The story of Richmond's path to the GF: Don't Believe In Never | 2019 | AFL

A mounting injury toll, a string of losses, written off in ninth place after Round 14.
The Tigers, they Don't Believe In Never.
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[@flettyvlogs]

1:57 “They’re not manning the mark! Can you believe it!” “Yep.” 😂 😂 😂

[@harroclare9720]

Probably because they're Gold Coast.

[@markharrison6498]

@Truth Seeker nobody was elbowed to the head.

[@tarqi274]

Truth Seeker don’t try n go for someone if you can’t handle the hit. Miers had fun flopping the whole game tho

[@markharrison6498]

@@tarqi274 i was honestly embarrassed for the bloke. When the dive didn't land with the umpires it was almost like he felt obligated to keep pretending to be injured of a while

[@rjl8649]

He got elbowed in the head. Ablett was reported for that, why not Houli?

[@jackformosa2180]

So many great examples of unselfish play. Good time to be a tiger supporter

[@harleyinglis1357]

Would you happen to be 40 years old 30 kg overweight and working as a janitor?

[@thecrazygingey3692]

@@harleyinglis1357?

[@harleyinglis1357]

@@thecrazygingey3692 just the normal richmond fan

[@r.cjones1515]

@@harleyinglis1357 Is someone salty 🐯🏆

[@harleyinglis1357]

@@r.cjones1515 salty yes but I have been saying this for the last 10 years when bandwagon Richmond fans didn't actually support the tigers

[@sspah6870]

"Don't believe in never" Unless you're a Collingwood supporter.

[@callumwilliams2172]

Spah don’t you mean fremantle

[@sspah6870]

@@callumwilliams2172 Both.

[@callumwilliams2172]

@@sspah6870 Sounds fair

[@billywilson2856]

And suns

[@wolbi01]

And they lost to GWS by 4 points, yep Collingwood

[@LOPANindustries]

Amazing season, I forgot how they got so many injuries in the first half of the season. Superb performance by the tigers!

[@mufc383]

Soccer is the greatest sport on Earth and is massive in over 240 countries. Every country on Earth loves Soccer. Afl is only big and relevant in 4 Australian states. Its a minority sport in Qld, NSW and ACT. Soccer will be the number 1 sport in Australia by 2050 and every country on Earth by 2100 lohx

[@LOPANindustries]

@@mufc383 your comment has nothing to do with it and is totally unrelated. Fwiw, I love soccer (the world game) and I'm a hardcore Chelsea supporter! 🏆 😉

[@edmac3651]

Had another team made the 2019 grand final against Richmond the final scores would probably have been different but the result would have been the same however. There was no other team in the finals or the whole competition who could have beaten the Tiges on GF day. That kind of power, determination, speed, game intelligence, reactive intuition and above all, teamwork and family attitude was utter unbeatable.

[@russe19642]

Eagles probably only side that could have but travelling finally caught up with compared to the heavily bias afl giving Richmond a run of 8 or 9 home games leading up to the finals sprinkled with away games to cellars dwellers crows and the gold coast.If Richmond played an equal amount of games way from the MCG they be lucky to make the eight,protected species and away stats are pathetic against quality opposition. Anyway no cares or will remember the 2019 gf and defineteley won't be brought up in the same sentence like the 2018 gf

[@c.b.f8185]

Russe jumped on a Richmond video just to spread ya whinging fkn hate ya pathetic flog

[@brendonwatt6098]

@@russe19642 you're not thinking like a footballer. I would want Richmond playing at the g every week, exposes their game style and makes them predictable. And all the sides the played at the MCG in the run to finals were all competitive sides, 2 were top 4 and west coast reigning premiers and gws who had a decent finals record in recent times who made the grand final that year. The bloke is spot on, no one was stopping Richmond, and the only thing that helped was them sticking to their plan and process after the bye was over. 12 straight for their 12th flag.

[@russe19642]

@@brendonwatt6098 2nd flag mate,its afl not vfl,thats another competition. Tigers wouldn't never make the 8 if they played every second game interstate,their stats prove that,no mcg no tigers

[@brendonwatt6098]

@@russe19642 I've lost a few comments on here now that I've noticed that I don't know why but I did notice what you're comment men and I did right back to it but that comments not there, but I get why you said second AFL flag because you don't count VFL, which is sad but what you seem to forget mate is that every team that's in the AFL that played in the VFL played against each other and the VFL expanded into the AFL and that's why they have all their flags and others don't, Glenelg and all that didn't win their flags against Richmond Collingwood South Melbourne Footscray Melbourne Hawthorn eccetera eccetera, if the sanfl had of expanded the AFL with Port Adelaide Glenelg excetera excetera then Richmond and all that would be the expansion teams with no flags except for the AFL ones but that's not the way it when we were the ones who expanded into the AFL that's why our the vfl premierships are counted as AFL ones

[@goddess4183]

This team. What a machine

[@Usersjkrpw]

Go Tigers so many injuries still got this far

[@oliverhennessy7713]

ollie da way don’t act like we didn’t get far without injuries up the giants

[@harleyinglis1357]

@@oliverhennessy7713 Giants have had the most injuries in the last 4 years and it's not even close

[@ItzMaxzYT]

Oliver Hen did you have all your captains injured at once?

