I love Rawlings already.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

About time some had the goolies to drop the old guard who have taken us, let me see, NOWHERE in the last 5 years.

Youth is the life blood of any club. We sure need it at the moment!

 

[TigerCleavage]

Not rating your own threads are we YBB?

 

[Funkalicous]

So if it was the old players that took you nowhere, why blame Wallace? Think about it....

 

[theyellowsash]

must say was impressed at the way he was telling blokes they were lazy and poor infront of the team when they showed the footage of him coaching coburg on the footy show. dont know if terry ever had the balls to do that. hopefully he can use his 11 weeks to give some of the guys a good kick.

 

[folester41]

+ 1, if he plays the kids the rest of the year that is.

 

[Captain Dreamer]

But why Cogs

He's the one I dont understand. He's not old, showing some form and has been touted as a future leader. It makes no sense to put him on ice. The rest of them - sure, you can argue its for the long term good I guess.

 

[flight23]

not a troll, but is it possible he's a little sore, give him this week off and he gets 2 weeks off with the bye, it does seem to be the strange one of the lot

 

[mattdwyer]

So if it was the old players that took you nowhere, why blame Wallace? Think about it....

cause he kept playing the old pensioners instead of our kids ..

 

[NQTIGER]

Cue Oxx.....lol

 

[Funkalicous]

Guys like Bowden, Brown and Simmonds are only 30. They've still got a few years in them if they play good footy. Why does Richmond have to start playing the kids? We all know they're a better team than that. These kinds of moves will force older players to retire and will put your club into rebuild mode again. That means a couple more years at least before finals. Is that really what you all want?

 

[coke_zero]

Guys like Bowden, Brown and Simmonds are only 30. They've still got a few years in them if they play good footy. Why does Richmond have to start playing the kids? We all know they're a better team than that. These kinds of moves will force older players to retire and will put your club into rebuild mode again. That means a couple more years at least before finals. Is that really what you all want?

2 young ruckmen have all ready past simmonds, and he has lost alot of his leap. Brown was out injured and will need to come back in through coburg like everyone else comming back from injury. he can have a great game but then followed by 3 games were he does nothing. and Bowden, must just be sending a statment. or they wanted to give the fans something and play Vickery and at a cost bowden had to go.

 

[Spagman]

Did cogs back over Rawlings dog in the driveway or something? Surely he must have a injury niggle or something?

 

[dothebowdenshuffle]

rather than look at who's out, better to focus on who's selected. we should pick the best team, not necessarily the best 22 players, to do the job each week dependent on who we play. In that scenario some players might miss out - tough. Happens every week at most other clubs. Also it is actually good for those players dropped. No matter what age or level of experience they have to set a higher standard if they want to play seniors. If they can do this, they get back in and will have improved as players and leaders. Consolation is Coburg field some pretty handy players on a regular basis. a win-win as far as I can see.

 

[alb4life]

he's thinking about the club. the club comes 1st. wats best for them, not the other way around. its a tuff business and u gotta make tuff decisions. eg example hear wat richo said the other day, he said the footy club comes 1st, not him. watever happens, happens. i'll continue to support the club no matter what

 

[GIVELIDSTHEFOOTY]

Guys like Bowden, Brown and Simmonds are only 30. They've still got a few years in them if they play good footy. Why does Richmond have to start playing the kids? We all know they're a better team than that. These kinds of moves will force older players to retire and will put your club into rebuild mode again. That means a couple more years at least before finals. Is that really what you all want?

Well take simmonds off our hands then lol
p.s can ya find out how many tickets have been sold for the tigersv crows game up your way will i get a ticket at the gate

 

[Darth_Tiger]

think about it. its making a statement. terry has lost his job and its the senior players who have cost it for him. simmo, jordy and bowden pay the price for that (and brown who is left out when he could come back in).