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July 18th 2008 03:46
TERRY Wallace will coach Richmond against Essendon at the MCG on Saturday despite suffering a nasty chest infection earlier in the week.
Wallace refused to speak to the media on Friday but Richmond assistant coach Brian Royal confirmed that Wallace will take his place in the coach's box on Saturday.
"Terry's fine to coach, Terry's again spent the night in hospital last night just to continue the medication but he'll definitely coach," Royal said.
Royal revealed there was never any serious doubt over Wallace's availability for the crucial match.
"I don't think it (Wallace missing Saturday's game) ever got that close but the thing that you can't do is never discount these viruses and infections," Royal pointed out.
"And I guess that the precautionary measure of going into hospital and making sure he gets the right medication has probably allowed him to get better a little bit quicker."
Royal said Wallace wasn't putting his health at risk by coaching so soon after being treated in hospital.
"Probably what it is, it's just a really bad cold and the plane flight and, obviously, the interstate trip (to Perth last round when Richmond played West Coast at Subiaco) probably brought it (the infection) on a lot quicker," explained Royal.
"I think he'll be fine ... probably some of the harder things is climbing the 90 stairs to get up to the coach's box at the MCG so there's a lift and we'll put a few things in place which will allow Terry to get down on the ground."
"If it comes to the crunch throughout the course of the game where I've got to speak to the players at the breaks, we can work that out as the game goes on."
Royal said Wallace was able to prepare for the season-defining clash against the Bombers despite being in hospital since Wednesday.
"We have a fairly thorough opposition analysis and we've given him a lot of information so he can still prepare as normal," Royal said.
"I guess it's just been up to the other coaches to make sure the day-to-day runnings of the footy club works like clockwork and again that's our responsibility to make sure we cover off anything that Terry can't from his hospital bed."
"I guess it's just been up to the other coaches to make sure the day-to-day runnings of the footy club works like clockwork and again that's our responsibility to make sure we cover off anything that Terry can't from his hospital bed."
Wallace refused to speak to the media on Friday but Richmond assistant coach Brian Royal confirmed that Wallace will take his place in the coach's box on Saturday.
"Terry's fine to coach, Terry's again spent the night in hospital last night just to continue the medication but he'll definitely coach," Royal said.
Royal revealed there was never any serious doubt over Wallace's availability for the crucial match.
"I don't think it (Wallace missing Saturday's game) ever got that close but the thing that you can't do is never discount these viruses and infections," Royal pointed out.
"And I guess that the precautionary measure of going into hospital and making sure he gets the right medication has probably allowed him to get better a little bit quicker."
Royal said Wallace wasn't putting his health at risk by coaching so soon after being treated in hospital.
"Probably what it is, it's just a really bad cold and the plane flight and, obviously, the interstate trip (to Perth last round when Richmond played West Coast at Subiaco) probably brought it (the infection) on a lot quicker," explained Royal.
"I think he'll be fine ... probably some of the harder things is climbing the 90 stairs to get up to the coach's box at the MCG so there's a lift and we'll put a few things in place which will allow Terry to get down on the ground."
"If it comes to the crunch throughout the course of the game where I've got to speak to the players at the breaks, we can work that out as the game goes on."
Royal said Wallace was able to prepare for the season-defining clash against the Bombers despite being in hospital since Wednesday.
"We have a fairly thorough opposition analysis and we've given him a lot of information so he can still prepare as normal," Royal said.
"I guess it's just been up to the other coaches to make sure the day-to-day runnings of the footy club works like clockwork and again that's our responsibility to make sure we cover off anything that Terry can't from his hospital bed."
"I guess it's just been up to the other coaches to make sure the day-to-day runnings of the footy club works like clockwork and again that's our responsibility to make sure we cover off anything that Terry can't from his hospital bed."
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