Shane Tuck [merged]

[eliminator]

good call

[The Big Richo]

Surely they could transfer Tivendale's life membership to him?

[Mr Magic]

13th

[Coach]

LMFAO

[one-eyed]

TUCK GONE?
    Jon Ralph
    From: Herald Sun
    July 28, 2011

Shane Tuck will likely be at another club next year given the Tigers' inability to find a spot for him.

If his management does go spruiking they should take Champion Data's kicking statistics with them.

Last weekend was just one isolated game, but his statistics were impressive.

The perceived knock on Tuck has always been his kicking skills, but he ran at 91 per cent overall effectiveness against a Geelong side famous for its crushing pressure.

His kicking effectiveness was 82 per cent, with nine effective kicks, one clanger, and one ineffective kick.

As a comparison, Trent Cotchin had 13 effective kicks, nine ineffective kicks, and three kick clangers.

Cotchin runs at 60.5 kicking effectiveness per cent for the year, while Tuck is at 72 per cent, well above the competition average of 65.8 per cent.

As Damien Hardwick said post-match, he can't find a spot for everyone.

''Tucky played his role today and did it very well but with (Dustin) Martin, (Nathan) Foley, Cotchin, which one do I leave out? So that's the question," he said.

"But Tucky has been a star with the way he accepts things, he knows where he's at and he performed a really good role today so we were really happy with his game today.''

Hardwick lauded him again in his message to members today.

But Tuck is not part of the next premiership at Richmond, so the club must find out what else is on its list.

If GWS offered him a two-year contract up north, perhaps it would suit both Richmond and the newest expansion club.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/would-lovett-have-won-saints-the-gf/story-fn6cisdj-1226102409452

[Mr Magic]

See you Tucky.

Tim to move on from players who can't use the ball. Go butcher it up somewhere else.

[Coach]

See you Tucky.

Tim to move on from players who can't use the ball. Go butcher it up somewhere else.

See you nearly every Richmond player.

Time to move on from players who can't use the ball. Go butcher it up somewhere else, guys...and pack up the club while we're at it.

Seriously, MM...I like your work but your posts on Tuck are just rubbish. Have a bit of bloody respect for a bloke who actually wears the jumper with pride and has been a good player for us. Am prediciting I will get the usual "ok player in a poo" team type response but whatever. I like Tuck and hope he goes well wherever he is next season

[Mr Magic]

See you Tucky.

Tim to move on from players who can't use the ball. Go butcher it up somewhere else.

See you nearly every Richmond player.

Time to move on from players who can't use the ball. Go butcher it up somewhere else, guys...and pack up the club while we're at it.

Seriously, MM...I like your work but your posts on Tuck are just rubbish. Have a bit of bloody respect for a bloke who actually wears the jumper with pride and has been a good player for us. Am prediciting I will get the usual "ok player in a poo" team type response but whatever. I like Tuck and hope he goes well wherever he is next season

I hope he goes well too elsewhere but my opinion on Shane is not based on how much he plays with passion or whether he's a nice bloke, it's whether he's a decent footballer and on that basis I think he's very ordinary and at the wrong end of his career.

[Coach]

I reckon he goes alright and has been a good player. Maybe I think that because we've had such a poor group of players over the years and Shane stands out as one of the better ones we have had. Agree to disagree anyway. I respect your opinion

[the claw]

have always asked in your 22 how many poor kicks decision makers can you carry. i always had it at around 4 but those 4 had to bring something really decent to the table to offset this weakness.

for me tuck was one of the poor kicks i was prepared to tolerate foley another because of their very good inside work.a bash crash ruckman and a very good runwith player would be the other two.tuck actually brings more to the table than many players we do give plenty of games to. white king nahas connors jackson grigg edwards to name a few all poor kicks imo but all dont give as much as tuck.

[The Big Richo]

See you Tucky.

Tim to move on from players who can't use the ball. Go butcher it up somewhere else.

See you nearly every Richmond player.

Time to move on from players who can't use the ball. Go butcher it up somewhere else, guys...and pack up the club while we're at it.

Seriously, MM...I like your work but your posts on Tuck are just rubbish. Have a bit of bloody respect for a bloke who actually wears the jumper with pride and has been a good player for us. Am prediciting I will get the usual "ok player in a poo" team type response but whatever. I like Tuck and hope he goes well wherever he is next season

Well said cocko, when I think of Tuck I see everything that Schulztch wasn't.

[MintOnLamb]

Yep another gutsy performance by Tucky good or bad at least he goes.. he goes.. he just goes!

I'd keep him and get rid of plenty of others before him and would love to see him running around in the Y and B next season.

All you blokes who whine about his disposals just look around, he ain't Robinson Crusoe, surely the coaching staff's job is to help these guys improve their disposals.

YOU CAN TEACH DISPOSALS, YOU CAN'T TEACH HEART AND GUTS. GO TUCKY

Plus All the cr-p that's come out about Melbourne D's you would have to wonder what we have lurking in our closets. There would be PPPPPlenty!

[tony_montana]

have always asked in your 22 how many poor kicks decision makers can you carry. i always had it at around 4 but those 4 had to bring something really decent to the table to offset this weakness.

for me tuck was one of the poor kicks i was prepared to tolerate foley another because of their very good inside work.a bash crash ruckman and a very good runwith player would be the other two.tuck actually brings more to the table than many players we do give plenty of games to. white king nahas connors jackson grigg edwards to name a few all poor kicks imo but all dont give as much as tuck.

Spot on claw - people bang on about his poor disposal - their are plenty at Punt rd whose disposal is just as bad and dont bring half of what he does to the table

[Tigermonk]

l would have Tuck in my top 12 anyday. He is set to walk away from our toothless club to another next season who will treat him better. Again this will affect the club & be another bad decision.
If Hardwick had any brains at all  He should use Tucky to his full protential & have him protecting & releasing Cotchin & Martin instead of a deluded Jackson, Foley & Edwards. Dont have to be a AFL coach to see that

[MintOnLamb]

l would have Tuck in my top 12 anyday. He is set to walk away from our toothless club to another next season who will treat him better. Again this will affect the club & be another bad decision.
If Hardwick had any brains at all  He should use Tucky to his full protential & have him protecting & releasing Cotchin & Martin instead of a deluded Jackson, Foley & Edwards. Dont have to be a AFL coach to see that

Yaar Tiger Monk I am praying at your Chapel