Richmond have called Focus on Footys bluff.President Peggy ONeal and her board have rejected a compromise proposal put to them on Tuesday morning at a meeting with the rebel group.The group, led by Dr Martin Hiscock, had backed away from calling for a board spill at the meeting, instead hoping to gain four to five seats without an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) at the club.But having convened a board meeting to discuss the proposal that afternoon, the Tigers response was emphatic.The Richmond Football Club board rejected this request in its entirety, a club statement read.Our members are perfectly entitled to run for the board and we have processes in place to allow them to do just that, ONeal continued.We encourage any of our 70,000 members wishing to do so to engage in our nominations process or through our normal electoral process as part of the annual general meeting.The time leading up to the AFL draft is really important for all clubs and our priority right now is running this club, and providing a stable environment that allows our CEO Brendon Gale and our new general manager of football Neil Balme to build a stronger Richmond on and off the field.The board and our administration - under the guidance of Brendon - is getting on with the really important business of attracting players, coaches and commercial partners to our club, and planning for 2017.Im sure all passionate Richmond members and supporters want Brendon and Neil focused on delivering the changes we have announced to strengthen our football department and not be distracted by other issues.The Tigers then appeared to slam the door shut on the rebel group, saying no further comment on the issue would be made.The club took the wind out of the groups sails on September 12 when they announced Balme would be their new football director.It is understood only 100 member signatures are needed to force an EGM - something the two parties want to avoid - but the ball is squarely back in the rebel groups court now.Today we offered an olive branch, not a concession, in the best interests of long-suffering Richmond members and fans, Dr Hiscock said before Richmond released their response to the meeting.We have to do something.We dont want to wake up in 15 years time and say we should have done something before it became half a century since our last premiership.Dr Hiscock said his group did not want to depose ONeal.Focus On Footys Mag Kearney, who was in the meeting with the club, said the group would provide the funds to pay out coach Damien Hardwick if new performance guidelines were not met next season.Hardwick is contracted until the end of 2018.Wholesale White Sox Jerseys . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. 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Jabari Parker had 18 points and Michael Beasley had 17 off the bench for the Bucks.It was a matter of us trusting each other, Kidd said. For a young team, sometimes it takes time. You want to put it in the microwave and instantly get it right away, but if youre patient enough for the process and the journey, it will come.James had 22 points for the Cavaliers, who fell to 13-3. Kyrie Irving added 20 points.You cant simulate how long they are in the passing lanes, James said. But four of my seven (turnovers) were unforced and thats careless.The Bucks scored a season-high 68 points in the paint.They played harder than we did, Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue said.The Bucks outscored Cleveland by 14 points in the third quarter and led by 22 in the fourth.Cleveland rode hot early shooting to a 14-point first quarter lead, but Milwaukee closed on a 10-0 run and trailed by only two at the end of the period.Antetokounmpo and Beasley sparked Milwaukee in the second quarter as the Bucks built an advantage of eight points before leading 58-54 at the half.FRIENDLY TO A FAULTThe Bucks exploited J.R. Smiths affable nature for an easy dunk in the second quarter.Right before an inbound play, Milwaukees Jason Terry stood up off the bench to say hello to Smith, sharing a handshake and hug along the baseline. Smith was supposed to be covering Tony Snell, but with Smith mingling, Snell cut to the basket, receivedd the inbound pass and dunked with nobody around.dddddddddddderry said it wasnt planned and he didnt realize play had restarted, and Smith at first said he just wasnt paying attention. When asked again, he said, I didnt even know I was in the game. My bad.FAMILIAR FACESMatthew Dellavedova played against his former team for the first time since signing with Milwaukee as a free agent in the offseason.He was with those guys in a lot of battles, Kidd said.Lue said he misses having Dellavedova run his teams second unit.Hes going to compete and play hard. Hes going to scrap. His teammates loved him, Lue said.LOOKING FOR ANSWERSSmith entered the game just 1 for 22 in his last two contests, including going 0 for 11 against the 76ers on Sunday. He hit his first two shots, both 3-pointers, but missed his next five shots, all 3-pointers.IN THE HOUSEMichael Redd, the fourth all-time leading scorer in Bucks history, attended the game. Redd played 11 seasons for the Bucks.IN REMEMBRANCEA moment of silence was observed for the victims of a plane crash in Columbia on Monday. A chartered airliner slammed into the Andes mountains while transporting a Brazilian soccer team traveling to the finals of one of South Americas most prestigious club tournaments. More than 70 passengers were killed.TIP-INSCavaliers: Channing Frye missed his second straight game following the death of his father on Nov. 24. He is expected to rejoin the team by Thursday. ... Iman Shumpert (left hamstring strain) returned to the lineup after a one-game absence. ... Clevelands bench totaled just five first-half points.Bucks: Beasley, who entered averaging just more than eight points per game, scored 11 first-half points, connecting on 5 of 6 shots. ... Milwaukee shot 57 percent in the first half.UP NEXTCavaliers: Host Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Lue was an assistant under Clippers coach Doc Rivers in Boston and Los Angeles.Bucks: At Brooklyn on Thursday night. Milwaukee has won 12 of its last 16 meetings with the Nets, dating to Jan. 9, 2009, including a 110-108 win in Milwaukee on Oct. 29. ' ' '
