Play Nice Rance Retirement

[Chief]

Please respect the "Play Nice" status of this thread.

Whether or not you have "a valid point", nastiness and rumour-mongering will result in post deletions, thread bans, and warning points depending on the post and my mood at the time.

Love love love

 

[PetterdHoisted]

LOL!

He wasn't missed when you won the flag this year.

We just went from 'keenly looking' to 'officially desperate' for some tall defender back up.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Richmond can sign someone else now though thanks to the new drafting rules.

Yeah I know, but they can only pick from "left overs" now.

Cue defensive Tigers fans pointing to Stack..

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Awesome career for an awesome player. Really weird to do all that rehab and pushing for the gf only to retire this late in the year but footy isn’t everything.

Lucky Richmond have the greatest recruiters in all of history and will be able to find a full back Marlion Pickett.

 

[matey]

Faith lol. What a nut job.

Perfect example of how hypocritical and screwed we are as a society. We are all told to respect indigenous culture, dreamtime etc which I do without a doubt but I also respect the likes of Rance who follows the Jehovah Witness religion. I respect Houli as a Muslim. That’s their choice. Everyone is different and we need tolerate each other. Your a nutta!!!!!! That’s bloody offensive to Rance and his family.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

I may be wrong, but wasn't he thinking about retiring from footy from as far back as like five years ago to focus on the religious side of his life?

I remember that coming up one year when he was out of contract or something.

 

[footyfan1978]

I may be wrong, but wasn't he thinking about retiring from footy from as far back as like five years ago to focus on the religious side of his life?

I remember that coming up one year when he was out of contract or something.

Yep, that is why it is not too surprising. Just timing a little weird right now, but that is him, a bit weird.

 

[Rod Stroker]

We just went from 'keenly looking' to 'officially desperate' for some tall defender back up.

I'm glad we signed Walker, who is apparently training down several houses.
He said other clubs were also into him but didn't say who, I wonder if one of them was the Tigers..

 

[La Dispute]

One of the better defenders at Richmond. They'll miss him.

He’s in their best three

 

[dktm]

Actually not too bad for Richmond.

They showed last year they don’t need him, and he’d be on quite a bit of coin so this will allow them to have a big crack at a free agent next year.

My thoughts exactly, and if it happens,standby for flogs like Whately Barrett and Cornes to use their media soapbox to scream about how unfair it is.

 

[La Dispute]

Leaves us a bit exposed if Grimes or Astbury goes down. Would need to develop a KPD almost from scratch. Broad's a pinch-hitter, not sure Garthwaite will make it and Balta and Chol don't have settled positions.

That’s always the case when good players leave. Imagine if Hawthorn lost Worpel as well as Mitchell last year.

Garthwaite will now get plenty of opportunity next year.

 

[Heisenberg_]

I don't see him as a great or a premier defender

He should of told Richmond before the draft, but rance just worries about himself

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That’s because you haven’t got a clue.

Prime Rance and Buddy one on one will probably be the last time we see the competitions best defender and forward to at it for a full game and it was great to watch.

 

[Rod Stroker]

You say you want more characters in footy; Rance is one of them

Not any more

 

[dktm]

I may be wrong, but wasn't he thinking about retiring from footy from as far back as like five years ago to focus on the religious side of his life?

I remember that coming up one year when he was out of contract or something.

He was going to retire 3 years ago

 

[Jeremias]

Sad that so many see fit to make fun of him for being a religious man.

I am no fan of religion, but he obviously is and I respect that. To each their own.

Must be school holidays.

 

[Infamy]

I'm a bit confused. Why has he pulled the pin just after the draft, leaving us one down with money in the cap?

Need time to digest.

Would have only given us one more player right at the end of the draft, or a rookie anyway.
We can still take someone via the SSP now or wait until the mid-season draft

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

One door closes, another opens.

Darn good career from another Black Duck.

Appropriate given he’s a Jehovah.

 

[Heisenberg_]

He’s a part of Scomos inner sanctum.

He’s a different cat no doubt, not a complete ****wit though with no morals and he actually cares about other people.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Pretty bizarre, why the hell now?

Could’ve done it months ago and Richmond would’ve had a huge salary gap to fill for their flag defence.

Maybe he told them and they’ve been trying to talk him out of it, I guess.

 

[40porpoise]

Didn’t see that coming. What faith is he?

 

[marcus1232]

Bit weird it happens right now.

Was a great defender but wasn't the best defender in his team.
Would argue that grimes would be a bigger loss due to his ability to defend 1v1

 

[LFTWNG11]

Prime Rance and Buddy one on one will probably be the last time we see the competitions best defender and forward to at it for a full game and it was great to watch.

Yes, now that Rance is retired there will never be a one-on-one battle between premier players of the competition ever again

 

[Cotchins Hair Piece]

Rance, Alex Rance that is.

 

[calyam]

Didn’t see that coming. What faith is he?

One of the weird ones.

 

[HBF]

You weren't at the ground to see our jaws drop when it looked like Grimes had done his knee against the Eagles just before the finals.

Clearly I wasn't.
But still, you guys are such a well oiled machine you'd still take some beating.

 

[basashi]

Sad to see talent wasted due to the fake sky gremlin but hey...