These are the games we lose....

[nut]

Puff stories in every paper.... players being built up... everyone praising the club... confidence high... small talk of finals etc... etc... and the BANG.. we get smashed and back to earth we fall.

As confident as I am that we have improved so much, I just cant stop myself from preparing my self for disappointment.....

 

[Groupie_]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Puff stories in every paper.... players being built up... everyone praising the club... confidence high... small talk of finals etc... etc... and the BANG.. we get smashed and back to earth we fall.

As confident as I am that we have improved so much, I just cant stop myself from preparing my self for disappointment.....

You are 100% correct. Am expecting a loss too. Doggies by 27

 

[peejay]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Well we had better tighten up...

 

[NQTIGER]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Whilst we all share our 30 years of crappiness, the one i fear the most is gc, i think we will win this one by 20+

 

[_RT_]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Puff stories in every paper.... players being built up... everyone praising the club... confidence high... small talk of finals etc... etc... and the BANG.. we get smashed and back to earth we fall.

As confident as I am that we have improved so much, I just cant stop myself from preparing my self for disappointment.....

I believe that until we start winning games like these which back up the previous weeks great performance, I don't see why there is a need for the backslapping stories from the media. We haven't really achieved anything, sure there are some great signs, but thats all they are at the moment, signs. We need results to justify the hype.

 

[lvt06]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Yep, i agree.

My brother is a mad collingwood fan....(makes me sick as well) and he sent me an email yesterday saying that we will smash the dogs and blah blah blah. In theory we should, we have better form, they have injured players.

It feels much different going into a game that i think we should win, i expect a win and it is never like that for me. I, like everyone here has been let down in the past in the same situation.

If we can get over the dogs, i look forward to a MASSIVE game against the bombers.

 

[Madtiger2006]

Re: These are the games we loose....

We may be loose but as long as we don't lose I don't care

 

[folester41]

Re: These are the games we loose....

i just want to see us playing the type of footy we have been playing in the last month, because if we do, it should be a close contest.

if we are completely smashed and dont show anything then i will be dissapointed.

 

[Frank Grimes]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Well I guess that it part of the culture that has infected the club over the last 30 years. For us to be successful again we needed to change our culture when Hardwick was appointed coach.

So far we have done well to get rid many negative parts of our culture and I guess this game against the Bulldogs will be a test to see if we have got over this one.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Is OP loose MT?

 

[kainokaino]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Puff stories in every paper.... players being built up... everyone praising the club... confidence high... small talk of finals etc... etc... and the BANG.. we get smashed and back to earth we fall.

As confident as I am that we have improved so much, I just cant stop myself from preparing my self for disappointment.....

Your living in the past my friend.
We have a new coach, a new game plan, the best key forward in the league, the best young midfield in the league, dangerous forward pockets in (king & nahas) in career best form.

The only way I can see us losing this game is if we have a terrible first quarter. (which we have had most weeks) And the bulldogs come out like they did against Collingwood and are 5 goals up at quarter time.

If we are within 4 goals at half time, I am extremly confident we will come away with the four points.

 

[turtle27]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Puff stories in every paper.... players being built up... everyone praising the club... confidence high... small talk of finals etc... etc... and the BANG.. we get smashed and back to earth we fall.

As confident as I am that we have improved so much, I just cant stop myself from preparing my self for disappointment.....

It's not so much the fact that we lost games like this, it's how we lost them. I suspect, hope if you will, things are slightly different with this team.

 

[Azzleberry]

Re: These are the games we loose....

Yep the next two weeks are crucial IMO.
Both the doggies and bombers have the ability to slam on 5-6 goals in quick succession and we have shown we are vulnerable for 1-2 quarters a match..
Hoping the effort is there this week and if it is we will come away with the 4 points...

 

[tigerT]

Puff stories in every paper.... players being built up... everyone praising the club... confidence high... small talk of finals etc... etc... and the BANG.. we get smashed and back to earth we fall.

As confident as I am that we have improved so much, I just cant stop myself from preparing my self for disappointment.....

spot on nut - the amount of puff pieces in the media this week has been sickening and most people dont realise that its not goodwill by the media, its a tactic - the higher you build up footy fans especially tiger fans, the harder the fallout when they lose.

