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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on August 20, 2011, 06:38:45 PM
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Tigers aim for big AFL 'mini season'
Roger Vaughan
13:11 AEST Sat Aug 20 2011
Most AFL teams are either eyeing the finals or praying for the pain to end with three rounds left.
But Richmond are one week into a four-game "mini season", determined to show they are better than their six-game losing streak and then go into next year with greater hope and expectation.
The Tigers, who are 13th, opened this season-ending block and ended the losing stretch with last weekend's upset win over Sydney.
They next play Melbourne in Sunday's MCG twilight match, then face Adelaide away before ending the season against North Melbourne.
All three games are winnable, but will also demand the best from the developing Tigers.
Melbourne, for example, must beat Richmond to keep their slim finals hopes alive and showed some improvement in last week's loss to West Coast.
"They're probably 50-50 games, all of them," assistant coach Danny Daly said.
"If we look at where we are at the moment, we're half a win better off than last year, but it's a great opportunity for the boys to finish the season off well.
"It's a bit of an incentive."
An encouraging sign for Daly is that the players did not drop their heads during the losing streak.
If anything, criticism in the media about how the Tigers were performing steeled their resolve.
The spirit was obvious at coach Damien Hardwick's media conference on Wednesday, when the players and support staff burst into the room with a cake for his 39th birthday.
"'Dimma' gets embarrassed pretty easily - it was actually only meant to be a couple of coaching staff and a couple of players," Daly said.
"But when we got Jack (Riewoldt), all of a sudden he had about 40 blokes follow.
"I don't think I've seen him go that red ... even in press conferences after we've been smacked.
"I'm sure, deep down, he loved it."
Daly suspects there will be retribution, particularly if the Tigers beat Melbourne.
"Hopefully we get a win this week - something might happen next week," he said with a chuckle.
But to beat Melbourne, Richmond must continue to work on finding the right balance between defence and scoring.
The goal-scoring opportunities dried up during the losing streak as they focussed on improving the defensive side of their game.
Daly notes that last season, Riewoldt was the only player to score more than 20 goals - this year, there will be five or six.
Spreading the goalkicking load was a big aim for Richmond this year.
"The positive has been that we know when we get the ball inside 50, we do score," Daly said.
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8288008
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why dont we aim to play a full season
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There's no incentive winning all 3 remaining matches if we end up with a crappy mid-late teen first pick in the draft. The season is gone so we should be playing as many of the remaining cubs as possible to get real-match experience into them and experimenting in preparedness for 2012. Wins against bottom 8 clubs are meaningless at this late stage of the year.
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this is rubbish IMHO
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Crap story
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No wonder they're piissing ppls off :banghead
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typical richmond
yeah lets get motivated and go hard now that the pressure's off, when the heat is on we crumble.
weak as pee
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Yay lets show some unity in the last few rounds but the first 18 rounds its cool to let Port and GC make us look like complete fools.
This Daly guy is a complete imbecile, seriously
I thought ive heard enough but this is something else this is
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There's no incentive winning all 3 remaining matches if we end up with a crappy mid-late teen first pick in the draft. The season is gone so we should be playing as many of the remaining cubs as possible to get real-match experience into them and experimenting in preparedness for 2012. Wins against bottom 8 clubs are meaningless at this late stage of the year.
Mate, honestly what difference does it make???? By the time Great Waste of Space have left the table there'll be nothing left but some chicken bones and prawn shells to gnaw on anyway. But don't worry. Adelaide will monster us over there. And who knows? You might get lucky and have the Dees and the Kangas hand our bums to us on a plate as well.
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typical richmond
yeah lets get motivated and go hard now that the pressure's off, when the heat is on we crumble.
weak as pee
100% correct.
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A Cavalry of absolute stuffwits.
How sad :-[
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typical richmond
yeah lets get motivated and go hard now that the pressure's off, when the heat is on we crumble.
weak as pee
How can one institution be so pathetic on all levels, for 30 years.?
