One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Chuck17 on December 15, 2020, 07:33:15 PM
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https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/richmond-coach-damien-harwick-has-separated-from-his-wife-danielle/news-story/4e64d940189d4534ef1398e511cbfd50%3famp
Bugger
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Sad news and they seemed so strong?
Obviously happened during the season?
Hence the end of year, have time off until Feb but came back?
Can’t read it!
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Would be nice if the Clowns at Murdoch media could actually spell his name correctly
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Dimma mentioned in his post-GF speech that his wife & family were in Melbourne while he was coaching the team in Qld. He said at the time it made him quite emotional. Sadly it's strained his marriage. Hopefully Dimma and his wife can mend their relationship and get back together.
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Dimma mentioned in his post-GF speech that his wife & family were in Melbourne while he was coaching the team in Qld. He said at the time it made him quite emotional. Sadly it's strained his marriage. Hopefully Dimma and his wife can mend their relationship and get back together.
That could mean Hardwick standing down as coach so he can give more time to repairing the marriage
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As much as I don't want that to happen Gracie, family comes first. If Dimma needs to step away for his marriage & family's sake then he needs to do it.
Having said that hopefully it doesn't come to that. We know Dimma isn't returning until late in the preseason and touchwood there will be no bubbles and forced partner/family separations in 2021.
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This is truly shocking news that I didn't expect to read while having my morning coffee.
Hasn't Buckley also split from his wife ??
Not to mention poor old Rhys Shaw .
Hub life has definitely come at price .
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As much as I don't want that to happen Gracie, family comes first. If Dimma needs to step away for his marriage & family's sake then he needs to do it.
Having said that hopefully it doesn't come to that. We know Dimma isn't returning until late in the preseason and touchwood there will be no bubbles and forced partner/family separations in 2021.
Dimma is already back - he was taking training last week
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I hope the football world hasn't contributed to this. Sad news and I wish them all the best.
Clearly a tough gig being an AFL coach.
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There's many ways to look at this ... perhaps there were already cracks in the relationship and hub life just brought it to a head.
As a divorced man myself I can't see Dimma giving up his coaching gig.
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As much as I don't want that to happen Gracie, family comes first. If Dimma needs to step away for his marriage & family's sake then he needs to do it.
Having said that hopefully it doesn't come to that. We know Dimma isn't returning until late in the preseason and touchwood there will be no bubbles and forced partner/family separations in 2021.
Dimma is already back - he was taking training last week
I swear I saw him at Burleigh Heads today. Escaping the Melbourne media?
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Ahh bugger. Not gonna speculate. Leave that to the tip rats and muck rakers. Maybe they will sort it out.
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As always
Let's keep the unsubstantiated rumours off this forum :banghead
Dont care what other sites do.. and don't bother posting the links to other sites either as they will get removed too
Some respect to all parties please
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what never surprises me is peoples reactions to this sort of news.
When will supporters lower expectations on players and coaches and realise just like in real life that there are marriage splits for whatever reasons. im surprised there arent more in some ways.
Not everyone likes the limelight or being close to it.
other things people act all horrified about violence drug taking etc, its simple if it happens in general society it sure as hell will happen in the AFL.
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I know the rules on OER , but there are some really bad rumours circulating about this
Hope they aren’t true
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I have been sent some shocking stuff about it.
Just give my best wishes to Dimmas family and Dimma and hope they can sort through it all.
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Thanks for following the rules :thumbsup
Keep the rumours off the forum
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And for those that can't or refuse
:banghead :banghead
Including those posts with cryptic intent
Keep it off the forum :banghead :banghead
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Isn't this meant to be a forum for discussion on all things RFC? Whether you like it or not WP these rumor's are out there and hence not sure why they shouldn't discussed? Calling them out as BS if that's the case actually helps posters on here.
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Isn't this meant to be a forum for discussion on all things RFC? Whether you like it or not WP these rumor's are out there and hence not sure why they shouldn't discussed? Calling them out as BS if that's the case actually helps posters on here.
With respect Knighter
this site has been going since 2004
The rules around posting unsubstantiated rumours on this forum have been in place since then
Our reasons for doing this have been explained time and time again.
It is for legal reasons and legal reason only.
Again as we have explained we have had to deal with threats of legal action against not only the site but ourselves personally. It is not a very pleasant experience I can tell you and not something I would wish on anyone.
as Mods we will not put this site at risk under any circumstances. People can laugh, mock and even ridicule us but we will not make an exception to this. We haven't in the past, we won't be today and we certainly won't in the future
We are very much aware people don't like the rule but our legal advice was and remains if it is a rumour that is yet to be proven then don't have it on this site
I am very much aware of what the rumours are and where they are appearing but until there is confirmation of their validity or better yet confirmation of that they have no substance then they stay off this forum
Not sure how much clearer, consistent or fairer we can be
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Most rumours are complete BS anyway and I get tired of seeing them sprouting up as news. Particularly at this time of year when there is not much doing news wise.
If you want rumours, get yourself a Big Footy account and knock yourself out.
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Isn't this meant to be a forum for discussion on all things RFC? Whether you like it or not WP these rumor's are out there and hence not sure why they shouldn't discussed? Calling them out as BS if that's the case actually helps posters on here.
With respect Knighter
this site has been going since 2004
The rules around posting unsubstantiated rumours on this forum have been in place since then
Our reasons for doing this have been explained time and time again.
It is for legal reasons and legal reason only.
Again as we have explained we have had to deal with threats of legal action against not only the site but ourselves personally. It is not a very pleasant experience I can tell you and not something I would wish on anyone.
as Mods we will not put this site at risk under any circumstances. People can laugh, mock and even ridicule us but we will not make an exception to this. We haven't in the past, we won't be today and we certainly won't in the future
We are very much aware people don't like the rule but our legal advice was and remains if it is a rumour that is yet to be proven then don't have it on this site
I am very much aware of what the rumours are and where they are appearing but until there is confirmation of their validity or better yet confirmation of that they have no substance then they stay off this forum
Not sure how much clearer, consistent or fairer we can be
Fair enough.
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There is a Herald Sun article about it now.
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Article title: "Hardwick's new love causes Tigerland tension"
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apart from being an absolute dick, hardwick has done nothing wrong.
Its a private matter. Only issue is the bad press that will come from this but we should be used to it by now.
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Damien Hardwick in new relationship with younger staffer
Three-time Premiership coach Damien Hardwick’s relationship with a younger club staffer has ruffled feathers within the Richmond Football Club.
Jackie Epstein
January 4, 2021 - 3:21PM
Herald Sun
Richmond premiership coach Damien Hardwick’s new relationship with a younger staff member is causing growing tensions within the club.
It’s understood senior figures have raised concern about the relationship after it was confirmed last month that Hardwick split from wife Danielle, with whom he shares three children.
Hardwick has been seen with his new partner, a member of the Tigers’ commercial sales team, on holiday in Queensland and around Melbourne recently.
It’s believed the relationship has rocked staff within the club and could affect the playing group.
Danielle Hardwick, who was often referred to affectionately as Mrs Hardwick, is a much loved figure around Tigerland.
She and their two daughters spent Christmas morning with the family of Tigers captain Trent Cotchin.
Cotchin’s wife Brooke posted a picture of the Hardwick girls with their children calling them “second fam”.
On the post Danielle commented: “What a special Christmas morning. Our hearts are full. Love you Cotchins.”
Sources say it also raised eyebrows when Hardwick’s new love interest quarantined via Darwin and then stayed on the Gold Coast in the lead up to the Grand Final.
Some senior members of the club are understood to have raised concerns that Hardwick’s relationship with the staff member has similarities to the AFL’s situation with executives Simon Lethlean and Richard Simkiss’s relationships with younger employees in 2017.
Both resigned acknowledging the relationships were inappropriate.
But other senior figures at the club have defended the Hardwick relationship saying that he’s never had direct authority over his partner.
The issue is even understood to have been raised among members of the board.
When contacted the club gave a statement to the Herald Sun:
“The Club is aware that coach Damien Hardwick is currently in a relationship with a member of the Club’s administration staff. The Club has no concerns with this under Club policy. Beyond this, it is a private matter and we ask that privacy be respected.”
Hardwick, the Tigers’ three time premiership coach, has been granted leave until February after an intense season.
“I’m going to take a bit of a longer break this year over summer,” Hardwick told 3AW in October.
“It’s been a pretty full on 3-4 years and we’ve done a hell of a lot of work and had a lot of success along the way but sometimes you need to step back.
“I’m very lucky that I’ve got some terrific assistants, and a couple of those guys will move on, but the coaching group and the people I have around me do a large amount of work and the reality is I sit at the top and manage those guys.”
Hardwick has won a premiership with the Tigers in 2017, 2019 and 2020 and has coached 252 games with the club.
It was a year of turmoil for many involved in the AFL, with Richmond facing some off-field issues in the hub, yet still achieving ultimate success.
Hardwick had often discussed his long-time partner Danielle and her influence. He credited her with the stunning selection of Marlion Pickett, who played his first game in the 2019 grand final.
“I must admit, she was pushing Marlion harder than anyone,’’ Hardwick said after the win.
“She goes, ‘You’ve just got to play him he’s too good’. She was in the VFL coaches box watching me and she kept smiling at me looking at him as he was playing.
“She’s been a terrific supporter of mine and behind every man is a great woman and I’m very fortunate.”
Hardwick also apologised to Sydney coach John Longmire in July last year for comments he said were out of line.
“(Mrs Hardwick) wasn’t overly happy with the press conference. She gave me a dressing down after it. That was a good result,’’ he said at the time.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/damien-hardwick-in-new-relationship-with-younger-staffer/news-story/5c0d3b190298441b9a2476af55da7a3b?fbclid=IwAR1jcU1PYcwpfXjhFwjqqqBjm518S17WalsEyyzjv34mZlkUGBf3lb6kTEc
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Not so sure this is simply a "private issue". I don't think anything is when you are the head coach.
It could cause issues within the playing group, especially if many are close to Mrs Hardwick.
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Sensationalist journalism right there.
'rocked staff' and 'causing tensions' gee are we reaching here? Club would have put their foot down already if this was the case I suspect.
Only question left is did he cheat or were they already split unofficially?
Not the same as Lethlean and Simkiss or whatever. Those two were clearly having affairs with younger women under their line of management. Hardwick isn't even in management so that's a moot point.
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Not so sure this is simply a "private issue". I don't think anything is when you are the head coach.
It could cause issues within the playing group, especially if many are close to Mrs Hardwick.
garbage, its a private issue.
HUN are after a story in the summer period.
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https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-had-to-check-policy-on-new-hardwick-relationship-20210104-p56rnm.html
Looks like maybe Peggy has insisted we have squared it off with code of conduct and it’s been cleared and so we play on...
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At the end of the day he has split with his wife and found a new partner. I trust the club to make the right decisions if there’s any foul play here.
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From the Age
Tigers had to check 'policy' on new Hardwick relationship
By Jon Pierik
January 4, 2021 — 3.46pm
Damien Hardwick's new relationship with a younger Richmond staffer had to be approved by the club's human resources policy for him to remain as coach of the club.
Hardwick, 48, last month confirmed he had split from wife Danielle, with whom he has three children. He has begun a new relationship with a member of the Tigers' commercial sales team.
There had been growing speculation on Sunday night that the three-time premiership coach may be forced to step down but the Tigers denied this when questioned by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
However, on Monday, the Tigers released a statement confirming Hardwick and the woman had been transparent about the relationship.
"The club is aware that coach Damien Hardwick is currently in a relationship with a member of the club's administration staff. The club has no concerns with this under club policy," a statement read.
"Beyond this, it is a private matter and we ask that privacy be respected."
Hardwick and his new partner have been seen in Queensland and Melbourne in recent weeks.
Sources said she had joined him in the AFL hub at the back end of the season when the Tigers again celebrated the ultimate success.
One of the AFL's most respected figures, Hardwick has often made reference to his wife as "Mrs Hardwick" during press conferences, and she was a much-adored figure at Punt Road. She was credited with helping to have Marlion Pickett selected to make his senior debut in the 2019 grand final.
"I must admit, she was pushing Marlion harder than anyone. She goes: 'You've just got to play him, he's too good'. She was in the VFL coaches box watching me and she kept smiling at me looking at him as he was playing," Damien Hardwick said.
"She has been a terrific supporter of mine and behind every man is a great woman and I'm very fortunate."
