Geez we were lucky

[joffaboy]

Steve Milne 7 goals. But all his 7 goals were luck.

You just ask all the sad sacks and gloomy defeatists on here.

Everything we did last night was lucky.

We were lucky to kick stright (17.8), we were lucky to be in front most of the night (Richmonds biggest lead was 7 points all night).

Most of all we were just lucky when we lost Roo, and X and Bakes, and Had Goose and others playing injured, got down by 7 points to a fully fit and up Richmond early in qtr4.

We were then even luckier for lucky Steven Milne to luckily kick three lucky goals and then we were lucky that our 19 man team held out a 22 man team.

Anybody ever heard - A GOOD TEAM MAKES IT OWN LUCK

How about praising the team for the courage they showed?

How about acknowledging that we WON the FLIPPING game - Richmond didn't lose it.

We were lucky?

bulls***!!!!!!!!!!!!

RICHMOND WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR FULL TEAM ON FOR THE ENTIRE GAME OR WE WOULD HAVE WON BY 6 GOALS.

Sick of you boorish negative sad sacks.

You can all go and wallow in your cesspit of misery. Sad bastards

[Richter]

RICHMOND WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR FULL TEAM ON FOR THE ENTIRE GAME OR WE WOULD HAVE WON BY 6 GOALS.

And I would have come home $187.50 richer too.

Yes, I am one of the sad sacks. Not in my nature, hopefully will cheer up over the next fortnight. Already looking forward to the Collingwood game! Then Brisbane.....

....... seriously looking forward we have at least a 50-50 shot in most every game until round 16 vs Hawthorn (prob underdogs vs Bris and Dogs) - how would that be - 10-5 going into the final 7 games of the year?

Is that an improved amount of optomism for you jb?

[Armoooo]

Great post, I don't think that there was any real luck involved with the win, i was hoping for a much bigger win over them but they are a good side nowadays (not top 8 good, but not bad) they would have challenged most teams (especially if they were down 3 men).
IMO it was a very hard fought, well deserved and pleasing win, what makes it better for me is that we still have a long way to go before we play our best footy.

[milney044]

While I'm not entirely pleased with they way we've been playing, that was a really hard fought game last night against an up and coming richmond side full of confidence. The only team to steal points from the dogs this year.
The good thing is we're winning games with several players down on form, if we can only have a game with 0-1 passengers we might finally click. There are signs we're on the right track, losing the clearances is probably the biggest concern however i thought Ball, Harvs and Dal all played a major part in our win last night. Lenny also stood up big time in the last when it mattered.

Right now it seems Geelong and Hawks are miles ahead, but we're only 1/3 of the way through the season, it's AFL, anything is possible.
some of you are right, if we'd lost last night i would have been destraught, but we won.

[rodgerfox]

We're 5th.

And we've played Geelong, the Buldogs and Sydney.

We've won 4 and lost 3.

We're playing without confidence, and don't really have anyone in really good form.

Yet we're in the 8.

We have injuries.

But we've beaten a team in the 8, and just beaten a team who drew with the Dogs and pushed the Hawks.


Now, to last night....

Milne showed leadership when it got tight.

We beat a team who has been described by several people in the football world over the past fortnight as a really good running side.

We gutsed out a win after losing 3 players to injury and having more carrying injuries.

We fought back after losing the lead twice. When was the last time we did that? It seems like an eternity.

We 'manufactured' goals when we needed them.


I actually think we're turning the corner. We have talent to burn. A great list that in terms of football ability, is actually better than I thought.

We're winning games without taking risks and having confidence. That to me, is a really good sign.

[Richter]

We're winning games without taking risks and having confidence. That to me, is a really good sign.

Yes, and no. It's been such a long time since we consistently played with any risktaking, confidence or self-belief that many are wondering if it will ever come back for this group! If it doesn't come back over the next 3 months that'll be another season down the poop-shoot.

[saintsrus]

While I'm not entirely pleased with they way we've been playing, that was a really hard fought game last night against an up and coming richmond side full of confidence. The only team to steal points from the dogs this year.
The good thing is we're winning games with several players down on form, if we can only have a game with 0-1 passengers we might finally click. There are signs we're on the right track, losing the clearances is probably the biggest concern however i thought Ball, Harvs and Dal all played a major part in our win last night. Lenny also stood up big time in the last when it mattered.

Right now it seems Geelong and Hawks are miles ahead, but we're only 1/3 of the way through the season, it's AFL, anything is possible.
some of you are right, if we'd lost last night i would have been destraught, but we won.

Thats a surprise you post in a praising Milney thread

[milney044]

While I'm not entirely pleased with they way we've been playing, that was a really hard fought game last night against an up and coming richmond side full of confidence. The only team to steal points from the dogs this year.
The good thing is we're winning games with several players down on form, if we can only have a game with 0-1 passengers we might finally click. There are signs we're on the right track, losing the clearances is probably the biggest concern however i thought Ball, Harvs and Dal all played a major part in our win last night. Lenny also stood up big time in the last when it mattered.

Right now it seems Geelong and Hawks are miles ahead, but we're only 1/3 of the way through the season, it's AFL, anything is possible.
some of you are right, if we'd lost last night i would have been destraught, but we won.

Thats a surprise you post in a praising Milney thread

haha, well, you wouldnt have seen me around much last week, thought i'd just avoid the crap instead of getting worked up.

[Spinner]

...three points the other way and we would have been classed as 'unlucky' by exactly the same people that didn't think any luck resulted in our win last night..

Ironic.

[St. Luke]

The more the day proceeds the happier I'm feeling We won!!! hehehe

[Carl Mynott]

A win is a win but that was nothing to write home about..........

The Collingwood game on Friday night ,16th May ,should be an interesting game with what now seems like a patched up team....

Goose is going to be sidelined for sometime with an injured foot and Ross Lyon was on radio this afternoon talking up McEvoy and Allen.....

He also said the Saints are struggling in the midfield.......

[my les foote]

Great post JB.

All I read on here yesterday was how we were smashed in the ruck, smashed in the centre, our defense was shyte and our forward structure just didn't work.

I had to go back and check the scores a few times, to see if we had actually won.

[fugazi]

Very gutsy win 19 vs 22 is a huge deficit these days....especially losing Nick in the 2nd Q. Hanging on in the last Q was a great effort, and Milne's effort very welcome.
Having said that the hard ball get stats and clearances suggest we got out of jail bigtime....Ball, Hayes, Montagna, Baker, Hayes, Harvey and Dal Santo were all uninjured, but most were obviously beaten by their opponents...this is the concern as it has been all season. Tigers are dangerous, but we're supposed to be a class above.
King and Max will be welcome returns after the break.
Can't see a future for G-train.

[cwrcyn]

Richmond - 75 more possessions, 35 more contested possessions

Lucky we've got a bunch of really hard-working, proud players who can get us over the line under one-dimensional, uninspiring coaching.