Mature-age mids to provide forward boost (RFC)

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Mature-age mids to provide forward boost

richmondfc.com.au
13 December 2016

The injection of Josh Caddy and Dion Prestia into Richmond’s midfield in season 2017 will have a valuable knock-on effect for the team, according to the Club’s Head of Player Personnel and List Management Blair Hartley.

Richmond recruited Caddy (from Geelong) and Prestia (from Gold Coast) during the AFL’s October trade period and Hartley believes the acquisition of the mature-age, midfield pair will enable the Tigers’ key on-ballers, captain Trent Cotchin and 2016 Jack Dyer Medallist Dustin Martin, to spend more time in the forward line, where they have previously shown how dangerous they can be.

“Josh is a midfielder who can go forward.  He’s one of those few players in the competition that can get 20 possessions and kick a goal a game,” Hartley said on ‘Talking Tigers’.

“Dion’s also got the ability to push forward and hit the ball inside 50.

“We looked at Dustin (Martin) and ‘Cotch’ (Trent Cotchin) . . . those guys who needed some help.

“Dustin is a pretty powerful player, and some of his best footy’s played forward of centre.

“And, if you go back to Trent in 2012, he played some really good footy up forward.

“So bringing in Josh and Dion will help with extra midfield rotations.

“Those guys are both 24 and played 95 games, so they’ve got a lot of footy ahead of them and it’s exciting . . .”

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-12-13/matureage-mids-to-provide-forward-boost

[Diocletian]

Hope Cotchin improves his set shot kicking then....

[Sticky Fingers]

Hope Cotchin improves his set shot kicking then....

Immediately what I thought on reading the opening lines of the article.

[WA Tiger]

Is this the same article from last year with the names changed for why we got Hunt and Townsend..

[Diocletian]

You mean Moore & Townsend.....and I think Prestia & Caddy at the very worst will still be a fair upgrade on those two...

[WA Tiger]

You mean Moore & Townsend.....and I think Prestia & Caddy at the very worst will still be a fair upgrade on those two...

Hunt, Moore, Townsend, Lambert before them, Miles...etc...etc.... they are all supposed to protect Cotchin, free him up, give him space and now to play forward more....next year we will get some others in so he play down back with the rest of them.

[Yeahright]

Only Townsend and to a lesser degree Moore was brought in to help Cotchin out you numbskull. FMD, anything to put on a rant

[🏅Dooks]

Is this the same article from last year with the names changed for why we got Hunt and Townsend..

Hunt wasnt got for that reason.

And if thats where you reckon he plays you obviously dont watch any games

[Chuck17]

Is this the same article from last year with the names changed for why we got Hunt and Townsend..

Hunt wasnt got for that reason.

And if thats where you reckon he plays you obviously dont watch any games

I still have a chuckle over the game that Betts apparently gave Morris a bath but wasn't actually playing that day

[🏅Dooks]

Is this the same article from last year with the names changed for why we got Hunt and Townsend..

Hunt wasnt got for that reason.

And if thats where you reckon he plays you obviously dont watch any games

I still have a chuckle over the game that Betts apparently gave Morris a bath but wasn't actually playing that day

Dont forget Batch's stinker in the firsts, when he was playing for the seconds 

[Sticky Fingers]

Hunt wasnt got for that reason.

I should bloody well hope not. Even we couldn't be that stupid.

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"We looked at Dustin (Martin) and ‘Cotch’ (Trent Cotchin) . . . those guys who needed some help."

Lmaoooo.
They had to "look" at them to work out they needed help....from two average footballers.