True test of CHARACTER this week - this is where Hardwick starts earning his $$$ the way he can handle the adoration heaped on an inexperienced group of kids. If we come through with a win you know our character is changing

 

[1980GFVideo]

The OP is so dead right.

We will smash the Gold Coast like anyone does this year but it is these games that get the Richmond Army alive only to witness a huge dissapointment. The slightest sniff of entering the competition and being of interest to AFL supporters eats us alive.

The opportunity of turning a Home and Away win into a bigger picture seems to turn our players into deers in the spotlight.

I am pinning my hopes on separation from our past.

We have won the games that we have won in those years but Im still hopeful and cannot wait.

Bring on a new era Dimma.

 

[Spanish_Fly]

See I had this feeling before last weeks game and everything turned out fine.


I said to someone today that we might win or lose tomorrow but I am confident for the first time in a long time that it won't be for a lack of trying.

Fingers crossed and hope I'm not wrong.

 

[delediofan3]

Puff stories in every paper.... players being built up... everyone praising the club... confidence high... small talk of finals etc... etc... and the BANG.. we get smashed and back to earth we fall.

As confident as I am that we have improved so much, I just cant stop myself from preparing my self for disappointment.....

these are the games that we think we are going to win comfortably, so we go into the game and probably play some good football for about a couple or quarters like Port did against the Suns. The next thing you know we slack off and let them come back into the contest and win the game.

 

[carn tigez]

See I had this feeling before last weeks game and everything turned out fine.


I said to someone today that we might win or lose tomorrow but I am confident for the first time in a long time that it won't be for a lack of trying.

Fingers crossed and hope I'm not wrong.

That's the same as me. I reckon a few on here will say when we inevitably do lose a game soon, that it shows we haven't arrived etc etc. Personally I saw last week as the game we had to prove ourselves as being around A corner, although there is still another corner or two to turn before we 'arrive'.

To win the next 2 games would probably show we have turned another corner as well, but I don't think people are getting ahead of themselves saying we have clearly improved after last week's win, regardless of tomorrow's result.

 

[Tigerland]

What's said in the papers and what's said on internet forums is completely different to what's said behind closed doors at punt road.

Think of this.... Dimma waited all of what 15 minutes after the freo game and the press conference to hose down expectation and talk about the big challenge of playing the dogs next week.

That right there is a major difference in mindset from previous coaches.

Whichever way it goes, another 4 quarter effort and I'll be happy.

 

[Equus]

These are the games that OLD Richmond would lose, I have every confidence that this Tiger outfit should win tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Top_4_Tiger]

Win, lose, or draw, this thread has no basis...

50% of our list has been turned over in 2 years. On what basis are "these the games we lose"?

There is absolutely no history whatsoever of the players on our list ever losing a game like this. In fact, this will be the very first time they are in this situation.

Don't blame current players and staff for the failures of the past, it's not fair

 

[captain blood 17]

Puff stories in every paper.... players being built up... everyone praising the club... confidence high... small talk of finals etc... etc... and the BANG.. we get smashed and back to earth we fall.

As confident as I am that we have improved so much, I just cant stop myself from preparing my self for disappointment.....

I understand where your coming from Nut, but, the turning point for me was against the swans last year, i personally believe there has been a massive culture shift in the club. We fight games out now. While this wont be a percentage booster, we will win.

 

[BILC]

Win, lose, or draw, this thread has no basis...

50% of our list has been turned over in 2 years. On what basis are "these the games we lose"?

There is absolutely no history whatsoever of the players on our list ever losing a game like this. In fact, this will be the very first time they are in this situation.

Don't blame current players and staff for the failures of the past, it's not fair

There has been a big turnover but its just the Richmond culture and its what we are used to

Praying to be proven wrong...

 

[staphy]

Don’t underestimate us even though we have injures and have been inconsistent , we might have won only 2 games but we have won 14 qtrs . You guys have won 3 games but only 9 qtrs, should be a good game ,I don’t think it should be one you should win as some posts suggest . Good luck anyway.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Staphy is right in some respect, but how bad must have the qtrs you lost been??

Im 50-50 for tomorrow, really really nervous