[@harleyinglis1357]

@@ItzMaxzYT no but at one stage we had 14 of our starting 22 out injured and in the prelim we had 4 of our best 5 midfielders out that would be like richmond without martin cotchin edwards and prestia

[@ItzMaxzYT]

Harley Inglis half the season we didn’t have half our team

[@aminaabdi8812]

Go tomorrow lynch you can win grand final with your team you can mark the ball go richmond tiger trent cotchin and dustin martin jack riewoldt Damien hardwick's tom lynch dylan grimes

[@molliethomas5452]

I’m family friends with Dylan grimes so thank you for realising how much he gives to the club. You’re a legend.

[@ItzMaxzYT]

Tigger Teddy really? Must be amazing give him a thanks for everything his done this year from me.

[@billywilson2856]

Tigger Teddy he is a star if we didn’t have him we wouldn’t be as good as we are he’s our Alex rance

[@vucaa3753]

that makes no sense

[@leighsymons5619]

As a Hawks supporter I'm hoping Richmond smash a side who have been given absolutely everything from the AFL.

[@TDB2509]

Richmond 🤝 Hawthorn

[@danielwebb4047]

As a proud member of the geelong cats footy club I believe that richmond will be just too good on the day gws will be overawed and I think they played there gf last week they were spent by the end just how much did it take out of them physically and mentally?

[@RABYBABY1000]

Well... Pretty spot on. Nice prediction!

[@danielwebb4047]

Dirk Diggler thanks mate unfortunately I was at work and missed out on the 3.60 odds richmond 40 plus but my boss had 100 on it and 500 on dusty at 7 dollars norm smith hes about to shout me beers tonight now im home changed and ready to go out lol

[@goxaviergo11]

Daniel Webb haha that’s a cool as boss!

[@danielwebb4047]

Happy Tree I have been a very loyal servant of my boss for many year lol he always shouts big

[@danielwebb4047]

Happy tree I am happy to help myself to my boss windfalls but he knows that I absolutely always help him on the nrl ....

[@chuckjohns4698]

Said it 10 weeks ago just give the tigers the cup now. Umpires know they have shafted Richmond for the last 5 years and look at em now. Richmond by 42 points

[@jameschristiansson3137]

Richmond by 42 points . . . in the first quarter.

[@jessvanes8278]

More like Richmond by 100 points. 😀. (Go Tiges!!!)

[@xaviboi_7858]

💛🖤💛🖤YELLOW AND BLACK!!! GO TIGERS 🐯

[@logicalhalt-1096]

BigB 89 Points*

[@ohfollows3125]

But remember we didn’t beg the umpires like Nathan Buckley did

[@Xavitron13]

I’m a member of tigers I’ve been a member for over 4 years!

[@kellywatts6227]

Go Tigers you got this😎💪🐯

[@tajtaylor9782]

2.50 the gws person in the back dancing to richmonds song 😂

[@sporthighlights2576]

The Richmond Melb game in round 20 was my bday and I went to the port tigers game and tigers saints GO TIGERS

[@lysha2006]

When we got lynchy it was a really good move as well as picket what would we do without the tiger army still sad that Ellis is leaving why couldn't he stay with us like dusty but thanks for everything you were a true tiger just make sure tigers still win

[@farnamff2907]

does anybody know the name of the song at 0:25?

[@reillye1409]

farnam ff idk try and Shazam it if you have another device

[@farnamff2907]

Reilly E yeah already tried but it can’t recognise it cause it’s a background music so it’s not loud enough

[@user-lg5ts1wj8]

I like Richmond in the world❤

[@russe19642]

I think its unfair the tigers had to play 17 of 22 games at the mcg,it should have been 22 out of 22 ,whats going on afl dont you love us anymore:(

[@jarrodmckee7750]

Had me in the first half not gonna lie. Best comment i've read for a while

[@sammcdougall1263]

wow great story obviously the underdogs

[@jackogamer340]

Sam McDougall lol

[@sporthighlights2576]

I loved the preliminary final I went on a sleep over with my friend I Can’t Belive we won the grand final

[@mufc383]

Soccer is the greatest sport on Earth and is massive in over 240 countries. Every country on Earth loves Soccer. Afl is only big and relevant in 4 Australian states. Its a minority sport in Qld, NSW and ACT. Soccer will be the number 1 sport in Australia by 2050 and every country on Earth by 2100 tdbn

[@0M4REDITZ]

@@mufc383 you on nrl? Now afl bruh

[@Mitch10149]

GO TIGERSSSSSS

[@hammer5707]

How many years do you reckon Riewoldt has left?

