Hardwick's post-match media conference

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Dimma after the win tonight ....

* Win would be right up there. To come over to a hostile environment, against a quality team in a quality stadium and dig deep, hang tough and get the result was terrific. Not just for the players but for the supporters back home as well.

* Once we got our centre set-up structure right, we thought we could get the ball moving forward to our advantage.

* A lot of our shots were quick snaps that missed.

* Down in contested footy by a fair bit which was disappointing. Critical for us to win the ball on the outside which worked sometimes but other times we fumbled. Overall, I thought we used the ball well.

* We've just got to keeping winning and see where it leaves us. The guys have got that belief back in the way we play. Everyone is contributing to the way we wanted to play. We can't afford inconsistencies in performance over the next two weeks.

* Score review - they'll work on it over the summer and get it worked out. Not sure if it hit the post. We thought it was a goal in the box and wasn't too disappointed about it being overturned. Not really concerned about it.

* We always knew the wheel would turn. We lost players to injury early on in the season and didn't handle it well. Not really interested in looking back. We've turned it around and beaten some good sides.

* No better feeling to win than interstate.

* St Kilda will come back after today's demolarising loss to a top side. We saw what as a young side what they did to Freo only a few weeks ago.

* Our losses early on in the season weren't too bad (losing by 3 goals or so). Geelong were winning those games and we weren't.

* Jacko played a half today in the ressies.

* We're okay from tonight's game as far as no injuries.

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didn't he say some crap about knowing they had a plan In place and they had to stick to it.

Is that the same plan as the first half of the season?

STFU!!

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Damien Hardwick knew 'wheel would turn' for Tigers
Harry Thring 
August 17, 2014

RICHMOND'S tough, spirited win against Adelaide on Saturday night is just what it needs to keep its momentum rolling, according to coach Damien Hardwick.

Hardwick labelled the 10-point victory the club's best of the season and "right up there" as one of its best under his guidance.

The four points gained from its success saw Richmond move into ninth position, behind the Crows on percentage.

The Tigers looked dead midway through the final term when, in front of a vocal 50,459-strong Adelaide crowd, the Crows booted four straight goals to take the lead.

Hardwick's men somehow wrestled back control to finish with the last six scoring shots of the game.

"There's no better place to win than interstate on a side's home deck, hostile crowd – you're strong, you've got a group mentality when you're over here," Hardwick said.

"We'll enjoy the win, we'll build on it, but more importantly we've got a side in St Kilda next week that was really demoralised [on Saturday]…they're a smart football club that will bounce back.

"[We'll] take a lot of confidence out of it."

Hardwick insisted he never lost faith in his playing group, despite it sitting 15th after round 13.

Richmond hasn't dropped a game since that round's loss to Fremantle.

The coach said the return of key players from injury had helped his side's cause since, but that he had remained confident the side's best wasn't far away.

"We always knew that if we continued to work hard the wheel would turn," he said.

"We knew we weren't too far away. The win/loss column said we were, but we knew that if we continued to work hard with some things we put in place over the course of the summer all that would turn.

"I'm incredibly proud of our footy club the way they've battled against the odds to get us in a position to play [finals].

"We've just got to hope that we continue to win games to get that reward."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-08-17/tigers-knew-wheel-would-turn

From the Age:

Hardwick agreed the review system itself needed a review, but added few could deny it was not easy for the umpires.

"I think in our view we thought it was a goal," he said, referring to Sloane's kick. "I wasn't too disappointed that it got overturned.

"But this is not my concern. From my point of view, there are bigger fish to fry than that."

Hardwick was full of praise for his men and claimed this win rated among his best as a coach.

"To come here to a hostile environment, we were headed in the last quarter, and for our guys to dig deep was nothing short of outstanding," he said.

It was the seventh straight win for the Tigers who are now eyeing the finals, but Hardwick produced the obvious line; that they were looking at what they were doing right now. He spoke in glowing terms of the entire club from turning a 3-10 start to the season to being the hottest team in town, but added the challenge was not over.

"We knew that if we continued to work hard the wheel would turn," Hardwick said. "From our point of view it's all about positive energy.

"I am incredibly proud of our football club, the way they have battled against the odds to get us back into a position to play (finals), which is really important for our fans.

"We have hung tough. We just have to continue to win games to get this reward. We have been playing some good footy; we have beaten some really good sides.

"There is no better place to win than interstate. We will enjoy the win; we will build on it. This was out best win for the season, especially having been headed."

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afls-review-system-under-fire-again-20140817-104zw4.html