Richmond 2009

[zrw]

Will be watching with great interest on Thursday night.

Once upon a time I hate Benny but now he plays for
the mighty Tigers it`s a whole different matter.

Tigers for Premier`s in 09

[Fishman Dan]

Round 1 is going to be a blockbuster... Judd vs Cousins. Blues vs Tigers.... can't wait.

Carn the Blues!

[LarryLong]

Go tigers!

The bandwagon's rolling, and I might be the only one on it with low expectations. :)

Round one should be excellent, I've already started the email sledging with a Blues mate of mine and we're still a month away.

[zrw]

Richmond are getting more publicity in W.A than weagles or shockers at the moment
it`s great.

Agree round 1 what a game

[AndyP]

Tigers fans are the best for other supporter's entertainment.

Don't forget that you were the last team to beat the Premiers.

[jaybam]

Tigers for Premier`s in 09


Sorry but hahahahahahahahahahahaha :lol:

[Moe Norman]

Looking forward to Cousins getting out there, might show our recruitment team why he might have been a better bet at Pick 73 than Leigh Brown!

[Johnny Canuck]

Welcome ZRW. Great post to open with. I couldn't agree more!

[zigwah]

Sorry but hahahahahahahahahahahaha :lol:


That's what all the Carlton supporters said when they got Judd lol

[zigwah]

Yeah i was pretty pissed the pies didn't take him, sure there is risk but an easy out

[tg01]

Dan, you going to the blues v tigers game?

[Minor_Threat]

It will be good to watch and see how he goes..

All these Tigers supporters talking about flags must be kidding! Not with Plough running the show...

[AndyP]

Plough Wallet is a classic. I can't wait for some more of his spin doctoring this year.

[zrw]

We need to think positive and live in hope.

After all we now have Benny and Richoman
what a combo.

[zrw]

Rich 20
Coll 26

1st quarter

[Minor_Threat]

Rich 20
Coll 26

1st quarterMate its on delayed telecast please warn before posting scores..

Cheers

[zrw]

Sorry ok ...I`m listening on the net

[Johnny Canuck]

I'm waiting to see it! Can't spoil it with the net!

[AndyP]

Why would you click on a footy related thread if you don't want to know a score?

[markTHEblake]

There was some very encouraging signs from Richmond tonight - they will be competitive when playing against Melbourne........... for three quarters.

[AndyP]

Plough Wallet is a classic. I can't wait for some more of his spin doctoring this year.
"Obviously we’ve got Geelong next week down at Geelong, which is a tough game, but they still tell me that 13 games normally gets you into a finals campaign, and that’s what we’re going to keep working towards."
Five years at the club and he hopes to just sneak into the 8. A bit ambitious.....

"It is one game, but you just can’t sort of say it’s one game and try to just push over the cracks."
Is it one game or not?

[3oneday]

Tigers for Premier`s in 09
hows that looking ?

;)

[jaybam]

hows that looking ?

;)


Like a bloody long year around the bottom again i think :)

[Johnny Canuck]

That was simply a disaster. Raines out. Cousins out. 80 odd point loss viewed by millions. Great start to the campaign.

I can't wait to see the betting line after Geelong easily handles Hawthorn this week.

[jaybam]

I can't wait to see the betting line after Geelong easily handles Hawthorn this week.


Dreaming ;)

[AndyP]

Take comfort that you are still on plan for a premiership this year in Terry's eyes.

2007 quote:
""Sometimes you look like you're going backwards at 100 miles an hour when you're actually marching forwards."

[Johnny Canuck]

"Obviously we’ve got Geelong next week down at Geelong, which is a tough game, but they still tell me that 13 games normally gets you into a finals campaign, and that’s what we’re going to keep working towards."
Five years at the club and he hopes to just sneak into the 8. A bit ambitious.....

"It is one game, but you just can’t sort of say it’s one game and try to just push over the cracks."
Is it one game or not?

Richmond scored enough for one game, Carlton for two. That's why he is confused.


Dreaming ;)

No disrespect to Hawthorn, but with a few guys out and Geelong at home, i think it is going to be a flogging.

