Ready to Pounce
Jon Ralph | Herald Sun | 12-09-2008, Pg: 110
RICHMOND END-OF-SEASON REVIEW Won 11
Lost 10
Drawn 1
Pos 9th
THE LIST UNTOUCHABLE: Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio, Nathan Foley, Kelvin Moore
TRADE POTENTIAL: Kayne Pettifer, Dean Polo, Jay Schulz, Jake King
GOING, GOING? Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls, Travis Casserly, Andrew Collins, Danny Meyer
GONE: Greg Tivendale, Chris Hyde
WHAT WENT RIGHT: 11.5 wins a great return from wooden spoon last year. Have a swag of young mids, talented key backs in Moore, Mcguane, Thursfield and Rance.
WHAT WENT WRONG: Losing critical games Carlton, Sydney & Adelaide. Allowed the board to get antsy, creating an ever-widening rift.
WHAT THEY NEED: Put on record they need another ruckman, if Wallace gets his way an established midfielder (Kerr), have plenty of key backs and mid-sized forwards, need depth in most other areas.
THE GOOD: Tigers averaged nine more contested possessions per game than its opponents (Second only to Geelong)
THE BAD: Tigers laid the fewest tackles in the competition this season and only out-tackled their opponents seven times.
B&F FAVOURITE: Matthew Richardson
SHEAHAN'S VERDICT: The club president aside, it's hard to find anyone who isn't bullish about 2009. Tigers won 8 of last 11. More importantly, Deledio, Foley, Moore, Morton, Cotchin, Thursfield, Riewoldt and company all look set for long, fruitful careers. Only three teams kicked more goals. The Tigers should be aiming at a minimum of 12 wins and finals next year.
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