How did you fare against Melbourne?Late last season? We only played them once last season and registered the biggest 1st quarter ever.
We struggled against them this year and played absolutely abysmally, but had the wherewithal to actually prevail in the end, like Fremantle, North Melbourne, Geelong... most other teams that have played them.
We just whacked Port by 50 points at home yesterday.
The difference between "highly competitive" and "winning" is massive. It could be the difference between a team playing finals or not, and in Richmond's case that is a big deal.
I mean, we managed to prevail against them twice like most other teams that have played them.