After spending the past four seasons at Blighty, two key players will make their return to the Deni Rams for the 2020 Murray League season.
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Outgoing Redeyes playing-coach Jack Tyndall and reigning club best and fairest Lachie MacDonald have confirmed they will play for the Rams next year.Both Tyndall and MacDonald left the Rams to play for Blighty in 2016, with both etching their name in Redeyes’ history as best and fairest winners.Tyndall, who coached the Redeyes in 2018 and this year and won the club best and fairest in 2018, said it was a bittersweet situation.“It’s a good feeling to be going back to my home club at the Rams, but I’m also pretty sad to be leaving Blighty,” he said.“Blighty has done so much for my development as a player and leader and I’ll always be grateful for that, but it was just time to go back.“I’m also keen to just take a step back from coaching and be able to just concentrate on my footy.”While both Redeyes will get to reunite with former teammates, it will be particularly exciting for Tyndall.The 25 year-old was a part of the Rams’ last premiership win in 2011 and will once again play alongside the likes of Ricky Gittens, Todd Gallagher, Nick Howe, Josh Whelan and Oliver Draffin.He will be led by non-playing coach Sam Hall who also was a part of the 2011 triumph.“Sam (Hall) has been one bloke who has always kept in constant contact with me since I left the club, so I’m excited to play under his guidance,” Tyndall said.“While there are a few of my premiership teammates there, the playing list is quite different.“It’s a young list that showed pretty promising signs this year before injuries struck.“I’m not too old, but I feel old coming back into the club with how many young players there are.“John Anstee (Rams captain) is a bloke I’m excited to play alongside.“Hopefully I can play down in defence with him, but I’m happy to play wherever I’m needed.“John actually sent both myself and Lachie a message to welcome us to the club, so it’s made the decision to come back a bit easier.”The Rams finished 11th on the ladder in 2019, winning six of their first eight games before an injury cloud saw them go through a 10 game losing streak.
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