Hardwick 'On the Couch' tonight / Tigers will play finals in 2017: Dimma

[one-eyed]

Tonight, @Richmond_FC's Damien Hardwick faces the music after side's capitulation at the 'G. Catch him #OnTheCouch.

https://twitter.com/FOXFOOTY

[Swooper]

Dummer is a dead set loser. He loves that loser Ty for example.

[one-eyed]

Tigers will play finals in 2017: Hardwick

Liam Twomey
Herald Sun
16 August 2016

RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick believes his side will return to finals as soon as next year.

The Tigers have had a horror 2016 season, which was highlighted by giving up a 35 point three quarter time lead against Geelong to lose by four points on Sunday.

Richmond has won just eight games this year and looks set to undergo a major list overhaul in the off-season.

However, Hardwick is adamant the club will return to finals in 2017.

“I personally think it will be a quick bounce back,” he said.

“I think we will be back in finals next year. I’d be disappointed if we are not in finals next year. Winning finals is obviously the thing we are about and haven’t been successful thus far.

“We’ve been disappointed with that part but the potential I see in the players we have got … we are going to be, in my eyes, playing finals next year.”

Hardwick said the club would be targeting the best players available as part of its list management strategy this off-season.

The club has been heavily linked with Gold Coast Suns midfielder Dion Prestia.

“Dion Prestia is a nice player. There are a couple of nice players out there,” Hardwick said on Fox Footy.

While bringing in Prestia would likely command Richmond’s first round pick, the Tigers are planning on using that on some exciting young talent.

“You need to get the best available player. In saying that and where we are positioned at the moment, pick five or pick six I’m not exactly sure, you get to get a good player and that is going to be exciting for our football club.

“Ideally we’d love to be picking 10,11 or 12 or number 18. From our point of view we just need some better talent like most sides do at the moment.”

The Tigers will take on St Kilda on Saturday.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/richmond-coach-damien-hardwick-says-the-tigers-will-play-finals-next-year/news-story/f148e1931a3a840ab91417a9e3fe2b74

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Dummer is a dead set loser. He loves that loser Ty for example.

Just must be pumping up his value at the FA table.

[(•))(©™]

"You need to get the best available player" 
Ellis, Conca, Yarran,....


Richmond has won just eight games this year and looks set to undergo a major list overhaul in the off-season.

God, he's a deluded fool.

Looks like we are back to being content with just playing finals.
Winning would ruin Dimmer's record of most games coached without a finals win...ever.


“I personally think it will be a quick bounce back,” he said.

“I think we will be back in finals next year. I’d be disappointed if we are not in finals next year. Winning finals is obviously the thing we are about and haven’t been successful thus far.

“We’ve been disappointed with that part but the potential I see in the players we have got … we are going to be, in my eyes, playing finals next year.”

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'We'll be back in finals next year': Hardwick

AFL.com.au
16 August 2016

RICHMOND will make finals next year and captain Trent Cotchin will continue to lead the side, Tigers coach Damien Hardwick says.

The 13th-placed Tigers have endured a disappointing season and are yet to win a final under Hardwick since he assumed the coaching reigns in 2010.

Despite being handed their third successive elimination final defeat last year, expectations were high for the Tigers to again challenge for a finals berth.

Hardwick said he expected the club to qualify for September action in 2017.

"I personally think it'll be a quick bounce. I think we'll be back in finals next year," Hardwick told Fox Footy on Monday night.

"I'd be disappointed if we're not in finals next year.

"Winning finals is the thing we're about. We haven't been successful thus far … but (with) the potential I see and the players we've got, (if) we get all our personnel on (the) track, we're going to be playing finals next year."

Hardwick has coached the club in 155 games for 74 wins, 79 losses and two draws.

Richmond's last finals win came in the 2001 semi-final over Carlton.

Meanwhile, Hardwick was emphatic when asked if Cotchin would remain in his captaincy role beyond this season: "Absolutely, no question."

The Tigers' coach also reaffirmed his support for out-of-contract key forward Ty Vickery, whose performances – like Cotchin's – have at times come under scrutiny.

"Ty, to me, is an important player. When he plays well we generally win," Hardwick said.

"He didn't have a great game on the weekend (against Geelong) but I stand by Ty.

"Long-term he's part of a forward line that I think we need him in the side to play good footy."

Vickery, who is a restricted free agent, has appeared in 17 games this season and registered 26 goals.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-15/well-be-back-in-finals-next-year-hardwick

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Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has forecast finals football for the Tigers in 2017

Tom Morris
Foxsports
16 August 2016

RICHMOND has no plans to undertake a full scale list rebuild with finals football firmly on the agenda in 2017.

In a bold statement of intent, Tigers coach Damien Hardwick forecast a return to September action next season despite an underwhelming 2016 campaign in which the club has won eight games.

“I personally think it will be a quick bounce,” Hardwick told Fox Footy’s On the Couch on Monday evening.

“I think we will be back in finals next year. I would be disappointed if we weren’t.

“The potential I see in the players … I think we will be playing finals next year.”

In 2013, the Tigers lost to Carlton in an elimination decider despite leading by 26 points at halftime.

A year later Port Adelaide booted eight goals to one in a scintillating opening term to finish Richmond’s season prematurely. And last season, it was the Tigers who again surrendered a halftime advantage before falling to North Melbourne.

“Winning finals is obviously what we’re about,” Hardwick said.

“We haven’t been successful thus far and I’ve been disappointed in that part.”

Speaking more broadly on Richmond’s list management strategy, Hardwick refuted suggestions that there has not been enough evolution among the playing group in recent years.

“We’ve probably turned over 40 per cent of our list over the last two years,” he said.

“People often say Richmond need to rebuild but we started that two years ago. The potential for us on our list is there.

“We had to take a little step back to take a step forward. That step has been a little bit bigger than what we would have liked. That’s not to say we can’t make that step forward at some stage.”

Richmond is currently 13th on the ladder with two rounds remaining. They host St Kilda this Saturday at the MCG.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/richmond-coach-damien-hardwick-has-forecast-finals-football-for-the-tigers-in-2017/news-story/3ac4ae9f8b3cd7c550939389a4aafda0

[Knighter]

The dumbest coach in the AFL since Mark Harvey by a long way

[🏅Dooks]

He promised the same thing this year.

[Jackstar 1960]

The reason
Not having Houli , Yarran and McIntosh
Has hurt

[Eat_em_Alive]

The reason
Not having Houli , Yarran and McIntosh
Has hurt

Would any of those play in another top 8 team? Probably not

[MintOnLamb]

Imagine if wr had had the horror injury run of the dogs or north?

[wayne]

The reason
Not having Houli , Yarran and McIntosh
Has hurt

Having Hardwick hurts more

[Harry]

Damien Hoodwink just wants to see how many absurd things he can say and get away with it.

[mat073]

Were a chance to play finals next year if the AFL  replaces the "eight" with a final "ten" - although I suspect we would finish eleventh.