Autopsy AFL 2020 First Preliminary Final - Port v Tigers Fri October 16th 7:50pm AEDT / 7:20pm AEST (AO) Match Highlights in OP

[Django]

Congrats Tigers.

Bad luck PFG. A tough loss to swallow. A classy response. Looks like many promising years ahead at Alberton. Best of luck next season.

 

[darcytiger]

Great game. Very tough for Port to come from the wilderness to appear in a Grand Final. This is part of their build. My premiership tip for next year.

 

[RandB]

Richmond, love them or hate them, are street fighters and can never be underestimated.

 

[jaguaress]

congrats tigers

 

[YeoShuey]

Of course it goes to next level - we're supposed to be down to the best 6 umpires in the league so the usual incompetence excuses should be out the window.

So then when you hear them congratulating themselves for pulling off preconceived plans (the 2015 prelim) it all makes sense...

They usually get rid of the good umpires after week 1 of the finals and then let their favourite horrific umpires Stevic, Ryan, Chamberlain, Meredith etc run the joint. Nothing changes.

 

[lumpinee]

That and the fact he played a terrible game

got up n beat prestia for worst on ground,oh wait then theres motlop

 

[tigers47]

GGs to Richmond. Better team on the night.

fu** that hurts.

Get on the piss hard son

 

[My Cotchin Rules]

Now that is funny. Have you been to a tigers home game?

What about the bogan ferrals in the standing area at KP?

 

[brendan84]

Called it after these two played earlier in the season, Tigers will still win the flag

 

[Chuckie357]

Two things ....

Port should not have let Richmond take so many telling marks in their F50 in the last, unforgivable.

The umpires seemed to let the Richmond defenders maul Dixon all game with no penalty, kept pushing him out unfairly in the marking contests.

He wouldn’t have marked them even if he was 50m on his own

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

* the umps!

 

[Gavin Excell]

Fair umpiring and you lose. Probably 3rd or 4th time could say that this year

While i was yearning for a tiger loss like everyone, i didn't see the umpiring as a factor

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Imagine having rance retire and having Noah balta playing twos waiting for his chance

 

[Luv_our_club]

I think if Port won they would have limped into the Grand Final. Injuries and a young team beaten up in the wet.

Tigers spent less tickets tonight.

 

[Chuckie357]

So does this mean port are still top????

 

[Black white]

wish i were able to nominate this for some kind of post of the year. both for the pun, and being able to imagine that smug bigoted face sad

would be nice to win something this year. Good luck. Dont really want to see you win another flag, but your team does deserve it....again

 

[Gunslinging Roo]

Great work, Richmond - bring that cup back to Melbourne

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Yeah they did , but that does not change what was disgusting display of umpiring ... two sets of rules .

Like the ridiculous deliberate calls against Richmond? C'mon mate

 

[Xtreme]

What a win.
What a team.
Destiny beckons.

Geelong will win next week!

 

[db26]

Alot about Port had there chances what about us we missed few.

 

[Macpotata]

******* brilliant Richmond. To win on the road against a team that was in great form, and on the road for over 100+ days is remarkable. Balls of steel after losing in week 1 of the finals at the GABBA.

Richmond, stirring stuff.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

* the umps they didn’t give us enough free kicks 24 isn’t enough it should be 97

Never mind the fact we got smacked 27-9 in clearances when the game matters that doesn’t count

/port fan

 

[dean33]

Geelong will win next week!

Can we just enjoy this week first?

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Ugly game but at least it was close and therefore, entertaining. Umpiring wasn’t great and ended up favouring the visitors. Awful deliberate call in the last 10 minutes; only the umpires, one-eyed fans and BT thought that was the correct decision

That was clearcut. Blatant knock forward directly over the line. That's been deliberate for 30+ years

 

[EasternTiger]

Dear oh dear some of that umpiring!

Almost conspired to give Port the fairytale win.

Richmond players to a man said "We don't believe in no fairytales son."