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Grant Thomas Richmond worst group to win premiership

Herald Sun
October 1, 2017 4:01pm


FORMER St Kilda coach Grant Thomas has lauded Richmond’s stunning premiership win but remains puzzled as to how this group managed to achieve the ultimate success.

Led by A-grade stars Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin, Alex Rance and Jack Riewoldt, the Tigers rose from 13th last year to complete a stunning 2017 turnaround with the flag.

Thomas has been left scratching his head over how coach Damien Hardwick has managed to get this group of players, which he labelled “possibly the worst group to win a premiership”.

But he said that fact only enhances Hardwick’s remarkable coaching effort.

“Woke up & (sic) still gobsmacked. How’d u do it Tigers? Cotchin, Rance, Riewoldt, Martin.... who’s their next best player? Incredible coaching,” he tweeted.

“Don’t get me wrong or misinterpret but possibly worst group of players to win Premiership which only enhances their effort & performance.”

Richmond defeated flag favourites Adelaide by 48 points, with Martin winning the Norm Smith Medal.

Unheralded players such as Jack Graham, playing his fifth game starred, and Kane Lambert and Kamdyn McIntosh continued their good form, while Jacob Townsend was nearly on the AFL scrapheap before a stunning run from Round 22 to cement his position as a critical part of the Tiger machine.

Last year Richmond won just eight matches last year and was smashed by Sydney by 113 points in Round 23.

Over the off-season the club recruited four players who proved vital to the drought-breaking premiership — three via the trade period and one in the draft — with Dion Prestia (Gold Coast), Josh Caddy (Geelong), Toby Nankervis (Sydney) and Jack Graham (pick No.53).

This season the Tigers finished the home-and-away season in third position and was undefeated in the finals after defeating Geelong, GWS and Adelaide.

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2017, 07:28:58 PM »
stuff off idiot

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2017, 07:31:05 PM »
Grant who?
Lots of people name their swords......

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2017, 07:33:25 PM »
Grant who?
I think it's the guy that coached St Kilda to ZERO flags and was sacked in 2006, maybe it's that flog. :thumbsdown
The third quarter, the premiership quarter, it's Dusty time. He starts to shine and then delivers in the most AWESOME fashion.

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2017, 08:01:05 PM »
ahhh and he had all those top draft picks and stuff too, I remember vaguely now, wasted a lot of talented players careers
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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2017, 08:03:50 PM »
EAD thommo.

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2017, 08:05:44 PM »
Pity the HUN hasn't quoted ALL his tweets

Rather selective  ;D

HUN seemed to miss the ones where he praised the RFC
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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2017, 08:19:05 PM »
Pity the HUN hasn't quoted ALL his tweets

Rather selective  ;D

HUN seemed to miss the ones where he praised the RFC
True, just read all his tweets and he praised us.

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2017, 08:23:47 PM »
...the Hun...tricked ...us?....  Still, he called our team a bunch of hacks basically stuff him
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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2017, 08:47:57 PM »
...the Hun...tricked ...us?....  Still, he called our team a bunch of hacks basically stuff him

And so did a lot people on here for the vast majority of the season  :rollin :rollin
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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2017, 09:32:00 PM »
Grant who?
I think it's the guy that coached St Kilda to ZERO flags and was sacked in 2006, maybe it's that flog. :thumbsdown

Worst coach of a finals team, look what happened when Lyon took over
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2017, 10:26:36 PM »
It was a back handed compliment. Go stuff yourself grant

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2017, 10:30:41 PM »
What a stupid article
Grant Thomas=Gigantic Tosser
...but don't get me wrong

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2017, 10:51:27 PM »
This guy is mates with butters who was high on cocaine through his whole tenure, and he expects people to agree with him. hahaha

didnt even read past the first line, but i will read his article with interest in 12 months when we go b2b

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Re: Grant Thomas: Richmond worst group to win premiership (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #14 on: October 01, 2017, 10:51:55 PM »
Grant on twitter asked for a less credentialed premiership side.

I posted St Kilda 1966  ;D. His club has won just one flag in 130 years by one point off a wobbly kick  :wallywink.

No reply as yet from Grant  :lol.
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