Raines has asked to be traded

[Moi]

Good luck, Rainsey, wherever you end up
 

[Hellenic Tiger]

Andrew Raines is an extremely talented players with more strings to his bow than most players. Too many to mention here.

His decision making and disposal are of a high quality and his ability to avoid being tackled reminds me of Rudolph Nureyev.

His ability to run the lines are just below the Voss lines and how he was runner up to Danyle Pearce in the Rising Star is equivalent to whether Wayne Harmes tapped the ball back into play or not in the 1979 GF.

[Chuck17]

Andrew Raines is an extremely talented players with more strings to his bow than most players. Too many to mention here.

His decision making and disposal are of a high quality and his ability to avoid being tackled reminds me of Rudolph Nureyev.

His ability to run the lines are just below the Voss lines and how he was runner up to Danyle Pearce in the Rising Star is equivalent to whether Wayne Harmes tapped the ball back into play or not in the 1979 GF.

Not only that Tucker (which I whole heartedly agree on) but he is also an uncanny good looking young man and could be the face of any AFL teams promo's for a solid ten years.

[mightytiges]

Andrew Raines is an extremely talented players with more strings to his bow than most players. Too many to mention here.

His decision making and disposal are of a high quality and his ability to avoid being tackled reminds me of Rudolph Nureyev.

His ability to run the lines are just below the Voss lines and how he was runner up to Danyle Pearce in the Rising Star is equivalent to whether Wayne Harmes tapped the ball back into play or not in the 1979 GF.

Brissy should give us two first rounders in that case 

Not only that Tucker (which I whole heartedly agree on) but he is also an uncanny good looking young man and could be the face of any AFL teams promo's for a solid ten years.

Only one survivor from that Matrix Men promo  .

[mightytiges]

Olarenshaw said Raines became dispirited when he couldn’t break into the Tigers’ side in the second half of the year

“Andrew was pretty frustrated throughout the season, particularly the second half when he was fit and rotting away in the VFL.

“I think while Terry was in charge in the first part of the year Andrew had some injury problems … but the second half of the year, when Jade was in charge, he was playing decent footy in the VFL. He’s the sort of guy that plays with passion and is courageous and brave … that’s the sort of guy I though Richmond would have required.

Olarenshaw is talking crap but he's doing us a favour pumping Rainesy up.

As for rotting in the VFL - he'll hate it more rotting in the QAFL for 12 months. If he had been killing them at Coburg then he would've got a game at Richmond but he didn't. Joel this year and Tivs last year at least showed they were above that level. When did Rainesy do that  ???. He sadly has been found out since his one and only good year in 2006.

[Ramps]

Andrew Raines is an extremely talented players with more strings to his bow than most players. Too many to mention here.

His decision making and disposal are of a high quality and his ability to avoid being tackled reminds me of Rudolph Nureyev.

His ability to run the lines are just below the Voss lines and how he was runner up to Danyle Pearce in the Rising Star is equivalent to whether Wayne Harmes tapped the ball back into play or not in the 1979 GF.

Brissy should give us two first rounders in that case 

Not only that Tucker (which I whole heartedly agree on) but he is also an uncanny good looking young man and could be the face of any AFL teams promo's for a solid ten years.

Only one survivor from that Matrix Men promo  .

The FAB 5 is biting the dust in a big way also lol ...

[WilliamPowell]

Olarenshaw said Raines became dispirited when he couldn’t break into the Tigers’ side in the second half of the year

“Andrew was pretty frustrated throughout the season, particularly the second half when he was fit and rotting away in the VFL.

“I think while Terry was in charge in the first part of the year Andrew had some injury problems … but the second half of the year, when Jade was in charge, he was playing decent footy in the VFL. He’s the sort of guy that plays with passion and is courageous and brave … that’s the sort of guy I though Richmond would have required.

