premiership

[patto_man]

will our next premiership be with this generation of players?

 

[Peter SasseGum]

Without Doubt.

This is a top young team on the way up.
Many non performers have been delisted/retired, and the young players coming through can easily match it with the bst of them.

Well done to TW, his assistants and the recruiting department for executing a well thought out plan to make Richmond an on field power

 

[TimeFor11]

Without Doubt.

This is a top young team on the way up.
Many non performers have been delisted/retired, and the young players coming through can easily match it with the bst of them.

Well done to TW, his assistants and the recruiting department for executing a well thought out plan to make Richmond an on field power

Your a broken record your love for TW is amazing considering he has been mediocre as coach. I mean come on you can't love the way things have gone so much. Just calm down on your love for the current coaching department as they havent done everything perfectly as you seem to suggest.

 

[JSFish]

We will definitely be up there.

 

[tigers71]

Hopefully Graham Polak is there as well

 

[Catsace]

Geelong under Bomber Thompson had a record of 39 wins, 48 losses and 2 draws in his first 4 seasons as coach, making the finals once in 2000 for a loss to Hawthorn. I do think that this season for the Tigers has a touch of Geelong's 2003, in that you've been competitive in many games, been in winning positions in a couple but lost, and you probably feel that you've not had reward for effort. After a 3-18-1 season last year, it would be fanciful to think finals were a serious threat this year, but say an 8-13-1 sort of year, or 9-12-1 is a step in the right direction.

Cotchin is all class, Foley and Deledio will be ready to perform week in/week out after this season with 80+ games to their credit, Thursfield is a quality backman, and several of your other young players will have more experience by the end of the year. I reckon that the Wallace 2011 timeline is a fair call to make, given that the full idea of the rebuild wasn't really instigated until maybe 2004-5.

For what it's worth, Geelong from 2004 onwards has a record of 72 wins, 36 losses and a draw (last 33 is 31-2). Give Wallace a shot at his plan, i reckon it will be much more fun being a Tiger fan from next year onwards, with a midfield that is getting some good experience and quality in it. Geelong's side was constructed from the midfield up, and that proved successful.

 

[T4P]

Geelong under Bomber Thompson had a record of 39 wins, 48 losses and 2 draws in his first 4 seasons as coach, making the finals once in 2000 for a loss to Hawthorn. I do think that this season for the Tigers has a touch of Geelong's 2003, in that you've been competitive in many games, been in winning positions in a couple but lost, and you probably feel that you've not had reward for effort. After a 3-18-1 season last year, it would be fanciful to think finals were a serious threat this year, but say an 8-13-1 sort of year, or 9-12-1 is a step in the right direction.

Cotchin is all class, Foley and Deledio will be ready to perform week in/week out after this season with 80+ games to their credit, Thursfield is a quality backman, and several of your other young players will have more experience by the end of the year. I reckon that the Wallace 2011 timeline is a fair call to make, given that the full idea of the rebuild wasn't really instigated until maybe 2004-5.

For what it's worth, Geelong from 2004 onwards has a record of 72 wins, 36 losses and a draw (last 33 is 31-2). Give Wallace a shot at his plan, i reckon it will be much more fun being a Tiger fan from next year onwards, with a midfield that is getting some good experience and quality in it. Geelong's side was constructed from the midfield up, and that proved successful.

totally agree with you
a friend a few months ago told me that in a few years our list could be geelong-like, looking at it, it is scarily accurate - i have the 2005 afl season guide (the afl bible) and this years - geelongs player descriptions in 2005 is scarily accurate to richmond's player descriptions in 2008 - and geelong also have a similar team setup in height.

 

[cormick]

Geelong under Bomber Thompson had a record of 39 wins, 48 losses and 2 draws in his first 4 seasons as coach, making the finals once in 2000 for a loss to Hawthorn. I do think that this season for the Tigers has a touch of Geelong's 2003, in that you've been competitive in many games, been in winning positions in a couple but lost, and you probably feel that you've not had reward for effort. After a 3-18-1 season last year, it would be fanciful to think finals were a serious threat this year, but say an 8-13-1 sort of year, or 9-12-1 is a step in the right direction.

