Hardwick's press conference 25-5-17 / Tigers to back their style of play: Dimma

[one-eyed]

Dimma's presser today:

VIDEO: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2017-05-25/hardwick-press-conference-may-25

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The Tigers have remained upbeat this week after back-to-back heartbreaking defeats, with Hardwick focusing on the positives on Thursday.

He said the team reviewed the final stages of last Saturday's three-point loss to Greater Western Sydney and identified a number of errors.

"It was just a breakdown. We looked at a couple of things. The manning of the mark wasn't tight enough … (Nathan) Wilson kicked in and got five or six extra metres, which then gets the ball further in the centre," the coach said.

"Unfortunately in these circumstances you can look at one individual, but collectively as a side we shouldn't have been in that position to start with.

"We go through that, the guys are big boys and they understand it.

"We're playing some good footy, we're just not quite getting the result. Unfortunately you don't get rewarded for great effort."

Hardwick said the Tigers would continue to back their style of play, despite four consecutive losses, acknowledging that they would find themselves in more close finishes this season.

He said tight losses against top-eight sides GWS, the Western Bulldogs and Fremantle had reinforced confidence rather than sapped it. 

"The way we're playing provides a template to win games. We're never going to win games by 10 goals, but we're going to be competitive in all games we play," Hardwick said.

"That's the template we like, we've spoken about it and our players agree with the way we're going that it's a winning formula.

"We've just got to make sure that we get those wins."

The Tigers will make at least one change for Saturday night's clash, with recruit Josh Caddy set to return after one match on the sidelines with groin soreness.

Small forward Dan Butler will miss one more week with a groin complaint, however, meaning first-year Tiger Shai Bolton will hold his spot after an eventful debut in round nine.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-25/any-club-not-trying-to-poach-dusty-is-crazy-says-hardwick

[one-eyed]

Hardwick 'clouded' on new punch interpretation

afl.com.au
25 May 2017

RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick wants more clarification on the AFL's stance on jumper and gut punches, saying he was still uncertain of the League's direction.

Football operations boss Simon Lethlean this week said players would no longer be given the benefit of the doubt by the Match Review Panel when they intentionally struck an opponent.

The AFL did not implement any new rules or change the MRP system, however, with the Panel told to impose stricter interpretations of impact for intentional jumper and gut punches.

"I'm not comfortable, because I'm not quite sure which way we're going at the moment," Hardwick said on Thursday.

"It's probably still the same as far as I'm concerned. There's nothing that's come out that's said … what's happening.

"We're probably still a little bit clouded at this stage. We probably don't address it, to be honest, until we get some clarification about what's happening."

The AFL said it had contacted all club football departments this week to explain the new stance, which was outlined by Lethlean on Tuesday after Ben Cunnington escaped suspension for an intention punch.

"I do not like the current conduct of so-called gut punches or jumper punches. It is my role to stamp that out," Lethlean told AFL.com.au.

"The MRP has the tools at their disposal to sanction players appropriately. Players and clubs, if they weren't already, are now on notice that we are not going to put up with this sort of conduct."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-25/hardwick-clouded-on-new-punch-interpretation

[Gracie]

We are never going to win by 10 goals??????????????????????????????

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RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick was still uncertain of the League's direction.

 

[Simonator]

We are never going to win by 10 goals??????????????????????????????

That is so concerning. Is that proof that they shut down once we get a decent lead

[Diocletian]

What an extraordinary thing for an AFL coach to say publicly.....

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What an extraordinary thing for an AFL coach to say publicly.....

Well, he is ordinary.

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So extraordinary is understandable.

[Francois Jackson]

So extraordinary is understandable.

Absolutely. Still bemused at why people get so shocked at what this amateur says

[tony_montana]

 

[the claw]

its hilarious Hardwick has a history of backing the things that dont work or in this case have been worked out,
We are the worst structured side in the comp and Hardwick thinks playing a shedload of C grade smalls at best is the way around our problems. It is laughable.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Cats showed how to close out a game with a slender lead tonight

[mat073]

With a little help from the umpires .

[tony_montana]

Cats rarely lose the close ones, obviously selwood and danger lift, but you can see the body language and the intensity of every single one of their players lift in the final quarter - polar opposite to how our introverted playing group respond in similar situations

[tony_montana]

With a little help from the umpires .

what help?

first quarter was diabolical with how many cheap frees port were given to stay in the game