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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on July 30, 2009, 08:18:05 PM
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Tigers: A flash in the pan history
Jeff Wortman | July 30, 2009
JACK Riewoldt has got the Tiger army excited, but Richmond fan Jeff Wortman has a long memory. IT’S very easy to get excited about Jack Riewoldt. He's got a great leap and is a strong grab.
He takes species, kicked six on the weekend and celebrates each goal like he's won a Grand Final.
But, all Tigers fans are wondering one thing: Is he going to be another Richmond flash in the pan or can he become an elite player like his cousin Nick?
If you ask a Richmond fan what the future holds for Jack, they will approach the topic with extreme caution. For more than any other club, Richmond seems to have a special talent for unearthing flash in the pans.
We hope Riewoldt goes on to a great career, but let’s review the evidence:
CLEVE HUGHES
Did Tigers fans feel that Richo's successor had arrived in 2007 when Hughes kicked three goals against West Coast and then followed it up with three against Geelong the following week? Cleve now plays in the reserves of the reserves.
DEAN POLO
Taken at pick 20, Polo seemed to be a hidden gem. In 2006, he made his debut against the Bombers in the Dreamtime game, kicking three goals and gaining a Rising Star nomination for a best on ground performance. Now he's perilously close to a recall to Coburg.
DAVID RODAN
Burst onto the scene in 2002, earning a Rising Star nomination and the hip nickname D Rod. Struggled with injury and eventually found out he was being delisted when Kane Johnson gave an impromptu speech at an end of season function. Has since starred for Port Adelaide.
MARTY McGRATH
Made an extraordinary debut in 2003, kicking five goals against the Bulldogs and helping the Tigers to a 60-point win. Looked right at home alongside Rodan and Andrew Krakouer. He played three more games and was never seen again.
JUSTIN PLAPP
He kicked three goals on debut and backed it up with five the following week against Carlton. He only managed 14 more goals in his short career at Richmond. By the end of the following year, he was traded to the Saints.
STEPHEN JURICA
Long before the Eureka game between Richmond and North, there was the Eureka Jurica phenomenom. Richo did his knee and Stephen Jurica was the saviour. He kicked four goals against Carlton in his fourth game and five goals against Essendon in his fifth. He went on to play five more games over the next two seasons and was gone.
Who have been Richmond's biggest flash in the pans and why can't they cultivate stars?
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25857771-19742,00.html
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Harsh on Polo
Hughes is playing Coburg Seniors too thankyou very much
What a wanker
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Harsh on Polo
Hughes is playing Coburg Seniors too thankyou very much
What a wanker
exactly. where do heraldsun find these people, pretending to know their stuff.
polo is playing good football, not "perilously close to coburg recall".
what a stuffing fool.
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Idiot article.
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Can't let the tigers savour any ounce of hope and success now can we ::) You could make a list like that with any club. Just another chance to kick the tigers :help
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I think it's tigertime iii
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What about the closing comment....."why cant they cultivate stars"
Just pathetic unnecessary Richmond bashing.
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His surname suits him after writing that drivel.
Rawlings credited Polo for doing his job of keeping Monfries out of the game. Yep he's going to be dropped ::). If this guy is a Richmond fan as he claims then he should be a member and read these EOTT reports before talking crap ::).
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WTF about polo
he has been in our best he gets hard ball and has courage
stupid article
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Surprised Schulz didn't get a mention.
Tough on Polo I agree.
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I think it's tigertime iii
sorry not me, i have never and will never bag polo or riewoldt, big wraps for both ad they both have the ticker
btw
re polo , who is this tool
i can tell you now if polo was given a midfeild role rather than being the rock that sures up our defence, he would be a star because dean knows how to win his own footy and has no fear!
but atm he is needed in defence and it seems many are underestimating his role and value in the team
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WTF about polo
he has been in our best he gets hard ball and has courage
stupid article
correctomondo!
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If the idiot who wrote this actually watched any of our games, he would see that Polo is one our most imrproved players and not even close to being dropped. What a waste of trees printing that crock. :banghead
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Agree if we are talking flash in the pans Schulz should be there.
However I am sure we are not too much worse than any other club with "flash in the pans".
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However I am sure we are not too much worse than any other club with "flash in the pans".
We've had a few debutants from other clubs over the years have a day out against us before disappearing into obscurity :P.