Riddle me this Claw: if we can't develop players, which is essentially what you have said in your last tree posts, then how do you explain our steady rise up the ladder under Hardwick? It can't be our recruiting because you think that's been poor too. So what's it been? Luck?
Three years improvement for RFC tells me that you have real problems 'developing' accurate opinions. You might want to think about an overhaul of your opinion development processes.
Oh boy! Already having a go at Bean and saying Grimes has 'plateaued' when he has been out injured for the best part of two years. 
You're a hoot!
so what young players on our list have developed as we would wish.
arnot - 2011 - a sml mid has he developed adequately. 50/50 chance to be cut.
astbury - 2009. yep had injury but if he has a poor yr in 2014 theres every likely hood he will be cut. good chance to be cut still.
batchelor - 2010, bloody hell if anything hes gone backwards. he has deficiencies that will see him struggle. but its only my opinion. 50/50 chance to be cut imo.
chaplain - 2003/2012 certainly looks exactly the same player he was at port to me.
conca - pick 6 2010 3 yrs in where exactly do you expect these so called top echelon players to be at.
cotchin - pick 2 hes where he should be at for such a talented player. lets talk development with him though. if he has a weakness its really been his kicking have we improved that area.
darrou 2012 - well no high hopes here hes a rookie pick and hes managed to get a 3rd yr as a rookie. im asking though how have we developed him. needs to step up or hes gone.
dea - 2009 will concede he was a bit of a long term development. but after 4 yrs exactly what brilliant development have we put into him. hes on thin ice.
derickx - spent 3 yrs with us and did what. where was the development.
a edwards - 2013 29yo same player with us he was at north.
s edwards. - 2006 jeezuz hes given probably 2 seasons at the utmost of decent footy the same problems return to bite us every time.
ellis - 2011 - sml player who has progressed okay. a solidly built 1st rounder who was going to play early. is his development any better than any other clubs? or is it nothing more than where it should be .
elton - 2011. a kppwho should take time. but where is he at what edevelopment has there been to even suggest its worth mentioning.
griffiths - 2009 well again a pick 19 and hes done exactly what.
grigg - 2007/2010 a mature recruit. hes exactly the same player with us as he was with carlton.
grimes - 2010 really what development. yeah hes had more than his fair share of injuries which doesnt help. but where has this one dimensional skinny tall defender developed.
helbig - 2010 another whos had injury. despite the injury his development has been that good hes lucky to still bo on the list.
houli - 2006/ 2011psd. please tell me what deficiencies have improved since hes been at richmond. hes almost the exact same player we got from essendon.
jackson 2003 geez a player who has taken 10 yrs to learn to play within his limitations and even then we ask will he revet back to normal.
king 2007 mature recruit who is still the same player he was when we got him what weaknesses has he overcome.
knights - 2004/2012 played good footy at the crows but injuries kept on hitting. same at richmond. what development can we claim.
maric - 2004/2011 we got him as a 26yo he was devolped. he just needed opportunity.
martin - 2009 pick 3 ready to go player who straight away played at a good standard. he is slowly developing his game and overcoming his weaknesses. development or just raw talent.
mcbean - 2012 well we will see how he develops and what he turns into. bit rich to claim we have developed anything.
mcdonough - 2012 see mcbean.
mcintosh - see mcbean.
morris - 2011 24yo ready to go recruit. we all love and his attack on the ball him but to claim development he needs to improve some basic areas of his game.he does have his knockers.
nahas - 2009 yep in his 5 yrs he really developed didnt he not. those basics that we talk about with so many on our list just came back and bit us. development pppffft.
ohanlon - 2012 psd hes done what to date . what development has occured to suggest hes improved enough to even be kept.
vickery - well again what development 6 yrs in and hes developed into what exactly. not a ruckman thats for sure.
cmon i cant be bothered going on it seems to me the only players that have really improved in the main and thus developed are the first rounders we have taken. is that development or just an indicator of the talent they have and where we took em.
cmon show me players outside of those first rounders and ready to go mature recruits who have truly developed and improved.
