Where should Richo play? [merged]

[keepa lids onit]

agree there may be games where richo on a wing doesnt play well. but that happens when he's in the fwd line anyway. the 2 main aspects of this move is 1 (and prob most importantly) it allows us to develop future KP fwds. and 2 with richo roaming all over the ground who is tall enough, aerobic enough to match him up? maybe a chad cornes or a goodes, but not many others.....he will be a big asset to the team.

 

[Tigers of Old]

That's my point, in that game it was also a 'surprise' tactic. I am saying if he is continually played up the ground, let's see how opposition clubs handle that. As I've said before my biggest issue with Richo is his disposal and I see opposition clubs using that to their advantage in the future.

Here's a 'surprise' we kicked 20 goals and won in WA.
It doesn't always work when he plays FF either.
I think we can safely try him on the wing again.

That's my point, in that game it was also a 'surprise' tactic. I am saying if he is continually played up the ground, let's see how opposition clubs handle that. As I've said before my biggest issue with Richo is his disposal and I see opposition clubs using that to their advantage in the future. I am still not swayed by the 'kick it to Richo' issue. I still think that is an issue of players feeding the ball rather than Richo. As a club we should be using this to advantage. On the weekend only 3 goals were kicked by designated forwards. The rest were kicked by player streaming down field. This is something Geelong do very well, and if you can perfect this then you can afford to have less infleuntial forwards.

Aaah so we are finally following the 'Geelong Model'. Again about time.

That's why I am so pleased about the result of the weekend. Not just that we won but HOW we won.

Goal kicking mids and multiple forward options should be the mantra.

Richo can still go forward as an offensive wingman. He's got the motor to play that role as we saw on the weekend but what he doesn't do is get in others way and young KPPs can be developed without being in Richos imposing shadow.

If Richo plays a wing role, it will be interesting to see who will play on him if Lake doesn't...

In space Richo is much harder to triple team as well. Few can keep up with him one on one.

 

[Leysy Days]

yeah agree the advantages are so great when it works we've gotta give it a decent go.

Leysy's concern is with Richo & the entire team for that matter, is with the game going from the largest to smallest ground this week the time & space we have on the ball will be halved. This is when we normally freeze.

Can see us coming back to earth pretty quickly.

 

[ROLLS ROYCE]

Why would the smaller grounds worry the big fella. He is consistantly leading the most contested marks in the AFL and floating across halfback fills a big hole and adds some much needed height in defence if needed.
Sure he will have quiet games but will still get plenty ore touches than his quiet frustrating days at FF.

 

[GoodOne]

Here's a 'surprise' we kicked 20 goals and won in WA.
It doesn't always work when he plays FF either.
I think we can safely try him on the wing again.

Well I did say that we should continue to try him there, just pointing out some potential downfalls that's all.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Well I did say that we should continue to try him there, just pointing out some potential downfalls that's all.

All good. Let's hope it keeps working.

 

[pahoffm]

Wing - why shouldn't we groom the next generation forwards

Similar to Embly, impossible to match up on ang gives our defence a link man?

Anyone think I'm nuts? :spin

Very well done.

I must say that when I first saw this, I did have reservations.
One would certainly push for a skinny ~195cm 18/19yo to play on a wing, but a player of Richo's age, height & weight ......?
I remember Richmond using a 18/19yo Roach under similar circumstances, and Hawthorn using Gowers in a couple of premierships that way too.

But it goes to show that it doesn't hurt to try anything once, and if it works do it again.

One of the key elements to good leadership is to Encourage Innovative Thinking.

Well done to you and all others who backed the move of Richo onto a wing. Hopefully it works again, though in the future it may be harder to create a mis-match against the opposition.

 

[tigersforever06]

Its not just the fact Richo played well on the wing

The forward line funcitoned well for the first time in a long time

I would rather Richo on the wing having a quiet game and the forward line functionnig well then RICHO at FF kicking 4 yet we lose beacuse the forward line functions haphazerdly.

We are far less predictble with richo out of the forward 50 IMO. Other teams dont get the opporunity to get back and double and triple team. If they try to triple team Polak then we will have loose options. Unfortunatley Richo is such a prescence that he commands the ball and even when triple teamed the ball will still get directed twords him.

Let Richo Loose I say. Unless he is costing us defensivley, leave him up the ground.

 

[B1 and B2]

Its not just the fact Richo played well on the wing

The forward line funcitoned well for the first time in a long time

I would rather Richo on the wing having a quiet game and the forward line functionnig well then RICHO at FF kicking 4 yet we lose beacuse the forward line functions haphazerdly

Good post TF06

B1

 

[MC]

Somewhere in the senior team.

We can't be too predictable even though he was good on the wing, he is a big bodied and quick player and will demand a good opponent.

he is still performing well and can turn a game when he is on, and I have yet seen anyone else trying their hardest when playing, except Axel, Kingy and a few others.

 

[Baloo]

Big bodied, big motor, quick, great contested mark.

Is it too late to turn Rich into a CHB ?

 

[scottyturnerscurse]

Given our club's obsession with recruiting skinny flankers/wings, it's somewhat amusing that the bloke who is going to play the best in that position this year is our longest-serving player and leading goalkicker for the past 10 odd years.

 

[Tigermad2005]

Where ever he wants.

 

[ROLLS ROYCE]

Where ever he wants.

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

 

[U2Tigers]

yeah agree the advantages are so great when it works we've gotta give it a decent go.

Leysy's concern is with Richo & the entire team for that matter, is with the game going from the largest to smallest ground this week the time & space we have on the ball will be halved. This is when we normally freeze.

Can see us coming back to earth pretty quickly.

good post, and I agree.

we panic when there sless room.

But we have to try Richo on the wing again.

 

[ROLLS ROYCE]

Not TRY Richo on the wing.....leave him there in that floating role for the rest of his career with brief visits to a permanent forward as required. richo as a floater may deliver a Brownlow.

 

[KnightersRevenge]

Not TRY Richo on the wing.....leave him there in that floating role for the rest of his career with brief visits to a permanent forward as required. richo as a floater may deliver a Brownlow.

Have to agree. IIRC, and that's not a given, Walls played up the ground once, he might even have finished up in a back pocket. He looked all wrong that deep and that was the end of it. I think you need to let him loose and create some havoc. Good teams will try to match him up on someone dangerous and expose his weaker defensive skills, but the side should be able to cover that.

I say go for it. With the freedom and confidence to play the game his way, without the pressure of being the goal-kicking spearhead, he might really enliven this team and finish his career in the real hero fashion his loyalty and passion deserves.

 

[ROLLS ROYCE]

We were innovative with tall wingers in the 70's so why not be innovative with GIANT wingers in the 2000's.
A hard working tall with the hands and motor of Richo is nearly impossible to match up and most teams would not even try.
They would just hope he doesnt drift forward too many times.