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New home for Ricky?

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Good luck Ricky...really hope you get a gig.

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    Agree, hopefully he can get over his injury problems.

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    Richmond's 2013 membership slogan: "When Brad Miller and Addam Maric just aren't enough".

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    Suprised. But good luck Ricky. Your work ethic must imrove.

    You may be being a little hard on him WYL. If the article in todays Sin is correct then Ricky was suffering far more from his injuries than was public knowledge. Also I was impressed by Pettard taking responsibility himself for his poor year and not blaming Neeld/Club. Anyway, good luck to him.

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    You may be being a little hard on him WYL. If the article in todays Sin is correct then Ricky was suffering far more from his injuries than was public knowledge. Also I was impressed by Pettard taking responsibility himself for his poor year and not blaming Neeld/Club. Anyway, good luck to him.

    Agreed.

    Good luck Rick.

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    You may be being a little hard on him WYL. If the article in todays Sin is correct then Ricky was suffering far more from his injuries than was public knowledge. Also I was impressed by Pettard taking responsibility himself for his poor year and not blaming Neeld/Club. Anyway, good luck to him.

    bottom line is that he had a wasted career at the MFC.
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    We learned of the Achilles injury in the Club assessment of Petterd. No-one can play with such an injury and I suspect he has not done justice to his situation by trying to return when not fit.

    If the Achilles is fully recovered (and it's a big "if") why shouldn't MFC re-list him as a rookie?

    If fit, who would you prefer,Byrnes or Petterd?

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    It's pleasing to hear that at least he takes ownership of his own poor form. It's a refreshing attitude from the "it's everyone else's fault except mine" attitude we've heard a bit of on the way out recently.

    I've never been under the impression that he couldn't play, and wouldn't be surprised if he is able to eek out more of a career if his body is able. That said I agreed and still agree with the decision to let him go; as Ricky said himself in that article, clubs can't wait around forever.

    Good luck.

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    If fit, who would you prefer,Byrnes or Petterd?

    Byrnes of course. He played in 2 Premierships.

    Petterd played 2-3 solid games.

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    Byrnes.

    Good luck to Ricky but whether he was injured or not the reality is when he played this year he looked totally disinterested.

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    Byrnes of course. He played in 2 Premierships.

    Petterd played 2-3 solid games.

    Are you channeling me wyl

    beat me to saying the same by "that much"

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    We learned of the Achilles injury in the Club assessment of Petterd. No-one can play with such an injury and I suspect he has not done justice to his situation by trying to return when not fit.

    If the Achilles is fully recovered (and it's a big "if") why shouldn't MFC re-list him as a rookie?

    If fit, who would you prefer,Byrnes or Petterd?

    No brainer.

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    Are you channeling me wyl

    beat me to saying the same by "that much"

    we have both seen this happen too many times O.D. I want to see players playing well week in week out.

    The Top Sides expect it.

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    It's pleasing to hear that at least he takes ownership of his own poor form. It's a refreshing attitude from the "it's everyone else's fault except mine" attitude we've heard a bit of on the way out recently.

    I've never been under the impression that he couldn't play, and wouldn't be surprised if he is able to eek out more of a career if his body is able. That said I agreed and still agree with the decision to let him go; as Ricky said himself in that article, clubs can't wait around forever.

    Good luck.

    Bagging out on your past club would not bode well for being picked up by another.

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    We learned of the Achilles injury in the Club assessment of Petterd. No-one can play with such an injury and I suspect he has not done justice to his situation by trying to return when not fit.

    If the Achilles is fully recovered (and it's a big "if") why shouldn't MFC re-list him as a rookie?

    If fit, who would you prefer,Byrnes or Petterd?

    You're a bit like me SS12 you don't like to let go of any players but at some stage you have to.

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    We learned of the Achilles injury in the Club assessment of Petterd. No-one can play with such an injury and I suspect he has not done justice to his situation by trying to return when not fit.

    If the Achilles is fully recovered (and it's a big "if") why shouldn't MFC re-list him as a rookie?

    If fit, who would you prefer,Byrnes or Petterd?

    Very simply SS12

    Been at the MFC for years for half a dozen good games.

    He is not up to it

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    You're a bit like me SS12 you don't like to let go of any players but at some stage you have to.

    I'm a lot less like that than I was five years ago. These days I form zero attachment to players who contribute little. I have full respect for all players, especially those that give 100% and have their bodies battered and pounded basically just for our amusement, but these days I form little personal attachment to the individual players and cutting them causes me no anguish at all.

    This might change again once we start winning games again.

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    Very simply SS12

    Been at the MFC for years for half a dozen good games.

    He is not up to it

    His tap to Bate against richmond was a highlight. A new club and better culture, he might get it right.

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    His tap to Bate against richmond was a highlight. A new club and better culture, he might get it right.

    one instance in one game sums it up really.
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    I think he'll fit in nicely at tigerland and if fit for the season will kick 30+ goals

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    I once thought Ricky was a potential star for our club, but his 'star' has certainly faded over the last few years. Maybe injury; maybe attitude; maybe just not good enough; and possibly a bit of all three, but the bottom line is, he never got anywhere near playing consistently good football. It was certainly time to move him on imo, and I would have no regrets if he is able to rejuvenate his career at another club. Good luck Ricky.

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    I think he's definitely been unlucky with the injuries, but I reckon that dropped mark against Collingwood did his head in....I also heard him on SEN the other week, full of praise for the MFC not a bad word against his former club, understood the process of list management. Good bloke, I also remember he knocked back a reasonable offer from Gold Coast a couple of years ago and stuck with the dees.

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