Hardwick's aftermatch media conference / Dimma's satisfaction

[tiger101]

Hardwick's satisfaction
By Nick Berrett
10:30 PM Sat 18 Jun, 2011

RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick is happy to head back to Melbourne with one win from three straight interstate matches, after the Tigers finished 31-point winners against the Brisbane Lions on Saturday night.

It has been an eventful road trip for the Tigers, who were forced to take a bus back home from Sydney earlier this week after a volcanic ash cloud stopped flights in and out of Melbourne.

Hardwick said the extra travel didn’t affect the team but added he was grateful to play the next three games, against Melbourne, Carlton and Essendon, at the MCG.

"It finished our block of four (the Tigers also had a bye) and we had two from four (including the bye) so it puts us back in the hunt," Hardwick said.

"It was a tough game, the Lions were committed and I thought they were outstanding, there were a lot of very heavy body clashes."

The Tigers had their midfield to thank for the win, with Dustin Martin finishing with 22 touches and five goals and Trent Cotchin recording 30 touches.

However, emerging players at both ends of the field, in Tyrone Vickery and Alex Rance, also set up the victory.

Vickery booted four goals while Rance held Lions forward Jonathan Brown to two goals.

"(Martin) is just one of those players that uses the ball so well, he is a match-winner," Hardwick said.

"He still has areas of his game that he needs to improve but he was outstanding and Trent Cotchin was the same.

"The emergence of Tyrone Vickery is very important to our footy club, he is 200cm and guys like that are very hard to play on."

The Tigers led the competition in set shot accuracy coming into the game (with 72 per cent), but they missed 10 set shots against the Lions.

"Normally the strength of our game is our accuracy but it seemed to desert us tonight," Hardwick said.

"If we don’t take our opportunities, it could haunt us."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/116551/default.aspx

[mightytiges]

LOL at Dimma cracking it at the end of the press conference - "Is that all? Geez you guys ask a lot of questions" 

Who was the dopey journo who had Brad Green playing with us last night? 

[Smokey]

Hardwick's satisfaction
By Nick Berrett
10:30 PM Sat 18 Jun, 2011

The Tigers led the competition in set shot accuracy coming into the game (with 72 per cent), but they missed 10 set shots against the Lions.

So all those posters moaning about how lucky we were to get so close to Sydney last week will also acknowledge how lucky Brisbane were not to get whacked by 10 goals tonight?

I bet not.   

[Penelope]

 

[one-eyed]

Last half of article is Dimma talking ...

Young Tigers show Voss what's required
Darren Cartwright
June 19, 2011 - 4:19PM


Losing Brisbane coach Michael Voss had to look no further than Richmond's dynamic young midfield pair Dustin Martin and Trent Cotchin to show his own emerging talent how he wants them to think and act.

Martin and Cotchin were pivotal in Richmond's 31-point win over the Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night, although the final margin was not a true reflection of the contest.

The result hung in the balance until midway through the final term when Richmond kicked five of the last seven goals to win 18.17 (125) to 14.19 (94) and keep their finals hopes flickering.

Voss said Martin and Cotchin were involved in match-shaping moments in the third term and their contributions and intuition is what his side is lacking for the moment.

"A big moment was in the third quarter," Voss said.

"Cotchin kicks a goal on the left, great goal, and Martin does the same in a stoppage. That's certainly something we are always wanting but it's very hard to plan for.

"They've been pretty handy for them, Cotchin and Martin, and we've got a couple evolving into our midfield also.

"Being able to identify those moments and that's what you want players to do but not everyone can do that."

Even Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is in awe of Martin's ability.

The second year player, who turns 20 next Sunday, out-did the Tigers' key forwards with his five goal return, kicking several majors at crucial times, including a boomer from about 60m.

Cotchin's ground-level scrounging resulted in a game-high 30 disposals.

"(Martin) is one of those players that uses the ball so well," Hardwick said.

"I think he kicked a goal from inside the square in the last quarter and hit the back of the fence on the full, he's a match winner and there is no doubt about it.

"Cotchin's in-and-under work is outstanding."

Hardwick said there were signs the Tigers were maturing but they still needed to show more composure and control the tempo at clutch times.

Late in the game he sent the message out to slow the game down but they still played at a frenetic pace which could have been detrimental against a more experienced side.

"We had control of the game towards the end and we still wanted to play fast footy," Hardwick said.

"That's an inexperience thing our guys are starting to deal with.

"We've been dramatically better (at that) the last month and the scores against us have decreased."

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/young-tigers-show-voss-whats-required-20110619-1g9rc.html