Did Richmond play anyone today?

[The Adelaide Connection]

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Are they now worse than the Dees and Freo?

I would say that would be a little premature. Tigers have played two teams that should make up the top three and one that is expected to make the top 4. We will know more from their next month (Melbourne, Nth. Melb, Sydney, Brisbane) with three teams that will probably be scrapping for the last spot or so in the eight. If they are going to live up to the preseason hype these are the teams that they have to take the spot from.

As for the radio, the team are always looking for the controversy which today was Richmond were pretty woeful for most of the day. I am happy it wasnt us they were talking about.

[mighty_west]

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Myself & DexterT were listening to SEN all the way home, well, to his joint dropping him off, but yeah, SEN was all over Richmond, it's human nature isn't it, another Richmond loss and out vome the ferals, and i was quite pleased on all the extra negativity towards Terry Wallet, i could listen to that ALL DAY!

Especially after we play them.

Although Eddie got in 10 minutes about Maxwell & Shaw going to the tribunal, that was a bit boring.

[azabob]

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Clearly you missed Dale's goal


But seriously, I was also annoyed at all the Richmond talk, it wasn't until we were 2 minutes from home (after a 40 odd minute drive in bad traffic) that Eddie McGuire mentioned that they should be paying some more respect to the Dogs as they also played today etc. I guess I can't complain because I don't exactly ring up those stations but it would have been nice to hear from one Dogs fan between the two stations I was flicking between.

Yes I did see his goal!! lol He was fairly happy about it!! Good to see him floating down there and kicking a goal.

[LostDoggy]

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Well, that was offset by Peter Dean getting interviewed at his place on the One HD show at 7:30pm.
Dale Morris is considered to be Peter Dean's kid in terms of how he plays hahha.

[AndrewP6]

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One reason I'm not a big fan of the radio. You have to rely on their opinion of what's happening/not happening. SO many are prejudiced, it can make for hard listening. Thank god TV was invented.

[westdog54]

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Just curious, did Richmond play anyone today?

On the way home I do like to listen to the radio, particularly when we have a win, but today we were never mentioned on MMM, 3AW, SEN or 3LO!!!

It was all Richmond this & Richmond that.

The feral hillbillies who wear flannelet shirts that I'm so fond of were all ringing in to the 4 radio stations sating that they have black & yellow blood coursing through their veins & have been members since Noah came off the Ark & Terry Wallace doesn't have any passion for the club because he wasn't born a Tiger!

Every bloody radio station!!

If it wasn't the feral hillbillies it was the likes on Danny Frawley, Brian Taylor, Brett Montgomery, Dan Lenergan, Grant Thomas, Dermott Brereton, Eddie McGuire, Rex Hunt & Tony Shaw discussing & discerning just how bad Richmond are.

Just when I thought it couldn't degenerate any further Rex Hunt decided to eulogise about 'My beloved Tigers, who are a football club in crisis, & you know the great thing about the Richmond Football club is that ...... it was then that I decided to turn the bloody radio off before I vomited in the car.

Yes, Richmond were shit, yes, Richmond are shit, but for God's sake they just didn't lose by themselves today! They were beaten by the Western Bulldogs! HOW ABOUT SOME BLOODY CREDIT!!!!!!!!! It's not too much to ask, surely?

I share your pain and frustration. Had I had a handsfree handy in the car I would have rung the SEN team and expressed similar feelings.

[LostDoggy]

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Stop your sooking! We will never be one of the golden teams, even after we win a flag. As twodogs said to me while we stood on Seddon Station today "The Bulldogs are the third way". We will do a it alone, and we will do it in spite of the fact that no one thinks we can.
They can have their stories and their tigers and their bombers and their blues. We don't need the commentators help to win games, I think Rocket and the boys might have it covered.

Great points - don't care if we fly under the radar. Let's face it, look what happened to G'long in the grannie - I reckon they got too far ahead of themselves and had it won in their heads before they played I want us to keep our feet on the ground and just keep playing our natural brand of fantastic footy. It's a long way to go, but I'm looking forward to September

[angelopetraglia]

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Good point.

I was feeling exactly the same driving home today, especially Rex going on and on about his and Bondy's great times at Richmond (If I had a dollar for every time I have heard Rex say that.)

