Are we allowed to give Richmond any credit??

saint66au · Post: # 560061Post **saint66au** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:14am

I know its generally frowned upon to say anything positive about the team we've just played, but I thought Richmond played very well tonight

Smashed us at hard ball gets and clearances. They are a different side to the easyeats of the last few years. They will trouble many sides this year. I see them as us in 2003.

Thought it was a pretty high standard contest tonight, appallingly umpired until the last 15 mins when the umps mercifully put the whistles away. Both sides had a red-hot crack and the last qurater was the best contest Ive watched St Kilda involved in this year. Pulsating footy

LENNY LEADS THE WAY · Sun 04 May 2008 1:17am

Yep spot on and don't forget they ran the hawks last week to within 2 goals and i don't wanna hear this poor kicking kept them in the game business pressure can coz bad kicking.

The tigers are on the up. if they could hit targets more often look out competition. i no that's stating the obvious

Mr Magic · Post: # 560071Post **Mr Magic** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:18am

No, it goes against 'policy' on here as it might give mitigation as to why we only won by 3 points.

saintsRrising · Sun 04 May 2008 1:18am

Yes...they killed us in the midfield....

And Richo is in awesome form....

Spinner · Post: # 560075Post **Spinner** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:18am

I thought they shut down our midfield extremely effectively.

And they smashed us at the clearances too. They were all just quality out of the center too, running, breaking free.

Compared to our own performance, I think they played brilliantly.

plugger66 · Post: # 560077Post **plugger66** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:19am

Funny I thought it was well umpired and luckliy the best team won.

Teflon · Post: # 560079Post **Teflon** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:20am

I thought Richmond played to their capabikity. Did we?

LENNY LEADS THE WAY · Sun 04 May 2008 1:20am

plugger66 wrote:Funny I thought it was well umpired and luckliy the best team won.

Plugger are u going thru menopause and enjoy picking fights

plugger66 · Post: # 560084Post **plugger66** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:22am

LENNY LEADS THE WAY wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Funny I thought it was well umpired and luckliy the best team won.
Plugger are u going thru menopause and enjoy picking fights

No what I like is having 2 eyes. Some of these guys need to see my optomistrist.

Spinner · Post: # 560085Post **Spinner** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:22am

Teflon wrote:I thought Richmond played to their capabikity. Did we?

Spot on. Explained so simply.

I don't think we did. Hopefully though, far from it.

Carl Mynott · Sun 04 May 2008 1:23am

If women get menopause,what do men get..........womenopause

Sainternist · Sun 04 May 2008 1:24am

Yeah, this was one of the few times when I actuallly felt sorry for an opposition team.
Gotta admit the victory felt a little hollow, but I'll take it over a loss.

If Jack Riewoldt or the other rookie (who hit the post) converted, there'd be a few fans dressing in saffari suits for some Lyon hunting.

Spinner · Post: # 560095Post **Spinner** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:24am

Carl Mynott wrote:If women get menopause,what do men get..........womenopause

Nice won.

LENNY LEADS THE WAY · Sun 04 May 2008 1:25am

Spinner wrote:
Teflon wrote:I thought Richmond played to their capabikity. Did we?
Spot on. Explained so simply.

I don't think we did. Hopefully though, far from it.

So we won and didn't play to our best and Richmond did play to there best

I'd say this is a pretty pleasing sign

Mr Magic · Post: # 560097Post **Mr Magic** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:25am

plugger66 wrote:
LENNY LEADS THE WAY wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Funny I thought it was well umpired and luckliy the best team won.
Plugger are u going thru menopause and enjoy picking fights
No what I like is having 2 eyes. Some of these guys need to see my optomistrist.

More likely you need to see your proctologist because your 'brown' one appears 'blocked' and is apparently giving you severs discomfort.

Spinner · Post: # 560105Post **Spinner** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:28am

LENNY LEADS THE WAY wrote:
Spinner wrote:
Teflon wrote:I thought Richmond played to their capabikity. Did we?
Spot on. Explained so simply.

I don't think we did. Hopefully though, far from it.
So we won and didn't play to our best and Richmond did play to there best

I'd say this is a pretty pleasing sign

How is that realistically pleasing.

Seriously, this playing badly and winning bulls*** and being ecstatic about it is a myth.

You shouldn't be pleased at all when you haven't played well. Don't confuse the emotion of 'relief' with feeling 'pleased'

Teflon · Post: # 560107Post **Teflon** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:28am

LENNY LEADS THE WAY wrote:
Spinner wrote:
Teflon wrote:I thought Richmond played to their capabikity. Did we?
Spot on. Explained so simply.

I don't think we did. Hopefully though, far from it.
So we won and didn't play to our best and Richmond did play to there best

I'd say this is a pretty pleasing sign

Its the frequency its occuring thats the problem.

Im sick of "potentially" a good side...

Enrico_Misso · Sun 04 May 2008 1:31am

In many ways it was a moral win to Richmond.

But happy to get the 4 points.
And keep the ten game streak alive !!!!!

bigcarl · Post: # 560116Post **bigcarl** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:31am

Sainternist wrote:Yeah, this was one of the few times when I actuallly felt sorry for an opposition team.

gimme a break.

gooner · Post: # 560121Post **gooner** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:34am

plugger66 wrote:
LENNY LEADS THE WAY wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Funny I thought it was well umpired and luckliy the best team won.
Plugger are u going thru menopause and enjoy picking fights
No what I like is having 2 eyes. Some of these guys need to see my optomistrist.

Plugger you are too optomistric.

Sainternist · Sun 04 May 2008 1:35am

bigcarl wrote:
Sainternist wrote:Yeah, this was one of the few times when I actuallly felt sorry for an opposition team.
gimme a break.

sure, by all means take one

plugger66 · Post: # 560126Post **plugger66** » Sun 04 May 2008 1:36am

gooner wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
LENNY LEADS THE WAY wrote:
plugger66 wrote:Funny I thought it was well umpired and luckliy the best team won.
Plugger are u going thru menopause and enjoy picking fights
No what I like is having 2 eyes. Some of these guys need to see my optomistrist.
Plugger you are too optomistric.

Sorry spellen isnt my bezt thig.

Dan Warna · Post: # 560189Post **Dan Warna** » Sun 04 May 2008 2:52am

as I said before

our talent > richmonds talent

richmonds discipline > our discipline.

you pretty much struggle to find a richmond player not close to, or at their potential, but you can see a fair wack of saints players, playing way of what we know they can play at.

Im pretty sure a fair few sides were glad we didn't make the finals in 07, and were glad we got injury ravaged in 06, pretty much only melbourne thought they were better than us.

our problems are cohesion and discipline. we play as a collection of superbly talented individuals, (with the exception of about 1/2 a dozen players) whereas hawthorn, geelong, and even richmond play as a team.

my les foote · Sun 04 May 2008 3:05am

Spinner wrote:I thought they shut down our midfield extremely effectively.

And they smashed us at the clearances too. They were all just quality out of the center too, running, breaking free.

Compared to our own performance, I think they played brilliantly.

Damn! I thought we won.

Spinner · Post: # 560200Post **Spinner** » Sun 04 May 2008 3:25am

my les foote wrote:
Spinner wrote:I thought they shut down our midfield extremely effectively.

And they smashed us at the clearances too. They were all just quality out of the center too, running, breaking free.

Compared to our own performance, I think they played brilliantly.
Damn! I thought we won.

What does that mean?

Football isn't like mathematics.

The best teams don't always win.