Prediction How will Cotchin's career pan out for remainder of 2023?

[living_in_syd]

Should have done a wayne campbell ans retire at 297. When your time is up your time is up.

 

[tiger_tough]

Should have done a wayne campbell ans retire at 297. When your time is up your time is up.

Who is he keeping out of the team? No one is bashing the door down.

 

[living_in_syd]

Who is he keeping out of the team? No one is bashing the door down.

We play too many slow mids who are resting in the forwardline. We need to bring back speed in the team. Definitely should be playing an extra fast small.

 

[tiger_tough]

We play too many slow mids who are resting in the forwardline. We need to bring back speed in the team. Definitely should be playing an extra fast small.

Agree with that. But you have to have guys banging the door down, which we don't.

 

[living_in_syd]

Agree with that. But you have to have guys banging the door down, which we don't.

Fair enough. Hes lucky hopper is injured because thats his position. Graham is also borderline.

 

[tiger_tough]

Fair enough. Hes lucky hopper is injured because thats his position. Graham is also borderline.

Yeah Graham isn't offering any more than Cotchin is this year.

 

[sante]

He is a 3 time premiership captain what does it really matter if he plays 298 or 308 games ffs

Should not be given even an afterthought

I doubt the club or Cotch care. It’s just people on here carrying on about it

 

[sante]

Sending Jack and Cotch off will be a sad day.

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Cotchin is not holding any younger player out of the position he is playing

14 touches on 64% game time he is still getting enough of the ball to keep his spot

Only thing he is holding up is development of the younger players but they have to earn that spot first and currently its Sonsie's spot to take of cotchin and he has not done that

 

[Wacky Tiger]

I tell ya what id love to see him play a few VFL games in the 2nd half of the season. Get him to 300 then once were into the last 4-6 weeks we need to play the likes of Sonsie in the 1's. Would be an amazing gesture towards the club if he went out that way

 

[Tiger2709]

I tell ya what id love to see him play a few VFL games in the 2nd half of the season. Get him to 300 then once were into the last 4-6 weeks we need to play the likes of Sonsie in the 1's. Would be an amazing gesture towards the club if he went out that way

You still have to earn your spot though, not sure Sonsie has done that this year

 

[Drunken Wookie]

will retired at the end of the year with his 4th premiership.

 

[tastiger]

Play the year out hopefully... Will never see the little champ play again after the season so make the most of it guys.



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[juss]

Get him to 300, then he will have lots of rests and sub games IMO. Probably finish on about 303-305 games.

 

[tora tora tora]

Richmond champion and triple-premiership captain Trent Cotchin will be inducted as an AFL Life Member at the competition's Season Launch in March. Cotchin qualified automatically for the top honour by reaching 300 games as either player or coach, including pre-season games and international rules contests.6 Feb 2023



He already got it long ago. His 300th against saints will be just another game. So many pumping up get to the Port game to celebrate Hardwick and support McQualter was the worst MCG turnout I can recall in years.

Fair enough point about 300 games of anything getting a player AFL life membership. No one got the memo
we have Buddy playing 350, while the swans were in a grand final last year.
The milestone this week is Rioli 150 games for Richmond.
Edwards last year dropped off in form. This year the club is going poorly yet selectors keep picking Cotch and Jack.
Not dropping any role players either.
I guess list management considers people some times.
No retirement of Tarrant either mid year.
I guess 3 retire at year end a few get delisted.
At least the VFL team is playing well hope a few from there step into the 22.

 

[richoplzbreed]

You still have to earn your spot though, not sure Sonsie has done that this year

Earn your spot? But it's ok to be putrid to retain a spot in the ones? MRJ, Mansell, Cotchin, Graham and McIntosh have all had shocking years yet only MRJ was dropped once then brought straight back in on the back of a poor performance. Quality players play better when surrounded by good players and many lift when playing seniors. It's hard to sore like an eagle when you're surrounded by turkeys after all.

 

[Tiger2709]

Earn your spot? But it's ok to be putrid to retain a spot in the ones? MRJ, Mansell, Cotchin, Graham and McIntosh have all had shocking years yet only MRJ was dropped once then brought straight back in on the back of a poor performance. Quality players play better when surrounded by good players and many lift when playing seniors. It's hard to sore like an eagle when you're surrounded by turkeys after all.

I think Cotchin has earned his spot

The plan would have been for him to be rested regularly injuries haven't allowed that to happen, the kids though have to work hard if they want in and Sonsie just hasn't been great this year so far, the others you mention have all performed better IMO.

 

[the underdog]

What a champion this guy has been for our club.

People often talk about pillars.. Coach, Captain, CEO, President and Recruiting Manager.

Yes, we were blessed to have a great Coach, an incredibly intelligent CEO, a trail blazing President, and a reliable and trustworthy Recruiting Manager, but my goodness we were lucky to have Trent Cotchin

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Trent Cotchin

Age

34

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.4

5star

K

13.8

5star

HB

9.5

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.9

5star

CL

5.2

5star

D

19.0

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

9.5

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.3

5star

CL

3.5

4star

D

16.6

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

8.6

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.0

3star

as our fearless leader.

He made the club what it is today.

I love Dusty, Rance, Dimma, Peggy, Brendan, Balmey as much as anyone.. but if they are making one statue and one statue only, it's of this guy.

Make sure you are there on Saturday Night.

 

[Groupie_]

he will march us on to the flag

 

[richoplzbreed]

What a champion this guy has been for our club.

People often talk about pillars.. Coach, Captain, CEO, President and Recruiting Manager.

Yes, we were blessed to have a great Coach, an incredibly intelligent CEO, a trail blazing President, and a reliable and trustworthy Recruiting Manager, but my goodness we were lucky to have Trent Cotchin as our fearless leader.

He made the club what it is today.

I love Dusty, Rance, Dimma, Peggy, Brendan, Balmey as much as anyone.. but if they are making one statue and one statue only, it's of this guy.

Make sure you are there on Saturday Night.

I'll bet you $1000 there's gonna be a Dusty statue but no Cotchin statue. Royce and St Francis don't even have statues and they were in AFL team of the century and are Legends.

 

[Barnzy]

Still comfortably is our best 22. One of the few players who is clean and can make the right decision.

Has been wasted this year up forward in a role not suited to him. The games (rounds 1/2) he has played as a genuine on baller have been to the standard you expect from an AFL midfielder. Clearly not the player he once was which is where people are stupid and compare him to the former version of himself but compared to who he is keeping out of the side he is still the better option.

This is questionable to me.

I would question the clean part. I have seen Cotchin turn the ball over through simple foot skill errors this year and last moreso than what feels like his previous 10+ years combined

Some games he is a best 22 level player and maybe even closer to our top 10-15 performed players. But some he's been a liability over 4 quarters. He has lost his consistency and plays in bursts.

I think he's suited to being the sub. And I have said so since the preseason

 

[Ancient Tiger]

Another brilliant game by our spiritual leader.

He has wound back the clock in the last couple of weeks. The great thing is he is not limping to his 300th. He is an important part of our team still.