Mini-Tigerland? Richmond frustrated at Dons' coach poaching
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I understand that Richmond had the most dominant finals series this century in 2017, and were raging favourites in 2018 until gastroenteritis cruelled their finals campaign. I also understand that despite 3 years of blatant umpire discrimination and multiple rule changes aimed at "bringing Richmond back to the pack", and despite injuries to 4 All Australians and a host of other A graders, Richmond are still the favourites to win the flag this year, and will be for many years to come. But can't other clubs come up with their own strategies and philosophies rather than trying to ape the biggest, most feared and loathed club in the land?
I don't think this strategy will work for them anyway. Successful clubs need to build brave, noble cultures based on hard work, imagination and accountability. Not cultures based on feelings of entitlement and always seeking to gain unsporting advantages over their rivals. Salary cap and drug cheating in Essendon's case. Fixture fixing, and the most blatant umpiring favouritism in our games history in Collingwood's.
If these clubs feel that all they can do to hope to achieving success is ripping off others, relying on an uneven playing field and unfair advantages and cheating, they'll eventually become irrelevant like Geelong has: A once moderately successful* club, now little more than a laughing stock and bait for online trolls.
Mini-Tigerland? Richmond frustrated at Dons' coach poaching
Recruiting two key Tiger assistants to Essendon in two years hasn't endeared Daniel Richardson to his former club.
I understand that Richmond had the most dominant finals series this century in 2017, and were raging favourites in 2018 until gastroenteritis cruelled their finals campaign. I also understand that despite 3 years of blatant umpire discrimination and multiple rule changes aimed at "bringing Richmond back to the pack", and despite injuries to 4 All Australians and a host of other A graders, Richmond are still the favourites to win the flag this year, and will be for many years to come. But can't other clubs come up with their own strategies and philosophies rather than trying to ape the biggest, most feared and loathed club in the land?
I don't think this strategy will work for them anyway. Successful clubs need to build brave, noble cultures based on hard work, imagination and accountability. Not cultures based on feelings of entitlement and always seeking to gain unsporting advantages over their rivals. Salary cap and drug cheating in Essendon's case. Fixture fixing, and the most blatant umpiring favouritism in our games history in Collingwood's.
If these clubs feel that all they can do to hope to achieving success is ripping off others, relying on an uneven playing field and unfair advantages and cheating, they'll eventually become irrelevant like Geelong has: A once moderately successful* club, now little more than a laughing stock and bait for online trolls.
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