Who is the better coach Northey or Dimma

[smasha]

I loved Northey when he coached us,players loved him too.

Was heartbroken the day he got sacked,was lower than an ant’s guts.

 

[Tiger2709]

Nup, Len Smith. Only two years at the club but was ahead of his time, and was the catalyst for the 6 foot winger and kick it long, he was basically responsible for our move from Punt Rd to the G where "the finals are played" Tommy no doubt brilliant in his day and introduced fitness to the game benefited from the groundwork of Smith.

I can remember Tommy coaching, love the man and he did bring 4 flags so is my personal favourite, Len smith is a bit before my time but a legend as well.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Bill Belichick

 

[Tiger2709]

Robert Walls GOAT

Thats just goat.

 

[Tiger2709]

This is very lazy Big Footy work! Where is the poll?!? It's a great time of year for polls.

Did we win again?

 

[Bazzar]

I can remember Tommy coaching, love the man and he did bring 4 flags so is my personal favourite, Len smith is a bit before my time but a legend as well.

Len Smith was before my time, but reading Tiger history he was the man. Len's brother, who Dusty just won his medal, gets all the accolades, but Len was regarded as the better with tactics and innovation. Shame he passed away before our drought breaking '67 flag.

That in it's self is an interesting topic. If he didn't have his initial heart attack, Skinny Titus wouldn't have taken over for the rest of the season paving the way for a brand new young innovative coach to take over the following year, T Hafey. Makes you wonder

 

[Bazzar]

I loved Northey when he coached us,players loved him too.

Was heartbroken the day he got sacked,was lower than an ant’s guts.

Shurely your taking the piss

 

[smasha]

Shurely your taking the piss

We got bloody Walls.

 

[Bazzar]

We got bloody Walls.

That's a different topic. Northey was a dead set campaigner who tried to hold the club to ransom. Agree he was one of our better coaches and we should have been primed in '96 but it was never to be.

 

[Rimmer]

success is measured in premierships. the more of those you can win as coach before your inevitable sacking the higher the regard history will hold you in.

Northey was a good coach, he even convinced Plugger to join us out of St Kilda; though the AFL stepped in to stifle that one because they required him to go to Sydney.

There have been lots of good coaches but only 120 VFL/AFL premierships ... and Dimma has one of those.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

More to follow shirley...

 

[The Dice Man]

success is measured in premierships. the more of those you can win as coach before your inevitable sacking the higher the regard history will hold you in.

Northey was a good coach, he even convinced Plugger to join us out of St Kilda; though the AFL stepped in to stifle that one because they required him to go to Sydney.

There have been lots of good coaches but only 120 VFL/AFL premierships ... and Dimma has one of those.

Well said.

 

[Goldust]

1. Caracella
2. Northey
3. Hardwick

 

[Hoos]

Surely the real question should be...who is better, Dimma or Spud?

 

[TigermanM2]

Robert Walls GOAT

 

[Dr Tigris]

Northey use the list he had and pushed to them to be their best

Dimma built a Premiership team. He's improved and kept improving the list each year.

After Northye we slipped down because the team wasn't that good. After 2017 we have a list that should get better for the next 3-5 years. Then replacing Cotch and Jack is vital. But the way we are going Dimma has been instrumental in building a list to be competitive for years.

So ... Dimma.

 

[tugga]

Dustin Martin

 

[W. Smithers]

Geff Jieschen

 

[Bazzar]

Verdun Howell

 

[Hoos]

Gary Malarkey.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Rioli’s mrs

 

[MattWriting]

If Northey had the same support that Dimma had from the club, we could well have had a flag in mid to late 90s, pre Essendon and Brisbane dominance

1993 - 4 W 16 L
1994 - 12 W 10 L
1995 - 15 W 1 D 6 L

Then through to a prelim in 1995

What could have been eh

 

[THE THIN MAN]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Richmond_Football_Club_coaches

 

[Ned_Flanders]

If Northey had the same support that Dimma had from the club, we could well have had a flag in mid to late 90s, pre Essendon and Brisbane dominance

1993 - 4 W 16 L
1994 - 12 W 10 L
1995 - 15 W 1 D 6 L

Then through to a prelim in 1995

What could have been eh

Northey was good at pumping up sides emotionally with the whole "us against the world" bit, but he wasnt a great tactician .

Would never have won us a flag imo

 

[SumTingWong]

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Now I know why Dan Rioli won't move out!!