Thanks Cogs, Thanks browny

[oxx]

I feel sick in my stomach.

LMAO

So do the team.....every week b4 a game.

 

[mcuzzy]

Sad to see them go.

Especially about Cogs, couldve been a superstar.

 

[Bronlow4Richo]

Guys this is really depressing right now. I honestly feel like two members of my family just past away. I feel so gutted and sick that these two blokes have had their careers destroyed by injury like this. I'm really not taking this too well.

Whenever I think of that night Browny broke his leg I still get the exact same emotions and sickness in my stomach. Bang, he's down and his season over. But back then there was always the belief that he would always get back to his best, I always felt in my heart he would get back on top. God the time since then til now has gone by in the blink of an eye and all of a sudden it's bang again, but this time it's forever.

And Cogs, this guy could have been a multiple brownlow medalist, would have certainly been our captain and our young inexperienced and under achieving team could have been moulded into fearless gut running never say die players.

It's just shattering what's happened to these two blokes. They would have been remembered as all time greats of this club, but now, as with so many great Tigers gone by, we will be forced to keep the memories of these great players alive by telling stories of what they could have been, instead of what they were.

Could not agree more, every end of a season is depressing for us tiger fans but this one takes the cake, going to miss these two they made the tigers worth watching when they where at full flight during the Wallace & Frawley era. Shame we didn't give them one more year.

 

[TheCuzEffect]

Cogs, I'll remmember you for your courage you single handedly carrying our midfield and smashing through opponent players Shirt Fronting Campbell Brown! Loved this guy 2 knee recos and a bad hammy... I know you will get another chance at another club and get back to best form and win a brownlow... And Browny i remmember the Friday night you leg broke! i cried, cause i knew it was season over for the tigers, Your a super star mate one of my favourite players growing up as a kid and still remmember you making snap shots from the boundry line look easy..

Sad day at RFC Coughlan Browny, I love you blokes Good luck for the future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbNyfl33GEU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP3as1HSeUw

 

[coke_zero]

sad to see both go. but last night Brown played really well, and if he keep that mindset will go to another club and be a good player there.

 

[sprockets]

Just thought I'd re-post this as a small tribute to Cogs:

[YOUTUBE]ws7a7CGPoh0[/YOUTUBE]

 

[PHX]

When I saw Cogs trying to chase Embley down the wing and he simply looked a mess just trying to run at full pace, it showed just how ****ed is body is. Sad for a player who had so much in front of him.

 

[mitch richmond]

Best memory of Browny was when he kicked 5 in a qtr against James Clement at the G on a sunday a few years back to win us the game.
Basil Zempalis was slagging him off for about 10minutes last night b4 the game - anyone hear that? He was saying he was a disgrace for leaving WB and basicially sucked in for having no success. (not like he missed a flag at WB or knew he was gonna break his leg worse than most car accidents. Billy Brownless stuck up for Browny but Zempalis wouldn't shut up.)

 

[the ranger]

Just thought I'd re-post this as a small tribute to Cogs:

[youtube]ws7a7CGPoh0[/youtube]

Highlight of the season. Gives me tingles in special places.

Will miss you, Cogs.

 

[one eyedtiger]

Really sad end to two careers that were cut to short. Thanks Cogs and Thanks Browny you guys were a victim of injury, you two could have been anything.

 

[Bojangles17]

You both played some great footy for us but were both killed by injuries.

Thanks for trying your best and good luck with everything on from here.

yep cheers to that, we ALL would have been better served had the careers of these two taken another fork in the road than the luckless hand that was drawn...here's hoping for better luck in the future

 

[Dr Awkward]

I'm devastated.

These were 2 of my favorite ever players.

I hope people remember just how good Brown was. When he went down we were 7-4, Brown leading the coleman, the brownlow and just about every other stat in the afl. He won about 5 of those 7 games off his own boot in the last quarter. Amazing stuff. After he went down, we finished 9th and havnt been any good since.

Cogs epitomised all the qualities that Tiger supporters want their players to have. He was a great tackler, very determined, and deserved a much better career than he got. I can still remember an episode of 'talking footy' about 5 years ago where the conversation was "Who would you rather have, Sam Mitchell or Cogs". They were considered the two great young midfielders. One player's career went one way (premiership captain), the other went the other way (about 10 more games over 4 years).

Above all else though, these two are a good reminder of just how devastating injuries can be.

 

[Crumden]

I echo all the sentiments above. What is more galling is that some of the players that will stay on. I would have liked another season from Browny just because few others in the side use the ball as well, but it is obvious that he has lost that bit of acceleration that made him so good. As much as I hate to admit it, it is the right decision for the club. Cogs went within 6 votes of a brownlow and we know how good Browny was going the season he broke his leg, so to see them struggling with the pace last night like they were, after all the hard work they both put in just to be back out there, just tore me up.

