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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: WA Tiger on April 11, 2011, 11:37:57 PM

Title: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: WA Tiger on April 11, 2011, 11:37:57 PM
Post, Gourdis, Browne, Dea, Westhoff....

Where are we at with these guys?? Or more to the point where are they at with their development?

Westhoff to some degree and maybe Browne are relatively new to the system and even Dea but Post and Gourdis..

Out of the 5 players I have listed I would think that Gourdis and Post are in their last year at the club, maybe even Dea.

Does anyone think any of these players will develop into AFL players or have we been and are we wasting our time?
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: 10 FLAGS on April 11, 2011, 11:41:35 PM
I think they're all in trouble to be honest. They all have to pull the finger out or they'll be out of AFL footy.
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Tigermonk on April 11, 2011, 11:47:58 PM
Do they have the support of lifestyle changes
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: WA Tiger on April 11, 2011, 11:50:06 PM
I think they're all in trouble to be honest. They all have to pull the finger out or they'll be out of AFL footy.

I would have to agree, we seem to have a hell of a lot of "development players" that never make it.

Do other clubs have the same amount or is it just us?? Or is it that we focus so much on our own team players?
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Tigermonk on April 12, 2011, 12:10:22 AM
We have a problem of relocating & settling players in a new enviroment.
This is the most important part of development
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Infamy on April 12, 2011, 06:40:02 AM
Sounds like Gourdis is in trouble
Don't see Post and Dea being there yet, not all players develop at the same rate. Post was injured in preseason and Dea was always a project player.
We always seem to expect our players to step up the moment they walk in the door, it doesn't work that way
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: jackstar is back again on April 12, 2011, 07:21:19 AM
I think they're all in trouble to be honest. They all have to pull the finger out or they'll be out of AFL footy.

Totally agree.
Post has been a huge disappointment
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Penelope on April 12, 2011, 07:49:33 PM
gourdis is as good as gone.
dea was an emergency last week.
westoff is languishing in the coburg reserves - This is why we need to field our own reserves!!!
Post has ability but.......
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Judge Roughneck on April 12, 2011, 08:24:20 PM
Post & gourdis not old for playerS of that size
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Stripes on April 12, 2011, 08:42:10 PM
Gourdis has disappointed the coaches after doing enough to elevate himself off the rookie list last year. I think, unless he turns himself around quickly in their eyes he's a dead man walking.

Westoff is another who can never seem to push into the Coburg seniors let alone the AFL side - gone.

Dea, Post and Browne will be given another year though this new sub rule won't help Browne if Derickx overtakes him before the years out with his athletism and fire for the contest...
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Loui Tufga on April 12, 2011, 11:01:42 PM
It's only Dea's second season, was touted as a development player, he will be given a few more seasons yet......
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Tigeritis™©® on April 12, 2011, 11:09:23 PM
I dont think post is any good from what I've seen of him which isn't that much. To me he looked like a bad version of Schultz (the schultz @ Richmond not Port). 
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Tigermonk on April 13, 2011, 08:22:14 AM
Post is not a AFL player & never will be. Delisted end of season
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on April 13, 2011, 10:42:20 PM
Gourdis and Westoff are gone at the end of the season IMHO.

I feel club will persist in Post's case for another season and in Dea's case for another few.
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: eliminator on April 14, 2011, 06:57:01 AM
I am not sure if they will persist with Dea. Agree question mark over Post. Believe they may give him one more year to develop. Westhoff is in trouble and Gourdis if the rumours about his attitude are correct is gone.
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: TigerLand on April 14, 2011, 02:34:16 PM
Lets delist everyone
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: gerkin greg on April 14, 2011, 04:34:08 PM
only if we can re-rookie some spuds  :cheers
Title: Re: Have They or Will They Develop..
Post by: Coach on April 14, 2011, 04:37:10 PM
MMmmm :bow