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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on November 02, 2016, 10:45:42 PM
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Cotchin to throw down challenge to Tigers
KATE SALEMME
Herald Sun
November 2, 2016
RICHMOND captain Trent Cotchin will throw down a challenge to his teammates over pre-season to regain their hunger and improve themselves to help the Tigers surge back up the ladder.
Coming off a disappointing season, the Tigers and coach Damien Hardwick will be under pressure to perform in 2017.
After being knocked out in elimination finals in three consecutive years, Richmond plummeted to 13th this year after falling from 15 wins in 2015 to just eight in 2016.
The Tigers’ first-to-fourth-year players will return for pre-season training next Monday before the whole list reports for duty later this month.
Cotchin, whose leadership has continually been questioned, will be ready to implore his teammates to work as hard as they can and push each other to improve in the hope of becoming a force once more.
“On the back of a disappointing year we need to take some big steps forward,” Cotchin said.
“We just need to find the hunger to drive not only yourself as an individual but each other to get better.
“That’s what I’ll be challenging the group from day one (of pre-season) ... ‘What are you doing to make sure that you take big steps forward?’
“Because if you don’t, you fall behind whether that’s as an individual or from a team point of view.”
Richmond blooded some new players this year including promising youngsters Daniel Rioli, Oleg Markov and rookie Jayden Short, who has been upgraded to the senior list for 2017, but will heavily feel the loss of star Brett Deledio to GWS.
While Dion Prestia and Josh Caddy will add to the club’s clutch of midfielders and add to its on-field arsenal, Cotchin knows the improvement he desperately seeks won’t come without the motivation to do so from players who were part of the poor 2016 campaign.
Alex Rance wants to be part of a harder Richmond defence in 2017. Picture: Michael Klein
“There were some great signs, we’re just looking for guys to take a big next step over the pre-season,” Cotchin told the club’s website. “We need to challenge each other from within.”
The Tigers captain won’t be the only one asking his teammates to improve, with star defender Alex Rance to work with his fellow defenders over pre-season to become better players.
Rance, a member of the leadership group this year, wants to be part of a harder and more determined defensive group in 2017 after leaking the fourth-most scores to opposition this year.
“My focus individually will be just to step back a little bit and allow blokes like ‘Grimesy’ (Dylan Grimes) and Dave (Astbury) and Nick Vlastuin to start to take control a bit more,” Rance said.
“I really want the back six to be known as a really desperate, hard unit that always wants the ball in their hands.”
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/trent-cotchin-to-challenge-richmond-teammates-to-regain-hunger-after-disappointing-season/news-story/2691998e2e97c98cec39ad1c3c0ca362
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I did like what Cotchin did in the final round fiasco against Sydney.
He physically remonstrated with a team mate ( Todd Elton) for not going hard enough.
Hasn't received much accolades on OER.
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And the poo talk starts already.....LMFAO. Just all of them STFU, get your poo sorted and get on with it.
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Shut the stuff up just once and let your footy do the talking.What is it with this club and its players and these type of ridiculous articles.
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Always good for a laugh and a vomit is Captain Cotch.
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Was this Cotchs wife's idea?
Holy hell. Less talk more do pls
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Was this Cotchs wife's idea?
Holy hell. Less talk more do pls
Na she's too busy selling TVs on gumtree
My mate got a big surprise when she led him to the loungeroom to see Cotch in there.
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Was this Cotchs wife's idea?
Holy hell. Less talk more do pls
While I agree you'd be aware the club and player are contracted to speak to the media. I don't care what they anymore - so it's purely academic
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OMG lmfao, havent even read it yet. SHUT UP!
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Well I sure missed out on the inb4 here, the flies sure got straight onto the poo here
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Was this Cotchs wife's idea?
Holy hell. Less talk more do pls
Na she's too busy selling TVs on gumtree
My mate got a big surprise when she led him to the loungeroom to see Cotch in there.
Sure that was his wife? He may have been playing an away game
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:lol
Is OER officially the collective noun for a group of drama queens?
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About time we had an article like this.
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It's time we played the 'Richmond Way' :clapping
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It's time we played the 'Richmond Way' :clapping
:lol
The sarcastic :clapping still gets me every time.
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fwo it down wuffly my lord
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Looking forward to cotch smashing grigg and edwards on the field when they put in half arsed efforts :cheers bring it on.
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Given the poor season we have had you would think each and every player would challenge themselves to improve without one word from Cotch. If they need a rev up then obviously they shouldnt be playing the game at this level.
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Given the disastrous first finals loss to the 9th place cheating scum and an equally disastrous loss a few months later to melbourne in the Tom Hafey tribute match you would think each and every player would challenge themselves to improve without one word from anybody. If anyone needs a rev up then obviously they shouldnt be playing the game at this level which goes without saying for our missing in (finals) action captain. :rollin
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haha just like we'll come out breathing fire after our 3rd straight elim final loss - how'd that one work out? :shh
I know we're contracted for media etc, but just curious if anyone sees other sides talk it up as much as we do?
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haha just like we'll come out breathing fire after our 3rd straight elim final loss - how'd that one work out? :shh
I know we're contracted for media etc, but just curious if anyone sees other sides talk it up as much as we do?
Ever heard of a team called Collingwood? :snidegrin
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Given the disastrous first finals loss to the 9th place cheating scum and an equally disastrous loss a few months later to melbourne in the Tom Hafey tribute match you would think each and every player would challenge themselves to improve without one word from anybody. If anyone needs a rev up then obviously they shouldnt be playing the game at this level which goes without saying for our missing in (finals) action captain. :rollin
Look we're all hurting and we're expecting everyone to come out and show some passion and pride.
I think we've used up our ration of cliches
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Cotch couldn't get a klan rally fired up if he was dressed like Al Jolson.
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they might take a shine to you though ox
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they might take a shine to you though ox
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LMAO