Cotchin throws support behind 'fantastic' Hardwick (afl site)

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Cotchin throws support behind 'fantastic' Hardwick

AAP 
August 1, 2016 4:35 PM

RICHMOND captain Trent Cotchin has thrown his support behind under-siege coach Damien Hardwick, saying players at the club must lift.

The Tigers are reeling from arguably their most inept performance under Hardwick, an embarrassing 88-point loss to Greater Western Sydney in which they kicked only three goals.

Richmond's 3.5 (23) was the club's lowest score in a VFL/AFL match since 1961.

Club icon Kevin Bartlett labelled it pathetic, while former forward Matthew Richardson called for a review of the Tigers' football department.

Cotchin, speaking a day after club chief executive Brendon Gale declared there would be no change of coach for 2017, called Hardwick a "fantastic person".

"He will wear most of (the criticism) on his shoulders because that's the kind of person he is," Cotchin said.

"But the reality is we need to be better as a playing group.

"We're doing everything we can.

"There's obviously a lot of work for us to do.

"The challenge for us is that we've still got four weeks of the season to turn around our form."

Cotchin added that Hardwick had a good relationship with Richmond players, who will be under the pump to deliver against Collingwood on Friday night.

"Absolutely. There's no questions about that and there never will be," he said.

Likewise, he wasn't worried about pundits calling for Hardwick to be sacked.

"I couldn't really care less what people are talking about outside our four walls," the midfielder said.

"I know the media play a part in our game ... but they don't play a part inside our club."

Hardwick signed a two-year contract extension before the start of the 2016 season, which ties him to Punt Road Oval until the end of the Tigers' 2018 campaign.

Richmond has bowed out at the elimination final stage of the past three seasons.

They are no chance of reaching this year's finals and sit 13th on the ladder with a 7-11 record.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-01/trent-cotchin-throws-support-behind-fantastic-damien-hardwick

[Jackstar 1960]

Who cares about " four walls " Trent

[WA Tiger]

 

[Harry]

Trent if you want to be a leader give kingy a call and politely ask hardwick to GTFO.

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I couldn't care less that he's a spoilt brat who peaked 3 years ago and has since just played the suck job as good as hardwick.

Get rid of him too.
Would get some great picks.

He's not interested what the rest of the world says. Lol.

D E L U D E D

[Raoul Duke]

Its this sort of crud that gives supporters the absolute poos.

THE SEASONS OVER TRENT.

Why the stuff do we want to turn our form around NOW, whats it going to achieve?

Oh,I forgot you don't really care what supporters think.

[Diocletian]

A lot about him being a "fantastic person".....no mention of him actually being a good coach though...

Do our players want a best mate or a flag? They need to make their minds up.

[Penelope]

Its this sort of crud that gives supporters the absolute poos.

THE SEASONS OVER TRENT.

Why the stuff do we want to turn our form around NOW, whats it going to achieve?

Oh,I forgot you don't really care what supporters think.

if you are happy to see results such as saturday, why all the angst?

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A wise man once told his wife. Other people's opinions weren't their concern.

Now that's LEADERSHIP.

Sadly they're terrible.

[Francois Jackson]

they never do Duke. As long as you feed their pockets thats all that matters.

how many times have we heard this 4 walls business. About as many times as i heard they wanted to win "a final"

amateurs the lot of them only surviving by the amount of money they get from us fools.

[(•))(©™]

4 walls, wash basin, prison bed......

[🏅Dooks]

And no effing floor

[(•))(©™]

Look....I suppose he has to say something....but surely an articulate leader like Trent could have come up with something better thN "we're doing everything we can"

That's basically an admission that both the list and coach aren't up to it., I mean. If you're doing everything you can but topple from top 8 to 13 and plummeting, then the fact is even your best isn't good enough.

[WA Tiger]

Bring back the possums...

[🏅Dooks]

Cotchin is too precious. I dont like it.