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Alex Rance
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Nah I don't think he'll be back. And if he does it will be a failed experiment after two years out of the game and 31 years old. I know Rance is some people's Superman but he's just a mere human.
Still on contract so at least we might be able to scrounge a late draft pick in trade for him if he wanted to go to another club. I'm with you on this, two years out at his age n he wouldn't be earning any more than base payment n match fee. He'd be coming back purely for the love of the game, more than likely still handy but highly unlikely he'd get back to Tross man level.
After 2 years out of the game even moreso.
That is a significant hiatus..
He might be able to make it work at the RFC if he returned this year mid season but coming back in 2021 with 2 years out is asking a lot more.
That’s how I see it too , and I’m also thinking he’d see the challenge in helping a freo or gc really climb the ladder more than step into another contender
This year or bust imo. He had a fairly average end to his career form wise even before his knee.
I remember Ian Thorpe came back but couldn’t swim his old times anymore.
In the old days this would be a distraction. The club now will roll on and not blink an eyelid. His salary is already being divided up amongst the players that would of been hard to re-sign otherwise.
I agree, he is contracted to us for the next 2 years from memory, we would have to release him from the contract.
DS
This quote from Rance tells me that if he ever plays at all it will be with us. It will have to be this year though as i believe the club wont take him back next year due to his age, time away from the game and the fact we will have all drafting plans and contract negotiations in place to go forward without him.
"I know that if I go back to playing for Richmond I am going to love it so much and it is going to consume my life and my balance is going to go out again so I am happy where I am at."
"I know that if I go back to playing for Richmond I am going to love it so much and it is going to consume my life and my balance is going to go out again so I am happy where I am at."
This quote from Rance tells me that if he ever plays at all it will be with us. It will have to be this year though as i believe the club wont take him back next year due to his age, time away from the game and the fact we will have all drafting plans and contract negotiations in place to go forward without him.
"I know that if I go back to playing for Richmond I am going to love it so much and it is going to consume my life and my balance is going to go out again so I am happy where I am at."
"I know that if I go back to playing for Richmond I am going to love it so much and it is going to consume my life and my balance is going to go out again so I am happy where I am at."
