Richard Tambling threads [merged]

[the_boy_jake]

1. At the game, I don't think it is right to boo your own players as long as they are wearing the Richmond jumper. The frustration is understandable, but it doesn't help and the support would do a lot.

BUT

2. As long as Tambling believes it is the fans fault, the Buddy factor or some other excuse he will never be a good AFL footballer. He struggled to get his hands on the footy for us, to me its clear at the end that he was lacking smarts and confidence and we moved him around to do him a favour, to try and fit him in the best 22, not to stall his development. The only way for him to become the on-baller he wants to be with his current ball-winning ability and footy smarts to is to become one of the fittest players in the AFL. I'm not sure he has the attitude to get himself in the right condition.

[FNM]

To be honest, I thought it was a decent interview by Tambling, he just told it how it was, but didn't really get stuck into us. It was Graham Studley Cornes who was doing all the baiting. Bling just laughed it off.

Richmond supporters ARE feral. Being constantly compared to Buddy Franklin all the time would be enough to do your head in.

But I remember when he was drafted, his girlfriend at the time and now wife said that there were people back home that didn't want him to succeed.  Now, having that pressure on you might have had some influence as well.

I would be peeed if he became a star, but maybe a change of club is what he needs.  We weren't able to extract anything out of him, but maybe Adelaide can.  Who really cares? He's gone!

[Penelope]

I got the impression he felt not being able to settle into one position was more of a factor. I dont think he actually said the fans were to blame, just the whole weight of expectations. It's funny to read online forums full of people who cannot even have someone disagree with them without seemingly taking it as some sort of personal slight, bag a footballer who finds constant criticism from fans as a hard cross to bear.

The 15 mile community that Richie said he grew up in is an absolute poo hole. I was told by a bloke who ran one of the CDEP programs that it was a place where many who were outcasts from their own communities ended up. Now i know why he was so keen to leave Darwin when he was first drafted. For anyone to claw their way out that mire is a remarkable achievement in itself.

On the comment by the host who about Richmond fans, he said some of the Richmond fans, and he is right, as he would be if he said it about any other club.

[FNM]

If he was worried about fans, why would you go to a town like Adelaide to escape feral fans
The pressure is more on him now in that fishbowl 

[mightytiges]

I wouldn't take too much notice of Graham Cornes and his anti-Richmond fans garbage. Most people in SA can't stand him either lol. At least we don't damage cars parked at the footy with interstate (Vic) number plates like they do over there

As al said all clubs have their nuffers who bag their own. Cornes should look at his own club and remember this classic audio from 5AA after the Crows were knocked out of the finals a few years ago.

http://oneeyed-richmond.com/audio/5aaclip.wav

[Stripes]

I think Blinga's worst problem was that he thought too much! He obviously overanalysed his own performance and placed far too much pressure on himself as a result. Some of the best footballers are those who can barely string two words together because they don't have any fear of failure because they don't think that far ahead.

Bling seems like a terrific bloke to me who just struggled with the pressure of his selection in the draft and the directionless tactics of our previous coach. Hope he goes well at Adelaide and hope the fans give him a go.

Stripes

[Penelope]

Cornes should look at his own club and remember this classic audio from 5AA after the Crows were knocked out of the finals a few years ago.

http://oneeyed-richmond.com/audio/5aaclip.wav

  classic stuff

[tony_montana]

I think Blinga's worst problem was that he thought too much! He obviously overanalysed his own performance and placed far too much pressure on himself as a result. Some of the best footballers are those who can barely string two words together because they don't have any fear of failure because they don't think that far ahead.

Bling seems like a terrific bloke to me who just struggled with the pressure of his selection in the draft and the directionless tactics of our previous coach. Hope he goes well at Adelaide and hope the fans give him a go.

Stripes

spot on... needed to learn to not think and just play on instinct. Was never personal, I just felt for the past 4 years he was never going to amount to much with us - someties there is simply too much baggage

[TigerLand]

I think Blinga's worst problem was that he thought too much! He obviously overanalysed his own performance and placed far too much pressure on himself as a result. Some of the best footballers are those who can barely string two words together because they don't have any fear of failure because they don't think that far ahead.

Bling seems like a terrific bloke to me who just struggled with the pressure of his selection in the draft and the directionless tactics of our previous coach. Hope he goes well at Adelaide and hope the fans give him a go.

Stripes

One of the best ever posts.

Couldn't agree more.

So much football is relies on the muscle between the ears. I think Stripes is spot on, you can sometimes over think and over train and worry and psyche yourself out.

Interesting interview with Mike Hussey years ago that the key to success was relaxing. In his early career he was obsessed with facing 5,000 balls i the nets every single day. Under the law of the more you practice the better you would be. In doing so Hussey placed this expectation of being in form and setting his goals and expectations way to high and when he didn't score a century every week which was the expectations of working so hard he lost confidence and continued downwards.

Only later did he learn to relax enjoy training and not be obsessed with his performances and results did he become an international player at the highest level.

I can relate a lot of this to Bling. I'm a top draft pick I should be getting 30 possies a week, I should be kicking bags of goals etc.

Super post Stripes.

[TigerLand]

Graham Cornes is an absolute no body.

[yellowandback]

Expectations never diminish the performance of the elite. Judd, Ablett,Cuz and before them Voss, Buckley and Aker all rise to the challenge of performing on the big stage. Imagine Tambo in a final!
Having said that, he is one of very few ex-tiger players (maxfield and Lambert were 2 others) who I will take more than a passing interest in watching over the next few years.
Remember that 1st qtr vs the eagles last year at etihad? 14 touches in the 1st qtr and just had 'em on toast!

[Francois Jackson]

Ooh please Tambling was a pussy and the weakest player to wear the Yellow and Black in the last 20 years.

Cant believe some of you fools defended him on this site. We need people like Hodgy in our team. A guy who was bagged for being taken ahead of Judd but never spoke about it just put his head down and worked his a-rse off.

Tambling just wanted people to feel sorry for him so insetad of working hard at the problem he chose to run away.

Good riddons

[Ekto]

Ooh please Tambling was a pussy and the weakest player to wear the Yellow and Black in the last 20 years.

Cant believe some of you fools defended him on this site. We need people like Hodgy in our team. A guy who was bagged for being taken ahead of Judd but never spoke about it just put his head down and worked his a-rse off.

Tambling just wanted people to feel sorry for him so insetad of working hard at the problem he chose to run away.

Good riddons

So you are the chief "supporter" that Richie was referring to in his interview. Richie's family had to sit in the Richmond crowd and listen to fools like you bagging him and others week in and week out.

What a disgrace. Every player who dons the Yellow and Black tries his guts out for the team and the fans, even the girls in the office at Tigerland bust their guts to get the club to the level that we supporters desire. They all deserve our respect.

I would think that real supporters bust their guts to keep our club reputation sound as well.

Good riddance to you.

[Owl]

poo post daniel.  What the stuff is  'riddons' are you nine?

[TigerTimeII]

DONT WORRY OWL

do as i do and dont read his posts

tambling is a damn good bloke and i dont blame him for leaving due to fans like danny

tigerfans can be th ebest in the land but some can be the worst even worse than pie skunk fans