Nathan Foley [merged]

[Hellenic Tiger]

Has not been the same player since his Vic guernsey last year and that is being kind.

Where was that dash he was showing in 2007. Two bounces out of the centre and drilling goals from 50. In a poor team that lacked midfielders he excelled. Now where we have more players rotating through he has become complacent and lazy.

[Ramps]

Stupid comments on Foley, he was almost all Australian and BOG for the Vic's. Perhaps if he had more help from the players around him he could play his game!!!

Thats why he should be considered for trade. He still has value, RFC has never known when to trade players- we just keep them until they have no value.

[Infamy]

We can't afford to trade Foley, we don't have enough depth to cover for him
With the impending departure of so many senior players, Foley is the tough inside mid we need to carry much of the load

[TigerTime]

Stupid comments on Foley, he was almost all Australian and BOG for the Vic's. Perhaps if he had more help from the players around him he could play his game!!!

he was almost this . almost that .............but he aint. he is a player who wins the ball and cant use it

we must be smart and trade him while he has currency

[TigerTime]

We can't afford to trade Foley, we don't have enough depth to cover for him
With the impending departure of so many senior players, Foley is the tough inside mid we need to carry much of the load

w\yes we do, edwards is a classy kid, and he is developing nicely. better skilled player and thinker than foley

if cogs hold up and cuz comes though there is no room 4 foley

[Hellenic Tiger]

We can't afford to trade Foley, we don't have enough depth to cover for him
With the impending departure of so many senior players, Foley is the tough inside mid we need to carry much of the load

w\yes we do, edwards is a classy kid, and he is developing nicely. better skilled player and thinker than foley

if cogs hold up and cuz comes though there is no room 4 foley

Edwards needs to lower his eyes rather than blaze away.
Furthermore he has neither the ticker nor the courage. Does not put his head over the ball.

Cogs is 1 long term injury away from retirement and cuz is 31.
Foley is either a tradeable commodity for a high draft pick in October or he needs to recapture his 2007 form.

[Ramps]

Foley is either a tradeable commodity for a high draft pick in October or he needs to recapture his 2007 form.

In the end, thats the upshot of it all. He either lifts now or we should put him up for trade. Plenty of clubs will want him, and we will get a good trade, whether it be a high pick or a player in return

[Ox]

Stupid comments on Foley, he was almost all Australian and BOG for the Vic's. Perhaps if he had more help from the players around him he could play his game!!!

u mean in the soccer match where ur allowed to touch the ball??

LMFAO@ That piece of poo game and u for using it as an argument againsts foleys' shitness,

LMAO@ Blaming players around him when HE is the one who turns the stuffen  thing over all the effen time,u idiot!!
FO!

[Francois Jackson]

Stupid comments on Foley, he was almost all Australian and BOG for the Vic's. Perhaps if he had more help from the players around him he could play his game!!!

u mean in the soccer match where ur allowed to touch the ball??

LMFAO@ That piece of poo game and u for using it as an argument againsts foleys' shitness,

LMAO@ Blaming players around him when HE is the one who turns the stuffen  thing over all the effen time,u idiot!!
FO!

tell us what you really think Brackets.

[mightytiges]

I don't reckon Axel is 100% right and not just due to that ankle/foot injury he copped preseason although his kicking has gone right off since that foot injury. Yep he's lost that explosive pace from stoppages. I wonder if he has some minor OP/groin injury he's continuing to play on through. There were some whispers going around in the second half of last year he might have.

[Hellenic Tiger]

I don't reckon Axel is 100% right and not just due to that ankle/foot injury he copped preseason although his kicking has gone right off since that foot injury. Yep he's lost that explosive pace from stoppages. I wonder if he has some minor OP/groin injury he's continuing to play on through. There were some whispers going around in the second half of last year he might have.

Well that suggests a few things that are indicative of the RFC.

1) Injury has been mismanaged by RFC. Axel should have been put under the knife in the post season to rectify his groins or sitting out in round 1 or whatever. Again playing an injured player. Memo about Richmond today.

2) Cannot play through the pain barrier and if affects his performance. Much like Laidley's comments about Wells a few weeks back. Harsh but it is reality.

3) Selfishness of player to play and underperform rather than take a stint on the sidelines.

