Toast Round 20 = Richmond 57-93 Collingwood

[manicpie]

This is close to the most disgruntled people have been after a win. I don't know whether to jump off the Westgate or have a bubble bath

 

[IlovethePies]

We played this game with extraordinary accuracy from a coaching and team management perspective.
In the 2nd half, or at least from half way in the 3rd, the pressure guage from both teams was locked on mediocre.

From Richmond's perspective, because that is all they could achieve, being such a young team

From our perspective: we had established a 40 point margin, and there is really no need to pulverise Richmond into the dust. What does that achieve, except potentially inflate media hyperbole how we are now "back to our magnificent best"?

There is no value in that for us.

We just needed to play the game out, avoid injuries, play lock down footy against a team who could provide us with no yardstick for measuring our finals performance.
Conserve the energy and the focus for next week when we do play a genuine Premiership contendor.

 

[Bianconeri]

I think Steele should play ahead of Allan but if what you are saying about Mitchell deliberately ignoring him is true…..

Then he should be frogmarched out of the side as well.

Josh Daicos did the same thing to Tyler Brown in 2022

 

[gouki88]

This is close to the most disgruntled people have been after a win. I don't know whether to jump off the Westgate or have a bubble bath

Eat a brownie or two

 

[Bianconeri]

That tunnelling free against Perryman has to be the worst decision of the year - and boy have there been some contenders

What the actual **** was that

If that was Elliott flying for the ball I think we’d expect him to receive the free.

 

[Ctracks]

I don’t think your imagination can cover just how bad it is…

Is she an opera singer? How does her voice carry so much?

 

[gouki88]

If that was Elliott flying for the ball I think we’d expect him to receive the free.

Could not disagree more strongly!

 

[gouki88]

Is she an opera singer? How does her voice carry so much?

She’s a marvel. I’ve turned around on her - she must now be protected at all costs

 

[Lifelong Pie]

If that was Elliott flying for the ball I think we’d expect him to receive the free.

Nah, Perryman just held his ground, players look where their opponents are all the time so the fact he looked at him shouldn't matter, not sure where he was supposed to go if he's not allowed to stand where the ball was going. Also haven't read anything about the non 50 to Elliott when the Richmond player ran way past the mark, it was late in the game so no effect but it was one of the more obvious 50s

 

[gouki88]

Nah, Perryman just held his ground, players look where their opponents are all the time so the fact he looked at him shouldn't matter, not sure where he was supposed to go if he's not allowed to stand where the ball was going. Also haven't read anything about the non 50 to Elliott when the Richmond player ran way past the mark, it was late in the game so no effect but it was one of the more obvious 50s

Not to mention the 50 when the bloke kicked it about 7m from kick in, or the “not 15” to Schultz that went about 20m, or XYZ

 

[Lifelong Pie]

Not to mention the 50 when the bloke kicked it about 7m from kick in, or the “not 15” to Schultz that went about 20m, or XYZ

Or the massive push in the back to Cameron for Baltas goal, luckily the umpires don't have much influence on games

 

[riddick78]

This is close to the most disgruntled people have been after a win. I don't know whether to jump off the Westgate or have a bubble bath

Jump off the Westage in a bubble bath?!?!?!

It's a win, we got 4 points, enjoy it, i certainly am. I might go have a bubble bath now.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Did what was required, so I give everyone a tick for that. Performance wasn't brilliant by any means, but I hope today is a launching pad for building momentum into the finals.

N Daicos was brilliant. Just a class above everyone else with his goals, disposals and overall decision making.

Hopefully we see the return of De Goey, Hill and Frampton next week which should significantly boost us especially with tougher opposition coming up in the next three games (Brisbane, Hawthorn and Adelaide).

On an off-field note, it was funny seeing Level 2 of the Ponsford End mostly empty despite Richmond fighting for the right to sit in that area for years.

 

[Bianconeri]

Nah, Perryman just held his ground, players look where their opponents are all the time so the fact he looked at him shouldn't matter, not sure where he was supposed to go if he's not allowed to stand where the ball was going. Also haven't read anything about the non 50 to Elliott when the Richmond player ran way past the mark, it was late in the game so no effect but it was one of the more obvious 50s

Perryman didn’t just hold his ground though, he actively moved into the path of the Richmond player. Him looking at the player just made it look worse. You have to either get the ball or block before the jump.

Perryman wasn’t standing where the ball went though as otherwise he’d have marked the ball.

 

[Ctracks]

Simmo is hilariously precious about WA

Simpson is a tool

 

[Lifelong Pie]

Perryman didn’t just hold his ground though, he actively moved into the path of the Richmond player. Him looking at the player just made it look worse. You have to either get the ball or block before the jump.

Perryman wasn’t standing where the ball went though as otherwise he’d have marked the ball.

He didn't mark it because Greene jumped over the top of him, will just have to disagree on that one, it reminded me of the free against sidey last week when he held his ground and I thought that was a crap decision too

 

[gouki88]

Perryman didn’t just hold his ground though, he actively moved into the path of the Richmond player. Him looking at the player just made it look worse. You have to either get the ball or block before the jump.

Perryman wasn’t standing where the ball went though as otherwise he’d have marked the ball.

Nah, his clear intention was to mark the footy.

 

[Ctracks]

She’s a marvel. I’ve turned around on her - she must now be protected at all costs

She’s a Collingwood supporter?

 

[Ludovico]

This is close to the most disgruntled people have been after a win. I don't know whether to jump off the Westgate or have a bubble bath

Have a bubble bath on the Westgate

 

[Fruit]

Are we the only supporter group who aren’t happy after a 6 goal win?

 

[WakeUpPies]

Are we the only supporter group who aren’t happy after a 6 goal win?

Most of us are a bit permanently jaded because we have seen one or two or three too many grand final losses.

 

[gouki88]

She’s a Collingwood supporter?

Heart of the cheer squad!

 

[Ludovico]

Are we the only supporter group who aren’t happy after a 6 goal win?

We have high standards. I like to think it is that approach that has seen me win the award for most innovative repurposing of a pair of salad tongs at the Hellfire Club Christmas in July bash four years running, but that commitment to excellence has a price too.

 

[granniewolf]

I never said Richmond played poorly

The two things aren’t mutually exclusive

You didn't say they played well, either.
What you said was" Good to get the win but you won’t ever convince me the AFL didn’t instruct the umpires to make sure we didn’t see another belting"

 

[watt price tully]

Taj Hotton is playing for Richmond who is the son of Trent Hotton who for a while played for Collingwood then Carlton. He took Tony Shaw's documented plans with him & infamously gave them to the Carlton Coach.

Some might say Taj is a "Hotton Tot" of course I never say that