1 year contract, he needs more game time & shows he still has that sly ability & quickness when it comes to making the quick decision.
concerns are his kicking distance & could be a libility when needed to kick a winning goal to grasp a game just like Kane Johnson failed to do.
Our average age next year would probably be the highest in the comp if we kept all the old farts you want to
Or do you want to get rid of Richo & Cousins, the only two worth keeping?
The only older players l would keep are those who have a imput nearly every week. Cousins is the best player on our list by a mile you would offer him 2 years. Richardson l would retire. Simmonds is retiring. Bowden is going anyway & will go into the draft & Johnson has gone. That leaves Nathan Brown who has 5 weeks to stamp his future & if he cant kick goals from outside 50 metres then l would retire him. Injured players are not a option anymore they should be traded or delisted. Polak, Pettifer, Coughlan. That is a possible 8 players cut from the list. Then l would chase the home sick Brent Connerly from Fremantle rookie list at 202 cm & still growing, was talking to him Saturday morning at the local footy. l would chase James Blaser from Casey Scorpions who is a tuff midfielder with good skills & can play most utility positions forward or defence & can kick goals under preasure. Has played alot of finals football & played at TAC level & also been coach by former Richmond players Brian Leys & Adrian Hickmott & currently under Peter German. Blaser has been playing senior foorball since he was 15 years old. He comes from a good football background.
Getting back to you saying l want to keep the old farts is not correct. Bowden would be in our top 22 players & should be in the side playing.
When he goes end of season so be it but there are the ones l listed above that should be gone also.
There you have my true opinion on the issue l hope this helps & closes it once & for all cause l'm tired of going over the same things.
My argument is the way Richmond treat & handle long serving players. & the constant bad decision making.
If they just dropped Gasper & said nothing he would have stuck around still helping out teaching the backline till the end of that year & everyone would have benefit from it. If he was told to leave at seasons end there would have been no problem & the players would have had the summer to get over it instead of copping it early in the season destroying the morale in the playing group & around the club.
