Re: Tambling [Merged]
Barnzy said:
Needs to be dropped. Enough is enough. How many poor peformances can this bloke get away with?
Having been at the game on Sunday, I'd have to agree, Tambling back to Coburg, just like Morton.
If he can't get his act together in the two's, then he's either up for trade end of season or delist in
my book.
Simply given that he was a top 10 draft pick, he has not come even close to what was expected of
him. Sure we can all say lack of development, Wallace changing his game plan every 2 minutes
etc, but Tambling is supposed to be an elite AFL footballer. To date I have seen absolutely
nothing to suggest that he falls into the elite category, barely average in my book, he made some
real clangers on Sunday.
Tambling himself has to take a fair bit of the blame. He should be smart enough to have worked
out his weaknesses and strengths and then worked on both accordingly to improve his game.
If he has been doing that, then he is taking a lot of time to get it right. Perhaps he is suffering
major confidence issues, if so he should be dropped to Coburg, told what he needs to do to
correct it and only when he is firing in the Coburg team, then he is back to the senior team.
Richmond do not have the luxury of carrying a player like Tambling, McMahon or anyone else
that thinks beauty feed time at the zoo. The aim of the team is to win games, to develop their
abilities individually and collectively to enable the win's to come. I may be seen as harsh on
Tambling, but I honestly believe he has had more than ample opportunity this season to prove
himself and to date he has not been able to consistently perform at the level expected.
So he should be sent to Coburg for at least a month.
