One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on August 31, 2012, 12:29:42 PM
-
Tigers not aiming for shoot-out
By Paul Daffey
Fri 31 Aug, 2012
RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick has acknowledged the trend of shoot-outs in dead rubbers of final rounds, but said the Tigers would change nothing from their usual approach when they play Port Adelaide at the MCG on Sunday.
Neither Richmond (12th) nor Port Adelaide (14th) can make the top eight and in recent years, such an equation has occasionally led to all-out attack from both teams as they throw off the shackles after a long season.
"It'll be one of those games when you suck it and see, I suppose," Hardwick said.
"Port are capable of kicking a big score; so are we.
"We'll not be changing much from an offensive or defensive aspect this week."
The Tigers are favoured to beat Port and end their season with an 11-11 record, bettering their 2011 record of eight wins and a draw.
Yet Hardwick said the season had been a failure because the Tigers had missed the finals.
He said the club was happy with some aspects of its game and unhappy with others.
He said one of the main areas the Tigers would work on over summer was ball use inside 50.
"Probably that's the thing that's hurt us," he said.
"We’ve got improve on what we did this year because it didn't get us where we want to be.
"When you don't make finals it's as a failure.
"It's something we set out to do and we underachieved according to our internal measures."
Hardwick acknowledged that the biggest disappointment of the season was the loss of close matches. The Tigers lost nine games by 22 points or less.
From rounds 16 to 18 they lost by a combined tally of 10 points, against Gold Coast (two points), North Melbourne (four) and Carlton (four).
"To have the amount of losses we did by a close margin indicates we're not doing things consistently enough over time," Hardwick said.
"The important thing is we're setting up a base camp at the summit.
"We're just not quite there."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/146295/default.aspx
"We’re just interested in finishing the season on a good note, and getting the four points.
"Port Adelaide over the year has been a side that's played some really, really damaging passages of footy, but haven't done it over four quarters.
"We'll be making sure we do everything right and play the game on our terms."
Hardwick was also reluctant to fuel the gathering hype over midfielder Trent Cotchin's Brownlow Medal hopes.
He did say that Cotchin has played well in every match, as shown by his imminent victory in the AFL Coaches' Association award.
Cotchin goes into this weekend's round on 103 votes in the coaches' award.
Collingwood's Dayne Beams, who's on 93, can draw level only if he scores the maximum 10 votes during the Magpies' match against Essendon and Cotchin fails to score a vote against Port Adelaide.
"I personally think it (the coaches' award) is the best award going around," Hardwick said.
"It's certainly one we rate really highly.
"It's something we talk about a great deal — who's going to get those votes — so it's a great indicator."
Hardwick described Cotchin as "a special player".
"I often grab my kids and say, 'Look at this, look what he's done this time'."
But he added that Cotchin's teammates such as Brett Deledio and Dustin Martin would be just as important if the Tigers were to rise up the ladder.
"He's a small part of the picture — an important part — but we certainly think we've got other players who can take us forward as well," Hardwick said.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/146290/default.aspx
-
"When you don't make finals it's as a failure"
"It's something we set out to do and we underachieved according to our internal measure
so to all those who keep harping on the year being a success, thank god we have a good coach who doesn't.
-
"When you don't make finals it's as a failure"
"It's something we set out to do and we underachieved according to our internal measure
so to all those who keep harping on the year being a success, thank god we have a good coach who doesn't.
:thumbsup
-
Agree the year has been a failure
Newy and Dimma said at the start of the year we want to play finals this year, they didn't say we would but they did say we were aiming to.
There are plenty of positives to take out of this year so even though we have have failed we know what the areas are for improvement and hopefully we'll get em sorted come rd 1 next year.
-
League Teams last night - Brad Johnson gave a 6/10 for the Tigers season - but Shaw/Parkin objected rating it 8/10 stating:
- shown real improvement
- well coached
etc
-
"When you don't make finals it's as a failure"
"It's something we set out to do and we underachieved according to our internal measure
so to all those who keep harping on the year being a success, thank god we have a good coach who doesn't.
who keeps harping on saying the year has been a success?
-
He said one of the main areas the Tigers would work on over summer was ball use inside 50.
"Probably that's the thing that's hurt us," he said.
"We’ve got improve on what we did this year because it didn't get us where we want to be.
"When you don't make finals it's as a failure.
"It's something we set out to do and we underachieved according to our internal measures."
So sack that dreg Forward coach we brought in - mark williams from the dees. I mean seriously, fwd line didnt function all year and it cost us finals.
GTFO
-
Brad Miller to be the new forward coach?
