The Tiges did better than I expected, and though the defeat looked nasty on the scoreboard, I don't think it reflected how close it really was. In the third quarter Richmond made a good charge at Brisbane and had we scored another goal when we were 15 points down, the scoreboard could have been vastly different. In the end, Brisbane were too good, and Richmond showed that for all their midfield improvements there is still a long way to go. The votes....
3 - Ottens - Did some great plays and really helped with tap ons, along with getting plenty of possessions.
2 - Tivendale - Orchestrated from the backline and continues with his good season.
1 - Chaffey - Provided a heap of run and looked very solid with his foot disposals (with one kick being the exception).
Also good:
Kellaway - Good if unspectacular as always. His marking is always a feature.
Stafford - Imposed himself on the game, despite his low stats and kicked some good goals.
Cameron - A very good first half where his foot passing was exquisite.
THE DUDS:
Fiora - Trade him whilst we still can. Don't know why he bothered rocking up.
Houlihan - Delist him. Biggest nancy boy since Fiora.
Biddiscombe - Nuff said.
Rogers - Didn't get that much game time but bad whilst he was on.
Richardson - If we don't trade him then we are asking to be let down. Has he ever kicked a clutch goal? Again stuffed up when we needed him to slot the goals. I know the umpires did him no favours tonight, and he did do ok, he was far from our worst, but he is just too much of a liability. Dropped some easy marks as well.
