Stuff about football & community & belonging
Sunday 11 July 2021, 4.10pm It’s the last time slot I’d choose for a Richmond game and yet it actually works out all right for me. I get some things done before setting off and we’re home in time for a not-too-late dinner. And our seats are magnificent. On the bottom deck where we almost never go, just around from the Punt Road End and under cover so there’s no worrying about the rain. … –>
I haven’t given up on the Tigers. It’s just that I can’t see where our next win is going to come from. Last night Saturday night, before our Ash won at Wimbledon, the Saints beat the Lions on the Gold Coast. The commentators made many comments about how the Saints were playing like a top-four side but they seem to have forgotten that only two weeks ago they conceded two goals against … –>
By my calculations, if Richmond are to make the top-four we have only one or two losses left and this had better not be one of them. On the other hand, winning in Perth is never easy and I can’t remember when we last beat the Eagles there. Presti is out injured but Lambert is back in which is huge. Apparently, the Eagles also have some good players injured but I don’t care about them. In any … –>
Essendon v Richmond, Saturday 5 June 2021 Richmond are wearing a beautiful jumper for tonight’s game while the Bombers, with the greatest respect, are not. It has way too much red and this will surely hinder their play. This turns out to be true. Mabior Chol starts the game very strongly and almost kicks a goal in the first minute when he runs in and boots the ball from long range. But … –>
I would like to ignore the odds that the parasites advertise everywhere but, as they advertise everywhere, this is impossible. The parasites – they call themselves bookmakers, as if their profession was literature – give the Giants little chance. What people forget is that these odds reflect where the money goes, not just the chances of the teams. And the fact is that this will be tough game … –>
