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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on June 27, 2013, 03:40:06 AM
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Richmond skipper Trent Cotchin insists the Tigers are finals material
Jay Clark
From: Herald Sun
June 27, 2013
RICHMOND captain Trent Cotchin says the Tigers are capable of breaking their decade-long finals drought.
The Tigers have passed the mid-point of the season with an 8-4 record and are in their best position to play finals since 2001.
But the midfielder said the side must perform better against the top teams to deserve a finals berth, after falling short against Geelong, Fremantle and Collingwood.
Port Adelaide remains the only top-eight team that Damien Hardwick's men have toppled this year, leaving the Tigers with greater challenges ahead.
"I think our best football is at a high enough quality to compete (at finals standard). It's just whether or not you do it for four quarters," Cotchin said yesterday.
"We have seen this year where we have played some of the top teams and we have let ourselves down in the way we've performed on game day.
"So at any given stage you have to make sure you are doing everything right and sometimes a little bit of luck has to fall your way as well."
Cotchin credited the improvement of the team's mid-tier players for Richmond's resurgence, saying greater depth had eased the dependence on several star players.
"The greatest thing for our club is a lot of our young guys have stood up this year," Cotchin said.
"A number of our players in the past have tried to drag us along. It (shared load) is fantastic; it's what you see in all the good sides. Not saying we are quite at that level yet, but we are definitely heading in the right direction."
Cotchin, 23, has led impressively in his first season as skipper. He also dispelled fears about a nagging knee injury that sidelined him in Round 7.
Asked if he was still sore, Cotchin said: "Not at all. Everyone keeps asking me, so I must be playing a little bit below standard.
"The thing for me that's important is the team's getting results."
The Tigers want to continue their run of five wins from their past six games against St Kilda at the MCG on Sunday.
Last year Richmond notched its first victory against the Saints in 14 attempts.
The Tigers tackle North Melbourne the following week before clashes with Gold Coast, Fremantle, Sydney and Hawthorn.
"Who knows what opportunities will come about, but we are working on four-week blocks," Cotchin said.
"We are two weeks into one at the moment, and hopefully we can knock off the Saints this weekend."
* METHODIST Ladies' College, along with about 170 other schools around Victoria, will compete in the Herald Sun Shield school competitions from next month.
MLC won the Girls Sports Victoria competition to win its way into the knockout event.
Cotchin played for Penleigh Essendon Grammar in the 2006 and 2007 AFL Victoria Shield.
More than 4500 students will play this year.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-skipper-trent-cotchin-insists-the-tigers-are-finals-material/story-fndv8t7m-1226670403683#mm-breached
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If he's no sore then the captaincy must be getting to him. Should've gave it to Lids imo. Cotch wasn't ready
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Do you think we could actually get through his first year of being Captain without ridiculing or condemning him.....honestly, let him settle into the role at least!!
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Combination of things effecting his performance - Expectation on himself, greater opposition planning & attention and change of role. All these are effecting his output. Next year he will step up again once he settles. The best thing about this season is that we are winning without Cotch dominating.
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Combination of things effecting his performance - Expectation on himself, greater opposition planning & attention and change of role. All these are effecting his output. Next year he will step up again once he settles. The best thing about this season is that we are winning without Cotch dominating.
My sentiments exactly. For me that goal he scored against the bulldogs shows me that he's not far off from regaining his 2012 form. I hope this happens when we reach the finals......
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I think we should take a leaf out of Labor's book and trade the Captain.
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If he's no sore then the captaincy must be getting to him. Should've gave it to Lids imo. Cotch wasn't ready
been saying this since day dot And everyone bagged me
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If he's no sore then the captaincy must be getting to him. Should've gave it to Lids imo. Cotch wasn't ready
been saying this since day dot And everyone bagged me
rightly so
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Wowee look out world when he settles into it. We're winning by 40+ every week and Cotch is spudding it up. :lol
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Can't wait for Cotchin to come back from injury, we could really use him.
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If he's no sore then the captaincy must be getting to him. Should've gave it to Lids imo. Cotch wasn't ready
been saying this since day dot And everyone bagged me
You run down the whole stuffing team, how are we meant to keep up with that poo!!!!!
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:lol
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Can't wait for Cotchin to come back from injury, we could really use him.
:clapping :thumbsup
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I honestly think Cotchin's just getting tagged heavier. Lids too. If you watch the bulldog reply they're getting held off the ball basically all day. They have to stand up and smash their opponents physically, but neither is a very physical player, so somebody else in the team will have to stand up for them (smacking or performing, but it looks like our 2nd tier has stood up in performance not punching people).
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Cotchin looks like a fair aggressive guy, seem him smash a few tacklers borderline legally. Smart man most of the time