Hardwick quits

[tony__montana]

Couple of things from all the media

When Dima started there was no soft cap on coaching and support staff. Yet again the sh1t clubs have wrecked the league.

Losing Brendan Gale to AFL house will fix this.

All coaches are under pressure at the moment and the support isn't available. The price of success at Richmond has meant we lost so so many good assistants and Dima didn't have support. I suspect a few assistants gonna go by years end.

Losing our fitness guy to Hawthorn also a huge loss.

The door is always open like st Kilda we would have Hardwick back in a flash.

And I always thought Cornes was the biggest flog in the media but after last night Matthew Lloyd OMG what a massive flunking campaigner. He is really a total POS.

What did the velvet hammer say?

 

[Nostradumbass]

Couple of things from all the media

When Dima started there was no soft cap on coaching and support staff. Yet again the sh1t clubs have wrecked the league.

Losing Brendan Gale to AFL house will fix this.

All coaches are under pressure at the moment and the support isn't available. The price of success at Richmond has meant we lost so so many good assistants and Dima didn't have support. I suspect a few assistants gonna go by years end.

Losing our fitness guy to Hawthorn also a huge loss.

The door is always open like st Kilda we would have Hardwick back in a flash.

And I always thought Cornes was the biggest flog in the media but after last night Matthew Lloyd OMG what a massive flunking campaigner. He is really a total POS.

What did Lloyd say?

 

[SavDog23]

hope Dimma lights up a joint during the presser

 

[TigerTough 65]

Very sad day for the Richmond Football Club and truly the end of an amazing era under Dimma's watch.
Cannot thank Damien Hardwick (also, Peggy, Benny, Balmey, the board, assistant coaches, trainers, club doctors, volunteers and most importantly all the players who contributed / played in those three great premiership sides), enough for his wonderful service to the club.

At one stage there, I was contemplating (prior to 2017) whether I would see another Richmond premiership side in my lifetime, so when the Tigers won the 2017 premiership, it was one of the happiest days of my life, as it brought to an end 37 years of misery (with a couple of prelims in 95 & 01 - the closest the club got to getting an opportunity to have a chance of qualifying for a grand final).

To then go on and win 3 premierships in 4 years (2017, 2019 & 2020), was truly an amazing feat, consolidating the club back to it's rightful place as a powerhouse both on and off the field in the competition and becoming the envy of the league.

Hardwick will go down in the history of the Richmond Football Club as one of it's greatest coaches (only just behind the great Tommy Hafey), his unique abilities, as a leader of and spokesman for the club, being able to get the players unified behind him and to buy into the game plan and also playing a part behind the scenes in developing as both footballers and people, club legends and potentially future immortals such as Cotch, Jack, Dusty, Shedda and Rance.

Wishing Dimma all the best for the future, he owes the club nothing and deserves the right to pick his moment to leave this wonderful football club on his own terms.
Thanks for the memories Dimma, will always be indebted to you.

 

[Stars align]

Damn, it would be amazing to have Dimma coach one last time.

Would have been ideal to have coached till the bye
Would have been there for cotch’s 300
Given their journey is joined at the hip

 

[Muddiemoose]

Would have been ideal to have coached till the bye
Would have been there for cotch’s 300
Given their journey is joined at the hip

Crazy to think that most of our seniors have never had another coach will be interesting to see how they respond to a different voice

 

[Stigmata]

What did the velvet hammer say?

 

[bradydaw91]

As a fan, with Dimma in charge, you always believed that he was capable of turning things around.

He dealt with significant hardship, accompanied by cherished moments, namely:

