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PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum
AFL football is a game of inches and I can't help but think how different our year would be if instead of tight wins versus Brissie, Blues Dons and Crows they were tight losses. And if they were tight losses would we in the long run be better off?
The names Gumbleton, Hansen Gibbs Thorpe Stellar loom ominous. The tigers could really do with a big forward to replace Richo in time or another young gun midfielder in the Deledio class. I wonder if I am alone in thinking we are overperforming this year and will win 10-12 games and how this will affect our list in the future.
Obviously I am very happy to have a winners mentality placed on our young players, the fact that the club has a coach who is good enough to mix it with anyone is a relief at last, but the fact remains, we will not win the premiership this year, and winning games just makes it harder for Miller to recruit a champion in the draft.
On the other hand perhaps we are not overperforming. We don't have a full list to choose from and having Brown, Johno, Thursfield and Shultz really would make us a better team. Maybe in times like these you just have to believe that the club is in great hands and that Miller and co will make the right decisions...and to be honest so far they have .... especially at the selection table.
The long term future of the club is prominent in their minds as players such as JON, Hughes, Meyer, Polo, Raines, Bling Lids Patto are being given every opportunity. Part of me doesnt want Gas, Chaff, Tivers or big Staff to play in the seniors again. Part of me wants Brown nice and rested till next year when our youngsters will have another year of development in them and we can give the finals a good shake. But then again if we can make the finals this year. For the third time in 25 years maybe we have to. Maybe the extra 500k we can create in members and in corporate fundng we can generate will help Miller attract a yong gun to the club, or more importantly help us retain one of our own. In summary I think I will just leave it to the proffesionals and say carn the tigers....I think...
Cheers
Blaisee
The names Gumbleton, Hansen Gibbs Thorpe Stellar loom ominous. The tigers could really do with a big forward to replace Richo in time or another young gun midfielder in the Deledio class. I wonder if I am alone in thinking we are overperforming this year and will win 10-12 games and how this will affect our list in the future.
Obviously I am very happy to have a winners mentality placed on our young players, the fact that the club has a coach who is good enough to mix it with anyone is a relief at last, but the fact remains, we will not win the premiership this year, and winning games just makes it harder for Miller to recruit a champion in the draft.
On the other hand perhaps we are not overperforming. We don't have a full list to choose from and having Brown, Johno, Thursfield and Shultz really would make us a better team. Maybe in times like these you just have to believe that the club is in great hands and that Miller and co will make the right decisions...and to be honest so far they have .... especially at the selection table.
The long term future of the club is prominent in their minds as players such as JON, Hughes, Meyer, Polo, Raines, Bling Lids Patto are being given every opportunity. Part of me doesnt want Gas, Chaff, Tivers or big Staff to play in the seniors again. Part of me wants Brown nice and rested till next year when our youngsters will have another year of development in them and we can give the finals a good shake. But then again if we can make the finals this year. For the third time in 25 years maybe we have to. Maybe the extra 500k we can create in members and in corporate fundng we can generate will help Miller attract a yong gun to the club, or more importantly help us retain one of our own. In summary I think I will just leave it to the proffesionals and say carn the tigers....I think...
Cheers
Blaisee