Dissecting Dimmer.
Quotes from weekends presser.
"The inconsistency of performance of some of our players is not good enough. We've got to find players that are prepared to put their hand up and play the Richmond way."
One would argue the point that the players whose performances are in question have indeed gone backwards.
This suggests the problem for the decline is more an inability to communicate an already flawed game plan and leadership culture, both of which Hardwick is responsible for.
Refreshing would be to hear him admit partial blame....and mean it.
----------------------------------------------------
""I'll still back all of my players in. At stages they can play better than what they have today, there's no doubt about that, but we also have to be looking forward to those players who are prepared to play how we want to play, take the game on and play at a standard that's acceptable at AFL level."
Conflicting statements.
Suggest a level of softness at the coaching core.
Unable to Instil professional discipline by basically defending the under performers.
-------------------------------------------
"We've just got to make sure we continue to blood those players and get them into the side."
It's a proven fact, Hardwick is out of touch with the talent at his so called disposal.One has to look no further than Miles, finally being given a game (through the injury of another) and at worst proving he's a starter who was left to languish in the VFL.
Arnot is another strong bodied kid with more to offer the future of the club than Chris Newman.
McBean - well, how long do you need to develop a guy? Another mishandling or perhaps misunderstanding of development, of which there are many.
----------------------------------------------------------------
On the loss itself-
It's a hard one to fathom," he said.
"You look at it, but at the end of the day it comes down a to a 15-minute block in the third quarter.
Sorry, Dimmer. It comes down to so much more.
Instead of ignorantly isolating every bad performance as an individual issue, try looking at common denominators in your losses. The team were never going to win. Your statistical rants only compound the frustration and angst from supporters who, believe it or not, understand the game as well as if not better than you.
-----------------------------------------
"They had nine inside entries for the quarter and they kicked 7.2. Some of them from our horrible turnovers and the game is all of a sudden out of reach. Turnovers. They were horrible turnovers you can't defend."
Those horrible turnovers he speaks of.its about moulding a team...one that has a forward structure. When you DONT have a forward structure, one needs to expect a high percentage of turnovers, Damien.
May I also suggest he learn how to be strategically combative when faced with a match day injury or two. Like any battle, such decisions need to made and implemented in the moment. Another sign of insipid leadership at the coaching helm.