The Tigers do no believe the split will impact on the playing group or the club as a whole.
Danielle Hardwick and her two daughters spent Christmas morning with Tigers captain Trent Cotchin and his family. Cotchin's wife, Brooke, posted a picture on Instagram of the Hardwick girls on Christmas Day, declaring them "second fam".
"What a special Christmas morning. Our hearts are full. Love you Cotchins," Danielle responded.
Hardwick is not due to return to the club until February.
The Tigers had a tumultuous 2020 season, with several players reluctant to head into hubs. It also emerged Hardwick had become overly negative about the restrictions introduced because of COVID-19 and was told to change his ways.
In the new book The Hard Way: The Story of Richmond's 13th premiership, club president Peggy O'Neal has revealed that her discussion with the coach led to both football manager Tim Livingstone and chief executive Brendon Gale addressing the issue with Hardwick.
"Damien, you could tell, was just irritated. He had something that worked, and this thing was messing it all up. It might have been a matter of him not believing everything he was told, or perhaps asking: 'Does it have to be this extreme?' or 'I'll believe it, but you’ve got to prove it to me'," O'Neal said.
"He just had to be more positive."
AFL executives Richard Simkiss and Simon Lethlean were forced to leave the sport's headquarters in 2017 because of their relationships with younger employees but the Tigers believe this relationship is different. Sources close to Gillon McLachlan said the league chief was aware of the situation.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-had-to-check-policy-on-new-hardwick-relationship-20210104-p56rnm.html
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And just a reminder
the other "rumours" that have been flying around social media are not to be posted, hope that's clear
Statement has been made; time to move on
garbage, its a private issue.
HUN are after a story in the summer period.
We've butted heads a few times recently Frank but I agree
It's a private issue
And further to that i just think Mrs Hardwick and the Hardwick children deserves some respect ... they are not public property
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At the end of the day he has split with his wife and found a new partner.
You got those two round the wrong way
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Same result :cheers
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People here living in the real world or what ?.How many people seperate or get divorced and start a new relationship with a work colleague or a friend. What's the big deal Cothin invited his family for a gathering.
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Daily Mail Australia has been told the Richmond coach began the taboo relationship with the club's own sales representative during the Tigers' time in the hub while still married to wife Danielle.
On Monday, the website was awash with comments about Hardwick's alleged affair with the younger staffer and supposed turmoil within the Tigers' camp, particularly with Tigers president Peggy O'Neil.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9109961/Richmond-Coach-Damien-Hardwicks-relationship-younger-staffer-allegedly-began-Queensland-hub.html
"Peggy O'Neil" ::)
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Coming back to training early according to some reports. Tomorrow.
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People here living in the real world or what ?.How many people seperate or get divorced and start a new relationship with a work colleague or a friend. What's the big deal Cothin invited his family for a gathering.
True. It is still sad though that Dimma and his wife's marriage has ended. Their kids especially will find it most difficult especially with the media making all this public and running sensationalist clickbait headlines ::) on what is a private matter.
The media are also again trying to turn this into a story about the Club being in turmoil when it's not. It's what they tried to do all 2020 to us ::). If all of this was well known within the Club's inner sanctum and its hub in Qld as stated and the Club gave the new relationship the official tick of approval with Dimma and the staffer working in different departments of the Club, then it's hardly a club in turmoil. It mustn't have had much affect on the playing group and their respect towards Dimma as coach given they still went on to win another flag.
As you say georgie there's no big deal with Cotch and his family inviting Danielle and the kids for a gathering. They're not going to end decade long friendships because Dimma and Danielle have split. We are dealing with grown ups here. For heaven's sake, if Billy Brownless can attend his ex-wife and Garry Lyon's Christmas dinner then Cotch's family simply having having Dimma's former wife over for a gathering is hardly newsworthy :sleep.
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No winners here, a bit of a sad situation. I wonder why they don’t target in on others including their own with the same degree of vigor.
There needs to be a media watchdog who sets rules on what’s news and what’s an invasion of privacy in this country in my opinion .
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I totally agree it is a private issue and should remain so. It is not newsworthy in the slightest degree. Their privacy should be respected.
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Daily Mail Australia has been told the Richmond coach began the taboo relationship with the club's own sales representative during the Tigers' time in the hub while still married to wife Danielle.
On Monday, the website was awash with comments about Hardwick's alleged affair with the younger staffer and supposed turmoil within the Tigers' camp, particularly with Tigers president Peggy O'Neil.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9109961/Richmond-Coach-Damien-Hardwicks-relationship-younger-staffer-allegedly-began-Queensland-hub.html
"Peggy O'Neil" ::)
Doesn't matter if they were still married.
My wife and I were engaged while she was still married to her ex.
Hopefully they were at least separated but at the end of the day you can't predict when and how you meet someone. Worst case he met the new lass, hit it off and called it a day with Mrs Hardwick - she'd be rightfully devo and the kids too but it is what it is...
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Daily Mail Australia has been told the Richmond coach began the taboo relationship with the club's own sales representative during the Tigers' time in the hub while still married to wife Danielle.
On Monday, the website was awash with comments about Hardwick's alleged affair with the younger staffer and supposed turmoil within the Tigers' camp, particularly with Tigers president Peggy O'Neil.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9109961/Richmond-Coach-Damien-Hardwicks-relationship-younger-staffer-allegedly-began-Queensland-hub.html
"Peggy O'Neil" ::)
BS - the new flame wasn't in the hub until finals time
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Not my circus not my monkey's. I am here for the footy, not days of our lives. Next years season still looking good?
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its behind paywall but the name is there in the title
https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/damien-hardwick-in-new-relationship-with-younger-staffer-ng-5c0d3b190298441b9a2476af55da7a3b
Damien Hardwick in new relationship with younger Richmond staffer Alexandra Crow
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I wonder if the players do care?
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These sorts of things always cause some poo it just depends on the level
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These sorts of things always cause some poo it just depends on the level
It was reported that their is “tension with some players”.
Could be just nonsense.
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Not my circus not my monkey's. I am here for the footy, not days of our lives. Next years season still looking good?
reckon it is
training starts tomorrow
And knowing some blokes trained on Xmas day shows they are focused on the season ahead
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These sorts of things always cause some poo it just depends on the level
Agreed.
What adds to it is that it’s within the club which makes it a little bit more awkward.
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The media are now going after the staffer ::).
Who is Alexandra Crow? Richmond coach Damien Hardwick’s new girlfriend revealed
Damien Hardwick has moved on from his long-time wife with an employee at the Richmond Football Club.
Jai Bednall
HeraldSun
JANUARY 5, 2021
The Richmond employee in a new relationship with Tigers head coach Damien Hardwick has been unveiled as Alexandra Crow.
The footy world was abuzz with talk of the romance on Monday – just a few weeks after it was revealed the 48-year-old mentor had split with his long-time wife Danielle.
Crow, reportedly in her 30s and a member of the Tigers’ commercial sales team, appeared to prepare for her new-found fame by deleting all of her social media pages, including Twitter and Instagram.
The Age reported she had been in a relationship with a staffer from another Melbourne-based AFL club before linking with Hardwick. Her ex has been helped through the break-up by his club.
Richmond is adamant Hardwick’s job is secure despite intense speculation in recent days he was preparing to stand down.
The club has confirmed its aware of the relationship between the two and The Age reported Hardwick had it approved by the club’s human resources so he could continue as coach.
The Tigers are scheduled to return to training on Monday. After initially suggesting he may not return until February, the Herald Sun reports Hardwick could be back next week.
(https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/541d5757732ab11867b2ab5bce3ae205?width=650)
Damien Hardwick and Alexandra Crow. Source:Supplied
https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/who-is-alexandra-crow-richmond-coach-damien-hardwicks-new-girlfriend-revealed/news-story/00af9803c246b14523c41ebfa75cc76c
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TIGER CULTURE AT RISK FROM HARDWICK LOVE MATCH
Richmond will have to band together to stop coach Damien Hardwick’s love life undoing a three-time premiership team.
Paywall: https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/victoria/tigers-culture-will-be-tested-by-damien-hardwick-turmoil/news-story/7fc73636e6ea0fd50004c0320224d2ad
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Geelong advertiser hahahahahhahahahahhaha
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Crow, reportedly in her 30s and a member of the Tigers’ commercial sales team, appeared to prepare for her new-found fame by deleting all of her social media pages, including Twitter and Instagram.
https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/who-is-alexandra-crow-richmond-coach-damien-hardwicks-new-girlfriend-revealed/news-story/00af9803c246b14523c41ebfa75cc76c
She was smart to delete her social media accounts to try and protect herself from the gutter media. She only has "new-found fame" because the media can't butt out of a private matter.
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Geez Dimma at least do it for a solid 8 not a 6 at best.... :shh
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Geelong advertiser hahahahahhahahahahhaha
:rollin
Losing ... or should that be choking ... 3 times in the past 4 final series to us including the Granny last year must really sting down at the Cattery :lol.
2017 :gotigers 2019 :gotigers 2020 :gotigers
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Geelong advertiser hahahahahhahahahahhaha
:rollin
Losing ... or should that be choking ... 3 times in the past 4 final series to us including the Granny last year must really sting down at the Cattery :lol.
2017 :gotigers 2019 :gotigers 2020 :gotigers
There lost for words as Scott was nearly in tears in GF press conference " Help me out guys "
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Damien Hardwick’s off-field drama could have a ‘ripple effect’ within the Richmond Football Club
An AFL great has warned the off-field drama surrounding Damien Hardwick’s personal life could have a “ripple effect” within Richmond FC.
Jai Bednall & Nic Savage
News.com.au
JANUARY 5, 2021 5:00PM
Former St Kilda midfielder Nick Dal Santo has warned off-field drama surrounding Damien Hardwick’s personal life could have a “ripple effect” within the Richmond Football Club.
On Monday, Richmond confirmed Hardwick was in a relationship with a member of its administration staff just weeks after it was revealed he had separated from his wife, Danielle.
“The club is aware that coach Damien Hardwick is currently in a relationship with a member of the club’s administration staff,” the statement read. “The club has no concerns with this under club policy. Beyond this, it is a private matter and we ask that privacy be respected.”
But the Herald Sun reported the ordeal has “rocked staff within the club and could affect the playing group”.
The Age reported that Richmond confirmed that Hardwick had to have the relationship approved by the club’s human resources to continue as coach of the club.
Speaking to 1116 SEN Melbourne on Tuesday morning, Dal Santo believed the bombshell news could impact the playing group more than anticipated.
“I would not be surprised if this one had a little ripple effect,” Dal Santo said. “It’s someone who you admire and that you respect, and something has changed.
“Clearly this will have some sort of conversation, or you’d assume will need to have some sort of conversation. That’s not unusual in footy clubs, particularly when it’s your full-time job. You see these guys all day, every day.
“This is a challenge, there’s no doubt about that.”
Although he suggested the off-field drama could pose some problems within the club, Dal Santo applauded Richmond’s resilience when faced with adversity throughout the 2020 premiership.
“This club’s had challenges last year off the bat,” Dal Santo said. “They go to the hub, and they were the most spoken about club, and they had issues internally, and people weren’t happy with their accommodation.
“There was issues, there were guys going out getting in scuffles … yet they go on and got the job done at the end of the day.
“We used to say to ourselves, ‘No matter what happens, when it’s your time to perform … you need to perform and do your job for that two particular hours’. That’s how we used to treat it, and that’s what the Tigers would be speaking about, that it is business as usual.
“Players (also) have things that happen off-field, yet your job is to perform on the weekend, and that is normally solely on what you’re judged on.
“The really good clubs — and the Tigers are one of the great clubs — always seem to find a way to put it to a particular position, deal with it when you have to, and ultimately go out and play excellent football.
“Just because you play football, you’re not immune to what everyone else in the world is going through.
“You drink, there’s gambling, there’s relationship issues. This is going on all the time.
“But you just deal with it, and it’s about who can manage it the best.”
Hardwick, one of the most successful coaches of the modern era, has guided the Tigers to three premierships in the past four years, including last year’s triumph against the Geelong Cats.
