Petts - broken kneecap

[bojangles17]

But the other two, it was just their time.
No-one is having a go at their contribution to the club.

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oh ok froars, thought I noted some derogitary references to the performances of Gasper...a fantastic FB that rarely had more than 3g kicked on him over a 200game career, fair effort that...some boofheads must think it's easy ???

[Jackstar is back]

it's beginning to annoy me how often so called tiger fans choose to pour scorn over any of the decent players that have served us whilst conveniently ommitting the litany of broken down bums that have made Punt rd their home over the last couple of decades. this misplaced vitriol would be better served elsewhere as it generally says more about the boofhead espousing such nonsense than the intended message...Now how many AA and B&Fs did Chubba and Gas win between them ....that is all

Both were all Australians

[Fishfinger]

Funny how the same people who rate Bowden also seem to believe Gaspar was shafted

I rate Bowden and don't believe Gaspar was shafted.

No idea if he actually was or not. Just my opinion.
What is funny is claiming opinion as being fact.

[Infamy]

Gas was axed in 2007. We hadn't played finals in 6 years up till then and had just as bad "winning" ratio when he was playing. We had to pay him a fortune to keep him and Holland after 2001 which soaked up our TPP and forced Benny Gale into retirement and then when Gas was axed he quit because he thought he was too good for VFL.

Some here are rating B-grade senior footballers at our club as A-graders just because of their longevity at the club. No matter how many times they have let the club down onfield in big games we should keep hold of them forever. I'd rather our kids learn from Cuz the footballer than our so-called senior "A-graders".

LOL blaming an event 3 years ago for a poor culture that's almost 3 decades in the making   .

You dont understand what went on with those sackings.
we have been poor ever since.
the younger players havent developed,
And the events of 3 year put as back further , as our position on the ladder now indicates

Poor ever since? We were poor before they went too you know

[mightytiges]

Gas was axed in 2007. We hadn't played finals in 6 years up till then and had just as bad "winning" ratio when he was playing. We had to pay him a fortune to keep him and Holland after 2001 which soaked up our TPP and forced Benny Gale into retirement and then when Gas was axed he quit because he thought he was too good for VFL.

Some here are rating B-grade senior footballers at our club as A-graders just because of their longevity at the club. No matter how many times they have let the club down onfield in big games we should keep hold of them forever. I'd rather our kids learn from Cuz the footballer than our so-called senior "A-graders".

LOL blaming an event 3 years ago for a poor culture that's almost 3 decades in the making   .

You dont understand what went on with those sackings.
we have been poor ever since.
the younger players havent developed,
And the events of 3 year put as back further , as our position on the ladder now indicates

The previous 5 years without finals before their axing weren't poor?  ???

I'm not blaming them for that either. The fact we had no ready made key defenders to replace them as they aged and slowed (chubba wasn't even a key defender but was played as one) is the reason we had to wait for our current crop. Gas and Chubba were recruited in 96/97. 10 years later we were still relying on them to be our two key defenders because in that interim period Geisch and then Spud drafted no KPPs apart from Ottens. Their time was up. In fact they went a couple years too long.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Richmond will keep him on the list like they do with all injured players.

They dont keep players like Bowden, Gasper, Rogers, Kellaways, Knights & many others.
They keep players like Tony Free, Ottens, Pettifer, Nathan Brown, Coughlan, Hall, Knobel, Kingsley, who give great service to the club

Amazing you mention this, as I have said all along the current problems stem back to the handling of Gaspar and Chubba,thats when the rot set in.
The week that Gaspar got axed we got got beat by 141 points didnt we ????

No 157 

[Go Richo 12]

it's beginning to annoy me how often so called tiger fans choose to pour scorn over any of the decent players that have served us whilst conveniently ommitting the litany of broken down bums that have made Punt rd their home over the last couple of decades. this misplaced vitriol would be better served elsewhere as it generally says more about the boofhead espousing such nonsense than the intended message...Now how many AA and B&Fs did Chubba and Gas win between them ....that is all

Yes, but everyone's time comes eventually, and theirs was then IMO.
And Gas had a chance to go back to the reserves and help the development of young players, but he chose not to.
Credit to Bowden at least, he has taken his demotion like a man
But the other two, it was just their time.
No-one is having a go at their contribution to the club.

