Chris Yarran [merged]

[taztiger4]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/chris-yarrans-personal-trainer-tom-couch-reveals-he-set-his-sights-on-afl-return-during-trip-to-thailand/news-story/8e12aa0c796343d3c9d7db75e994cdd4

[tdy]

That's really positive news much better than the glass half empty stuff doing the rounds previously.

[Penelope]

SNIP

 

Obviously just done some major editing amd considering doing some more

A number of posters are a few key stokes away from a holiday. Think people should know that after the events of last week that people who fail to obey the simplest of rules will get turfed.

I am not interested in the finger pointing, people trying to justify their reasons for breaking posting rules.

It ends now

But here again are the rules

1. Stick to the topic.

2. You all know the rules DO NOT post anything that is rumour, innuendo, speculation  etc. Stick to what is known.

3. Keep the personal sniping of the forum

4. Keep the racists slurs and nonsense off the forum

5. Don't play moderator or you will be suspended as well

It's pretty simple really

And yes i am extremely peeved

And I don't blame you. I bet when you guys started this forum you didn't think it would be such a negative and nasty forum at times. We are supposed to be all Tigers supporters yet the eat your own seams to be the prevailing attitude. Same goes for Yarran, to me it sounds like he is doing all he can to get back. If you have some other "facts" that says this is not the case then post them so we all can be enlightened.

Dunno what the thoughts were when first started, but over the last 3-4 years there has been a definite crackdown on humour that may be risqué or crude, driving away posters who enjoyed a joke and banter, but on the whole were balanced and fair, but the dark negativity has been allowed to to not just fester, but flourish, often under the guise of "humour."

add the dimma like favouritism played, and the forum has been moulded into what you see, whether inadvertently or by choice

as with anything, you reap what you sow

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Nothing serious I hope.

[Francois Jackson]

Perhaps if the Richmond actually gave us a decent level of information whilst this fool levers 40 grand a month out of the club, then people wouldnt have the need to be asking questions.

$480,000 since we signed him.

Proof or any facts that are even close to justify this coment ?

Average salary is 300k in the afl so would be pretty close to the mark, assuming yarran is on 400 plus which he would be

And he got paid all of that ?  I will repeat.
 
Proof or any facts that are close to that to justify this coment ?

With respect I think you are being silly now. We could say the same about every player then (not knowing what they get paid)

I get your defending him which I don't have an issue but to ask for facts to prove that yarran has been paid close to if not 400,000 in a year, is not going to happen. Its as close to a fact as you will find though, unless someone has some intel that he handed it back

[🏅Dooks]

That's really positive news much better than the glass half empty stuff doing the rounds previously.

Finally some information!

[one-eyed]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/chris-yarrans-personal-trainer-tom-couch-reveals-he-set-his-sights-on-afl-return-during-trip-to-thailand/news-story/8e12aa0c796343d3c9d7db75e994cdd4

For those who can't view past the pay wall:

The moment Yarran set sights on AFL return

JON ANDERSON
Herald Sun
October 30, 2016

TWO months ago he would have said “little chance” and six weeks ago “unlikely”, but events of the past month have convinced Tom Couch that Richmond’s Chris Yarran is a realistic chance to reignite his AFL career.

Yarran, 25, hasn’t played since joining the Tigers from Carlton a year ago, having been granted indefinite leave to deal with personal issues.

But Couch, 28, who has spent three months working as Yarran’s personal trainer, believes the dynamic running back/small forward regained the eye of the tiger after they visited Thailand last month.


Chris Yarran with Tom Couch in Thailand. Picture: Supplied

“There was a moment over there when I began to see a different side of him and that’s become more and more frequent as the weeks have passed. Now I consistently see someone who talks and walks like an AFL footballer,” said Couch, who played three games for Melbourne in 2012.

“There was this day where we toured the Phi Phi Islands and that night watched the Sydney-Adelaide final. All of a sudden, he turned into this bloke I hadn’t met or seen before. He said, ‘I should be out there’.

“I asked him what he meant and he said, ‘I mightn’t have played for 12 months but I could still run rings around half these blokes’.

“When he said that, that’s when I knew we had a chance. It was the first positive thing he had to say about himself all year. Up until then he was always doubting himself. From then on, it was about building on that momentum.


Chris Yarran has been working hard to get himself back in shape. Picture: Supplied

“Then we got back and a couple of days later he said he wanted to go to the Geelong-Sydney final. That was another big step because he hadn’t been to a game all year, partly because he didn’t want people to recognise him and didn’t know what they would say to him.”

