Take the poster down Massive ‘dud’ is that better.
Take a poll mate. One of the shhiitest footballers I’ve seen.
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Take the poster down Massive ‘dud’ is that better.
Take a poll mate. One of the shhiitest footballers I’ve seen.
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is that the game plan we were trialing late 16 before Caracella's arrival ?
Still hanging on to that fig leaf, Taz? I'd have a quick look at rd 23 of 2016 and check out how we moved the ball forward at every opportunity, played each player to their strengths and played a man deep forward behind the other team's last man.
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We were trialling it in the twos, George especially prominent. We won the last 6 after being 3-9 and might well have won the flag if we'd only made the 8. We were ballistic.
On what else changed post-16, we also brought in Prestia, Caddy and Nank, pretty handy ins.
Ha yeah let's get the reserve players to trial the new game plan and the senior players (who actually have to implement it) can still practice the old one. Makes sense to me.
I don't know why posters still peddle this nonsense when so many inside the tent all agree the messaging and game plan changed 180 degrees in 2017.
This includes the CEO , ex assistants including Chocco, current assistants including Blake, players like Jack, Vlaustin and Edwards and Hardwick himself.
Unlike yandb's post above I don't think the game plan was the sole factor for the change but it was a big one.
The change is philosophy and messaging and embraced by leaders Trent and Hardwick was also very significant together with astute recruiting and development.
When a team starts getting major things right it usually tidies up most areas.
Balmey in driving the changes identified in the review together with his common sense of how to run a football department also huge and if I could pick one key signing it would be him.
In essence Richmond embraced change and implemented it beautifully and all involved deserve credit and praise, a fair chunk of credit and finally kudos also to our core once in a generation stars who finally got some support from coaches and teammates.
I'm sad to see Blake go and will be an interested observer in how Richmond and Essendon adapt over the next few years. We are beautifully set up to continue as we have been though.
I am not giving him all the credit the word I used was 'main'.
One way of looking at it is of all the changes that were made if we didn't play the new game plan but had still played Dimma's 2016 game plan we would not have made the top eight in 2017.
Never let the facts stand in the way of a good story Richo
Totally agree with your post. Vickery could be frustrating, but not the dud some like to think.
Enough about Vickery!
Back to Sam Lloyd. Now.... how do Lloyd’s stats compare to Vickery’s? Different type of player I suppose. What about difference in hair style? And what does Sam even think about Vickery? Argh, enough about Lloyd already, this is a Vickery thread!
Back to Sam Lloyd. Now.... how do Lloyd’s stats compare to Vickery’s? Different type of player I suppose. What about difference in hair style? And what does Sam even think about Vickery? Argh, enough about Lloyd already, this is a Vickery thread!
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2019 game plan is quite different to 2019 game plan IMHO, 2017 game plan got worked out by at least Dogs, Coll, and Ess by late 2018.
2017 was a good part luck, Griffins goes down and we start playing Jack and Jumping Beans and no other team has a backline that can defend it.
Yep. Even with the flameout at Hawthorn he still had a very good career.
Zips problem is that far shitter players don't last more than a few games so he forgets about them, while T-Bone was on show week in and week out.
Totally right decision to ship him out though.
Yes agree.
And correct me if i'm wrong, but i think we selected Bolton with the compensation pick that we got for Vickery.
Sure , I’m not diminishing his contribution, he was a piece of the puzzle no more or less important than several other changes that were well documented in Konrad Marshall’s book. Some are quick to credit him with it all in a backhanded way to justify their long term cynicism’ of dimma , always same culprits
Well done on a good career Sam, I'll never forget that goal after the siren against the Swans.
"Retired" is code for being pushed out the door by the doggies. Heard from an insider at an nfnl club he's playing at a club in north melbourne suburbs next season.
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Sam was a genuine blue collar player. Hard at it with all the skills he had available to him and never let us down in yellow and black. Enjoy the next phase of your life Sam and thanks for the memories
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