Looks like some people beat me to it Hypen.
I wasn't one of the 15 friends and family members of Watters and Cummings that watched the show, so perhaps some things were taken out of context, but what exactly did Hardwick change with Richmond, and how is the way they play any different from Freo at its best? They start with a 5 man forward line with one tall and 4 small forwards who all flood back. They rely on pressure to win the ball in the back half. They score only a few points more per game than Freo in 2013.
They are just infinitely better at it than us at the moment. They go harder, for longer, than any other team. It's classic RolyBall. I honestly think that our 2013 side would be better than Richmond and current premiership favourites.
I think it's probably time for Lyon to move on, and I agree that with a younger team there is probably merit in reducing the running up and down the field, but does anyone actually think Hardwick could do better with our current squad? Or, put another way, how good would Richmond's forward line be if you replaced Rewoldt, Caddy and Dusty with Cox, Matera and Walters?