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Alex Rance
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His knee injury didn't flk up our season this year, but this decision will bend us over next year.
People were saying Balta wasnt performing well at training and the next option is Carthwaite.
Maybe Moore can move back
Not sure, I reckon a return to footy after a year away from the spotlight is precisely a Rance-like thing to do.
Whichever way you spin it the timing is horrible. Why couldn’t this decision have been made 2 months ago to allow us an extra spot on the list?
Rance will forever be a great of the club but this isn’t his finest hour.
Rance will forever be a great of the club but this isn’t his finest hour.
Terrible news. So disappointing - decision & timing. Silly choice by him in my view - he’s 30 & you’re a long time retired. Surely his religion could have waited for 2-3 more years. Selfishly, we’ve been robbed of seeing our greatest ever defender for 2-3 more seasons too. Shame & a waste on his behalf.
Still a great list though plus opportunity knocks for Noah Balta - he’ll be fine & even more incentive for him to get fit & develop under Leppitsch in the same way Rance did.
Still a great list though plus opportunity knocks for Noah Balta - he’ll be fine & even more incentive for him to get fit & develop under Leppitsch in the same way Rance did.
Well with the new rules I think we will have a list spot available (ie like when Grigga retired) but the timing is such that we couldn't fill it during the draft season, and we have to use the SSP or mid-season draft instead.
Hold him to the same standards as Richo then who also retired after the trade/draft period.
These guys are competitive beasts, driven to be the best they can be. If Rance has come to the realisation that he couldn't, for whatever reason, be the best he could be, then it's right for him to stand down. The fact Rance at 80% would probably still be in the top 10 defenders in the AFL is our problem to deal with, not Rance's.
He's a natural for a media gig. This year showed that coaching is also something he'd excel at. But it seems like Rance has his heart set on door knocking at least for the short term.
Sadly all good things come to an end. Fortunately at Tigerland new opportunities open up and given the coaching staff am confident that they may even "reinvent" a player like CCJ or RCD to fill such a gap. Always great memories of Rancey who even in the bad years gave 110%. At least he went out at the top.
Richo retired ahead of the draft and was further back in his recovery. We were in full-tilt rebuild mode anyway.
Yeah it's our issue to deal with and we have no choice but to accept Rance's decision. It would help if the timing was explained. Perhaps the club's "be yourself" mantra has come back to bite it.
First off, gotta thank the man for everything he has done. He is arguably the biggest influence that changed this clubs toxic and disgusting culture to being the most outstanding in the league currently. His approach literally made us the the club of brothers and (Excuse the wanky term) 'Wellness". There is no way this club is the one it is today without the pefect combination of Dimma, Cotchin & Rance. Onfield and offield, no other 3 have had a bigger impact on Richmond since the 70's. Thanks for everything Mr sexiest man in the world - Alex Rance.
Now to the footy me - So disappointing to hear he has retired, especially so close to Xmas. I can understand that his choice is his choice, but for a Jehovah you would think the timing might have been 'not Xmas' time - even Santa can't fix this whole in my heart & was sad to tell my son this morning. The timing is very confusing. To miss an entire season, do all the rehab and get back to being almost full health on the back of another flag run. Why retire now & after the draft etc? The club must be regretting not targeting a key back with all those picks now.
If he were to take on a media gig, that would not sit well for me. Can retire young, healthy and mid-contract to spend more time with god and your family, but still be on the telly talking footy and getting paid. Not sure if the 2 narratives can co-exist .
Now for the other conversation - With that money, do we enter the Grundy sweep-stakes? The ultimate replacement.
Yeah, you're right. He retired after trade, before draft.
Rance mentions the timing in his video interview with Richo. Said he didn't want his knee to be a factor in his retirement. It's now that he considers himself no longer injured that he could make the decision based on what was important to him. i.e. retirement wasnt forced on him.
I think you may very well be on the money. Melbourne recently hosted the International Convention for Jehovah's Witness, less than a month later Rancey has called it quits.
His duels with Buddy were the highlight of any season for me. The only defender that could beat him fair and square - one on one. In the same class as the Carey -Jackovic battles.
Can’t criticise the timing without all the facts -which I feel we’re missing right now. But one thing this club loves is a challenge -I reckon we’ll go ok in 2020 without him. Chance for the youngsters to make an impression.
Can’t criticise the timing without all the facts -which I feel we’re missing right now. But one thing this club loves is a challenge -I reckon we’ll go ok in 2020 without him. Chance for the youngsters to make an impression.
So he's fully recovered but worried about doing the knee again?
He's not making a strong case!
There is some silver lining here:
- We could potentially unearth another player with the SSP;
- We can now jiggle some TPP's around and front-end others contracts such as Cotch or Jack to make up Rancy's 2020 salary, freeing up even more cap space for 2021(could have around $1.6 million available for 2021)
- We could potentially unearth another player with the SSP;
- We can now jiggle some TPP's around and front-end others contracts such as Cotch or Jack to make up Rancy's 2020 salary, freeing up even more cap space for 2021(could have around $1.6 million available for 2021)
