Certified Legendary Thread 2017 Richmond Premiership Salt Mine

[Barry_Badrinath]

When people say Mick Molloy is the biggest richmond supporter, I think they’re referring to his actual physical size.

 

[Sir_Loin]

When people say Mick Molloy is the biggest richmond supporter, I think they’re referring to his actual physical size.

Or the amount of piss he can sink

 

[TJASTA]

I decided to message the Facebook page "I hate it when I'm kicking the footy around and Richmond try to recruit me."

 

[tigerT]

Injuries are certainly important, Tigers won a flag off the back of an almost unbelievable run with injuries. Hawthorn managed to get within 1.5 wins of playing finals after the following players missed massive chunks of the season with injury:
- Rioli
- Frawley
- Stratton
- Birchall
- Poupolo
- JOM
- Gibson

We also had a number of potential backup players unavailable due to injury such as JOR and Lovell.

Getting close to finals with so many key players out was possible partly due to some existing decent depth, and partly due to some young players stepping up.

If Richmond had an injury list like that this year , they'd probably have finished around 10th, a slight improvement on last year. If all those player (bar Gibson obviously) play most of next season for Hawthorn, and Richmond have even half that many injuries to their best 18 players, Hawthorn will finish comfortably above Richmond next year. Richmond - shit list (outside of their top 4-5), great game plan, great run with injuries, down year for the competition in terms of strength of the top 4 = flag. Next year, Richmond will still have a shit list, their game plan will have been worked out, they may not have a similar dream run with injuries, and quality teams like Sydney will return to closer to their best = Tigers lucky to make top 8.

 

[Wackelpudding]

I decided to message the Facebook page "I hate it when I'm kicking the footy around and Richmond try to recruit me."
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He's hardly in a position to "champ" anyone.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

I like how having an injury free list in the last 3 games ( ie: finals ) equals having an injury free list all year in people's minds.

 

[Old M8]

I decided to message the Facebook page "I hate it when I'm kicking the footy around and Richmond try to recruit me."
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Gold!

I can't believe someone is still running that page. I remember liking it back in 2010

 

[Royce Hafey]

"If we were better than the premiers, then we'd be premiers!"

If it weren't for the snow and the police, you could walk naked in Moscow in the wintertime.

 

[JohnnyV]

Do yourself a favour and listen to Hugnry for Sport Ep234, it's KB talking to Michelangelo Rucci, Friday before the GF,

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=142738

And this is the follow up interview the week after.

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=146039

I don’t post often but that is one of the best things I’ve listened to.. so soothing I’ve already listened to the pre match interview a few times... just so many ways to keep enjoying our premiership and bring a smile to long suffering supporters

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Port supporter. I guess he doesn’t rate his own team:

He was garbage and so were Richmond untill last year when he left.

Drawing a rather large bow.

Looking forward to your demise this year with a tougher draw. Might have to actually beat a few good sides away from the G.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Also happy new year to our good friend snake. Must be a weight off his shoulders to know we aren’t the reigning premiers anymore.

 

[richo's dodgy hammy]

Also happy new year to our good friend snake. Must be a weight off his shoulders to know we aren’t the reigning premiers anymore.

Wait what when did this happen? Shattering start to the New Year..
Congrats to the new Premiers I guess

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Wait what when did this happen? Shattering start to the New Year..
Congrats to the new Premiers I guess

We were only the reigning premiers for 2017. Once the new year starts, there is no reigning premier.

At least that’s what helps him get through the day.

 

[tigerwill]

Port supporter. I guess he doesn’t rate his own team:

You should have said, "at least we can win a home final"

 

[muzhogg]

I think my rough point was that if the video was right, the free kick count should be something like 10-40, thinking that pointing that out would show it up for being as ridiculous as it is...Except that didn't seem to phase them and not long after was told the 40 or 50 crap (which would obviously be even further off).

Its a good thing I've learned to just laugh at such crap, because otherwise it'd be a serious concern that people actually think that way.

The interesting point, which the critics don't seem to have figured out (no surprise given the shallowness of their thinking on the subject), is that if their claims about biased umpiring are correct, then the Tiges would be the dirtiest team playing in the AFL. After all, their argument demands that the free kick count should have been skewed heavily Adelaide's way, and with a free-kick count of something like 40-10 (or worse!) against, what conclusion could you draw other than Richmond play dirty footy?

Curious that I don't hear a single serious footy commentator saying any of that -- either that the umpiring was biased, nor that the free kick count was majorly out of whack.

But then most of the serious footy commentators have at least had the integrity to acknowledge that the Tiges deserved the win even if it took them by surprise.

 

[Sir_Loin]

The interesting point, which the critics don't seem to have figured out (no surprise given the shallowness of their thinking on the subject), is that if their claims about biased umpiring are correct, then the Tiges would be the dirtiest team playing in the AFL. After all, their argument demands that the free kick count should have been skewed heavily Adelaide's way, and with a free-kick count of something like 40-10 (or worse!) against, what conclusion could you draw other than Richmond play dirty footy?

Curious that I don't hear a single serious footy commentator saying any of that -- either that the umpiring was biased, nor that the free kick count was majorly out of whack.

But then most of the serious footy commentators have at least had the integrity to acknowledge that the Tiges deserved the win even if it took them by surprise.

Just have to look at the free kick differential all year to see how much the umps didnt favour us. Also in the GF we smashed them in contested footy by +30 and won the free kick count by 6. I’d expect that sort of free kick count from a side prepared to win it as hard and as often as us. +30 contested possessions for a game is a huge number.

 

[Portland Tigers]

I decided to message the Facebook page "I hate it when I'm kicking the footy around and Richmond try to recruit me."
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Did Adam Treloar start that facebook page off in primary school....sh#t he got that wrong!

 

[THE_GUN]

All this talk about umpire's favouring a team or having and were the reason for Richmond winning is just crap and i really dont care or give a crap about the numbers.

I watched the game (amd many times after) The game i seen Richmond totally destroyed Adelaide , Crows choked and Richmond were hungry and totally dedicated to winning

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

From a G-long fan.....still salty....

 

[Tigerbob68]

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From a G-long fan.....still salty....

Yeah, at least their supporters don't do anything like spit on opposition sup .......... oh, hang on.

 

[Helen Wheels]

Don't know if this has already been posted. Bay 13 TOTY 2017.

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/thre...d-supporter-optimism-graph-toty-2017.1159155/

 

[Procrastinator35]

Nice to see the Cats atop this poll.....Finally, someone else sees it too.

It was also good to see Cotchin finally come of age this past finals series.

 

[RedVest4]

Don't know if this has already been posted. Bay 13 TOTY 2017.

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/thre...d-supporter-optimism-graph-toty-2017.1159155/

Glad you’re all enjoying it.

...You’re welcome.

 

[muzhogg]

Glad you’re all enjoying it.

...You’re welcome.

They say comedy's all in the timing and, let's face it, you couldn't have timed it better!

 

[Tiges1229]

**** Geelong fans are flogs, , shit stain of a club.