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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on November 21, 2018, 05:15:35 PM

Title: Richmond would've missed out on Rioli if its draft bids had been accepted (HS)
Post by: one-eyed on November 21, 2018, 05:15:35 PM

RICHMOND

Matthew Kennedy - pick 13, 2015 matched by GWS

Eric Hipwood - pick 14, 2015 matched by Brisbane Lions

Bailey Rice - pick 49, 2015 - matched by St Kilda

Tiger fans are breathing a sigh of relief that both of their back-to-back bids in 2015 failed. When Richmond’s turn came at pick 13 that year their first choice was Matt Kennedy. The bid was matched by GWS and Kennedy was later traded to Carlton, where he struggled with injuries and form in his first season.

Having missed out Kennedy, the Tigers had another crack, reading out the name of Brisbane academy forward Eric Hipwood. Again the bid was matched and Hipwood looks a star of the future, but the player Richmond eventually ended up with was Daniel Rioli, who kicked four goals in a preliminary final on the way to a premiership medal in his second season.

Later in the same draft they placed a bid for Bailey Rice (11 games) but had to settle for Oleg Markov (15 games). It’s noteworthy the Tigers haven’t tried the bidding game again since.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/how-the-draft-could-have-panned-out-differently-if-fatherson-and-academy-bids-had-panned-out/news-story/605b1ad12849686f8efcf3f15711737d

Title: Re: Richmond would've missed out on Rioli if its draft bids had been accepted (HS)
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on November 22, 2018, 09:58:02 AM

Pure strategy. Always wanted Rioli. Bit of trolling from the RFC on draft night.....:shh

Title: Re: Richmond would've missed out on Rioli if its draft bids had been accepted (HS)
Post by: Tiger Khosh on November 22, 2018, 11:25:19 AM

May be wrong but I havnt seen a bid that hasn’t been matched. It’s all about keeping clubs honest with where they take their academy/father son players.

Title: Re: Richmond would've missed out on Rioli if its draft bids had been accepted (HS)
Post by: wayne on November 22, 2018, 12:48:35 PM

Lucky we didn't get Kennedy.

The Swans didn't match the Dunkley bid from the Bulldogs

Title: Re: Richmond would've missed out on Rioli if its draft bids had been accepted (HS)
Post by: Chuck17 on November 22, 2018, 06:09:30 PM

Let’s just say if it did happen someone would be very happy  :shh