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You show em Yazza!

There's not a Richmond supporter in the land who has given up on you mate, and any that have... I hate using the "No True Scotsman" fallacy, but in this case... those people truly are not RFC supporters at heart.

We're backing you in all the way champ, all the talent in the world to burn!
 
Chris Yarran committed to playing AFL again after 12 months out of the game with mental health issues
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A RELAXED and smiling Chris Yarran on Saturday revealed his burning desire to return in 2017 to playing the game he loves.

Yarran, 25, was speaking after completing a fitness circuit at the Tan track under the supervision of his personal trainer Tom Couch.

The pair have been a constant over the past three months as Yarran attempts to rebuild his career with Richmond after missing the entire 2016 season due to mental health issues.

He admits to being a few kilograms overweight but claims he is mentally and physically ready to begin training with Richmond on Monday, November 7.

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Chris Yarran has been training with a personal trainer, Tom Couch in a bid to return to AFL. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin
“There were times during the year when I doubted myself, doubted whether I would ever play again but I’m in a steady place now and I’m ready to start playing some good footy,” said Yarran, who has played 119 games since his debut for Carlton in 2009.

“My personal issues are taken care of and this is the best I’ve felt and looked for quite some time. I really missed playing and I’m doing everything in my power to make sure I play again.

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“All I want to do is get back and play some decent footy for the Richmond Football Club which I’m quite capable of doing.”

Couch said Yarran had lost 4kg in the past two weeks and had another 4kg to lose.

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Chris Yarran takes a drink during his personal training session. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin
Yarran read recent criticism of his current physical condition and while accepting it goes with the territory, also says people shouldn’t judge him too quickly.

“I can’t control other people’s opinions but they should look back at my history at Carlton which showed I would come back a little bit overweight but always dropped it quickly. I think people are overreacting because I didn’t play at all in 2016,” he said.

“What I have to do is get out on the training track and have a healthy pre-season. I’ve had a few calf injuries but there’s been no sign of that recently and my general fitness isn’t too bad.

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Chris Yarran says he’s working hard in his bid to return to football. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin
“There’s no reason why I can’t join the main training group pretty quickly. What I have done with Tommy (Couch) has put me in really good stead.”

Yarran was drafted by Carlton with pick No.6 in the 2008 national draft before being traded to Richmond at the end of 2015 for pick 23.

The Tigers’ plan has always been to employ Yarran’s rare evasive skills and pinpoint disposal off halfback.
 

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Heisenberg_ said:
Chris Yarran committed to playing AFL again after 12 months out of the game with mental health issues
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A RELAXED and smiling Chris Yarran on Saturday revealed his burning desire to return in 2017 to playing the game he loves.

Yarran, 25, was speaking after completing a fitness circuit at the Tan track under the supervision of his personal trainer Tom Couch.

The pair have been a constant over the past three months as Yarran attempts to rebuild his career with Richmond after missing the entire 2016 season due to mental health issues.

He admits to being a few kilograms overweight but claims he is mentally and physically ready to begin training with Richmond on Monday, November 7.

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Chris Yarran has been training with a personal trainer, Tom Couch in a bid to return to AFL. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin
“There were times during the year when I doubted myself, doubted whether I would ever play again but I’m in a steady place now and I’m ready to start playing some good footy,” said Yarran, who has played 119 games since his debut for Carlton in 2009.

“My personal issues are taken care of and this is the best I’ve felt and looked for quite some time. I really missed playing and I’m doing everything in my power to make sure I play again.

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“All I want to do is get back and play some decent footy for the Richmond Football Club which I’m quite capable of doing.”

Couch said Yarran had lost 4kg in the past two weeks and had another 4kg to lose.

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Chris Yarran takes a drink during his personal training session. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin
Yarran read recent criticism of his current physical condition and while accepting it goes with the territory, also says people shouldn’t judge him too quickly.

“I can’t control other people’s opinions but they should look back at my history at Carlton which showed I would come back a little bit overweight but always dropped it quickly. I think people are overreacting because I didn’t play at all in 2016,” he said.

“What I have to do is get out on the training track and have a healthy pre-season. I’ve had a few calf injuries but there’s been no sign of that recently and my general fitness isn’t too bad.

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Chris Yarran says he’s working hard in his bid to return to football. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin
“There’s no reason why I can’t join the main training group pretty quickly. What I have done with Tommy (Couch) has put me in really good stead.”

Yarran was drafted by Carlton with pick No.6 in the 2008 national draft before being traded to Richmond at the end of 2015 for pick 23.

The Tigers’ plan has always been to employ Yarran’s rare evasive skills and pinpoint disposal off halfback.
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Awesome news :) good on ya Yazz .
 
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That is absolutely fantastic stuff to read. C'mon Yarran you can do it bro! :thumbsu:

Sassafras said:
Taste what?
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I think the commentary that he MAY not come back was fair and reasonable, because there was some elements of truth to it.

What he is referring to when he says "Taste it", at least from my perspective, is a big FU to the people who were not only talking down Yarran, but actually WANTING him to fail and never play for us, because it would give them another notch on their "Sack Dimma, Sack Peggy, Sack Benny" campaign.

I want Yarran fit and firing in 2017, there is a portion of supporters (admittedly a minority, but a very vocal one) who WANT Yarran to fail, so that they can say "SEE TOLD YOU SO"

These are the people I absolutely despise with a passion. If they were on fire, I wouldn't even piss on them to put it out to be honest...
 
