AFL 2019 Round 6: Richmond v Melbourne, 7:35pm AEST MCG

[Americanpies]

Oh Melbourne... prelim hangover?
It's like they are a shell of whom they were last year.

Maybe West Coast broke their spirit....

All that momentum and build up as the next big thing... then annihilated in a game they were tipped to go close and possibly even win, and they have never been the same since..............

 

[Benji85]

What's with The Perth teams letting these guys slip in the draft, and end up in VIC sides?

Baker is from WA too. As is Stack. And Tim Kelly??

All these guys could have gone to West Coast or Freo.. if they wanted them.

Why didn't Collingwood pick up Gaff, Shuey, Sloane, Judd (*) etc. Horses for courses, and theres only a finite number of spots for a WA team, can't choose everyone obviously...

Freo and WC as a rule generally target local talent first, there were players in front of both of them for sure. Like I said Stack is barely 18, great potential but it'll be a while before it's fully realised

 

[Spursfan]

Not even close to over.

Not sure what you think 'over' is but they're not making the finals

 

[dean33]

Stack has talent - can play.
All teams bypassed him in the draft.
Bit of a loose cannon, reportedly has some attitude and adjustment problems apparently. Hardwick took him under his wing but says he’s hard work.
Hopefully he can stay focussed and knuckle down.
Jury still out re long term.
Certainly shows he can play.
Not trying to put the guy down BTW.

Not a loose cannon at all. Knock on him was focus and whether he could be committed enough for Afl. Think he’s showing he can.

 

[HTT]

Been saying it for weeks now. Tigers are a good side - every team has a hiccup or two. But the real genuine sides can cover the loss of big injuries which they have done. No doubt they will be top 4.
I watched this game closely and actually noticed areas where Cotchin would have been quite valuable, had he played they win by an extra 3-5 goals IMO.

I’m really looking forward to when we hit some absolute top sides again.
We’ve covered the injuries well no doubt but we aren’t here to just make finals. We’re here to win the flag and to do that we’re going to have to beat the best sides without Rance. We didn’t do well against Collingwood and GWS but we seem to have found our feet a little against a kind of flaky mid tier side in Port and two pretty disappointing sides in Sydney and Melbourne.

I want to see another big test. At the moment I rate Collingwood, Geelong, WC and GWS at that level and the next time we face one of those is Geelong in R12 which is a loonnnggg way away.

We do face a lot of mid tier teams in the meantime, hopefully a few of those teams really stand up and stamp themselves soon.

 

[projectv]

Not sure what you think 'over' is but they're not making the finals

Sydney made the finals a few years ago from 0-6. And some of their football then was as bad as Melbournes now.

I don't think they will make the finals, but this is a strange season.

 

[Nuwanda]

Gotta love the fear from Collingwood supporters.

Hahaha. Destroyed the Tigers the last 2 games. Fear??!!! The Tigers are a rung below. Tonight’s performance wouldn’t have got you remotely close to the better teams in the comp.

 

[Spursfan]

Sydney made the finals a few years ago from 0-6. And some of their football then was as bad as Melbournes now.

I don't think they will make the finals, but this is a strange season.

OK there's always an exception. They need to win 11 possibly 12 out of 16 with 2 games against the pies, eagles and another against the tigers (and you guys) in there - won't happen (I have nothing against Melbourne BTW). If we lose to them next week, we're cooked for the year too just about.

 

[Scotland]

Harsh comment, probably true, definitely funny [emoji23]

Can't believe how bad they're playing.

Just a shadow of the team they were against Geelong and Hawthorn in last year's finals.

 

[sprockets]

Commentary from Ch7 tonight was a joke. They seemed to have spent the whole time bagging Melbourne even when the game was in the balance for quite a while (8 points in it for what seemed like ages). Bag them later in the various footy shows/media and at least TRY to make the game exciting for your viewers. Commentary doesn't usually bother me one way or the other but tonight it stood out.

 

[The Filth]

Not a loose cannon at all. Knock on him was focus and whether he could be committed enough for Afl. Think he’s showing he can.

Possible ‘lack of focus and commitment ‘ = loose cannon
A weapon but whether or not he can stay in line, on target and committed to the job.

Alright at present, question still remains on whether or not he can keep it up long term (that’s how you judge commitment)
I hope he can.

 

[dean33]

Possible ‘lack of focus and commitment ‘ = loose cannon

Nah loose cannon implies he likes to go out and party hard which isn’t the case. He just needed proper structure around him which the club has done.

 

[The Filth]

Nah loose cannon implies he likes to go out and party hard which isn’t the case. He just needed proper structure around him which the club has done.

Sorry matey I hit the button a bit quick. See my edited post...

 

[Toump Ass]

I just wanna know where Toump Ass is??

