What most most disapointing for me watching us v Melb was confirmation for me that Richmond just can't develop players.
So many players on the list that just have not stepped up at all, Collins, White and Edwards are classic examples from the last game.
All three have shown glimpses, are on the fringe and were given another opportunity, and should have shown more.....effort at least.....but didn't.
Players are playing safe, defensive football, which puts teamates under even more pressure, causing turnovers and miised opportunities.
The first (and possibly only)three players picked each week based on output and consistancy would be Riewolt, Morton and Newman.
After these three, who has any (positive) consistancy?
Until Richmond show that they can develop players, it is hard to not feel sorry for a gun like Martin. Will he become a 75% paced player like Delidio?
Tambling is fast becoming a 'should have been, that never was'.
Cousins seems to have lost his biggest assett, his self drive to gut run, and been reduced to Richmond mediocrity.
The role of a coach is to develop players, physically and mentally enough, to hit targets by hand and foot, at least when NOT UNDER PRESSURE.
Most of our players have the skills to do so, but in a game cannot.
This to me is a coaching issue that has become a plague at our club.
There are only so many times that a player will bust his guts to make position, to receive, only to then be unrewarded due to a teamates basic skill error.
After a while it becomes easier to play it safe, not back your team mate, but then be caught flat footed, or not in best position when you actually do receive the ball.
Or let your teamate down by not being in the position where he expected you to be.
Who cannot picture Richo, on his third power lead, yards in front of his exhausted opponent, a clear target, only to be missed by a teamates skill error?
We loved him because he never gave up, but we seem to have just accepted that that is a frustrating Richmond thing.
For Richmond to start playing as a team, players need to hit a clear target, by hand and foot.
But there are too many players making the same basic skill errors to simply blame the players, time for the coaches to take some responsibility and explain to me why they cannot change this.
Think. How many, if any, Richmond players would you bet $100 on to hit a stationary target by foot , from thirty metres, when not under pressure?
Early days for Hardwick and co? They have been in charge of training and development 4-5 days a week for six months.....and I see no change.
I'm frustrated. Beat us because you are bigger, stronger, taller, more experienced, more tactical....but not because we can't hit a target 30 metres away.
Coaches can you please tell me what you are going to do to change it?
Because until that changes, nothing else will. We will continue to blame draft managers, and past coaches.
Did I mention that I AM FRUSTRATED?
So many players on the list that just have not stepped up at all, Collins, White and Edwards are classic examples from the last game.
All three have shown glimpses, are on the fringe and were given another opportunity, and should have shown more.....effort at least.....but didn't.
Players are playing safe, defensive football, which puts teamates under even more pressure, causing turnovers and miised opportunities.
The first (and possibly only)three players picked each week based on output and consistancy would be Riewolt, Morton and Newman.
After these three, who has any (positive) consistancy?
Until Richmond show that they can develop players, it is hard to not feel sorry for a gun like Martin. Will he become a 75% paced player like Delidio?
Tambling is fast becoming a 'should have been, that never was'.
Cousins seems to have lost his biggest assett, his self drive to gut run, and been reduced to Richmond mediocrity.
The role of a coach is to develop players, physically and mentally enough, to hit targets by hand and foot, at least when NOT UNDER PRESSURE.
Most of our players have the skills to do so, but in a game cannot.
This to me is a coaching issue that has become a plague at our club.
There are only so many times that a player will bust his guts to make position, to receive, only to then be unrewarded due to a teamates basic skill error.
After a while it becomes easier to play it safe, not back your team mate, but then be caught flat footed, or not in best position when you actually do receive the ball.
Or let your teamate down by not being in the position where he expected you to be.
Who cannot picture Richo, on his third power lead, yards in front of his exhausted opponent, a clear target, only to be missed by a teamates skill error?
We loved him because he never gave up, but we seem to have just accepted that that is a frustrating Richmond thing.
For Richmond to start playing as a team, players need to hit a clear target, by hand and foot.
But there are too many players making the same basic skill errors to simply blame the players, time for the coaches to take some responsibility and explain to me why they cannot change this.
Think. How many, if any, Richmond players would you bet $100 on to hit a stationary target by foot , from thirty metres, when not under pressure?
Early days for Hardwick and co? They have been in charge of training and development 4-5 days a week for six months.....and I see no change.
I'm frustrated. Beat us because you are bigger, stronger, taller, more experienced, more tactical....but not because we can't hit a target 30 metres away.
Coaches can you please tell me what you are going to do to change it?
Because until that changes, nothing else will. We will continue to blame draft managers, and past coaches.
Did I mention that I AM FRUSTRATED?
