Hardwick quits

[Coach_Required]

Be clear. He walked 6 weeks after encouraging the club to sign on 2 new players to a combined near $10,000,000 / 14 year deal & trade away 2 years of our draft picks.

People really REALLY skim over that part - we paid these 2 players TOP DOLLAR. Tippy Top dollar. Not just at the trade table, but in their salary contracts as well. 2 x 7 year deals is mental - who ******* does that?

He was that confident that these 2 were the difference that he was "all in" enough to tick off & ENCOURAGE all of that. Then 6 weeks into the season, quit to go to the Suns.

If he owes us nothing, then i think after this we owe him nothing more either. The relationship is effectively over until we have some 10-20 year reunions of GF teams & "some" supporters still expecting "All Supporters" to think the sun shines out of his arse - well, those days are well and truely over as well.

He has tainted his own tiger brand now, not the supporters. The "unconditional love" era is well and truely OVER

That's some melt LOL

History says Dimma isn't going to be successful at the Suns, but I guess all they want is to make a final right now. Good luck to him.
Maybe Dimma thought at the end of last year he had a year or 2 left hence the signing of those players, 2 months in he realised he no longer had the drive. Thats fine, people are allowed to have a change of heart.

History will always say Dimma was a 3 times Richmond premiership coach, after 37 years of being the worst performed club in the comp. Supporters are allowed to embrace that part of our history if they choose fit.

 

[Downtown06]

That's some melt LOL

History says Dimma isn't going to be successful at the Suns, but I guess all they want is to make a final right now. Good luck to him.
Maybe Dimma thought at the end of last year he had a year or 2 left hence the signing of those players, 2 months in he realised he no longer had the drive. Thats fine, people are allowed to have a change of heart.

History will always say Dimma was a 3 times Richmond premiership coach after 37 years of being the worst performed club in the comp. Supporters are allowed to embrace that part of our history if they choose fit.

I'll embrace this until I'm 6 feet under, IDGAF what anyone says!!!

 

[tigers12]

afl will have a hand in choosing the next coach and it wont be dimma he has ruffled too many feathers at afl HQ

 

[tiger_tough]

afl will have a hand in choosing the next coach and it wont be dimma he has ruffled too many feathers at afl HQ

Nah. The AFL will probably pay a portion of Hardwicks mammoth salary if he agrees to go to GC. The AFL need success at Gold Coast more than anything and Damien Hardwick is the man most likely to do that

 

[cairo tiger]

smells of some argy bargy if you ask me. too coincidental.

 

[Forensi Tiger]

smells of some argy bargy if you ask me. too coincidental.

There’s a story. Dimma wasn’t putting his dirty cups and dishes in dishwasher. Did it once too often. Board said he had to go

 

[Morro]

Now maybe people believe me when I say he was pushed

 

[juss]

We needed a new voice. It's clear as day. It was coming mid season or it was coming end of season.

The club at least now saves money on paying him out and we get to start our search early.

It's a good thing Dimma and the club moved on, I hold no hard feelings.

Dimma will always be a Richmond legend.

 

[Livonski]

The fact he is going to the Suns makes it really weird the way he has continued to smile and wink, and comment about us non stop on his socials. Some see it as endearing, i kinda saw it as fake and clickbait s**t. Just keeping himself relevant and keeping things "light" - which obviously favours his narrative a fair bit considering they are about to sack a coach in favour of him etc.

I get it - Dimma is the king of "breaking clean" apparently - but if he is going to the Suns, then time to stop all this posturing bullshit and time for us both to get on with it. Dimma broke contract to take on another job. If he is gonna work for the Suns or even plans to iinterview for it - the Richmond romance s**t is OVER. Our players and staff cut ties. We do not need our intel or staff being poached by him and that is a very real risk now.

Personally, i don't care he quit. I thought his contract was a massive problem & i thought his magic richmond dust had expired & he had lost the younger group. I thought we needed a new voice & his had lost some merit. I felt like the group didn;t believe him anymore and the young group kinda saw through his "cool dad" s**t. Him breaking contract from my perspective was a win/win, without knowing all the details of course. I think the results ince and the improvement especially in the kids also does suggest they respond better to Mini than Dimma.

It does however piss me off that he encouraged the club to trade 2 years of picks for 2 players that he effectively thought would keep our window open - yet he quit on in 6 weeks. I see a real problem between his support of trading our future VS how quickly he walked away to take on another job - that is really poor for me.

The personal stuff is only a part of it, because it is a part of it unfortunately. Lots of coaches have been divorced during a tenure. But as this one played out in a work hub, with staff involved & players and their families commenting publicly and quite clearly hurt - due to the tight family culture Dimma created at the club - it unfortunately did become a "Club issue".

Here we go again.
Your personal attacks on him are really illuminating (of you, not him).

The Taranto/Hopper deals were in the wings for a long, long time. The hole in our midfield was identified by list management years before this trade was completed.

Get over it. You're embarrassing yourself (or your anonymous self lol...how funny is that?)

 

[tropicaltiger]

Be clear. He walked 6 weeks after encouraging the club to sign on 2 new players to a combined near $10,000,000 / 14 year deal & trade away 2 years of our draft picks.

