One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Penelope on October 12, 2011, 08:35:26 AM
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Looks like jimmy 'o might be gone;
One piece of good news is that we have Jamie O'Reilly coming back from Australia and he'll be a big asset to us next year."
http://www.setanta.com/ie/Articles/2011/10/11/McCartan-laments-Down-exits/gnid-112726/
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"One piece of good news is that we have Jamie O'Reilly coming back from Australia and he'll be a big asset to us next year."
http://www.setanta.com/ie/Articles/2011/10/11/McCartan-laments-Down-exits/gnid-112726/
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OER you search all corners of the web for tiger news ay.
Interesting quote. Hopefully something comes out of RFC after trade week about it.
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Did we really give him a chance?
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Was he really up to it??
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OER you search all corners of the web for tiger news ay.
The BBC/CNN/al Jezeera of Richmond news ;D
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Was he really up to it??
IMO no.
I won't be surprised if he has been delisted. The only rookie I would keep is Contin.
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Was he really up to it??
IMO no.
I won't be surprised if he has been delisted. The only rookie I would keep is Contin.
Agreed.
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RFCO knows nothing about it...
"as far as I know he's still on the list till at least Oct 31"
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RFCO knows nothing about it...
"as far as I know he's still on the list till at least Oct 31"
Maybe he's told some Irish connection he wants to go home. If he does its a disappointing result from our development program (or lack thereof) again. Somehow Sydney develops players from other areas (Mike Pyke even) and we don't. Essendon has a great Aboriginal development culture and we don't. Even Collingwood seems to succeed (Marty Clarke) where we don't.
Thankfully we are spending more on development coaches, but I don't think Dimma is a natural development coach nor Wallace before him, not that its their faults. The general spend on development is the key.
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The general spend on development is the key.
Would have thought the quality was important but baby steps I suppose.
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A shame if it is true. Thought he showed some signs
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Someone found this on his twitter account on bigfooty.
back to Ireland for a while to complete my university. Could be back at tigerland in the future tho! #gotiges
http://twitter.com/#!/joreills42
Interesting so I thought I would relay it here.
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soft homesick bastard
was great seeing the welsh put these breastfeeders to the sword last weekend
hope he comes back though
heslin can lip him for being a limpgot
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Boost for Down as O’Reilly returns
By John Tyrrell
Irish Examiner
Thursday, October 13, 2011
DOWN football received a timely boost yesterday with the news of Jamie O’Reilly’s return home from AFL side Richmond Tigers.
The Mourne men have been decimated by the loss of Caolan Mooney and, this week, Marty Clarke’s decision to return to Collingwood. Therefore the news the Loughinisland clubman broke off preliminary contract discussions with the Tigers to return to finish his business Degree at Queen’s University will come as a huge fillip for the side.
O’Reilly, a former U21 county man, lined out in a club game for Loughinisland last weekend. He played as a running defender in Australia and his scorching pace would be a big addition to the Mourne’s senior set-up.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/boost-for-down-as-oreilly-returns-170532.html#ixzz1aiOaB1FB
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Even if O'Reilly comes back in 2013, are we able to put him automatically back on our rookie list as an international rookie or does he have to go through the draft?
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Troy O'Taylor.
pee him off.
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bit late on that one BR
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soft homesick bastard
was great seeing the welsh put these breastfeeders to the sword last weekend
hope he comes back though
heslin can lip him for being a limpgot
This is about culture. Development of players from different cultures has to take this into account. Aborigines have their own specific cultural issues, clearly Irish do too, Marty Clarke went and is coming back, Tadhg Kennelly went and came back, O'Reilly is going but hopes to come back. This is just something clubs are going to have to deal with, the pull to go home for a bit. Clearly professional sport is not the be all and end all for an Irish kid.
For us to have a good Irish development team we need to deal with this better than other teams, How do we make pro AFL more attractive, maybe you send the kids home every year and train their off season in Ireland. 3 months at home every year, maybe you have to bring their baby brother out and get him a uni course. Our brains trusts should be thinking of this, because Tadgh Kennelly didn't come back as good a player, I wonder if Marty Clarke will too. These developing years are crucial and if we are not going to pee all our effort down the toilet we have to be realistic here.
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O'Reilly targets Down spot
by Michelle Fortune , 14 October 2011
Jamie O'Reilly admits he struggled to adapt to the round ball on his return from Australia but the form AFL player is determined to break into the Down senior football panel.
O'Reilly spent two years with Melbourne club Richmond Tigers and was offered the chance to extend his stay, but he opted to return home to continue his studies and resume his Gaelic Football career.
He has already lined out for Loughinisland and is looking forward to representing Queens, but he admits he found it difficult to adjust to the different ball.
"To be honest it felt like the foreign sport. It is a different shape of ball to what I have been using this last two years and when you submerge yourself in a new game you are a bit rusty," he is quoted as saying in the Irish News.
"My hand-to-eye co-ordination wasn't what it should be and my foot skills weren't that great, but I just need to play."
O'Reilly is targeting a good run in the Sigerson Cup as a way back into the Down side for the forthcoming Allianz Football League and Ulster Championship.
"I'm hoping that Queen's have a good Sigerson and Ryan Cup and that training will obviously bring me along," he explained.
"I want to do as well as I can and then try to break into the Down Championship side - that's the plan anyway.
"Obviously James (McCartan) and Aidan (O'Rourke) come with very good credentials and are well respected in the football community do I'm looking forward to getting back and learning from them."
http://www.setanta.com/ien/Articles/2011/10/14/OReilly-targets-Down-spot/gnid-113240/
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"My hand-to-eye co-ordination wasn't what it should be and my foot skills weren't that great, but I just need to play."
interesting and surprising comment, particularly the hand eye co-ordination.