I don’t see many live games but here in Darwin he got plenty of marking contests and dropped about half for no good reason. I wouldn’t mind him but be prepared.
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Damien Hardwick
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No was recent. Was clearly his GC home.
As much as I try I cant hate Dimma. He is a legend of our club and hope he returns in the not too distant future
Only time I don't like Dimma much is when he coaches against us. Then he's an arse hole, the rest of the time he's a Tigers coaching legend who helped put my club back on top n gave me perhaps a last bunch of happy footy years.
I don't hate the man. Too much emotional energy to hate much in life.
I lost respect for him though. He doesn't want to do the hard yards anymore. I think ego is driving that bus.
His recent comments about our performance....he's not going to say our list is crap - he helped create it nor that we're badly coached- coaches don't pot each other publicly.
It was a pointless question to ask him, as he'd always answer with a political response.
Having thought about Dimma since his departure, if someone said to me before he was our head coach that 'this man will eventually coach you to a dynasty of 3 premierships but will leave the club in divisive circumstances. How would you feel about him once he left?' I would have thanked the gods and taken that every day of the week. This man is part of the reason why every Richmond supporter has been gifted such wonderful footballing memories. I don't really care about the reason he left, but I can understand why some are upset at it.
As much as I wanted Dimma to continue and rebuild, in hindsight he did both the club and himself a favour by leaving. He had given the club his all and was ready for a change. The club also needed a new voice and direction.
I'll bear no animosity if he wins a flag with the Suns, as I know it will won't be genuine in my eyes due to academy selections and the everlasting support of the AFL. He earned his flags with us by starting at the very bottom, through GC & GWS draft concessions and having to fight city hall every step of the way.
He will always be a Tiger IMO.
As much as I wanted Dimma to continue and rebuild, in hindsight he did both the club and himself a favour by leaving. He had given the club his all and was ready for a change. The club also needed a new voice and direction.
I'll bear no animosity if he wins a flag with the Suns, as I know it will won't be genuine in my eyes due to academy selections and the everlasting support of the AFL. He earned his flags with us by starting at the very bottom, through GC & GWS draft concessions and having to fight city hall every step of the way.
He will always be a Tiger IMO.
Bloke did everything he could to do right by the club. As recently as summer 2023 was actively hunting for one last flag, as any competitor would do.
When that dream faded he knew his time had come and left without sentiment or animosity. Good for all parties.
Handled things as well as he could and I don’t see how anyone could possibly view him negatively (aside from GC game day fixture).
Richmond Man, always. Such will be the case again when his northern sojourn is over.
When that dream faded he knew his time had come and left without sentiment or animosity. Good for all parties.
Handled things as well as he could and I don’t see how anyone could possibly view him negatively (aside from GC game day fixture).
Richmond Man, always. Such will be the case again when his northern sojourn is over.
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I love Dimma but he starting to get me angry with the shiit he is getting away with wearing red & yellow
And would much rather the Huns win a flag before EssenDoom, Gee Salty Sook, Rabblebourne, or either of the "C" words.
(Sorry Blooz Bloke!
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I don't hate Dimma, and in a few years I'll love him again, but I enjoy how bad that red shirt looks. If a professional stylist was tasked with making him look as bad as possible, they couldn't do a better job.
More like McDonald's. Interesting to see what change the Huns will make to their logo and look next season.
Dogwick knows why some teams don't travel. It's because they're badly coached. He did dump four for the Freo hiding. The message will get through eventually. If it doesn't get through to the players it will get through to the coach. I'm hoping it's the latter but yeah, nah.
