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CibbuanoWallace to depart Tigers
June 1st 2009 02:25
TERRY Wallace's four-and-a-half year tenure as Richmond coach will come to an end after Friday night's clash with the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium.
Tigers president Gary March said on Monday morning the club and Wallace had come to a "mutual agreement" that he would stand down.
The decision was made on Sunday night after Richmond had returned from Perth where they had defeated Fremantle by three points in what was Wallace's 500th game as player and coach.
"After ongoing discussions last week and over the weekend, it was resolved last night that this week would be Terry's last game as senior coach of the Richmond Football Club," March said.
"This was a mutual decision, made in the best interests of all parties."
"It was the intention of Richmond and Terry for him to see out his contract."
"However, given the club has a number of important decisions to make over the coming months we all felt that it was appropriate that he finished this weekend."
Wallace said he hoped to remain in the football industry.
"I don't know where I am going in the future but one of the options that I thought was available to me in the future ... was in club land, to perhaps going to another club in a different role as a few of the senior coaches in the past few years have done," Wallace said
"(Because of that) both the club and myself felt that it was almost untenable (for me) to stay in the role."
Wallace, who coached the Tigers to just 37 wins from 97 game believes the club is in far better shape now than when he first took over at the end of 2004.
"A lot of people are saying I am not leaving the place any better than when I arrived but I don't believe that," he said.
"When I took on the job, at that stage we had no players at this club aged between 21 and 23 that looked likely to have 10-year careers."
"But I had a look at what run around at Subiaco on Saturday night (when the Tigers beat Fremantle) and it was a midfield that is young and exciting and some young backline players and some young forward line players coming through."
"So I think whoever takes on the role next up has actually got an exciting footy club to go forwards."
Wallace took the Western Bulldogs to preliminary finals in 1997 and '98 but was unable to taste the ultimate success.
He also failed to get the Tigers to the finals in his time at the club.
Richmond won't name its caretaker coach until after Friday night's game
Tigers president Gary March said on Monday morning the club and Wallace had come to a "mutual agreement" that he would stand down.
The decision was made on Sunday night after Richmond had returned from Perth where they had defeated Fremantle by three points in what was Wallace's 500th game as player and coach.
"After ongoing discussions last week and over the weekend, it was resolved last night that this week would be Terry's last game as senior coach of the Richmond Football Club," March said.
"This was a mutual decision, made in the best interests of all parties."
"It was the intention of Richmond and Terry for him to see out his contract."
"However, given the club has a number of important decisions to make over the coming months we all felt that it was appropriate that he finished this weekend."
Wallace said he hoped to remain in the football industry.
"I don't know where I am going in the future but one of the options that I thought was available to me in the future ... was in club land, to perhaps going to another club in a different role as a few of the senior coaches in the past few years have done," Wallace said
"(Because of that) both the club and myself felt that it was almost untenable (for me) to stay in the role."
Wallace, who coached the Tigers to just 37 wins from 97 game believes the club is in far better shape now than when he first took over at the end of 2004.
"A lot of people are saying I am not leaving the place any better than when I arrived but I don't believe that," he said.
"When I took on the job, at that stage we had no players at this club aged between 21 and 23 that looked likely to have 10-year careers."
"But I had a look at what run around at Subiaco on Saturday night (when the Tigers beat Fremantle) and it was a midfield that is young and exciting and some young backline players and some young forward line players coming through."
"So I think whoever takes on the role next up has actually got an exciting footy club to go forwards."
Wallace took the Western Bulldogs to preliminary finals in 1997 and '98 but was unable to taste the ultimate success.
He also failed to get the Tigers to the finals in his time at the club.
Richmond won't name its caretaker coach until after Friday night's game
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