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PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum
If I had to point to one thing that stood out for me during the 2005 season it was the intensity that Brett Deledio and Shane Tuck showed. For the first time in years, I saw two footballers wearing yellow and black who ran around the field at their top pace, whether they were steaming into an open goal or chasing an opponent who was miles in the clear. The state of the game or the season didn't matter, these two guys stood out because they took pride in everything they did.
Late in the season, Nathan Foley impressed me in exactly the same way. In short stints in the centre, he was either first man in to grab the ball, or he laid a tackle on whoever was. Again, played with intensity.
These three still play the same way and have been joined by Andrew Raines, who now plays like a man possessed. That's four!
For the first time last night I saw Tambling ran at top pace and demonstrate the same quality (albeit, only briefly but at least, he showed that he shares the same intensity).
The penny has dropped for Pettifer, too and even Richo shows unexpected desperation, new-found after years of flying for spectacular marks and doing nothing once the ball hit the ground.
Is this the quiet revolution at Tigerland? Will it only get better? Can we find a few others who will play the same way?
Late in the season, Nathan Foley impressed me in exactly the same way. In short stints in the centre, he was either first man in to grab the ball, or he laid a tackle on whoever was. Again, played with intensity.
These three still play the same way and have been joined by Andrew Raines, who now plays like a man possessed. That's four!
For the first time last night I saw Tambling ran at top pace and demonstrate the same quality (albeit, only briefly but at least, he showed that he shares the same intensity).
The penny has dropped for Pettifer, too and even Richo shows unexpected desperation, new-found after years of flying for spectacular marks and doing nothing once the ball hit the ground.
Is this the quiet revolution at Tigerland? Will it only get better? Can we find a few others who will play the same way?