Richmond 2016

[westozfalcon]

After the current start to the season the Tiges must surely be questioning the decision to give Damien Hardwick a 2-year extension. It's not as if any other clubs would've been beating down the doors to poach him.

Also I reckon they could do worse than elevate Adam Marcon from the Rookie list, however that is done. The bloke is a proven ball magnet with Williamstown and now Richmond's VFL team, and deserves a shot.

[David Brent]

We know how bad we are, don't need this thread for others to come on & confirm this for us..

Don't know much about Marcon but he would need to hurt teams with ball use otherwise he will be like all other mids who accumulate possessions but don't hurt the opposition & a pointless addition.

Rioli looks like he should be a find. Time to give McBean a run in the ones also.

[Spargo]

We know how bad we are, don't need this thread for others to come on & confirm this for us..

Maybe get back to potting Petrie instead

[Dog_ger2]

If they could only find their best every week.

[JK]

If they could only find their best every week.

Any week would be a start

[Corona Man]

If they could only find their best every week.

Any week would be a start

Any season even.

[Corona Man]

The latest from Titus O'Rielly - classic...

In an embarrassing ‘administrative error’, the Richmond Football Club has revealed Damien Hardwick’s contract extension is actually until the end of 2081, not 2018 as originally reported.

Under the contract, Hardwick will now coach the Tigers until he is 109 years old.

“Upon examining the contract, it appears instead of writing 2018 everywhere, we wrote 2081,” said Richmond CEO Brendon Gale.

“The work experience kid we got to do the negotiations and draw up the contract has already completed their two weeks here, otherwise we would sack them immediately.

“While it’s not what we set out to do, the stability it provides is amazing, we can really plan for the long term now.”

A source close to the negotiations said the mistake may be a result of the Tigers insisting on completing all paperwork using crayons.

Paying out Hardwick is now beyond Richmond’s finances until at least the mid 2060s.

Richmond president Peggy O’Neal said it was actually a positive that Hardwick now had the rare opportunity to develop youth at the club over the long term.

“This typo has actually enabled Damien to focus on the kids and even the yet to be conceived children of those kids.”

“He can immediately commence planning for the day he will coach Jack Riewoldt’s grand children.”

Richmond fan Sally Burton said the revelation was ‘disappointing’, a ‘nightmare come true’ but ‘not surprising’.

“Really, I’ve probably seen worst stuff ups by a Richmond administration. I mean Tambling.

“I suppose if you take enough steps backwards you could eventually end up where you want to go.”

[FOURTH ESTATE]

If we don't win tonight the season is shot to hell. Surely we can beat this rabble from Port.
Missing Rance tonight!!!!

[FOURTH ESTATE]

If Deledio's goal doesn't lift us nothing will!!!

[gadj1976]

Richmond look like we did under Malthouse. Clueless

[Spargo]

They are the gift that keeps on giving.

[Bum Crack]

LOL. Sorry just saw this thread.

[Booney]

#sackdimma lol

[Jim05]

#sackdimma lol

No keep him just for the lols!
I'm not sure if he can coach or not better give him another 5 years to see[emoji1]

[Booney]

"Mature age recruits"? More like a spud farm....


RICHMOND is "paying the price" for attempting to fast-track its list rebuild under Damien Hardwick with mature-age recruits, football manager Dan Richardson says.

Richardson told SEN radio on Monday that when Hardwick took over as senior coach at the end of 2009 Richmond had decided it could not afford an eight-year rebuild.

After opening the 2010 season with nine straight losses, Hardwick led Richmond back to the finals in 2013 for the first time in 11 years.

The Tigers' revival came on the back of a recruitment strategy that saw the club bolster its list with mature-age recruits such as Shaun Grigg, Bachar Houli, Ivan Maric, Troy Chaplin, Chris Knights, Aaron Edwards, Ricky Petterd, Orren Stephenson and Sam Lonergan.

Over the next three years, they added Shaun Hampson, Nathan Gordon, Sam Lloyd, Todd Banfield, Matt Thomas, Anthony Miles, Taylor Hunt, Andrew Moore, Kane Lambert, Jacob Townsend and Chris Yarran.

Richardson said it had been "a terrific achievement" for Richmond to make the finals in Hardwick's four years at the helm, but acknowledged the Tigers' list management strategy had been a factor in the club's slow start to 2016.

"We couldn't take eight years to rebuild. We needed to become competitive a bit quicker than that. But at that time all the best talent basically for the next four to five years was going to be going north (to Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney)," Richardson said.

"We're seeing the likes of GWS reap the rewards of that now. Our strategy wasn't just to go to the draft like a lot of clubs did because we knew that would probably take six to eight years and we've seen that with the likes of Melbourne.

"We didn't think Richmond fans would accept an eight-year rebuild. We turned it around in four, which I think was a terrific achievement.

"We're paying a price in the sense that we knew that that mature-age talent would get us to a point but not take us to the next level, which was always going to be the hardest part.

"While it's been disappointing somewhat to not win a final, it's been a good achievement to play finals for three years in a row for the first time for 20 years for the club."

Richardson acknowledged everyone at Punt Road was frustrated by the club's 1-5 start to 2016, but he was confident that 2014 draftees Corey Ellis (pick No.12), Connor Menadue (pick No.33) and 2015 pick Daniel Rioli (No.15) would be "really good long-term players".

"We certainly knew that to go to the next level we needed to get some young talent into the club and we've done that with our list over the last few years, and ultimately hopefully (we can) top up with some other A-grade talent," Richardson said.

Richardson was also optimistic that Yarran could still be "a good long-term player for the club" despite the former Blue's injury-plagued start to his career at Punt Road.

Yarran had foot surgery in March after failing to recover from plantar fasciitis over the pre-season.

Richardson said Yarran's foot was fully recovered and he had completed two weeks of "reasonable running sessions".

The Tigers footy boss did not nominate a likely return date for Yarran but expected he would resume "ball work and more football-related training" in the next few weeks.

[stan]

Houli and Maric have been really good recruits for them. Miles is a good one from the GWS and I think Townsend will be the same. I would say thise guys are good pick ups would take them to the next step.

Then there are guys like Grigg, Lambert and Lloyd who are good players only.

Then it falls away from guys who are only bit players and stop gaps at best.

Some of the others aren't going to take them much further.

[Booney]

Interesting these comments :

"We didn't think Richmond fans would accept an eight-year rebuild. We turned it around in four, which I think was a terrific achievement.

"We're paying a price in the sense that we knew that that mature-age talent would get us to a point but not take us to the next level, which was always going to be the hardest part.

"While it's been disappointing somewhat to not win a final, it's been a good achievement to play finals for three years in a row for the first time for 20 years for the club."

No you didn't. You've not got past week one of finals and there's only one way you're now headed. Does he think the last few years have been a "terrific achievement"? No wonder they're shithouse, idiots running the show.

He's admitting they knew the "plan" ( call it that, for fun ) would only take them so far, yet not to "the next level" yet they went down that path anyway?

We're strong and we're bold....

[Q.]

Cloke to Richmond rumour.

Please God, let it happen.

[Booney]

Cloke to Richmond rumour.

Please God, let it happen.

For all of us!

[am Bays]

That 2004 re-build went well.....



http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/draftoff-best-of-2004-afl-draft-against-class-of-2006/news-story/9b65c4853a0cc29106be460c33799bfe