Alex Rance

[Streak]

Say it ain’t so............

 

[blx]

Thanks for the Premiership(s).

Now lets go fishing...

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[IanG]

With the shock receding thanks for your service Alex you will go down as arguably the best key defender the club has ever had and a tiger immortal.

 

[Djevv]

I am not that surprised. He nearly retired last time his contract was up! It is risky resuming playing after an ACL and players are rarely the same again.

 

[Punt n Brunton]

Thanks for the memories Alex. A great servant of the club and will go down as one of the all time greats.

 

[Tony Braxton-Hicks]

One premiership doesn't do him justice.

Like a prized 3yo colt, it's off to stud now young man.

 

[ToraToraTora]

Hard to begrudge anything. Just a God. Pardon pun. But a bit selfish. The 3rd flag a little trickier now. Funniest AFL player ever.

 

[Jake]

I am not that surprised. He nearly retired last time his contract was up! It is risky resuming playing after an ACL and players are rarely the same again.

Think the Knee might of had something to do with it. Thanks, Champ.

 

[tigerjoe]

Thanks for the Premiership(s).

Now lets go fishing...

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Brad Crouch
David Makay
Kyle Hartigan
Luke Brown
Rory Atkins
Stephan Martin
Ryan Lester
Ed Curnow
Kade Simpson
Levi Casboult
Marc Murphy
Will Setterfield
Brodie Grundy
Ben Reid
Tim Broomhead
Scott Pendlebury
Joe Daniher
Martin Gleeson
Tom Bellchambers
David Mundy
Tom Hawkins
Harry Taylor
Jarrod Harbrow
Aiden Corr
Jeremy Cameron
Samuel Reid
Zach Williams
Ben Stratton
Issac Smith
Paul Puopolo
Shaun Burgoyne
Jack Viney
Nathan Jones
Ben Jacobs
Jamie McMillan
Majak Daw
Mason Wood
Taylor Garner
Brad Ebert
Justin Westhoff
Travis Boak
Robbie Gray
Jarryn Geary
Kaiden Brand
Josh Kennedy
Josh Kennedy
Jamie Cripps
Easton Wood
Lin Jong
Tory Dikson
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All of them put together, not in Alex’s league!!!

 

[St Kevin]

Bizarre timing, but thank you for everything Rancey. Generational player.

 

[dimmauchamp]

Weird he would go through a whole year of rehab and push himself so hard to try and play in finals and the start another pre season and retire. Is it possible the knee just wasn't feeling right and he may well have done it easily again this year so he thought not worth the pain? Gutted but our defence when to another level this year without him so I don't think our on field will be an issue. More his presence around the place.
To take a positive out of it this all of a sudden gives us a huge chunk in our salary cap to hopefully lure another big fish.

 

[MD Jazz]

Poor timing, imagine we may have drafted differently if we had known he was retired?

Being a great footballer doesn't exclude you from being a nutjob in real life when religion gets a hold of you. Just look at the Ablett's.

Would not surprise me to see him make a comeback in 2 years time.

 

[Tigers of Old]

From a headless chook early to the greatest Richmond defender ever.
What an incredible journey he has had.
A key reason we broke the 37 year drought & now forever a one club player.
Owes nobody anything. His selflessness to pull out of his quest to get fit for last year's Premiership tilt would have been emotionally draining.
He's had a lot of think time from his serious injury but gave 1000% off field last year to help us win the flag.
I can't thank him enough. Go well Sir Rancealot you bloody legend.

 

[Baloo]

That's not good. Surprised but not surprised at the same time.

Another reason to detest religion.

 

[Tigerfan]

Insane news.
wow

I’ve guess that’s a big hole in the salary cap.

Let the record show that lynch and Rance played one game together.

#applecart

 

[ToraToraTora]

Who knows what goes on in Alex's head. But to put in all the work, for one final tilt (and I think it would have been no surprise in fact expected for him to retire at end of 2020), only to pull the pin in late Dec.....ya just shake ya head. Goodbye to the FB GOAT.

 

[French Tiger]

Well what a way do deflate my having a photo with the cup moment last night. One extreme to the other.

 

[glantone]

If this is a religious based decision surely Easter Friday ....

 

[Baloo]

Just for everyone's reference, here are the 5 stages of grief. Hopefully most of us will reach acceptance by Christmas Day.

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance.

 

[Tenacious]

Just for everyone's reference, here are the 5 stages of grief. Hopefully most of us will reach acceptance by Christmas Day.

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance.

He is one strange beast