AFL 2019
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that was the best defensive pressure I have seen richmond apply since the 2017 GF when they did a similar job on Adelaide ,
Gws were hanging in there early , but their usual accurate chip it around game had to be a lot more rushed than they are used to , and from that came the disposal errors, richmond punished them with the turnover ball , and once they lost confidence in their own gameplan, it was all downhill, you could see it in their body language live at the ground.They have a bit of ruthlessness about them this tiger side, once they smell blood they can put the game out of your reach pretty quickly .
Gws did well to get there from 6th, but I think it was one game too many for them, and I think most Richmond fans were pretty happy when we got GWS, not Collingwood to be honest.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
@westcoastie said in AFL 2019:
Haven't missed a final since 2009. That was shit. GWS - just couldn't maintain the rage long enough, I think their best side, fully fit would've been a handful - just too many soldiers out or down on contribution sadly.
Richmond well worth the Premiership - makes up for last years miss.they've been the best team for 2.5 years i think, and 2 flags is a just reward. And looking at their side, someone is going to have to play well next year to beat them as well.
About 5 years ago they had a great top 6 players. And even their next 6 were good, but their was a massive drop in that next 6 and so they were always finishing where they should’ve (around 8-9th).
What they done is build significant depth and surrounded their superstar top players with excellent role players that know their job and have been able to develop.
It’s almost Golden State Warrior-ish in having the core 4 stars and then the role players to plug holes.
The use of their cap is quite similar as well.
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@ACT-Crusader said in AFL 2019:
@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
@westcoastie said in AFL 2019:
Haven't missed a final since 2009. That was shit. GWS - just couldn't maintain the rage long enough, I think their best side, fully fit would've been a handful - just too many soldiers out or down on contribution sadly.
Richmond well worth the Premiership - makes up for last years miss.they've been the best team for 2.5 years i think, and 2 flags is a just reward. And looking at their side, someone is going to have to play well next year to beat them as well.
About 5 years ago they had a great top 6 players. And even their next 6 were good, but their was a massive drop in that next 6 and so they were always finishing where they should’ve (around 8-9th).
What they done is build significant depth and surrounded their superstar top players with excellent role players that know their job and have been able to develop.
It’s almost Golden State Warrior-ish in having the core 4 stars and then the role players to plug holes.
The use of their cap is quite similar as well.
Also over that time Dimma Hardwick has matured as a coach , instead of imitating Clarkson and trying to play like hawthorn like he did in the early years.
He has been innovative and invented new ways to do things that have now become Richmond’s trademark.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
Massive bail-out package for the Suns, as they basically reset.
Pick 1, 2 and 20 this year
Pick 11 next year
Pick 19 the year afterAs well as some other measures like treating the entire NT as an academy, and an expanded rookie list.
Basically their whole club has to start again.
The Dees are tipping up that they've lost the second pick due to this bail - out, but to be fair, a side that made it to a preliminary final shouldn't ever be in a position to need a #2 pick the following year. It's embarrassing how badly things went this year after several years on the up and up. The rebuild should be well and truly complete and Melbourne should (do) have the cattle to compete again next year.
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I'm not completely au fait with all the AFL terminology being used here, such as running off half back etc, but it was pretty fucken simple to see what GWS did wrong over, and over, and over and over again on Saturday: don't kick the fucking ball to your player in a two on one almost every fucking time you Westie fuck-tards.
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I'm not completely au fait with all the AFL terminology being used here, such as running off half back etc, but it was pretty fucken simple to see what GWS did wrong over, and over, and over and over again on Saturday: don't kick the fucking ball to your player in a two on one almost every fucking time you Westie fuck-tards.
One of the things Richmond does better than most is apply defensive pressure. With the talent at his disposal I think he's happier than most coaches to let them lose shape to apply pressure. It helps that they have the talent to then run out, pass, kick and benefit. The addition of Lynch added some quality tall timber too.
A lot of other sides are coached to play a certain way and don't cope when plan A doesn't work.
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@antipodean they're really good at their spacing to completely shut down the MCG. It looked like they had 5 extra players on the field.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
@antipodean they're really good at their spacing to completely shut down the MCG. It looked like they had 5 extra players on the field.
Definitely helps when you play about 100 games there per season...
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@ACT-Crusader said in AFL 2019:
@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
@antipodean they're really good at their spacing to completely shut down the MCG. It looked like they had 5 extra players on the field.
Definitely helps when you play about 100 games there per season...
An oval is an oval. L2play.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
@antipodean they're really good at their spacing to completely shut down the MCG. It looked like they had 5 extra players on the field.
and its what they do when they get the turnover that really hurts you,
within a blink of an eye, they are running the other way , pouring straight through the centre corridor in numbers, flicking it around by handball, one commentator described it as the running of the bulls , its great to watch live at the ground.
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@booboo will there be any players left at the Crows by Christmas? What the fuck happened to your club? That 2017 GF just destroyed you!
Incidentally, why is there a user called booboo_is_a_tool? not that i disagree with the premise, just wondering who you pissed off
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
@booboo will there be any players left at the Crows by Christmas? What the fuck happened to your club? That 2017 GF just destroyed you!
Incidentally, why is there a user called booboo_is_a_tool? not that i disagree with the premise, just wondering who you pissed off
That's hilarious.
Of all the people that could have had the moniker, @booboo is not one I pictured. I'd have thought my name is a tool would be there before his.
Just Checking ....... Nope not yet
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how boring is the trade period? A bunch of stalled trades for players no one really cares about.
I am going to need someone to explain to me why Joe Daniher is worth two top 30 picks (as Sydney offered) let alone two top 30 picks and a player (as Essendon want). That seems massive overs.
I can't wait for the melts when Hawthorn pick up Jon Patton for 2 lollies and an expired maccas Monopoly instant win. He'll get fit and kick 30+ next year. Because Clarko is a genius.
West Coast v Richmond next year looks like a battle for the ages. Adding Tim Kelly makes the Eagles look very good.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
I can't wait for the melts when Hawthorn pick up Jon Patton for 2 lollies and an expired maccas Monopoly instant win. He'll get fit and kick 30+ next year. Because Clarko is a genius
close, a future 4th rounder. Which is what they got Scully for as well. Do Hawthorn having incriminating pictures of someone at GWS?
