Tigers' backs to the wall
By Jake Niall
June 19, 2005

Last night was a reminder of why Terry Wallace sought, and received, a five-year contract to coach the Richmond Football Club.

Despite the early season bounce and the intoxicating optimism he has engendered at Tigerland, Wallace has a team that requires radical surgery - we're talking multiple organ transplants, not cosmetic nip and tuck. Yes, the Tigers remain in the eight, but on present trends, they're only renting a spot on a short-term lease that expires in July, if not sooner.

He had better hope that Jay Schulz or Adam Pattison have some defensive aptitude, or that there's some key-position prospects left by the time it gets to Richmond's call at the draft table.

No surgery for Richo
By Lyall Johnson
June 17, 2005
Source: theage.com.au
But Richmond has named two medium-tall players, Jay Schulz and the almost-forgotten Shane Morrison, as emergencies along with Chris Hyde, who spent last week playing without a helmet for Coburg.