I felt his presser today almost felt forced as if he was trying to remain upbeat. I guess that's his job but it sure didn't feel natural. The pressure must be building a little.
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Damien Hardwick
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There is something amiss at Punt Road and has been since 2021
He needed to pull his head in honestly media trying to bait him he takes it looked amateurish.
Thanks for everything Dimma but its time. Hope he can see the writing on the wall and makes the right decision to walk.
Surely has enough money now to buy a farm and load it with his favourite crops and smoke the night away
Surely has enough money now to buy a farm and load it with his favourite crops and smoke the night away
No way
You take out Cameron (lynch) out of Geelong and see what happens.
Yes they do draft really well.
But after 7 weeks we aren't getting rid of the best coach we have had since Hafey.
*smile* off the recruiters and get the best fitness blokes in the joint.
Yes and no. Last year we were so unlucky not to go deeper after the ARC debacle. So who knows what could have happened.
Objectively speaking, the mercurial Dusty became human again and we have been crueled by injuries. Several stars are now understandably jaded.
Stepping back from it all, it has all been so predictable that we would fall from the wildest of rides.
Dusty has not recovered/ played like Dusty since Robertson kneed him on the kidney.
They say protect the head but a bloke can use his knees while running in to tackle you.
We have a shocking record when it comes to recovering from injuries..
Dusty was having a bad season before the kidney injury, but it gives us all a good reason to despise Robinson.
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‘Say [it] in my face’: Hardwick convinced he hasn’t lost players
Marnie Vinall (the Age)Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said it was easy to write narratives after the Tigers’ dismal season so far, compounded by last round’s four-goal loss to Gold Coast, but he challenged anyone who suggests he has lost the players to say it to his face, not from “sitting behind a desk”.
“Narratives are part of the AFL landscape. We understand that,” said Hardwick on Thursday morning.
“And look, where we are on the ladder probably opens itself up to that [but] the fact of the matter is we’re going to change it, change the narrative, win some games, that’s on us.”
However, when asked what he would say to critics who suggest that perhaps he has lost the players, with the Tigers placed 16th after seven rounds and with just one win for the season, his reply was frank.
“Well, it’s up to them to decide,” said Hardwick.
“It’s their narratives, like that’s the reality. It’s easy to say those comments when they’re sitting behind a desk. Come and say [it] in my face.”
Hardwick said there was no question the loss to the Suns was a “frustrating game” where there was no period in which they played overly well, but he remained optimistic.
“It was just one of those games where I just couldn’t seem to get anything to go, anything to work. And look, our players felt it as well,” said Hardwick.
“I’m a relatively honest guy, so I will express my emotions more than most ... But the fact of the matter is I was probably like all of our supporters, [and those] in our organisation, feeling incredibly flat and frustrated about where we’re at. But once I sit down in the cold, hard light of day, review the tape, work through a few things, I feel a hell of a lot better.”
He said that understanding where the club is at and where they can get better makes coming to work exciting even in tough times.
“So, whilst they are some dark times at the moment in the win-loss column, there’s been some little sprinkles of gold along the way. You know, Samson Ryan, case in point, some of our younger players getting opportunities they wouldn’t previously get.
“So, we think it will hold us in good stead, but we’ve just got to make sure we start to tick over a few wins along the way.”
He said while they haven’t played anywhere near well enough in the first third of the season, they believe they are capable of getting their game up and going.
“We’re fully confident that once we get our game up and going, we’re hoping it’s this week, that we’ll gain some momentum from that and play a hell of a lot better in the foreseeable future.”
I found his response(s) to be laughable.
As a long-time member, I am in no way reassured after reading the article this morning.
What was telling was his chat he had with Benny.......he got asked some serious questions and so he should.
