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snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

No one's what?

# ? Aug 17, 2018 04:15

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 17:59

Nutsngum: Oct 9, 2004; I don't think it's nice, you laughing.

boy undead posted:

I'm quietly convinced Newnes continues to get a game because he's on that consecutive games streak and they don't want to break it

I think it might be a factor. Reality is though is that Newnes has mostly been poor rather then terrible and has still had some influential games this year (kicking 4 for example) and considering we are bereft of leadership I would be loathe to drop him as well.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 04:19

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

Spargo should have been dropped.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 08:19

snoremac: Jul 27, 2012; I LOVE SEEING DEAD BABIES ON 𝕏, THE EVERYTHING APP. IT'S WORTH IT FOR THE FOLLOWING TAB.

quote:

If
Fantasia was fit ...

then
the Bombers would've been certainties against the Tigers. We're still tipping them anyway.

I mean we have some outs and nothing to play for but check yourself mate.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 08:20

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

snoremac posted:

I mean we have some outs and nothing to play for but check yourself mate.

As soon as I saw that I knew the Tigers would win, the bloke has to be one of the worst analysts in the AFL

# ? Aug 17, 2018 09:38

racing identity: Apr 5, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

Other than Barrett, who is the �we� in Sliding Doors?

# ? Aug 17, 2018 09:54

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

racing identity posted:

Other than Barrett, who is the �we� in Sliding Doors?

His imaginary friends?

# ? Aug 17, 2018 10:04

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

Bruce: "can they (the dons) keep the ball in their forward half??"

*Richmond run the ball out of defensive 50 under no pressure at all*

# ? Aug 17, 2018 12:22

snoremac: Jul 27, 2012; I LOVE SEEING DEAD BABIES ON 𝕏, THE EVERYTHING APP. IT'S WORTH IT FOR THE FOLLOWING TAB.

snaeksikn posted:

Bruce: "can they (the dons) keep the ball in their forward half??"

*Richmond run the ball out of defensive 50 under no pressure at all*

haha, I think that was when Short took 4 bounces.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 12:44

Forum Joe: Jun 8, 2001; Every day I'm shuffling!

Ask me about Tasmania!

snaeksikn posted:

*Richmond run the ball out of defensive 50 under no pressure at all*

As they have been doing all night. Not really a surprise, bruce!
loving hell this game has been frustrating as a Bombers supporter.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 12:44

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

Merrett is a spud

# ? Aug 17, 2018 13:14

Forum Joe: Jun 8, 2001; Every day I'm shuffling!

Ask me about Tasmania!

I disagree

# ? Aug 17, 2018 13:32

snoremac: Jul 27, 2012; I LOVE SEEING DEAD BABIES ON 𝕏, THE EVERYTHING APP. IT'S WORTH IT FOR THE FOLLOWING TAB.

'MOND '18

# ? Aug 17, 2018 13:39

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

https://twitter.com/js_kay/status/1030428246939119617

Oooph. 7 games, all at the MCG too.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 15:50

cmndstab: May 20, 2006; Huge Internet Celebrity!

Watching Essendon tonight felt like watching the Crows. They had an Adelaide-like ability to get a tonne of the ball and turn it into absolutely nothing.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 17:02

realbez: Mar 23, 2005; Fun Shoe

drunkill posted:

https://twitter.com/js_kay/status/1030428246939119617

Oooph. 7 games, all at the MCG too.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 17:35

Diet Crack: Jan 15, 2001

Perhaps it's because he's a flopping loving fish who knows nothing but milking frees you utter loving idiot?

Top of the league with a homestand Home and Away season - "We get so hard done by here at Richmond"

I hope they lose every single final from here on out and finish 9th for eternity, and all the melting memberships cause Punt Rd to burn down.

Diet Crack fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Aug 17, 2018

# ? Aug 17, 2018 19:21

teacup: Dec 20, 2006; = M I L K E R S =

Diet Crack posted:

Perhaps it's because he's a flopping loving fish who knows nothing but milking frees you utter loving idiot?

Top of the league with a homestand Home and Away season - "We get so hard done by here at Richmond"

I hope they lose every single final from here on out and finish 9th for eternity, and all the melting memberships cause Punt Rd to burn down.

The salt is delicious. Richmond are bottom on getting frees and top on them being paid against. I was at the game last night and some Essendon fan screamed about the umps paying a free to Richmond literally while the scoreboard showed Essendon on 28 and Richmond on 14.