Richmond are scheduled to return to training on Monday, and will kick-off the 2021 season with a Melbourne derby against Carlton at the MCG on Thursday, March 18.
https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/damien-hardwicks-offfield-drama-could-have-a-ripple-effect-within-the-richmond-football-club/news-story/af6b83bb108989baca9f1648c45da5b0
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What might be of concern is that a lot of players lived and socialised with the Hardwick’s
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What's Brooke Cotchin's stuffin' go? STFU Yoko... >:(
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EXCLUSIVE: From fan to LOVER: The young staffer dating AFL supercoach Damien Hardwick had wanted a statue erected in his honour before being caught out by his wife in quarantine hub
Damien Hardwick’s new lover revealed as Tigers sales rep Alexandra Crow
Sources claim Hardwick was caught out by his wife while in the Queensland hub
Crow allegedly owns property with a staffer at a rival AFL football club
The hub imposed during pandemic blamed for putting pressure on families
Crow hit BigFooty.com (sic - it was twitter) after the Tigers premiership win to praise Hardwick
By WAYNE FLOWER, MELBOURNE CORRESPONDENT
DAILY MAIL
20:38 AEDT, 5 January 2021
AFL premiership-winning coach Damien Hardwick's new lover wanted a statue erected in his honour.
Less than a year before Tigers sales rep Alexandra Crow hooked up with her idol, Crow could barely contain her admiration for the Richmond coach.
In July 2019, Crow hit footy forum BigFooty.com [sic - it was twitter] to praise her soon-to-be lover after he reached a coaching milestone on par with Richmond legend Jack Dyer.
'Hi @damienhardwick, first time caller long time listener. Just wondering when you will be getting a statue,' she wrote.
The post, along with all of Ms Crow's social media pages, has since been removed as word of the scandal broke.
Daily Mail Australia can reveal the relationship has caused waves across the AFL, but nowhere more than at rival club Carlton.
A source told Daily Mail Australia Crow had been in a long-term relationship with a Carlton executive, whom she owned property with.
Records show she purchased the $1.2 million Ascot Vale home in May 2019.
Hardwick and Crow have not been spotted together since just before Christmas when they were seen looking stressed at a rooftop pub in Melbourne.
Sources have suggested Hardwick's wife Danielle learned of the affair after travelling to the Queensland hub with her daughter during Richmond's premiership winning 2020 season.
It is understood she left the hub distraught.
Hardwick is believed to have travelled back to Melbourne with Crow before shacking up with her in trendy Elwood.
Daily Mail Australia has been told Tigers' bosses had been worried about Hardwick since well before the COVID-19 lockdown began in March.
In Konrad Marshall's book The Hard Way: The Story of Richmond's 13th premiership, it was claimed Hardwick was so incensed about the lockdown he would tear COVID-19 posters down from the walls at Punt Road.
The book claimed Richmond CEO Brendon Gale had to tell Hardwick to place his trust in the experts' response to COVID-19 otherwise his negativity could 'derail the Tigers' season'.
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/01/05/02/37609046-9113223-image-a-7_1609814380213.jpg)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9113223/Ttaffer-dating-AFL-supercoach-Damien-Hardwick-wanted-statue-erected-honour.html
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Brooke Cotchin has posted on Instagram again tonight, posting a picture of Danielle Hardwick in a show of support.
https://twitter.com/TomBrowne7/status/1346390495862292481
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So I guess that round one becomes the "Crow Cup" grudge match :)
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I wonder if my post on Sofia Vergara's twitter will end up paying off?
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Out come the media grubs. How would they like every aspect of their private lives splashed across the media?! ::)
Crow has been working at the RFC since 2014 according to Rhett Bartlett's website. She is not some newbie "fan".
I'm sure the Carlton executive is glad he has been outed in this too by these pathetic media ambulance chasers.
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Dimma's wife has posted on her Insta page,
Danielle Hardwick posted
“In the aftermath of the bombshell news, Danielle reportedly posted a meme to her private Instagram account which read: “F**k every single person that took advantage of your kindness and mistook it for weakness.””
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Its naive to think this is a “private issue”
Dimma is the figurehead of the biggest footy club in Aus and he himself brought “Mrs Hardwick” into the vernacular while banging on about family values and being a “Richmond Man”.
Now good old Brooke is getting involved.
The media will feast.
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Let's be real, most of you would be feasting on this if it were Chris Scott.
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1980 - Grand Final winning margin - 81 points
Followed by off-field drama, internal division, the arrival of Maurice Rioli & a 37-year Premiership drought.
2020 - Grand Final winning score - 81 points
:shh
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Dimma got to wear it simple as that if true and not great look at all.
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The use of the words "could affect the playing group” in media reports is damning. It shows beyond doubt it is pure speculation by the media. It is gutter journalism.
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Journos write click bait stories now - their bonus depends on how many views they get. ...............don't click on the story
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My mail is that some players are indeed not happy with him.
That’s not “WhatsApp mail” either.
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Well it's all speculation atm but if he has indeed lost a significant portion of the playing group then his position is simply untenable...particularly as man management is/was by far his strongest suit as a coach...biggest concern for me would be a situation where he's lost the players but someone like Dusty -who regards him as a second father- remains loyal...another question is did they know about it before the end of the season - because if they did then it clearly didn't affect them at the time.. :shh
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Only solution is getting Brandon Ellis back
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Only solution is getting Brandon Ellis back
...as captain-coach... :shh
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New Sack Hardwick thread overdue....c'mon Chucky, you're slipping.... :shh
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My mail is that some players are indeed not happy with him.
That’s not “WhatsApp mail” either.
either name names or sit down please. Otherwise i'm sorry to say you are no better than some of these media clowns on this subject.
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New Sack Hardwick thread overdue....c'mon Chucky, you're slipping.... :shh
Sorry my bad
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Can we atleast wait 12 months so he can win us another flag before we sack him.
14 Premierships sounds better than 13.
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I wonder if my post on Sofia Vergara's twitter will end up paying off?
:snidegrin
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Bring in Hodge - grew up a Tiger and knows how to get a threepeat done... :shh
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My mail is that some players are indeed not happy with him.
That’s not “WhatsApp mail” either.
either name names or sit down please. Otherwise i'm sorry to say you are no better than some of these media clowns on this subject.
No, go stuff yourself.
If you don’t put any weight in what I’ve said then that’s fine. But I won’t name my source.
I’m not one to post speculative BS. I think I’ve posted enough on here over the years for that to be clear.
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My mail is that some players are indeed not happy with him.
That’s not “WhatsApp mail” either.
either name names or sit down please. Otherwise i'm sorry to say you are no better than some of these media clowns on this subject.
No, go stuff yourself.
If you don’t put any weight in what I’ve said then that’s fine. But I won’t name my source.
I’m not one to post speculative BS. I think I’ve posted enough on here over the years for that to be clear.
Fair enough I agree don't have to name names 100%.Any idea if this has been going on long time someone mentioned since Easter last year and if they hooked up after him and missus split.
On to the players not happy there not hired for that reason get over it happens in all walks of life there employed by Richmond as proffesional.This is a personal incident nothing to do with the club.
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My mail is that some players are indeed not happy with him.
That’s not “WhatsApp mail” either.
I am not doubting your word but if we are assuming something somehow started in the hub then it didn’t seem to affect the players winning the flag last year
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Explosive statements by Danielle Hardwick and Brooke Cotchin reveal Richmond divide
Any hope the Richmond Football Club had of Damien Hardwick’s separation from his wife and beginning of a new relationship with a Tigers employee being played out privately is becoming thinner by the day.
Any similar hope Tigers fans held that this was a personal matter that had no bearing on the coach’s relationships with his players or team harmony also appears fraught.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/explosive-statements-by-danielle-hardwick-and-brooke-cotchin-reveal-richmond-divide/news-story/f3d310de87582b65d28cfc0404b3e557
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My mail is that some players are indeed not happy with him.
That’s not “WhatsApp mail” either.
either name names or sit down please. Otherwise i'm sorry to say you are no better than some of these media clowns on this subject.
No, go stuff yourself.
If you don’t put any weight in what I’ve said then that’s fine. But I won’t name my source.
I’m not one to post speculative BS. I think I’ve posted enough on here over the years for that to be clear.
just what i thought.
Like i said before its a private matter so these bull poo rumours should remain where they are unless it divides our club, which it hasn't.
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My mail is that some players are indeed not happy with him.
That’s not “WhatsApp mail” either.
either name names or sit down please. Otherwise i'm sorry to say you are no better than some of these media clowns on this subject.
No, go stuff yourself.
If you don’t put any weight in what I’ve said then that’s fine. But I won’t name my source.
I’m not one to post speculative BS. I think I’ve posted enough on here over the years for that to be clear.
Fair enough I agree don't have to name names 100%.Any idea if this has been going on long time someone mentioned since Easter last year and if they hooked up after him and missus split.
On to the players not happy there not hired for that reason get over it happens in all walks of life there employed by Richmond as proffesional.This is a personal incident nothing to do with the club.
I got told that it’s been going on “for a while”. Don’t have anything more specific than that, sorry.
The players are pros. Just because some of them aren’t happy with the situation doesn’t mean they aren’t committed to the cause.
I don’t know how many players are peeed off or even just how peeed off they are. I just got told that some aren’t happy.
It’s not hard to understand. Mrs Hardwick is much-loved around the club.
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Explosive statements by Danielle Hardwick and Brooke Cotchin reveal Richmond divide
Any hope the Richmond Football Club had of Damien Hardwick’s separation from his wife and beginning of a new relationship with a Tigers employee being played out privately is becoming thinner by the day.
Any similar hope Tigers fans held that this was a personal matter that had no bearing on the coach’s relationships with his players or team harmony also appears fraught.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/explosive-statements-by-danielle-hardwick-and-brooke-cotchin-reveal-richmond-divide/news-story/f3d310de87582b65d28cfc0404b3e557
The other thing to note here is Brooke has got involved again, and these articles are all garbage.
if/when there is a divide and our club is affected then its an issue, until then its a private matter.
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My mail is that some players are indeed not happy with him.
That’s not “WhatsApp mail” either.
either name names or sit down please. Otherwise i'm sorry to say you are no better than some of these media clowns on this subject.
No, go stuff yourself.
If you don’t put any weight in what I’ve said then that’s fine. But I won’t name my source.
I’m not one to post speculative BS. I think I’ve posted enough on here over the years for that to be clear.
just what i thought.
Like i said before its a private matter so these bull poo rumours should remain where they are unless it divides our club, which it hasn't.
“Private matter”
:lol
Have you seen the articles, mate?
It’s not private. Whether you think it should be or not is irrelevant.
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My mail is that some players are indeed not happy with him.
That’s not “WhatsApp mail” either.
I am not doubting your word but if we are assuming something somehow started in the hub then it didn’t seem to affect the players winning the flag last year
Yep. Doubt it is serious enough to “divide the club” like some rumors have suggested.
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Brooke and her Instagram garbage caused us a problem last year with her breach.
I understand she is supporting her friend, but does she need to be so public. There is no doubt that can’t be helping the overall situation.
She’s a pain in the arse.
And as for a private matter. Not private when people involved are fighting the battle in the public domain.
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I don’t think this is over.
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Only solution is getting Brandon Ellis back
...as captain-coach... :shh
:shh :shh
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Brooke and her Instagram garbage caused us a problem last year with her breach.
I understand she is supporting her friend, but does she need to be so public. There is no doubt that can’t be helping the overall situation.
She’s a pain in the arse.
And as for a private matter. Not private when people involved are fighting the battle in the public domain.
yeah you’d think after last year’s breach she’d be more careful with what’s she’s posting. As for Mrs Hardwick, her instagram is set to private so either the statement is coming from another forum or one of her “friends” has a big mouth
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EXCLUSIVE: Why friends suspect top coach Damien Hardwick and his mistress may have been together as far back as the Tigers' historic 2019 premiership victory
* Damien Hardwick left mother of his three kids for mistress Alexandra Crow
* Danielle Hardwick and Ms Crow's ex Daniel Giese understood to be devastated
* Both declined to comment on affair that has become a national scandal
* Hardwick is the coach of the 2020 AFL premiership-winning team Richmond
* Sources claim Hardwick was caught out by his wife while in the Queensland hub
* Friends of Ms Crow had suspicions about about her during the 2019 footy season
By Wayne Flower
Daily Mail
8 January 2021
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick and his lover Alexandra Crow were suspected by friends of having an affair as far back as the Tigers' historic 2019 premiership win.
As revelations of the relationship threaten to derail the opening of the club's 2021 season, Daily Mail Australia has been told friends of Ms Crow's ex-partner Daniel Giese long suspected a third party.
