Long-term injuries and form slumps by several senior players open the door for Tiger tyros.
If you saw the story in the Age today claiming that Robin Nahas had been elevated for Graham Polak, that’s only half the story. Yes, Kayne Pettifer is still on the long-term injury (LTI) list, but that’s only until round 3, and he has regained enough fitness for him to be reinstated to the senior list. Polak (whose first name the Age couldn’t even get right) is not on the LTI list, and the Richmond hierarchy have said all along so far that they wouldn’t put him on there, if only for his own confidence and recovery. The player Nahas replaces, however, is Kane Johnson who has been placed on the LTI list today, as reported in this thread on Punt Road End.
The multiple errors in the Age story puts into question their claims that Jordan McMahon and Will Thursfield will be scapegoated for the loss to Carlton in round 1. It is certainly true that one of Thursfield, Kelvin Moore or Luke McGuane would have to be dropped for Rance to be able to fit into the tall back structure at Richmond. McGuane didn’t do much wrong guarding Brendan Fevola, while Thursfield only touched the ball five times with no marks to Moore’s nine and three and McGuane’s 14 and seven, so he’s low man on the totem pole. As for McMahon, it’s hard to see both he and Shane Edwards in the same team as they play much the same role, though I would have thought Edwards would be last man in and first man out in that timeshare. Someone has to be sacrificed whose name isn’t Wallace, however, so those two names are as believable as anyone’s.
Past and present owners of Joel Bowden will remember his four-week holiday at Coburg early last season as Wallace was under a similar high-pressure situation and took his frustrations out on senior players. Is McMahon going to be this year’s Tiger pariah, sent out into the footy wilderness to pay for the Richmond hierarchy’s sins? Tell me how you think this is going to play out in the comments.
J. McMahon
April 1, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Terry likes my new haircut, so GET ON.
Chad
April 1, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Who cares 🙂
korza
April 1, 2009 at 6:17 pm
If Richmond is relying on Nahas to be its new mesiah,then what hope do they have.
Wallace is gonna,and he can take these hasbeens with him,Bowden,McMahon,Johnson,Simmonds,and yes Cousins.
Tigers for the spoon…
XztatiK
April 1, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I thought McGuane was alright last week.
Ant
April 1, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Nahas looks like a kid that they picked up from one of the half time auskick games.
Blair
April 1, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Why not include Adam Thomson into the line-up if they are requiring physical pressure, that guy is hard as nails and tackles all day
mitch
April 1, 2009 at 7:08 pm
what was jordan machmahn stats this week
Macca
April 1, 2009 at 7:12 pm
McMahon is a “give it to me, give it to me” footballer
And it seems alot of them are of this irk!
The Tigers need a “I getting down and dirty” player
J. McMahon
April 1, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Macca,
that’s really not fair, we’ve got lots of guys with rotten haircuts.
Jdog
April 1, 2009 at 7:35 pm
the first thing jordi needs to do is shave that dirty mo!
josh
April 1, 2009 at 7:40 pm
leave the mo out of this!
pascoe
April 1, 2009 at 7:50 pm
bowden needs to play down back again. useless on the forward line
pim fortuyn
April 1, 2009 at 7:55 pm
simmonds a has been???? wtf he was in the victorian team last year, played well, and almost earned all-australian if not for an injury. Jordan mcmahon will never be dropped hes Wallace’s bitch, Terry thinks way too highly of him, and Thursfield is a good player (Jonathan Brown says one of the best backs in the competition last year in terms of purely shutting down an opponent), shouldn’t get dropped.
Rance for Raines, polo/connors for edwards, hughes for schulz. dont forgot the cotch
T Cotchin
April 1, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Don’t forget who?
Rorschach
April 1, 2009 at 8:29 pm
pull your head in Korza its only round 1. (yes i do support richmond lol)
Meister
April 1, 2009 at 8:36 pm
good call on thompson!!!
Titanup
April 1, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Gone!
TigerFever
April 1, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Thompson should have played first game. He is a kina hard nut we need in the midfield with Kane out and also coughlan(even though he has been out for a while).
Disco (UK)
April 1, 2009 at 9:50 pm
err, remember Raines and Cousins get ‘dropped’ this week for getting injured… two spots there…
vesnal
April 1, 2009 at 10:56 pm
alex rance! give him a crack! big hopes 4 this boy, a 2nd year player at the tigers. its time 4 him 2 step up..
no better opportunity then in this depleted tigers team..
just a suggestion what do yas think?
(btw hes in my supercoach i want him playin!)