And yeah finals will be hard. Hopefully we�ll win but once you get to eliminations it�s anyone�s game. But �tigers are advantaged at the MCG� is such a copout to how well we�ve been playing. And especially since half the other teams in Melbourne have their home at the same loving ground, any team can play well there as they should try to, it hosts the most games in the sport.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 22:09

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

teacup posted:

The salt is delicious. Richmond are bottom on getting frees and top on them being paid against. I was at the game last night and some Essendon fan screamed about the umps paying a free to Richmond literally while the scoreboard showed Essendon on 28 and Richmond on 14.

And yeah finals will be hard. Hopefully we�ll win but once you get to eliminations it�s anyone�s game. But �tigers are advantaged at the MCG� is such a copout to how well we�ve been playing. And especially since half the other teams in Melbourne have their home at the same loving ground, any team can play well there as they should try to, it hosts the most games in the sport.

to be fair though, you have only been playing well at the MCG, so it seems like your significant advantage is a legit topic for discussion

code:

	Crows	Adelaide Oval		Loss 82-118
	North	Etihad Stadium		Win 82-72
	Eagles	Optus Stadium		Loss 83-130
	Power	Adelaide Oval		Loss 58-72
	Swans	Etihad Stadium		Win 93-67
	Giants	Spotless Stadium	Loss 77-79
	Saints	Etihad Stadium		Win 111-57	
	Suns	Metricon Stadium	Win 125-51

You've obviously set up a gameplan that is focused around the MCG, and you're able to do so because you play there 14 times during the H&A season, if you do well enough at those you'll play the lead-up finals there, and you're guaranteed to play the grand final there.

It's not something that other MCG tenant clubs have any cause to whinge about because they have exactly the same opportunity (it's maybe my biggest criticism of Goodwin), but it absolutely gives you an advantage over docklands clubs or non-victorian teams. They have to have an MCG gameplan in their back pocket as well as a gameplan that actually gets them to their grand final, MCG tenant clubs can use the same plan to get them to the grand final and win it.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 23:29

Diet Crack: Jan 15, 2001

teacup posted:

The salt is delicious. Richmond are bottom on getting frees and top on them being paid against. I was at the game last night and some Essendon fan screamed about the umps paying a free to Richmond literally while the scoreboard showed Essendon on 28 and Richmond on 14.

And yeah finals will be hard. Hopefully we�ll win but once you get to eliminations it�s anyone�s game. But �tigers are advantaged at the MCG� is such a copout to how well we�ve been playing. And especially since half the other teams in Melbourne have their home at the same loving ground, any team can play well there as they should try to, it hosts the most games in the sport.

For all the inane years of "SUBI, THE FANS, UMPS" - get used to it when you're up top. I'm just returning the favours. Also don't try and weasel out of the Collingwood complex you have playing at the MCG practically every week, other teams have to, y'know, travel.

# ? Aug 17, 2018 23:49

racing identity: Apr 5, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

lets all take a moment of silence for the poor richmond supporters who have to suffer the suggestion that playing 15 home games per season and getting home finals against higher ranked sides might possibly be advantageous

# ? Aug 18, 2018 02:25

racing identity: Apr 5, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

richmond supporters are the trump supporters of the afl - victimhood complexes and shoulder chips all round, despite being the premiers and top of the ladder

# ? Aug 18, 2018 02:35

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

racing identity posted:

richmond supporters are the trump supporters of the afl - victimhood complexes and shoulder chips all round, despite being the premiers and top of the ladder

2018 - Make Richmond Great Again

# ? Aug 18, 2018 02:38

The Deadly Hume: May 26, 2004; Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.

It helps the Eagles that the new stadium isn't ironing board shaped like Subi was, which helps for adaptability to the MCG.

Stupidest take I read this week was this talk of Fairytale Hawthorn. Yeah we've had a few outs since 2015 but that's still only 3 years back. I don't think we'd be eligible for the tag for 50 years. (I honestly think we'll get shown up anyway.)

Melbourne flag? Fairytale - especially since they have to change their form if/when they make the finals.
GWS? Possibly a fairytale.

I don't think any of the other contenders would qualify at this stage.

# ? Aug 18, 2018 02:51

Periphery: Jul 27, 2003; ...

Barring the cataclysmic destruction of all human life, my preferred Grand Final is Melbourne v GWS.

It should finish in a draw, with no result determined in the two 5min extra periods. An extremely bullshit umpiring decision will then gift GWS the flag by allowing Toby Greene to score the golden point.