'They started when I first heard she was going out with Daniel a few years ago, her heart wasn’t into it and kept Daniel hanging on a leash, so to speak,' a friend said.
The former partner of Ms Crow is among the top executives at Carlton Football Club.
Mr Giese has been a highly regarded executive within both AFL and NRL ranks for years - and also worked with the Richmond Football Club from 2010-2015.
He was living with Ms Crow at their $1.2 million Ascot Vale home when the relationship with three-time premiership coach started.
A friend of Giese's, who asked to remain anonymous, told Daily Mail Australia Ms Crow was notably absent from a wedding she had been invited to with Mr Giese in Bali during the Tigers' premiership-winning 2019 season.
'She came up with an excuse that she had no more leave which I found strange as they both knew about the wedding 15 months prior,' the friend said.
Mr Giese apparently appeared unsettled on the trip, causing concern among his mates that all was not well at home.
'All I know is that my intuition was never wrong about her and I knew I should have said something but I didn’t want to get involved,' the friend said.
Ms Crow missed the wedding in the same year she took to Twitter to gush over the Richmond coach.
'Hi @damienhardwick, first time caller long time listener. Just wondering when you will be getting a statue,' she wrote upon Hardwick equalling Tigers legend Jack Dyer's coaching record.
Mr Giese and Danielle Hardwick, who apparently learnt of her husband's affair during a trip to the team hub in Queensland last year, cut forlorn figures after news broke of the affair this week.
The Tigers coach has not been spotted in public with his new lover - a Richmond sales representative - since news of the scandal broke this week.
It is understood the pair remain in hiding at a rental property in trendy Elwood, on the shores of Port Phillip Bay.
Mr Giese was seen going out for a bike ride on Wednesday morning after fielding numerous inquiries from Melbourne's footy-mad media.
He declined to comment when approached by Daily Mail Australia.
The successful salesman, who is general manager of consumer business at Carlton, is revered among Blues fans for his open and honest interaction with them about their club memberships.
Mr Giese can be seen actively engaging with fans on footy forums where he toils to meet their lofty expectations of the club.
He was recruited to Carlton in 2018 after spending almost three years in a near identical role at Melbourne Storm.
It remains unclear if he worked alongside his ex-partner at Richmond, who continues to work with the club's commercial sales team.
Records show Mr Giese jointly purchased their home in May 2019, about two months before Ms Crow hit Twitter praising her future lover.
Hardwick's relationship with the young Richmond staffer allegedly developed while the pair were caged inside the Queensland hub.
The hub, introduced so the competition could continue during the pandemic, has been blamed for putting pressure on families.
Daily Mail Australia has been told the Richmond coach began the taboo relationship with Ms Crow - known widely as Alex - during the Tigers' time in the hub while still married.
Hardwick allegedly split with his wife last month with the endorsement of the Richmond hierarchy.
The Tigers remain committed to Hardwick despite intense speculation he was preparing to stand down or be walked out.
The club has confirmed it's aware of the relationship between the two.
While Hardwick has not been spotted publicly since before Christmas, he will be forced to face the scandal whether he likes it or not with the recommencement of training for the 2021 season scheduled to kick off this week.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9120535/AFL-coach-Damien-Hardwick-mistress-years.html
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The Daily Mail.
Another bastion of ethical and professional media reporting
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The Daily Mail is stuffen garbage. Suggest we stop posting it on here and boycott the site all together. People keep clicking then they keep printing.
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What a lot of absolute trash.
A friend said.
Someone who wants to remain anonymous.
That is, I made this BS up completely and its pure garbage.
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So which one is it DM? A recent affair that will now undermine the Club or a relationship that's been going on for so long that we've won two flags in that time? ::)
* Both declined to comment on affair that has become a national scandal
Yeah it's now bigger than covid. Those Queenslanders on TV today must have been raiding Coles and Woolies for chastity belts ::).
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Daily Mail is a rag. Fish n chip wrapper.
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Jack Riewoldt will face the media on Monday morning and state he and the rest of the Richmond playing group are right behind Hardwick as senior coach.
Source: Tom Browne on 7news.
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Jack Riewoldt will face the media on Monday morning and state he and the rest of the Richmond playing group are right behind Hardwick as senior coach.
Source: Tom Browne on 7news.
Saw thst
I wonder if it would be a bwtter "look" if it was Cotchin?
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Triple premiership coach Damien Hardwick will be at training on Monday when the Tigers resume, after initially contemplating a break until February.
https://twitter.com/ByMarcMcGowan/status/1347440096903979009
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Latest rumour is Leppa taking over on Monday, Dimma gawn :rollin
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My Essendon mate reckons he will go to the druggos and win them flags galore
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Latest rumour is Leppa taking over on Monday, Dimma gawn :rollin
Isnt Leppa Gawn too? Thought he left at the end of 2020.
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I’ve heard the sacking rumour too from a well connected friend. I said that the club would open itself right up by saying that DH has not breached any policies and then they sack him.
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I mentioned the other day that this wasn’t over but I am hoping my latest source is right which is the club will hold firm on it’s position last Monday.
Based on previous history, we have no reason to think the club will flip flop on such an important issue.
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https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/third-afl-coach-splits-with-wife-as-devastating-impact-of-2020-season-grows/news-story/e1a9388701124dfa8ef6fb92ab6ae07e
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https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/third-afl-coach-splits-with-wife-as-devastating-impact-of-2020-season-grows/news-story/e1a9388701124dfa8ef6fb92ab6ae07e
why is it they can name Buckley and Duma but not the third coach?
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3rd coach is Goodwin from Dees
Just saw it on the HUN website
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Well Benny doesn't seem to be stressing about this.
(https://scontent-syd2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/s1080x1080/135811706_992451321293131_5429333036502131173_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=107&_nc_ohc=bPmqkHnKqvgAX8TVgcN&tp=1&oh=ff6826ae10848f6bf3e4fc506ffa001c&oe=6022DB4F)
https://www.instagram.com/brendongale25/?hl=en
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https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/third-afl-coach-splits-with-wife-as-devastating-impact-of-2020-season-grows/news-story/e1a9388701124dfa8ef6fb92ab6ae07e
why is it they can name Buckley and Duma but not the third coach?
Because noone care about the Dees .... including their supporters
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I’ve heard the sacking rumour too from a well connected friend. I said that the club would open itself right up by saying that DH has not breached any policies and then they sack him.
Gez there is some crap going around honestly sacking, playing group in disarray etc etc people got to much time on there hands.
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https://www.afl.com.au/damien-hardwick-sacked-amid-cheating-scandal
Edit: Fake link.
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And where did you get the link from?
Anyone can create a link that doesn’t work......
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....and that's precisely what they did:
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/hardwick-rumour.1253263/post-68470106
:shh
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....and that's precisely what they did:
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/hardwick-rumour.1253263/post-68470106
:shh
LOL. Cheers Dio.
I'll edit my post.
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'Business as usual': Coach's new relationship will not affect Tigers, says Riewoldt
Anthony Colangelo
The Age
January 11, 2021 — 10.08am
Richmond's Jack Riewoldt believes the breakdown of coach Damien Hardwick's marriage and his new relationship with a club staffer will not affect the playing group in a negative way.
Hardwick recently announced his split with wife Danielle before reports emerged that the three-time premiership coach had begun a relationship with a staffer in the club's commercial sales team.
Richmond last week said the relationship did not breach any of its club policies, while Riewoldt said on Monday that Hardwick had addressed the issue with the playing group.
"I don't think it's going to have any impact really," Riewoldt said. "Damien is a good enough character to separate his personal life from his professional life and he has shown the last four years he has been arguably the best coach in the land and he will continue to support us and we will continue to support him.
"Dimma [Hardwick] sort of already addressed it this morning [in front of the playing group] and it is business as usual for us.
"I suppose it [the news of the split] does [take you by surprise]. You never predict something like this but these things happen in people's lives and we just move on.
"It is obviously sad Dimma and Danielle's marriage has come to an end because Dimma has obviously been a big part of our football club but the whole Hardwick family has been a massive support network for us and they'll continue to be a support network as we will for them
"You never like to see something like a marriage break down and an end but it happens in life and we move on and we continue to support the individuals."
Riewoldt dismissed suggestions that the relationship between Hardwick and the staff member was a poor look from a gender equality standpoint, given Hardwick is in a much more senior position.
"I think that is a really long bow to draw. We feel we have been at the forefront of a lot of issues and women's footy, we are extremely proud of our women's footy program."
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/business-as-usual-coach-s-new-relationship-will-not-affect-tigers-says-riewoldt-20210111-p56t4e.html
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Footy supercoach Damien Hardwick 'was seen arm-in-arm with his mistress LONG before he was caught out by his wife at AFL quarantine hub' - as Sam Newman shares bombshell details about their relationship
Sam Newman and Rod 'Rocket' Gillett said pair were spotted 'arm-in-arm' in May.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9124891/AFL-Tigers-coach-Damien-Hardwick-reportedly-seen-arm-arm-mistress-long-COVID-hub.html
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Damien Hardwick breaks silence on shock divorce
7news
11 January 2021
Dimma - "Well listen, I can understand the interest. My life is pretty much very much public. What I would ask though is my personal life is very much that - 'personal'. So if we all can step back and give everyone some time and space that would be appreciated, thanks."
Do you have the full support of the club?
Dimma - "I would think so. At the end of the day we've been together for a long time. It's what the Richmond club do, they support their people."
Will you talk to the players today about what has happened?
Dimma - "I will today, absolutely."
(https://images.7news.com.au/publication/6221744375001/8feda980e438f0e9a3307edc926a796ca1f5d004.jpg?imwidth=1024&) (https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-coach-addresses-players-about-new-relationship-with-club-staffer-c-1933064)
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Rubbish bin journalism at its finest.
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Please post more quality Daily Mail content. I love getting my information from a “reliable” source
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Damien Hardwick's personal life has taken centre stage as the Tigers returned to Punt Road for the first time since their premiership. Despite claims of a rift with his captain, the coach says he has the full support of players and club officials. @TomBrowne7 #7NEWS
https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1348535283797479425
Cotch is shown telling the media he's told them he isn't speaking to them.
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Cotch is shown telling the media he's told them he isn't speaking to them.
Yep Cotch didn't look happy.
Still think it would have been better if Cotch had fronted the media with Jack.
Circus will continue until Dimma and Cotvh do full pressers
It shouldn't need to be that way but... it's probably the best chance of ending the circus
Though dopey Jon Patton has certainly helped :facepalm
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Cotch is shown telling the media he's told them he isn't speaking to them.
Yep Cotch didn't look happy.
Still think it wou.d have bewn better if Cotch had fronted the media with Jack.
Circus will continue until Dimma and Cotvh do full pressers
It shouldn't need to be that way but... it's probably the best chance of ending the circus
Though dopey Jon Patton has certainly helped :facepalm
Agree Re: Cotchin and Dimma.
I'd be very surprised if that were to happen.
Things are never what they seem.
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It’s probably a bit raw, if Cotch is a bit too honest with the Media it might make things worse than they are.
Time heals, but not always, so hoping and praying there’s a process being developed to address if there are any hard feelings
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Cotch is shown telling the media he's told them he isn't speaking to them.
Yep Cotch didn't look happy.
Still think it would have been better if Cotch had fronted the media with Jack.
Circus will continue until Dimma and Cotvh do full pressers
It shouldn't need to be that way but... it's probably the best chance of ending the circus
Though dopey Jon Patton has certainly helped :facepalm
Cotchin would have had to field questions about his wife. Jack was the option to go with to neutralize some of the stupid media questions (and you can read that either way) although he still copped a few
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I thought Cotch was perfect. Said he didn’t want to talk, was asked to talk and said it again reinforcing his tone.
He wasn’t happy about being asked the same question twice.
He allows his wife a voice, that doesn’t mean he agrees with it, god knows I don’t always agree with my wife on things ..... including this saga!
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“EVERYONE BUTT OUT”: BLIGHT COMMENTS ON HARDWICK SPLIT
BY SEN
14 January 2021
Malcolm Blight believes it is nobody else’s business what happens between a coach and his wife or partner.
After Richmond coach Damien Hardwick and wife Danielle recently split up, Blight insists it need not be an issue for anybody bar those closest to the situation.
“If I can read the stats right, one in two people get divorced now. That’s all the stuff I read on the social pages,” he said on Sportsday SA.
“It’s going to happen.