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Very easy.employ the wrong people who look at self preservation than the task at hand.can tell you Dimma should of cleaned out punt road and put his stamp on things.this really hasn't happen
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There's no incentive winning all 3 remaining matches if we end up with a crappy mid-late teen first pick in the draft. The season is gone so we should be playing as many of the remaining cubs as possible to get real-match experience into them and experimenting in preparedness for 2012. Wins against bottom 8 clubs are meaningless at this late stage of the year.
Mate, honestly what difference does it make???? By the time Great Waste of Space have left the table there'll be nothing left but some chicken bones and prawn shells to gnaw on anyway. But don't worry. Adelaide will monster us over there. And who knows? You might get lucky and have the Dees and the Kangas hand our bums to us on a plate as well.
Will most likely happen
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Very easy.employ the wrong people who look at self preservation than the task at hand.can tell you Dimma should of cleaned out punt road and put his stamp on things.this really hasn't happen
yeah true, they should employ you to do th eclean out, you would get the best ppl possible messiah
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I have no problem with what they are trying to do, I have a massive issue with making it public as a "mini season".
Why do that? Just do for a change Richmond.
The one I hated the most was when Dimma said "That is not us" after the Carlton game. Excuse me, it is us and it has become you since becoming coach.
The Eagles are an example of how to conduct yourselves on and off field - they just delivered with making continuos unfulfilled promises.
STFU, deliver on field, get credibility back and keep doing it without "saying what you are gunna do".
Getting pick 10 or 12 or 14 won't make a huge difference as compared to a couple of good wins at the end of the season.
Win a couple this year, close up shop and play 22 competitive games with 12 wins next year - then we'll listen Dimma.
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I have no problem with what they are trying to do, I have a massive issue with making it public as a "mini season".
Why do that? Just do for a change Richmond.
The one I hated the most was when Dimma said "That is not us" after the Carlton game. Excuse me, it is us and it has become you since becoming coach.
The Eagles are an example of how to conduct yourselves on and off field - they just delivered with making continuos unfulfilled promises.
STFU, deliver on field, get credibility back and keep doing it without "saying what you are gunna do".
Getting pick 10 or 12 or 14 won't make a huge difference as compared to a couple of good wins at the end of the season.
Win a couple this year, close up shop and play 22 competitive games with 12 wins next year - then we'll listen Dimma.
100 point loss to carlton is nowhere near us
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Richmond should media ban itself. So many stupid comments come out of the place. :chuck :chuck
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Richmond should media ban itself.
:lol
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I have no problem with what they are trying to do, I have a massive issue with making it public as a "mini season".
Why do that? Just do for a change Richmond.
The one I hated the most was when Dimma said "That is not us" after the Carlton game. Excuse me, it is us and it has become you since becoming coach.
The Eagles are an example of how to conduct yourselves on and off field - they just delivered with making continuos unfulfilled promises.
STFU, deliver on field, get credibility back and keep doing it without "saying what you are gunna do".
Getting pick 10 or 12 or 14 won't make a huge difference as compared to a couple of good wins at the end of the season.
Win a couple this year, close up shop and play 22 competitive games with 12 wins next year - then we'll listen Dimma.
Fantastic post :thumbsup :gotigers
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I was thinking about this - does any other side make these statements? I honestly cant recall any sides publicly announcing these types of comments. Its pretty funny and obvious what they are doing (this is all about our 2012 membership campaign). Its a cycle. They do this and we get a pretty good membership return next year - if we stuff up monumentally again next season, there is a get out of jail clause - sack Dimma bring in a new messiah, sell the new msg and get big membership numbers again. Ive accused this club of being very stupid on numerous occassions but when it comes to self preservation and pushing the propaganda barrow we give the AFL a run for their money. If only the powerprokers at the club used their powers for good instead of evil :lol
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whats of interest that hardwick hasnt changed much at the club
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whats of interest that hardwick hasnt changed much at the club
Is it too late to sign Sheedy?
:thumbsup
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:lol
it's a nothing article, with very little substance in the actual quotes from Daly.
The "mini season' crap is the reporters spin, not the clubs, but hey, lets not let that stop the boots being sunk in.
