboy and stevic did their best all year but we still made finals then easily dispensed with all the oppos the AFL could come up with

townsend the best forward of all time and afl will be handing over the rising star award to jack graham overnight instead

jack riewoldt now officially the best riewoldt

cotchin captain of the AA of the century side

3peat begins now

bring on next season campaigners

19: Graham.
20: Rioli.
21: Cantstandya. Butler.
22:
23: Vlastuin. Nankervis. McIntosh
24: Broad. Townsend. Prestia. BEllis.
25: Lambert. Caddy.
26: Astbury. Grimes. Martin.
27: Rance. Cotchin.
28: Edwards
29: Houli. Grigg


#Dynasty(?)

 

[FootyJunkie]

Firstmond

 

[matey]

12 teams could win it next year. Many had Tigers in their bottom 4 at the start of the year!

This years result shows that it's one of the most even comps ever ... the AFL must be happy about that.

 

[cannot]

Xavier Clarke
Craig McRae
Ben Rutten
Blake Caracella
Justin Leppitsch
Neil Balme

if richmond could keep those for another 2-3 years thatd be very helpful

 

[Madtiger2006]

We threw away reserves premiership. Should have won everything this year. We will bolster our list with 2 quality tall forwards. We are building a dynasty

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

Congrats to the Tigers, very much deserved. Outstanding footy all year.

Stepped up when needed too

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

We threw away reserves premiership. Should have won everything this year. We will bolster our list with 2 quality tall forwards. We are building a dynasty

Those last two lines sound like dogs fans last year! Doesn't always happen.

Just enjoy this one first

 

[cannot]

Those last two lines sound like dogs fans last year! Doesn't always happen.

Just enjoy this one first

#DYNASTY

 

[Dazb86]

We threw away reserves premiership. Should have won everything this year. We will bolster our list with 2 quality tall forwards. We are building a dynasty

We won both last year too. Foesn't always work out.

 

[Tap Tap Tapperoo]

Can't believe it to be honest. Won 3 finals by comfortable margins, so you can't discredit it.

Fair play Richmond, I kept waiting for the wheels to fall off but they didn't.

 

[Adz]

Why is there no blue ray of the game?

 

[Glenhope]

So Melbourne v St Kilda next year

That would be the only way to get one of them up...or can they both lose? I wouldn't put it past them.

 

[want2spoodge_pettifer]

Just shows any club can win it, just have to show up on the day.

We've been showing up all year, moron.

 

[matey]

Happy for my Tigers buddies that they can now watch a GF replay in colour.

 

[G-Mo77]

Richmond payed a first round pick (Pick 6) and a second round 2017 selection for Dion Prestia, a price considered steep at the time, especially given his early form where he was criticized for under-performing. His performances in the latter parts of the year and the finals, however was much improved and have gone a long way to justify his pay packet. In the light of the seasons end, is there a genuine case mounting for Prestia being the best recruit for the year?

Certainly there are a number of players who have had better individual seasons (Tom/Sam Mitchell, Tuohy, Hibberd, Brad Hill etc) but surely it is of no coincidence that Dustin Martin has one of the great individual seasons and Cotchin's return to A-grade form is off the back of Prestia's work in the coal-face?

His final series at the very least has shown how important he is to Richmond's most impressive midfield. To top it all off, he puts out another fantastic performance on the biggest stage.

Could he be considered the recruit of the year?

They had a very good off-season. Only took 3 picks and traded in the right people to get the job done. Prestia huge, Caddy a gift but I think the Nankervis trade is the one that pushed them a little further, what's they give up for him a pick in the 40's?

Great job Tiges!

 

[cannot]

They had a very good off-season. Only took 3 picks and traded in the right people to get the job done. Prestia huge, Caddy a gift but I think the Nankervis trade is the one that pushed them a little further, what's they give up for him a pick in the 40's?

Great job Tiges!

& Jack Graham > pick 6

 

[soreplums]

Well done, Tigers. Any chance Mario from Doncaster will call into SEN this week?

 

[BG32]

Still can't believe it, shows you don't need a bunch of talent

 

[G-Mo77]

& Jack Graham > pick 6

Don't know enough about who was taken at #6 to judge but who really cares anyway. The flag is what every team plays and if it was pick #1 for Graham right now the Tigers would be on top of that trade.