[@Trenta188]

Let win it boys

[@LanzieBear1]

can belive that richmond is a fricken goal kicker

[@connorplunkett8283]

They did it

[@l2bakez465]

Poor Rancy he’s a great guy ver funny also he didn’t deserve to miss out on the Granny, anyways, GO THE TIGES

[@hypersen10]

Richmond just have this never say die attitude after their 37 year drought

[@gravedigga2827]

Who else wants them to win in the grand final

[@jmc4357]

One year later can we beat them in the GF

[@adamobrien9563]

Nah

[@chips__yt2954]

Go Richmond

[@lysha2006]

I have grown up with the tigers ever since I was a baby everyone including dad tells me not to go for it and it's a stupid team well I don't listen to them in part of the tiger family and always will be for the rest of my whole life YELLOW AND BLACK

[@tajtaylor9782]

2020 anyone

[@peterdavidson9909]

Go you tigers

[@jamesahern6978]

7:40 razor Ray is gonna love a bit of time on the camera

[@jasonevans4291]

ttv HOODS He will give the first 100 mt pen in AFL history and make it about him!

[@mabiorcholappreciationpage]

@@jasonevans4291 first 100 metre penalty was over a decade ago. Ray will give them a whole ground penalty

[@jameschristiansson3137]

Razor Ray will get a don't argue from Dusty and spend a few days in hospital.

[@LucaBacigalupo]

Yeeesss Tigers

[@robbiecarroll3148]

Wtf you mean there were premiership favourites

[@DIGtotheIT]

Tigers will win, but CARN GWS!

[@Jack-fn9ej]

Like their story is better than the eagles last year

[@lukebanks3483]

Can someone tell me how a player who had only been at Richmond for six months with no top level games gets picked over someone like Sydney stack?

[@ross2168]

luke banks stack got injured during the season. he was lucky to play in the vfl grand final

[@farnamff2907]

stack was injured mate, he was defo not ready for the gf

[@BillyBowlster]

They tried him in the VFL grandfinal but came up injured. Pickett got the norm goss medal so made it into the best 22.

[@Segalcentral69420]

Why is this a don’t believe in never they won the 2017 gf

[@Jack-ub8kc]

GO TIGES

[@rxpparapanaro4404]

Hi

[@traceygibson9662]

Hey everyone the Richmond tigers are just made of BITCH LASAGNA.

[@theaussieidiot5378]

Is that why they smack gws around like it was a training session

[@THEKIDWITHTHEMOVES]

Go the tigers

[@gebmate6391]

Up the giants

[@ancientsithl0rd587]

Richmond to win by 34 and dion gets the norm smith

[@ItzMaxzYT]

AncientSithL0rd that’s what I think but maybe a bit more like 20 points

[@wifebeater6959]

What about 89?

[@ItzMaxzYT]

Odi F yea go tiges ( tiges fan )

[@wifebeater6959]

ItzMaxz Up the tiges

[@legitsportopinions6970]

😘❤️😍

[@Ben-ip6fu]

What do you mean “don’t believe in never”. They won the premiership 2 years ago and were the best team all year last year. They are not the underdog story this year no matter how hard you try to sell it that way.

[@thecrazygingey3692]

That is the AFL's Grand Final slogan this year. They're not trying to sell Richmond as the underdogs

[@jackogamer340]

Ben C with all our injuries it was thought it would be impossible

[@Ben-ip6fu]

Jacko Gamer every team had injuries. They’ve had most of their best 22 back since the bye.

[@clxptyrn4894]

Go Richmond won bye 82 points

[@billywilson2856]

MitchD2008 89 lol get it right

[@clxptyrn4894]

Sorry mistake but you don’t have to be rude

[@billywilson2856]

MitchD2008 sorry,y what does that mean

[@clxptyrn4894]

It means your mum

[@clxptyrn4894]

And what do you mean I spelt it right

[@jimlaw8199]

"Don't believe in Never." Umm, they won it in 2017.

