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April 24th 2009 07:36
RICHMOND coach Terry Wallace says he is 'very comfortable' with the support he is receiving from the club's board despite the fact his position has only been guaranteed until mid-season.
Wallace - who is in the fifth and final year of his contract - needs to get the Tigers into the finals if he is going to keep his job but he faces an uphill battle with his side losing their first four matches of the season.
The Tigers board met on Tuesday following the disastrous eight-point loss to Melbourne at the MCG and said no decision would be made on Wallace's future until the club's mid-season review.
Wallace said he had no problems with the decision and praised the board for their support.
"I'm very comfortable with my position. I couldn't be getting more support from the board and management," Wallace said.
"A couple of wins would obviously help, and I've been in the game long enough to know that can change at any point along the way and that's fine, but I think everyone around the footy club's been tremendously supportive.
"I've been told that I'm going on and I'm very, very comfortable with that."
Wallace also said the media scrutiny wasn't affecting the club as it prepares for Saturday night's vital clash against North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
"The group's been pretty good – that's external and I know we all talk about it, and clearly it impacts everything you're doing in your life because people want to talk about it everywhere you go," he said.
"But I think when the boys are here and they're doing what they're paid to do, I don't think it's been much of an issue at all."
"The coaching staff, my assistant coaches and the players are getting on well and spending good time together just trying to get things right.
"I think internally things are actually better than they look externally."
Meanwhile, young gun Trent Cotchin and defender Andrew Raines will return in the VFL this weekend following injury.
Former West Coast captain Ben Cousins is likely to return within a fortnight from the hamstring injury he sustained in round while Wallace said he was hopeful that classy forward Nathan Brown would only miss two matches at the most with a groin injury.
Wallace - who is in the fifth and final year of his contract - needs to get the Tigers into the finals if he is going to keep his job but he faces an uphill battle with his side losing their first four matches of the season.
The Tigers board met on Tuesday following the disastrous eight-point loss to Melbourne at the MCG and said no decision would be made on Wallace's future until the club's mid-season review.
Wallace said he had no problems with the decision and praised the board for their support.
"I'm very comfortable with my position. I couldn't be getting more support from the board and management," Wallace said.
"A couple of wins would obviously help, and I've been in the game long enough to know that can change at any point along the way and that's fine, but I think everyone around the footy club's been tremendously supportive.
"I've been told that I'm going on and I'm very, very comfortable with that."
Wallace also said the media scrutiny wasn't affecting the club as it prepares for Saturday night's vital clash against North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
"The group's been pretty good – that's external and I know we all talk about it, and clearly it impacts everything you're doing in your life because people want to talk about it everywhere you go," he said.
"But I think when the boys are here and they're doing what they're paid to do, I don't think it's been much of an issue at all."
"The coaching staff, my assistant coaches and the players are getting on well and spending good time together just trying to get things right.
"I think internally things are actually better than they look externally."
Meanwhile, young gun Trent Cotchin and defender Andrew Raines will return in the VFL this weekend following injury.
Former West Coast captain Ben Cousins is likely to return within a fortnight from the hamstring injury he sustained in round while Wallace said he was hopeful that classy forward Nathan Brown would only miss two matches at the most with a groin injury.
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