Cotchin is all class, Foley and Deledio will be ready to perform week in/week out after this season with 80+ games to their credit, Thursfield is a quality backman, and several of your other young players will have more experience by the end of the year. I reckon that the Wallace 2011 timeline is a fair call to make, given that the full idea of the rebuild wasn't really instigated until maybe 2004-5.

For what it's worth, Geelong from 2004 onwards has a record of 72 wins, 36 losses and a draw (last 33 is 31-2). Give Wallace a shot at his plan, i reckon it will be much more fun being a Tiger fan from next year onwards, with a midfield that is getting some good experience and quality in it. Geelong's side was constructed from the midfield up, and that proved successful.

I swear you're a richmond fan.
You're more positive about Richmond's list than most of the supposed Tigers fans on here

 

[Catsace]

I swear you're a richmond fan.
You're more positive about Richmond's list than most of the supposed Tigers fans on here

Just feel that Richmond have tried to build the side with midfielders first, ie starting with Deledio/Tambling, Meyer (Who probably hasn't been fit for ages), Foley off the rookie list, Cotchin and the like. I also remember clearly the game in 2006 when it was the Tiger's pace that beat us at Skilled, Hyde kicking 4 goals, Meyer played well that game, and we were run off our feet in the last quarter 5 goals to nil. That ability surely cannot have vanished, it must still be there at the club.

I also think the Tigers have been far nobler with their rebuilds and general performances than other teams that have blatantly under-performed in seasons in order to claim bonus draft picks. Your seasons 2005-6 were much like our 2001-2002 before we had a crap 2003 season, sort of a year when expectation exceeded reality. But your players game demographic will have plenty reaching that 80 game mark in the next year, and obviously more and more in the few years to follow. I also am convinced that if Geelong can do it, other teams can as well. Trust me, in 2003 the sort of footy us Cat fans are enjoying over the last year and a bit seemed as far-fetched as seeing Elvis ride Halleys Comet! I also think a show of faith by the fans and the club in general can construct confidence in the group. Cook and Costa gave Bomber the time from 2000 to 2006, and still found their way to keeping him for 2007 onwards after the review. And that confidence was rewarded in spades by the players and coaching staff as all can see. I reckon it must be hard for the players and coach to have swords of Damocles hanging over their heads with every defeat. I am certain faith shown and time invested now will be rewarded in the future.

 

[JSFish]

I've noticed that too cormick. He knows his footy. But yeah, I agree with the comparisons with Geelong. I also see similarities between Richmond and Geelong's midfield, with Cotchin and Lids hopefully taking the two dominant midfielders role in the same way Ablett and Bartel have (While it is obviously way too early to say he will be a good as Ablett, Cotch seems like a similar type player in that he can win his own ball or play outside the packs. Also seems to be very hard to tackle even this early in his career). Foley will then hopefully thrive with no tag, similar to the way Corey has.

 

[Jisha]

Geelong under Bomber Thompson had a record of 39 wins, 48 losses and 2 draws in his first 4 seasons as coach, making the finals once in 2000 for a loss to Hawthorn. I do think that this season for the Tigers has a touch of Geelong's 2003, in that you've been competitive in many games, been in winning positions in a couple but lost, and you probably feel that you've not had reward for effort. After a 3-18-1 season last year, it would be fanciful to think finals were a serious threat this year, but say an 8-13-1 sort of year, or 9-12-1 is a step in the right direction.

Cotchin is all class, Foley and Deledio will be ready to perform week in/week out after this season with 80+ games to their credit, Thursfield is a quality backman, and several of your other young players will have more experience by the end of the year. I reckon that the Wallace 2011 timeline is a fair call to make, given that the full idea of the rebuild wasn't really instigated until maybe 2004-5.

For what it's worth, Geelong from 2004 onwards has a record of 72 wins, 36 losses and a draw (last 33 is 31-2). Give Wallace a shot at his plan, i reckon it will be much more fun being a Tiger fan from next year onwards, with a midfield that is getting some good experience and quality in it. Geelong's side was constructed from the midfield up, and that proved successful.

Wow. I have to say that you are the most well constructed and polite non-tigers fan I have ever seen post on this forum. I never really analysed the tigers rebuilding anything like the Geelong of 2003, Big kudos to you.