Nathan Foley [merged]

[TigerTimeII]

lol faark me sideways with claw hammer....Foley has been one of our few shining lights in recent years surely!  Even got picked up by Thompson for the Vic squad coz he does win his own ball and goes alright.  I can't wait for him to get back in the squad, our engine room should be looking sports car schmick by then.  When him and Tucky were in the guts, they used to demolish the hard ball, they were good together.

we still do very well in hard ball gets, we demolished sydney in that area on sat nite but still got flogged
winning the hard ball has never been an issue for us , its usingthe fricken pill when we get it

[one-eyed]

Foley on track
richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg
1:21 PM Thu 15 April, 2010


Key Richmond midfielder Nathan Foley has passed stage one of his comeback with flying colors . . .

Foley, who had been sidelined since midway through last year with a nagging ankle injury, played half a game for Coburg reserves in the VFL’s opening round last Sunday, and came through unscathed.

He had a significant impact in that on-field time, collecting 17 disposals (4 kicks, 13 handballs) and setting up numerous opportunities for his younger teammates.

“Nathan displayed outstanding leadership,” said Coburg’s senior coach and Richmond development coach David Newett.

“He approached the match with total professionalism and set a great example for the young Coburg players and the Richmond draftees that were in the team on the day.

“Not only did he rack up plenty of possessions in the half of football he played, he also led the way in sticking to the structures and game plan that’s been implemented by Richmond and are now also in place at Coburg and Coburg reserves.”

Foley pulled up well from his first hit-out in nine months and he will be given slightly more game time in the Coburg seniors this weekend, as he continues his quest to regain full fitness.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/92362/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

From today's Herald-Sun...

In some rare good news for Tiger fans, Monaghan said star midfielder Nathan Foley would take his place in the Coburg seniors.

All going well, he is expected to return to AFL ranks against Fremantle at Subiaco next Sunday.

[mightytiges]

Axel told us today his body pulled up well after the Coburg game which is good news. He'll be playing again for Coburg this weekend at Craigieburn.

[TFL]

It was a shame that he only played 8-10 minutes in the last qtr.

He was smashing them in the middle and we really missed his drive out of the centre when he went off.

He ran the lines well also which was pleasing.

[Judge Roughneck]

^

good news

RFC need Foley back ASAP

[one-eyed]

A snippet from Dimma's EOTT report on Axel....

"Nathan Foley also was excellent.  I must admit that I didn’t realise how good Nathan is, until I took the coaching job at Richmond.  He’s a very important player for us with his ability to win centre clearances, break the lines and his clean ball use.  Having ‘Axel’ back in the side also frees up Dustin Martin a bit as well, which is important.  Last Sunday was the first time this season we’ve had our full midfield up and going, and it’s no coincidence that we won the clearances so convincingly."

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/ARCHIVEPAGES/SecureSignonTest/GreenbergsGrabs/tabid/15918/Default.aspx

[WA Tiger]

Well Damien, many of us know how good he is and we have waited a while to have a fit Foley in the side. Just think, so many wan't him traded or de-listed... ??? Don't think he will be going anyware and neither he should IMO, he is our main midfielder and has been for a while now, injuries have had him down. He is not even 100% fit, so imagine when he is back to his best next year with the likes of Martin, Foley, Cotchin etc in the midfield we will have a good time.......Delicious 

[crannyvegas]

Yeah its crazy when a player gets injured for a while, you forget how much of a role they play in the side. I like that our midfield is becoming potent, be interesting to see Cousins being inserted into the line up again. I feel like he will enjoy his time much more with that added support, that tuck and foley afford him.

[TigerTimeII]

Foley's disposal was what concerned me the most but if he can maintain that level of efficiency that he displayed on Sunday i will be more than happy. Lets hope he has got rid of his clanger / turnover bug

[Tigeritis™©®]

Well Damien, many of us know how good he is and we have waited a while to have a fit Foley in the side. Just think, so many wan't him traded or de-listed... ??? Don't think he will be going anyware and neither he should IMO, he is our main midfielder and has been for a while now, injuries have had him down. He is not even 100% fit, so imagine when he is back to his best next year with the likes of Martin, Foley, Cotchin etc in the midfield we will have a good time.......Delicious 

WHO WANTED HIM TRADED OR DELISTED?
ARE YOU JUST SAYING THAT OR ARE THERE SOME POSTERS ON HERE THAT REALLY WANT TO GET RID OF ONE OF OUR ONLY GOOD PLAYERS.

[WA Tiger]

Well Damien, many of us know how good he is and we have waited a while to have a fit Foley in the side. Just think, so many wan't him traded or de-listed... ??? Don't think he will be going anyware and neither he should IMO, he is our main midfielder and has been for a while now, injuries have had him down. He is not even 100% fit, so imagine when he is back to his best next year with the likes of Martin, Foley, Cotchin etc in the midfield we will have a good time.......Delicious 

WHO WANTED HIM TRADED OR DELISTED?
ARE YOU JUST SAYING THAT OR ARE THERE SOME POSTERS ON HERE THAT REALLY WANT TO GET RID OF ONE OF OUR ONLY GOOD PLAYERS.

Go and have a look through the threads on this forum, the ones along the lines of the GC17, trades, delistings etc.... and you will see, many want him traded at the the end of the year to GC17 and did so last year.

[MADTIGER2010]

I'm surprised how well Foley has come back. You'd think he'd be a bit quiet in his first month back but he looked almost at peak form and fitness in his first game back against Freo

[Penelope]

Well Damien, many of us know how good he is and we have waited a while to have a fit Foley in the side. Just think, so many wan't him traded or de-listed... ??? Don't think he will be going anyware and neither he should IMO, he is our main midfielder and has been for a while now, injuries have had him down. He is not even 100% fit, so imagine when he is back to his best next year with the likes of Martin, Foley, Cotchin etc in the midfield we will have a good time.......Delicious 

WHO WANTED HIM TRADED OR DELISTED?
ARE YOU JUST SAYING THAT OR ARE THERE SOME POSTERS ON HERE THAT REALLY WANT TO GET RID OF ONE OF OUR ONLY GOOD PLAYERS.

I doubt there would be a single player (excepting first year players), that someone hasn't said they want traded or delisted

[Chuck17]

Well Damien, many of us know how good he is and we have waited a while to have a fit Foley in the side. Just think, so many wan't him traded or de-listed... ??? Don't think he will be going anyware and neither he should IMO, he is our main midfielder and has been for a while now, injuries have had him down. He is not even 100% fit, so imagine when he is back to his best next year with the likes of Martin, Foley, Cotchin etc in the midfield we will have a good time.......Delicious 

WHO WANTED HIM TRADED OR DELISTED?
ARE YOU JUST SAYING THAT OR ARE THERE SOME POSTERS ON HERE THAT REALLY WANT TO GET RID OF ONE OF OUR ONLY GOOD PLAYERS.

I doubt there would be a single player (excepting first year players), that someone hasn't said they want traded or delisted

Dont know about that Al I think a few were calling for Dea to be traded or delisted