Come on 1965 what are the answers?
After watching the fragility of our list this season and the distinct lack in many areas that's the minimum any new coach will need to do to at least ensure we are competitive in 2 -3 years time.
If a favourite player is in the cull so be it. The club is bigger than any individual. If the new coach says Richo is gawn I too will be disappointed as will many considering his last game would have been in Sydney but so be it. The long term future of the club is at stake.
I am so over this process just appoint the new coach and let him get to work on this list. He'll have my full support and can only hope that him and all the factions at the club can all move in the right direction to give him the support to put his plans in place.
2 finals campaigns in 27 years suggests that something has to change.
Lets just wait and see what the new coach will do before we judge him. If anything if the club had been in alot more than 2 finals series in 27 years you'd still find there would be alot of experts opinions suggesting which way the club should go but after 2 finals series in that time you'd think that something is very rotten at the club and its time to get rid of it.
If that makes me an expert then I would love to go to the club and coach them. Would you or any others sponsor me? If anything I will be the most controversial choice at any AFL club. Would that make you or any others happy? It would be the fullfilling of a dream of mine to be involved in the inner sanctum of RFC. At least noone on here could criticise me that I don't love the club regardless of results. 
He was being critical of me and what I reckon needs to happen. The reality is that 90% of our supporters think the same way as I do on these things. Whats so wrong about wanting to see our club play a direct style of footy incorporating the hard things like tackles, blocks, sheppards etc. anyway ....
Well i guess im in the 10% lol
Seriously it seems we are already setting up the senior coach to fail. IMHO the coaches have had very little to do with our lack of success. It is a deeper issue than purely the coaching staff. it is about culture, and us fans are a part of that.
Go Richo=NFI
culture culture culture you crap on like an ex mrs that wont go away.
its about development and yes it is about the hard things the 1%.
watch how many tackles we lay during a game. actually better yet watch how many of those were effective tackles. Then go and watch the Pies and see how they gang tackle opponents to the ground fairly and squarely. A lot of our goals are due to players that refuse to lay defensive pressure, REFUSE!!
The players we have got are used to being wrapped up in cotton wool. They are weak minded and dont respond to weak people, that part i believe is culture. Our last 2 coaches TW and Spud hardly the type of coach that would inspire you to go out and lay 10 tackles.
Now you say its all about culture..Rubbish!!. How about the last 3 years giving away our 3rd rounder. No thats got nothing to do with it has it??
How about holding onto duds like Cogs, Patterson, Pettrified, Schulz till they are worth nothing. No thats got nothing to do with it?
How about the recruiting of Graham, Kingsley, Knobel while others picked up the likes of Eddie Betts, Callan Ward and S Sellwood.. No nothing to do with it?
How about having 1 development coach per player only in TW's 3rd year as coach. No thats got nothing to do with it?
Its not all about culture pal its about hardwork whicch these weak minded individuals refuse to do because they are not affraid and dont respect the coach.