People really REALLY skim over that part - we paid these 2 players TOP DOLLAR. Tippy Top dollar. Not just at the trade table, but in their salary contracts as well. 2 x 7 year deals is mental - who ******* does that?

He was that confident that these 2 were the difference that he was "all in" enough to tick off & ENCOURAGE all of that. Then 6 weeks into the season, quit to go to the Suns.

If he owes us nothing, then i think after this we owe him nothing more either. The relationship is effectively over until we have some 10-20 year reunions of GF teams & "some" supporters still expecting "All Supporters" to think the sun shines out of his arse - well, those days are well and truely over as well.

He has tainted his own tiger brand now, not the supporters. The "unconditional love" era is well and truely OVER

is it possible that you are the love child of these two?

 

[Vassp]

That's some melt LOL

History says Dimma isn't going to be successful at the Suns, but I guess all they want is to make a final right now. Good luck to him.
Maybe Dimma thought at the end of last year he had a year or 2 left hence the signing of those players, 2 months in he realised he no longer had the drive. Thats fine, people are allowed to have a change of heart.

History will always say Dimma was a 3 times Richmond premiership coach, after 37 years of being the worst performed club in the comp. Supporters are allowed to embrace that part of our history if they choose fit.

I would be metling too with Hopper and Tarranto at that price and trade. We paid way over for that pair.

 

[tigerdan]

The concept of being a "richmond man" was built on integrity.

If he coaches fold coast next year he's a campaigner with no integrity and can get ****ed.

I expect him to honour his word.

 

[RJK Tiger]

Here we go again.
Your personal attacks on him are really illuminating (of you, not him).

The Taranto/Hopper deals were in the wings for a long, long time. The hole in our midfield was identified by list management years before this trade was completed.

Get over it. You're embarrassing yourself (or your anonymous self lol...how funny is that?)

how the **** am i embarrassing myself? Everything i said would happen has literally happened.

The comment about the trades being in the wings for ages is possbily the most pointless comment ive read on here. So what if they were "in the wings" for a long time - when the person doing that is the same person, Dimma?

I said it at the time, look it up, getting both these guys reeks of desperation and offering them both 7 year contracts - contract lengths we have not even really offered our own players previously, was incredibly desperate and dangerous. The club was over-reaching on its potential, mostly because Dimma is obsessed with "one more" ( later he confirmed with his "Last Dance" crap).

The "personal attacks" are NOT attacks. They are truths. I've literally said the divorce stuff happens all the time to everyday people - but the issue was more so the trickle down problems it created as he was a coach of a group of young men, the circumstances it happened etc was going to definitely have a negative affect on our culture. That the club was likely not going to move forward until he moved forward & I reckon he already has an eye on his next job, most likely Gold Coast.

And guess what? Its all true. Thats all been proven, due to results - actual shit happening - VSW your total bullshit "fly the flag" la-la land crap.

Dimma is a great richmond man - but he is also just another bloke who had an affair. We are all remarkably similar when it comes down to it. He isn't a super-hero, I merely grew up and accepted my heroes are just "people"


Dimma made his personal shit part of his work problems when he decided to screw around with the staff. Its a BIG office no no for most management. Celtics literally sacked their coach for doing it after a single Finals appearance & winning "Coach of the Year". There are reasons other organisations have it written in their contracts that its not acceptable.

because it can totally **** your clubs culture & standards.

If it was written in the papers then its free game for everyone to talk about it mate & the only reason im talking about it again is because Dimma is in the news as he is clearly about to take another job coaching, 2 months after quitting on us - mid-contract, against our wishes

 

[beema limapep]

afl will have a hand in choosing the next coach and it wont be dimma he has ruffled too many feathers at afl HQ

Nah. If the afl have a use for people, they have a use for people.

Hardwick will do his thing. He's never been openly combative towards the afl like Balme.

Interests align.

 

[beema limapep]

The concept of being a "richmond man" was built on integrity.

If he coaches fold coast next year he's a campaigner with no integrity and can get ****ed.

I expect him to honour his word.

It ain't 2017 Dan.

 

[TigerImposter]

Now maybe people believe me when I say he was pushed

Of course he was mate. Benny isn’t stupid and a Lawyer >>>>>> BP Accountant

 

[Lsta062]

Be clear. He walked 6 weeks after encouraging the club to sign on 2 new players to a combined near $10,000,000 / 14 year deal & trade away 2 years of our draft picks.

People really REALLY skim over that part - we paid these 2 players TOP DOLLAR. Tippy Top dollar. Not just at the trade table, but in their salary contracts as well. 2 x 7 year deals is mental - who ******* does that?

He was that confident that these 2 were the difference that he was "all in" enough to tick off & ENCOURAGE all of that. Then 6 weeks into the season, quit to go to the Suns.

If he owes us nothing, then i think after this we owe him nothing more either. The relationship is effectively over until we have some 10-20 year reunions of GF teams & "some" supporters still expecting "All Supporters" to think the sun shines out of his arse - well, those days are well and truely over as well.