[@snowman01]

When Rance was declared injured for the season, many of us thought a premiership was impossible. Before the bye many thought we'd barely scrape into the finals. To win 11 in a row, It's been a remarkable comeback in the context of the 2019 season.

[@Ben-ip6fu]

Snowman Rance is one player. Anyone who wrote tigers off after that knows nothing about footy.

[@ItzMaxzYT]

Ben C what about when Riewoldt, Cotchin , short and Nankervis got injured and dusty got suspended.

[@rjl8649]

Richmond were always up there as favourites. It’s not really a very big story to be honest

[@brendonwatt6098]

Lost their 5x all Australian defender to acl for the season, Riewoldt for 4 to his wrist then 8 to a knee, short from round 3-15? Something like that, nankervis was out from round 11-qualifying final, Cotchin missed 11 games over the year with his hamstring, houli had issues, jack Higgins with the brain bleed and surgery, 7-6 bye round 9th on the ladder with 92% then finished equal first but 3rd by percentage 16-6 and that was with defeating Collingwood west coast Brisbane and gws, then beat Brisbane up there, defeated flag favourites Geelong and then beat gws again for the flag, 12 wins for 12 premierships. They were written off good and proper and with good reason, if you actually pay attention to those details then yes "don't believe in never" is very much appropriate here.

[@peterbrassington4682]

Path? They failed to mention the last 9 games at their home ground. Any team would do well with that advantage.

[@codzombies401]

Peter Brassington yes I’ll forward that on to the other 9 Victorian teams whom 8 of them play at the mcg regularly and tell them no u play at the gabba!

[@shelbymckiernan2627]

Speed Two well did any other team have 9 home game in a row, especially at the end of the season when it matters most?

[@davidmusa3911]

Just blame the afl for putting up the schedules

[@Mitch10149]

And, they still won and bet most teams at their home obviously there the best team on the day and at their very best they won’t lose any where,yes the home ground is an advantage but we didn’t play many games during the season at home so Ye.

[@Mitch10149]

@Shelby McKieram Ye I agree👍👍

[@Nmj701]

If they beat Collingwood last year and they won the gf they could of been three-peaters like the Hawks

[@eggman2430]

My coson goes for Richmond

[@bigballerdiesel690]

All the dislikes are GWS supporters

[@gerstiger5203]

Or non tigers fans. Carn the Tiges!

[@bigballerdiesel690]

Love the attitude you can get a free sub here ya go have a great day

[@Noah1603]

Up tiges

[@joshcardi5163]

Long story short The umps and the afl

[@BannanaBlue]

Jeremy Cameron to kick 6 and GWS by 17

[@jackogamer340]

UnEd flog!

[@BannanaBlue]

@@jackogamer340 A comeback to what exactly? A simple comment attacking no one. It wasn't even a good comeback either, you think the word flog isn't overused? You over reacted over such a harmless comment and you call me the autist. Ok champ

[@BannanaBlue]

You know what, I take everything back. I just saw your top 5 midfielder video and now I'm genuinely convinced I'm talking to a downie. You're like 12 kid, go to sleep.

[@jackogamer340]

UnEd mate I was going to go to sleep anyways it’s 12:36am here. I’m 15 for your information and the video was made when I was 12.

[@jackogamer340]

UnEd I actually enjoy the fact that you took your time to comment three times in a reaction to being called a flog. I think it’s Hilarious how you feel the need to react to something like that but you know what I don’t care I was looking for a reaction and I got one.

[@traceygibson9662]

Well there's a big big sound from the West of the town and it's the sound of the mighty GIANTS.

[@jameschristiansson3137]

#putonaclinictiges

[@recon5436]

ツ

[@lachlannelson2887]

GO GWS🧡

[@Tantoblade1pd]

Ill give you the shortened version: Leaves the MCG 4 times a year makes grand final, the end

[@mcrazy331]

1pd I’ll give you a shortened version: Leaves MCG 9 times this year makes grand final, the end.

[@user-ql6gt1en9l]

1pd left the mcg 9 times to 8 interstate teams

[@lj3998]

mcrazy331 they played 18 out of 23 games in Melbourne that tells you that they have a huge advantage

[@theaussieidiot5378]

@@lj3998 duh I wonder if they play a lot of games in Melbourne because the majority of teams are from Melbourne

[@AngeloPapalia]

I want gws to win against Richmond in the grand final

[@297fihsy]

ok

[@andrewseddon6337]

No one asked, but ok.

[@gerstiger5203]

Bahahahahahah

[@suchalad]

cringe title

[@tigerray4053]

Got smashed 🤪🐯✌🏆

[@spateri728]

Doesn't finish on top, plays every final at home...

