{"id":301259,"date":"2023-05-28T04:38:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T04:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=301259"},"modified":"2023-05-28T05:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T05:59:37","slug":"fans-pay-touching-tribute-to-ex-coach-hardwick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=301259","title":{"rendered":"Fans pay touching tribute to ex-coach Hardwick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richmond<\/a> fans have farewelled Damien Hardwick<\/a> with a minute's applause at the 17-minute mark in the first quarter of the clash against Port Adelaide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 17-minute mark was chosen as a reflection of the year Hardwick lead the Tigers to a drought-breaking premiership in 2017.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Hardwick announced on Tuesday he would resign<\/a> as senior coach effective immediately.<\/p>\n

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It ended a 14-year tenure at the club where he won three premierships.<\/p>\n

\"Richmond<\/p>\n

"It's been an incredible ride and one that's coming to an end but I couldn't have wished a better place to have my journey as an AFL coach," he told media.<\/p>\n

"As soon as I started asking the question, the more I started to understand what the answer was going to be. So the best thing for myself was to step aside if I couldn't give 100 per cent.<\/p>\n

"If you keep asking the question, you know the answer."<\/p>\n

Assistant coach Andrew McQualter was promoted to interim coach for Sunday's match.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/hardwick_damien\/status\/1662611588048883713<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier on Sunday, Hardwick posted a photo from his couch, holding a beer and getting a cuddle from his dog.<\/p>\n

The banner Richmond's players ran through before the match simply read: "Thanks Dimma – forever a Tiger".<\/p>\n

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