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Wallace tunes in for coaching tips
26 May 2005 Herald Sun
Mark Stevens
RICHMOND has taken espionage of the airwaves to new heights, using three designated staff to monitor TV and radio special comments during matches.
The Tigers tuned into retired Lions Alastair Lynch and Craig McRae at the Gabba on Saturday night, knowing they had unwittingly revealed in-house secrets in recent weeks.
In another example of Terry Wallace the innovator, the Tigers coach quoted Channel 9 commentator Garry Lyon to inspire his charges at three-quarter time in the Round 8 clash against Collingwood.
"I always monitor people I trust -- guys like (Robert) Walls and Lyon to get their information," Wallace said. "They haven't got a tainted view."
Wallace receives up to eight written reports a quarter from his monitors, detailing the media outlet, the commentator and the message.
Searching for an edge with his team 10 points down against the lowly Pies a fortnight ago, Wallace headed to the huddle with quotes from Lyon fresh in his mind.
"Garry had said, 'If the guys have got enough faith in the game plan, I reckon they'll win the game'," Wallace said. "I said to the players: 'You know I monitor the commentary -- this is the word from the football world'.
"I told them we'd get the job done if we stick to what we know and told them Garry Lyon had said it."
The Tigers responded by kicking eight goals to one in the final term.
Lynch and McRae, commentators for Triple M radio in Brisbane in their first year out of the game, have become targets in a different way.
A member of the Western Bulldogs coaching staff kept one ear to the Triple M box throughout the club's Round 7 triumph at the Gabba, picking up on several key points to help plot the Lions' downfall.
A Dogs forward scout had been at the Gabba for the Lions-Eagles match in Round 5 and left amazed at the level of intelligence coming from the Triple M coverage.
With that in mind, the Dogs tuned in a fortnight later as Lynch and McRae gave rare insights into the Lions' team structure, players' weaknesses, the pet hates of coach Leigh Matthews and the club's game plan to bypass centre half-forward and get the ball to Jonathan Brown within 30m of goal.
Wallace said the Tigers tuned in on Saturday night hoping to benefit as well.
"I had heard them a few times," Wallace said. "I listened to the Lions-Port Adelaide game and found their commentary fascinating -- it was a real insight into everything."
For once, Lynch and McRae offered little insight as the Tigers became the fourth visiting team in a row to roll the once-mighty Lions.
The Tigers' media monitoring team is led by Oberon Pirak, a long-time friend who worked closely with Wallace at the Bulldogs.
Wallace, long known as a groundbreaker, started monitoring the media in a more low-key way in 1998. He borrowed the idea after a study trip to the US, where he visited NFL club the Denver Broncos.
He remembers a game in the late 1990s in which comments from Dermott Brereton had a big impact on Chris Grant.
"I remember Dermott saying, 'Chris thinks he's doing the right thing playing in front, but he's not'," Wallace said.
"Dermott said, 'He's so much stronger. If he actually plays his opponent from behind and holds his ground, he'll be too strong'.
"I thought, 'This makes sense'. I explained it to the runner, the message went out and Chris kicked two in the next five minutes."
Wallace tunes in for coaching tips
26 May 2005 Herald Sun
Mark Stevens
RICHMOND has taken espionage of the airwaves to new heights, using three designated staff to monitor TV and radio special comments during matches.
The Tigers tuned into retired Lions Alastair Lynch and Craig McRae at the Gabba on Saturday night, knowing they had unwittingly revealed in-house secrets in recent weeks.
In another example of Terry Wallace the innovator, the Tigers coach quoted Channel 9 commentator Garry Lyon to inspire his charges at three-quarter time in the Round 8 clash against Collingwood.
"I always monitor people I trust -- guys like (Robert) Walls and Lyon to get their information," Wallace said. "They haven't got a tainted view."
Wallace receives up to eight written reports a quarter from his monitors, detailing the media outlet, the commentator and the message.
Searching for an edge with his team 10 points down against the lowly Pies a fortnight ago, Wallace headed to the huddle with quotes from Lyon fresh in his mind.
"Garry had said, 'If the guys have got enough faith in the game plan, I reckon they'll win the game'," Wallace said. "I said to the players: 'You know I monitor the commentary -- this is the word from the football world'.
"I told them we'd get the job done if we stick to what we know and told them Garry Lyon had said it."
The Tigers responded by kicking eight goals to one in the final term.
Lynch and McRae, commentators for Triple M radio in Brisbane in their first year out of the game, have become targets in a different way.
A member of the Western Bulldogs coaching staff kept one ear to the Triple M box throughout the club's Round 7 triumph at the Gabba, picking up on several key points to help plot the Lions' downfall.
A Dogs forward scout had been at the Gabba for the Lions-Eagles match in Round 5 and left amazed at the level of intelligence coming from the Triple M coverage.
With that in mind, the Dogs tuned in a fortnight later as Lynch and McRae gave rare insights into the Lions' team structure, players' weaknesses, the pet hates of coach Leigh Matthews and the club's game plan to bypass centre half-forward and get the ball to Jonathan Brown within 30m of goal.
Wallace said the Tigers tuned in on Saturday night hoping to benefit as well.
"I had heard them a few times," Wallace said. "I listened to the Lions-Port Adelaide game and found their commentary fascinating -- it was a real insight into everything."
For once, Lynch and McRae offered little insight as the Tigers became the fourth visiting team in a row to roll the once-mighty Lions.
The Tigers' media monitoring team is led by Oberon Pirak, a long-time friend who worked closely with Wallace at the Bulldogs.
Wallace, long known as a groundbreaker, started monitoring the media in a more low-key way in 1998. He borrowed the idea after a study trip to the US, where he visited NFL club the Denver Broncos.
He remembers a game in the late 1990s in which comments from Dermott Brereton had a big impact on Chris Grant.
"I remember Dermott saying, 'Chris thinks he's doing the right thing playing in front, but he's not'," Wallace said.
"Dermott said, 'He's so much stronger. If he actually plays his opponent from behind and holds his ground, he'll be too strong'.
"I thought, 'This makes sense'. I explained it to the runner, the message went out and Chris kicked two in the next five minutes."
