Comeback wins & losses

[Lsta062]

Hey guys!

I was thinking about comeback wins, and realised that Richmond doesn't have any good come-from-behind wins lately (actually none at all since 2011 from my memory, I posted a thread about this a while back), but have plenty of losses in recent times where the opposition has done that to us.

So, what are the best comeback wins you recall Richmond achieving and what are the worst come-from-behind losses? It can be the margin that was cut down to win (or the margin that was given up to lose the game), or it can be the manner in which they occurred in but not necessarily the margin.


To start off, I recall Brisbane vs Richmond in 2008 being a great comeback win. They blew the margin in the 3rd Quarter and Richmond came back in the 4th Quarter only to hold them off by 3 points. The final scores were 117-114.

Even though it was not a win, I recall Port Adelaide vs Richmond being 80-20 at half time Port's way, only for Richmond to storm back but fall short

One of the worst chokes that I have seen Richmond do was definitely the EF against Carlton in 2013, and also North Melbourne in 2014, where they were losing 35 points at half time and won by 28 points. That was a pretty horrible game.

 

[Craze]

One of the first games I ever went to was against Footscray in '83. Might have been about Round 5, Anzac Day. They kicked 10 goals in the first quarter and we fought our way back into the match only to lose by a couple of points.

Worst I recall was being 40-odd point up against Collingwood in about '87 at VFL Park, and they caught us in the last quarter.

 

[turtle27]

I was at this game. Hawks got out to 31 points at half time.

 

[WATiger86]

I have tried to forget each and every one of the plethora of come-from-behind losses we have endured in recent times... Hopefully a thing of the past now!

 

[BF Tiger]

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory has been a very Richmond trait the past 30 years or so.

 

[unfoley926]

Yeah interesting topic, so true possibly last time was under Wallace or frawley? Come back victories are all about character which is what we lacked and possibly are starting to build

 

[Lsta062]

Yeah interesting topic, so true possibly last time was under Wallace or frawley? Come back victories are all about character which is what we lacked and possibly are starting to build

Perhaps. Last year we nearly pulled one off against the Bulldogs and Geelong, so that was an improvement. Maybe they will finally do one this year

 

[Craze]

Good comeback against Fitzroy in '95 at the MCG (we were 4 goals down in the last quarter, although the opposition weren't that great). Also the semi-final versus Essendon in the same year we stormed home. Never tire of watching that game. We came back against Carlton in the 'Unleash the Giesh' game in '97.

 

[sante]

Ben Cousins' last game

 

[HeadandShin]

The good....
Bombers 95 (twice) 24-0 in the draw during h&a and 30 odd during the semi.
Hawks 2003 - 50 odd points down early...

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

As above.
The 95 semi wins hands down.
That's the loudest noise I've ever heard at a match and I've been to a lot of matches and Grand Finals.
We were gawn.
And that Hawthorn game back in 03 was pretty amazing.

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

But on the flip side...
In 1987 early on in the season we were 51 points up 25 mins into the third v Collingwood at Waverley and lost by 10.
Was unbelievable.
So then the next week we were up by 46 against Sydney at the G... And lost again.
We'd previously lost to the Eagles in their inaugural game after leading by 33 at 3/4 time.
As you can imagine the season went to complete crap and we collected our first spoon in 27 years.

 

[Nostradumbass]

As above.
The 95 semi wins hands down.
That's the loudest noise I've ever heard at a match and I've been to a lot of matches and Grand Finals.
We were gawn.
.

He tore them to bits that day.

 

[Groupie_]

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He tore them to bits that day.

dem boots

 

[Nostradumbass]

dem boots

He was a ****ing good footballer. Doesn't get the credit he deserves.

 

[Groupie_]

He was a ******* good footballer. Doesn't get the credit he deserves.

Imagine he won a flag

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

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He tore them to bits that day.

so did he.
Ahh the good old days.
How many weeks today you reckon?

 

[Nostradumbass]

so did he.
Ahh the good old days.
How many weeks today you reckon?
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Hahah, I was going to post a pic of him aswell. If only he had good Knees

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Last one I can remember is the Andy Collins game against Sydney in 2010.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

Good comeback against Fitzroy in '95 at the MCG (we were 4 goals down in the last quarter, although the opposition weren't that great). Also the semi-final versus Essendon in the same year we stormed home. Never tire of watching that game. We came back against Carlton in the 'Unleash the Giesh' game in '97.

I was at all these games, a dodgy deliberate out of bounds and resultant 50 from Dougy cracking the shits gave us the win v Fitzroy.

The good....
Bombers 95 (twice) 24-0 in the draw during h&a and 30 odd during the semi.
Hawks 2003 - 50 odd points down early...

We had just brought our first born home the previous day and i decided to stay home and listen on the radio not wanting to bail on the wife first chance I got, suffice to say I was in the pub halfway through the 3rd qtr cheering us onto victory.

As above.
The 95 semi wins hands down.
That's the loudest noise I've ever heard at a match and I've been to a lot of matches and Grand Finals.
We were gawn.
And that Hawthorn game back in 03 was pretty amazing.

At half time I had an essendrug fan who I knew come up to me and start rubbing it in saying at least you got this far but your just not good enough, I went looking for him after the game but he had shot through the brave soul.

 

[johnno77]

so did he.
Ahh the good old days.
How many weeks today you reckon?
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5+ I reckon Gary O'Donnell would still shudder when he sees footage of that.

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Must confess my mates had to practically hold me to my seat in that final v Essendon because I had talked myself into going to the pub at half time.
I know it sounds sooky but I had pretty much guaranteed myself I was going to thump an Essendon supporter if kept going.
The absolute worst team of all to be getting thrashed by and particularly with a lot of bombers mates there on the day too.
I very nearly didn't see it.

 

[JR82]

Ben Cousins' last game

although not a win i have never heard crowd noise like that (was there that day)
still watch the 2nd half & it gets me every time!

different game but this was a classic

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

for the younger folk- why Essendon fans hate Matthew Knights.

 

[JR82]

I was at all these games, a dodgy deliberate out of bounds and resultant 50 from Dougy cracking the shits gave us the win v Fitzroy.


We had just brought our first born home the previous day and i decided to stay home and listen on the radio not wanting to bail on the wife first chance I got, suffice to say I was in the pub halfway through the 3rd qtr cheering us onto victory.


At half time I had an essendrug fan who I knew come up to me and start rubbing it in saying at least you got this far but your just not good enough, I went looking for him after the game but he had shot through the brave soul.

on the DVD at 3/4 time there's a Tigers supporter talking to an Ess fan with a grimace on his face, clearly giving some of what he'd been copping in the 1st half. never get sick of watching it!