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2. What hoodoo?
When Richmond coach Terry Wallace was asked about the Tigers' post round eight hoodoo in the lead-up to this weekend's trip to Brisbane he had no hesitation in describing the theory as "rubbish" and claiming it had no relevance to the Tigers of 2005.
In each of the last three years the Tigers - who this year sat 6-2 after round eight - had been well-placed at 4-4, 6-2 and 4-4 after round eight only to capitulate in each of those seasons. So bad had the Tigers' form been after round eight in the past three years that their record stood at just four wins from 42 matches spread over the last 14 games of 2002-04.
Well, the hoodoo appears over after the Tigers produced the kind of win that can convince a team on the up like Richmond that no challenge is too great to overcome.
Trailing nearly all game, the Tigers showed great persistence to win by four points with the brilliant Nathan Brown yet again the match-winner while the Tigers' midfield resurgence led by surprise packet Shane Tuck and the revitalised Mark Coughlan continued as they showed they can match it even with a midfield containing three Brownlow Medalists in Michael Voss, Simon Black and Jason Akermanis.
And while there were still be plenty of people that will take even more convincing that last year's wooden-spooners are the real deal, the fact is if they can beat Melbourne next Friday night they will find themselves playing West Coast for top spot on the ladder in a fortnight's time.
2. What hoodoo?
When Richmond coach Terry Wallace was asked about the Tigers' post round eight hoodoo in the lead-up to this weekend's trip to Brisbane he had no hesitation in describing the theory as "rubbish" and claiming it had no relevance to the Tigers of 2005.
In each of the last three years the Tigers - who this year sat 6-2 after round eight - had been well-placed at 4-4, 6-2 and 4-4 after round eight only to capitulate in each of those seasons. So bad had the Tigers' form been after round eight in the past three years that their record stood at just four wins from 42 matches spread over the last 14 games of 2002-04.
Well, the hoodoo appears over after the Tigers produced the kind of win that can convince a team on the up like Richmond that no challenge is too great to overcome.
Trailing nearly all game, the Tigers showed great persistence to win by four points with the brilliant Nathan Brown yet again the match-winner while the Tigers' midfield resurgence led by surprise packet Shane Tuck and the revitalised Mark Coughlan continued as they showed they can match it even with a midfield containing three Brownlow Medalists in Michael Voss, Simon Black and Jason Akermanis.
And while there were still be plenty of people that will take even more convincing that last year's wooden-spooners are the real deal, the fact is if they can beat Melbourne next Friday night they will find themselves playing West Coast for top spot on the ladder in a fortnight's time.