“It happened to me at North Melbourne. Ron Barassi divorced or separated his first wife when we were there.
“You know what? It was none of my business. None of the dressing room’s business. It is only ever two people’s business.
“Everyone butt out.”
The former Adelaide and Geelong coach does not believe Hardwick’s personal life will at all interfere with the Tigers and their quest for three straight premierships.
“I saw David Parkin go through it, I saw ‘Barass’ go through it,” he added.
“I’ve seen a lot of people go through it and they still held up the premiership cup a year or two later.
“It is a personal issue.
“I’m telling you now, players don’t worry about that. They worry about getting a kick and trying to win a game of footy.
“Once again, it’s none of the players’ business.”
Blight also believes there is too much emphasis placed on the perceived extra pressure on AFL coaches these days.
“Something else, I’m not sure I read all this right, but I think (Alastair) Clarkson had a go and said the pressures of the job are getting everyone,” he said further.
“I’ll guarantee you now, the one in two that are getting divorced, there’s pressures on them. There’s pressure on a bloke driving a truck, there’s pressure on CEOs. There’s CEOs all around the world who are going to lose their jobs.
“There is no more pressure on a football coach. That is an unbelievably overrated statement. The whole world, in that regard, has been under pressure.
“Every job is under pressure.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/01/14/everyone-butt-out-blight-comments-on-hardwick-split/
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Can it be business as usual at Hardwick's Richmond?
Peter Ryan
The Age
January 15, 2021
On Monday at Punt Road the Tigers' senior players and triple premiership coach Damien Hardwick returned to training in the now familiar position as defending premiers.
Hardwick addressed his marriage break-up briefly and politely in public to waiting television cameras, then in private with his players, a week after the club confirmed they had "no concerns ... under club policy" that he was now in a relationship with a female member of the administration.
While captain Trent Cotchin made it clear he didn't want to talk to waiting media, it was left to champion forward Jack Riewoldt to declare the situation "business as usual" on the football front.
Riewoldt answered as best he could questions about Hardwick's separation that, at the very least, surprised and saddened those close to the 48-year-old coach and his family.
Although Riewoldt's description rang true for those at the club on Monday when they saw Hardwick - who despite occasional public outbursts of frustration generally adopts a "never explain, never complain" attitude - bounce in to work ready to go, the effect on the club remains to be seen.
The coach knows what is required of him to do his job well, having admitted after last year's grand final that his reluctance to accept COVID-19 restrictions affected the team, saying "the reality is if I'm struggling, the players are certainly going to feed off that energy" .
He also understands why some players are shocked at what has happened and appreciates they will need time and raw conversations to adjust to the new light in which some - certainly not all - of his most loyal lieutenants now see him.
But his demeanour allowed most players to maintain a guise that suggested if the personal issues were to have any impact on the club they would be minimal.
They showed in 2020 that they could overcome all manner of distractions, including Hardwick's internal struggles, defeating Geelong in a hard-fought grand final. Early wins this season will push the very public private matter well into the background because for all the posturing from clubs that's what matters most.
That doesn't mean senior people at the club are underestimating what lies ahead as there are very few road maps for how modern, often superficially virtuous, football clubs handle such matters despite the situation being a classic conjunction of events - a very public and long-standing personal relationship breakdown, and the interaction of a senior staff member with a more junior one, albeit in a separate section of the organisation.
Richmond may not have couched it in such terms, but the reality is that the senior coach in any club holds more cards than anybody bar the CEO and the president, both who have remained, to this point, silent on the matter publicly.
The club released a statement addressing that power dynamic, saying they were satisfied after examining their human resources policy that they were comfortable in workplace terms with the situation, as marketing executive Alexandra Crow did not report to the coach.
Beth Gaze, a professor at Melbourne University's Law School, says it appears from afar that the Tigers have handled the issue appropriately from that perspective.
"One of the concerns organisations have is that if someone has power over somebody else's career that there may be some favouritism and that can, of course, really poison the workplace and can make relationships difficult," Gaze said.
"The consequences of [such a relationship] should not rest on the woman or the more junior person and that is why organisations are in a sense saying if you are the senior person then it is your responsibility to make sure you have disclosed this and removed yourself from any control over their career.
"The rest of it is awkward but there is no way you can avoid those emotional consequences."
Given there is no way of avoiding the emotional fallout, management led by CEO Brendon Gale and president Peggy O'Neal will need to be on their game.
Even though football clubs, generally speaking, get on with the job (Richmond are not the only club dealing this summer with marriage breakdowns or interoffice relationships that not everyone within the office are celebrating), this turn of events has saddened many.
What effect the marriage breakdown will have on those at the club close to the coach and his wife remains unclear; as we have seen, Danielle Hardwick and daughters were embraced by the captain's wife, Brooke Cotchin, at Christmas.
Adding to the complexity is the fact the Tigers' extensive network of tight personal bonds - common in AFL clubs but rare in most other workplaces - have been cited as one of the secrets to the Tigers' recent success with the use of anecdotes and connected stories a key part of the coach's modus operandi in recent years as he established a tight bond with his players.
The notion of being a "Richmond man" and concepts of mindfulness sat nicely beside Hardwick's occasional public reference to Mrs Hardwick's influence on his thinking, words that smoothed his rough edges and endeared him to the public whenever he apologised for overstepping the mark.
Family and football even intertwined before the 2019 grand final in a moment captured in Konrad Marshall's book Stronger and Bolder when Hardwick gave each player a rock to write the name of the person they would dedicate their performance to as he argued it would make them more determined to succeed. He then held up a large rock carrying words revealing his own motivation, Danielle and family.
Such public and private expressions from the coach add another layer of complexity to managing the situation.
Despite all that, officials from other clubs share the Tigers' view that their performance won't be affected much, with the players' pride in their performance paramount and the leaders experienced enough to allow Hardwick's role to be one of alignment.
Many have been through change with Hardwick before as the coach began his career as a command-and-control coach who would stop drills midway to tell players where they should be and the decision they should make.
At that point Hardwick was less about finding time to have a coffee with players and more about using the time to talk about their positioning and what the numbers said about performance. His dress sense was chided, his down-to-earth nature and loyalty to them celebrated, but the emotional rollercoaster he took many at the club on was exhausting.
It wasn't until the nadir of 2016 that he overcame his controlling instinct to give his best decision-makers licence to play and gave fringe players roles that emphasised their strengths with their pace giving the Tigers numbers around the ball.
He, relaxed, opened himself up to learning and created a game plan that one assistant coach said boiled down to Richmond taking the ball forward under pressure.
They scored off turnover and players such as the skipper led the way in creating a group of low-possession, high-impact players.
The so-called "simple" game plan is now, after four years of refinement, described by one experienced assistant as like an orchestra that makes the difficult coordination of disparate parts seem effortless in their creation of a masterpiece.
It is a turnaround that has Hardwick on the verge of equalling such coaching greats as Kevin Sheedy, Allan Jeans, Ron Barassi, Tom Hafey, David Parkin and the man he has shared so much with, Alastair Clarkson, with four flags.
Richmond are sticking with the coach, as they have before in trying times, hoping for business as usual.
After such a dramatic 2020 it might seem business as usual but time will tell what the real impact will be in season 2021 with the exhausted Gale telling 3AW pre-Christmas that they will have no option but to get on with it.
"We’ve just got to find a way to recharge and re-energise and renew and we will, because that’s the way our caper rolls," Gale said.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/can-it-be-business-as-usual-at-hardwick-s-richmond-20210114-p56u8s.html
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“AWKWARD” HARDWICK SITUATION THREATENS TO “DERAIL” RICHMOND
BY SEN 10 HOURS AGO
Kane Cornes believes Damien Hardwick’s new relationship with a Richmond staff member and subsequent marriage breakdown could derail the club.
Hardwick and wife Danielle recently split, with the three-time premiership coach now seeing a younger member of the club’s commercial sales team.
Cornes is of the belief that this latest off-field scenario may have a negative impact on the Tigers as they chase a three-peat and fourth premiership in five years.
“Some off-season controversies, a little bit sensitive to speak about marriage breakdowns,” he said on SEN SA Breakfast.
“There were three of them, certainly well documented in the press. Nathan Buckley, Simon Goodwin and Damien Hardwick, the most controversial of those.
“I get the feeling it’s going to divide the Richmond Footy Club, there is no doubt about that, because of the fact Damien’s relationship is with a staff member from the football club.
“Also, Brooke Cotchin, the wife of Trent, has been pretty publicly supportive of Damien Hardwick’s ex-wife Danielle.
“I’m not sure how Richmond will function this year. I think it’s going to be awkward and it does threaten to derail their season and end the dynasty which has been at Richmond.
“So I’ll watch that one play out.”
Malcolm Blight also recently commented on the situation, insisting that the playing group will not worry about what’s happening in their coach’s personal life.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/01/17/awkward-hardwick-situation-threatens-to-derail-richmond/
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Stopped reading after "Kane Cornes believes..." :shh
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More like Kane Cornes desperately hopes
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The same Cornes who wrote us off last year :)).
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More like Kane Cornes desperately hopes
:clapping
Exactly :snidegrin
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He finally let slip that it’s a dynasty
That would have hurt
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I remember that time Kane Cornes was right.
After the 2017 GF, when he admitted he got it wrong about Richmond.
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Caro says Dimma has tarnished his leadership.
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Caro says Dimma has tarnished his leadership.
That statement depends on a lot of variables that no-one except those involved would really know. If Damien's relationship with Danielle was over and then he hooked up with the new love then that's fine. If it didn't happen that way then she may be right to some people within the club and those outside.
Either way unless Caro knows the facts then she is out of line even saying that publicly.
Ultimately, this is private & personal information which should remain that way.
I work in a world where you can't even give out a name without written consent so not sure how jouno's get away with some of these stories.
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Caro says Dimma has tarnished his leadership.
I will try and post her "opinion" piece later today
I've run out of free articles to look at LOL
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Oh look I've accessed via another Fairfax paper. Thank you WA today ;D
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Hardwick has tarnished his leadership at Tigerland
Caroline Wilson
Football columnist for The Age
January 29, 2021 — 8.30am
Damien Hardwick’s decision to leave his wife Danielle and embark on a serious relationship with a younger and more junior colleague at Richmond has tarnished his leadership and risks tarnishing his legacy.
This might sound harsh when you consider Hardwick’s three premierships, his unique coaching ability and the role he has played in reinventing a fallen football club. But his actions alone have placed his board, his executive and even his captain in dreadfully difficult positions.
Already divisions have emerged at Tigerland as club leaders work publicly to downplay the Hardwicks’ marriage break-up as simply another sad tale of our times.
It is true that marriages fall apart frequently and the reasons given can be complicated and murky. But Hardwick, who said when he returned to work in January that he expected club management would support him, has forced that management to make uncomfortable compromises.
Most importantly the lines have been blurred where accepted workplace practices are concerned. Again the club line has been found wanting. Alexandra Crow might be an impressive marketing official in charge of elite club supporter groups but the power imbalance between her and Hardwick is stark.
Neither he nor Crow reported the relationship, which was only revealed when the rumours became so rife that CEO Brendon Gale asked the question of the coach.
President Peggy O’Neal and chief executive Gale have rightly pointed for some years to Richmond’s strong organisational culture and core values. Gale has often said he has been as proud of the manner in which players have carried themselves as of how they have played. That they now give the Hardwick-Crow scenario a tick because they work in different departments is frankly laughable given the coach’s influence across the entire club.
It is telling that the Tigers cannot guarantee Crow will remain at the club although they insist that choice will be hers alone. If it came to it, good luck selling the story of a woman yet again sacrificing her job ahead of a man.
But then the Hardwick controversy highlights the recurring hypocrisy across big organisations and specifically in this case football clubs when it comes to political correctness. You can’t help but wonder whether the coach might have been in more trouble if his name was Simon Goodwin or Leon Cameron. Or an assistant coach.
And there is no doubt sacking Hardwick would have proved a lot tougher than the alternative. Not only would that have created a costly legal thicket for the club but removing a premiership coach in his prime because he fell in love with a colleague would not wash with members, supporters and some sponsors eyeing off a three-peat.
Richmond insist it never considered sacking him, a decision backed by the six club CEOs contacted who say they would have done the same. Still the Hardwick story provoked a serious conversation several weeks ago between AFL boss Gillon McLachlan and Gale. McLachlan reluctantly forced two married league executives - one whom he counts among his closest friends - to resign back in 2017 due to workplace affairs.
