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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on July 25, 2022, 01:33:59 AM
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Dimma accused of ‘going off his head’ abusing VFL players
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has been accused of screaming threatening language at players during a VFL match at the weekend.
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https://aus.thenews-24.com/dimma-accused-of-going-off-his-head-abusing-vfl-players/
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/dimma-accused-of-going-off-his-head-at-vfl-players-during-tigerswilliamstown-clash/news-story/b73dd53902807c0cb0750444d9390d08
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Why did they feel the need to add the line about “previously reported he uses medical marijuana for chronic back pain”? Like what relationship does that have with the rest of the story?
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Is this a stuffing joke?
Some weak prick appears to have punched Mansell in the back of the head and yet the whinge/story is about Hardwick telling them just how peeweak they are instead of them being a coward?
Extraordinary tall poppy syndrome and those Williamstown nobody's should be ashamed of their pissweakness.
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The above 2 posters have completely summed up my sentiments on this article.
This is why people hate the media.
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And people wonder why people like me are so critical ofcthe pathetic Murdoch Media?
This is just another example of the quality of journalism they dish up day after day.
They are a disgrace and this is just another example of their gutter journalism
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Yeah, because weed is well known for getting people up out of their chairs to have an unnecessary argument... :rollin
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Why did they feel the need to add the line about “previously reported he uses medical marijuana for chronic back pain”? Like what relationship does that have with the rest of the story?
About as much relationship to the rest of the story as mentioning the incident took place in front of a FEMALE umpire - which is absolutely none.
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Why did they feel the need to add the line about “previously reported he uses medical marijuana for chronic back pain”? Like what relationship does that have with the rest of the story?
About as much relationship to the rest of the story as mentioning the incident took place in front of a FEMALE umpire - which is absolutely none.
Good pickup. Didn't get her skin colour or sexual orientation though. Important details.
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Why did they feel the need to add the line about “previously reported he uses medical marijuana for chronic back pain”? Like what relationship does that have with the rest of the story?
About as much relationship to the rest of the story as mentioning the incident took place in front of a FEMALE umpire - which is absolutely none.
To be honest I read the extract and that didn't even register with me. Shows how little I care about gender. Crap journalism!
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Why did they feel the need to add the line about “previously reported he uses medical marijuana for chronic back pain”? Like what relationship does that have with the rest of the story?
About as much relationship to the rest of the story as mentioning the incident took place in front of a FEMALE umpire - which is absolutely none.
To be honest I read the extract and that didn't even register with me. Shows how little I care about gender. Crap journalism!
Yup I missed it too. It’s like they had a word limit to reach and the story in it of itself could not reach it so they just had to fill it with non relevant info.
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A Williamstown spokesman said the club was aware of a dispute, but the exact allegations were not yet proven. Club chief executive Ashley Baker was aware of the incident, but did not indicate whether any further action would be taken.
The spokesman said he was unsure whether there would be communication between the two teams in the coming days regarding Hardwick’s language.
“The issue was dealt with on Saturday. All of the staff that [were] involved dealt with it themselves, and then that was the end of it,” he said.
An AFL spokesperson said the league was aware of the incident and would monitor the situation.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/hardwick-involved-in-heated-exchange-at-richmond-vfl-match-20220725-p5b49r.html
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From what I've read and heard it seems a bit of a beat up.
However I will say, with the pressure on the clubs unprofessionalism and lack of discipline, this sort of story shouldn't even get close to the point of being an issue.
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Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is facing an AFL investigation over accusations he threatened VFL players.
@cleary_mitch #7AFL #7NEWS
7news report: https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1551479733028003840
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AFL investigating alleged incident involving Richmond AFL coach Damien Hardwick
"We are seeking some further information from Richmond in relation to an exchange between their senior coach and a Williamstown player during Saturday's VFL match," an AFL spokesperson said in a statement on Monday afternoon.
Earlier in the day, Richmond believed the matter would be taken no further.
