Play Vid to hear Hardwick's pre season wrap he gives insight into this pre-season, Richmond's recruiting strategy, leaders at the club, and previews the 2013 season....http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2012-12-20/beefedup-tigers
The physical development of the Richmond playing group has been a standout feature of this pre-season training period compared to the others during Damien Hardwick’s coaching reign at the Club.
And, the coach is delighted with what he’s seeing . . .
“Pre-season’s been really good. The thing that’s more noticeable this year is the bigger bodies of our players. The size of our group, from a height point of view, but also generally width-wise, has certainly improved,” Hardwick said on ‘Roar Vision’.
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“We’ve certainly gone into the drafts looking to increase that . . . We’re probably looking at guys coming into the Club at 80-odd kilos now, compared to probably 70 kilos previously, so we’ve really improved in that area.”
What’s also caught Hardwick’s eye has been the overall quality of the Tigers’ pre-season training.
“The general standard of our training has also improved,” he said.
“We’ve brought in a lot of experienced players, which certainly helps. But players like Matty Dea, now coming into his third season, Dustin Martin, Reece Conca, they’ve all naturally progressed in their football ability . . .
“We’ve always gone into the pre-season with an individual focus. Team focus comes more into January planning.
“So, the key is if we can have marginal gain with every player on our list (pre-Christmas), it’s certainly going to put us in good stead coming into season 2013.”
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2012-12-20/beefedup-tigers
The physical development of the Richmond playing group has been a standout feature of this pre-season training period compared to the others during Damien Hardwick’s coaching reign at the Club.
And, the coach is delighted with what he’s seeing . . .
“Pre-season’s been really good. The thing that’s more noticeable this year is the bigger bodies of our players. The size of our group, from a height point of view, but also generally width-wise, has certainly improved,” Hardwick said on ‘Roar Vision’.
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“We’ve certainly gone into the drafts looking to increase that . . . We’re probably looking at guys coming into the Club at 80-odd kilos now, compared to probably 70 kilos previously, so we’ve really improved in that area.”
What’s also caught Hardwick’s eye has been the overall quality of the Tigers’ pre-season training.
“The general standard of our training has also improved,” he said.
“We’ve brought in a lot of experienced players, which certainly helps. But players like Matty Dea, now coming into his third season, Dustin Martin, Reece Conca, they’ve all naturally progressed in their football ability . . .
“We’ve always gone into the pre-season with an individual focus. Team focus comes more into January planning.
“So, the key is if we can have marginal gain with every player on our list (pre-Christmas), it’s certainly going to put us in good stead coming into season 2013.”
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