And yet head office, perhaps uncomfortable regarding its own more recent history, will not take any form of position on Richmond’s issues, saying it is for the club to handle. Disappointingly, when comparing itself to the AFL, another Richmond line is that the AFL is the game’s regulator and therefore justified in the tougher stand it took.
This too seems flimsy when you consider the role of the senior coach as teacher, mentor and guide to so many impressionable young men. Particularly one who publicly adopted his wife as his moral compass and created “Mrs Hardwick” as a major part of his brand as well as her private role as a key part of the Tigers family.
Stronger feminists than this columnist were never comfortable with “Mrs Hardwick” never having a true voice or even her own name. No one asked Hardwick, never comfortable with the media, to evoke Danielle regularly in his media conferences and make her such a big part of the story - crediting her with such a major role in turning his career around, even joking about their sex life.
Even so, I loved it when, on the 2017 premiership dais, the winning coach became the first in the game’s history to thank his wife straight after the game.
Konrad Marshall’s chronicle of the journey to the 2019 flag speaks of how the coach held up a large rock inscribed with Danielle and family, revealing them as his key motivation. As recently as last June, after one of his many 2020 public missteps, it was “Mrs Hardwick” who told the coach he had behaved like a goose in criticising John Longmire’s tactics. You have to wonder how many people within the club - including players - felt duped when the truth came out.
Affairs of the heart like so many private issues are difficult to write about in the context of a large sporting organisation but no one can deny this situation has not rocked the Tigers and therefore is fair game. It is intriguing that the club has still not put Trent Cotchin in front of the media after wife Brooke’s pointed social media commentary over Christmas.
Jack Riewoldt’s “business as usual″ claim belied the difficult conversations Hardwick has undertaken with his players and his shrinking group of coaches. And you can’t help but wonder whether the fall-out from marital breakdown and workplace affair will impact on the coach’s relationship with his players when connectivity has been such a major player at Punt Road.
Hardwick has revealed his vulnerabilities before but surely now he has relinquished the high moral ground upon which he once lived with his wife and family. It is difficult to predict how his authority will endure, particularly when demanding transparency from his players and coaches.
But then so much off-field went wrong for Richmond in 2020 and look how that turned out. Hardwick’s rapsheet alone saw several instances of bad sportsmanship, blaming the MCG ground staff for a poor team performance, an initial refusal to guide his team in adapting to COVID, cruelly belittling David Schwarz and bizarrely almost missing lining up with his team for the national anthem in the Tigers’ first final.
Perhaps his personal turmoil contributed to his sometimes strange behaviour, which culminated in one of the great grand final coaching performances. Perhaps the club and what it has achieved under Gale and O’Neal can prove itself bigger than the coach and his issues.
For those of us who have celebrated the fairytale at Tigerland, the good memories will endure but the story has changed. And as much as those major characters who played their part in the resurgence wish he hadn’t, it is the coach who has rewritten it.
https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/afl/hardwick-has-tarnished-his-leadership-at-tigerland-20210129-p56xoo.html
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Load of crap by Caroline to many what if's and but's.I cannot understand why people cannot distinguish between a personal matter and private one that has got nothing to do with club and playing group even if she works there at the club big deal how many work places have couple relationships.
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Go and hang out with Dippa eh
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Apart from perhaps trying to stay relevant in the media in semi-retirememt I'm not exactly sure what Caro's point is to be honest.
It is a nasty piece taking pot shots while flip flopping paragraph by paragraph.
She calls into question the honesty and integrity of a number of people, Peggy, Benny to name but 2
Throw in the clear want to attack amd embarrass both Dimma and his new partner and I found that it is nothing more than a cheap and nasty attack
Pathetic really
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Yes I'd like Caro to research relationships at her employer "the age" over the past 2 years then write an article on what she finds. I bet she wouldn't write an article or share her opinion.
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Apart from perhaps trying to stay relevant in the media in semi-retirememt I'm not exactly sure what Caro's point is to be honest.
It is a nasty piece taking pot shots while flip flopping paragraph by paragraph.
She calls into question the honesty and integrity of a number of people, Peggy, Benny to name but 2
Throw in the clear want to attack amd embarrass both Dimma and his new partner and I found that it is nothing more than a cheap and nasty attack
Pathetic really
That’s a standard fare by Caro - whether you want to believe or not what she is saying would hit the mark with most non Richmond and certainly female fans.
He traded on his wife’s name and then ditched her for someone at the club. Don’t go fishing off the company pier.
Simple.
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Media makes it sound like this girl is 19 years old and dimma has groomed her from pre-pubity.
Got to remember she's 30+ also and makes up her own mind...
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The HeraldSun has got bored with Dimma. Today they have stories on Buckley following a "glamerous nurse" on instagram & the Cats physio "linked to Rohan" quietly exiting Geelong.
Hello days of our lives! ::)
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Dimma is yesterdays news. Everyones moved on. Journos just waiting for their next victim. Beautifully handled by RFC.
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Buckley has been linked to 2 different women :shh
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Pies turn to cop it for a while now before the press finds a new victim.
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Reckon Yobbo might be turning his attention to Eddie’s response to today’s report on Collingwood’s history of racist behaviour
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Buckley has been linked to 2 different women :shh
Glad the media didn't track me when I was single...I would have been "linked" to many different women ;)
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Buckley has been linked to 2 different women :shh
Glad the media didn't track me when I was single...I would have been "linked" to many different women ;)
you player ;)
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Buckley has been linked to 2 different women :shh
Glad the media didn't track me when I was single...I would have been "linked" to many different women ;)
Hot stuff comin through!
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Hardwick, Cotchin frosty relationship thawing
Rumoured tension between Damien Hardwick and Trent Cotchin is believed to be thawing for the sake of Tigers fans.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/fiona-byrne/rumoured-frosty-relationship-between-damien-hardwick-trent-cotchin-thawing/news-story/c10c2c100b352cf3e325534c1e3c81e0
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The rumour is BS. Brooke is the one with the issue. Trent luvs Dimma like a 2nd Dad
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The rumour is BS. Brooke is the one with the issue. Trent luvs Dimma like a 2nd Dad
Do you have inside intel?
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The rumour is BS. Brooke is the one with the issue. Trent luvs Dimma like a 2nd Dad
Do you have inside intel?
Trust me I know
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The rumour is BS. Brooke is the one with the issue. Trent luvs Dimma like a 2nd Dad
Do you have inside intel?
Trust me I know
Players have noticed a freshness with Dimma this year which is great news. Have been told his personal situation has not impacted the group at all :shh
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The latest hard hitting piece of journalism from Fionna Byrne is nothing more than re-hasing her already guessing.
Only new bit is "rumoured tensions...blah, blah, blsh". She then babbles on about what she's already "reported"
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'This isn't about taking sides': Hardwick on marriage split, moving forward
Damien Hardwick details how he addressed his players about his marriage breakdown
By Mitch Cleary
afl.com.au
15 February 2021
RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick insists Tigers players will continue to support his ex-wife who has had a "significant" impact on the club's recent success.
Hardwick was forced to address his players on their return to training in January over his recent marriage break-up and new relationship with a member of the club's administration.
"My players are understanding of my situation of and where we're at," Hardwick told Melbourne radio station SEN on Monday.
"What I've also got to understand is that there's a lot of staff and players that are incredibly close to Danielle and my family.
"My entire family has been a massive part, and will continue to be a massive part, of the Richmond Football Club.
"Players and staff are close to Danielle and I'm glad they're supporting her. This isn't about taking sides, it's about making sure what's best for everyone."
Tigers vice-captain Jack Riewoldt said that Hardwick's personal situation wasn't going to impact the playing group after hearing from his coach on the first day of pre-season.
"The first day back I had to speak to the players about it," Hardwick said.
"That's something we do at the club and it's important we did so that we could get on with the business of preparing for round one.
"It's important the first time they saw me I spoke about it openly and honestly. That was the reality of the situation and until I did that we couldn't really move forward.
"We always speak about things that are distractions in our lives and distractions that bring about the demise of great teams.
"That's the reality of competition so I always had to continually deal with those distractions but it's the sides that deal with it best that come out on top.
"The players are supportive of both myself and Danielle, we've both had a significant impact on our footy club and it's important they continue to support both of us."
The Tigers issued a statement in January confirming "the club has no concerns with this (Hardwick's relationship) under club policy.
Hardwick's contract with Richmond expires at the end of 2021, with his management and club officials in early talks about a multi-year extension.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/549301/-this-isn-t-about-taking-sides-hardwick-on-marriage-split-moving-forward
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HARDWICK ADDRESSES NEW RELATIONSHIP'S IMPACT ON RICHMOND PLAYING GROUP
Nic Negrepontis
SEN
15 February 2021
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has addressed his new relationship with a club staff member, following his split from wife Danielle, and the subsequent impact it has had on the playing group.
It was reported in January that the Richmond coach needed to have the new relationship ticked off by the club’s human resources department and that the circumstances could impact the playing group.
Speaking exclusively on SEN Breakfast, Hardwick said he addressed the circumstances on day one with the playing group in order to move on and focus on their premiership defence.
“The reality was the first day back I had to speak to the players about it. That’s something we do at the club and it’s important we did so to get on with the business of preparing for Round 1,” he said.
“We just finished a terrific pre-season camp, we always speak about things that are distractions in our lives and distractions and the demise of great teams, that’s the reality of competition.
“Sides will always continually deal with those distractions, but it’s the side that deals with them the best that comes out on top and we’re now fully focused on preparing for Round 1.
“My players are understanding of my situation and where we’re at, but what I’ve also got to understand is there’s a lot of staff and players that are incredibly close to Danielle and my family.
“The fact of the matter is my entire family has been a massive part and will continue to be a massive part of the Richmond Football Club and I’m glad they’re supporting her (Danielle).
“This isn’t about taking sides, it’s just about making sure what’s best for everyone.
“It was important that the first time they saw me, I spoke about it openly and honestly. That was the reality of the situation and until I did that we couldn’t really move forward.”
Hardwick hopes that his private life can now return to being private.
“These things happen in all walks of life and they’re not easy on anyone, but all we ask is for the respect for both myself and Danielle so we can move forward,” he said.
“I’m very much of the opinion that people’s private lives should be just that, private.
“I know sections of the media won’t treat it that way, but that’s how I’m treating it.
“Danielle and I's priority is our three beautiful kids … to finish the topic off really, it’s been a difficult time for everyone and it’s something I’m not comfortable speaking about.”
Hardwick added that the situation was not addressed or mentioned during the Queensland hub.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/02/14/hardwick-addresses-new-relationships-impact-on-richmond-playing-group/
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Robbo: Dimma’s private life no one’s business — until it is
Damien Hardwick’s first interview about his about his marriage breakdown revealed little. It’s no one’s business — until it is, Mark Robinson writes.
Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/robbo-damien-hardwicks-private-life-is-no-ones-business-but-if-tigers-stumble-questions-will-be-asked/news-story/41ba27c226e37c76230431c6fdd7b5de
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Can we get someone to figure out where Slobbo’s drinking holes are amd write an article about how plastered he gets, who his wife or partner is, if they regularly have sex and whether she is satisfied?
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Not that I ever liked Mike Sheahan but the only time I ever agreed with the Purple Parrot was when he said the HUN making Slobbo head football writer after Sheahan retired was like replacing Frank Sinatra with a karaoke singer... :shh
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I bought the paper today (we're away on holidays)
Have read the article
He makes assumptions (some would say accusations) without any basis of fact to try and justify the entire article. I'd even suggest that his assumptions are what he believes happened or more to the point hopes happened... sure he's checked with Fiona Byrne to clarify the gossip mongering "facts"
And after a dozen or so paragraphs of pointless waffle he finishes by saying it is indeed a private matter
On par with Caro's attack article
Pathetic >:(
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Hardwick marriage drama stalled footy doco
Damien Hardwick’s secret love affair nearly sent filming for a new doco off track, with the coach “jumpy” about cameras following him.
Paywall:https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/page-13/page-13-damien-hardwick-marriage-drama-stalls-footy-documentary-marking-their-mark/news-story/ce1bc7b48b2c7c8faae241c3f2f288b9
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Tigers chief breaks silence on Dimma’s split
Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale has spoken for the first time on Damien Hardwick’s marriage breakdown. Is he worried about how it might affect the Tigers?
Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/the-long-journey-how-former-bomber-damien-hardwick-became-a-coaching-great-at-richmond/news-story/2a8081e212c3e3dea87c023aa2eda738
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Tigers chief breaks silence on Dimma’s split
Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale has spoken for the first time on Damien Hardwick’s marriage breakdown. Is he worried about how it might affect the Tigers?
Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/the-long-journey-how-former-bomber-damien-hardwick-became-a-coaching-great-at-richmond/news-story/2a8081e212c3e3dea87c023aa2eda738
Can we delete this thread? Life just happens, trivial topic Let’s just get over it
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More trash
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I think in this case that Benny’s comments are crucial.
I’d also like a contract extension which is beautiful FU to the media.
Benny playing this magnificently - shut down this topic with absolute authority.
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Cotchins not taking sides in Hardwick marriage split
Daniel Cherny
The Age
February 22, 2021 — 2.18pm
Trent Cotchin says wife Brooke’s public show of solidarity with Danielle Hardwick was about supporting a friend rather than picking a side in a marriage break-up.
While Richmond are just days away from facing Melbourne in a practice match, public attention at Punt Road continues to centre around the split of Danielle from her husband, Tigers premiership coach Damien Hardwick, news of which was made public last month.
Brooke and Danielle are close friends, with Brooke last month - in the wake of the news - posting a photo on Instagram of Danielle holding the Cotchins’ youngest child, Parker, accompanied by a caption that read “strength, courage, dignity”.
The Tigers have been at pains to state that the Hardwick marriage breakdown, and Damien’s new relationship with a club staffer, would not affect team cohesion as Richmond vie for a third premiership in a row and fourth in five seasons.
Speaking on Monday following the team’s photo day, Trent Cotchin said the club remained united and would stand by all parties involved.
“It seems everything and anything that happens either within these four walls or outside of it is a story, and that’s understandable when we’re a big footy team and a big footy club,” Cotchin said.
“I think it’s genuinely a private matter that isn’t or really doesn’t have anything to do with the footy club.”
Cotchin said he and Damien Hardwick’s relationship remained strong.
“Good, no issues. I think what Dimma and I have worked through, over a number of years now, is really unique and special, and like anything we’ll support both he and Danielle, and the kids. No one likes seeing a family breakdown in any sort of way. It’s been a challenging time for all, but again it’s a private matter that I would love to leave alone.
“There’s definitely no side taking. I think Dimma even spoke last week sometimes saying that he highly encourages everyone to support Danielle. That’s just the reality of the situation.“
As for Brooke’s post, Trent said it was merely a show of support for Danielle rather than a pot-shot at Damien.
“Like anyone, she would support her friends. Again, it’s not about taking sides. It’s about being there for each and every person who’s impacted in many different ways.”
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/cotchins-not-taking-sides-in-hardwick-marriage-split-20210222-p574kh.html
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Off-field distractions 'no issues' for Cotch and Dimma
By Callum Twomey
afl.com.au
22 February 2021
RICHMOND captain Trent Cotchin says his family will continue to support Damien and Danielle Hardwick after their marriage break-up, with the Tigers star adamant the coach's relationship would not be an off-field distraction this season.
Hardwick last week publicly addressed his relationship with a club administration staffer for the first time, encouraging everyone at the Tigers to not "take sides".
Cotchin, whose family and wife Brooke is close friends with Danielle, said that his partnership with his triple premiership coach remains strong and unchanged.
"[It's] good. No issues," Cotchin said on Monday.
"What 'Dimma' and I have worked through over a number of years now is really unique and special, and like anything we'll support both he and Danielle, and the kids.
"No one likes seeing a family break down in any sort of way so it's been a challenging time for all but again it's a private matter that I would love to leave alone."
Cotchin said his wife would continue to support Danielle Hardwick and the family.
"Like anyone, she would support her friends. Again it's not about taking sides, it's just being there for each and every person who is impacted in many different ways," he said.
Hardwick addressed the matter with his players on their first day back at Punt Road to commence the pre-season in January, and as the Tigers strive to claim an historic premiership 'three-peat' for the first time in their history, Cotchin said the private issue would not have any impact on their season.
"That's just been the journey that Richmond's been on for a couple of years now. It seems as though anything and everything that happens either within these four walls or outside of it is a story and that's understandable," he said.
"We're a big footy team and big footy club [so it's] understandable."
The Tigers, who had their first significant intraclub of their pre-season on Saturday, said they were ready to again be hunted by rivals after back-to-back flags.
"I think that's natural. We've been incredibly lucky and grateful for the journey that we've been on, but that's exactly how we see it at the moment," Cotchin said.
"It's [about] still continuing on and like every team in the competition we want to grow and improve and feel as though whether that comes from our youth or our mature players we're in a really good position to do so in 2021."
https://www.afl.com.au/news/552120/off-field-distractions-no-issues-for-cotch-and-dimma
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Richmond can't try and control the narrative surrounding the Damien Hardwick situation, says Tim Watson.
Listen here: https://twitter.com/1116sen/status/1364020903042932737
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The only narrative I want to talk to Tim Watson about is the whereabouts of Jobe’s “misplaced” brownlow
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That's it though it's just narrative 'External noise' mostly from nobs that are clueless!
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Hardwick and new love step out in public
Damien Hardwick and his new partner have been keeping a low profile since the Richmond coach separated from his wife, but the pair has been spotted in public.
(https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/7a4f96c5f1cd4459247e8816cd8426e8)
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/richmond-coach-damien-hardwick-and-his-new-love-have-been-spotted-out-in-elwood/news-story/5fefcdcad5a2535b3aaa4e057fb54dac
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nice attire matching
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Hardwick and new love step out in public
Damien Hardwick and his new partner have been keeping a low profile since the Richmond coach separated from his wife, but the pair has been spotted in public.
(https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/7a4f96c5f1cd4459247e8816cd8426e8)
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/richmond-coach-damien-hardwick-and-his-new-love-have-been-spotted-out-in-elwood/news-story/5fefcdcad5a2535b3aaa4e057fb54dac
Full article:
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick steps out with newgirlfriend
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick and his new partner Alexandra Crow enjoyed an afternoon walk together with their dog in Melbourne over the weekend as they were captured stepping out together for the first time.
The couple have faced intense public interest in their relationship, which blossomed when the three-time premiership-winning coach separated from his longtime wife Danielle, with whom he shares three children.
But they looked carefree as they sipped juice while walking their dog, Hank, in Elwood on Sunday afternoon.
There’s less than three weeks before Richmond opens another premiership defence against Carlton at the MCG and Hardwick has been forced to confront questions about the impact his personal life could have on the performance of his footy team.
Often referred to by the Tigers coach as “Mrs Hardwick” in press conferences, Danielle had been by her husband’s side through an incredibly successful career in football that’s included flags as a player with Essendon and Port Adelaide and now three more as coach of the Tigers.
Richmond CEO Brendon Gale said the separation was “intensely personal and private and sensitive” but had been dealt with behind closed doors.
“I think we’re all very saddened to see the end of a 30 year-relationship – I think that’s the natural response. But these things happen, as sad as they are,” Gale told 3AW.
“But at the end of the day, we decided on a course of action that we felt was in the best interest of the club. Damien’s been a very, very good coach for our football club and has continued to be so. He has a relationship with a person who happens to be an employee at a club – and that happens. We’ve got other people in relationships, we’ve got people, in fact, that are married. We have policies in place and guidelines which help manage that – and at the end of the day, we were satisfied everything was in place, the course of action followed.
“Damien is a very good football coach and will continue to be so at Richmond for many years to come.”
Gale held no fears it would impact the playing group. “I’ll be honest, I worry for the family and I worry that’s a sad thing to see. But in terms of the football club, I don’t worry because our club, our football department and our coaches and our team have got a proven ability to focus on the things that are within their control, the things that really matter,” he said.
“They’re battle-hardened and they’ve got a flint-edged focus on performance. They’re really well prepared, they’re well coached, they’re hungry, they’re a very driven group – and I expect them to take that attitude into the 2021 season.”
But veteran football scribe Caroline Wilson believes the situation could cause headaches for the veteran coach.
Wilson said Hardwick used his wife in public to create a “personal brand” and believes he runs the risk of losing the moral high ground when it comes to admonishing players for missteps.
“In a workplace sense, this is a senior and junior colleague who embark upon an affair, probably cover it up — certainly cover it up,” Wilson told the ABC’s Offsiders program in January.
“At the very least, it was not reported to human resources or anyone senior at the club until the rumours became so strong that the question was asked by the CEO of the coach.
“I’m sorry, but we did see two AFL executives lose their jobs (in 2017) over a similar (incident). Don’t tell me it’s different, because it’s not. Don’t tell me they are in different departments because the coach has an all-encompassing influence over the whole club.
“Quite simply on an active football sense this is a man who created a personal brand out of his partner, Mrs Hardwick. She became his moral compass, and I just reckon a lot of people at the club feel duped, the public feel duped, the supporters feel duped.
“And if Trent Cotchin is suspended for three weeks in May or another player hides something and it comes out later, I think it’s going to be difficult for Damien Hardwick to tell these boys that they’ve let down the team.”
Offsiders host Kelli Underwood agreed with Wilson’s take on the matter, adding: “I just can’t understand when he put his head on the pillow at night how he possibly would have thought that this could play out for him. It’s got to have an effect internally.”
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Caroline Wilson needs to hand in her papers. There's a difference between keeping things private and covering up a relationship.
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Hello slow news day.
Hiding in the bushes in Elwood waiting to take a photo of a bloke and his girlfriend drinking a slurpy and walking their dog. What a meaningful and purposeful life these 'journos' have :wallywink.
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Regurgitated story with a pap snap.
All this stuff was already reported on.
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President endorses Richmond’s handling of Damien Hardwick situation
Daniel Cherny
The Age
March 9, 2021 — 6.02pm
Richmond president Peggy O’Neal has endorsed the Tigers’ handling of Damien Hardwick’s marriage breakup and says she understands why people might be out to get the club now that they are no longer the league’s “Cinderella”.
Speaking publicly about the matter for the first time since news of Hardwick’s split with wife Danielle and new relationship with a club staffer made headlines, O’Neal said she was comfortable with the manner in which the issue had been dealt with by the club’s human relations department and at board level.
“It’s been talked about quite a bit. We’re comfortable with all the decisions that have been made and ready to push on,” O’Neal said on Tuesday.
The Tigers have been adamant that the situation will not derail their quest for a third straight premiership, and fourth in five years. O’Neal was speaking at an early screening of Amazon’s Making Their Mark documentary, which sheds light on the manner in which Richmond handled several controversies last year, including their groping scandal and the Sydney Stack/Callum Coleman-Jones hub breaches.
Those incidents, as well as the Hardwick matter, have led to questions as to whether Richmond’s culture remains a beacon in the AFL, and whether there is significant discord at Punt Road.
O’Neal said that ultimately some perceptions of the club were misguided, but understood that Richmond’s success may have cost them some good sentiment.
“I think when you’re inside something that’s happening, you would hope you’d have more information than people on the outside, and so when people write perceptions or opinions – and you just sort of think, ‘Well I think I know a bit more about what’s going on inside’. We don’t make decisions any differently than we did before,” O’Neal said.
“People are the same people. I’m the same person, but I understand that when Hawthorn had its purple patch I didn’t like Hawthorn very much either. So there’s a bit of envy that goes on whenever you’re successful I suppose. But in the end we think we’re doing things the same way we always have, and if people want to take a different slant now that we aren’t the Cinderella club, that maybe we’ve arrived, I understand that, that’s their prerogative.”
On a more positive note, the Tigers are a little over a week away from unfurling their two most recent premiership flags at the MCG against Carlton. O’Neal remains quietly hopeful that capacity for the game could be raised above 50,000.
“We’re happy to have 50,000. It would be great to have more. I’m sure that the prospect of seeing live football again and us getting to unfurl our premiership flags, we could have had a lot more fans come. But at the same time it’s football, crowds are back so yes I am excited about that. I’m excited about the season, at least at this stage, having a semblance of normality,” she said.
O’Neal is also looking forward to the full release of the documentary series later this week.