"The club acknowledges there was an exchange of words following an incident in the first quarter which led to a Williamstown player being reported for rough conduct," the Tigers said in a club statement.
"As far as the club is concerned, that is the end of the matter."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-25/afl-to-investigate-alleged-damien-hardwick-incident/101268424
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Oh here we go. Storm in a tea cup assassination again
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Oh wow,a coach who cares and shows displeasure at a thugs beating up the kids , I would call that leadership
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Dimma should be concentrating on how it has all gone wrong lately, and to ensure we don’t give Lambo and Edwards a Tom Hafey tribute match kind of send off.
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VFL player addresses Hardwick’s alleged comments as AFL asks its own questions
Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
July 26th, 2022
The VFL player that allegedly copped verbal abuse from Damien Hardwick says it was a “bizarre” experience but stresses he holds “no hard feelings” towards the Richmond coach.
The Herald Sun on Monday reported Hardwick allegedly called Seagulls forward Darby Henderson a “weak f***ing pr**k” during the Richmond-Williamstown VFL clash on Saturday at Punt Road Oval.
Henderson said he got a shock when he realised Hardwick was the person calling out from the crowd.
He added witness accounts reported in the publication were “spot on from memory” and matched up with what he’d heard and been told by spectators.
“I heard what was coming from above and didn’t know who it was, then sort of looked up and saw that it was ‘Dimma’ (Hardwick),” he said.
“It was a bit of a weird one. It was just a bit strange … a bit bizarre.
“He was going pretty hard at me … it would have been five or six minutes (from the incident) before I came off, so obviously he kept it in mind and he was waiting there.
“One of the support staff sort of started going back at him, but I just kept my mouth shut. He might have been having a fair bit to say to the support staff, too.
“I understand he was sticking up for one of his young players … it was probably in the heat of the moment, and I have no hard feelings.”
Speaking on Channel 9’s Footy Classified, Lloyd said he wasn’t surprised Hardwick had fiercely stuck up for Mansell.
“On Damien, his biggest strength can be his weakness,” Lloyd told Footy Classified. “Kane and I played in a premiership with Damien and he is as protective of his players and teammates as you’ll ever see.
“I think he’d do that again for his player. I think he was bitterly disappointed with the behaviour of the Williamstown footballer.”
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/afl-news-2022-damien-hardwick-sledge-to-darby-henderson-in-richmond-vs-williamstown-vfl-match-what-he-said/news-story/462af37848d1deda3fc7d9c448956fab
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Can't blame Dimma for being a bit grumpy at the moment.
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VFL tosser gets his 10 seconds of fame for being called out as a weak prick for hitting someone from behind.
Wankerrrrr
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VFL tosser gets his 10 seconds of fame for being called out as a weak prick for hitting someone from behind.
Wankerrrrr
Can’t be serious?
If I got pushed into the fence the way he was, I’d also retaliate
Mansell out of line
Dimma out of line
Love Dimma flying the flag for the boys, but for you to call a bloke a tosser and wankerrr for standing up for himself is a bit average IMO
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Wouldn't be surprised if it was somewhat premeditated by Hardwick. A lot of coaches have used this strategy before--making news out of themselves to take the attention away from the players after a bad result. He'd hope they'd reciprocate and come out fighting for him against Brisbane. Strong, muted, matter-of-fact response from Gale as well. Played a straight bat to it nicely.
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VFL tosser gets his 10 seconds of fame for being called out as a weak prick for hitting someone from behind.
Wankerrrrr
Can’t be serious?
If I got pushed into the fence the way he was, I’d also retaliate
Mansell out of line
Dimma out of line
Love Dimma flying the flag for the boys, but for you to call a bloke a tosser and wankerrr for standing up for himself is a bit average IMO
Yeah go whack a bloke from behind because he started it and deserved it, right?
Haha
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VFL tosser gets his 10 seconds of fame for being called out as a weak prick for hitting someone from behind.
