Richmond Tigers vs Geelong Cats: AFL live scores, blog

The Tiger faithful were much more hated than their Collingwood brethren in the late sixties and early to middle seventies. So, this sympathy vote that they have managed to generate will be short-lived because the establishment and the Melbourne Club want the Dees enthroned as champs. Doing a very realistic tracking of the AFL Ladder predictor I can see Melbourne facing Richmond on 07/09. Now, I would dare to say that match will predetermine who goes where in this finals series. Collingwood will not beat the Dees again and I have them facing off in the Preliminary Final and Richmond facing West Coast in Perth. Grand Final: Melbourne vs WCE. The Dees breaking their 54 year drought. Ideal AFL publicity for equalisation taking into account Footscray's and Richmond's recent successes.

What a charming individual you are PtS. I think Peter the "Snide" would be a more appropriate moniker! You have definitely achieved supreme GU-RUDE status. It's pretty obvious that it's the Tigers that have well and truly "got under your skin", and a few others here, and if you go back and look at Scott"s & Hardwick's press conferences last night it's pretty clear who has got under who's skin there!! ??

Good to see Scott got under your skin too Realist. All it needs is a few seeds of doubt to unravel the Tigers confidence and Geelong and Chris have done that now. Season turning moment by the Cats and their impressive coach. As for SEN, I'm sure Chris gives two hoots about that.

Old mate Scott should just worry about qualifying for finals rather than worrying about whether the top team can be beaten and how they stack up against the powerhouses of yesteryears.

Chris Scott was having a tantrum and was pilloried for it on SEN by King, Whately, Hudson & Cornes. He is, and always has been, a whining, juvenile thug with no class who inherited a premiership and is not even close to the man or coach that Hardwick is. The Tigers are not unbeatable. No team is, or ever has been and Richmond have never said we are either but we sure won't be beaten by the Cats again for a long time and Scotty knows it. As I said, and most commentators have too, the Tigers were at about 80% of their best and the Cats played their best game for the year and still couldn't beat us. Proud Richmond supporter and MEMBER for 28 consecutive years here. We are very humble in our success but some in the football world is insanely jealous of the Tigers juggernaut and much to my amusement, is displayed clearly by certain individuals here. The established order has changed. Tigers are the kings of the Jungle again and you guys just dont like it, huh? I'll leave you with a few numbers to ponder: AFL Membership Tallies last 4 years. Geelong: 44,312; 50,571; 54,854; 63,818. Collingwood: 75,037; 74,643; 75,879; 75 507 Richmond: 70,809; 72,278; 72,669; 100,726. I could go back further but feel free to check for yourselves! ??

Not at all Cat, I've actually always liked the Cats since Gary Ablett Snr, just had thought they were on the wrong track but they've won me over against adversity this year. Chris Scott talking tough and following through by coming within a whisker of knocking off the arrogant Tigers was just what the season needed. To follow it up in the Presser after a narrow loss was genius, he knew what he was doing, just have to get the Cats up against them in a knockout final now. Regardless, he was everything you'd want in a leader and that IMO was the most impressive performance from a coach in a presser all year. Defiant, picking a fight with the short priced premiership favourites with just a handful of games left. Love it.

Have I woken up in bizzaro world today?!?

Absolutely loved Chris Scotts presser, have a look at it if you’ve missed it. ” they’re a good team but they’re beatable….I watched the game last week and thought Collingwood were on top big parts of the game, when you talk about the juggernauts of the competition in years gone by, you’re never in the game, I don’t see that here….it’s pretty tight at the top too….they’need a lot to go right for them to win it " ……. In these days of political correctness he just goes bang to get in the Tigers heads....magnificent Scott and signs of Leigh Matthews. If the Pies bow out heres hoping the Cats get right through and knock them off on the last day to end the streak. His attitude has me riding the Cats to get through if the Pies miss out. Never thought I'd say this but go Cats!

Chris Scott just sewing the seeds of doubt in the Richmond players minds. Good mind games and knows they can beat you next time. As he said, there's been powerhouses before this time of year but you aren't one by the way your midfield has been taken to the cleaners past two weeks. I agree with Cat, you'd be one of the shiny new scarf bandwagon brigade who have been in hiding past 37 years.

You were one GAJ shot of losing, were smashed in the midfield for the second week in a row, were up against the Cats minus more quality missing than Richmond, Cotchin got off on a 50 metre and your much vaunted last quarters fell in a heap under a barrage of Cats goals. Richmond gettable now and seem to have lost their invincibility factor.

Whatever, you are your ilk are not worth wasting any further time on. There are decent Richmond folk out there but you are obviously one of the new bandwagon ones who runs his/her mouth far more than you actually show up at games.

White noise Cat. The Cats do not fear the Tigers. Bunnies? Realpissed Can you remind me how many times the tigers have won at Kardinia Park? I think with the late inclusion of AFL first gamer Ruckman Abbott, Geelong now holds the record for the most players played in a season and Stanley, Stewart, Narkle, Taylor, McCarthy to come back. Whats not to like. My cunning plan of winning from 5th is coming together nicely.

Have a look at your own club before you cast aspersions on others and take a look at your coaches mean spirited disrespectful press conference after last night's game. There's a new powerhouse in football and the "established order" does not like it much!

You are everything that is wrong with the new ‘tiger army’

Oh, and did I mention that The Tigers had 5 Premiership Players out also?

I actually went to this game thinking Richmond would lose. Tigers were jaded, had an off night, were crucified by the umpires (again!!!) and still won! Looks like the Cats are our bunnies now, and doesn't Scotty hate it!! ?? Biggest sook in the AFL! ? He knows they fired their best shot and still came up short. If the Cats even make the finals and we play them again, which I doubt will happen, the Tigers will smash them off the Park!!

Great game and what a future for Tim Kelly. The game indicated that it is not a forgone conclusion that Richmond will win the flag this year and that there teams that will challenge them.

Cat, there is one thing we agree upon; Richmond go for the man and the umpires do absolutely nothing about their pushing, shoving, interfering, bullying etc etc. Typical AFL bias all over again. Now, if the umpires adjudicate fairly and properly a Qualifying Final between us and those cheats, will see us definitely come out on top. We are setting up our own ambush! Fourth place is what we want...Just two or three wins to set up a real Mexican Shootout/Standoff

The old Gary mare he ain't what he used to be...would've sunk that from deeper in the pocket a few years ago.

The umpiring was just flat out atrocious. Both ways. So many missed calls for and against either side. The only consistent thing was the inconsistency.