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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on August 27, 2010, 03:11:48 AM
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Wallace heads back to Tigerland
Caroline Wilson
August 27, 2010
TERRY Wallace has been invited back to Richmond for the first time since his 2009 sacking and will attend the Tigers' last game of the season as a guest of the club.
In a week that has seen the former coach mend fences with his former player Luke Darcy and clear the air with Bulldogs chairman David Smorgon, Wallace confirmed he had accepted an invitation at the start of this month from Richmond president Gary March to attend the official club function at Tigers' round-22 clash with Port Adelaide.
''Marchy rang me three or so weeks ago and asked me to the game and I told him I'd love to come along,'' Wallace said last night. ''I've deliberately kept away from the club since last year because I didn't want to get in the way of anything Dimma [coach Damien Hardwick] was trying to do. Sometimes it just complicates things.''
While the Tigers have named Ben Cousins in their squad for a farewell game the Brownlow medallist remains uncertain to play. Cousins has indicated he would not risk the team's chance of success in its final 2010 game should his hamstring injury prove too much of an impediment.
Another player who will announce his retirement after an inspirational comeback to AFL football is Graham Polak.
Polak was almost killed when hit by a tram 14 months ago and was retained by the club on its rookie list this season. Polak has played a handful of senior games since recovering from the head injuries caused by his accident and he suffered concussion this season playing in the VFL for Coburg.
Now the 26-year-old, mindful of taking any further onfield risks with injuries, has chosen to call it quits. He told the club yesterday of his decision.
The decision to welcome Wallace was taken before Cousins's retirement announcement in which the 32-year-old thanked the former Richmond coach for taking a chance on him. Last night Wallace appeared as part of a discussion panel on Channel Seven after the second half of the Such Is Life documentary which chronicled Richmond's last-minute decision to recruit him.
''I've told Ben I can't make it into the rooms before the game,'' said Wallace, who has regular Sunday media commitments with Channel Nine, ''but I'm just glad to be going back.''
It is understood Wallace has also caught up in recent months with Richmond football boss Craig Cameron. Both parties agreed there were no hard feelings and that the former coach was welcome back at Richmond. The former coach sent footballer Andrew Collins a congratulatory text after a recent breakout performance.
Smorgon is understood to have explained to Wallace yesterday that the Western Bulldogs did not intend to snub him from Brad Johnson's recent testimonial which Wallace said he would have loved to attend. ''People who know me know that I will have my say but that I am not a grudge holder,'' Wallace said last night.
''David [Smorgon] and I had a coffee and we agreed there was no problem. We never really had a blue in the whole seven years we worked together at the club apart from that last week.''
Luke Darcy, who criticised Wallace in an online feature and made a joke at his expense at the Johnson tribute, telephoned Wallace several days ago to resolve the situation.
''What we did agree on wholeheartedly was that neither of us or the Bulldogs are well served by these things,'' Wallace, who did not want to detail the conversation, said.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/wallace-heads-back-to-tigerland-20100826-13u6s.html
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Welcome back, Terry :lol
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Lets invite Danny Frawley, Greg Miller, and Greg Beck back as well.
Might as well invite the Geesh and Wallsy back as well.
As for Wallet sending Andrew Collins a text after his break out game, poor Andrew hasnt had a kick since.
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Lets invite Danny Frawley, Greg Miller, and Greg Beck back as well.
Might as well invite the Geesh and Wallsy back as well.
As for Wallet sending Andrew Collins a text after his break out game, poor Andrew hasnt had a kick since.
Yeah, it was Terry's fault again lmao!
Nutter :help
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Good luck to Graham Polak for his future. He made the right decision to retire.
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Lets invite Danny Frawley, Greg Miller, and Greg Beck back as well.
Might as well invite the Geesh and Wallsy back as well.
As for Wallet sending Andrew Collins a text after his break out game, poor Andrew hasnt had a kick since.
Yeah, it was Terry's fault again lmao!
Nutter :help
he just has that influence does Wallet, fixed up our Jordy McMahon, lol
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Lets invite Danny Frawley, Greg Miller, and Greg Beck back as well.
Might as well invite the Geesh and Wallsy back as well.
As for Wallet sending Andrew Collins a text after his break out game, poor Andrew hasnt had a kick since.
