Ben Griffiths [merged]

[Penelope]

Tanking or good list management?

 

Good tank management?

[Go Richo 12]

Tanking or good list management?

 

Good tank management?

Now come on you two, did you really have to mention the 'T' word? 
Seriously though i think he should have been dropped anyway for list management reasons! Those weeks he has played have been invaluable for his development, trouble is we wont win another game as he is our lucky charm! At least he'll finish the season undefeated!

[jackstar is back again]

No tanking at Punt Road.
We will win again this week

[TigerTimeII]

No tanking at Punt Road.
We will win again this week

exactly , not in hardwicks vocab tanking!!!

all about transformation and development

[WilliamPowell]

good move , he is vital for our future , big agile and can kick

Yep his kicking style is one of the best I've seen for quite a while

[Infamy]

Interesting that they said it's surgery just to stabilise it rather than reconstruct it. May not be too serious and we're just playing it safe.

[Ramps]

Does the Griffiths injury change the draft for us- Do we go with a big forward like Gorringe to make sure we have future cover?

[mat073]

Young Griff is 5 from 5....A fact he will remind his team mates about all summer.

[yellowandback]

Surgery to end Griffiths’ season
richmondfc.com.au
5:27 PM Mon 12 July, 2010

Richmond rising star Ben Griffiths will miss the remainder of the 2010 season with a shoulder injury.

Griffiths will have surgery later this week to stabilise his right shoulder, after colliding with Adam McPhee during the second quarter of last Saturday’s win over Fremantle.

“It was in Ben’s best interests that he has the surgery now, to give him the opportunity to have a full pre season and be ready for next year,” Richmond Football Operations Manager Ross Monaghan said.

“We are taking the long-term view with Ben, because we see him as an important part of our future.”

Griffiths was Richmond’s second pick overall (pick 19) in the 2009 National Draft, and made his debut against Port Adelaide in Round 10.

He has played in all five of the Tigers’ victories this season.

Meanwhile, midfielder Adam Thompson will also miss the remainder of the season with a groin injury.

The 23-year-old has been hampered by the injury in the past few weeks and will undergo surgery this week.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/blogarticle/tabid/14215/newsid/98056/default.aspx

Tanking or good list management?

 

Clear tank. Who do we have on the list 6ft 7 that can swoop the ball on the run and kick a goal 50 out post high?

[torch]

disappointing, because the next seven matches would help his development (obvisouly).

however, get him 100% fit and strong in those shoulders in 2011.

good management!

not sure how bad Foley is, but get them 100% fit and healthy for 2011.

 

[Stripes]

Great move by the club with any of our structural players for the future. Put them under ice whenever any player has any injury concerns that may hurt their output next season.    Also allows the clubs to tial other players in other positions or in the side in general. 

We are not tanking. We are looking to win every week.  Can't stop the group now no matter what changes are made. 

Stripes

[Rodgerramjet]

Young Griff is 5 from 5....A fact he will remind his team mates about all summer.

Which is why he will front up at round one next year against Carlton in front of 80,000 were he'll go 6 from 6.

[WilliamPowell]

Interesting that they said it's surgery just to stabilise it rather than reconstruct it. May not be too serious and we're just playing it safe.

It's the same type of surgery he had last year on the other shoulder - not a full reco

[eliminator]

A real shame. Hoping for a speedy recovery

[Infamy]

Interesting that they said it's surgery just to stabilise it rather than reconstruct it. May not be too serious and we're just playing it safe.

It's the same type of surgery he had last year on the other shoulder - not a full reco

In the circumstances, that's great news.