-
GTFO
-
Spoke to Lukey, he says Miller has helped a lot with his move forward.
-
Spoke to Lukey, he says Miller has helped a lot with his move forward.
Handballs out the back?
-
Spoke to Lukey, he says Miller has helped a lot with his move forward.
Handballs out the back?
They're working on it. It is a big part missing from Lukey's game right now.
-
He said one of the main areas the Tigers would work on over summer was ball use inside 50.
"Probably that's the thing that's hurt us," he said.
"We’ve got improve on what we did this year because it didn't get us where we want to be.
"When you don't make finals it's as a failure.
"It's something we set out to do and we underachieved according to our internal measures."
So sack that dreg Forward coach we brought in - mark williams from the dees. I mean seriously, fwd line didnt function all year and it cost us finals.
GTFO
Get Ratts to take his place. Surely he would have to be an upgrade.
-
stuff ratts dont trust the ****
-
AND a block or two applied.... ;D
Loved those neat handball's out the back though....... :lol
-
AND a block or two applied.... ;D
Loved those neat handball's out the back though....... :lol
Am gonna miss Milzy. Really wish he was playing on sunday. Loved his teamwork...just slips a nice handball out the back to a runner and puts on a classy block. Boom, goal to the Tigers. Wish more people noticed.
-
He said one of the main areas the Tigers would work on over summer was ball use inside 50.
"Probably that's the thing that's hurt us," he said.
"We’ve got improve on what we did this year because it didn't get us where we want to be.
"When you don't make finals it's as a failure.
"It's something we set out to do and we underachieved according to our internal measures."
So sack that dreg Forward coach we brought in - mark williams from the dees. I mean seriously, fwd line didnt function all year and it cost us finals.
GTFO
Get Ratts to take his place. Surely he would have to be an upgrade.
some of his assistants that are about to get malthoused might be worth looking at
-
Reckon there's a few hidden gems at Melbourne FC....
-
Another huge fail - Not dropping Jack and Newy to the magoos
-
Brad Miller to be the new forward coach?
Brad going to live in the states
-
Brad Miller to be the new forward coach?
Brad going to live in the states
Spewing. Best of luck to the big fella :cheers
-
pretty safe to assume he isn't going over to try out as a punter.....
-
pretty safe to assume he isn't going over to try out as a punter.....
He's tossing the ball out the back to the kicker
-
Brad Miller to be the new forward coach?
Brad going to live in the states
Not straight away :thumbsup
-
VIDEO: Hardwick press conference today ...
http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/485673/Damien%20Hardwick%20press%20conference/
-
"When you don't make finals it's as a failure"
"It's something we set out to do and we underachieved according to our internal measure
so to all those who keep harping on the year being a success, thank god we have a good coach who doesn't.
who keeps harping on saying the year has been a success?
Well Al to be precise the answer to that is no one.
My recollections of the posts have people saying that we have improved but I cant remember anyone posting that we have been a success this year.
-
Perhaps in some other language the same word, grunt or whistle is used for both success and improvement?
It's just a case of lost in translation?
-
Hmmm possibly Al, something to ponder over Friday nights bottle of red I think
-
Bottles
-
stuff ratts dont trust the ****
Agreed. Too vocal for the Cheats. There'd be to many conflictions with him. Let him go and fail at Port.
-
He said one of the main areas the Tigers would work on over summer was ball use inside 50.
Hardwick acknowledged that the biggest disappointment of the season was the loss of close matches. The Tigers lost nine games by 22 points or less.
From rounds 16 to 18 they lost by a combined tally of 10 points, against Gold Coast (two points), North Melbourne (four) and Carlton (four).
"To have the amount of losses we did by a close margin indicates we're not doing things consistently enough over time," Hardwick said.
"The important thing is we're setting up a base camp at the summit.
"We're just not quite there."
Over the summer also practise a shut down simulation for the last 2 to 3 minutes of a game.
Also pity the Sherpa with base camp at the summit cos it is all downhill from there!
-
He said one of the main areas the Tigers would work on over summer was ball use inside 50.
"Probably that's the thing that's hurt us," he said.
"We’ve got improve on what we did this year because it didn't get us where we want to be.
"When you don't make finals it's as a failure.
"It's something we set out to do and we underachieved according to our internal measures."
So sack that dreg Forward coach we brought in - mark williams from the dees. I mean seriously, fwd line didnt function all year and it cost us finals.
GTFO
Get Ratts to take his place. Surely he would have to be an upgrade.
some of his assistants that are about to get malthoused might be worth looking at
Get Barks