One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on March 17, 2026, 01:52:55 PM
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Bicks and Walshy have named the biggest whipping boy from each AFL club.
What changes would you make?
@MarkBickley26 @jarrodwalsh
https://x.com/i/status/2033673042938003498
They've got Richard Tambling for us.
Richard Tambling
Bickley: “All time, I think I've got the winner, Richard Tambling.”
Walsh: “Definitely, he was picked before Buddy Franklin.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2026/03/17/afl-2026-mark-bickley-jarrod-walsh-mason-cox-harry-mckay-stephen-coniglio
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From the past 10 years?
I’d have to say it was Brandon ellis.
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We've had plenty. Tambo probably copped it the worst.
In recent times we've had a few. Short the last couple of years, HRS as well. Bellis before them.
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Currently:
Hopper, Ross, MRJ
Castagna for the last ten years. It's literally part of why he quit football altogether.
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stuff, how was Grorge not the first name to mind. Poor kid,not helped by Hardwick in the slightest
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For me, there's only one Ty "Sideshow Bob" Vickery, the dumbest footballer I've ever seen.
Close second was Shaun Hampson
As a team, there have been so many duds at Punt Rd. Aaron Fiona was bloody awful.
A lot of people at Ton Up Club always used to complain about Wayne Campbell and Joel Bowden, which I thought was very unfair.
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Luke “Dunstall kicked 17 on me” McGuane
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Good picks Tigs, Vickery and Hampson
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Flora was a decent footballer, just lacking in grunt..to put it politely. Plenty worse than him ran out for us in that era
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Angus Graham
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Currently:
Hopper, Ross, MRJ
Castagna for the last ten years. It's literally part of why he quit football altogether.
MRJ is blessed
HRS and Sonsie missing on your list
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Oakley - Nicholls
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The George hate was so dumb
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There were legitimate criticisms but it went way too far. Problem was that his confidence was completely shot and Hardwick refused to drop him. Should have had some time in the VFL to find form and love for the game again
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There were legitimate criticisms but it went way too far. Problem was that his confidence was completely shot and Hardwick refused to drop him. Should have had some time in the VFL to find form and love for the game again
So true.
I was very critical of Castagna especially towards the end.
But I would seriously take 2017-19 George ahead of MRJ at this point.
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On what basis would you say that?
Really drill down into their roles and how they are prepared to sacrifice the plaudits of the oblivious supporter and what it is they are being asked to do?
Or is it too hard for you to debate at that “standard”?
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@Tig
I would take George over any of MRJ, Green, Mansell etc