Trent Cotchin [merged]

[Tigeritis™©®]

Agree. He played only 65% of game time this week and I think probably the same against the lions.

Hopefully his hamstrings hold up.

[one-eyed]

Welcome back captain .

26 disposals (13k, 13h, 15c, 11u, 58% eff.)
2 marks
9 clearances
5 centre clearances
8 inside 50s
3 intercepts
6 tackles
2 score involvements
342 metres gained

[WilliamPowell]

I thought he was our best = led from the front

But.....

Disposal efficiency of only 58% is poor by anyone's standards.

 And I wonder how some would react if we were applying it to others?

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Maybe but anyone getting 15 contested and trying to create space in the clinches is going to get a few wrong.
Would take this 26 possession game over one from his 2016 season any day of the week

[Chuck17]

Thank god he is back, missed him and meatballs badly

[pmac21]

Don't rest him again this week.  Let him play. 

[Andyy]

I thought he was our best = led from the front

But.....

Disposal efficiency of only 58% is poor by anyone's standards.

 And I wonder how some would react if we were applying it to others?

BOG for me.

Agree with HRT that with 15 contested the disposal efficiency isn't too bad, although of course I'd rather it was better.

Pickett for example wasn't overly clean with only 4 contested of his 13 but going at 61%. George even worse with 5 of 13 but going at 38% > should be dropped if we have anyone else who can push him out.

[big tone]

BOG for mine.

Great game.

[lamington]

He would have given us ascendency against port. I say rest him and have him ready for finals

[Tigeritis™©®]

He would have given us ascendency against port. I say rest him and have him ready for finals

Agree.
I would absolutely rest him this week.
We have WC and Geelong games where we need his leadership the most.

[one-eyed]

Set the standard and lead from the front in the guts .

26 disposals ( 18k, 8h, 15c, 10u, 54% eff.)
2 marks
7 clearances … ( 2 centre clearances )
6 inside 50s
1 tackle
386 metres gained
4 intercepts
4 score involvements
1 goal assist

[eliminator]

Back to his best. Great captain's game.

[one-eyed]

How Richmond's Trent Cotchin helped improve key part of Penrith's Nathan Cleary's game

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has revealed how his son, Panthers halfback Nathan, improved his kicking game following a session with Richmond Tigers captain Trent Cotchin.

When asked about his son's startling improvement this season, coach Cleary said Nathan gained more "confidence" in his kicking game following a visit to the Richmond Football Club in Melbourne.

Cleary said that Cotchin, a two-time premiership-winning captain with the Tigers in the AFL, gave some valuable kicking advice to the 22-year-old NRL playmaker.

"He practices a lot and has a lot more confidence," Cleary told reporters post-game.

"He went down to Melbourne for a day; a trip down to Richmond with our performance staff.

"I know he had a long conversation with Trent Cotchin, the captain of Richmond.

"He gave him a bit of a kicking tip I think that might've helped.

"I know he got something out of that.

"He got a little bit more confidence on that [kicking] front."

https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/how-richmonds-trent-cotchin-helped-key-part-of-nathan-clearys-game/cc7edc3c-94bc-4230-b31e-15b1660e80fd

[one-eyed]

Cotch in the QF will equal Perc Bentley's record of most games as Richmond captain

                        Games   Period          Premierships   
Trent Cotchin      168*    2013-            2017, 2019
Percy Bentley      168     1932-40         1932, 1934
Jack Dyer            160     1940-49         1943
Des Rowe            104     1952-57
Matthew Knights  102     1997-2000
Alec Edmond       101     1901-07         1902 (VFA), 1905 (VFA)
Wayne Campbell   88      2001-04
Dan Minogue        87      1920-25         1920, 1921
Chris Newman      85      2009-12
Dale Weightman   81      1988-92
Kane Johnson       79      2005-08
Roger Dean          77      1968-71         1969
Royce Hart           71      1972-75         1973, 1974

https://www.tigerlandarchive.org/tiki-index.php?page=Senior+Captainshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Richmond_Football_Club_captains

[Diocletian]

Bents' posts are way funnier than Cotchin's though.....not to mention cheaper...