One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on June 29, 2017, 02:50:22 PM
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Richmond ruckman Ivan Maric has announced his retirement from AFL football, effective at the end of the season.
The 31-year-old informed the Club’s playing group of his decision on Thursday morning.
“I believe it’s the right time and the right decision for the Club and for me, and that makes me feel at peace and happy with the call,” Maric told his teammates.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2017-06-29/maric-announces-retirement
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I'm shocked! Huge news...... :rollin
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Well another tall/ruck gone
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Yes one who can no longer run or jump...what a loss....
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Over the years our club has made some blunders at the trade table
But Ivvy was one we go so so right.
Been fantastic for our club.
Think he deserves our respect and thanks for a great Tiger career
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:clapping agree WP
has been an outstanding servant of the club, hopefully he stays on as a development/ruck coach.
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Agree with WP. I will never forget that goal he kicked against Carlton in the elimination final. He had enormous character and always tried his best for the club. A selfless decision by a great clubman.
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It was actually shocking that he got another year to be honest. Hasn't been relevant for two seasons.
You never know how this season will play out though - could be in the right place / right time .
He was epic in 2012/13/14 .
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Over the years our club has made some blunders at the trade table
But Ivvy was one we go so so right.
Been fantastic for our club.
Think he deserves our respect and thanks for a great Tiger career
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Over the years our club has made some blunders at the trade table
But Ivvy was one we go so so right.
Been fantastic for our club.
Think he deserves our respect and thanks for a great Tiger career
:cheers well said
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Let me tell you if half of our players had the heart and effort of Ivan we would be in the top 4.
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No surprise we broke finals drought in 13 with Maric in our side. The club flogged him and made him virtually solo ruck every week but he was sensational for us right up to 2015
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great video and what a ripper bloke. Its a shame the club let him down by running him into the ground.
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No surprise we broke finals drought in 13 with Maric in our side. The club flogged him and made him virtually solo ruck every week but he was sensational for us right up to 2015
History repeating itself......
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Great campaigner who deserves a slot on the coaching panel next year.
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Great campaigner who deserves a slot on the coaching panel next year.
What if he's a Muslim?
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Great campaigner who deserves a slot on the coaching panel next year.
What if he's a Muslim?
Then he will need two character referances.
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Over the years our club has made some blunders at the trade table
But Ivvy was one we go so so right.
Been fantastic for our club.
Think he deserves our respect and thanks for a great Tiger career
hmm not having a go at the big fella but we gave up pick 32 for a bloke who was servicable and a great club man he also filled a pretty dire need at the time.But we got what 4 good yrs out of him.
Adelaide traded that pick for tom lynch and the saints then used the pick on Jack Newnes as far as value goes id say both those sides did better.
just pointing out ivvys recruiting did cost a little bit.
Agree though he has been great for our club and deserves everybodies respect.
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Its the general perception that the club run big Ivan into the ground .
He had only just turned 26 when he played his first game for the Tigers - which is the "prime zone "
His body packed up after around 157 games ( 80 for Richmond ) - and the signs were there long before he played his last game .
While 150 odd games is nothing to be sneezed at - did Ivan fall off the cliff sooner than expected ??
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Great campaigner who deserves a slot on the coaching panel next year.
What if he's a Muslim?
Then he will need two character referances.
:clapping
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In the final wash up two character references did nothing for Houli.
If the Tribunal had of said 4 down to 3 weeks everyone would say lucky and the AFL would not have appealed. So the character references did him no favours at all.
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Over the years our club has made some blunders at the trade table
But Ivvy was one we go so so right.
Been fantastic for our club.
Think he deserves our respect and thanks for a great Tiger career
hmm not having a go at the big fella but we gave up pick 32 for a bloke who was servicable and a great club man he also filled a pretty dire need at the time.But we got what 4 good yrs out of him.
Adelaide traded that pick for tom lynch and the saints then used the pick on Jack Newnes as far as value goes id say both those sides did better.
just pointing out ivvys recruiting did cost a little bit.
Agree though he has been great for our club and deserves everybodies respect.
Are you saying Francis "Betamax" Jackson and his minions would've got us a good player with pick 32? :rollin
That's BS claw and I think your taking the pee.
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Coaching greats inspire retiring Tiger's next move
afl.com.au
10 July 2017
RETIRING Richmond ruckman Ivan Maric is ready to make the transition to full-time coaching after dipping his toes in the water with the Tigers' young ruck division in 2017.
Maric, who recently announced he would retire at the end of this season, took on the vacant ruck coach role at Punt Road Oval after midfield stoppages coach Brendon Lade crossed to Port Adelaide at the end of 2016.
The 31-year-old has since completed the Next Coach Program, run by coaching veteran David Wheadon, which cemented his ambitions as a 13-season career draws to a close.
"For me it confirmed a lot of things. It confirmed my own beliefs where there was a bit of uncertainty, and then [it helped me] to just get organised with coaching and how I'm going to do certain aspects of it," Maric told AFL.com.au.
"I'm really clear now … I had a lot of it in my own mind already, but it confirmed things.
"You're looking at other great coaches and what they did, and it's like 'that's how I think, that's how I feel and that's what I believe in'.
"That's been really good. Now it's all about getting a job and putting it into practice."
When announcing his retirement to teammates, Maric quoted Gregg Popovich, coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, who said he felt privileged that his players allowed him to coach them the way he wanted to coach them.
Maric said the coaching great, who has won five NBA championships with the Spurs, was someone he had studied in recent seasons.
"I've watched him closely over the last three or four years and he is someone I've really admired with the way he's been coaching and the way he manages his players," Maric said.
Others Maric has studied in world sport are NBA coaching great Phil Jackson, former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and influential soccer mastermind Johan Cruyff.
Then there are Australian football Hall of Fame coaches Tom Hafey and Allan Jeans, who Maric admitted he did not know enough about before starting the Next Coach Program.
A common thread among the coaches he admired was the fact they cared about their players, were great teachers, and the player-coach relationship was also a friendship.
They are traits Maric has tried to implement in his work with Richmond's ruck group, which includes young trio Toby Nankervis (22), Maric's cousin Ivan Soldo (21), rookie Mabior Chol (20), and injured big man Shaun Hampson (29).
The former Adelaide ruckman's role has included designing all training sessions for the ruckmen and then reviewing training and match vision with his teammates.
Given he was still on the list and preparing himself to play every week, Maric said it was important not to have a seat at match committee to avoid any conflicts of interest.
Through his role as a playing ruck coach and his involvement in the Next Coach Program, Maric said his own style was starting to emerge.
It involved arming his players with the knowledge and tools to coach themselves, both on the track and during games.
"Matthew Clarke was my ruck coach at Adelaide and I feel like he got me to that level," Maric said.
"But the other thing I've learned from the program is that coaching isn't something you just wake up and you're good at.
"It's something that needs to be practiced every day and you constantly get better at it.
"So having the opportunity to practice it every day has been really good for me and my next phase in life."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-10/coaching-greats-inspire-retiring-tigers-next-move
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He re signed under the liberal migrant clause as passed by Peggy O'Neal, a migrant.
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Tell him to look for another job but if he can't find one then he can walk into a cruisy job with us
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Not surprising that when he mentions all the coaches he admires & studies he never mentions Dudwick. :shh