Dimma: Treloar didn't come, others willJoshua Papanikolaou
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25 Sep 2015, 07:20PMRichmond coach Damien Hardwick was very disappointed that Adam Treloar rejected the Tigers’ offer to join the club, but he is confident other players will come.
The GWS midfielder is highly rated and had Melbourne clubs in hysterics when he requested a trade away from the Giants to his home city.
“We always thought we were a genuine chance and we were under the impression between his manager and Adam that they didn’t really make up their mind until just prior to the decision on the day,” said Hardwick on SEN’s Coaches Box.
“We thought we put forward a pretty good case and were prepared to do anything to try and get him across.”
Hardwick did not shy away from admitting that the club would be far more aggressive at the trade table than they were this time last year.
Carlton defender Chris Yarran has been heavily linked with the club, but he did rule out Ben Lennon as potential trade bait.
“Obviously we need to improve our list and we didn’t quite get where we wanted to this year,” he explained.
“There are some areas that we feel we need to get better in and we’ve got Blair Hartley and Dan Richardson working their backsides off to deliver those players.
“No, Ben (Lennon) for us is a really important player and I spoke to him today about the role I see for him going forward for us.”
Next season will be Hardwick’s seventh year in charge at Punt Rd, and given he is still yet to win a final the pressure will be high from Round 1.
“It always is tough winning finals there’s no doubt about that,” he said.
“We are incredibly disappointed with the performance we put out there, North were incredible they played really well.
“I wouldn’t say the Richmond fans are more accepting of (not winning a final), and we as a footy club are disappointed.”
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