Richmond Tigers Football Club
January 29, 2009 AFL Aussie Rules No CommentsBy Monday afternoon Ben Cousins will know if he has a career playing for the Richmond Tigers Football Club.
Up until this point, the AFL has left all decision making as to whether or not they will select Cousins to play for them in the draft up to the individual club.
However, Richmond has thrown a proverbial spanner in the works by putting the decision squarely back on the AFL by asking them to approve the placing of Graeme Polak on the rookies list as opposed to the injured players list.
Polak suffered near fatal head injuries when a Tram struck him earlier this year.
Polak’s injuries included potential brain damage and the full extent of the is still not know, hence the Tiger’s uncertainty as to whether or not he will play next season.
If the AFL does approve Polak’s move to the rookie list, it will open up a vital extra pick in the draft, which would almost certainly see cousins wearing the blask and gold in 2009.
After publicly declaring last week that they were interested in drafting Cousins, much to the delight of fans and potential backers, the Tigers have made somewhat of an about face but not openly stating that they would do anything in their power to draft him.
The Richmond administration seem to have had an attack of the nerves over the weekend with regard to the clubs image, asking the AFL to sanction the draft to tie up any loose ends or quash any ill feeling from other clubs.
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