Points, not picks: Hardwick's press conference

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Points, not picks: Hardwick
By Adam McNicol
2:40 PM Thu 01 Sep, 2011

RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick says it's far more important for the Tigers to build a winning culture than worry about slipping down the draft order when they take on North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

If the Tigers beat the Kangaroos, they are likely to end the home and away season in ninth place - for the seventh time since 1994.

Such a finish would give the club selection 18 in the NAB AFL Draft.

But if they lose to the Roos, they could finish as low as 13th on the ladder and receive pick 12 in the draft.

"Our main focus is to win the game and then move on," Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said at the ME Bank Centre on Thursday.

"Winning breeds confidence, so that's what we're after and that's what we're all about.

"From our perspective, it's all about getting the four points and taking some momentum into season 2012.

"When you put 22 players out on the park they're going to play their guts out.

"That's the great thing about our footy club and our guys in general.

"We feel that for the majority of the year they’ve been really competitive in a lot of games and we're looking forward to the same effort this week."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/122426/default.aspx

[Stripes]

Really this game is a win/win situation. I'll be barracking my heart out on Sunday hoping for a fantastic Father's Day present in the form of a win to round off the season but, if we lose, I be content to know we'll get a better draft pick. I'm really not passionate about either scenario at the moment but given the state of the draft this year and my belief that we have chosen to use the trade period as a vehicle to improve the list in priority to the draft this year, I'm not fussed. 

[one-eyed]

Here's Dimma's press conference in full:

http://bigpondvideo.com/RichmondTV/385324/damien-hardwick-press-conference/

[WA Tiger]

Hey Dimma, is there any point in winning when you won't get the draft picks to build the depth we need to get to the point where we can believe we have improved???

Don't need to finish ninth...afuckingain.