As if on cue, the “tanking” debate has arisen with vigor among AFL commentators and supporters as the home and away season draws to a close, writes Adam Schwab.
Richmond Football Club
Everyone’s heard about the bird: the Ben Cousins beat up
Richmond mid-fielder Ben Cousins went over to a fixed “fly-on-the-wall” camera in the Richmond change rooms and “flipped the bird”. Hanging is too good for this man isn’t it? asks Ralph Horowitz.
The crying game: football clubs naively play media game
The most interesting aspect of the Wallace (non)sacking is the naively dangerous game that some football people play by aligning themselves with different media identities.
Oops Terry’s terrible Tuesday: how the media botched a Tiger (non) sacking
Richmond FC, and its coach Terry Wallace, have so far had a season to forget. But they didn’t deserve the botched misreporting of Wallace’s (non) sacking that played out this morning across Melbourne.
Tiger Balme just the remedy
The Richmond Football Club could not be more shambolic if it hired Humphrey B Bear as runner, says Patrick Smith.
Terry Wallace is gone, the only question is when
The Tigers are now 0-4 and out of finals contention. The coach is in his fifth and, just as certainly, last season at the club. The question now is: Does he get to complete the season?
Richmond, a club in search of a spine
It might have been just a blip in time but it represented two decades of a club that has swung between rabble and ridicule.
