Wallace to have a lower profile to concentrate on coaching

[one-eyed]

Caroline Wilson | November 28, 2007 | The Age

In what has been several months of reflection by the Richmond board and senior staff, coach Terry Wallace will continue to adopt a lower profile next season to concentrate on coaching.

Richmond's dismal performance in 2007 prompted the change of focus for the media-savvy coach, who plans to spend more time on the training track and concentrate on building his relationship with the senior playing group.

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about bloody time

[richmondrules]

... and concentrate on building his relationship with the senior playing group.

I had a double take when I read this. I like you Terry but if you don't have a relationship with your senior players then I think it is about time you did something about it. I assume it means building on his already strong and constructive relationship with the senior playing group.

Out of interest, who do we regard as senior players now. Is is just the Richo, Browny, Johnstons of the team or do we now include players like Lids and Foley? How old is senior?

[FooffooValve]

Pressure is on.

[bluey_21]

about bloody time

ditto

[tigersalive]

The kitchens getting hotter and Wallace is getting the point.

Lots of things are falling into place.

[mightytiges]

No sign of Plough today at training but on Monday he would have a one-on-one chat with each player in the race as they came off. He told Foley it was great to see the No. 41 back running around for instance and he, Greg and Simmo were laughing away.   

With the club back making consistent profits and having record membership, the need for Terry to be the media face of the club is no there anymore unlike when he first arrived. Miller and March have been doing publicity work.

[Passionfruit]

Caroline Wilson | November 28, 2007 | The Age

In what has been several months of reflection by the Richmond board and senior staff, coach Terry Wallace will continue to adopt a lower profile next season to concentrate on coaching.

Richmond's dismal performance in 2007 prompted the change of focus for the media-savvy coach, who plans to spend more time on the training track and concentrate on building his relationship with the senior playing group.

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Wallet has a lot of building to do with the senior group

[Ramps]

The draw and the fact that the list is inexperienced time will most likely cost Wallace his job at the end of 2008, as I said in another post, If we as a club work to form then history will record that Wallace was the one who fixed the list, but it will be the next coach that gets the chocolates. Unless of course they hold firm and let Wallace go through until 2011-2012.

[Mr Magic]

Pressure is on.

Absolutely and so it damn well should be.
Wallace would or at least should be under no false illusions about expectations this season.

He is paid big bucks to deliver results, not wooden spoons and draft picks. Any dud can do that.

[blaisee]

something lost to the uninformed, and biased,  is the fact that wallet has bent over and taken a big one up the arse for this club, and the benefits of him doing so will be evident for the next decade.

When wallet came in 2005, we were the most underesourced unprofessionally run club with the worst list in the afl, thanks to spud.

He has sacrificed his reputation and refused to take short cuts re-assembling the list and the coaching staff, add to that the fact that through his efforts in marketing the club have contributed significantly to the million dollar profits now being posted.

One thing for sure, if wallet is sacked after 2008, it is because he ran out of time doing things the right way, when he could have very easily taken short cuts and traded 1st round draft picks to save his ass.

The fact that he did this, knowing that if he failed, it menat his coaching career was over in the afl, and his personal brand destryed, makes it in my  opinion, all the more meritorious.

Believe what you want about TW the person, but he has been the most unselfish and forward thinking, modern coach the tigers have had since Tommy Hafey, hopefully he gets to enjoy the fruits of his labour.

Getting CC to assist FJ, is a massive, massive get. The fact that there will be an extra 300k pumped into the football department to help develop the elite, elite I repeat elite young talent we now have on the list, is just as significant, I hope the biased and the naive, take this into account when judging his performance, because I can assure you the RFC will and does and will continue to do so.

Wallet is not my kind of bloke, not the kind of bloke I would want to have a beer with, notwithstanding this, I am very thankfull that he was strong enough to take the pain, until we got our poo together, ( thanks Stephen Wright)

Rant over

Regards


Blaisee

[richmondrules]

I actually have no doubt that most of this is true. My father in law knows TW quite well through basket ball and speaks very highly of him as a person. I trust my father in laws judgement in this since the people he likes and respects are the people I also like and respect.

I just ignore the criticism of TW's character when I read it because I believe it not to be true. Whether he is a good coach is yet to be seen but I do not feel that he will fail through lack of effort or weakness of character.

Oh and I really wish people would stop calling him Wallet or Walla$e.  But I'll live if you think it is necessary. I hardly notice any more.

[tiga]

Wallet has a lot of building to do with the senior group

Who's Wallet?? A new conditioning coach or something??

[Ramps]

something lost to the uninformed, and biased,  is the fact that wallet has bent over and taken a big one up the behind for this club, and the benefits of him doing so will be evident for the next decade.

When wallet came in 2005, we were the most underesourced unprofessionally run club with the worst list in the afl, thanks to spud.

He has sacrificed his reputation and refused to take short cuts re-assembling the list and the coaching staff, add to that the fact that through his efforts in marketing the club have contributed significantly to the million dollar profits now being posted.

One thing for sure, if wallet is sacked after 2008, it is because he ran out of time doing things the right way, when he could have very easily taken short cuts and traded 1st round draft picks to save his ass.

The fact that he did this, knowing that if he failed, it menat his coaching career was over in the afl, and his personal brand destryed, makes it in my  opinion, all the more meritorious.

Believe what you want about TW the person, but he has been the most unselfish and forward thinking, modern coach the tigers have had since Tommy Hafey, hopefully he gets to enjoy the fruits of his labour.

Getting CC to assist FJ, is a massive, massive get. The fact that there will be an extra 300k pumped into the football department to help develop the elite, elite I repeat elite young talent we now have on the list, is just as significant, I hope the biased and the naive, take this into account when judging his performance, because I can assure you the RFC will and does and will continue to do so.

Wallet is not my kind of bloke, not the kind of bloke I would want to have a beer with, notwithstanding this, I am very thankfull that he was strong enough to take the pain, until we got our pooh together, ( thanks Stephen Wright)

Rant over

Regards


Blaisee

I agree that he has done alot of good things and tried to go about it the right way, but my comments have always been based on what we have done in the past and the enormous pressure that will come during next season- this pressure has usually seen Richmond boards cave in to the Richmond hoardes.

In some ways I hope they let Wallace continue even if he has another bad season. In atleast 4 threads I have said that Wallace will probably go down in history as the bloke who fixed the list, but the next coach will get the chocolates- thats not a criticism of Wallace, just an opinion that I have that our board wont be able to sustain the pressure from the RFC supporters if things go bad in 2008.

My reference to the next coach getting the chocolates shows that I believe that we will probably win a flag during the next 4 or 5 years- so its not a slight on Wallace at all- it shows that I rate alot of the things he has done- not everything, but alot of things.

As for the elite talent Blaisee talked about in his post, sure we have some good young players but I feel that we need one more national draft to finish it properly. A couple of early picks next season will really finish the job.

[Hellenic Tiger]

The transition to a more professional and accountable era has begun. The winds of change has started to blow across Punt Rd and the bells are starting to toll for those that won't or don't want to conform to these new reforms. Lets hope these off field actions bear on field fruits sooner rather than later. We may be pleasantly surprised next year.