And what’s that reason astute judgeThat Geelong team would mop them up...
This Richmond team is the most over-acheiving team I've ever seen...
There's a reason they still don't get respect
Lucky team of flogs
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And what’s that reason astute judgeThat Geelong team would mop them up...
This Richmond team is the most over-acheiving team I've ever seen...
There's a reason they still don't get respect
Lucky team of flogs
The pressure that Richmond apply & can sustain for entire games is something that wasn’t heard of in Geelong’s era. Geelong certainly had a more skilled team but Richmonds game plan built on pressure, turnovers & intercepts may well have brought them down.
Hawthorn in 2008 was the best forward pressure side in the competition and we saw how easily they buckled.
Geelong probably still the better team, but Richmond would have the better achievement. Backing up and winning two years in a row is very difficult, even a team as star studded as the Geelong multiple flag winning outfit couldn't manage it, so if Richmond do it this year kudos to them. This is especially true given the draw they received compared to the likes of Brisbane (likewise if Geelong make it and win).
Will probably be barracking for Geelong/Lions. Last thing a Hawthorn fan (or frankly Big footy in general) needs is a tiger team one GF win away from a 3-peat, and I'd even prefer Geelong win it this year over that outcome.
Yes once in 13 games or something because we were so easy to beat.
Your forward pressure in that game was so good you only allowed Geelong 19 more inside 50s. It was your forward pressure that got us. We just couldn’t get the ball up the ground.
The pressure that Richmond apply & can sustain for entire games is something that wasn’t heard of in Geelong’s era. Geelong certainly had a more skilled team but Richmonds game plan built on pressure, turnovers & intercepts may well have brought them down.
Make no mistake.. whilst they’ve been away from home all year, they’ve definitely been given the biggest ride of anyone else. They’re the reigning premier yet got far from then toughest schedule.. including the highest differential of rest days vs opponent and a nice little 7 day break conveniently smack bang in the middle of their condensed fixture. Not having to come to Perth was another one given it was feasible plus being their rotation here this year. They were forced out of Vic, okay let’s make sure literally everything else is in their favour. They’ve been towelled up by Brisbane twice, once by Port and have lost others such as the Saints game. Far from the best side this year and it’ll be another arsey flag if they pull it off. Port or Geelong definitely deserve it more.3/4 cups including back to back away from home for 3 months would be huge. Including losing the QF and then winning the prelim interstate would put them up with the great teams in the last 30 years.
Look at your rock solid defense completely sh*t themselves in that third quarter.
Our forward line mentally and physically smashed them when it counted.
The two games between Geelong v St Kilda of 2009 were as close to what we witnessed in last night's preliminary final. While the congestion around the ground was not what it was a decade ago, it's drawing a long bow saying Richmond's pressure was unheard of. After all, it was Ross 'the boss' Lyon who perfected such a style of game well after Paul Roos and Terry Wallace.
You were too good that day. You don’t have to make up stories about what it was that beat us though. Your vaunted forward pressure had us waltzing the ball straight into our forward 50 for most of the day
For comparison, 12 months earlier in beating port by 20 goals we only went inside 50 seven more times.
How many "home" finals do you think Geelong has played at Kadinia park exactly?( I'll answer for you. It is one, and they lost that against Freo).Geelong is better they won 3 out of 5 with a coach that was on ice for four of the years.
Geelong beat Port by 20 goals, lost to Clarko's young Hawks side, beat a two loss Saints side, then beat a two loss Magpies side to win their premierships.
Richmond in 2017 got a home QF they didn't deserve against Geelong (Richmond lower ranked side), got a mentally weak Adelaide side in the GF that hasn't fired another shot since, got a 13 win GWS on a platter for the GF last year.
In terms of talent on paper, it’s laughably not even close. Richmond would probably only have the 5th or 6th best list in the AFL currently. It’s their brand that wins them games/premierships.