May this board erupt........

[richmond fanatic]

With anticipation. Recieved good word our man Andrew Collins will debut this week And there may be another little surprise too...............maybe.

 

[Roachy8]

With anticipation. Recieved good word our man Andrew Collins will debut this week And there may be another little surprise too...............maybe.

Box of tissues for TT please......

 

[Coach_Required]

It will erupt too if we cant beat essendon, means a whole month of competitive footy will mean nothing.

 

[tugga]

With anticipation. Recieved good word our man Andrew Collins will debut this week And there may be another little surprise too...............maybe.

Connors?

 

[turtle27]

Connors?

Might be Tiva God help this board if it is.

 

[richmond fanatic]

Rance

 

[tugga]

Might be Tiva God help this board if it is.

I wouldn't have as much of a problem with that as some on here. It would show that it's rewarding good form and not handing out games to the kids just because they're under 20.
prepares for a backlash.

 

[emperor]

Collins? Rance? Tiva?

No matter which way it goes the board will erupt

Would love to see Connors back too

 

[Tigerrific]

I know who the surprise is!

Patrick Bowden is making a comeback for the Tigers this week... See article below from the Age today.

Rivals dreaming of elusive win at the 'G

Nick Sheridan | May 22, 2008

DREAMTIME at the 'G will kick off on Saturday with the Long Walk, but the Dreamtime game's media conference yesterday began with a long wait. A very long wait.
For 45 minutes the biggest show in town was put on hold for the biggest kahuna from this town — Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard was due to make an appearance, and whether it was those nasty traffic snarls over the West Gate Bridge or that small concern of running the country that was holding her up, she was running late.
When she did arrive, Gillard — well aware of the esteem in which our game is held — was quick to highlight the reason why she had joined representatives from Richmond and Essendon, and Bombers' great Michael Long, on a crisp May morning at the MCG.
"It's impossible to talk about AFL, to think about AFL, to recount the great moments in the past of AFL, or to imagine its future, without talking and thinking about the role that indigenous Australians have played in this great game," she said.
And then it was down to business. Saturday night looms as Richmond's best chance in recent weeks to capitalise on the good form it has been showing and get a win on the board.
Having put in valiant efforts against Geelong, St Kilda, Hawthorn and the Bulldogs for the paltry return of two premiership points, coach Terry Wallace indicated that his side soon expected to reap the fruits of their labour.
"We believe that we've been playing much better football in the last month or so than what we have probably (played) in any time that I've been at the club," he said.
But the message from Wallace's opposite was markedly different. Having endured a horror month that has included three heavy losses and a long list of injuries, Essendon coach Matthew Knights appears to be making the future his focus.
"As a coach, for me it's not about short-term, it's about building this club with a vision of having sustained success over a long period, and we realise it's going to take some time to bring the young group through together," he said.
That journey included winning games along the way. "We are going out there to win every game that we play in, that should be the culture," he said.
To that end, Knights has the unenviable task of choosing a match-up for Tiger Matthew Richardson, whose move to the wing has seen him regain his standing among the game's elite.
Knights suggested that Nathan Lovett-Murray, who joined him at the MCG yesterday, could be the man for the job, though the young player had other ideas.
"I'd like to see Paddy Ryder maybe playing on him," Lovett-Murray said.
"Now you're on match committee as well?" Knights quipped.
For the Tigers, Wallace indicated that Trent Cotchin had sufficiently impressed on debut last week to retain his place in the side, while Patrick Bowden had benefited from a month in the VFL.

 

[TimeFor11]

I understand from a reasonable source that Connors is a very very good chance to come in this week.

 

[Morro]

LOL! Go Patty...................... I wondered how long it would take for that article to get on here.

I reckon Tiva would have to be in. I actually have no problem with him and he has been in the best at Coburg every week.

 

[Haggard H]

Just felt all week that Rance was going to get a game. Hope it's right, though Andy Collins would be a bit too much of a surprise, so not sure of your sources Fanatic.

 

[PHX]

Rance would be more of a surprise than Collins to debut by far.

 

[TimeFor11]

Yeah Collins >>>> Rance at VFL level this year.

 

[Roachy8]

Yeah Collins >>>> Rance at VFL level this year.

Plus, I duuno who Rance would replace whereas Collins could easily replace Hyde (no obvious match-up) or Edwards (needs a run at Coburg perhaps)

 

[itsintheblood]

With anticipation. Recieved good word our man Andrew Collins will debut this week And there may be another little surprise too...............maybe.

They found tivendales heart?

 

[Goldust]

Knightsy to pull on the boots for the Bombers.

There's yr' surprise!!!

 

[hoggy34]

Perhaps the suprise is that Cartledge will be promoted from the Rookie List for Coughlan...

Will partner Simmonds in the ruck against his old side...

 

[The Rusty Trombone]

Andy Collins to be named in the starting side is my guess. He'll carve it up if given the opportunity , Go Andy

 

[RichosGuns]

Surely Rance won't get a gig. I honestly wouldn't be happy if he did to be honest. We should be rewarding players who have been playing well at Coburg and Rance is well down the pecking order IMO. It's sending negative messages to senior players in Schultz, Pattison, Tivdendale and Pettifer aswell as younger guys like Polo, Jackson, Collins and Conners, all of which deserve a guernsy more then Rance at this point.

I think this board will really erupt on Sunday, if we don't beat the hapless bombers

 

[CoggaRules]

Surely Rance won't get a gig. I honestly wouldn't be happy if he did to be honest. We should be rewarding players who have been playing well at Coburg and Rance is well down the pecking order IMO. It's sending negative messages to senior players in Schultz, Pattison, Tivdendale and Pettifer aswell as younger guys like Polo, Jackson, Collins and Conners, all of which deserve a guernsy more then Rance at this point.

I think this board will really erupt on Sunday, if we don't beat the hapless bombers

LMAO......the sack TW threads will be partying...

 

[tigers_of_old_08]

Box of tissues for TT please......

..and some lube.

 

[TimeFor11]

..and some lube.

Who knows he may just let it run wild!! Paint the wall white if u know what i mean.

 

[blaisee]

Unfortunately Collins is no chance of getting a game this week

He will not play for the tigers this week

 

[The Rusty Trombone]

Lube , Tissues , may as well throw in a dwarf in cowboy chaps , if Andy's playing it will be a big big Night. I'll even get the army greens on and you can send Tanya Zieta around! COME ON ANDY!!!!!!!!