{"id":411281,"date":"2024-07-10T22:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=411281"},"modified":"2024-07-11T03:10:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T03:10:06","slug":"legends-urge-rookie-coach-to-be-ruthless-with-list-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=411281","title":{"rendered":"Legends urge rookie coach to be 'ruthless' with list cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matthew Lloyd<\/a> is concerned that Richmond<\/a> coach Adem Yze isn't being \ufeff"ruthless" enough with his mature-aged players, as the Tigers slump to the bottom of the ladder.<\/p>\n

Richmond sit in 18th with a 2-14 record, with Yze admitting that a rebuild has been the plan\ufeff since he took over at the start of 2024.<\/p>\n

It's a big drop off from the Tigers of old, who just four years ago had collected their third premiership in four years.<\/p>\n

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"They're lost with their direction at the moment," Lloyd said on Nine's Footy Classified<\/em> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

"He can't control the off field stuff, but he can control the on field.<\/p>\n

\"Liam<\/p>\n

"I'd be ruthless now\ufeff and go, 'OK, it's now round 18, I've had enough. I need to start planning and I've got money I thought I didn't have. I'll start hunting and being more aggressive'."<\/p>\n

Lloyd called out a number of players who have reportedly met with other clubs during 2024, urging Yze to sit them down and question their ongoing commitment to the Tigers.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"If it's Dan Rioli, look him in the eye and go, 'do you want to go or not? Do you want to be here?'," Lloyd said.<\/p>\n

Rioli is one of a number of players who could be looking to move at season's end.<\/p>\n

The premiership defender met with former Richmond coach Damien Hardwick during the club's bye weekend, on the Gold Coast.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Fremantle has reportedly already met with Richmond forward Shai Bolton, who is still contracted with the Tigers until the end of 2028.<\/p>\n

\"McGuire<\/p>\n

There is also natural interest from midfielder Liam Baker, who is from WA, to return home.<\/p>\n

It has Lloyd worried that the Tigers could lose key stars without preparing for the hole they'll leave.<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeff"All I'll say is, I'll be surprised if a key Tiger is not a Docker next year, with that (draft) hand they've got," Lloyd said.<\/p>\n

The Dockers have picks 10, 13, 16, 25 and 61 in this year's draft.\ufeff<\/p>\n

In 2025, they'll have first, second, third and fourth round picks.<\/p>\n

But Geelong great Jimmy Bartel is convinced Yze is just being overly cautious when addressing Richmond's outgoing premiership players.<\/p>\n

"He's just overcorrect in being incredibly respectful to the premiership stars," Bartel said.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

That doesn't mean these hard conversations about the club's new direction haven't occurred, Bartel added.<\/p>\n

"He might be having those conversations," he said.<\/p>\n

"But, everything public is, respect the guys who got them there.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Richmond face the Giants at the MCG on Sunday afternoon.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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