Yes Dimma was conducting training yesterday, about the only voice you could hear out there, as mentioned a very flat session indeed.
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Alex Rance
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Yes Dimma was conducting training yesterday, about the only voice you could hear out there, as mentioned a very flat session indeed.
Not everyone is equipped to do a eulogy, I would be, (am), mourning the loss of next years' number one draft pick too
Hate to admit it, but I am pissed that we pay a guy a million bucks while he is injured for a whole season, then he retires at Xmas (not injury related) leaving the club down a critical position. I reckon the club deserves some loyalty and it smacks as selfish - irrespective of whether he is a different cat who plays to his own tune. It has severely tarnished his legacy IMO.
I realise I am emotional about this but it is incredibly disappointing from one of our three captains.
I realise I am emotional about this but it is incredibly disappointing from one of our three captains.
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that's right NQ, and therein lies the reason he needs for more "spiritual growth"
Yep I have a little of this, but also frustrated a little with what Gale says - that a) we will keep him on the list, and b) we will work out the compensation. How about $0, because he has retired and therefore is not entitled to any further salary.
. Might depend on whether his contract was backhanded or front ended to fit in Lynch
A few thoughts from me,
a) Craig’s theory of Rance red lining it to get back cause this was coming is spot on.
b) Some one listed a club source saying retirement conversations had been happening since the middle of the year and giving Rance till Xmas to decide sounds 100% true and fits Craig’s theory as well.
c) while shocked it’s not a real surprise
d) feels like the first real shift to the next generation, the cap space is intriguing
e) we won it without him, we can do it again
f)while devastated that I’ll never see him cover ground like a lion stalking his prey before launching at a pace that looked impossible to maintain to make a contest that he had no right getting to, he has left a legacy.
g) he passed on the above skill set to Vlastuin, Broad and Grimes.
h) Grimes might do it better than Rance now
i) that I was truly blessed to watch this guy and he is and always will be one of the standard bearers for being a “Richmond Man”
And finally, I’ll always admire someone who chases their happiness and makes sacrifices. Alex the man and character is probably harder to replicate than Alex the footballer, that’s saying something.
a) Craig’s theory of Rance red lining it to get back cause this was coming is spot on.
b) Some one listed a club source saying retirement conversations had been happening since the middle of the year and giving Rance till Xmas to decide sounds 100% true and fits Craig’s theory as well.
c) while shocked it’s not a real surprise
d) feels like the first real shift to the next generation, the cap space is intriguing
e) we won it without him, we can do it again
f)while devastated that I’ll never see him cover ground like a lion stalking his prey before launching at a pace that looked impossible to maintain to make a contest that he had no right getting to, he has left a legacy.
g) he passed on the above skill set to Vlastuin, Broad and Grimes.
h) Grimes might do it better than Rance now
i) that I was truly blessed to watch this guy and he is and always will be one of the standard bearers for being a “Richmond Man”
And finally, I’ll always admire someone who chases their happiness and makes sacrifices. Alex the man and character is probably harder to replicate than Alex the footballer, that’s saying something.
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Backhanded?
Thats what he deserves now, not sure about his contract.
$50 bucks he would've been on less next year then the previous 2 years.
Wouldn't surprise me if Gale threw Rances money at him and then backhanded him across the face.
"He's your money you filthy animal!"
They wouldve known early 2018 lynch was coming.
Money wouldve poured into martin and rance etc. To keep the following years under control.
What puzzles me is the time with family reasons. If he cut back on his academy and writing books and media commitments he would have more time than most to be with his family. There seems to be something rotten in the state of Denmark...
I think you underestimate how much time is taken up with being a professional footballer, eg waking every 2 hours overnight to ice injuries etc. It would be all-consuming, so even if he has 'free time' he would still be doing something related to footy.
Like everyone else I am disappointed. Disappointed at losing a champ and icon to the game. Disappointed that we could have secured a free agent or traded in a valuable player. However, I am not across the mechanics of these things and am mindful that Alex truly is one of the best players we have seen at our club over the past ten years and his contribution on field and to our culture has been massive.
And I won’t be surprised if Alex pulled a Griggy and retired to help the club in some way.
I reckon the religious part has been overstated and the family part understated. Putting everything behind work is something that plenty of people struggle with. Sure his job pays a lot more than most of us, but I can also understand someone wanting a change, to something a bit more rounded. If you’re jack of it, then go do those things that make you happy. Cheers Alex for winning us a premiership, good luck with your new life.
Pretty sure you'd be doubly pissed if you got injured at work n the boss told you to *smile* off no pay for you because you couldn't work.
I'll bet Scotty Thompsons battered left knacka that he'll end up under Ben Rutton at where he coaches!
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Could you possibly rephrase that please.