Round 5: the other games.

[KTigers]

So after Round 5, there are two undefeated teams and another three that have only dropped one game, and those three losses
were all very tight. So it's all very tight at the top and/or there quite a few teams that aren't much chop.

[Maltopia]

So after Round 5, there are two undefeated teams and another three that have only dropped one game, and those three losses
were all very tight. So it's all very tight at the top and/or there quite a few teams that aren't much chop.

Fremantle could easily be undefeated or also only lost just one game.

Is going to be real squeeze for clear top four favourities for some time.

[KTigers]

Fremantle could easily be undefeated or also only lost just one game.

Is going to be real squeeze for clear top four favourities for some time.

Yes, Freo have lost two tight ones to likely finalists (Port and Carlton). There's a few interesting games next week.
GWS v Carlton, Lions v Geelong, Collingwood v Port, us v Suns. I have a feeling our big advantage is we
will be very hard to beat at the SCG, and I think the Giants are going to be extremely hard to beat at home also.

[Thunder Shaker]

I like West Coast's performance so far, up by 3 goals at half time.

[aardvark]

How did we ever lose to Richmond? The lads should return their pay packets.

[KTigers]

Richmond kicked the first 4 goals. Since then they've kicked three and West Coast fifteen.

[mcs]

How did we ever lose to Richmond? The lads should return their pay packets.

Came here just to say exactly that. Hopefully it's not a loss we look back on and curse come the end of the season.

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[Maltopia]

How did we ever lose to Richmond? The lads should return their pay packets.

They are missing some key players that played against us, eg Lynch. Taranto and at least 1-2 more.

[KTigers]

This whole score review thing is really getting silly. It's like the goal umps have totally lost confidence in their own abilities to
make a decision. Some of the reviews in this WC-Tigers game that's on now are just ridiculous.
It's not going to happen, but as both these teams have absolutely no chance of not finishing at the bottom of the ladder this
year, it's a pity the AFL just doesn't say before the game it doesn't matter one iota if a mistake is made by the goal umps and
just not use the review system at all in schedule filler games like this one.

[MattW]

Came here just to say exactly that. Hopefully it's not a loss we look back on and curse come the end of the season.

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They were on at home and we were off. Two of their two best players were Lynch and Taranto, who didn't play today. We lost Rampe early and were vulnerable at the back.

It happens.

[mcs]

They were on at home and we were off. Two of their two best players were Lynch and Taranto, who didn't play today. We lost Rampe early and were vulnerable at the back.

It happens.

Yes I know it does - but still was a very disappointing performance on the day.

The main point I was making was I hope it isn't a game we look back on and see it as the difference between for instance top 8 and top 4, or dare one dream top 4 and top 2. But plenty of footy to be played before that is a consideration, and we will probably throw in a few other stinkers along the way, as most teams will.

[stevoswan]

How did we ever lose to Richmond? The lads should return their pay packets.

Fair question but we were definitely off that day (maybe the Wicks thing? Losing Ramps early?) and only lost by 5 points.....but I'd prefer to conclude that it makes our win last week look even better. I've moved on from Richmond....looking back at negatives changes nothing.

[barry]

Yeah. "My call is a behind, I just want to see if it hit the post".

Replay: it missed the post.

Logic,: it doesn't matter if it hit the post!

[wolftone57]

Came here just to say exactly that. Hopefully it's not a loss we look back on and curse come the end of the season.

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I think there were other things in play to upset players psyche for that game & half the next.

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They are missing some key players that played against us, eg Lynch. Taranto and at least 1-2 more.

We still should have beaten them by 10 goals but we lost. Our mindset was all wrong that day. Poor efforts, no little or no defensive running. Getting caught out the back, disposal efficiency down to 50%. Yu can't tell me something was not wrong.

[Thunder Shaker]

Sydney has won only 3 of its last 10 games at the MCG. Losses to good teams like Melbourne and Collingwood are understandable, but those losses included losses to Essendon (2022) and two losses to Richmond in the past 12 months.

Sydney has a habit of dropping winnable games against Richmond. Most of the losses to Richmond in the last 25 years have happened when Richmond finished lower on the ladder than Sydney.

Egregious examples:
* Sydney lost by a point to Richmond in 2016 when Sydney finished on top of the ladder and Richmond were well out of contention; Sydney flogged Richmond by over 100 points later in the season.
* 2004: Sydney made finals, Richmond finished last with four wins. Richmond won at the SCG by 13 points in round 7. It was Richmond's first win outside Victoria since Round 10, 2001 and they would not win again outside Victoria until round 9, 2005.