Wankerrrrr
Can’t be serious?
If I got pushed into the fence the way he was, I’d also retaliate
Mansell out of line
Dimma out of line
Love Dimma flying the flag for the boys, but for you to call a bloke a tosser and wankerrr for standing up for himself is a bit average IMO
Yeah go whack a bloke from behind because he started it and deserved it, right?
Haha
Shove a bloke into the fence and take the moral high ground? Cool story
Mansell pushes the boundaries a bit ..
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Mansell pushes people into the boundaries.
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Mansell pushes people into the boundaries.
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
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‘This isn’t kids footy’: Tigers star Jack Riewoldt’s passionate defence of coach after VFL comments
Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
July 27th, 2022
Triple premiership Tiger Jack Riewoldt has launched a staunch defence of Damien Hardwick, saying the reaction to his coach’s comments towards a Williamstown player at a VFL game on the weekend had been overblown.
The VFL Match Review Panel charged Henderson with rough conduct, with the incident assessed as intentional conduct with low impact and body contact. The incident was classified as a one-match sanction, but Henderson as a VFL-listed player had the option to accept a $250 fine and a reprimand with an early guilty plea – an option Henderson accepted.
The Seagulls initially sought a ‘please explain’ from the Tigers, whose chief executive Brendon Gale was reportedly involved in talks between the two clubs. Both clubs then indicated they believed the matter was closed.
However the AFL on Monday launched its own inquiries into the incident, with the league expected to ask questions of both clubs.
Asked on Fox Footy’s AFL 360 if the story had been “overblown”, Riewoldt said with a laugh: “Oh my gosh, yeah … Like, this isn‘t kids footy.
“You know what senior coaches care about? Their players – and if something untoward happens, which is what‘s happened in this case and someone’s done an act that probably isn’t deserved to be on the footy field, then of course a bloke who cares about his boys is going to say something. That’s care.
“It gets clicks because Richmond are a big club and Damien Hardwick is the coach.”
AFL 360 co-host Gerard Whateley said the line between VFL footy and community footy in this situation had “been a little bit blurred”.
“There is a formal investigation which adds a legitimacy to the story. But there is a difference between that happening down at a community park and it happening in the VFL with a Richmond team playing,” Whateley told AFL 360.
Herald Sun chief football writer Mark Robinson added: “I think it was absolutely overblown. You know why? Because it was a crap act and for them to be whingeing after they do something like that, come on. You give it, you wear it.
“I can understand why it’s a story, but ‘don’t do it again, everyone move on’.”
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/afl-news-2022-damien-hardwick-comments-at-richmond-vs-williamstown-vfl-game-towards-darby-henderson-jack-riewoldt-afl-360/news-story/b348e4267059ff2ed3234f5d4ee52cb1
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If they don't get up for Dimma this week to stick up for him there have to be mass retirements.
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If they don't get up for Dimma this week to stick up for him there have to be mass retirements.
I would think 300th for Shedda and retirement for Lambert would be ahead of this nonsense for inspiration
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If they don't get up for Dimma this week to stick up for him there have to be mass retirements.
I would think 300th for Shedda and retirement for Lambert would be ahead of this nonsense for inspiration
Just chuck it all in there, mix it around and win.
Northey would find a way to use it. Boss is under the pump. Everyone's against us. Get 'em fired up.
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AFL has said there's no case to answer. Hardwick in the clear.
Source: 7news.
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According to sources close to AFL chief, Gillon McLachlan, the Williamstown VFL player involved in an altercation with Damien Hardwick over the weekend was indeed a "weak f*ckin pr*ck." Said McLachlan, "I'd like to unleash a can of whoopass on that fool!" Additionally, AFL House confirmed the gender identity of the closest umpire and Hardwick's preferred treatment for chronic backpain were not central to the investigation.