If he is injured we are 1-5 and a loss to Brissy 1-6 with a game against Port in Adelaide in a fortnight. Season gone. Put him under the knife. It will give him time to recover and be ready for pre season training in October and therefore those debilitating niggles will be gone.
Don't be selfish about this. At his best he is a gun and at 100% with the other players in the midfield will be a valuable asset.

Conversely if his mind is shot and above the shoulders he is gone as mentioned earlier in this thread trade him to another club whilst others feel there is value to him. Furthermore if injuries are worse than what the club are indicating definentely trade him to another club whilst we can conceal the true extent of his injuries and we may get more out of a trade.
Time to grow some gonads Tigers and make 100% solutions for the clubs future benefit.

[mightytiges]

I don't reckon Axel is 100% right and not just due to that ankle/foot injury he copped preseason although his kicking has gone right off since that foot injury. Yep he's lost that explosive pace from stoppages. I wonder if he has some minor OP/groin injury he's continuing to play on through. There were some whispers going around in the second half of last year he might have.

Well that suggests a few things that are indicative of the RFC.

1) Injury has been mismanaged by RFC. Axel should have been put under the knife in the post season to rectify his groins or sitting out in round 1 or whatever. Again playing an injured player. Memo about Richmond today.

2) Cannot play through the pain barrier and if affects his performance. Much like Laidley's comments about Wells a few weeks back. Harsh but it is reality.

3) Selfishness of player to play and underperform rather than take a stint on the sidelines.

If he is injured we are 1-5 and a loss to Brissy 1-6 with a game against Port in Adelaide in a fortnight. Season gone. Put him under the knife. It will give him time to recover and be ready for pre season training in October and therefore those debilitating niggles will be gone.
Don't be selfish about this. At his best he is a gun and at 100% with the other players in the midfield will be a valuable asset.

Conversely if his mind is shot and above the shoulders he is gone as mentioned earlier in this thread trade him to another club whilst others feel there is value to him. Furthermore if injuries are worse than what the club are indicating definentely trade him to another club whilst we can conceal the true extent of his injuries and we may get more out of a trade.
Time to grow some gonads Tigers and make 100% solutions for the clubs future benefit.

I don't believe it's selfishness. There is though probably a pressure to play on despite injury so as to not let your teammates down because we lack depth in certain areas. Especially if the team is struggling for a win. Obviously Foley should not have played round 1 with his foot/ankle injury. I don't believe it's point 2 either because Axel is a tough bugger. I have heard last year that other clubs thought if they targetted Foley when they played us by continually bashing and crashing into him then they could beat us. Such was Foley's importance to us in their eyes. It was the reason we traded for Thomson and Hislop  . Too bad they aren't good enough to get into the side despite our poor start to protect Axel  .

[TigerTime]

I don't reckon Axel is 100% right and not just due to that ankle/foot injury he copped preseason although his kicking has gone right off since that foot injury. Yep he's lost that explosive pace from stoppages. I wonder if he has some minor OP/groin injury he's continuing to play on through. There were some whispers going around in the second half of last year he might have.

foleys kicking has never ever been reliable and good, he has escaped the radar on his bad disposal because he is hard at it and used to burst out of packs, but he cant even do that now

[Infamy]

I don't reckon Axel is 100% right and not just due to that ankle/foot injury he copped preseason although his kicking has gone right off since that foot injury. Yep he's lost that explosive pace from stoppages. I wonder if he has some minor OP/groin injury he's continuing to play on through. There were some whispers going around in the second half of last year he might have.

foleys kicking has never ever been reliable and good, he has escaped the radar on his bad disposal because he is hard at it and used to burst out of packs, but he cant even do that now

No, he escaped the radar because he improved his kicking substatially to the point that he was AFL standard for an inside midfielder. He's gone backwards this year, due to injury or otherwise.

[TigerTime]

its at richmond and the fans alike always find excuses and are too afraid to make the hard decision on players
i get it, because we are a top team who thrives in its own success

its time we had afooty department with king size balls to make the right call on players

we need a malcom blight kinda person , to come in and from day one axe all the players who should not be their, stamp his mark and make the rules, new rules, not continue with the same old bs that happens at rfc