Richmond coach Damien Hardwick discovered the arduous method simply how retired he’s as a participant after being levelled at coaching on Monday.
Hardwick, the triple-premiership coach on the Tigers, was holding a tackling bag throughout a coaching drill at Punt Road Oval when he tried to face in the way in which of hulking defender Noah Balta.
But because the video launched by the membership exhibits, the 50-year-old coach was no match for his 100kg participant who despatched him flying by way of the air within the collision.
Balta stood over his coach roaring and flexing after pommeling the previous Essendon and Port Adelaide arduous man, with fellow gamers laughing and cheering with delight.
The defender lastly supplied his hand to assist the coach up.
Hardwick obtained in on the enjoyable, calling it “workplace bullying” in a Twitter publish replying to the video.
He additionally obtained no love from assistant coach Xavier Clarke, who didn’t even supply a hand to assist Hardwick off the bottom.
Hardwick, in his thirteenth season as coach of Richmond, performed 207 video games himself and was considered a tough man of the sport however was gifting away 20kg to Balta, who additionally stands at 193cm.
The Tigers are again coaching at Punt Road having accomplished an arduous coaching camp at Apollo Bay final week.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