[AndyP]

No disrespect to Hawthorn, but with a few guys out and Geelong at home, i think it is going to be a flogging.I agree that odds are against us with a few down, but the home argument isn't really valid when it's at the 'G'. Plus, the Cats are our bitches.

[Fishman Dan]

3 things are guaranteed in life - death, taxes, and the Tigers fans wanting to slay their coach after round 1.

[BrisWesty]

I agree that odds are against us with a few down, but the home argument isn't really valid when it's at the 'G'. Plus, the Cats are our bitches.

Hawks got b**** slapped. (that was scarier at the end than it was at 3/4 time.)

[AndyP]

The only thing Geelong got out of that game was 4 points (which is sorta important, I guess). You still fear us, and the Cat's hands are always ready to go to their own throats.

A lot of Hawks fans walked away relatively pleased with the game.

[AndyP]

On the Couch from Monday night is the comedy of the year. A Terry Wallace interview full of gold.

[LarryLong]

Poor old Terry. Towelled up by two of the best three sides in the comp and he's getting lynched by the media and his own supporters.

I still reckon the tiges will make the 8.

:smt087

[AndyP]

Towelled is the key word, instead of just being beaten. He's done a good job of making people think that making the 8 is good enough after all this time.

[AndyP]

I can hear the membership tickets being ripped up from here.

Wallet will be lucky to see the season out, even if the Tigers do come back.

[3oneday]

So Melbourne beat them ?

When I was in Adelaide last week, the feeling was that he would be in serious trouble if beaten by them this week.

[LarryLong]

Oh, the horror. :smt022

[Minor_Threat]

Plough is goooooooonneeeee.....

[AndyP]

I thought this was funny.

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Do you find grand final time stressful?

Does the cost of expensive grand final tickets cause you concern?

Do you fly into a panic trying to organise interstate travel and accommodation at short notice for the grand final?

Are you driven to despair by the complicated process of grand final ticket ordering systems?

Does the shortage of grand final tickets and the likelihood that competing club members will miss out get you down?


Don't panic.

Don't despair.

A solution is at hand......

....

....



SUPPORT RICHMOND INSTEAD.

No need for expensive grand final travel and accommodation.

No grand final ticket angst.

Give Grand Final stress the Punt.

Support Richmond. No heart, no worries.

Punt Road – donating their organs for gutless performances since 1982.

[AndyP]

Save yourselves some pain. Get off the Tiggie train.
http://www.aflgoldcoast.com.au/Portals/0/GCFC-Logo.jpg

And why the **** does Wallet still have a job?

[Yossarian]

I tipped them this week to, so close.

[AndyP]

3 years too long for Wallet. If only they would appoint Sheedy.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25505197-19742,00.html

[LarryLong]

Sheedy is not a coach anymore. They need to find somebody who is up with modern footy and who has enough mongrel to make sure a few home truths are delivered to the players.

Actually, I reckon it will be good for Richmond to have Wallace there for the rest of the season. The players don't get off lightly, and he'll be happy to say whatever he wants on the way out in the hope that it might wake a few people up. Expect to see lots of blokes getting dropped, and perhaps a few surprising stints in the twos for blokes who are just coasting through the year. Should be fun.

[Yossarian]

Nathan Buckley, if Mick stays at the pies???

[jd_FRANK]

They need an experienced coach, Buckley would be mad to take that as his first job. If not Mick, then Mark Williams.

[AndyP]

Sheedy is not a coach anymore. They need to find somebody who is up with modern footy and who has enough mongrel to make sure a few home truths are delivered to the players.That's why I want Sheedy to coach them. :lol:


Expect to see lots of blokes getting dropped, and perhaps a few surprising stints in the twos for blokes who are just coasting through the year. Should be fun.Hasn't he already been dropping players?
Is Wallace hanging around showing a lack of confidence in an assistant coach to take over for the rest of the year?

[LarryLong]

:)

Yeah, the Richmond side is a bit of a revolving door at the moment. As for the assistants, I'm not a big fan of assistant coaches taking over. Surely they must have had some impact into the debacle in the first place?

[kev]

<snip>I'm not a big fan of assistant coaches taking over. Surely they must have had some impact into the debacle in the first place?

Lucky for Sydney they don't share this sentiment...

