Preview Rd 21 - Richmond v North Melbourne - MCG Saturday 7 August 4.35pm

[Brick Loosener]

So do we wanna win or are we tanking?

I really don't want Cerra. Hopefully the shitter we get means he won't come.

Hopefully he didn't grow up with a poster of Billy Hartung on his wall.

 

[YeOldTiger]

Gotta love these blokes who lay on top of you and then elbow you in the face or lean on your face with their hands. A certain Geelong captain's favourite trick.

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[wegetpumped]

If we win this and another results go out way we could end the round in the 8 on % (I.e. bombers lose to dogs, giants to cats, saints to Sydney, dockers to lions and Carlton don’t obliterate Gold Coast)

Think we probably lose though

Gee we have come a long way worrying about Dockers Carlton Saints bombers

 

[Smoocher]

Sides that play their GF against us: Collingwood, Port Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Carlton and these irrelevant pr*cks.

North consider us some kind of rival. They’d probably be bottom two in regards to clubs that I give a sh*t about. It’s strange their hard on for us, especially when we barely acknowledge their existence. They have the same one way hatred for Essendon as well. Small club syndrome I guess.

We could lose and my mood won’t change. I think getting a mosquito bite would agitate me more. The only thing that interests me about this game is that I get to watch Sydney Stack

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play again.

Anyway, Richmond by 24 points in The Poo Dot Cup.

The yawnnnnn post of the thread so far.
When you try to pretend it doesn’t matter but it really hurts deep inside.


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[RunningBounce]

Looking forward to Stacky consolidating his form, and Prestia will be better for the run.

We don't know what list changes are coming at the end of this season. If you can, get to this one. Might be the last chance you get to see some of the premiership Tigers.

 

[Ashman OG]

Looking forward to Stacky consolidating his form, and Prestia will be better for the run.

We don't know what list changes are coming at the end of this season. If you can, get to this one. Might be the last chance you get to see some of the premiership Tigers.

Is there crowds?

 

[Grrr]

Morning all.

(Digression)
When I was told I had to preview the game against North, I found difficulty in maintaining focus. Desperate to find inspiration I wandered out into the backyard where I found myself gazing at a small slater slowly devouring a random tomato seedling, feebly struggling through the meagre compost layer in an attempt to find any minor source of sustenance. What an utterly pointless existence, I thought, as I looked around the unkempt debris of my neglected garden and brushed the biscuit crumbs off my Ben Nason jumper. The poor thing wandered joylessly across the waste, paused, circled aimlessly once or twice and then headed back whence it came, never looking enthused, or doing anything remotely interesting until it disappeared from view. It’s probably dead now, but I don’t really care – its life was brief and futile and if it does turn up again, it will probably be doing something even more tedious.
(Digression ends. Not sure what that was all about).


It’s fair to say overall that Richmond’s form this season has been disappointing, but probably more accurate to use the term shithouse. Now normally (35 of the last 39 years), this would be business-as-usual, but due to unusual occurrences in recent seasons, some Tiger fans have become accustomed to watching their team win a few games and the inevitable reversion to mediocrity has hit some hard. But this is the circle of football – old players get older, young players are never as good, and the selectors are like your Granny, wearing the same hairstyle from the 1950s, because ‘It was good enough back then, and I don’t want to change now’.

Anyway. There’s a game of football on this weekend (no idea where or when) and Richmond are in it, so I guess those tired ‘supporter’ neurons of my brain will creak into action once more and I will find myself staring at a high-def rendition of grown men playing a child’s game. I may shout rude words at random pixels now and then, but overall I will probably remain near-comatose and at the game’s conclusion consider getting a head start on filling out those exciting census forms. Or Richmond may win.

And it’s North Melbourne. I like North Melbourne. Sure, there was only one kid at Primary School who barracked for them (Dad was a Sheffield Wednesday fan), their old ground was a true cesspit and getting there was like doing a tour of the backblocks in Sao Paulo, but they generally punch well above their weight and they’ve had some great players – Wayne Schimmelbusch, Malcolm Blight, and who can forget Brett Allison and that tremendous leap?