Yarran will report to Richmond on November 7 for pre-season training with the first-to-fourth-year players.

Couch says he has already noticed a change in the 25-year-old’s attitude towards training but still has a way to go.

“There has been a positive change in Yaz’s life in recent times and his training has improved as a result,” Couch said.


Chris Yarran and personal trainer Tom Couch run together as Yarran begins his road back to the AFL. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin

“No longer am I out the front kicking and screaming and yelling at him. Now he’s out the front wanting to train.

“He’s embracing rather than resisting the pain that comes with hard training and that is a massive indicator. He’s training because he wants to play AFL, not because someone wants him to.

“At this stage, he isn’t capable of beginning training with the main group on Monday week when they return. However, recent developments have placed him in a much better state mentally and his training performances have been excellent.

“I’d expect him to be training with the main group before Christmas.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/chris-yarrans-personal-trainer-tom-couch-reveals-he-set-his-sights-on-afl-return-during-trip-to-thailand/news-story/8e12aa0c796343d3c9d7db75e994cdd4

[one-eyed]

Yarran committed to playing AFL again

JON ANDERSON
Herald Sun
30 October 2016

A RELAXED and smiling Chris Yarran on Saturday revealed his burning desire to return in 2017 to playing the game he loves.

Yarran, 25, was speaking after completing a fitness circuit at the Tan track under the supervision of his personal trainer Tom Couch.

The pair have been a constant over the past three months as Yarran attempts to rebuild his career with Richmond after missing the entire 2016 season due to mental health issues.

He admits to being a few kilograms overweight but claims he is mentally and physically ready to begin training with Richmond on Monday, November 7.


Chris Yarran has been training with a personal trainer, Tom Couch in a bid to return to AFL. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin

“There were times during the year when I doubted myself, doubted whether I would ever play again but I’m in a steady place now and I’m ready to start playing some good footy,” said Yarran, who has played 119 games since his debut for Carlton in 2009.

“My personal issues are taken care of and this is the best I’ve felt and looked for quite some time. I really missed playing and I’m doing everything in my power to make sure I play again.

“All I want to do is get back and play some decent footy for the Richmond Football Club which I’m quite capable of doing.”

Couch said Yarran had lost 4kg in the past two weeks and had another 4kg to lose.


Chris Yarran takes a drink during his personal training session. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin

Yarran read recent criticism of his current physical condition and while accepting it goes with the territory, also says people shouldn’t judge him too quickly.

“I can’t control other people’s opinions but they should look back at my history at Carlton which showed I would come back a little bit overweight but always dropped it quickly. I think people are overreacting because I didn’t play at all in 2016,” he said.

“What I have to do is get out on the training track and have a healthy pre-season. I’ve had a few calf injuries but there’s been no sign of that recently and my general fitness isn’t too bad.


Chris Yarran says he’s working hard in his bid to return to football. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin

“There’s no reason why I can’t join the main training group pretty quickly. What I have done with Tommy (Couch) has put me in really good stead.”

Yarran was drafted by Carlton with pick No.6 in the 2008 national draft before being traded to Richmond at the end of 2015 for pick 23.

The Tigers’ plan has always been to employ Yarran’s rare evasive skills and pinpoint disposal off halfback.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/chris-yarran-committed-to-playing-afl-again-after-12-months-out-of-the-game-with-mental-health-issues/news-story/6d68ae3ddba3e55e871e745c76acbfa8

[Eat_em_Alive]

Good to hear that he's in a better place and wants to play.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

He looks like Rodney Rude in that last photo

[Francois Jackson]

If that's classified as overweight then I am obese
At least he is trying and paying for couch himself

[eliminator]

Really good news for him and the club. Hope it continues to go well.

[Jackstar 1960]

Currently training in WA under the watchful eye Tom Couch
More likely to play than not play in 2017😉

Has he returned to Perth? He was training at Punt Road last week

Seen on the beach at Scarborough by two people I know yesterday
Both say he looks fit

What is amazing that the media write garbage
Maybe some should put there runners on ( if they own a pair ) and go to the Tan Track at 7am on a Saturday morning and have a look themselves
They might be surprised in who and what they see running around the Tan 😉

[dwaino]

Coming from so far back I assume the odds are against him but with so much media around it recently it sounds like he has his head in a better place and is having a real go. Not holding my breath yet but at least for his own life and well being  he is back on track.

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4 kilos in two weeks. Lmao

What a crock.