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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: WilliamPowell on September 05, 2016, 05:33:44 PM
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Tigers nominate Kayle Kirby as a category B rookie
Callum Twomey, AFL Media
September 5, 2016 3:45 PM
RICHMOND will have first access to exciting goalkicker Kayle Kirby as part of its next generation academy if the Bendigo Pioneers product does not get selected in November's national or rookie drafts.
Kirby played for Vic Country at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and recently kicked five goals for Richmond's VFL side on debut at the level. He followed it with four goals the following week.
The Tigers have nominated the 18-year-old as one of five players they will be able to automatically list as category B rookies under the new indigenous and multicultural academies.
The AFL has approved the full list of 33 players and circulated it to clubs last week. Under the newly formed rules, clubs will be able to list the players as category B rookies if the prospects are overlooked at the national and rookie drafts.
The club will need to lodge relevant paperwork immediately after the rookie draft on November 28 to secure the multicultural or indigenous talent.
If the relevant club does not choose to take the player as a category B rookie, or if they are an AFL nomination and are not selected in the rookie or national drafts, then any club can list the player as a category B pick.
However, the player has to give his consent before it is confirmed in that case.
The Tigers will also have access to emerging ruckman Esava Ratugolea, who has a Fijian background, should he not be drafted and have also nominated indigenous prospect Jy Simpkin
Full article:
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-09-05/tigers-eyeing-off-kayle-kirby-as-a-category-b-rookie
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Surely he'll get picked up in the ND or RD???
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So the northern states have first dib of their academy players but we can't access them until after all the drafts assuming that they are not picked.
Wow! Am I missing something? :gobdrop
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stuffing joke.
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Well whaddya know....another gyp from the AFL.....time for a breakaway comp.....
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so we are no chance right???
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He will go in National Draft
Is attending the Draft Combine
7 clubs have spoken to him
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wtf is going on?
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Geez Geez
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He will go in National Draft
Is attending the Draft Combine
7 clubs have spoken to him
I'll lay money he won't.
Rookie at best. He doesn't have the fitness on any way shape or form.
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Fitness can be improved. Talent cant
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I know what to do! Lets use pick 6 on our own VFL player to make sure nobody poaches him!
Meanwhile, the Swines have been playing by a completely different set of rules ...
:-\
Yes, our recruiting has been abysmal of late, but when you see how skewed the system has become its no real wonder we have found it hard to secure young talent lately ...
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Can someone confirm that is the case with academies? I thought academies didnt kick in until next year?
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He will go in National Draft
Is attending the Draft Combine
7 clubs have spoken to him
I'll lay money he won't.
Rookie at best. He doesn't have the fitness on any way shape or form.
Correct
Beep tests 11 at best
Which is poor for any sport
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So the northern states have first dib of their academy players but we can't access them until after all the drafts assuming that they are not picked.
Wow! Am I missing something? :gobdrop
Not missing anything ,just another way the AFL has found to kick us in the guts whilst making sure their babies get both t its to suckle from.
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oh the swannies, they are such pros! they do it year in year out.. how do they do it? Oh we are so poo, why can't we lure a ten million dollar man here and still pay a squad of other champs to play for us etc.?
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I know, I know it's class envy
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We should fake an ACL injury. Say he tore it crossing swan street and stepped in an open drain and he is looking to sue. Give him a cheque to where a knee brace for a few months. Get dr nick riviera to write out a medical certificate.
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:lol shouldn't it be we get last crack at him? After every other team has rejected him?
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I know what to do! Lets use pick 6 on our own VFL player to make sure nobody poaches him!
Meanwhile, the Swines have been playing by a completely different set of rules ...
:-\
Yes, our recruiting has been abysmal of late, but when you see how skewed the system has become its no real wonder we have found it hard to secure young talent lately ...
Based in Sydney?
Take whatever kids u want
Hell have another 10% cap room too
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He will go in National Draft
Is attending the Draft Combine
7 clubs have spoken to him
I'll lay money he won't.
Rookie at best. He doesn't have the fitness on any way shape or form.
Correct
Beep tests 11 at best
Which is poor for any sport
Fat boy props at underage level need to achieve that to reach any representative success