Hardwick warns Richmond players of hard training program during pre-season (H-S)

[dwaino]

Just got back from a parallel universe where there was not one article out of the club since the end of our season and everyone on One Eyed Tigers forum were whinging about how quiet the club was and that we had shut up shop.

[Chuck17]

Agree Dice...

So like I said earlier, proof will be in the pudding, not the pre-season hype, poo, crap, spin that we are fed every stuffing year!!!!

I would suggest that if the media spins annoys you so much then dont read it

Media or Club & Coach spin???? The coach said it didn't he!!!!!

I would suggest you try with the spin that annoys you most as a start and work your way down from there

[WA Tiger]

Agree Dice...

So like I said earlier, proof will be in the pudding, not the pre-season hype, poo, crap, spin that we are fed every stuffing year!!!!

I would suggest that if the media spins annoys you so much then dont read it

Media or Club & Coach spin???? The coach said it didn't he!!!!!

I would suggest you try with the spin that annoys you most as a start and work your way down from there

WTF are you talking about now. The comments came from Hardwick, that is what I making reference to...

[TigerMonk]

RFC faults over the years has been resting players in pre-season. That won't be happening this pre-season. Be fit or be out. 

[🏅Dooks]

The PR bullcrap for 2015 has started early.

Your membership dollars at work

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Welcome to three years ago..

Precisely.

Pretty rich coming from the guy whom the players had to confront
regarding sub par training and discipline issues in round 11.

Interesting to note, his perspective during this lapse of professionalism,
was “In a funny sort of way, and our win-loss record doesn’t indicate this, but we are a better side than last year, which is important to us,’’

The guy's not a premiership coach, let alone a finals one.

He can't get them up for occassions nor has he employed those with such an ability.

He recruits Hampson and Thomas while he gives Newman another 12 months.

What's not to fire this bloke in light of sackings by Adelaide and GC?

[Yeahright]

Welcome to three years ago..

Precisely.

Pretty rich coming from the guy whom the players had to confront
regarding sub par training and discipline issues in round 11.

You know what, I never thought of it in that light. I've always been in the 'players are more responsible for their performances on game day' camp because the coach can only do so much. But the fact he didn't absolutely tear them a new one when they weren't training hard enough is a joke and surely come selection time those standards should of been punished.

[WA Tiger]

And here it is.......lets monitor how hard it really is or how it differs, I will laugh my arse off at the players tearing up the track...

[the claw]

Does this mean we've had easy pre-seasons the last few years? 

what have they  done to rectify this. that is what should be asked. have we improved the fitness dept or sacked people for gross failure.

talk is one thing action is another. people will support if they can actually see something being done. but when its always spin spin spin and more talk with no action then rightly so people get sceptical and critical.

if they want to stop the criticism then they need to do something to show they actually acknowledge the problem.

[WA Tiger]

Must get Port fitness about us!!!!!

[Smokey]

Does this mean we've had easy pre-seasons the last few years? 

what have they  done to rectify this. that is what should be asked. have we improved the fitness dept or sacked people for gross failure.

talk is one thing action is another. people will support if they can actually see something being done. but when its always spin spin spin and more talk with no action then rightly so people get sceptical and critical.

if they want to stop the criticism then they need to do something to show they actually acknowledge the problem.

Yep, well said Claw!