North are doing it tough right now, but that’s because their kids are not much good yet (rather like us, except that our old guys are not much good anymore, either). They’ve shown some spark here and there and managed to spring a few upsets - they may still finish last, but they’ll take a couple of teams down along the way. Which all means – you know what I’m saying here.

If we are to achieve our ultimate destiny this season (being slaughtered in the first week of Finals), we definitely need a lift from many players. This is the last Hurrah for our ageing leadership group, before the official handover to Nank, Lambert, Vlastuin and co, and so I’m hoping for a Coccoon-like resurgence. Jack’s a step slow now, and most of his goals have come in ‘junk time’ (or as it’s better known, the entire 2021 season), Cotchin’s about 3 steps slow and his disposal is growing more abysmal by the game, Grimes and Astbury are just hangin’ in there and Sheds is a shadow of himself – even when compared to last year. We need those guys to stand up as our kids have alternately sparkled (Bolton, Chol), fizzled (Bolton, Chol) or stagnated (RCD, Ross, CCJ).

Look, we can still make Finals, but we need to pull our proverbial fingers out and for some things to go our way (god, it sounds like 1990-2010 all over again). At least our forwards, mids and backs are all playing as a team (albeit a terrible one), reading our injury list is like channelling James Donald from The Great Escape, and some of the mathematical ladder permutations I’ve seen by optimistic Tiger fans would baffle Euclid but there is a faint hope.

It’s still good to be the King (if only for a couple more weeks).

Good preview, I especially liked the first paragraph. This should help.
Iron chelate based snail pellets are also effective against slaters. They're safe for pets and break down into iron to feed plants. In larger gardens, rotating chooks over vegie beds in between crops is a great way to clear up infestation and provide your birds with a serious protein fix.

 

[D_M_4]

I want to say that we are going to win with confidence, but sadly I can't.

It was a good contest against Freo all the way though, Cherra would look good in Richmond colours thats for sure.

I think we will get the job done against the Roos but anything can happen.

IN: Pickett, Flossy, CCJ, RCD
OUT: Chol, Rioli and CASTAGNA, AARTS
Please for gods sake can Castagna get out of the side, he does nothing and has no impact.

 

[RunningBounce]

Is there crowds?

I thought I read something (maybe in this thread?) about 25% capacity. Who knows, really? These things change by the day. Fingers crossed.

 

[STRUGGLETOWN EST1885]

I thought I read something (maybe in this thread?) about 25% capacity. Who knows, really? These things change by the day. Fingers crossed.

I'm now hearing probably no crowds this week but then crowds the week after.

 

[franjon]

North consider us some kind of rival.

Really? Since when? I've followed North for decades and I don't recall that. Not trying to be a smartarse but up until a few years ago beating Richmond was business as usual. I'm not going to pour s**t on Richmond they have had an excellent run, and it's hard work maintaining a premiership streak so kudos has to go to Hardwick, but rival? News to me.

 

[Northern Tiger]

I thought I read something (maybe in this thread?) about 25% capacity. Who knows, really? These things change by the day. Fingers crossed.

Might as well make it 100% capacity as there will be lucky to be 20,000 people there anyway. Most people have had enough.

 

[YeOldTiger]

Geez, imagine if Geelong fluff their lines again this year. With this list (attached) the flag looks theirs to lose, that's what everyone is saying. If they don't tho, what does that say about Chris Scott

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as a coach ? He won a flag in his first year with a gun list that was really Bomber Thompson's but since then his finals record is pretty crap.

The Cats' conundrum aiding their premiership tilt

As we near September, Chris Scott is facing a very enjoyable dilemma.

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(I'd usually post this in Oppo Observations but that thread has closed ?) Also anybody know where the 2021 draft thread dissapeared to ? My new version was shut down and moved (fair enough) because there was already a draft thread, (which I couldn't find) but where is it ? I can get to it via a link, but not if I try to find it myself on the front half dozen pages.

 

[Oshka]

The yawnnnnn post of the thread so far.
When you try to pretend it doesn’t matter but it really hurts deep inside.


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Really? Since when? I've followed North for decades and I don't recall that. Not trying to be a smartarse but up until a few years ago beating Richmond was business as usual. I'm not going to pour sh*t on Richmond they have had an excellent run, and it's hard work maintaining a premiership streak so kudos has to go to Hardwick, but rival? News to me.

