The 2014 AFL Thread Chasing a Place in the Eight

[Alisaura]

And Bruce is teaching us to count.

 

[LemonMelon]

My gut instinct was right, Richmond is doomed.

 

[Axver]

Thanks Bruce for informing us that you can count to six.

 

[Axver]

And yeah, holy fucking shit what is happening?! Are the Tiges just done? The miracle is fading fast.

 

[Axver]

Oh god, another easy goal to Port? Richmond played their grand final last week.

 

[Alisaura]

Finally Richmond score... Surely Port can't keep up that pace all game?

 

[bono_man2002]

They're called Ninthmond for a reason. *I know it's not even quarter time yet*

 

[Axver]

Wow Richmond couldn't even make double figures by quarter time. Fuck.

 

[cobl04]

They were up for a long time. Essentially played nine elimination finals in a row. A shame, but not surprising.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Half expecting this game to go the way both the teams have gone this year - Port dominant in the first half, Richmond to claw back a bit in the second half. They're still in this, as ridiculous as it seems - Port just being immensely clean and efficient under pressure.

Goddamn, Bachar Houli's beard is a thing of beauty.

 

[Axver]

"There's still three quarters. Richmond still have a chance, Richmond still have a chance! Teams have come back from this before. Richmond still have a chance, Richmond still have a chance! Every Port player could snap their hamstring. Richmond still have a chance, Richmond still have a chance!"

"Tiges, it's gone."

"I know."

 

[Alisaura]

"There's still three quarters. Richmond still have a chance, Richmond still have a chance! Teams have come back from this before. Richmond still have a chance, Richmond still have a chance! Every Port player could snap their hamstring. Richmond still have a chance, Richmond still have a chance!"

"Tiges, it's gone."

"I know."

It was probably silly to hope for more from Richmond, but there are three quarters to go...

 

[The Sad Punk]

"There's still three quarters. Richmond still have a chance, Richmond still have a chance! Teams have come back from this before. Richmond still have a chance, Richmond still have a chance! Every Port player could snap their hamstring. Richmond still have a chance, Richmond still have a chance!"

"Tiges, it's gone."

"I know."

Hahaha

Yeah there's really no chance is there.

Their banner at the start of the game was cute, though. Positives!

 

[The Sad Punk]

"Gee, wasn't that clever by Wingard!"

he kicked to a lone tigers player

 

[Axver]

I suppose Brisbane did come back from 52 points down late in the third to knock off Geelong last year. The disparity in talent between those two teams was bigger than today. Anything's possible. It's just exceedingly unlikely.

 

[Alisaura]

I do love how the Red Cross blood bank ads pop up when the blood rule is invoked.

 

[Alisaura]

Okay, this is depressing.

 

[Axver]

All those people who reckoned the uniform fiasco would be a distraction for Port now look even sillier than they already did, and they looked pretty fucking desperate to begin with.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Port by 119

 

[bono_man2002]

Mick Molloy tipped Richmond by 112 This is just awesome

 

[Axver]

Woooow double figures.

 

[Axver]

The footage from Punt Road is pretty sad!

 

[Alisaura]

Whoops, I missed Richmond's second, and barely caught the third. I'd better pay attention or I might never see them kick another goal this year.

 

[Alisaura]

Mick Molloy tipped Richmond by 112 This is just awesome

Somehow I'm not surprised!

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Richmond deserve to be fined for this. Reckon there's a small chance Hardwick might walk after this match, he's had long enough.

 

[bono_man2002]

Somehow I'm not surprised!

He might have the margin correct!

 

[bono_man2002]

Richmond deserve to be fined for this. Reckon there's a small chance Hardwick might walk after this match, he's had long enough.

West Coast and Adelaide would have given more of a contest than this. Heck even the Shepp under 13's would be doing better!

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I'm pretty convinced we would have. Not sure about winning, but we'd be in within 5 goals at worst.

How angering it must be, to be on such a high after 9 straight and then dish out this bottom 4 level crap once it's finals time.

 

[Axver]

Yeah now I wish we'd got a Showdown elimination final. I figured Port would win today, but bugger me I thought the Tiges would at least give the fairy tale a reasonable chance of going 10-0 before fading at the end. This display is simply disgraceful.

 

[cobl04]

Melbourne would have put up a bigger fight.