RUSSELL
April 1, 2009 at 10:57 pm
go crows
ben
April 1, 2009 at 11:25 pm
i might as well quit dreamteam if mcmahon gets dropped
bo
April 1, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Nahas is pretty good tbh. He should give them some spark.
Richmond’s issues aren’t with players, its with their training and coaching.
Oh and nice pot at the age. Fair enough too to get things that wrong.
Dave Duchovny
April 1, 2009 at 11:49 pm
News just in Mcmahon; dirty pornstar mo’s are OUTTTTT
dylan
April 1, 2009 at 11:59 pm
the only reason why mcguane did good on fev is that the tigers were too focused on him
G
April 2, 2009 at 12:06 am
I think Hislop will get a game. Was sad to see him leave the Don’s – but hey if your heads not right – then join the Tigers!
Prospector
April 2, 2009 at 12:47 am
Ben,
quit now!
Raven Riley
April 2, 2009 at 1:12 am
Ben I agree. Quit now.
Pendlebury
April 2, 2009 at 1:27 am
McMahon wont get dropped, Wallace loves the guy
Hawks76
April 2, 2009 at 10:51 am
As mention by Disco, Raines and Cousins already out. So there’s two spots. Who will take them? I think Thomson is a good replacement for Cuz. Maybe he isn’t the most talented bloke but he’ll have a dip.
You can’t put Rance in for Raines because stucturally it doesn’t work, especially against Geelong’s forward line. So maybe Polo or Conners. I don’t see Richmond “dropping” anyone to be honest.
T. Wallace
April 2, 2009 at 11:15 am
ok, lets settle this once and for all, to rid everyone of the issues of richmond every year and how poor they are. drop them to the VFL like english premier league style and relegate them. bring a decent side up so they can actually compete in the AFL and make it interesting for the lucky team each week whos fixture reads….. v Richmond
Eddie
April 2, 2009 at 11:53 am
ben: if you have J. McMahon in your dreamteam you probably should give up.
Roger
April 2, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Dave Duchovny you might want to pass that advice onto jeff Garlett as well.
chris
April 2, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Thomson is injured. That’s why he isn’t playing.
Captain Fantasy
April 2, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Your first good idea ever? Wallace!
hamish
April 2, 2009 at 12:54 pm
haha i agree fully terry, the tigers are nbothin better than VFL ressies if that
Robert
April 2, 2009 at 12:57 pm
u cant relegate tigerland 2 the vfl. terry, capt fantasy and hamish hav no heart for the game
Plough
April 2, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I’m just heading off to the solarium, but when I get back I hope J-Mac has shaved off that ‘tache, or I’ll make him captain this week.
hamish
April 2, 2009 at 1:02 pm
tigerland has made the finals 3 times in the last 37 years. how more hopeless can they get? if i had a son right now and i wanted him to experience his afl team winning a premiership in his lifetime, i wouldnt be putting him in the yellow and black thats for sure
Robert
April 2, 2009 at 1:05 pm
wen u hit rock bottom, theres only room for improvement. look at the swans, they ended their premiership drought.
By the way, mcmahon is crap, he only play good wen the whole side is playin good. i wouldnt let him near my dreamteam lineup or its suicide
hamish
April 2, 2009 at 1:15 pm
mcmahon will get 30 touches this week in the backline cos they play geelong, itl be there the whole time. hel prove all of use wrong and score 100 this week i cant wait to see the smug look on your faces when u see it come true
Robert
April 2, 2009 at 1:24 pm
he’ll score low 60’s i predict coz he’ll watch the ball then go and get it. hes crap. he’ll only get the ball if hes all alone and the ball is passed straight 2 him
hamish
April 2, 2009 at 1:24 pm
mcmahon will rack up because richmond will get pumped
Robert
April 2, 2009 at 1:27 pm
he’ll only rack up if the team is winnin. the only chance of him rackin up is if geelong dont show up 2 the game
hamish
April 2, 2009 at 1:28 pm
bob youl be eating your words by monday mate
Robert
April 2, 2009 at 1:29 pm
i wouldnt b suprised if he faked an injury so he wouldnt have to get dirty playin geelong
hamish
April 2, 2009 at 1:35 pm
what score did he get this week in DT robert? your clearly a novice
Robert
April 2, 2009 at 1:38 pm
a pitiful 42. im really a novice, wen i finished in the 1500 in the past 2yrs, yep real novice. where did u finish?
Robert
April 2, 2009 at 1:47 pm
whoops my bad *top 1500*
hamish
April 2, 2009 at 1:56 pm
i meant to ask how much you scored this week rob? not mcmahon. i know how much he got cos use all dnt rate him cos of one bad week. and hel prove ya all wrong. but how much did u score?? and dont lie