01 September 2003 Herald Sun
By MARK STEVENS
RICHMOND president Clinton Casey has flagged major upheaval at Punt Rd, promising an aggressive approach at the trade table.
"We will heavily scrutinise our list this year . . . some eyebrows will be raised at some of the trades at the end of the year," Casey said yesterday.
Tigers coach Danny Frawley followed up Casey's pre-game warning to the club's big names, making it clear it would be a summer of tough decisions.
"The responsibility lies totally with me so there's got to be some really honest decisions made," Frawley said.
"The buck stops with me. I'm not going to shy away from that . . . I relish that."
Frawley said the club had made successful changes to its off-field structure and it was time the on-field side fell into place as well.
"There's been enormous inroads made off the field and the challenge for me, as a senior coach, is to make sure that is replicated on the field.
"It won't happen overnight, but it will happen."
Casey, speaking at the pre-match luncheon, also hinted at changes to the club's on-field leadership structure.
Frawley said he was always in close contact with Casey and did nothing to quell those suggestions.
"We're not going to mention too much at the moment, but we've got to make sure we get Richmond where they should be," he said.
Frawley had a simple message to his players heading into the pre-season: "If you're not ready to relish some hard work and getting a bit of dirt under your fingernails come and see me now."
He would not go into specifics about the club's drafting and trading tactics, but said he was "really disappointed" with the year.
"After a promising start we've let a hell of a lot of people down," he said.
"We wanted to gain respect at the start of the year but we were unable to achieve that.
"At the moment we haven't got that and that's the thing that's going to get me out of bed tomorrow morning.
"We've got to make sure our supporters and members get the respect they deserve."
The Tigers started the year well, moving to 6-2 with a comfortable win against Essendon at the MCG in Round 8.
After that, they lost 13 of their last 14. The only win came against the last-placed Bulldogs in Round 17.
In the wake of Hawthorn coach Peter Schwab's re-appointment, Frawley was asked if he would be going to the board for a vote of confidence before entering the final year of his contract next season.
"I'm looking forward to the next contest. That's all I'm going to be looking forward to . . . and that's going to be out on the track in November," Frawley said.
"It's going to be a good summer. Our players are looking forward to it . . . we know we've got a hell of a lot of hard work to do."
By MARK STEVENS
RICHMOND president Clinton Casey has flagged major upheaval at Punt Rd, promising an aggressive approach at the trade table.
"We will heavily scrutinise our list this year . . . some eyebrows will be raised at some of the trades at the end of the year," Casey said yesterday.
Tigers coach Danny Frawley followed up Casey's pre-game warning to the club's big names, making it clear it would be a summer of tough decisions.
"The responsibility lies totally with me so there's got to be some really honest decisions made," Frawley said.
"The buck stops with me. I'm not going to shy away from that . . . I relish that."
Frawley said the club had made successful changes to its off-field structure and it was time the on-field side fell into place as well.
"There's been enormous inroads made off the field and the challenge for me, as a senior coach, is to make sure that is replicated on the field.
"It won't happen overnight, but it will happen."
Casey, speaking at the pre-match luncheon, also hinted at changes to the club's on-field leadership structure.
Frawley said he was always in close contact with Casey and did nothing to quell those suggestions.
"We're not going to mention too much at the moment, but we've got to make sure we get Richmond where they should be," he said.
Frawley had a simple message to his players heading into the pre-season: "If you're not ready to relish some hard work and getting a bit of dirt under your fingernails come and see me now."
He would not go into specifics about the club's drafting and trading tactics, but said he was "really disappointed" with the year.
"After a promising start we've let a hell of a lot of people down," he said.
"We wanted to gain respect at the start of the year but we were unable to achieve that.
"At the moment we haven't got that and that's the thing that's going to get me out of bed tomorrow morning.
"We've got to make sure our supporters and members get the respect they deserve."
The Tigers started the year well, moving to 6-2 with a comfortable win against Essendon at the MCG in Round 8.
After that, they lost 13 of their last 14. The only win came against the last-placed Bulldogs in Round 17.
In the wake of Hawthorn coach Peter Schwab's re-appointment, Frawley was asked if he would be going to the board for a vote of confidence before entering the final year of his contract next season.
"I'm looking forward to the next contest. That's all I'm going to be looking forward to . . . and that's going to be out on the track in November," Frawley said.
"It's going to be a good summer. Our players are looking forward to it . . . we know we've got a hell of a lot of hard work to do."
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