Toast Dimma 300

[domin8]

A tiger immortal. Built a list from a basket case through compromised drafts to play finals regularly, bank 3 flags and have us in position to compete again.

A true Richmond great.

 

[Groupie_]

 

[Tenacious T]

Legend…



Flag every 100 games..

 

[sante]

No one would’ve picked it in 2016 that he’d become a 3 time premiership coach and reach 300 games as coach.

Will always be a Richmond legend

 

[djspank]

 

[Groupie_]

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in tears

 

[a_fighting_fury]

Hippest premiership coach, ever [emoji471] [emoji471][emoji471] [emoji41]

 

[YeOldTiger]

History will be the judge and history will be kind.

No he's not perfect but he can coach, he's obviously a terrific man manager and mentor and has a nice bit of mongrel in him.

Let's hope he's got one more shot in the barrel

 

[Mr Unbelievable]

Richmond Legend

 

[Noidnadroj]

Greatly underrated coach.

Took over a rabble of a team.

Had nearly 30-years of tragic history to overcome when he took over.

Rebuilt during years of compromised drafts.

Withstood a terrible 2016 to emerge with a dynasty, despite losing a generational defender early in 2019.

Has done it clearly without the support of ‘head office’ or the umpiring department.

Then after all those finals appearances and flags here we are with a team ‘capable’ of contending again despite next to zero top draft picks in a decade.

Not only that, the group of young players we have is as good as I’ve seen, and that includes 2009-2012. So even if we don’t salute in the next few years, the future is really bright.

Well done Dimma !


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[DickieKnee]

 

[smasha]

Thank you Dimma for the joy you have given us, the Tiger Army.

And to Gary March who set the ball rolling,Peggy,Benny and Balmey.

We have been blessed.

I can die tomorrow in peace.

#EatEmAlive

#envyofthenation

 

[JR#8]

Never in my lifetime did I think I'd see a premiership, let alone three.

An absolute legend who I'm thankful the club stick with after 2016.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Hardwick is so under-rated based on what he has achieved. If someone like Nafan or Chris Scott

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had walked into a basket case club with debts, limited facilities, 2 finals wins in 28 years, who had been recruiting out of a 1 man recruiting department until the previous year.....and turned that team rapidly into first a competitive outfit, then a consistent winning outfit, then a Premiership outfit, and finally a dynasty team.....the media would be falling over themselves to declare the greatest coach of all time etc. It would be unbearable. The media doesn't go out of their way to praise Hardwick. And something tells me Dimma loves that.

I watched some games from the UK early in 2010, and we were getting well beaten, and I said to my mate who was also watching, this bloke can coach. He asked me why I thought that. I said because you can see a pattern in the team's play that all players are following with purpose, and it is enjoyable to watch, despite the losses and margins. There have been very few times in the last 13 and a bit years where you watched a Richmond team play and thought they didn't seem to know what they were doing. And wherever it happened, it was quickly corrected.

But where he has separated himself from his contemporary coaches of course is in finals. Richmond have played finals in 8 of his 13 completed seasons as coach. 5 of those 8 the club did not have a winning finals campaign. Ie the club did not win more finals than it lost. The 3 campaigns where the club did win more finals than it lost....Premiership, Premiership, Premiership.

You give Dimma the right ammunition, he nails the target every time. Some fantastic people have contributed to our recent successes, but none moreso than Hardwick. Terrific achievement Damien.

 

[a_fighting_fury]

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[rfctigerarmy]

Legend

 

[Greggy]

Resilient, persistent, consistent, tenacious, competitive, protective, humble, vulnerable and humorous. All necessary traits to be a successful leader and coach, Dimma’s got them all. [emoji471][emoji471][emoji471]

 

[joelsyt]

Man I can’t believe he’s coached 300 games and won 3 flags. Hopefully we can get the win for him, he deserves it!

 

[Rayzorwire]

Master Dimma, getting in the zone for his 3000th game...

 

[The Mighty]

 

[Delorean]

The club and its members are forever indebted to this man.

 

[GoTigers2015]

 

[TRUMAN#1]

Congrats on 300 Dimma. A Pretty good achievement.






Now I hope you get replaced as soon as possible. You are not the one to lead us forward anymore.

Dimma 2016 is back.

 

[domin8]

Congrats on 300 Dimma. A Pretty good achievement.






Now I hope you get replaced as soon as possible. You are not the one to lead us forward anymore.

Dimma 2016 is back.

**** off pal.

 

[Vassp]

Great come back story, lts hard to picture dimma in anything else but a tiger top.
great speaker and club man, seeing the 2016-2017 story bring me to tears everytime.
congrats.