He has tainted his own tiger brand now, not the supporters. The "unconditional love" era is well and truely OVER

Hardwick was confident that Taranto + Hopper were the only missing piece for success. Turns out they weren’t the only missing piece for success this year. Hardwick then took himself out by resigning due to burnout. That’s a pretty straightforward progression of events when you consider that he didn’t think he’d do the club service by continuing in his state.

Another thing you’re missing is that if Richmond wanted Taranto/Hopper only for short-term impact, then we’d only offer them short-term deals. The fact we reportedly offered them long-term deals tells us that we have long-term plans for them. Cotchin, Dusty, and Prestia aren’t going to stick around for long. All are 30 and above. We need experienced midfielders to lead the next generation of midfielders, and Taranto + Hopper have the right experience/age range for this. They’ll help smooth the transition into the new era, and what player would do that on a cheap deal? We’d want good pay as well if our boss asked us to take on a role like this.

So that Hopper + Taranto deal in principle isn’t a fail if the short-term goal isn’t met. There is also a long-term goal. Our next rebuild would take longer without them IMO.

 

[TigerImposter]

how the * am i embarrassing myself? Everything i said would happen has literally happened.

The comment about the trades being in the wings for ages is possbily the most pointless comment ive read on here. So what if they were "in the wings" for a long time - when the person doing that is the same person, Dimma?

I said it at the time, look it up, getting both these guys reeks of desperation and offering them both 7 year contracts - contract lengths we have not even really offered our own players previously, was incredibly desperate and dangerous. The club was over-reaching on its potential, mostly because Dimma is obsessed with "one more" ( later he confirmed with his "Last Dance" crap).

The "personal attacks" are NOT attacks. They are truths. I've literally said the divorce stuff happens all the time to everyday people - but the issue was more so the trickle down problems it created as he was a coach of a group of young men, the circumstances it happened etc was going to definitely have a negative affect on our culture. That the club was likely not going to move forward until he moved forward & I reckon he already has an eye on his next job, most likely Gold Coast.

And guess what? Its all true. Thats all been proven, due to results - actual s**t happening - VSW your total bullshit "fly the flag" la-la land crap.

Dimma is a great richmond man - but he is also just another bloke who had an affair. We are all remarkably similar when it comes down to it. He isn't a super-hero, I merely grew up and accepted my heroes are just "people"


Dimma made his personal s**t part of his work problems when he decided to screw around with the staff. Its a BIG office no no for most management. Celtics literally sacked their coach for doing it after a single Finals appearance & winning "Coach of the Year". There are reasons other organisations have it written in their contracts that its not acceptable.

because it can totally * your clubs culture & standards.

If it was written in the papers then its free game for everyone to talk about it mate & the only reason im talking about it again is because Dimma is in the news as he is clearly about to take another job coaching, 2 months after quitting on us - mid-contract, against our wishes

Don’t worry about him he’s Dimma’s ventriloquist doll.
True RFC supporters would question all the motives of DH over the past 12 weeks.

 

[Wooden Robot]

Kids … Dimma was sacked!! We all know it. Good luck at the GC Basket Case!! Who cares? Get over him

 

[Sir_Loin]

We needed a new voice. It's clear as day. It was coming mid season or it was coming end of season.

The club at least now saves money on paying him out and we get to start our search early.

It's a good thing Dimma and the club moved on, I hold no hard feelings.

Dimma will always be a Richmond legend.

Wasn’t surprising really. Shedda gone. Rance gone. Lambert gone. Jack and Chimp’s last year you’d think. Who knows what the great man will do but we’ve seen his best years.

Benny said it best. Looking for a coach that can grow with the next core group. Suns have a decent list TBH, Dimma the sort of appointment that might convince King to stay

 

[tastiger]

If dusty leaves and it's his decision, I think we'll do alright out of it going forward, but would suck to watch him play his 300th at another club.

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[Lsta062]

The concept of being a "richmond man" was built on integrity.

If he coaches fold coast next year he's a campaigner with no integrity and can get ****ed.

I expect him to honour his word.

Honour what word? I think I might’ve missed something

 

[tigerdan]

Honour what word? I think I might’ve missed something

He said he was burnt out and needed a break from coaching.

If he's gonna take 3 months off and he's no longer burnt out he can honour his contract with us.

 

[SleepingGiant]

If dusty leaves and it's his decision, I think we'll do alright out of it going forward, but would suck to watch him play his 300th at another club.

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I would crack open a beer at the top 10 draft pick we will get for the salary dump.

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

Hardwick walked after round 10 when it was clear that what he was trying wasn't working in getting the club back to being a genuine premiership contender.

He along with the club made the decision to go after Taranto & Hopper and that decision was the right one for the long term future of the club.

He hasn't tainted anything as far as his legacy with Richmond is concerned. He came to the club at our lowest, rebuilt the list and the culture, and delivered 3 premierships. He could have walked end of 2021, but kept trying to get the club back to the top. Had he stayed and ran the club into the ground and completely screwed our future like other coaches have done when their eras ended it may be a different story.

Walked / tapped on the shoulder....same same