“I’m anxious to see the whole thing because I haven’t seen all the episodes. I think it’s going to portray a historic moment with sport and also give fans of every club, and fans of sport in general, a real look at what goes on inside to make the show happen every week,” she said.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/president-endorses-richmond-s-handling-of-damien-hardwick-situation-20210309-p5795x.html
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When a team wins premierships it’s never just one thing that makes a premiership team victors but it’s a whole range of little things that make everything fall into place, however their is normally one thing that is the catalyst for change that kickstarts the winning formula. For us it was Mrs Hardwick’s hard truths that her stubborn husband had to hear.
There have been many questionable things happen at the club that we’ve seen since Hardick decided to renege on the vows he made before God and family. :shh
That one decision and major deceptive betrayal may have just been the catalyst for this whole debacle of a season. :rollin
Caro is criticised a lot but she was 100% correct about Hawthorn/Clarkson/Mitchell situation.
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Vows before god?
How do you know where he was married
Give me a spell on the religious rubbish in a football forum .. jeebus will be just fine
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Vows before god?
How do you know where he was married
Give me a spell on the religious rubbish in a football forum .. jeebus will be just fine
my point wasn’t a religious one, maybe read the whole of the opinion I made again but this time read it slowly. :rollin
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That's all speculation mate, not any hard truth to any of it.
Your sky god religion is on the nose too. :shh
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Last time I looked Dimma split up with his wife during the season and we still won the flag.
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The season is a mess due to three things
1. we have been up for 4 solid years. You cannot maintain that level indefinitely
2. the game has changed from turnovers being king to stoppage clearances being king. We were and still are a turnover team
3. Injuries have hit hard and the team has not had any consistency of a stable team to undertake a shift from being a turn over team
Any input from any of the problems in 2020 or Stack's issues over the new year or Rioli/Bolton's nightclub incident or Dimm'a personal life is nil nada zilch.
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Vows before god?
How do you know where he was married
Give me a spell on the religious rubbish in a football forum .. jeebus will be just fine
my point wasn’t a religious one, maybe read the whole of the opinion I made again but this time read it slowly. :rollin
Then why say "Vows before God" if there is supposed to be no religious inference in your opinion?
You bought religion into it for reasons only you can explain / justify.
And then you throw in the comment "major deceptive betrayal" which is an assumption on your part as opposed to a known fact to suggest that somehow it is the reason for our season turning pear shape
Bottom line is no one on this site, in the media or anywhere else knows exactly what happened except for the parties involved.
Sure there has been a lot of speculation but none us of truly know happened and truth be known we don't need to
I reckon Gracie has summed it up very well indeed. Dimma's personal life has nothing to do with it. But I suppose it is a great out for some of our under performing players
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pretty sure one of the mods loves to bring up religion and usually the one in question as well :shh
Bottom line is who gives a stuff he won us 3 flags. We may find out one day if it had an influence, though until then lets just celebrate george, aarts and chol being dumped.
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Hallelujah
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Vows before god?
How do you know where he was married
Give me a spell on the religious rubbish in a football forum .. jeebus will be just fine
my point wasn’t a religious one, maybe read the whole of the opinion I made again but this time read it slowly. :rollin
Then why say "Vows before God" if there is supposed to be no religious inference in your opinion?
You bought religion into it for reasons only you can explain / justify.
...and you effectively submitted to his religion when you started censoring certain words referencing a dead Jewish carpenter after he sooked it up over people "taking the lord's name in vain".... :shh
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Clearly you (Dio, Frankie, AT) are all potting me
Selective memory it seems regarding editing which is normal. Recollections as to why things get edited to suit a point or making assumptions on why edits get made
Strange how everyone thinks I am the only person who edits posts on this forum, I'm not just in case you didn't know :lol
As for bringing up religion that's actually quite funny and so far off the mark.
But whatever
I will leave it all here and the other Mod can deal with it how they see fit
Sorry Mr OE ;D
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So the mods have now been accused of being too anti-religion and too pro-religion in the space of a week. Go figure! :P
I'm an atheist but I doubt that one simple request which has been in place on the forum for a long time now impinges one iota on our ability to post whatever we want to express. If it did I would've and would oppose it. It's hardly submitting to a religion :huh3. There's plenty of other words in the English language to express exasperation and I've expressed a fair few four-letter ones watching Richmond this year :scream.
Having said all that, the mods have repeated many times to keep politics and religion off the football board. Hardwick's marriage split and personal life has nothing to do with either. So stick to the topic or the infamous 'snip' will be used.
Now back to the topic, please!
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Vows before god?
How do you know where he was married
Give me a spell on the religious rubbish in a football forum .. jeebus will be just fine
my point wasn’t a religious one, maybe read the whole of the opinion I made again but this time read it slowly. :rollin
Then why say "Vows before God" if there is supposed to be no religious inference in your opinion?
You bought religion into it for reasons only you can explain / justify.
And then you throw in the comment "major deceptive betrayal" which is an assumption on your part as opposed to a known fact to suggest that somehow it is the reason for our season turning pear shape
Bottom line is no one on this site, in the media or anywhere else knows exactly what happened except for the parties involved.
Sure there has been a lot of speculation but none us of truly know happened and truth be known we don't need to
I reckon Gracie has summed it up very well indeed. Dimma's personal life has nothing to do with it. But I suppose it is a great out for some of our under performing players
I actually agree with all the points Gracie has made.
Why did I say “vows before God & family”?
To me this isn’t a question of religion or family because to me the vow he made was before God and family is as obvious as saying the rain falling from the sky is wet. So the mention of it wasn’t to make it about religion or family but to highlight the importance of the vows of marriage to society as a whole and the action of doing so is ultimately an agreement to the covenant made between one another. If not then why go through the motions in the first place?
The point I was actually making is obviously not as obvious to some people asking the question.
Let me be crystal clear;
I first premised the point by saying it’s never just one thing that brings success to a team but a myriad of many things combining together in a perfect way that brings ultimate success.
I made mention that Mrs Hardwick was the catalyst for the change (as Dimma has mentioned on numerous occasions) that helped him reevaluate his coaching style.
The point I made was that the one decision by Dimma to leave his wife for a younger woman might just be the catalyst for our current predicament. I’m not discounting the myriad of other things that have contributed to it and I generally agree that they have all contributed, but my point was the possible catalyst for the house of cards falling as they have.
In regards to the “assumption”, as you put it, I made about the “major deceptive betrayal”.
Well the assumption is based on the reaction of Mrs Hardwick and others involved at the club so it’s not so much a complete speculation but rather a deduction based on available observed evidence.
But my “assumption”, while based by at least some empirical evidence is much more that your assumption in the same sentence, quote; “Dimma's personal life has nothing to do with it”
And how does anyone know that to be true, even on a subconscious level?
I don’t think we will know for sure unless we are told one way or another by every leader at the club.
All players are different and things effect players in different ways.
Some don’t want to be tied down to one person all their lives whilst others like to make a commitment to one person for the rest of their lives. I suppose it’s also on how much value you put on the institution of marriage, some players might hold it in very high esteem whilst others don’t think it’s a big deal and not even bother with it their entire lives.
But to say the problems this year “has nothing to do with it” is just an assumption on your part and an opinion.
Ps. I also made reference to Caroline Wilson being 100% correct about Hawthorn
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That's all speculation mate, not any hard truth to any of it.
Your sky god religion is on the nose too. :shh
It’s ok to disagree with the point I was trying to make but my intention was not a religious one as I pointed out already.
You are bringing up religion and being disrespectful to me for some reason.
I’m not sure why you would do this, did I do something to offend you AT?
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Not at all mate. I prefer God bothering to be left out of football though
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Vows before god?
How do you know where he was married
Give me a spell on the religious rubbish in a football forum .. jeebus will be just fine
my point wasn’t a religious one, maybe read the whole of the opinion I made again but this time read it slowly.
Then why say "Vows before God" if there is supposed to be no religious inference in your opinion?
You bought religion into it for reasons only you can explain / justify.
And then you throw in the comment "major deceptive betrayal" which is an assumption on your part as opposed to a known fact to suggest that somehow it is the reason for our season turning pear shape
Bottom line is no one on this site, in the media or anywhere else knows exactly what happened except for the parties involved.
Sure there has been a lot of speculation but none us of truly know happened and truth be known we don't need to
I reckon Gracie has summed it up very well indeed. Dimma's personal life has nothing to do with it. But I suppose it is a great out for some of our under performing players
I actually agree with all the points Gracie has made.
Why did I say “vows before God & family”?
To me this isn’t a question of religion or family because to me the vow he made was before God and family is as obvious as saying the rain falling from the sky is wet. So the mention of it wasn’t to make it about religion or family but to highlight the importance of the vows of marriage to society as a whole and the action of doing so is ultimately an agreement to the covenant made between one another. If not then why go through the motions in the first place?
The point I was actually making is obviously not as obvious to some people asking the question.
Let me be crystal clear;
I first premised the point by saying it’s never just one thing that brings success to a team but a myriad of many things combining together in a perfect way that brings ultimate success.
I made mention that Mrs Hardwick was the catalyst for the change (as Dimma has mentioned on numerous occasions) that helped him reevaluate his coaching style.
The point I made was that the one decision by Dimma to leave his wife for a younger woman might just be the catalyst for our current predicament. I’m not discounting the myriad of other things that have contributed to it and I generally agree that they have all contributed, but my point was the possible catalyst for the house of cards falling as they have.
In regards to the “assumption”, as you put it, I made about the “major deceptive betrayal”.
Well the assumption is based on the reaction of Mrs Hardwick and others involved at the club so it’s not so much a complete speculation but rather a deduction based on available observed evidence.
But my “assumption”, while based by at least some empirical evidence is much more that your assumption in the same sentence, quote; “Dimma's personal life has nothing to do with it”
And how does anyone know that to be true, even on a subconscious level?
I don’t think we will know for sure unless we are told one way or another by every leader at the club.
All players are different and things effect players in different ways.
Some don’t want to be tied down to one person all their lives whilst others like to make a commitment to one person for the rest of their lives. I suppose it’s also on how much value you put on the institution of marriage, some players might hold it in very high esteem whilst others don’t think it’s a big deal and not even bother with it their entire lives.
But to say the problems this year “has nothing to do with it” is just an assumption on your part and an opinion.
Ps. I also made reference to Caroline Wilson being 100% correct about Hawthorn
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Sorry I should have said...
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The split has had nothing to do with our season, Gracie gets it.
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Sorry I should have said...
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Sorry, I didn’t know I was one of your students. Luckily you didn’t get your red pen out. :rollin
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Sorry I should have said...
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Sorry, I didn’t know I was one of your students. Luckily you didn’t get your red pen out.
Retired Maths/IT teacher not English.
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The season is a mess due to three things
1. we have been up for 4 solid years. You cannot maintain that level indefinitely
2. the game has changed from turnovers being king to stoppage clearances being king. We were and still are a turnover team
3. Injuries have hit hard and the team has not had any consistency of a stable team to undertake a shift from being a turn over team
Any input from any of the problems in 2020 or Stack's issues over the new year or Rioli/Bolton's nightclub incident or Dimm'a personal life is nil nada zilch.
Great post.
Add the fact we've never been a skillful side and right now kicking efficiency is king. Pace too but Geelong are not quick but the best kicking team in comp. Regardless of being much older is why they are still top and we are not.
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I think if anyone doubts that players aren’t human and that personal issue mightn’t have an effect on a players psyche should watch the Amazon documentary.
To think life circumstances don’t make a difference I think is naive. Even last year many teams and players didn’t cope well with the northern hub and the whole situation. Luckily our club found something and it all clicked.
Life effects people and people are effected mentally and emotionally. It’s life, it’s the vibe.
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Danielle Hardwick reveals ‘serious grief’ after split
The former wife of Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has opened up on their marriage breakdown and said she had to remain dignified during the time of “trauma”.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/fiona-byrne/danielle-hardwick-reveals-serious-grief-after-marriage-breakdown-with-richmond-coach-damien-hardwick/news-story/a59cee4b59bb0963f0304647663038b5
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Divorce is a terrible thing. I know. It takes a mental & physical toll on all those involved. Having a support network of family & (non judgemental) friends is so important.
One hopes that they both find a way to move on with their new lives. It just takes time. I wish them well.
It would be naive to think that it didn't/hasn't take a toll on Damien's ability to coach.
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Damien Hardwick’s new partner exits Richmond
Alexandra Crow is leaving Richmond after sticking with the club last season despite awkward revelations about her relationship with coach Damien Hardwick.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/alexandra-crow-leaving-her-job-at-richmond-football-club-for-sportsbet/news-story/55ce7429fda0d817535020e750420ce8