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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: WA Tiger on April 26, 2016, 02:57:03 PM
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Here is a revelation...... :snidegrin :snidegrin :snidegrin
Jack Riewoldt says morale low at Richmond after poor start to season
RICHMOND star Jack Riewoldt admits morale isn’t great at Punt Rd after another disappointing start to an season but has backed the Tigers to pull off their almost-customary Houdini act to play finals for a fourth year running.
In the past three seasons Richmond has started with win-loss records of 2-4, 2-6 and 3-3 before going on to make the finals.
The Tigers slumped to a 1-4 record after Sunday night’s 33-point defeat to Melbourne and Riewoldt admitted another poor start had taken a toll on morale.
“I wouldn’t say it was great,” Riewoldt told Triple M.
“We’re 1-4 so realistically any side that’s 1-4 isn’t going to be feeling that great about themselves and how they’re going.
“But it’s AFL footy and unfortunately we’ve been in this position before and we’ve fought our way out of it.”
Riewoldt sustained an ankle injury against the Demons but is confident he will be fit to play Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday night.
Brett Deledio was a late withdrawal from the team against Melbourne, but is considered a certainty to return from a quad injury to his first game of the season against the Power.
All-Australian defender Alex Rance has accepted a two-game ban for his crude hit on Jack Watts in the dying minutes of the disappointing loss, describing his actions as “really stupid, emotional”.
Skipper Trent Cotchin has borne the brunt of the criticism leveled at the Tigers for their poor start and Riewoldt took the opportunity to fire back at a perceived media bias against him.
“I could probably go into a few words on what I think about the way he’s been treated with a few expletives,” he said.
“He’s copping it at the moment and he’s copped it ridiculously unfairly from outside the football club and in the media.
“If you look at the performances he’s putting up on field, I can’t disagree any more with the way hes been treated in the media.
“It’s probably been a bit of a witch hunt.”
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/jack-riewoldt-says-morale-low-at-richmond-after-poor-start-to-season/news-story/182e3dae9d48be3e6f82da235c40b5e1
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Not only by the media just quietly
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Here is a revelation...... :snidegrin :snidegrin :snidegrin
Jack Riewoldt says morale low at Richmond after poor start to season
RICHMOND star Jack Riewoldt admits morale isn’t great at Punt Rd after another disappointing start to an season but has backed the Tigers to pull off their almost-customary Houdini act to play finals for a fourth year running.
In the past three seasons Richmond has started with win-loss records of 2-4, 2-6 and 3-3 before going on to make the finals.
The Tigers slumped to a 1-4 record after Sunday night’s 33-point defeat to Melbourne and Riewoldt admitted another poor start had taken a toll on morale.
“I wouldn’t say it was great,” Riewoldt told Triple M.
“We’re 1-4 so realistically any side that’s 1-4 isn’t going to be feeling that great about themselves and how they’re going.
“But it’s AFL footy and unfortunately we’ve been in this position before and we’ve fought our way out of it.”
Riewoldt sustained an ankle injury against the Demons but is confident he will be fit to play Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday night.
Brett Deledio was a late withdrawal from the team against Melbourne, but is considered a certainty to return from a quad injury to his first game of the season against the Power.
All-Australian defender Alex Rance has accepted a two-game ban for his crude hit on Jack Watts in the dying minutes of the disappointing loss, describing his actions as “really stupid, emotional”.
Skipper Trent Cotchin has borne the brunt of the criticism leveled at the Tigers for their poor start and Riewoldt took the opportunity to fire back at a perceived media bias against him.
“I could probably go into a few words on what I think about the way he’s been treated with a few expletives,” he said.
“He’s copping it at the moment and he’s copped it ridiculously unfairly from outside the football club and in the media.
“If you look at the performances he’s putting up on field, I can’t disagree any more with the way hes been treated in the media.
“It’s probably been a bit of a witch hunt.”
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/jack-riewoldt-says-morale-low-at-richmond-after-poor-start-to-season/news-story/182e3dae9d48be3e6f82da235c40b5e1
Richmond code for out for a month, I take any injury report from the club or individual player with a grain of salt these days. Can't wait to see the injury list this week and how long Yarran has until his return, think somewhere within the club there is an injury dartboard they use for estimates.
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At least he doesn't talk crap
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So that jack Cotchin rance publiclysaying we rooted :lol