Would it be an idea to out source some of our mentors?

[TigerTroy0055]

In business you get the best around to train your staff no matter what company they work for. Would it be wise if we did the same with our young guys in the future and also try and make the mentor choices more position orientated.

Here's a proposed list for 2009 mentors

Newman - Leigh Mathews (Haw)
Thursty - Dustin Fletcher (Ess)
Lids - Craig Turley (WC)
Raines - Chris Johnson (Bris)
Simmo - Mathew Clarke (Bris,Ade,Saints)
Polak - Chris Mew (Haw)
Browny - Nathan Brown (WB,Ric)
Jack - Jimmy Jess (Ric)
Cotch - Leon Baker (Ess)
Edwards - Tony Mcguines (Ade)
Bowden - Gary Malarky (Gee)
Richo - Mark Jackson (Mel,Gee,Ric)
Jordon - Chris Lewis (WC)
Polo - Duncan Kellaway (Ric)
Pettifer - Gary Lyon (Melb)
McGuane - Justin Leppitch (Bris)
Johnson - Terry Wallace (Haw,Ric,WB)
Rance - Terry Daniher (Ess)
Putt - Jason Dunstall (Haw)
Morton - Marc Riccuto (Ade)
Tuck - Michael Voss (Bris)
Meyer - Francis Bourke (Ric)
Jackson - James Hird (Ess)
Cogs - Gerard Healy (Swans)
Shulz - Steven Kernahan (Carl)
Patto - John Worsfold (WC)
Collard - Peter Daicos (Col)
JON - Nicky Winmar (St Kilda)
Tambling - Peter Matera (WC)
Hyde - Lochlan Veale (Haw,WB)
Tivendale - Craig Bradley (Carl)
Gourdis - Wayne Carey (Kang)
Hughes - Dermot Brereton
White - Mark Mecuri (Ess)
Silvestor - Steven Silvani (Carl)
Casserole - Leon Cameron (WB,Ric)
Cartledge - Greg Dear (Haw,Ric)
Connors - Tony Free (Ric)
Moore - Kelvin Moore
Foley - Johnny Platten (Haw)
Collins - Kevin Sheedy (Ric)
Howat - Paul Kelly (Syd)
Graham - John Ironmungar (Swans)
King - Adrian Fletcher (Gee, Freo , Bris)

[Wally Matera]

Here's a proposed list for 2009 mentors

Newman - Leigh Mathews (Haw) - WTF??? He's coaching another team FFS! :confused:

Thursty - Dustin Fletcher (Ess) - WTF??? Apparently still playing :confused:

Browny - Nathan Brown (WB,Ric) - Mentoring himself? Could work :rolleyes:

Jack - Jimmy Jess (Ric) - How is this outsourcing? Jim Jess played for Richmond! :rolleyes:

Bowden - Gary Malarky (Gee) - Who??

Richo - Mark Jackson (Mel,Gee,Ric) - Yeah, great call... what a combination... how about we get Lawrence Angwin? :confused:

Polo - Duncan Kellaway (Ric) - See Jack Reiwoldt

McGuane - Justin Leppitch (Bris) - Far too many ginga's at our club already! :thumbsd:

Johnson - Terry Wallace (Haw,Ric,WB) - Mentored by the coach... others would just call that coaching! :rolleyes:

Putt - Jason Dunstall (Haw) - A full forward coaching a 200cm ruckman... okay then?!?!

Meyer - Francis Bourke (Ric) - see Jack Reiwoldt again!

Hyde - Lochlan Veale (Haw,WB) - idiot... and you expect people to take you seriously.


Bored of this... couldnt be ****ed going on...

[TigerTroy0055]

You got your period mate

[deliberate!!]

JON - Mr.Bean or any one of the 'Three Stooges'
Cleve Hughes - Ronald McDonald (Ronny plays with Burgers too......Cleve plays in the Burger 2's)
Jackson - James Cagney (old gangster filmstar.....thought he was a tough guy too!)
Kingy - Jeff Fenech
Lids - Bob Downe (that hair)
Johnson - Kim Hughes (ex-Aussie cricket captain.....cause it's all gonna end in tears)
Bowden - General Custer (Thought he knew it all.....and called the shots.....and failed)
Richo - Eddie The Eagle (Lovable but flawed character)
Pettifer - Dennis The Menace (Spoilt Brat)
Tuck - Anyone from Moe (Rough around the edges)
Tambling - Ayrton Senna (Speed without control)
Schulz - Mark Philippoussis (Always promising, never delivering)
Raines - George.W.Bush (Poor imitation of his old man)
Kingy - Any Cockroach (Tough little buggers too beat)
Connors - John McEnroe (On the edge of sporting insanity)
Meyer - The Invisible Man
McGuane - SpiderMan
Browny - Coughlan (Battle of the mirrors)
Tivendale - Harold Holt (Went missing)
Riewoldt - Red Symons ("Ego, is not a dirty word")
Patto - Any Stick Insect
Foley - Foley (Cause he doesn't need any dick head to mentor him!!)

the end.

[The Dice Man]

How bout we just get BA Baracus in to mentor the entire squad?

[CoggaRules]

You got your period mate


man whatever he's got he sure aint got what you have. FFS, I cant stop laughing. How long did that list of yours take to compile? I mean, you must have sat and for each player, you had to have had to choose from a list of prospective mentors, that took in the entire comp. You do have a life dont you? Gotta hand it to you though, it takes something out of the ordinary to actually get passed the 4th or 5th player before you pack it in, and you have an abundance of that extra ordinary, keep up the good work.
BTW, how about for your next trick, you put to together a menu for each of the players mentors, or a list of tihings that they should do with their mentees. ;)

[tigers_of_old_08]

Love your work TT. :thumbsu:

But you have some stiff competition from Deliberate!! :D

[TigerTroy0055]

man whatever he's got he sure aint got what you have. FFS, I cant stop laughing. How long did that list of yours take to compile? I mean, you must have sat and for each player, you had to have had to choose from a list of prospective mentors, that took in the entire comp. You do have a life dont you? Gotta hand it to you though, it takes something out of the ordinary to actually get passed the 4th or 5th player before you pack it in, and you have an abundance of that extra ordinary, keep up the good work.
BTW, how about for your next trick, you put to together a menu for each of the players mentors, or a list of tihings that they should do with their mentees. ;)Post would of taken me 15 - 20 minutes mate and most of that because of my typing skills. Alot of those mentors are house hold names , and some favourites from years gone by. (thats why current coaches and some current players are included)

[Bifrost]

Better yet - outsource the entire program to a Mumbai call centre.

"Hello, my name is Bob. How may I be mentoring you today?"

By the way - I had thought you were serious until I read the first proposed mentor. Prime comedy, though you needed to steer clear of actual former Richmond players and inlclude more dead people.

[Haggard H]

I saw the thread title and thought, "here's some d!ckhead having a go at the program". Then I saw TigerTroy's name next to the opening post and I had a laugh. Cheered me up before I even read it.

Then I read Wally's post and quickly got dragged back into the dull negativity that can pervade this place.

Keep it up Troy - can't believe the right hand column didn't read A. Collins (Rich, MD, DSO, BAFTA) all the way down.

[hagansbull]

TT, your thread/post whatever, I thought was, well, quirky/humorous, and what I expect from you, but I think Deliberate takes the points here, He's on fire.George Bush, that's gold.:thumbsu:

[TigerTroy0055]

TT, your thread/post whatever, I thought was, well, quirky/humorous, and what I expect from you, but I think Deliberate takes the points here, He's on fire.George Bush, that's gold.:thumbsu:Gotta agree , very inciteful. Especially the Burger 2's