Don't Roger Rogers!

[CJH]

3AW are starting a push to get Matthew Rogers another 3 games to get him over the line for 200 games. Given the loss of Campbell and Hilton, it may be a decent idea.

There are plenty of other places in the side to blood young players so this wouldn't hurt!

 

[DirtyDogTiger]

it's a ridiculaous idea

I can't believe they'd shove him now.

Let him play out the year.

Injuries now:

Stafford...season
Cambo: season
Hilton season
D.Kellaway season/retired

 

[mellowyellow]

If the club has rogered Rogers why would he even consider it.

 

[DirtyDogTiger]

no he's gone

On MMM Rogers has said he's finished.

That's

Dunc
Cambo
Rogers
Hilton

all gone

 

[oxx]

Should have let him play out 300,especially at this point.

 

[Tigerrific]

Re: no he's gone

Originally posted by DirtyDogTiger
On MMM Rogers has said he's finished.

That's

Dunc
Cambo
Rogers
Hilton

all gone

It's not that bad, we can give some youngsters a run and we'll be able to get the Priority picks we need. I hope they rest Gaspar for the rest of the year too. It's not like we will need these guys for the finals this year.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Re: Re: no he's gone

Originally posted by Tigerrific
I hope they rest Gaspar for the rest of the year too. It's not like we will need these guys for the finals this year.

same can be said for cogs.even moreso in fact than gasper.

cheers!

 

[DirtyDogTiger]

hmmmm

Dunc already retired
rogers already retired

-------------------------------------
Staffords knee is a season ender
Cambos' season is over
Hilton is out for the season

Maybe the bottom three should join the top 2 in retirement

 

[Bojangles17]

Re: hmmmm

Originally posted by DirtyDogTiger
Dunc already retired
rogers already retired

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Staffords knee is a season ender
Cambos' season is over
Hilton is out for the season

Maybe the bottom three should join the top 2 in retirement

cambo prob would if not for a year remaining on contract, Hilton is out of contract , you be the judge...as for staff he is still capable of producing good footy and ruckman dont grow on trees

 

[dodgey]

15 Possessions and 7 marks ...

I would have thought he did enough to hold His spot in the Team on Merits..

I must be honest that I didn't know it was his FIRST game for the year.... But on saturday's effort, and considering your mounting Injury Toll, I would play him again next week.

Although the Back peddle may be a Little embarrasing, maybe put the " Hanging around for the Club" spin on it.

 

[itsintheblood]

Re: it's a ridiculaous idea

Originally posted by DirtyDogTiger
I can't believe they'd shove him now.

Let him play out the year.

Injuries now:

Stafford...season
Cambo: season
Hilton season
D.Kellaway season/retired

Stafford is finished full stop. The game has passed him by. Retire with campbell at the end of the year.

Ottens next captain with coghlan vice.

 

[Wally Matera]

Re: Re: it's a ridiculaous idea

Originally posted by itsintheblood
Ottens next captain with coghlan vice.

Sorry IITB... gotta disagree with you there mate. No way should Ottens be captain. He has to earn that, and until he pulls his finger out, there's no way he's getting that honour.

 

[Wrenny]

Buck stops here and Rogers is content

MATTHEW Rogers and Richmond agree that there is no case for him playing three more games to reach 200 before retiring.

Rogers, 30, bade a sad farewell at the MCG when he retired after the Tigers' 13-goal surrender to Essendon in front a 48,286 fans.

After battling soft tissue injuries early in the year and struggling to find form with Coburg, Rogers was given his only senior game for the season on Saturday so he could say goodbye in style before the Tigers fans.

He had 15 possessions despite spending a lot of time on the bench and was among the Tigers good players, giving rise to many feeling he should be allowed three more matches now that skipper Wayne Campbell (shoulder) and Rory Hilton (knee) have gone down with injuries.

The Tigers' football manager Greg Hutchison said yesterday neither the club nor Rogers had notions of delaying retirement.

"For all the arguments you could put up I don't think its something Matt or the club see as appropriate," Hutchison said.

"Honestly, I doubt Matt would feel comfortable about getting to 200 that way, it would be a pretty shallow way to reach the mark. With all due respect to his career, he was fortunate to get one game to say goodbye."

Rogers agreed and with dignity said the club had to start looking ahead and he didn't think it was appropriate to continue.

"No. Reaching 200 games would have been great, but 197 is still a great achievement," he said. "The time is right now, the club has to move ahead and start playing the young players."

Hutchison said with State-of-Origin and Wizard Cup games, Rogers would be in the 200 club anyway and there were half a dozen youngsters the club was keen to elevate and test.

Former Bulldog Brian Royal, now an assistant coach with the Kangaroos, finished his career on 199 games and said just missing 200 was no big deal.

"It's a personal milestone but I don't think people remember you for how many games you played, they remember you for how you played," Royal said.

"If your time is up, then it's up.

"Some people said they (the Bulldogs) should have put me on the bench to get my 200th. I had a snapped achilles and would have just sat there to get the game. There's no way I'd do that to keep a young bloke out of the side. I don't think Matt or any other player would like to get to a milestone like that"

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,10109548%5E19742,00.html

 

[itsintheblood]

Re: Re: Re: it's a ridiculaous idea

Originally posted by Wally Matera
Sorry IITB... gotta disagree with you there mate. No way should Ottens be captain. He has to earn that, and until he pulls his finger out, there's no way he's getting that honour.

Dunno wally. I think it's time we gave the big man some responsibility and maybe that will drive him to the next level. Everyone agrees he has the potential and it's time to deliver but I think giving coglan the captaincy will wreck him so early in his career. Too much pressure on the kid.