The silver lining of Rance retirement for Richmond fansBy Nic Negrepontis
SEN
19 December 2019Former Richmond coach Terry Wallace has outlined the silver lining for Tigers fans following the retirement of Alex Rance.
Rance will not play in 2020 and has hung up the boots effective immediately, making the stunning announcement on Wednesday.
Wallace believes the five-time All-Australian exiting the salary cap will allow Richmond to keep their premiership squad together beyond 2020.
“One thing it will do is that it will guarantee that their premiership core won’t go anywhere,” he told SEN Mornings.
“There will be enough money to satisfy everyone. Brandon Ellis went (in the trade period), but you would have thought over the next 12 to 18 months that there would be a few that would be courted by other clubs.
“Well now they should have the finances to be able to deal with that now.
“Whether that means another big fish comes in at some stage, I would probably doubt that. I think it will ensure the premiership core stays together.”
Richmond has lost some depth over the last few years, including Brandon Ellis, Dan Butler, Anthony Miles, Sam Lloyd, Reece Conca, Corey Ellis and Tyson Stengle.
The likes of Bachar Houli, Jack Graham, Jayden Short, Josh Caddy and Toby Nankervis come out of contract for the Tigers in 2020.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/12/19/the-silver-lining-of-rance-retirement-for-richmond-fans/
