Schwarz teed off at Yarran on SEN this morning.
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DAVID Schwarz has put the heat on new Richmond recruit Chris Yarran, questioning his fitness and saying the former Blue needs to work harder if he’s to resurrect his career.
Schwarz’s comments on radio on Thursday morning come as Carlton cast-offs Yarran and Shaun Hampson remain in doubt for the Round 1 clash against their old side, having not joined training with the main group.
Yarran (calf) and Hampson (ankle) have endured frustrating pre-seasons and remain on modified training programs only eight days out from the Tigers’ opening NAB Challenge.
But it was Yarran who Schwarz, speaking on SEN on Thursday, targeted.
The speedy utility, traded by the Blues for pick 19 in last year’s exchange period, has suffered a string of soft tissue injuries and remains well short of match fitness.
And Schwarz said the 25 year old needed to “pull his finger out” or risk his career continuing to plateau.
“I’m not saying Chris Yarran will be a disaster, but if he does not pull his finger out ... “ Schwarz said.
“You can’t turn up to pre-season a peppermint patty when you’re trying to prove yourself at a new club, that is a bloody good club that has got real strength all over the ground.
“He will fit in, but I will tell you now, he will play reserves footy all season, Richmond aren’t just going to gift him a game.
“At the moment he’s got a calf injury probably because he wasn’t fit enough when he arrived, not good enough.”
Schwarz said he’d seen players during his career fail to make the most of second chances.
“My fear is for a lot of players looking for a fresh start, because they’re not cutting it at one club, that they go to another club and think it’s just going to happen.
“They rock up and they think ‘yep, I’ve got a new jumper on, things are going to be different, they’ve wanted me, they’ve targeted me and they’ve come and got me’
“That doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to get a game, you’ve still got to work your tail off.”
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