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Richmond sacks Terry Wallace
Mark Robinson, Tony Sheahan | May 19, 2009 09:37am
UPDATE 10:49am: RICHMOND has sacked coach Terry Wallace after a series of emergency meetings yesterday and last night.
Wallace's long-time assistant Brian Royal was also believed to be close to getting sacked, but walked on to the training track at 10.45am.
It is believed the players were upset about Wallace's post-match critique of the team after Sunday's loss to Port Adelaide.
Wallace did not return calls from the Herald Sun last night.
Players yesterday, led by captain Chris Newman, spoke to Wallace about the closed-doors post-match address and it's understood Wallace has walked from the job, believing the players had lost faith in him.
The veteran coach was not immediately available for comment, failing even to return calls from close friends last night and this morning.
Wallace has been under enormous pressure since an embarrassing loss to Carlton in Rd 1 and his team is languishing in 15th position with just one win.
Wallace did not arrive at the club's Punt Rd headquarters today by his usual time of 8.30am.
Richmond assistant coaches David King, Craig McRae, Wayne Campbell and Jade Rawlings arrived at Punt Rd this morning unaware any decision on the head coach had been made.
Players spoken to by the Herald Sun were also not aware of any developments.
President Gary March also did not return calls this morning.
Wallace is in the fifth your of a five-year contract and was no chance to coach the team in 2010.
It is known that Wallace met with Richmond chief executive Steven Wright late last night.
Wallace only last week went on radio and declared he wanted to coach out the year.
In the same interview he said he would not put up a fight if the club decided to end his tenure early.
Richmond president Gary March, Wallace and Wallace's closet football friend, Brian Royal, were not answering their phones this morning.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25505197-19742,00.html