TRENT Cotchin was lauded for his leadership in Richmond’s massive qualifying final win.
The Tigers captain threw himself at the footy and his opponents from the first bounce until the final siren against Geelong, leading from the front with the one-percenters that coaches love in finals.
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And he was still switched on well after the final siren.
Cotchin was the last player to leave the MCG, and his final act was picking up rubbish from under chairs in the changerooms. He even had the presence of mind to put the used Gatorade bottles in the red recycling bin.
“As Trent was leaving he noticed a bit of rubbish in the rooms and thought, ‘That’s not good enough’, so he decided to clean it up — and that shows what sort of bloke he is,” Cameron Ling noted on Channel 7.
Cotchin has clearly accepted the baton of retired Tiger favourite Ivan Maric, who made a name for himself cleaning up the Tigers rooms.
Coach Damien Hardwick is one of Cotchin’s biggest fans.
“That’s why he is the captain. He was outstanding today — smashed in, contested ball … everything you want your captain to do, he led from the front.”
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