jb03 said:Perhaps Patsy Dimma should give him an extended run as a principal onballer for a few matches. Looking to the future, this could help determine whether the club/coaching staff sees Tambling as having the ability to be part of the midfield rotations. (We know the view of a majority PREnders).
Spanish Prisoner said:The people you are talking about won a flag after a three year rebuild - the most stunning in the history of the draft. I would suggest they were reasonably clever, and had some idea about what they were doing, without using consensus views from internet forums...
Barnzy said:"Players need to find it within themselves - if they are not competitive then they will find themselves out the door" - D. Hardwick in his first press conference as coach of the RFC.
Tango said:a player that cant find the footy, cant win a contested ball, shirks a contest, wont chase, has poor awareness and poor disposal under pressure, doesnt work hard, wont spread - CANT play midfield
geoffryprettyboy said:Do we have a high five thingamajig?
Baloo said:If we do I hope it's not delivered by Titch
Tango said:a player that cant find the footy, cant win a contested ball, shirks a contest, wont chase, has poor awareness and poor disposal under pressure, doesnt work hard, wont spread - CANT play midfield
Tango said:RT has 2 great assetts thats other players would kill for, speed and evasiveness
Disco08 said:Nuh, sorry, makes no sense to me. If this year is all about the future then trades are a definite part of that. In that respect all they'd have to do is let him play as an attacking midfielder (as he's said he wants to) like he essentially did last year.
I also disagree we have better midfield options. How many midfielders does a good side need each week? 8? 10? Surely Tambling's form last year (when he most recently played a role that had anything to with midfield) was good enough to be our 8th best midfielder?
Disco08 said:Tambling was one of Richmond's best for finding the footy, winning contested ball and disposing of it last year. So while he's not doing it at the moment he certainly is capable of doing it.
:hihiBaloo said:If we do I hope it's not delivered by Titch
Big Cat Lover said:I don't think his trade value will be affected by his form. Teams will always give a high draft pick a second chance - ie they assume a new start may get the best out of the player - unless serious injury issues are a concern.
GoodOne said:Dont remember anyone giving Lounder another chance.
tigertim said:There's always an exception to the rule.
Tygrys said:I really hope this is Tamblings last year at Richmond. He just isn't worth the angst. If there was any legitimate hope yet that he could be elite, A-grade or special it might be worth perserving with him. But what is all this angst about? Basically the forlorn hope that he might become a consistent serviceable contributor, a foot soldier. Certainly every team needs them, but even that seems from what we have seen from the majority of his career beyond him. And even with the middling picks that we'll likely get, we'd probably have a better chance of getting someone to fulfill that modest capacity than continuing with Tambling. If he had been a pick 40 instead of 4 his papers would already have been stamped. Six years is frankly long enough to know if he'll be any good.