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Alan ‘Bull’ Richardson, Richmond premiership hero, dies at age 74
Alan “Bull” Richardson played 103 games and a very dominant player in our Premiership in 1967. Bull was a great man and I would not have had the career I had if not for Bull. As stated he wasn’t a great kick however his handball was superb. Bull and I had a great understanding, I…
Being Liked or Respected.
Being yourself, taking over a team as coach don’t go in with the big stick, hard, mean, dictatorial, it doesn’t work. Look at some of the Afl coaches who tried this procedure, they didn’t last long. Remember ‘life is not a popularity contest’ and although that sounds great in theory, one of the most basic…
Team. Team. Team.
Congratulations to Patty Mills and Aron Baynes and obviously the entire San Antonio Spurs organisation for winning another NBA Championship earlier this week. If like me, you caught AFL 360 last night Paul Roos mentioned a video he showed to his players last week on what “Spurs” basketball is all about. These are lessons that…
Rule Change 30 metres not 15.
So as the Swooper team sit back this Sunday afternoon, enjoying a frenetic game between the Bulldogs and Collingwood and looking forward to watching the Demons take on the Bombers after what could only be described as a week from hell for that club – perhaps we will comment on this later, but what really…
An opposition forward has pushed back into your forward line. Now what?
If an opposition forward has come into our forward line,(HFF/FP) then the player opposing this player must come with him. ( unless otherwise instructed). Same process as the previous (ruckman) example. This now means our HFF or FP moves to the back line taking his opponent with him. If the opponent doesn’t budge place yourself…
What to do: Loose Ruckman in your Forward Line
An opposition ruckman has shown up on our forward line as the loose man. What should we be ready to do now? Here’s some options – provide some of your own in the comments below or discuss the pros and cons of the options suggested.
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