Chris Yarran’s personal trainer Tom Couch reveals he set his sights on AFL return during trip to Thailand
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TWO months ago he would have said “little chance” and six weeks ago “unlikely”, but events of the past month have convinced Tom Couch that Richmond’s Chris Yarran is a realistic chance to reignite his AFL career.

Yarran, 25, hasn’t played since joining the Tigers from Carlton a year ago, having been granted indefinite leave to deal with personal issues.

But Couch, 28, who has spent three months working as Yarran’s personal trainer, believes the dynamic running back/small forward regained the eye of the tiger after they visited Thailand last month.

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Chris Yarran with Tom Couch in Thailand. Picture: Supplied
“There was a moment over there when I began to see a different side of him and that’s become more and more frequent as the weeks have passed. Now I consistently see someone who talks and walks like an AFL footballer,” said Couch, who played three games for Melbourne in 2012.

“There was this day where we toured the Phi Phi Islands and that night watched the Sydney-Adelaide final. All of a sudden, he turned into this bloke I hadn’t met or seen before. He said, ‘I should be out there’.

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“I asked him what he meant and he said, ‘I mightn’t have played for 12 months but I could still run rings around half these blokes’.

“When he said that, that’s when I knew we had a chance. It was the first positive thing he had to say about himself all year. Up until then he was always doubting himself. From then on, it was about building on that momentum.

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Chris Yarran has been working hard to get himself back in shape. Picture: Supplied
“Then we got back and a couple of days later he said he wanted to go to the Geelong-Sydney final. That was another big step because he hadn’t been to a game all year, partly because he didn’t want people to recognise him and didn’t know what they would say to him.”


Yarran will report to Richmond on November 7 for pre-season training with the first-to-fourth-year players.

Couch says he has already noticed a change in the 25-year-old’s attitude towards training but still has a way to go.

“There has been a positive change in Yaz’s life in recent times and his training has improved as a result,” Couch said.

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Chris Yarran and personal trainer Tom Couch run together as Yarran begins his road back to the AFL. Picture: Yuri Kouzmin
“No longer am I out the front kicking and screaming and yelling at him. Now he’s out the front wanting to train.

“He’s embracing rather than resisting the pain that comes with hard training and that is a massive indicator. He’s training because he wants to play AFL, not because someone wants him to.

“At this stage, he isn’t capable of beginning training with the main group on Monday week when they return. However, recent developments have placed him in a much better state mentally and his training performances have been excellent.

“I’d expect him to be training with the main group before Christmas.”
 
I mightn’t have played for 12 months but I could still run rings around half these blokes’.

“When he said that, that’s when I knew we had a chance. It was the first positive thing he had to say about himself all year. Up until then he was always doubting himself. From then on, it was about building on that momentum.
 

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Ancient Tiger said:
Ok. I should have specified about the type of mental illness. Mood disorders are difficult to treat especially if they fall under the bipolar type. From the description of Chris, he is likely to have something like this type of problem. You are at risk of relapsing at any stage.
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All mental illnesses are complex and some are harder to treat than others, bipolar being one of the more difficult to treat.

I don't quite agree with the use of the word "relapse" as I think it has negative connotation with drug use, etc. Although you're right that people who have had a depressive episode in the past are more susceptible in the future, with the right treatment (medication, therapy, social support, etc) there is a every chance they can lead a totally normal life.

Chris needs all the support he can get, and I believe the club and those around him are providing all the support he needs to get through this tough time.
 
Just hearing this bit of news has absolutely brightened my day to be perfectly honest.

Long way to go for him, but man I'm more pumped about this than I am about the Caddy and Prestia recruitments.

A confident and fit Chris Yarran is a GUN footballer, and if he can get on the park in 2017, it goes a long way to making us a competitive unit. Also, if he comes out the other side of this, we have his loyalty for life... there's no way he'll leave the Tigers after his contract is finished after what we've done for him, and by that time, he might be a gun of the competition again.

He's hungry for success and he's believing in himself, and for Chris, that's 70% of the battle going in his favour right there.

Let me remind you what this bloke is capable of...





 
As frivolous as it is, someone needs to tell Yaz that looking fresh is feeling fresh. Lose the beard and curls and get back to that silky clean shaven Yaz that tore teams to shreds. On a more serious note, his words are very inspiring and it's awesome to see he has regained some confidence in himself. Aside from the odd hater fan, Yaz has 70k+ die hards just waiting to cheer him on Rd 1 Vs his old mob. Carn Yaz.
 
* Thailand is an amazing place for many many reasons .......................... Been there so many times that i feel like its a 2nd home

* A player who doesnt want to come back to football or doesnt want to fight this illness usually avoids alot of things,Yarran is actually really making a massive effort by getting couch as a personal trainer to help him ( and paying for it himself) To me thats a man that really trying. Great News

* Anybody who has seen pictures of them selfs in a newspaper or on tv or even in snap shots will realise that we always look 'Fatter' or 'Bigger' and I would say thats also the situation with these pictures ( which i think he looks alot better than what certain fools have mentioned here.

* He has lost 4kgs in 2 weeks and Couch mentions he has another 4kgs to go, So effectively he was 8kgs maybe 10 over weight, Now for a sportsman with the base that Chris would have with 7 years of pre season and training that is really nothing and we still have over 5 months to go before round 1.

* Extremely happy that Yarran has a smile on his face and has instigated the training and has started to take control of his Destiny, He is a magnificent talent thats had issue's but looks to be coming out the other side.

* To the dooms dayers, Suck my jaffa's
 
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