Richo given until December to decide his future [updated]

[3rogerd]

time to reflect.

[tigersalive]

That worries me a little as players dont usually go home to visit family when thinking about their future and and commit upon return!

Richo has been back to Devonport 3 or 4 times over the past year, and only once was promotional where Browny came over with him for a Twenty20 cricket match in the off-season.

I wouldn't read much into it.

[Smokey]

And he is on annual leave.  I'll bet that many on here also go home to visit rellies and friends during their holidays.

[mightytiges]

I'll bet that many on here also go home to visit rellies and friends during their holidays.

And then remember why we only see our rellies once a year 

[torch]

i am confused.

didn't Richmond offer Richardson a 1 year contract?

or is this injury he had/has worse then first thought?

why would we ask him to decide his future when throughout the year he has clearly stated he wants to play on.

seems to me, this injury may be a concern.

[bushranger]

i am confused.

didn't Richmond offer Richardson a 1 year contract?

or is this injury he had/has worse then first thought?

why would we ask him to decide his future when throughout the year he has clearly stated he wants to play on.

seems to me, this injury may be a concern.

This is exactly what I thought. And I'm sure someone here put up a post that his (Richo) injury was worse that he and the club was letting on.
And I think this is why he has been given the chance all backhanded way to say that he will retire and this will make him look all the better towards the up and coming players.
As I think the club would rather he say he has quit than he has been forced to retire. Just a guess though.

[Hes My Hero]

The great man ran a clinic earlier today.
And in about a half an hours time will be attending a sportsmans night.
I just got off the phone to a friend in Tassie who was in a mad rush to get organised and out the door. LOL

[WilliamPowell]

i am confused.

didn't Richmond offer Richardson a 1 year contract?

or is this injury he had/has worse then first thought?

why would we ask him to decide his future when throughout the year he has clearly stated he wants to play on.

seems to me, this injury may be a concern.

This is exactly what I thought. And I'm sure someone here put up a post that his (Richo) injury was worse that he and the club was letting on.
And I think this is why he has been given the chance all backhanded way to say that he will retire and this will make him look all the better towards the up and coming players.
As I think the club would rather he say he has quit than he has been forced to retire. Just a guess though.

Or perhaps just perhaps at 34 years of age (will be 35 by the start of 2010) the man himself wansts some time to decide whether he wants to go on and the club is giving him that space. Which is what I beleive is the case 

[Tigermonk]

Duh, dont know how many times this year l have said his injury was serious, & is why l say he should retire or his future is stuck at FF while others around him do the hard leads 

[HKTiger]

Perhaps, as Jade openly said, Richo has been told:
- This is the role
- These are the team rules
Are you prepared to play on under these rules and conditions, which may include rules about failure to follow team disciplines means getting dropped to Coburg.

Go away and think about it for a month.  If you're prepared to play under thise conditions you'll get a contract.

In my world it's a typical discussion with an employee, "Work by these rules, or use the exit door.'

[one-eyed]

Richo at home in Tiger den
James Bresnehan| September 05, 2009

MATTHEW Richardson has until October 30 to convince his new coach that his body can survive a 18th AFL season.

The 34-year-old Tiger star said in Hobart yesterday he needed to prove his hamstring injury had fully repaired and his knee was solid after medial ligament surgery last month.

"I spoke to [new Richmond coach] Damien [Hardwick] the other day and he was fairly positive," Richardson said.

"Basically, I've got to see how my body goes and if my body is alright then I think he's keen to have me around. I've probably got until the time the team lists have got to be in at the end of October."

Richo was King of the Tigers at the TCA ground yesterday, where he helped with a junior clinic and later spoke at a Hobart Football Club sports night.

Richardson said Hardwick would be "fantastic".

"He was a really hardnut of a player, he played in a premiership at the Bombers and he went to Port Adelaide played in a premiership there," Richardson said.

"Then he went to Hawthorn and was one of the main assistant coaches when the Hawks won the flag last year. It seems to me success follows him everywhere, so hopefully it follows him to Tigerland."

Richo backed his old club Devonport to roll Clarence in the TSL first-semi today.

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/09/05/95561_afl.html

[mightytiges]

Not the words of someone who is considering retirement. Fingers cross the big fella is okay and goes around again one more year.

[one-eyed]

Matthew Richardson's future in his hands
Jon Ralph | September 08, 2009

      RICHMOND has told star forward Matthew Richardson it needs to know by December whether he intends to play on next year.

The 34-year-old has asked for more time to assess his suspect hamstrings, even though the club has indicated it wants him to play on.

As a veteran Richardson is outside the primary list, so if he decides to retire the club needs to know only by the rookie draft on December 15 so it can select another rookie.

He will spend the off-season monitoring not only his health but his motivation before returning with a decision.

Richardson had been considered a certainty to play on after new coach Damien Hardwick's effusive praise of him.

But the delay raises some uncertainty over his future, with Richardson to turn 35 in March.

His manager, Ricky Nixon, said yesterday no one was in a hurry to rush a decision.

"They want him to play, there is a contract there, but it's a matter of whether he wants to play on or not," Nixon said.

"He wants some time to think about it. He wants to know in his own mind that his hamstrings are right and his mind is right. People keep coming up with deadlines.

"But there is no rush. The club says there is no rush. He can tell them in December because he's a veteran."

Richardson is in the fortunate position of being able to decide his own future.

He was forced to cut short a comeback from hamstring surgery when he pulled up sore in a VFL game for Coburg, but medicos say he can make a successful return next year.

Nixon says Richardson is determined to make the right decision.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,26040892-19742,00.html

[Stripes]

Regardless of what what you may believe whether Richo should be making the decision himself or not, it sounds as though he is trying to be as realistic and unselfish as he possibly can be about the decision.

It worries me that his hamstring is still not right and that he is not 100% about staying in his mind. To me, this would suggest that his motivation and confidence in his body is waning somewhat.

Time will tell

Stripes

[wayne again]

I hope Richo lines up on the wing for one more year. He and cousins on a wing each would be a nightmare for any opposition wingman.
Both different players in thier own right but the one thing they will do is run you into submission whilst getting a sh@% load of the ball.
Big engines on both would be good to see each week.