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Defiant Dimma: We can still make finals

Herald-Sun
4 June2016


RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick says the Tigers can still make this year’s finals if they rediscover their best form.

The Tigers slumped to a 4-7 win loss record after a 70-point belting from North Melbourne in Hobart on Friday night.

The loss leaves the Tigers likely needing to win eight or more of their remaining 11 home-and-away games to book a fourth successive finals campaign.

“We are still firmly of the belief that if we get everything right we can challenge for the top eight,” Hardwick told SEN.

“It is going to be incredibly tough (but) we’ve done it before.

“We’ll back ourselves in and give ourselves every chance.”

“We’re disappointed with the way we are playing at the moment — but I guarantee we will get better.”

Richmond lost defender Dylan Grimes to a hamstring injury in the warm-up to Friday night’s game and were further hit by a serious knee injury to Steve Morris while Nick Vlastuin (concussion) and Ben Griffiths (ankle) were also added to a growing casualty list.

Hardwick said there would be hard questions asked at Punt Rd this week before next Sunday’s home game against injury depleted Gold Coast.
Morris was on crutches after the game

Asked about his involvement in reviews at board level, Hardwick said: “We have robust discussions … on a weekly basis.

“We will question the way we play; question the way we coach; question the way the players came out and performed.

“It is a performance based industry and at the moment we are well short.

“We’re capable of performing and beating sides when we are at our best and we were well off that last night.”
Defeat to the Kangaroos marked Richmond’s seventh of the season

Asked if it was time to develop young players even at possible expense of a finals tilt, Hardwick said: “I’m still of the belief that the best form of culture is winning culture”.

“We will be striving to win as many games as we can but in saying that we will still be looking to regenerate along the way.”

“It is a philosophy we have always had in my time at the Tigers.

“I’ve got belief in our group — some of the guys are not playing as well as what we’d like. But I’ve also got faith in some of the younger talent coming through.

“We’ll pick as good a side as we can. We picked up a couple of injuries so some younger guys will get an opportunity.”

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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2016, 03:02:39 PM »
Smells like 9th
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2016, 03:03:41 PM »
The anywhere, anytime Tigers.
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2016, 03:10:33 PM »
Come as u r
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2016, 03:11:55 PM »
I agree with Dimma
About time a few in the VFL rise to the challenge
Conca ,Elton , Drunmond
Shows us what you have

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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2016, 03:38:10 PM »
I agree with Dimma


Of course you do...of course you do.....
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2016, 03:54:06 PM »
As if Dimma will risk losing Suns and Lions games. He'll play it safe and bring in the duds.
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2016, 04:14:20 PM »
I agree with Dimma
About time a few in the VFL rise to the challenge
Conca ,Elton , Drunmond
Shows us what you have
I don't understand you. You support Hardwick but didn't support Wallace.

Why? Hasn't Hardwick failed despite having had more support and resources than Wallace?
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2016, 04:15:17 PM »
I agree with Dimma
About time a few in the VFL rise to the challenge
Conca ,Elton , Drunmond
Shows us what you have

Drumkond?

 Please Jack, he played his first game on 13 months last week after an very seriois knee injury. To expect anything from him  outside getting some games in him is harsh.

Agree others now have a huge chance to show something but leave Drummond out of it
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2016, 05:23:16 PM »
this guy is deluded  :lol

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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2016, 05:30:26 PM »
He is clearly on illegal substances to talk this sort of rubbish, who is he trying to fool, the players, himself or us??
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2016, 05:35:35 PM »
I agree with Dimma
About time a few in the VFL rise to the challenge
Conca ,Elton , Drunmond
Shows us what you have

You must be mates with him Jak.
Why else would you blindly support the catalyst of our failure
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2016, 05:38:22 PM »
I do agree with Dimma
End of story
I still think we can turn it around
Maybe the rest of you nuffers are deluded
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Re: Hardwick on SEN / We can still make finals: Defiant Dimma (H-Sun)
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2016, 05:42:43 PM »
for them to make the finals, let alone win one, how many more games can they afford to lose?
Caracella and Balmey.

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