Disgraceful

[SaveFeriss]

That's a prolific goalkicker if I ever saw one Jules...

Ablett kicked 9 in a losing GF..

Maybe The Sleepy Otto will kick 3 in a losing Prelim...Against the Tiges...2006.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Objectively Ghostie as an outsider, I'd say you did OK, if not well, in this draft.

The loss of Ottens may prove to be a REALLY good thing if the new coach can build a culture of wanting to play for Richmond. Given the huge support, I reckon you just need to get a bit of momentum and building from the bottom can be pretty quick (but I still don't think Wallace will be a Premiership coach!).

 

[jezza]

Voice of Reason, well put. Time will tell on the Ottens deal as to whether he is the player they need and whether the picks we got will be any good.

It's definitely about building a culture of being Richmond for life, I think the fans will really respond to the way Miller and Wallace have handled everything over the last few months and memberships will definitely be on the way up.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Voice of Reason, well put. Time will tell on the Ottens deal as to whether he is the player they need and whether the picks we got will be any good.

It's definitely about building a culture of being Richmond for life, I think the fans will really respond to the way Miller and Wallace have handled everything over the last few months and memberships will definitely be on the way up.

Agreed.
Ok lets give him hell in the 1st game but let it rest after that.look how good the saints had become after giving up Locket and to a lesser extent hall.Miller had stated in the past he only wants players at richmond for the right reasons and clearly Ottens has been used as a prime example which will benefit us in the long term.
i have no malice towards Ottens after all clubs do exactly the same as what Ottens has done.

cheers!

 

[rava]

There's a million threads on the Ottens deal, so I apologise for initiating yet another.

But I feel it necessary to dedicate an entire thread to my disgust at the probability, if the reports are accurate, that we are now to lose Brad Ottens for only Picks 12 and 16.

Originally it was "two prime cut First Rounders", which was watered down to a "Single Digit and another First Rounder", which now, it seems is only going to be two Double Digit picks!

Project this year's Preliminary Final one year forward - Ottens would have undoubtedly steered the Cats into the Grand Final in that match against Brissy, and may well have been enough for them on the big day.

We have missed a great opportunity here.

Geelong have completely rubber-gloved us on this deal.

I know. I was disappointed that we only ended up getting 12 and 16 for a playe picked up at 2

 

[froars]

Well, I guess other teams don't rate him GJJ - i'm not suprised at all at what we got - in fact, i don't think he was even worth that.