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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on August 26, 2022, 06:18:42 PM
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Richmond on the hunt for a new assistant coach to replace Kingsley.
Ben Rutten at Punt Rd today having informal talks with Hardwick.
Source: 7news
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Bring him home; show him some love. Get it done!
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Sacked Essendon coach Ben Rutten may have already fallen on his feet, and could be in line for a move to another footy powerhouse. @NatYoannidis has the exclusive details.
Watch here: https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1563078725453107200
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If we bring back truck and possibly grigg
That would give us a Hardwick Teague Rutten Grigg team
Id put Lambert in to coach our VFL side.
We'd have the best coaching panel in the land.
Hardwick - Senior Coach
Teague - Forward line coach
Grigg - Midfield line coach
Rutten - Defence line coach
Lambert - VFL Coach and Assistant to the panel
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The best thing we did was make Richmond a place where people want to work--to show up every day--a place where we don't treat people like human garbage.
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If we bring back truck and possibly grigg
That would give us a Hardwick Teague Rutten Grigg team
Id put Lambert in to coach our VFL side.
We'd have the best coaching panel in the land.
Hardwick - Senior Coach
Teague - Forward line coach
Grigg - Midfield line coach
Rutten - Defence line coach
Lambert - VFL Coach and Assistant to the panel
We don’t often agree but we agree.
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The best thing we did was make Richmond a place where people want to work--to show up every day--a place where we don't treat people like human garbage.
Well sais
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The best thing we did was make Richmond a place where people want to work--to show up every day--a place where we don't treat people like human garbage.
Well sais
I agree, sais ee well
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Great news
Come back where you're appreciated mate
Let the RFC pick you up and help put you back together
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Sacked Bombers coach Ben Rutten spotted at rivals with looming vacancy
Catherine Healey
Fox Sports
August 27th, 2022 4:41 pm
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has been praised for turning the club into a home for “mistreated coaches”, with sacked Bombers mentor Ben Rutten the latest potential recruit.
Just five days after he was handed his marching orders at Tullamarine, 7NEWS captured vision of Rutten departing Tigers headquarters.
The Tigers do have an opening for an assistant coach in 2023, with current staffer Adam Kingsley heading north as the new GWS head coach.
The man Kingsley is succeeding, Leon Cameron, said he was glad to see the Tigers able to use former head coaches – with ex-Carlton coach David Teague and ex-Lions coach Justin Leppitsch heading to work under Hardwick after their senior roles came to unceremonious ends.
“I like what Richmond do. They’ve clearly got a great relationship Damien and Ben,” Cameron said on SEN.
“And (Hardwick’s) taken some coaches in where it hasn’t worked out at their previous clubs.
“But what he does do, he’s not silly; Dimma goes: ‘They are bloody good coaches. Let’s get them in our program. How good are these guys?’ They’ve been in charge in senior roles in the past. Whether it’s been two or five years, let’s get them in straight away’.”
7NEWS reported Rutten went for “informal talks” with Damien Hardwick and other key Tigers footy staff on Friday.
Rutten is a former Tigers assistant coach, working at the club from 2016 before he ultimately joined the Bombers under John Worsfold.
Under Hardwick, Rutten was the defensive coach when the Tigers won the 2017 flag.
Hardwick was one of the most vocal in his support for Rutten while the club left him hanging earlier this month, with its last-ditch effort to secure the services of Alastair Clarkson.
The Bombers ultimately failed in that bid as Clarkson confirmed their offer came too late before he signed with North Melbourne.
Rutten then coached Essendon’s final match – against Richmond in Round 23, before he was sacked the following day.
“It should never have happened to Ben Rutten,” Cameron lamented.
“It was almost a mercy killing at the end when they sacked him,” SEN’s Dermott Brereton added.
“Like, please stop leaving this young man like this in this state.”
Brereton questioned if Rutten was better suited to an assistant coaching role – rather than the man in charge, while Cameron said there was a “huge” difference between jobs.
“When you become a senior coach, I did an 11-year apprenticeship, I went for two jobs beforehand. I missed out at the Richmond job and the Bulldogs job and doubt sets in ... ‘maybe I’m just an assistant coach’.
“When you are lucky enough to secure a senior role, you’re 85 per cent prepared but that last 15 per cent is enormous. It’s huge.
“There’s so much more to it.
“That’s not to say Ben Rutten in two or three years time can’t become a senior coach again.”
Hardwick has publicly spoken of his support for Rutten throughout his final weeks in the Bombers coaching role.
