Bloody Richmond. Why do I tip them? They’ll do an Essendon from last year from here. Why everyone keeps bagging Richo is beyond me, I didn’t see Richo forcing Shane Tuck do his Jason Johnson impression (18 turnovers from 20 kicks) or make Pettifer be a gutless wonder and flinch away from putting his body over the ball. God they miss Coughlin.
If they sort out his kicking, Tuck would be a very good player. Unfortunately he may do a JJ, get praised to the moon but still can’t hit a target at 30.
It’s like Jobe, who they appear to have told “watch old tapes of Misiti. If you can’t kick, handball the bastard”. Jobe has a good handball, and is far better by hand than foot. He’s making less errors this year, because they appear to have identified and worked on his problems. They never did that with JJ.
Nick Daffy is the example you wouldn’t want Tuck to follow. He lived off one good year for 5 or 6, and never bothered improving his skills. Skills-wise, Richmond look no better than the Geish-era, which is a problem when you’re trying to build a mid-ranged sized team of pacey, skilful players.
If they sort out his kicking, Tuck would be a very good player. Unfortunately he may do a JJ, get praised to the moon but still can’t hit a target at 30.
It’s like Jobe, who they appear to have told “watch old tapes of Misiti. If you can’t kick, handball the bastard”. Jobe has a good handball, and is far better by hand than foot. He’s making less errors this year, because they appear to have identified and worked on his problems. They never did that with JJ.
Nick Daffy is the example you wouldn’t want Tuck to follow. He lived off one good year for 5 or 6, and never bothered improving his skills. Skills-wise, Richmond look no better than the Geish-era, which is a problem when you’re trying to build a mid-ranged sized team of pacey, skilful players.
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