If I started a poll on your board asking who North’s most hated opposition club is, Richmond would be second and Essendon would be first. If you did the same poll on Richmond’s and Essendon’s boards, North would not poll in the top ten.

I guess when you’re a little club you always try to punch above your weight. No shame in it.

 

[The Warlord]

North consider us some kind of rival.

???

Your number one ticket holder Caro Wilson clearly does, we don't.

 

[Oshka]

???

Your number one ticket holder Caro Wilson clearly does, we don't.

Lol another one lurking in here and getting all defensive about their weird obsession with us. So much pent up anger towards Richmond. Never witnessed a supporter base try and staunchly defend such obvious hatred towards us in a preview thread. Just admit that you guys handled our success about as well as West Coast supporters did.

On a side note, anyone else remember that North looney who spent days in the banter thread treating it like it was the Olympics? Geez they’ve got it in for us. I only remember their existence once a season when their rabid supporter base flock here with raging hard ons.

 

[Hamsatma]

North has actually been playing some pretty decent footy recently, wouldn't surprise me at all if we lose. What I know for sure is if we win it will be a s**t game

 

[The Warlord]

Lol another one lurking in here and getting all defensive about their weird obsession with us. So much pent up anger towards Richmond. Never witnessed a supporter base try and staunchly defend such obvious hatred towards us in a preview thread. Just admit that you guys handled our success about as well as West Coast supporters did.

On a side note, anyone else remember that North looney who spent days in the banter thread treating it like it was the Olympics? Geez they’ve got it in for us. I only remember their existence once a season when their rabid supporter base flock here with raging hard ons.

OK then, for sure.

Should be a good game.

 

[Makeshft_Mauler]

OK then, for sure.

Should be a good game.

judging by our recent performances it probably wont

though we may just drag you down to our level and beat you with experience

 

[The Warlord]

judging by our recent performances it probably wont

though we may just drag you down to our level and beat you with experience

If it is wet will be very interesting, wet weather and the G is Richmond to a tee!

 

[STRUGGLETOWN EST1885]

If it is wet will be very interesting, wet weather and the G is Richmond to a tee!

In the last 4 years no one came near us in the wet and at the G but not so this year. Should be a good game. I'm looking forward to it however none of us are still allowed to go...

 

[STRUGGLETOWN EST1885]

Geez, imagine if Geelong fluff their lines again this year. With this list (attached) the flag looks theirs to lose, that's what everyone is saying. If they don't tho, what does that say about Chris Scott as a coach ? He won a flag in his first year with a gun list that was really Bomber Thompson's but since then his finals record is pretty crap.

The Cats' conundrum aiding their premiership tilt

As we near September, Chris Scott is facing a very enjoyable dilemma.

www.zerohanger.com

(I'd usually post this in Oppo Observations but that thread has closed ?) Also anybody know where the 2021 draft thread dissapeared to ? My new version was shut down and moved (fair enough) because there was already a draft thread, (which I couldn't find) but where is it ? I can get to it via a link, but not if I try to find it myself on the front half dozen pages.

Let's very much hope they do fluff their lines !!

 

[The Warlord]

In the last 4 years no one came near us in the wet and at the G but not so this year. Should be a good game. I'm looking forward to it however none of us are still allowed to go...

Looks like Zurhaar and Thomas will play. We can cover Cunners out but no hope without those two.

My worry is who goes to Jack Riewoldt.

 

[Al Heimer]

This upcoming loss to Norf is going to hurt. Then again all losses to that fleabag club hurts but when they are in their rightful place on the ladder (last) and they towell us up its a real bastard.

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[Lsta062]

After our form since the bye, there is no game that I’d lock us in to win with our current side regardless of the opposition’s ladder position and injury list. This game’s no exception.

If it’s wet, then my confidence heading into this game drops even further. We already struggle scoring in dry conditions, so what about wet conditions on a big ground like the MCG?

I want RCD back in the side. One thing he does well is play in the centre and that’s the area we’ve been terrible in recently. Even if he plays one half due to his tank, his effective disposals in that half are probably better than some of our current players in a full game.