“Ben Rutten’s a terrific coach, we’ve had him in these four walls, we know what he’s capable of and how well he can do the job,” Hardwick said just last week.
“What I do empathise with is the human element, it’s a tough situation but that’s the caper we’re in.
“It’s unfortunate in nature, but what we care about is the person and we hope Ben himself is doing OK.”
Hardwick said the Tigers believe Rutten is a “great coach”, a “wonderful man” and a “very good servant”.
Many of the AFL’s top coaches came out in support of Rutten and the way Essendon handled his dismissal.
Rutten’s exit from the club has sparked more movement with at least four board members departing, along with CEO Xavier Campbell this week.
Despite coaching his final game for Essendon, Rutten will still be paid out his 2023 contract by the club.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/sacked-bombers-coach-ben-rutten-spotted-at-rivals-with-looming-vacancy/news-story/3693f493e0c564e322cdfad38828ee19
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The best thing we did was make Richmond a place where people want to work--to show up every day--a place where we don't treat people like human garbage.
Great Post
:clapping
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Get him in to sort out our defence he was responsible for our mean defence.
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First thing we should be doing as a club today is signing up Ben Rutten immediately.
Anyone heard Alex Rance episode of the Howie Games. He says 2 people he credits to his football success. Leppa and Rutten. He said he follows both Tiges, Pies and Essendon games cause he's so appreciative of what Rutten and Leppa did for him, he wants them to do well too.
Hi praise from the greatest full back of all time about Truck. Get him in.
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Get him in to sort out our defence he was responsible for our mean defence.
While I like him coming back it took years to build guys like Rance and Houli. Don't expect miracles.
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Get him in to sort out our defence he was responsible for our mean defence.
While I like him coming back it took years to build guys like Rance and Houli. Don't expect miracles.
Without a doubt but Rioli has replaced Houli and plenty to work with Balta and Gibcus ,Rance took a while to develop to.
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"It's been pretty seamless."
We checked in with Ben Rutten after his first few months back at Tigerland.
Watch here: https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1615224185705607168
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Rutten's 'seamless' return to Tigerland
By Grace Kalac
Richmond Media
18 January 2023
After four years away from the Club, assistant coach Ben Rutten says he's settled straight back into life at Tigerland.
Having re-joined the Tigers' coaching ranks at the start of the pre-season in his same previous role as defensive coach, Rutten said it had been a "seamless" return.
"There's a lot of familiar faces amongst the footy staff and also amongst some the players," he said.
"But having said that, half the squad is probably different, and there's some new coaches to work with as well... It's exciting to work with some new people.
"It's a pretty familiar role for me. I'm looking forward to working back with Dimma and the other coaches."
Following four season at Essendon, including two as senior coach, Rutten is excited to offer a fresh outlook following his experiences away from Richmond.
"I think I can bring a slightly different perspective from when I was here last time," he said.
"There are some players I've worked with before and have relationships with, and there is also a new group of players coming through and hopefully I feel like I can help them reach their potential."
Rutten said he was looking forward to picking up where he left off with the likes of senior defenders Dylan Grimes, Nick Vlastuin and Nathan Broad.
"They're the three main ones that are most familiar down in defence," he said.
"But also, a lot of the other guys across the board. Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt and some of those more senior players as well.
"It's been great, they haven't changed too much and they're still as hungry as ever, which I think is the most important thing.
"They're really keen to be great role models for these younger guys coming through."
The "youth and enthusiasm" amongst the Tiger cubs in Richmond's defensive unit has left a solid first impression on Rutten.
"It's been great. Josh Gibcus played a lot of footy last year at AFL level, he's a real standout," he said.
"Daniel Rioli as well, who's a bit more experienced but is relatively new down back, he's been a good one to work with.
"And Noah Balta, we've seen some really strong things from him as well.
"It's really exciting...there's a lot of energy down there at the moment which is great."
Rutten is confident in how the backline is tracking as they head closer towards the pointy end of the pre-season.
"It's been pretty good. This time of year, there's a lot of competing against each other," he said.
"Once we start building out our drills a little bit more and competing against the forwards and getting to a bit more of that match play stuff, that will be really good to see how the guys gel together.
"But this time of year it's a lot about our fitness and getting our physical training in as well."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1262225/rutten-s-seamless-return-to-tigerland
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Hopefully he can get Balta up and firing
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Yep, our defence was a machine in our flag years, his critical to it, and to work with Balta and Gibcus, etc.