Well RM....its just depends n the level of success you want , I guess?. Obviously you're pretty happy with how weve gone for the past 23 seasons......
As for Riewoldt,....ok...he might have been a bloke we as opposition loved to hate, but primarily it was probably because he could clunk 'em, he could kick 'em, and he'd stop at nothing to 'go get it'!!
Now, I know you dont much of these attributes, but I reckon they would have been pretty handy attributes for anyone whos been dressed in purple for the past 23 years.
In fact, excepting Fyfe, I cant think of anyone who has played with the "I will get this bloody ball" attitude that Riewoldt did.
I would suggest that given he's a great mate of RoLy, maybe HE'S the sort of assistant coach that we need in the box? (...but I'm not gonna say that RM because you'll probably internally combust!!)
As for Tabs and the selectors...well...the boy has never 'belted the door down' during his 50 odd game carreer -and though Yeti wont like this - I reckon they did a pretty good job of "putting their foot down " last year and placing some expectation upon him.
And, hopefully, those 'hard yards' last year will result in a hungrier, more passionate, and hard working Tabs this year and for the next 5 or 6 to come.
No-one - not anyone - will be more happy to be yelling "TAB-BEN-NAAAR!!!!!" if the boy starts to show the signs of wanting to dominate his opponent! And, if he is "top shelf" for contested marks as your stats suggest at the moment, well just imagine how ' top shelf' he's gonna be when he starts believing he can dominate any opponent....!!
And...just quietly....a bloke like Riewoldt could help a bloke like Tabs, I reckon....