7news
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According to sources close to AFL chief, Gillon McLachlan, the Williamstown VFL player involved in an altercation with Damien Hardwick over the weekend was indeed a "weak f*ckin pr*ck." Said McLachlan, "I'd like to unleash a can of whoopass on that fool!" Additionally, AFL House confirmed the gender identity of the closest umpire and Hardwick's preferred treatment for chronic backpain were not central to the investigation.
7news
:lol :lol :lol :lol
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'I've got to be better': Hardwick admits VFL spray overstepped mark
Damien Hardwick is unsure if the AFL will sanction him over a verbal altercation with opposition VFL players
By AAP
28 July 2022
TRIPLE premiership coach Damien Hardwick admits he overstepped the mark in an expletive-laden verbal spray of opposition players at Richmond's most recent VFL match.
Hardwick allegedly called Williamstown players "weak f***ing pricks" at quarter-time in the contest at Punt Road Oval last Saturday.
The blow-up followed an on-field incident between Tigers AFL-listed player Rhyan Mansell and the Seagulls' Darby Henderson, which led to a melee.
The AFL investigated the matter but decided against sanctioning Hardwick.
"I understand in my position I've got to be better than that," Hardwick told reporters on Thursday, speaking publicly for the first time since the incident.
"I've got to be probably judged to a higher standard, and I understand that.
"What I will ask is that (people remember) I am human.
"I'm going to make mistakes and there's no doubt that I overstepped the mark."
VFL match footage showed Mansell pushing Henderson over the boundary line into the fence during the opening quarter.
Henderson retaliated, appearing to strike Mansell with an elbow to the back from behind, knocking his opponent to the ground.
The contact left Mansell clutching at his back and a melee ensued before he took his free kick.
Hardwick, who was watching from the sidelines, got involved at the break in play but refused on Thursday to confirm what he said to the Williamstown players.
"The reality is I'm very passionate about my players and always have been and always will be," Hardwick said.
"But as I said, I made a mistake, and the reality is I'm going to make mistakes going forward.
"Hopefully not too many, but I'll always defend my players, you guys know that.
"I probably didn't need to lean over the fence and yell but that's me.
"What makes me good makes me bad."
Hardwick has not yet apologised to the Williamstown players.
"If they require that, I'll certainly do that," he said.
Hardwick, who will take part in his 500th competitive AFL match as player or coach in Richmond's clash with Brisbane on Sunday, assisted the League in its investigation into the VFL incident.
"Damien assisted us with our enquiries, and in response he understands his standing in the community as a senior AFL coach and acknowledged if he had his time again he wouldn’t have acted in that manner," the League said in a statement.
"No further action will be taken by the AFL."
https://www.afl.com.au/news/807661/-i-ve-got-to-be-better-hardwick-admits-vfl-spray-overstepped-mark
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While Hardwick has not been sanctioned by Richmond or the AFL, he said his mum let him know he’d misbehaved.
“Not from the AFL but my mum Pam, who gave me a very stern reminder about my behaviour,” he said.
“It‘s funny how you’re still scared of your mother at the age of 49.
“But look, the AFL asked for some clarification and we gave them that … they sought clarification, so whether that’s an investigation (or not), they haven’t spoken to me.
“I can’t control that, all I do know is I’m very passionate about my players.”
https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2022-richmond-coach-damien-hardwick-admits-to-overstepping-in-abusing-vfl-player/news-story/8a0b8c58bc41f487778b1a1942c35e26
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The ‘other’ Mrs Hardwick …. ;D
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"It's just not good enough."
Caro's arrow for Damien Hardwick, over his 'half-hearted apology' for his behaviour at a VFL match recently.
#9FootyClassified
https://twitter.com/FootyonNine/status/1554091392451969027
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Caroline Wilson grills Richmond coach Damien Hardwick's 'half-hearted' apology for VFL spray
By Chris De Silva
Nine
2 August 2022
Veteran AFL columnist Caroline Wilson has taken Richmond coach Damien Hardwick to task over what she deems a "half-hearted" apology for his spray at a VFL player.
