Quote Originally Posted by caj23 View Post
That’s underselling Hardwick, he didn’t coast into a good list at Richmond, it took a long time for him to build to those premierships and the credit is his.

Also Chris Scott would be considered above Longmire as well
If I recall correctly, Hardwick was on the verge of being sacked when things turned around at Richmond. Only a great team wins flags in a row in this comp and it’s fair to say that their management was top notch then and instrumental in assembling the team. I don’t want to take any credit away from Hardwick as Richmond’s rein was phenomenal, but I didn’t like the way he jumped ship and then all of a sudden announced that he did want to coach after all. Yes, there’s lots of talent at GC and after being raped by Vic clubs for so many years, they finally are very competitive. So virtually any AFL coach would achieve with this group. But for now, let’s just beat them!