Fair enough Baloo......... though I'm no where near the darksider I was 4 years ago mate it must be said......... so that means some progress has been achieved at least.
But when I see posts that in relation to certain players are telling me "this kid can play, just needs time", shouldn't I take that to believe then, that that person thinks they'll be a part of a hopefully resurgent team in the next 3 or 4 years ?
How much time do these kids need to show they either have it or not if they are going to be apart of the "competing for premierships Richmond team ?.......surely the club has learnt from the past with such players as Tumbling, JON, Hughes about keeping players far to long, throw in the likes of the more senior types like Bowden, Brown, Pettifer, Coghlan and Raines, all were given way to much time to show they could still contribute at the AFL level also.
I just don't see as Ive already stated, anymore than a 12 or so still on this teams roster by the years '14/'15 and us being that competitive unit we are all hopeful of seeing.
Lets also remember the intangibiles such as injury and other unforeseeable happenings, those no one can control.
Thats not to say that during the next few years the players we have here now can't play an important role in this clubs future, ofcourse they can, but I just see it as a limited role rather than a longterm one for more than half of them, I may very well be wrong in my assessment of a few as far as who makes it and who doesn't , but it will be interesting to watch how it all unfolds in that time.
