Richmond Football Club The Tigers

I think we should all choose another (more successful) team to support

I dont think that will be my team for the foreseeable future.

AFL Ladder
P W D L % Pts
1 West Coast 8 7 0 1 137.65 28
2 Adelaide 8 7 0 1 134.70 28
3 Essendon 8 7 0 1 133.43 28
4 Sydney 8 6 0 2 141.46 24
5 Collingwood 8 6 0 2 107.93 24
6 Hawthorn 8 5 0 3 129.48 20
7 Carlton 8 5 0 3 122.24 20
8 Fremantle 8 5 0 3 102.55 20
9 St Kilda 8 4 0 4 117.01 16
10 Geelong 8 4 0 4 101.38 16
11 Bulldogs 8 4 0 4 95.19 16
12 North Melbourne 8 3 0 5 112.22 12
13 Richmond 8 3 0 5 102.96 12
14 Brisbane 8 3 0 5 87.96 12
15 Port Adelaide 8 2 0 6 79.33 8
16 Greater Western Sydney 8 1 0 7 47.66 4
17 Gold Coast 8 0 0 8 60.30 0
18 Melbourne 8 0 0 8 52.49 0

Think of Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry as playing for the Richmond Tigers --- and Sauron as Captain of the West Coast Eagles.... for truly I say - it's like that!

Hooray! We beat this year's Championship favourites! By 62 points!

And you guys were thinking about handing in your Forumshire Tigerland Memberships weren't you!

I forgive you - I feel too good for recriminations! Jump on board the Tigerland Train, my friends!






Sweet Eru!!!!!



I think the Tigers' SUCCESS have SAVED me from Mrs Figg's Internal Workings!!!! A miracle! A miracle! (The Tigers winning against a good team that is! )

I feel like dancing ---

My goodness, my knickers show in the leg holes of my short shorts when I do that...

Oh well! If you got it, flaunt it I say...

it were Daves zapper wot did it




No it weren't!

Anyway, I don't want to talk about it....

Now - kindly pass the tobacco jar will you...

I've had enough of your nonsense, Orwell, you foolish old geezer... err.... young woman... I'm off to bed....

Great win by The Tigers

Just so I know what I am in for following thses Tigers of yours- is this win likely to be the begining of a sustained rise through the table, or is more likely a freak win and may as well enjoy it now because it probably wont get any better than this all season? Just so I know where to pitch my expectations.

Oh I'm sure it is. This week is the Acid Rest. They play another good side. Fingers crossed! If we win this week - then I'm hopeful maybe just possibly, not impossibly, we'll be Finals bound!

{{{Rumour has it that if the Tiges win, Orwell will finally climb free from Mrs Figg's bustle and proclaim the Good (Tiger) News from the mountain top! }}}

Finals for the Tigers ? A real possibility

I've discovered over many years that when I start talking that kind of talk, my ferocious Tiges become cuddly puddy cats, Chris... I'm just quietly enjoying things as they come {{{and dream my dreams, slightly nervously, while praying to Eru for Salvation; Bless Him with Great Blessedness! }}}

Didn't think the Dockers would beat you.

The umpires... I'm sure it was!

So back down the table again is it?

Go Tigers!

The goal may seem hopeless at times, but we must remember the Ring and how 'hopeless' things seemed at times to the Fellowship! Think of yourself as being part of the Tiger Quest, The Yellow and Black Fellowship, Petty.

Yes, our task may well be more hopeless than Frodo and Sam's at the end - but won't then our Victory be all the Greater? Hmm? Think of that, my friend!

Tigers on the Prowl! Tigers on the Prowl! Tigers on the Prowl!

I'm a Cats supporter And yes I did support them before they won the premiership back in 07...

They seem to be doing a Tigers-like job of breaking my heart of late, so I do sympathise

You are, of course, now a Tigers supporter... It is the unwritten Rule here that you can't be a Forumshiran unless you barrack for the Tigers*.




NB *Caveat: it's not a strict Rule

Tigers? cats? Are you sure you two are watching sport and you're not just going to the zoo every week?

You made me think of something that happened years ago. I was coaching Grade 6 netball and I asked the girls what name they wanted to call their team. One of the Dad's said they should use the name of an Australian animal. He suggested a Numbat - which I think might be an species of small furry marsupial (??) native to places like Bendigo. Very Poltically Correct, methought, and Patriotic too, I guess. But the girls looked at him as if he was from Mars. (Maybe they thought Numbats were from Mars too! ) I can still remember their expresions. Priceless!

We called ourselves Camp Hill White in the end - to contrast with the other Grade 6 team, Camp Hill Blue. I guess the name didn't really matter. Having fun blissfully unaware of Environmental Politics was not such a bad thing, methinks.

And I feel the girls were wise, as they adeptly thwarted any potential comments like: "Numbats? What the f%4k are Numbats?" Which wouldn't be the kind of statement you would want youir twelve or thirteen year old daughter hearing back then. This was, of course, back ten years ago before 'f^%k" became Common Public (All Purpose) Usage by twelve and thirteen year old girls!


NB The Dad never came to games, I seem to remember. Was happy to put his quasi-politica-stamp on the girls, but not support his daughter, who I dare say, loved playing netball, and loved her Dad, and would have loved her Dad to come and cheer her on in spite of everything. You know, be there for Her and not for Him, but I guess sport didn't interest Him.

Oh well.... I guess he's still a paid up member of the Greens --- or if his politics have changed - a paid up Labourite (Commie-Socialist-Lefty) or Liberal (Tory-Republican-Fascist).

Oh my God! Am I ranting now about ideologues! --- Well, I'm nothing if not consistent!

Is a numbat not a slang word for an idiot? If not it should be. Got the right sound to it, you numbat!

Oh you do amuse me sometimes ... with your juvenile humour, Mr Tyrant!

Just as well, its the only sort of humour I got!

 Tiger tiger burning bright.. 9 and 4. Finals bound? Do I dare dream it? I do...

{{{Interesting bit about Numbats a few posts back, what. Oh Sweet Eru! The things one writes and then forgets one writed, by gom!)