seen that coming long time ago
yeah yeah he will play on, you dont know what your talking about 
well its finally all over cya big Fella 
you made the best choice for the club moving forward. 
There will be no more excuses for the Richmond football club
Didnt take long for the "I knew first" moron to step up. Ever stop to think that most of us probably had a fair idea that he wouldnt play on, that we were just hoping he might? Nothing wrong with hoping.
Dont know why you dont have a bigger role down at the club with all your knowledge, oh thats right, your best work is done on a keyboard on internet forums!
What you were hoping he would play on, oh my
the bloke played his guts out & you's wanted more out of him
his the oldest man in the league with bad legs from being over worked. His a ICON of the club because he stood out so much. None of his team mates shared his passion but had thier hand stuck out for payment & under the desk deals
where are they now all Rich & not remembered cause of no success
So no-one was developed around him & even Richo's development suffered
but his time was up. The rule changes of the game are taking its toll on the players. Career spans are tops 10 years now if your body is able to withstand the preasure & pace of the game.
How good could Richo have really been if he had the development that other clubs had, we will never know, but can tell you fact this is the reason the club is suffering
The club will suffer more now that there is no-one developed to take his place while he was burning up the wing in his best year at the club. There is also no-one on the wing that drops into the backline or pushes forward & kicks goals like Richo was doing unless we draft the types of Butcher & Connerly & build around them.
l simply said Richo was finished long ago because l knew of his injuries
but when l said this & that, l get shot down & called oh moron & all other things. Well Karma is a bitch lol
Whats happened Oh thats right Richo retired
great choice his a very respected footballer & great bloke
So 2JD you say why aint l down at the club
Let me tell you if they had someone like me down the club
This is what l think the club needs & should have been doing 10 years ago & Richmond had every chance to get it right, but had the wrong people running the club in several positions mainly the presidents who are weak & dont fight hard enough to get what the club wants
The players would not be skinny or have bad skills. Development would be #1 on the list followed closely by new medical & rehab personal.
A gag would be put on the players & staff, the club would be in lockdown with only the CEO & the coach doing media to AFL requirements
It wouldnot take long to sort the players out suited to modern day football to the pretenders who are clutching at straws
The Coburg side would get the flick & a reborn Richmond reserves in the Richmond jumpers to spark some light into the club & keep the standard high.
A time limit put on players to rise to the required AFL level or get moved on quickly reguardless of there previous background
Every player on the list would be rotated to put thier talent on show & l could gaurentee l could make top line footballers out of Collins, Edwards, Conners,& King in damaging roles built around KPP
These are just basic football things that you learn a club needs to change. if a high profile player is broken then show him the door, l'm talking about Coughlan, Brown, Simmonds, Polak dont hang onto them if they dont produce.
Anyway but Richo retiring will start a new era at Tigerland & there can be no-more excuses why this club cannot go forward after this draft
