Author Topic: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15  (Read 2010 times)

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Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« on: June 12, 2015, 07:20:18 PM »
Dimma was just on SEN ...

* The messaging is really important, especially for the fans. The hard thing in this game is rectifying things straight away.

* Hardwick says he isn't overly proud of singling Dustin Martin out after the loss to North.

* The Rance, Sloane, etc ... situation is taking away from the season. It's an easy article to write.

* Hardwick on the 2015 season: "We're having a wonderful season. Any side is capable of beating any other side".

* They're told of the way we expect them to play and the way we expect them to act, and that in effect is the Richmond way.

* It's all great to have a draft pick number by your name but if you don't work hard and don't play with intensity and effort it's pointless.

* Hardwick on Richmond: "We're certainly adding some talent. We had an impressive draft last year." Mentioned that we've played 3-4 first year players in the one side this year which most sides haven't done. So we're also developing young talent.

* Hardwick says his coaching style is mainly about process. "Every now and then we play on emotion, but that becomes tiresome."

* Stability is very important to achieve success. That hasn't always been the case at Richmond and we admit that. Dimma credited Peggy and Benny Gale for the stable environment.

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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2015, 07:22:26 PM »
Sack the bum.

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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2015, 07:27:23 PM »
Dimma on trading, list management & equalisation
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12 Jun 2015, 07:01PM


The ability for clubs to make trades happen and significantly modify their list in one off-season is too restrictive and ought to be changed, says Damien Hardwick.

If the free agency magic number is lowered the Richmond coach would like to also see the player’s right to veto a trade.

“It’s really hard to get deals done in the AFL because we’ve only got limited resources to trade and three parties have to agree,” said Hardwick on SEN’s Coaches Box.

“I would like to see that given more freedom.

“I’m a big advocate for free agency, I think it’s great for our system, but to have it work (the clubs must have more power).”

Hardwick was reluctant to talk specifics regarding what positions the Tigers might be looking at upgrading next summer but pointed out that it is not always a superstar that is required.

“We look at our list from a positional point of view and we look for holes, where are our weaknesses or our overflow of talent,” he explained.

“That’s where the list managers take over and try to find players to fill those holes.

“It might not necessarily be an elite talent you’re looking for, we’ve got a lot of really good midfielders, what we might need is a second tier type.”

The AFL recently announced they were happy with the latest figures regarding the caps and taxes put on football department spending to promote equalisation.

However, Hardwick insists that changes to the draft and trading systems are much more important.

“You can talk about off-field equalisation all you want but a fan wants on-field equalisation, that’s what their after, they don’t want to wait five years for success,” he said.

“The clubs are that well-managed these days that trading future draft picks could work.”

http://www.sen.com.au/news/06-15/dimma-on-trading-list-management-equalisation

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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2015, 07:29:56 PM »
Was a good listen actually.  :thumbsup

Apart from when asked about the list he used the.. youngish list stuff  :shh
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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2015, 07:44:38 PM »
More from Dimma ...

* Hardwick says he got away to the Gold Coast for a few days to enjoy the bye break.

* From our point of view it's great to get away from the build-up of a game for a week.

* Hardwick on Chris Judd: "It's very similar to Nat Fyfe. It's a great comparison. He became untaggable"

* Hardwick on Fyfe: "People don't realise, he's a giant! He was jumping and landing and running. Those taller guys are really hard to tag"

* Hardwick labels Port Adelaide a "powerhouse" and says they'll be hard for Geelong to beat tonight.

* Hardwick on training habits: "The week's now - sides are rarely training. They're probably training an hour to an hour fifteen each week. We can see the amount of injuries some sides have got at the moment, and you just don't want to put your players at risk"

* Hardwick labels training this time of year as "hanging on for dear life"

* Hardwick on Geelong: "I think Geelong are doing it as well as anyone. They'll never use the word 'rebuild' but they're regenerating. The thing with Steve Johnson and Bartel for mine is they're still match winners. You put Steve Johnson at full forward, I'm nervous. Hardwick says he'd prefer to be facing Steve Johnson playing in the midfield. "He can kick four in a quarter"

* Hardwick on team rules: "The off-field stuff is sacrosanct in a way. Those behaviours and values are non-negotiable"

* Hardwick says list management for him is about identifying holes in the playing list, and then identifying talent to fill those holes

* "I'm an advocate of free agency, it's great for our system but at the moment there are some clubs that are more favourable than others. You know what a fan wants? On-field equalisation. Hope is the biggest seller in AFL footy and we've got to give that to fans. I'd happily reduce the free agency year, but to get that I think the players have got to give up their right to veto a trade."

* Hardwick on St Kilda and free agency: "Trying to convince a ready-made player that wants to play in a flag to go there is incredibly hard"

* Hardwick also says we need to open up the "future" market with future picks.

https://twitter.com/SENfooty/with_replies

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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2015, 08:14:41 PM »
Thx for the transcript, I didn't even have to ask  :clapping...well said dimma  :shh
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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2015, 09:43:54 PM »
Keep Dimma away from the rules, future picks are a way for a club to mortgage the farm and spend decades in the wilderness if the club stuffs up the future picks.

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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2015, 11:01:50 PM »
More from Dimma ...

* Hardwick says he got away to the Gold Coast for a few days to enjoy the bye break.



....and "meet up for coffee" with a disgruntled Sun or two.... :shh
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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2015, 12:12:53 AM »
I think the players have got to give up their right to veto a trade.


I've heard a rumour we had a good trade negotiated each year for the past two years just for two seperate Richmond players to decide to veto the trade. That's why Dimma has been more vocal about it lately

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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2015, 12:21:28 AM »
Here's the audio of Dimma in the SEN coaches box from the other day ...

AUDIO: https://audioboom.com/boos/3274884-damien-hardwick-on-the-coaches-box-round-11


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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2015, 09:05:32 AM »
I think the players have got to give up their right to veto a trade.


I've heard a rumour we had a good trade negotiated each year for the past two years just for two seperate Richmond players to decide to veto the trade. That's why Dimma has been more vocal about it lately

Heard which players they were? Conca?

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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2015, 11:34:33 AM »
Let's all celebrate the 2015 winning percentage of 60%!!!

Such a great season so far......they're one loss off 50% and this tosser try's to say we're having a great season....how does that work?p

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Re: Hardwick on SEN - 12/6/15
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2015, 11:05:07 PM »
I think the players have got to give up their right to veto a trade.


I've heard a rumour we had a good trade negotiated each year for the past two years just for two seperate Richmond players to decide to veto the trade. That's why Dimma has been more vocal about it lately

Heard which players they were? Conca?

Not definitively but they did say one of them was an injury prone 1st round pick. The other was was one of our players on the block for another player who isn't much chop but was an upgrade.