[@carncrom6480]

Spateri no they didn’t they played at the Gabba in the first one

[@-Brody]

Hey Richmond what’s with the gap between 1982-2017 for grand finals ?? 37 years to get a grand final? “tHe bEsT tEaM” 😂😂

[@DUCKDODGERS1701]

Hey "whatever your team is" two flags in three years, obviously the best team.

[@stealerknob3658]

Defo a pies supporter 67 years For 3 cups wow

[@mabiorcholappreciationpage]

1982 to 2017 is 37 years? Great maths pal! Even a VCAL kid would know that 1982 to 2017 is actually 35 years

[@0M4REDITZ]

Lol magpies support 3 flags in 69 years 💀😂

[@Matthew24.4]

Richmond won 55% of their away games and two of those “away” games were at the MCG. Shame that the game is compromised to the benefit of a few teams. Long live the VFL. No, I’m not a Giants supporter. Just a fan that would like to see equity in the game.

[@joshpapworth6922]

Lol stfu you brainless sperg. Your opinion is that of a parasite. Irrelevant and incorrect in every sense of the word.

[@qyzah8362]

It doesn’t matter what stadium Richmond play at cause they always win And they proved that this year don’t talk

[@rchi3513]

no one cares afl

[@jackogamer340]

Archie Archk5 shut up

[@bellap2407]

No one cares u

[@lusofton1175]

Don’t pretend you’re not scared of the #BigBigSound Richmond

[@lusofton1175]

Thought it was last Saturday

[@lusofton1175]

It’s a twitter meme anyway

[@jackogamer340]

Lusofton lol we aren’t we are louder

[@BurgerWednesday]

First and is it just me who hates Richmond?

[@trple7388]

Just u

[@ptphazza9959]

Nah I hate em to good song though

[@wilnage5586]

I bet you're a collingwood supporter

[@veramcowan7206]

PTP Buckets yeh I’m a tiger but let best team win u never know on the day I’d rather loose to the Giants than Collingwood but your right best song in comp

[@jessgrover7352]

Who doesn’t hate Richmond? (Other than their supporters, obviously)

[@yetyeet4880]

Dusty is a Flog

[@stealerknob3658]

Best player in the game

[@dimytrialevizos5259]

Afl just favors tigers and dusty

[@thecrazygingey3692]

how

[@ItzMaxzYT]

Tough mate tigers always get bad decisions and if they favoured tigers and dusty a tiger player would’ve won Brownlow.

[@dimytrialevizos5259]

The Crazy Gingey coz all they post on insta and stuff is just dusty and I’m sick of it

[@dimytrialevizos5259]

ItzMaxz eh

[@ItzMaxzYT]

@@dimytrialevizos5259 who do you go for

[@ptphazza9959]

Carn the Giants

[@robougamez7422]

good job mate

[@oliverselby2321]

I’m going to the game, going to be routing for giants.

[@jasonevans4291]

theselby Did you have a good day! Who won I missed the game

[@daddyj6917]

Tigers Vs Giants Scores Rich 13,10 88 Giants 14,8 92 Giants win by 4

[@realbadbadnigha563]

Go gws

[@farnamff2907]

Bahaha, mate Richmond is not like Collingwood, there is a huge difference between them, yous got lucky once and beat Collingwood, ain’t gonna happen anymore

[@daddyj6917]

farnam ff I’m not GWS Giants fan I go for hawks but I just feel like giants we’ll get lucky and take the win

[@robougamez7422]

I go for Collingwood and I just hate richmond so much I really home giants take hope the title even though wel lost in the prelim

[@jorjaxd8771]

MattU why did u watch this video then?

[@ItzMaxzYT]

You half blind and have no teeth?

[@jackoboyd4811]

WE HATE YOU TOO

[@0M4REDITZ]

Hope*

[@disneychannelartichoke1830]

Umpires won them the game back in Round 9, it would’ve put them in 5th, and us in 7th. Rigged AFL, Hawthorn are a much better team than Richmond.

[@tm866]

More like the umps couldn't keep the Dawks in the game, you would've gone out first round of finals anyway. Good luck next year bud

[@thecrazygingey3692]

Still sulking about a game in Round 9? You continue to astound me with your idiotic comments

[@ItzMaxzYT]

If hawthorn were better then why don’t the even get into the finals

[@jasonevans4291]

Disney Channel Fanboy You won the Free kicks 25/15 Your a clown!

[@jasonevans4291]

Disney Channel Fanboy When was the last time you beat Richmond? We flogged you in the finals last year as well

[@rxpparapanaro4404]

Hi