Just on the way home from the pub mate. Ripper night, brilliant first quarter. Unfortunatley injuries and umpires cruelled us but still plenty of time to right the ship before the premiership assault!

Congrats to all you sexy Tigers out there. Can't wait to smash you pricks in the replay!

 

[tony__montana]

Stack was kicked out of the AFL and WA football academies. He had serious behavioral issues. Carlton were the only other club showing interest but the Tiges pounced first.

I heard Sumich talking about Stack last week and they asked what his issues were. He replied it had nothing to do with attitude or partying or being lazy it was simply lack of professionalism ie, he literally lived hours away from training so was regularly late, Sumich pulled him aside early on in the piece and said, there are no excuses in a professional environment you just have to do something about the problem and he did - was then reinstated back into the squad.

All this talk about massive issues and being a loose cannon are just rubbish. Kids a dynamo and has a great attitude

 

[Total_Juddshanks]

I don't think I have ever heard the Ch7 commentary box fellate any team as enthusiastically as Richmond tonight.

The Tigers are a very good side, but so far this year they've been flogged by the two top 4 calibre teams they've played, and tonight all they did was beat a team which is plainly on struggle street at the moment.

Richmond's aggressive running and frenetic ball movement breaks down weaker teams who can't handle the pressure, but better teams have consistently shown that they can't handle teams with precise ball movement.

 

[telsor]

I heard Sumich talking about Stack last week and they asked what his issues were. He replied it had nothing to do with attitude or partying or being lazy it was simply lack of professionalism ie, he literally lived hours away from training so was regularly late, Sumich pulled him aside early on in the piece and said, there are no excuses in a professional environment you just have to do something about the problem and he did - was then reinstated back into the squad.

All this talk about massive issues and being a loose cannon are just rubbish. Kids a dynamo and has a great attitude

If that was all it was (and it got fixed while still a junior), there is no way he would have had 118 picks pass on him.

 

[Chinacats]

I’m really looking forward to when we hit some absolute top sides again.
We’ve covered the injuries well no doubt but we aren’t here to just make finals. We’re here to win the flag and to do that we’re going to have to beat the best sides without Rance. We didn’t do well against Collingwood and GWS but we seem to have found our feet a little against a kind of flaky mid tier side in Port and two pretty disappointing sides in Sydney and Melbourne.

I want to see another big test. At the moment I rate Collingwood, Geelong, WC and GWS at that level and the next time we face one of those is Geelong in R12 which is a loonnnggg way away.

We do face a lot of mid tier teams in the meantime, hopefully a few of those teams really stand up and stamp themselves soon.

I still rate Richmond higher than Geelong. They know their system so well. Geelong early form still to be proven

 

[tony__montana]

I don't think I have ever heard the Ch7 commentary box fellate any team as enthusiastically as Richmond tonight.

The Tigers are a very good side, but so far this year they've been flogged by the two top 4 calibre teams they've played, and tonight all they did was beat a team which is plainly on struggle street at the moment.

Richmond's aggressive running and frenetic ball movement breaks down weaker teams who can't handle the pressure, but better teams have consistently shown that they can't handle teams with precise ball movement.

lol get off it - talk about over exaggerating losing a couple of times.
We're building into the season nicely, still got a long way to go but our structures are improving week on week - really looking forward to this clash of styles that is supposedly a sure fire way to beat us later on in the year.

 

[tony__montana]

If that was all it was (and it got fixed while still a junior), there is no way he would have had 118 picks pass on him.

Based on what? gut feel? Im just taking what his coach said at face value. Said he was perplexed as to why he was passed over as it wasnt an issue after he was dropped from the squad and reinstated again preseason. Obviously wasnt bc he made AA. Anyhow stiff shit, its all in the past now, kids a gun and settled in beautifully, very happy we have him.

 

[Whiskers]

Pity Riewoldt got injured.
I would love to see him get a meaningful suspension as he tries to hang every single player over the most minor discretions on AFL360.
A grade Wan**r

 

[Farm Boy]

200kgs? How tall are you?

5'9

 

[nahnah]

Frost had a disposal eff of 35% and McDonald went at 40%... for two key defenders that is beyond horrific.

 

[nameless]

Just on the way home from the pub mate. Ripper night, brilliant first quarter. Unfortunatley injuries and umpires cruelled us but still plenty of time to right the ship before the premiership assault!

Congrats to all you sexy Tigers out there. Can't wait to smash you pricks in the replay!

How did injuries to Astbury and Reiwoldt hurt Melbourne?

 

[WestCoast05]

Oh Melbourne... prelim hangover?
It's like they are a shell of whom they were last year.

Definitely suffering from a we-made-a-prelimiereship hangover..