There are no outlandish statements from the club in this article at all
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whats of interest that hardwick hasnt changed much at the club
Is it too late to sign Sheedy?
:thumbsup
hate to tell you all this, but the successful coaches have run the club they way they want( footy wise ) and make an ""imprint"" on the club, they change the CULTURE or create a culture, RFC have a succesful culture of SPIN !!!!!
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...and how long were you a part of this culture Jacko?
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:lol
it's a nothing article, with very little substance in the actual quotes from Daly.
The "mini season' crap is the reporters spin, not the clubs, but hey, lets not let that stop the boots being sunk in.
There are no outlandish statements from the club in this article at all
In all fairness al its not reporter spin. Ive heard Jack Reiwoldt and Deledio mention on the radio over the last few weeks more or less what was said in this article.
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that may be the case tony, but most of the whines in this thread are in relation to the article to itself.
there is really nothing in the article that comes from the club that warrants the negative responses. it's just another piece of late season fluff, really and I'm pretty sure all clubs are under an obligation to provide a certain amount of interviews to the media so these sort of things are really unavoidable
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So what are we whining about, that they intend to win games or that they don't intend to tank for a better pick .. Im confused.. It wouldn't matter what was said there would be a fault with it.
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:lol
it's a nothing article, with very little substance in the actual quotes from Daly.
The "mini season' crap is the reporters spin, not the clubs, but hey, lets not let that stop the boots being sunk in.
There are no outlandish statements from the club in this article at all
In all fairness al its not reporter spin. Ive heard Jack Reiwoldt and Deledio mention on the radio over the last few weeks more or less what was said in this article.
Lids said it on the footy show as such
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whats of interest that hardwick hasnt changed much at the club
Is it too late to sign Sheedy?
:thumbsup
hate to tell you all this, but the successful coaches have run the club they way they want( footy wise ) and make an ""imprint"" on the club, they change the CULTURE or create a culture, RFC have a succesful culture of SPIN !!!!!
I will wait until the end of the season. If Hardwick doesnt make the changes required then Ill probably be supportive of your arguments. Need to see him get rid of the crap at the club. Need to see him avoid going for recycled players of little or no quality and need to see him go younger again with the list rather than try and bandaid his way out of a problem. He still has time to take the right track IMHO.
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:lol
it's a nothing article, with very little substance in the actual quotes from Daly.
The "mini season' crap is the reporters spin, not the clubs, but hey, lets not let that stop the boots being sunk in.
There are no outlandish statements from the club in this article at all
In all fairness al its not reporter spin. Ive heard Jack Reiwoldt and Deledio mention on the radio over the last few weeks more or less what was said in this article.
Lids said it on the footy show as such
As such? exactly what did he say? I must have missed that part.
The "Mini Season" is nothing more than a media beat up I can't believe people are getting so hysterical about it. where is this actual "quote" from a Richmond player or official?? There's not because there ain't one because once again it's just another media beat up that has sucked you guy's in once again :wallywink :banghead :banghead even if we win the next three games our ladder position is very unlikely to change anyway! I really don't get half the so called supporters on hear, you jump up and down that we are loosing and call for the coach to be sacked then you start jumping up and down when we look like winning and call for the coach to be sacked ??? ??? FFS some people really need to get a grip. I really hope we not only win the next 3 games but we come out and absolutely Flog Melbourne, Adelaide and Nort :birthday :birthday
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that may be the case tony, but most of the whines in this thread are in relation to the article to itself.
there is really nothing in the article that comes from the club that warrants the negative responses. it's just another piece of late season fluff, really and I'm pretty sure all clubs are under an obligation to provide a certain amount of interviews to the media so these sort of things are really unavoidable
Your are probably right about Daly's comments but Hardwick has definately referred to it when comparing us to Hawthorn of 2006. As for saying it is unavoidable to say "these sort of things" well it is avoidable. You won't get Malthouse drawn on winning the flag this year so why would anyone at the club be drawn on "mini seasons"?
It just seems a bit unnecessary.