So true!

[Go Richo 12]

Pointless even explaining to you Froars, way beyond your intelligence levels
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Try me then, i have an IQ of 125!

[one-eyed]

Kayne must now dread July 25. Freakily did his ACL last year and now kneeday on the same day 12 months apart 

Pettifer injury could be end
By Howard Leigh
Sunday Herald-Sun 26 JUL 2009, Page S20

THE career of Richmond half-forward Kayne Pettifer is at the crossroads after he suffered a suspected fractured right kneecap playing for Coburg in yesterday's VFL match against the Casey Scorpions.

Pettifer's right knee gave way on the boundary line late in the third quarter and he was carried from the ground.

Pettifer, 27, who has played 113 AFL games, returned to the Coburg side for yesterday's game after being sidelined for two weeks with a sore knee.

Coburg coach Craig McRae described Pettifer's injury as ``sickening''.

"It was right in front of the crowd and he was very distressed,'' McRae said.

The Tigers coach said it was particularly upsetting after a long summer recovery program to come back from a knee reconstruction.

"He is out of contract and I don't what the future holds,'' McRae said.

He said in a strange twist of fate, Pettifer's previous knee injury was sustained 12 months to the day.

[WilliamPowell]

Yes back to Kayne's kneecap which is what i thought this thread was about 

Happended right in front of us. We heard saw it and we heard it. Will never forget the look on the on blokes face and the agony.

Think what you will of him as a player but it was a sickening injury

[Tigermonk]

Yes back to Kayne's kneecap which is what i thought this thread was about 

Happended right in front of us. We heard saw it and we heard it. Will never forget the look on the on blokes face and the agony.

Think what you will of him as a player but it was a sickening injury

late night last night WP your mixing your words haha
yes poor Kane his career is over l'm afraid, Knee buckled with no-one near him & it just snapped & he collasped in a pile
nothing worse copping a knee injury that way as it goes so unexspectedly & all your body weight goes down & the injury creates more damage
its a very serious injury which l have only ever seen 2 times before. 1 from football on a team mate & 1 from a guy l pulled out of a car wreck late one night

[Smokey]

funny how you say Gapser was old & slow
Thursfield & McGuane went backwards after Gasper left & that they both said Gasper was the best help they ever got becomming the players they are today
They have never got to Gaspers standard yet so whats your story to that
Oh thats right we had no-one to develope them

They didn't go backwards, they just had more responsibility as our key defenders despite being teenagers

I can't see how they could have gone backwards.  Both had played only 7 senior games before Gaspar left.  Pretty sure they have both improved since then - and as 22/23 year old 50 game kids I would say there is a fair bit of improvement still to come.  Let's put our faith in the new coaching team to get that development out of them, not waste our energies apportioning blame to a history we can only learn from, not change.

[Tigermonk]

I can't see how they could have gone backwards.  Both had played only 7 senior games before Gaspar left.  Pretty sure they have both improved since then - and as 22/23 year old 50 game kids I would say there is a fair bit of improvement still to come.  Let's put our faith in the new coaching team to get that development out of them, not waste our energies apportioning blame to a history we can only learn from, not change.

The day Gasper quit the club he was told that Thursfield & McGuane were perfoming at the same standard as Gasper & that he wouldnot be getting another senior game while they were fit & playing. Both players have never shown 1/2 the quality player Gasper was & l dont think they ever will reach his standard. You ask Thursfield & he will clearly tell you himself that Gasper was a huge influence on him becoming a defender & that he has dropped off since he has left the club & that there was no-one there to develope them properly & has affected them. Vardy told me the same thing in fact Leon Cameron was the one doing most of the development drills under Frawley l know this first hand being involved

[mat073]

Gasper of 07 was not the player he was in his All Australian years.
Had some ordinary days 2002 onwards......Remember the 9 goals Nietz kicked on him in 04.

[Smokey]

......... in fact Leon Cameron was the one doing most of the development drills under Frawley l know this first hand being involved

Doesn't enhance his coaching CV then.