The Richmond Football Club has lived up to its fans expectations by losing to Port Adelaide on Saturday Night Footy.
Tiger fans reacted with resigned anger to the upset, which followed a week of them expecting it to happen.
Passionate Tiger fan Max Frito said he just knew the Tiges would stuff it up.
“It’s in your DNA. This was one we should definitely win, so all week you just get depressed knowing we’ll stuff it up.”
“That’s the worst thing about it, the sheer inevitability of it.”
Richmond member Katie Polack said it was the perfect storm for the Tigers.
“It was on prime time television, at our home ground and against Port Adelaide, with half their side out.”
“All the signs were there and long term supporters could all see them.”
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said it was very disappointing to continually do what fans expected.
“Just once we’d like to surprise them and win one of these games that we should win.”
“Unfortunately our players just didn’t show up. I wish we had someone whose job it was to make sure they do.”
Tigers president Peggy O’Neal said the draw presented plenty more opportunities for fans’ deepest concerns to be proven right.
“We’ve got a heap of Friday Night games where we can prove Richmond fans are right to worry in front of a big television audience.”
Katie Polack said it’s nice to be able to predict the future but just once, she’d like to be wrong.
This post originally appeared in Inside Football.
COMMENTS
TexasPinkSock
May 01, 2016
TitusOReily Pick 4 2016 richmond: Player 1646533 Relton Robert's from Northern Territory.
apoplexia
May 01, 2016
TitusOReily did you just do find-replace on an old article about the mighty Dees?
Randall1921
May 01, 2016
TitusOReily Richmond are whelming.
KenSeymour
May 01, 2016
TitusOReily “Unfortunately our players just didn’t show up. I wish we had someone whose job it was to make sure they do" #Ouch #Insight
Garry Collins
May 01, 2016
My membership is paid up,unfortunately I make a bigger effort to support them ,than they do to play. I will now be going to the local club,at least they put in.
Jason Wallace
May 01, 2016
Do you have to nail it every time Titus? It hurts.
Vivienne Osborn
May 01, 2016
Along with the 50000 odd supporters that didn't come last night?
Derek Mott
May 01, 2016
Official ... Carlton > Richmond #AFLLadder
Ashlea Renshaw
May 01, 2016
Brilliant Andrea Boots
Daniel Jones
May 01, 2016
So much comic gold, too many lols U0001f602U0001f602
Christopher Boak
May 01, 2016
Damien You'll get a laugh outta this!!! U0001f600
James Kean
May 01, 2016
Richmond fans make Melbourne fans feel like Hawthorn fans.
James Kelly
May 01, 2016
Paddy Walsh Brian Joyce Rob Corden-Mckinley true?
Clinton Bishop
May 01, 2016
Bill Irving, seen this?
Damien Beale
May 01, 2016
Its funny because its dead set true lol
Michael Charlton
May 01, 2016
Cate Ryan lol
Jono Hayes
May 01, 2016
Jake Nitschke wow
Chris Somerville
May 01, 2016
Richmond fans have gravel rash after leaping from the round 1 bandwagon, which is now on fire and missing 3 wheels.
Bill Irving
May 01, 2016
I have now U0001f602
Golby Thomson
May 01, 2016
Ashleigh Walker-Beasley more sports news
Dave Heather
May 01, 2016
As long as Dusty is still meeting his Tramp quota this season can be salvaged
Ashleigh Walker-Beasley
May 01, 2016
Hahaha I wasn't even disappointed hahaha I went we lost again pffft was happy Hawks lost though
Mark Tsui
May 01, 2016
Made the mistake of tipping the Tigers this week - ruined my weekend! It must REALLY SUCK having to barrack for them full time!
Snert Underpant
May 01, 2016
Richmond is the anti thesis of Forrest Gump's box of chocolates. You always know what you're gunna get.
Andrea Boots
May 01, 2016
Ohhh Ashlea Renshaw!! Over and above.
Matt Woolford
May 01, 2016
Josh Sandland haha
Matt Bush
May 01, 2016
Hayden Farley so true it hurts lol
Damien Barnett
May 01, 2016
Troy Crees Liam Griffin Daniella Barnett Christiaan Matthysz like.. I wish it wasn't true.. but it's absolutely true
Daniella Barnett
May 01, 2016
Right in the feels :(
Liam Griffin
May 01, 2016
I can't even bring myself to read it.
Damien Barnett
May 01, 2016
It's everything we've always felt.. he just gets us :(
Tom Rivers
May 01, 2016
Aaron Duncan on topic of Richmond
Josh Sandland
May 01, 2016
Can only win as underdogs... Prob beat Hawks this week now haha
KRUDLER62
May 02, 2016
TitusOReily I reckon they'll keep flogging this mediocre list for another few years before realizing what everyone else already knows. #AFL
BangerChez
May 02, 2016
TitusOReily http://twitter.com/BangerChez/status/727104408215912448/photo/1
Josh Mackenzie
May 02, 2016
Titus do you think Richmond could be so desperate to consider the advice of Terry Wallace, and pick up Travis Cloke!? U0001f602
Ryan Addinsall
May 02, 2016
Michal Maciag he has hit the nail perfectly.
ozpostguru
May 02, 2016
As usual Titus you are about as funny as a boot full of dead babies
Luke Jones
May 02, 2016
Pretty much sums it up Matt Fry?