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What is the point of Richo coming back for 3 games this year?

Wouldn't make sense to retire him unless he was showing signs of age. Was playing as well before the injury as he was five years ago, and his recovery shows his body is still on song.
 
Sir said:
Is this post *smile* serious?????????

Did you watch todays game??????

I can name at least 15 players who should be de-listed at the end of the year!!!!!!

RICHO IS NOT ONE OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no one said anything about delisting him
 
Tigers2011 said:
We need Richo to play the key forward role for another 2 seasons while we develop some younger options. He'll also help take the pressure off Riewoldt and Post as they come on.

Today highlighted how badly off we are for key forward options.
did it i thought today gave us a small glimpse of the future. both post and riewoldt look very promising.
do we play richo and stifle these players development or do we trade him and go after another kpf with the pick we get.

all richo will do atm is enable us to finish say 12 thru 9 instead of the 13 thru 16 where we need to be just for a little while.
 
the claw said:
did it i thought today gave us a small glimpse of the future. both post and riewoldt look very promising.
do we play richo and stifle these players development or do we trade him and go after another kpf with the pick we get.

all richo will do atm is enable us to finish say 12 thru 9 instead of the 13 thru 16 where we need to be just for a little while.

i thought vickery looked good too claw, what did you think of his game?
 
Bring him back for a fairwell game with Bowden and Brown and they can all walk of together
at games end holding each other hands and walk off into the sunset!!!
No time for sentiment!!!
Time to get fresh young meat into that club fast and stuff the delusional and silly ferals and there delusions of a 35 year old
forward still kicking a s s for 2 years!!!!!!!
Laughable!!!
Did someone steal that idea from an old Benny Hill skit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
the claw said:
did it i thought today gave us a small glimpse of the future. both post and riewoldt look very promising.
do we play richo and stifle these players development or do we trade him and go after another kpf with the pick we get.

all richo will do atm is enable us to finish say 12 thru 9 instead of the 13 thru 16 where we need to be just for a little while.

Agree clawsy.

35 year old Richo played in round 1. Today we had 3 kids under 21 up forward and got 60 points closer to the same opponent.

Says it all really.
 
and just to ad to that how good was young Jayden's mark in the 2nd quarter? :D

Very early days but I reckon I saw shades of a young Madcow out there in the Mailman today.

Perhaps we have finally found a bona-fide CHF?
 
IMO would still be better to have Richo play as a key forward and draw the heat away from Post and Riewoldt while they develop.

Our forward line didn't work too well until 3/4 time, albeit due to poor finishing.

Our opposition mainly won because they had a power forward dominate. Neither Riewoldt, Post or anyone else (bar Richo) is at that level yet and won't be for at least 1-2 more seasons.