PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum

I think a very big reason why we are not a champion team is because of our recruiting people. This is where it all starts. I mean in the end, who you recruit and who you have out on the field win matches. Coaches, etc... can only do so much. It's the quality & skill of the players under pressure, in a match, that win games. You can look good on the training track, where no quick decisions are needed to be made, not under game pressure and look to have fantastic skills. In the end you can't teach footy brains, and evasiveness, etc...

We have never recruited well. Eg: Pettifer. He was our first pick at Number 9, what was it, a couple of years back. Now if that's the best we can do, that's s..touse, not good enough. I can't think off the top of my head of other recruits that we've missed who we could have had and picked instead, but I do know we are no way near as good as the Essendon's and more successful teams at spotting and recruiting smart, good footballers. So until we change our recruiting staff, we're gonna be seeing the same old Richmond. Trying hard, getting coach after coach, but not quite getting there because we just don't get good enough players to make it to the finals and ultimately win a premiership. I find this so dissapointing because we have the one of the biggest and definately most passionate supporter bases in the competition. North Melbourne who gets *smile* 10,000 supporters to games win flags and make the finals, and we have so many supporters and do jackshite. How good would it be to see us having consistent success, to see 40,000 Richmond supporters week in week out screaming the 'G' down, the atmosphere would be electric but unfortunately we never get to see this happen because we just aren't talented enough through our playing list.

GO TIGES!!! (Do something, for @&#& sake) ???