However, Richmond losing so badly was always going to be the story with Wallace in his last year of a 5 year contract.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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I don't know why, but listening to Richmond supporters is so entertaining and endlessly fulfilling it's like the "Sergeant Peppers" of Footy talkback. Just when you think you're sick of it you'll find a hidden subtle harmony. Or a well disguised crescendo. Richmond fans always find new angles of attack.
I think it's more fun than listening to people talk up the dogs.
I only want a flag, not recognition on talk back radio.

It's also immensely satisfying to see that club attract talent and destroy it, and also attract blowflies like Wallace and Brown.
Ottens was tarred with the richmond curse 'til he got out of there. After years of low draft picks they still can't unearth serious new talent.
A good friend of mine who's a tiger believes they have had the bone pointed at them and will suffer forever until someone lifts the curse.

It was truly horrible to see them turn on their own when they started razzing Tambling today. That is not the way forward, but then again there never seems to be a way forward for the poor old tigers.
Despite all my gloating I genuinely do feel for Richo. He just gets nothing for his years of endeavour.
Poor Bastard.

[bulldogtragic]

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I mentioned to the wife today, i wonder how he would be received by the AFL followers and what his AFL record might be if he had a tyop qyality midfield through his journey?

I think he could have been something around Chris Grant and upto Carey (npot quite). Harsh for 15 years he will have ever only [played in one finals game which was a loss. But that's sport.

[BulldogBelle]

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Think after last weeks hit out in the week v North we would have been heavy today...take a look at how North did against Hawthorn

Richmond arent that bad...they gave Geelong a good shake last week, worked us at times (especially the first quarter) and only have R1 v Carlton really to forget about

[GetDimmaBack]

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It's often the side that loses that gets most attention on the radio, IMO.

Hated listening to after match stuff in 2003 & 04...it was often about how bad we were.
Got sick of Tony Shaw going on with his "..the Doggies, don't know where they go from here..." rubbish.

I really don't care if they spend the whole time bagging the sides we beat. I just drive and stay with the warm feeling I get after a win - especially against that love-of-our-lives, Richmond!

[LostDoggy]

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Just curious, did Richmond play anyone today?

On the way home I do like to listen to the radio, particularly when we have a win, but today we were never mentioned on MMM, 3AW, SEN or 3LO!!!

It was all Richmond this & Richmond that.

The feral hillbillies who wear flannelet shirts that I'm so fond of were all ringing in to the 4 radio stations sating that they have black & yellow blood coursing through their veins & have been members since Noah came off the Ark & Terry Wallace doesn't have any passion for the club because he wasn't born a Tiger!

Every bloody radio station!!

If it wasn't the feral hillbillies it was the likes on Danny Frawley, Brian Taylor, Brett Montgomery, Dan Lenergan, Grant Thomas, Dermott Brereton, Eddie McGuire, Rex Hunt & Tony Shaw discussing & discerning just how bad Richmond are.

Just when I thought it couldn't degenerate any further Rex Hunt decided to eulogise about 'My beloved Tigers, who are a football club in crisis, & you know the great thing about the Richmond Football club is that ...... it was then that I decided to turn the bloody radio off before I vomited in the car.

Yes, Richmond were shit, yes, Richmond are shit, but for God's sake they just didn't lose by themselves today! They were beaten by the Western Bulldogs! HOW ABOUT SOME BLOODY CREDIT!!!!!!!!! It's not too much to ask, surely?

Im sure when we were down the bottom and struggling people rang radio stations and talked about us instead of the team that flogged us.

[Desipura]

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slightly off topic, it was a nice gesture from the tigers to stand up and clap Scott West as he was doing his lap of honour.

[LostDoggy]

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Are they now worse than the Dees and Freo?

Didn't everyone in the media rate them certainties for the 8 this year?

Be careful who you listen to. Most of them speak rubbish.

ps. I can't wait to play/trash Carlton (not half as worried as some on this forum). Then we get to hear the Bluebaggers get on the blower and sook... AND miss the 8.

pps. Oh, and I'm sure there will be those who will say that I'm being 'overconfident' re: Round 5. It doesn't matter if I am -- I'm not a Dogs' player or coach and have no bearing no the final result apart from screaming my lungs out! I'm confident that Rocket and the boys are far more professional than I am in that regard...