Brenton Davy
Brownlow Medallist
I see a lot of parallels between Nicks and Damien Hardwick. There were plenty of calls for Dimma’s sacking in his early years and they were probably justified. He had to rebuild a list that was old and tired. The difference is that Richmond nailed some draft picks and got themselves some genuine stars. Our drafting by comparison has largely been ordinary.
Nicks started from further back than Dimma. Dimma was pilloried like Nicks is now but is now looked upon as a coaching Messiah. I’m not suggesting that Nicks will become as good a coach but Richmond benefited from sticking fat with, what was at the time, a problematic coach. The question is, do the club and the supporters have the patience to find out if Nicks can do the same.
Nicks started from further back than Dimma. Dimma was pilloried like Nicks is now but is now looked upon as a coaching Messiah. I’m not suggesting that Nicks will become as good a coach but Richmond benefited from sticking fat with, what was at the time, a problematic coach. The question is, do the club and the supporters have the patience to find out if Nicks can do the same.