[zrw]

Maybe Freo will come down wiith swine flu this weekend and we can win a game.

Maybe Micky M is a chance to coach next year.

[Johnny Canuck]

They'd do better with an injured Richo coaching than Wallace. At least the players would listen to him.

[AndyP]

You've been quiet, zrw.

[zrw]

Not much to talk about in regard to the mighty tigers so far

[Johnny Canuck]

Until Wallace is gone, I'm supporting Carlton.

[zrw]

JC probably even better if we dug up Captain Blood ( Jack Dyer for those who dont know).

[zrw]

JC that even worse

[Yossarian]

He must have something ironclad in his contract to be keeping him there.

[zrw]

3 weeks left I hope

[adlo]

Maybe zrw it would be more interesting to talk about rolling the greens at Kennedy Bay?

[Yossarian]

Do you think richo will play on next year?

[AndyP]

There is some real gold from Wallet in his latest interview "celebrating" his 500th AFL game playing/coaching. This is my favourite comment:
"The two clubs I have taken over were 15th or 16th so I never received an armchair ride like some have been fortunate enough to get."

So, it's not really his fault at all.

[AndyP]

I think I'd be institutionalised if I was a Richmond fan. They almost snatched another defeat.

Cuz says Hi!
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6650125,00.jpg

[LarryLong]

I think I'll refrain from posting in this thread until I've recovered from that last quarter. I think my mood was something like this....

:smt107 :smt012 [-( :smt093........\\:D/

Nice to finally win one. :smt038

[Moe Norman]

he took one from 15th to 3rd, and they managed to choke in 2 prelims

the other one, not so good. 16th to 9th!

[Yossarian]

Does anyone else think Mitch Morton was playing to try and make sure terry gets the boot?

[AndyP]

Wallet to coach his last game this Friday. :(
I loved reading quotes from his press conferences. Now who am I meant to hang shit on?

[LarryLong]

You could always turn your attention to another side in the AFL that is seven places below its 2008 ladder position. :)

But don't worry too much. I'm sure we'll find a suitable muppet to take over the reins for the rest of the season and keep the comedy gold flowing.

[AndyP]

I'm dealing with my Hawthorn issues internally... There's a big question mark over even playing finals.

Will you be wearing black in mourning for the rest of the week, Larry?

I haven't finished yet:
"I was never going to let an eight-week period sour 32 years in the game." :lol:
Thanks for the memories, Tez.

[just]

Will he finally be able to let us know where the five year plan went wrong?

[AndyP]

That would be someone else's fault, just.

You can guarantee that the next coach won't be getting a 5 year contract.

[LarryLong]

Will you be wearing black in mourning for the rest of the week, Larry?

Nope. My black gear is all at the dry cleaners. Clothes can get pretty dirty if you wear them for 25 years.

I'm hanging onto the hope that Terry built a good list, but just lost them attitude-wise over the last couple of seasons. Whoever comes in next can pick up a team that's ready to fire with just a little bit of tweaking. Like any Richmond supporter, I'm prone to the occasional bout of self-delusion. :)

[AndyP]

A sad moment with Wallet's last press conference. :sad: Same old stuff. Whoever comes in is going to have to dissect why they turn the ball over so much, but Wallet refuses to take any blame for it or anything else.

Farewell tanned one.

[AndyP]

3 years too long for Wallet. If only they would appoint Sheedy.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25505197-19742,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25719953-19742,00.html
Give Sheeds a five year contract.

Please make it so.

[AndyP]

I think my mood was something like this....

:smt107 :smt012 [-( :smt093........\\:D/
I was thinking of you Larry watching the last quarter. Got some more emoticons for us?

[Minor_Threat]

Great close game to watch..

[LarryLong]

I was thinking of you Larry watching the last quarter. Got some more emoticons for us?

Can't find an emoticon that looks like a tank, so here's my version of the game:

\\:D/ \\:D/ \\:D/ :smt107 ](*,) :smt011:smt022:smt081

You've got to laugh, really. How they could drop that lead is beyond me, but they just stopped running.

Big win coming up against the bombers this week. I'll leave it to you to choose the emoticon for that prediction. :)