# ? Aug 18, 2018 03:08

teacup: Dec 20, 2006; = M I L K E R S =

Solemn Sloth posted:

to be fair though, you have only been playing well at the MCG, so it seems like your significant advantage is a legit topic for discussion
code:
	Crows	Adelaide Oval		Loss 82-118
	North	Etihad Stadium		Win 82-72
	Eagles	Optus Stadium		Loss 83-130
	Power	Adelaide Oval		Loss 58-72
	Swans	Etihad Stadium		Win 93-67
	Giants	Spotless Stadium	Loss 77-79
	Saints	Etihad Stadium		Win 111-57	
	Suns	Metricon Stadium	Win 125-51
You've obviously set up a gameplan that is focused around the MCG, and you're able to do so because you play there 14 times during the H&A season, if you do well enough at those you'll play the lead-up finals there, and you're guaranteed to play the grand final there.

It's not something that other MCG tenant clubs have any cause to whinge about because they have exactly the same opportunity (it's maybe my biggest criticism of Goodwin), but it absolutely gives you an advantage over docklands clubs or non-victorian teams. They have to have an MCG gameplan in their back pocket as well as a gameplan that actually gets them to their grand final, MCG tenant clubs can use the same plan to get them to the grand final and win it.

Except we won at etihad every time this year too? We lost two Adelaide and port and the eagles, and lost against GWS by two points.

If the MCG was such a benefit what explains Richmond from the 1980s- mid 2017??

Anyway I don�t care, I guess having a premiership and then one good season (let�s see how long it lasts for us) means we are stop horrible behemoth of a club that should be stopped

# ? Aug 18, 2018 03:15

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

Periphery posted:

Barring the cataclysmic destruction of all human life, my preferred Grand Final is Melbourne v GWS.

It should finish in a draw, with no result determined in the two 5min extra periods. An extremely bullshit umpiring decision will then gift GWS the flag by allowing Toby Greene to score the golden point.

You know what I�d take just making the finals and not being annihilated in the elimination final so I could have a brief moment of not being utterly embarrassed to follow this garbage club

# ? Aug 18, 2018 03:16

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

racing identity posted:

richmond supporters are the trump supporters of the afl - victimhood complexes and shoulder chips all round, despite being the premiers and top of the ladder

# ? Aug 18, 2018 03:17

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

teacup posted:

If the MCG was such a benefit what explains Richmond from the 1980s- mid 2017??

This is some real �if white privilege, why am I eating pizza out of the bin� stuff

# ? Aug 18, 2018 03:22

cmndstab: May 20, 2006; Huge Internet Celebrity!

snaeksikn posted:

2018 - Make Richmond Great Again

Richmond was never that great

# ? Aug 18, 2018 03:44

MUSCULAR BEAVER: Dec 26, 2014; HENDO! HENDO!

It will be funny when richmond go back to being 9th every season and their fairweather membership numbers will crash

# ? Aug 18, 2018 04:06

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

cmndstab posted:

Richmond was never that great

Neither was the USA that Trump supporters want to go back to

# ? Aug 18, 2018 04:28

cmndstab: May 20, 2006; Huge Internet Celebrity!

snaeksikn posted:

Neither was the USA that Trump supporters want to go back to

Yeah, I know

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/15/politics/andrew-cuomo-america-was-never-that-great/index.html

# ? Aug 18, 2018 04:32

thepokey: Jul 20, 2004; Let me start off with a basket of chips. Then move on to the pollo asado taco.

Just saw a Richmond supporter �own� someone online regarding their home ground advantage. Apparently they have none since none of their home games are at Punt Road

# ? Aug 18, 2018 04:37

realbez: Mar 23, 2005; Fun Shoe

It�s so unfair that we don�t get to play any games at Glenferrie > : (

# ? Aug 18, 2018 04:44

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

personally i think it's been downhill ever since they let geelong form a club

# ? Aug 18, 2018 05:07

Nutsngum: Oct 9, 2004; I don't think it's nice, you laughing.

Periphery posted:

Barring the cataclysmic destruction of all human life, my preferred Grand Final is Melbourne v GWS.

It should finish in a draw, with no result determined in the two 5min extra periods. An extremely bullshit umpiring decision will then gift GWS the flag by allowing Toby Greene to score the golden point.

Make football great again (with this happening)

# ? Aug 18, 2018 05:27

snoremac: Jul 27, 2012; I LOVE SEEING DEAD BABIES ON 𝕏, THE EVERYTHING APP. IT'S WORTH IT FOR THE FOLLOWING TAB.

That ad with the CGI kids taking speccies over players freaks me out a bit.

# ? Aug 18, 2018 06:04

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

It is nowhere near as good as the other ads with the kids with tats and moustaches or the aflw ad with the players in older footage.

It has too much of an uncanny valley.

# ? Aug 18, 2018 06:14

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strap on revenge: Apr 8, 2011; that's my thing that i say

cats just kicked 10.1 to 0.0 in the second quarter, in which it hailed

# ? Aug 18, 2018 06:22

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