RICH V MELB - GAME THREAD

[Big Cat Lover]

Just shows that possession stats are meaningless. How may times this year has the Tigers had ore possessions and marks than the opposition and lost the match convincingly. Here are the meaningful stats. Contesed possession 91 to 88 our way, contested marks 12 to 7 our way, clangers 35 to 42 Melbourne, clearances 35 to 29 our way, inside 50s 56 to 46 our way, 1%ers 38 to 36 our way. So other than tackles where we know we're inherenetly bad and need to improve we were in front in all the more meaningful stats. All Melbourne's number of possessions show based on this other information is that they kicked the ball around alot with meaningless and ineffective possession, something that the Tigers and many poor peerforming teams seem to get in the habit of doing.

Spot on

 

[premiers2011]

At the game most of the frees they got should have been paid.

I worked last night so had to watch it on the box.
Your right Tiger most of the frees they got were there but it's the ones you don't see at the game like the holding in the forward line to Richo and Simmo that were pretty obvious for us at home. Though must admit Simmo gave White abit of a slap in the face in a ruck contest in the Melbourne goal square when we were only a couple of goals up in the last quarter so it evened itself out abit.
Funny how we mainly see the frees we didn't get though

 

[Tenacious]

The White decision was soft as, the 14 year old kid sitting not far from me started a vitriolic rant that most Tiger supporters were agreeing with...

Hopefully the Tigers will laugh at White for a long time and Rib him about it at every opportunity, because although he got the free kick, it was a disgrace to his jumper IMO.

I saw that one from pretty close - and it was fair enough.
Patto took his eyes off the ball - looked straight at White - and went for him rather than the ball.
It was soft - but was actually silly play by Patto.
I thought the the bald umpire was a shocker yesterday.

 

[tigerdave]

Liked young Jack's game....Very clever young footballer!

 

[Tigerfan]

thought Jackson & White were teriffic yesterday. Cogs and Connors would complement those two beautifully

 

[WesternTiger]

thought Jackson & Whute were teriffic yesterday. Cogs would complement those two beautifully

Your joking DDT?

What was good about his game?

 

[ILuvLids]

Was happy with the win but we needed to play 4 quarters. In games of late our third quarters have been crap. I'm glad we regained the composure and glad with the win but in reality we should have won by more.