Can you imagine the tiges going into the mid season break at 9 and 2? Punt Road is pumping and way beyond talking finals the tiger faithful are seriously considering premierships. Tickets to the massive top of the ladder clash against Hawthorn are already sold out, Chris Newman is unbackable Brownlow favourite and Terry is the new Mao Zedong (except his 5 year plan worked...). Oh and Cuz has been getting a kick too.
They finished 9 and 2 last season so if Richmond can carry that momentum into 2009 why not dream of premierships? Do teams really carry momentum from one season to the next? In 2007 Port Adelaide also won 9 out of 11 regular season games. They then made the GF (and got murdered)and had a young team and considerable momentum. In 2008 they were 3-5 by round 8 and 4-7 buy Round 11. Their season was a disaster. In 2006 Fremantle also finished 9 and 2 in the normal season and won their first ever final and made the prelim. Surely grounds for a fiery start to 2007. They were 2-4 by round 6. On the other hand, in 2006 Brisbane lost their last 6 games. In 2007 they won 4 of their first 6. The point??? Carrying momentum from one game to the next is difficult enough. Carrying it for 6 gameless months....Impossible. But love the optimism.
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Also, Terry was signed on a whopping 5 year deal how long ago now? Would I be right in saying that since he started at Richmond, Clarkson has signed on at Hawthorn, rebuilt a list, and delivered a flag?
The most underperforming coach since Kevin Sheedy post-2001?
Yes, teams do carry momentum. Just ask Essendon in 2000 or Brisbane from 01-03 inclusive (groan!) That dreadful word 'form' covers so many things (fitness, confidence, timing, skill, speed, etc.) but it's a law of physics that a body in motion tends to stay in motion and a body at rest tends to stay at rest. Go the Tigers!
I think ambitions for an 09' premiership are fantasies held only by the filthiest of cheer squad member, but the sentiment is similar with every tiger supporter now in that for the first time in a long time, our blind optimism might actually be laced with a trace of bonafide improvement and potential (and I'm not talking about Cousins).
The momentum we had at the tail end of last year would obviously have dissipated, but that momentum was a reflection of a very young bunch of guys who were finally starting to understand how to play together, and they'll be older and stronger this year.
The Terry Wallace issue is not cut and dry but if Richmond receive a great result this year it will be a brilliant comment on the Richmond Football Club's loyalty and certainly the patience of its supporters, if Richmond finish strong in the second half of the season to claim an honest ninth, then Terry will make a great used-car salesman and I'll pour my supporting passion into the Australian Country Lawn Bowls circuit.
Hey Tom, Isn't Ben Cousins a bonafide improvement and potential?
bonafide crack head with massive guns...
Previous post should read "(and I'm not just talking about Cousins)"...
What was with the finger episode? No need for that Ben after all the support he has been given.
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