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

[WilliamPowell]

What was the feeling in the room while Hardwick spoke those who attended?

Heard a couple of people say "finally" and "we'll know more rd 1"

I will confess I only really started paying attention when he said we hadn't improved. Personally wanted to hear something like that, wanted to hear that the 2 finals losses were unacceptable.

Reckon most people were pleased he said what he did but I tend to lean towards the "we'll know more rd1" viewpoint.

12 months ago he and the club talked things up and we know what happened... Think people are reserving their collective judgement and I can understand that

[Phil Mrakov]

If we don't smash Carlton who are a dead set rabble and will finish bottom 4 then we are in for a crap season ending in disappointment.. Again ! 8+ goals or I won't believe

[TigerLand]

Oh look the pre season are a quality side.

[one-eyed]

Cotch's B&F speech and him talking about next year ...

VIDEO: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2014-09-30/jdm-2014-trent-cotchins-speech

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* We started something this year. We took a few steps back earlier in the year and learned a lot of lessons. I’m very proud of our playing group with how far they came throughout the back part of the year but more so in the beginning, when the times were tough. The 3-10 start obviously not where you want to be as a football club, who’s very proud.

* I love playing with each and every one of you.  I look forward to seeing some of our younger faces come through the ranks through pre-season into next season.  It’s only going to make our group a lot stronger.

* When Luke Hodge was holding up the cup, with ‘Clarko’ (Alastair Clarkson), from an individual point of view, so much envy for what they’ve achieved as a group. All I want for us, as a group to achieve, is that ultimate goal. Who knows, we get a first one and hopefully one day we’ll be a great team and people will be talking about us like Hawthorn of 2013-14. Our journey, it’s only just started.

* As Dimma said, this pre-season’s going to be a really challenging one.  We’re going to hold each other really accountable. So stick with us. We’re going to be louder and prouder next year and we’re going to be bigger and stronger.

Full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-10-01/cotchins-emotioncharged-speech

[WA Tiger]

Great speech Mr Damien, Wallace, Frawley, Geishan, Hardwick..very new and original...proof will be at the end of the year. Sick of hearing the pre season hype crap!!!

[yellowandback]

Great speech Mr Damien, Wallace, Frawley, Geishan, Hardwick..very new and original...proof will be at the end of the year. Sick of hearing the pre season hype crap!!!

I think it is fair for the coach, captain and winners of the awards to get up and speak at a club function.
I would also say that their words were both measured and relevant to how we have performed and what should be next.

I also think it's a little unfair to compare what Dimma and the club have achieved compared to the other coaches (not sure why Dimma appears twice?) but I get the sentiment.
Once the pre season starts, let's hope the club battens down the hatches and only speaks when it has to along with dampening any newspaper hype.
If that merry go round starts, WAT you are totally correct in your post.

[WA Tiger]

Great speech Mr Damien, Wallace, Frawley, Geishan, Hardwick..very new and original...proof will be at the end of the year. Sick of hearing the pre season hype crap!!!

I think it is fair for the coach, captain and winners of the awards to get up and speak at a club function.
I would also say that their words were both measured and relevant to how we have performed and what should be next.

I also think it's a little unfair to compare what Dimma and the club have achieved compared to the other coaches (not sure why Dimma appears twice?) but I get the sentiment.
Once the pre season starts, let's hope the club battens down the hatches and only speaks when it has to along with dampening any newspaper hype.
If that merry go round starts, WAT you are totally correct in your post.

So you have never heard how hard the preseason will be from all other coaches we have had and it amounted to nothing????

[scjhammo]

so they well should be having a hard preseason I remember chaplin on SEN saying we didn't even run to the cones we were pulling up if that's the case make the distances longer....
grind them into the dirt I say

[Smokey]

Great speech Mr Damien, Wallace, Frawley, Geishan, Hardwick..very new and original...proof will be at the end of the year. Sick of hearing the pre season hype crap!!!

I think it is fair for the coach, captain and winners of the awards to get up and speak at a club function.
I would also say that their words were both measured and relevant to how we have performed and what should be next.

I also think it's a little unfair to compare what Dimma and the club have achieved compared to the other coaches (not sure why Dimma appears twice?) but I get the sentiment.
Once the pre season starts, let's hope the club battens down the hatches and only speaks when it has to along with dampening any newspaper hype.
If that merry go round starts, WAT you are totally correct in your post.

Given the hit our memberships took this year because of the crap they dished up, I'll have an uneducated guess that they will be smashing us with positive hype come pre-season proper.   

[yellowandback]

Smokey, I'd like to think that the leads ethic at the club is smart enough to realise how that will come across if they attempt that in the upcoming off season.
Let's hope so anyway.

[Dice]

Port have reset the bar for what is a minimum level of fitness required to take into an AFL season. We , along with most other teams , are well behind them right now.
It's time to get super fit.

[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!!!!

[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

[Smokey]

Smokey, I'd like to think that the leads ethic at the club is smart enough to realise how that will come across if they attempt that in the upcoming off season.
Let's hope so anyway.

 

Yep, totally agree YAB.  But sadly I don't have a lot of faith in that happening.   

[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!!!!!