Decent footy? How would you know Ricky? You were never there to watch him play but I was and I must have missed it 

Seriously though biggest problem young Andrew had (IMHO) in the 2nd half of the season was grasping the concept of playing team orientated footy

 

Simple really Ricky

[mightytiges]

10 VFL games and only once named in the bests which was the last one Rainesy played against Werribee.

[WA Tiger]

Looks like Daddy is making excuses for him now, gee they are letting themselves down here the 3 of them!!




Club great hits out at Richmond
Finn Bradshaw, Jackie Epstein and Jon Anderson | September 03, 2009 12:00am

ANDREW Raines's father, Geoff, yesterday professed "bewilderment" at his son's treatment by Richmond. The three-time Richmond best-and-fairest winner who played 134 games with the Tigers between 1976 and 1982 was referring to his son's failure to get a senior game in the second half of this year.

"They tried a lot of players in that time and Andrew wasn't one of them," Raines said after it was revealed that Andrew wanted to be traded to Brisbane.

"I think Brisbane and Michael Voss would be fantastic for his development, which would appear to have stalled at Richmond.

"I'm not a father who thinks he doesn't have areas he needs to improve, such as his decision making and ball use.

"Hopefully at Brisbane he will have people helping him in those areas."

Raines's manager Ricky Olarenshaw said the defender felt Richmond had left him "rotting" in the VFL.

The Tigers told the former Rising Star runner-up it would try to accommodate his wish after he told the club on Monday he wanted to go.

Raines said he needed a fresh start, even if new coach Damien Hardwick wanted him to stay.

"My body came good in the second half of the season," he said.

"I knew something was going on (when I didn't get a game) but that's fine. I'm looking forward to getting back out there."

Raines has been plagued by knee issues for the past two years and played just three AFL games this season.

He was runner-up in the Richmond best-and-fairest in 2006.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,26019231-19742,00.html

[Damo]

As I said, like father like son

They can both stuff off.

Weak idiots, instead of copping the Coburg situation on the chin and working hard to impress a new coach in the off season, the weak prick asked for the Kleenex.

If we are 2 really advance as a club, we dont need weak pea hearted individuals around the club

Goodbye, you wont be missed

[one-eyed]

Tiger looks to Lions
Jake Niall | September 3, 2009

RICHMOND defender Andrew Raines would prefer to return home to Brisbane to continue his career, but is willing to look at other clubs after telling the Tigers that he wants out.

Raines' management yesterday confirmed that the Tigers had been informed that the defender, who was placed in the NAB Rising Star award in 2006, would be seeking a trade to another club.

Raines' manager Ricky Olarenshaw said that his client, who is out of contract, had a preference for the Brisbane Lions.

''He has stated his preference is to go home to Brisbane, but we haven't spoken to Brisbane yet,'' Olarenshaw said. ''He's open-minded. We'll be talking to other clubs as well.''

Olarenshaw will meet Richmond's football operations chief, Craig Cameron, today to discuss the player's future.

Raines is seeking a trade in the belief that he will get better opportunities at another club, having struggled for a game at Richmond this year even when he returned from injury.

His departure brings the number of post-season retirements or delistings at Tigerland to six, with more expected.

Joel Bowden and Kane Johnson have retired, while fellow veterans Nathan Brown and Mark Coughlan have been cut, along with the club's first draft pick from 2005, Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/tiger-raines-looks-to-lions/2009/09/02/1251570754041.html

[WA Tiger]

"ANDREW Raines's father, Geoff, yesterday professed "bewilderment" at his son's treatment by Richmond."

Well Geoff thats what we "professed" as supporters watching him every time he tried and I say tried to break the tackle, run the lines and hit up a target!!!!!!!

[Damo]

"ANDREW Raines's father, Geoff, yesterday professed "bewilderment" at his son's treatment by Richmond."

Go sook at the Lexus Centre

They will have you

[Judge Roughneck]

poor mans Brent Hartigan

[julzqld]

No real surprise here.  I heard months ago, when Wallace was still coaching that there were whispers about Raines coming back to Queensland.