Yeah, it was Terry's fault again lmao!
Nutter :help
he just has that influence does Wallet, fixed up our Jordy McMahon, lol
Fixed up you too :rollin
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I left remember. $$$
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I left remember. $$$
Mercenary!
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Not sure what it proves, he's hardly a favourite son.
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Not sure what it proves, he's hardly a favourite son.
Thats correct. Most supporters dislike the suntanned one
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terry terry terry
funny how this tool has taken all the credit for us taking be cuz
when the facts are the whole reason why we did was totally player driven led by chris newman, lol, just like terrys demise
if it wasnt for the players and the fans we would still have terry and no benny
:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin terry the loser wallace is a fraud
david king on afl360 admitted to all this
wallace is a fuckface
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terry terry terry
funny how this tool has taken all the credit for us taking be cuz
when the facts are the whole reason why we did was totally player driven led by chris newman, lol, just like terrys demise
if it wasnt for the players and the fans we would still have terry and no benny
:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin terry the loser wallace is a fraud
david king on afl360 admitted to all this
wallace is a effface
at first when i heard Kingy say it on Foxtel i was shocked but then i thought long and hard about it.
I wasnt shocked at all. This guy is a disgarce a very selfish individual and it showed thoughout his time both in the media and coach of both clubs.
March what the hell are you doing? I have rarely seen ex coaches been invited back to the club. What does it prove seriously??????
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I'm over it, he tried! He failed and we are moving on to greener pastures. To much to look forward too! all good here :gotigers
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I was hoping to have him made into some saddle bags for my Triumph Bonneville.
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I left remember. $$$
yea you stopped making a donation so they stopped you from turning up :lol :lol :thumbsup
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terry terry terry
funny how this tool has taken all the credit for us taking be cuz
when the facts are the whole reason why we did was totally player driven led by chris newman, lol, just like terrys demise
if it wasnt for the players and the fans we would still have terry and no benny
:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin terry the loser wallace is a fraud
david king on afl360 admitted to all this
wallace is a effface
at first when i heard Kingy say it on Foxtel i was shocked but then i thought long and hard about it.
I wasnt shocked at all. This guy is a disgarce a very selfish individual and it showed thoughout his time both in the media and coach of both clubs.
March what the hell are you doing? I have rarely seen ex coaches been invited back to the club. What does it prove seriously??????
Maybe he wants to make up for that with a manaja twa
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what was Terry doing on channel 7 anyway.
I know that King has distanced himself from Terry since last year.
Will be an interesting conversation when they cross paths.
Yet another spat :lol
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Maybe he wants to make up for that with a manaja twa
:lol :lol
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I was hoping to have him made into some saddle bags for my Triumph Bonneville.
You'd fit a lot of poo in them
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With his taxidermied head as one of the bag flaps, no one would even look inside to see if there was anything worth stealing, they would automatically assume they were full of crap.
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RFC making some more mistakes inviting that prick back,
Benny get March out of the club :banghead
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Show him what a real football club runs like and then send him on his way again
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what was Terry doing on channel 7 anyway.
I know that King has distanced himself from Terry since last year.
Will be an interesting conversation when they cross paths.
Yet another spat :lol
Instead of seeing this as u promote it,just another terry wrong doing,
i see it as another individual with disciplinary issues.
No matter who the coach (except frawley) respect must be shown to a degree.
Hopefully king has grown up since then,Jak.
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Wasn't every one bagging king earlier in the year for some of his comments? But now he bags the sundried sultana everyone thinks he is correct?
If the players had did convince the club to change their mind I would be a little concerned.
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terry terry terry
funny how this tool has taken all the credit for us taking be cuz
when the facts are the whole reason why we did was totally player driven led by chris newman, lol, just like terrys demise
if it wasnt for the players and the fans we would still have terry and no benny
:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin terry the loser wallace is a fraud
david king on afl360 admitted to all this
wallace is a effface
at first when i heard Kingy say it on Foxtel i was shocked but then i thought long and hard about it.
I wasnt shocked at all. This guy is a disgarce a very selfish individual and it showed thoughout his time both in the media and coach of both clubs.
March what the hell are you doing? I have rarely seen ex coaches been invited back to the club. What does it prove seriously??????
Maybe he wants to make up for that with a manaja twa
manajatwa you know it