Players to blame, not Hardwick, says Miles ... (afl site)

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Players to blame, not coach, says Tigers midfielder

Nat Edwards 
AFL.com.au
April 25, 2016


RICHMOND midfielder Anthony Miles has declared the Tigers are at the crossroads, and has urged his teammates to band together as they try to turnaround their disappointing start to the season.

Touted as a potential top-four contender this year, the Tigers have floundered in the opening five rounds of the season, and now sit 1-4 after being outclassed by Melbourne on Sunday night.

Damien Hardwick's men were beaten easily around the contest, losing the clearances (45-39) and contested ball (176-162).

The coach said there were far too many passengers in the Richmond side, conceding the "answer (to their problems) is within the group".

Miles echoed Hardwick's sentiments, declaring the Tigers' playing group must all be on the same page if they were to salvage what's left of their season. 

"Each individual has got to have a good hard look at themselves and go from there," Miles told AFL.com.au.

"We can go one of two ways from here. We can splinter and start pointing fingers or we can get to the crux of the problem and really knuckle down as a group."

Unfortunately for the Tigers this is not unfamiliar territory.

Richmond has been forced to bounce back from slow starts in its past two seasons.

Miles said their past experiences had given them the confidence that they could once again turn it around.

"We've been in this situation before and come out the other side," he said.

"I'm pretty confident we can do the same again.

"Our list is certainly good enough. Our best footy is certainly good enough. I don't feel like we're too far away from our best."

Miles also threw his support behind Hardwick, insisting the coach was not to blame for the string of disappointing losses.

"'Dimma' has done absolutely everything he can," he said.

"It just comes down to the 22 guys who put on the jumper every week. He's supporting us in the best way he can but at the end of the day, the responsibility falls on the playing group."

Richmond host an embattled Port Adelaide at the MCG next Saturday night in what Miles described as a "massive" game for the club.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-25/were-to-blame-miles

[Stalin]

 

[tony_montana]

 

[TigerLand]

This is how it's done. Hardwick picks the same flogs, looks after them with contracts, pays them overs, then they all get behind him during tough times.

Might have passengers in the side, but who drafts these passengers, who continually picks these passengers, who gives these passengers who have been delisted from other clubs a 2nd chance, who over pays these passengers via Free Agency, who gives 'overs' during trade period for these passengers.

Fish rots at the head. Get stuffed Damien.

[mat073]

You know when you start seeing these type of articles the end is near.

[Diocletian]

We can only hope....

[Stalin]

You know when you start seeing these type of articles the end is near.

 

Please
Penny
Please

[Tigeritis™©®]

Delusion is a major symptom of Tigeritis. 

Miles is most definitely effected now. Poor bastard. 

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Every year a player tells the public that it's their fault, not the coaches.

Every year.

Now consider this, "we're a different team this year"

I guess that's the reason
Yeh, right....because were SUCH a different team.
Lol. The only blokes who,are out R lids, grimes and conca til now.
At any given timewe have 3 of 22 on the injury list, especially the early part of the season.

I digress.

Point being if the players have to tell us that it's their fault, every year,
Then it's actually the coaches fault for FAILING to eliminate the problems that cause this issue
every year.

Please top bullshitting us, RFC.

I feel for blokes like Miles, Rancey, who are forced to believe such survivalist propaganda
Instilled in their minds by Damien.
It's psycholgical abuse.

The coach has lost the team.
That's why he's the loser.
Our guys are kids and young men with a lot more to offer than this idiot can see.
(Obviously not speaking about the Griggs, concas, ellises, Morrises etc.
They're all part f the hardwick mistakes.