 

[Bojangles17]

Best memory of Browny was when he kicked 5 in a qtr against James Clement at the G on a sunday a few years back to win us the game.
Basil Zempalis was slagging him off for about 10minutes last night b4 the game - anyone hear that?

who's that good for nothing ****, I've never heard of him, and by account of that, I haven't missed anything

 

[Dinith]

farewell Brown and Cogs, fallen warriors, one can only imagine the RFC's fortunes if such events didn't occur, we'd be a final side that's for sure.

jeez...the footy gods can be so cruel

 

[Tigerrific]

I felt really sad watching them walk off the field for the final time last night. I just couldn't help but wonder how much better our team would have been if they had both remained healthy.

Probably the right decision by the club to delist them but there are others that I would have delisted first.

 

[the ranger]

I'm devastated.

These were 2 of my favorite ever players.

I hope people remember just how good Brown was. When he went down we were 7-4, Brown leading the coleman, the brownlow and just about every other stat in the afl. He won about 5 of those 7 games off his own boot in the last quarter. Amazing stuff. After he went down, we finished 9th and havnt been any good since.

7-2. We were flying. Although we were already getting belted by Melbourne when he went down, so it was headed for 7-3 regardless. Everything would have been so different for us if those two players hadn't been lost at the peak of their powers. Finals in 2005 were practically a certainty even without Cogs. We were ninth in 2006 without either of them plus Newman and Thursfield broke their legs. Then we lost Simmonds in 2007 who was close to AA status at the time and it all went to shit.

 

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Farewell brave warrior Coggs!
Farewell former class leading small forward Brownie!

Thanks for the memories!

Tomorrow is a new day with new hope and new young talent!

Onward Hardwick's Heroes!

2010 is our new beginning!

Go tiggies!

We love you!

 

[Greggy]

I'm still a bit dumbfounded why Brown hasn't or can't be used soley in his best position, as a small forward, he's been pushed into running roles that have exposed his lack of fitness from his groin injury, that's sealed his Richmond career. Bad coaching in my view.

It was great to go to the footy when Cogs and Browny were in full flight, you'd always get your moneys worth.

At the end of the day they both got time to recover from their injuries and prove themselves from the club, just a sad ending.

 

[JR#8]

Sad to see them both go.

Cogs is my favorite player after Richo. Got him to sign a jumper for me after the Melbourne game and told him I can't wait to see him back out of the ground for us!

It's sad that it had to end this way but it's probably for the best. I still think Cogs should have been given another year with a full pre-season but it's not to be.

Thanks for everything Cogs & Browny. Two champions who never got to reach there full potential at RFC.

 

[JR#8]

Cogs in his best season was 6 votes away from a Brownlow.

Browny would have come close also if he hadn't broken his leg.

Sad picture...

 

[Spagman]

So surprised to see them delisted. I guess that means RFC doesn't even think there's any trade value in either of them very sad way to end your careers.

That Brown youtube package only reminds me of how great Nathan Brown was in his prime. You see some of the scores in that video and RFC is flogging the other team. Since Brown broke his leg and Cogs succumbed to his injuries they, and the RFC haven't been the same since.

These players were both potential brownlow medallists. The only saving grace for RFC when looking back at their careers is that they never lived up to their potential through injury, not through mis-management and shit coaching decisions like many other players recently.

Anyway, best of luck fellas. I'd honestly like to think that they're of value to another club but the chances are slim

Thanks for all the exciting moments Brownie and Cogs, thanks for that hit on that hawthorn ********. You showed guts and toughness that the rest of our list could learn alot from and be inspired by.

 

[Tiger Battler]

I am devastated that Cogs has not been given one more year to prove himself. Has been my favorite player ever since he played his first game and is the saddest farewell game I have ever watched.

Thanks Cogs for being a Tiger through and through and I hope that another club picks you up in the PSD and you become the next Rodan.

It is also sad to see Browny leave, really was a superstar before his leg was broken and although he has received some harsh criticism over his time at Punt Rd, Browny was able to remain mentally strong and return to the field after such a tragic injury. I also believe that he started to really love the club and it is unfortunate that time has gone by so quick and he is 31 years old.

Thanks both Cogs and Browny all the best in the future and hopefully we will be able to watch you running aropund in the AFL next year even if it is not for the mighty Tigers.

 

[Deledinho]

Just thought I'd re-post this as a small tribute to Cogs:

[youtube]ws7a7CGPoh0[/youtube]

Oh ****, I'm tearing up. Gutted to see Cogs and Browny (and JB) go, but if the blokes that replace them can be the players the both of them would have been sans injury I'll be a happy man.

 

[JR#8]

Is it just me or does it seem the retirement age is becoming even lower in the AFL after this year?

And I'm not just talking about our team but a fair few players have been delisted/retired and it seems they age is slowly getting younger.