The Real Richo: The power of perception (Richo with Archer)

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Anyone who bags Richo wouldnt know.
He should have been made captain and he is the only player who tries to inspire other team members. Not like Humphey B Bear sorry Kane Johnson.

richo should have been made captain 3 yrs ago , not now, too late, richo is no longer the richo we once knew

brown should be made captain, the only senior player on our list wit a/ a footy brain, b/ matchwinning  ability, c/ inspirational qualities and most imp, d/ total desire to win! e/ above average skill level

[julzqld]

Again, this thread is about RICHO.  End of story.

[2JD]

Exactly Julz, its about RICHO. And what a great team player he is...still. I dont claim to be any more special than anyone on here, and I can mix it with the best of you boys on here with slanging matches, I simply choose not to!

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the only ppl who think richo is needed and such a gr8 team person are tiger supporters who only see things in black and yellow. ask any unbiased footy supporter who knows the game and see what most thing about richo, his game and his importance.

i have said, all along, he has been gr8, but his time is up

i am a RFC supporter and thats it. i dont support  players/individuals , i support the team! TEAM comes first.

the longer richo keeps playing the worse off the tigers will be in devloping the "generation next" fwd line.

any student and expert of the game can see that, unless u r in love with richo, and are blinded by reality

[Moi]

One of my footy friends is an absolute maniacal Richo supporter.  And to help surprise her after she passed her accountancy exams, her partner asked Richo "casually" after a game if he would come to her surprise party.  He said "sure" and asked where it was and said he'd be there.

Naturally enough, everyone thought he would forget.  But at the designated time, they answered a knock on the door and here's Richo.

So sure he wasn't going to come, there was a mad scramble to hide all the lifesize Richo cutouts hahahaha!

He honestly is the best thing to happen to our club for the last 20 years 

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One of my footy friends is an absolute maniacal Richo supporter.  And to help surprise her after she passed her accountancy exams, her partner asked Richo "casually" after a game if he would come to her surprise party.  He said "sure" and asked where it was and said he'd be there.

Naturally enough, everyone thought he would forget.  But at the designated time, they answered a knock on the door and here's Richo.

So sure he wasn't going to come, there was a mad scramble to hide all the lifesize Richo cutouts hahahaha!

He honestly is the best thing to happen to our club for the last 20 years 

thats gr8 moi, i never said richo was not a gr8 guy, i have just an opinion that hi stime is up. he has been around, had his chances, had his time and now is time for the future.  he no longer has the impact he used to. richo will get 18 marks a game, he will get his 20 kicks and 8 handballs, work like a dog but only have 3 goals to show for it. he suffocates our fwd line and wants it all. he wants to be the only tall in our fwd line and cannot work in tandom with another tall , say like a j,brown/lynch, j.brown and bradshaw, w.carey /longmire, dunstall/ brereton , ablett/brownless etc.

take richo out of the fwd line and play jay, cleve and jack and we will have a better functioning fwd line . but these guys need game time together . the time is now but richo being around wont allow it. why am i the only person in black and yellow colors who can see that.

richo can have a role, get tigger the mascot of teh ground befor each game and use richo as the mascott, theres a job 4 him

[Passionfruit]

If we played Schultz every week instead of Richo, god help the team.

Richo has played in a team for the past 12 years that has had very poor delivery to its forwards.
If Richo played at any other club, he would of kicked 100 goals on many occassions.
He is an absolute superstar who has had to put up with teammates who wouldnt get a game anywhere else.

As Moi has said, he is the best thing that has happened at Punt road for the last 20 years, sad,probably the only good  thing.

He bleeds for the club, its a pity his team mates cant and couldnt do the same.
Can also say in my opinion  he is the only player on a week to week basis who wears his heart on his sleeve. He plays with passion. Something that the current and past coaches have failed to instill into the RFC.

[Moi]

I don't think you're wrong, X.
Many a time we've played better without having him there, being focused on the one player.  Happens time and time again.
And then there are other times when you say thank god for Richo, he's the only one out there at least having a go.
Being Moi the Mercilous lol, I would have traded him years ago, but I'm glad we didn't.  He's such a Richmond legend.
I don't know, maybe if we play him up the ground in his last couple of years and let the other kids have a go up forward as you say.  But while there's others out there who are 10 times worse than Richo, and he still wants to go on with his career, let him.
He can still teach them valuable lessons in playing with heart, determination, never giving up and playing for the jumper.

[Passionfruit]

I don't think you're wrong, X.
Many a time we've played better without having him there, being focused on the one player.  Happens time and time again.
And then there are other times when you say thank god for Richo, he's the only one out there at least having a go.
Being Moi the Mercilous lol, I would have traded him years ago, but I'm glad we didn't.  He's such a Richmond legend.
I don't know, maybe if we play him up the ground in his last couple of years and let the other kids have a go up forward as you say.  But while there's others out there who are 10 times worse than Richo, and he still wants to go on with his career, let him.
He can still teach them valuable lessons in playing with heart, determination, never giving up and playing for the jumper.

Agree Totally

[Moi]

Richo has played in a team for the past 12 years that has had very poor delivery to its forwards.
If Richo played at any other club, he would of kicked 100 goals on many occassions.
He is an absolute superstar who has had to put up with teammates who wouldnt get a game anywhere else.

What's going on here, I agree with you too lol
There will be so many "what ifs" surrounding Richo when he retires.  Could he have been the greatest in a better team?  I actually think he could have.
But the fact he wanted to stay with us, even as pathetic as we have been, says so much for him.

I actually should bury my head in shame for ever wanting to get rid of him lol

[1965]

Richo has played in a team for the past 12 years that has had very poor delivery to its forwards.
If Richo played at any other club, he would of kicked 100 goals on many occassions.
He is an absolute superstar who has had to put up with teammates who wouldnt get a game anywhere else.

What's going on here, I agree with you too lol
There will be so many "what ifs" surrounding Richo when he retires.  Could he have been the greatest in a better team?  I actually think he could have.
But the fact he wanted to stay with us, even as pathetic as we have been, says so much for him.

I actually should bury my head in shame for ever wanting to get rid of him lol

I look foward to telling my grandkids (not even close yet thank god) about the legend that was Richo.

I'm sure he will get better with each year that passes.

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guys im im not disagreeing with u either. our fwd line functioned best this yr v the eagles, richo wasnt in our fed line

ok , if richo must stay on, play him on the wing, he can run, has stamina. will be able to run back and plug holes in defence and run fwd if needed.

keep him out of fwd 50 and let the kids play there. if terry can do that, keep him .

remember legends must end at some time or another, better leave with a legend reputation, and not a has beens try hard one.

[julzqld]

Moi - the Mercilous - rofl

[1965]

guys im im not disagreeing with u either. our fwd line functioned best this yr v the eagles, richo wasnt in our fed line

ok , if richo must stay on, play him on the wing, he can run, has stamina. will be able to run back and plug holes in defence and run fwd if needed.

keep him out of fwd 50 and let the kids play there. if terry can do that, keep him .

remember legends must end at some time or another, better leave with a legend reputation, and not a has beens try hard one.

Last time he started on a wing he got thrashed by Nick Riewoldt

[Moi]

ok , if richo must stay on, play him on the wing, he can run, has stamina. will be able to run back and plug holes in defence and run fwd if needed.

Except for the running, stamina and playing on the wing  just like Benny Gale plugging holes in the backline 
Except every time I see Richo down there, I think to myself, get him out of there quick before he does some damage lol