• 2010 - 9 loses in a row to start his coaching career
• 2011 - building year, started to tick more wins, but list still not ready
• 2012 - lost like 8 games under a goal, including the classic Karmichael kick after the siren to narrowly miss finals
• 2013 - surged into finals only to bundle a lead against the defaulters in the EF
• 2014 - shocking start at 3:10, but then won 9 in a row to make finals. But then got pumped by the power in the EF
• 2015 - Generally good year with impressive wins, but played North at the wrong time in the EF and were out matched.
• 2016 - bad year, finished 13th, it looked like Hardwick's time was up, somehow survived an internal Coup.
• 2017 - won first 5 in a row, then crashed to earth with 4 losses in a row, followed by steady form leading up to finals. Dismantled the opposition with manic pressure in the finals series. Broke the draught.
• 2018 - after the H&A season was done, they looked like the best team all year, got hunted by a hungry Pies/Cox in the PF
• 2019 - after an average start, things clicked and they weren't really challenged bar the first half of the PF against Geelong
• 2020 - tumultuous season for all involved but team hit peak form in the latter half of the season. Were seriously headed in the PF and GF
• 2021 - After looking like another season of challenging, things fell apart due to injuries/form
• 2022 - team took a step forward but mental fragility started to show with all those close losses.
• 2023 - a combination of injuries/form/system have put us where we are now.

It has been a wild ride, feeling a bit empty right now.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Can’t help but think how huge losing Lynch has been
How many of those losses do we win and be challenging again and none of this is happening.
Last year he was the key to our late season success and only a mind boggling goal review overrule stopped us from being a serious challenger again.
Talk about career changing.

 

[Groupie_]

wonder if they'll get the cups out for the presser

 

[pins and needles]

I’m still a bit shaken by this all can someone tell me what time his press conference will be? No smartarse comments like 10:20 am please.

1030am

 

[Karp3_dm]

foxfooty would be spewing that they sacked tom morris and he broke the news on sen

the fat controller would be over the moon

Only a scum network like SEN would hire a the private schooled cretin weasel again

 

[Juke]

Dimma arriving at the club this morning after a couple of cones

 

[SunshineBoy]

Only a scum network like SEN would hire a the private schooled cretin weasel again

It’s the AFL who have an interest in SEN , gutter station

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Happy to get out by the looks of it lol

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Washes his car too by the looks of it...reminds me I ought to do mine!

 

[tigersab]

Maybe Dimma can be homecoming hero on Sunday v Poort?

 

[Truetiger]

Would have been nice to see him coach the new kids coming through. Damn. Some time off might have done the trick

Once it is clear he is not our next premiership coach. Why keep him.

 

[Groupie_]

I’m still a bit shaken by this all can someone tell me what time his press conference will be? No smartarse comments like 10:20 am please.

soft launching at 10.20am for a 10.30am start

make sure to soft launch the live video at 10.20am on the afl site

 

[Charlie Pannam]

SEN - Bucks and Gerald on now

Bucks - I’m not interested in coaching

Gerald - thinks Adam Simpson is a good fit

 

[Stars align]

Crazy to think that most of our seniors have never had another coach will be interesting to see how they respond to a different voice

My son 19 never known another coach given he wasn’t really into it in those early days

 

[Rubber Hips]

What's it got to do with you it's not your issue?

Exactly…why does this arrogrant flog come on our board and tell us how to suck eggs

if you dare to go on the Scats board at all…you’d be banned for a week…different rules i guess

 

[TigerImposter]

soft launching at 10.20am for a 10.30am start

make sure to soft launch the live video at 10.20am on the afl site

HAHAHA

LIVE from 10.25am AEST: Hardwick to quit as Tigers coach​

'It became a little bit much': Hardwick quits as Tigers coach

Three-time Richmond flag coach Damien Hardwick has stepped down, effective immediately

www.afl.com.au

 

[Roachy8]

Can’t help but think how huge losing Lynch has been
How many of those losses do we win and be challenging again and none of this is happening.
Last year he was the key to our late season success and only a mind boggling goal review overrule stopped us from being a serious challenger again.
Talk about career changing.

Genuine sliding doors moment - Lynch fit and we likely would have a couple more wins - certainly would have continued our streak against drugs on Saturday night.

Reckon none of this would have happened, at least yet....

 

[Groupie_]

HAHAHA

LIVE from 10.25am AEST: Hardwick to quit as Tigers coach​

'It became a little bit much': Hardwick quits as Tigers coach

Three-time Richmond flag coach Damien Hardwick has stepped down, effective immediately

www.afl.com.au

farrk missed it by 5 mins campaigners

 

[energyquant]

An all time legend of the club and the AFL. He gave his all. I hope Brendan has convinced him to come to the MCG in some capacity on the weekend. The man deserves one last moment of recognition from the Tiger army.