Hardwick found himself in hot water last week after an incident at Richmond's clash with Williamstown where he had some choice words for Williamstown player Darby Henderson after a hit on young Tiger Rhyan Mansell.
The three-time premiership-winning coach later apologised for his actions, saying "what makes me good makes me bad", and it did not sit well with Wilson.
"Damien Hardwick is not the first AFL coach to behave badly at the footy and then make a half-hearted apology, but that doesn't excuse the Richmond coach's disappointing effort five days ago," she told Nine's Footy Classified.
"Damien's abusive tirade aimed at Williamstown's Darby Henderson did have a touch of the Alastair Clarksons about it. And like Clarko before him and Mick Malthouse and Luke Beveridge, he also demonstrated an unwillingness to take full responsibility.
"'What makes me good makes me bad', he said, 'I need to be better', and again, to soften the blow, he issued the spirit of a woman in the family, his mother Pam now seems to be the new Mrs Hardwick.
"But Damien, as a national sporting leader, a renowned and champion statesman of the game, we do hold you to a higher standard, and you do need to be better.
"No one expects perfection, but on this occasion an unmitigated apology would've been a lot better. 'Oh my mum got mad at me and I'm still scared of my mum'. I mean who is he? Scott Morrison? Seriously, that was not good enough.
"People need to properly apologise. He's been told he had to apologise, he should've either refused or not apologised."
Wilson's view wasn't shared by Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes, who said he felt the Tigers coach was sincere in his words.
"It's a harsh one. I think you're being a bit hard on him," he said in response to Wilson's segment on the show, Caro's Arrow.
"What more did you need from his apology there? I think you're being harsh. That was not a serious offence. I took that as a heartfelt apology."
Wilson, who is an avid Richmond supporter, was then questioned by Essendon great Matthew Lloyd on whether she was "past" Hardwick being the coach at the club.
"I separate Damien Hardwick the coach and some of the other stuff," she said in response.
"Like Alastair, he was a champion coach and did some terrible things in bad behaviour off the field, Luke Beveridge we know, as well, it's just not good enough.
"Apologies make the world go around and you want to set examples for young people on how they should behave."
https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/news-2022-caroline-wilson-grills-damien-hardwick-apology-over-vfl-spray/d233ef08-cf2d-4570-9722-2f7b9b04a37e
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Where’s Caros apology for being a grumpy old bag and often reporting BS as fact?
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Where’s Caros apology for being a grumpy old bag and often reporting BS as fact?
:snidegrin :snidegrin :snidegrin
:bow :bow :bow
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She's hardly any better than Cornbread
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I must confess the line about ScoMo had me doing this
:rollin
:jump
:thatsgold
Very funny indeed. As for her overall rant I take it with a grain of salt. She's had it in for him since his marriage breakdown, so she is clearly biased
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He bulldozes through interviews like ScoMo after a loss, that's for sure.
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He bulldozes through interviews like ScoMo after a loss, that's for sure.
More like Albo lol .. whenever he got asked something he didn't like in the election leadup he would act like a petulant child
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He bulldozes through interviews like ScoMo after a loss, that's for sure.
More like Albo lol .. whenever he got asked something he didn't like in the election leadup he would act like a petulant child
I know it's unrelated, but I have to say I thought his strategy of not releasing costings until the day before the election and then sending the press pack to Canberra while he went in the opposite direction to avoid questions was pure genius.
Only in politics. :)
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I must confess the line about ScoMo had me doing this
:rollin
:jump
:thatsgold
Very funny indeed. As for her overall rant I take it with a grain of salt. She's had it in for him since his marriage breakdown, so she is clearly biased
Yep some feminists take it personally when a women they know is traded in for a newer model.
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No one listens to Caro.
No one cares about this story, in fact its not even a story.
End of story