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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on October 27, 2020, 03:35:25 PM
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Every AFL club's list needs ahead of 2021
ESPN
27 October 2020
ESPN expert Chris Doerre has taken a look at every club's list needs and come up with some trade and free agency moves to look out for.
Richmond
List needs:
- Outside midfield
- Rotational forward/midfielder
- Young key position player
Draft Picks: 19,32,55,73,91
Who should they target?
Needing more in the way of quality outside midfielders, Jack Sinclair -- who was unable to break into the Saints' best team until Round 8 -- would be a perfect stylistic fit as one of the competition's best pressure players by position. A well-rounded outside midfielder, Sinclair is on the edge of selection for the Saints and may be available at the right price.
Sticking with the stylistic fit and focus on forward pressure, Lachlan Fogarty, who has been unable to earn regular senior opportunities for Geelong, is available. Chosen for only eight games over the past two seasons, Fogarty is an undervalued player who would fit Richmond's system seamlessly.
Having grown frustrated with West Coast for not receiving regular senior games, Jarrod Brander brings something unique to the table as a key position player with the versatility to play at either end or as a tall wing. With ageing key position players at either end and room in the interim on a wing to play a role, Brander can be a low-cost but capable tall addition for Richmond.
The essential addition for Richmond through the draft is talented pressure forward Maurice Rioli Jr as a father-son selection. The son of Maurice Snr is the premier pressure forward in this draft and is regularly found providing second, third and fourth efforts inside-50m.
https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/30194555/afl-2020-trade-free-agency-draft-period-every-club-list-needs-ahead-2021
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I think with MRJ coming in Higgins days are numbered as a Tiger which upsets me a little. I have just two requests, don't trade him to Carlton & get value for him. Late first round pick or keep him.
But that's footy I guess.
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Fogarty would be a good get rare him.Brander if the deal is right another man maybe if Stack wants out.
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With Soldo unlikely to play for most of 2021, it wouldn't surprise me if we try to pick up a back-up ruckman just in case Nank goes down with injury too. I know we have CCJ (if he stays) and Chol too (if he survives the cut) but neither have shown they can carry the first ruck duties at AFL level.
Aside from that hit the draft taking the best available at our picks.
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Fogarty would be a good get rare him.Brander if the deal is right another man maybe if Stack wants out.
That's interesting!! Does Stack want out?
Is Fogarty the Adelaide forward? He was impressive early on.
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No his a midfielder from cats starved of opportunity.
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No his a midfielder from cats starved of opportunity.
Any good?
What about Constable?
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No his a midfielder from cats starved of opportunity.
Any good?
What about Constable?
Good artist but a bit old for our needs.
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Its at times like these we need good old Claw back for an in depth list analysis
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Where is Claw?
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Where is Claw?
Waiting until we finish 9th again :shh
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Where is Claw?
Waiting until we finish 9th again :shh
He's doing his finest work on Bomberblitz
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Where is Claw?
Waiting until we finish 9th again :shh
He's doing his finest work on Demonland.
efa :shh :shh
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Richmond list analysis 2020: Dustin Martin, Jack Riewoldt, Trent Cotchin and future of out of contract players
He's still the leading goalkicker in a premiership team, but Jack Riewoldt is starting to lose some speed and touch. Is 2021 his last dance ...
Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/richmond-list-analysis-why-2021-afl-season-is-a-huge-year-for-the-tigers/news-story/8f071248abe89c2d3df8b274ff28a906
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If it is he'll be leaving a 4 time premiership player coz i dont see anyone beating us in a final next year.
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i suspect he will.
4th flag, 300 games in about round 16, 2020
champion player who proved everyone wrong
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Is it possible that in 2021 we will be in a better position that we started 2020.
I know Jack and Cotch are another year older but both still have some more to give, but we found a few this year that will make us even better with this year under their belts
Bolton
Balta
Baker
Short
Even Ross I think will be a long term player for the club.
And I am hopeful that Stack and CCJ come back hungry to make up for a stupid decision.
Add that to home games at the G in front of the Tiger army and I think we are better placed than 2020.
Spots in the 22 are going to be hard to keep.
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Gary Buckenara Richmond AFL list analysis: Tigers can win premiership three-peat.
Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/gary-buckenara-analyses-richmonds-list-after-the-2020-season/news-story/6d7c9f46a81411a8888c46de2cc2fc03
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Where is Claw?
Not much call for my style of posting and critiques of the club. In anyones language most things are being done well but theres always room for improvement i suppose.
Biggest concern for me is most of our high quality is placed in the vets bracket. Players enter the vet bracket at age 29 at start of the season for me
Our 9 vets have played 1707 games at an average of 189.6 games and i dont think we have them covered in any of the other brackets that is mature players 25-28 development players 22-24 or juniors aged 21 and under.
Would dearly love for us to go hard in coming drafts for the next Martin and cotchin. to compound this problem Lambert and Edwards both vets and Prestia is 28 arent spring chickens.
Imo we need to be proactive in finding the next JR. We just dont have a high quality junior KPF on the books.
Both Astbury and Grimes are now vets and Rance will officially be off the list. There is only currently Balta coming thru and hes played just 30 games, so targeting another high quality junior kpd would be high on my list as well.
I count 13 juniors and between them they have played just 76 games for an average of 5.8 games between them, this is exacerbated if you take out Balta 30 games and Stack 26games it leaves just 20 games between 11 players there is going to be an aful lot of development needed to get them close to what is needed as far as experience goes.
Imo target quality draft picks if at all possible or target high quality needs thru trades. I reckon the age demographic of the list says this is now where we are at.In saying that you have to ask is there one more flag left in the vets and mature types.
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lmao....does this club ever give you any joy whatsoever? :shh
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I think we're going to hit the cliff when Cotch, houli, Edwards and Jack retire. We won't be able to replace them. I thought some of them would have been this year but they all seem to want one more shot. IMHO jack looks very close to cooked.
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I think we're going to hit the cliff when Cotch, houli, Edwards and Jack retire. We won't be able to replace them. I thought some of them would have been this year but they all seem to want one more shot. IMHO jack looks very close to cooked.
Only Edwards has mileage left.
The other 3 are about one soft tissue injury away from the end haha.
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https://twitter.com/StatsInsider/status/1325211429473972224
:shh
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Jack is a star and has at least 2 good years left in him IMO.
He is the smartest player on our list and probably the league (footy brain) so he can do what he needs to do and keep being able to contribute.
I think a normal preseason will do him good, and so will when games go back to normal length.
Cotch I think is the same although I think Cotch’s mind will give up before his body will.
Edwards still moves like he is 22 and keeps getting better.
Finish Houli off now and give his spot and place in the team to a kid.
We must keep evolving
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https://twitter.com/StatsInsider/status/1325211429473972224
:shh
The post underneath that showing footage of dusty pumping up and giving instructions to the fwd group after his 2nd quarter goal is beautiful to see. May never be in the leadership group due to wanting to stay away from media but he is no doubt a leader within this playing group.
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https://twitter.com/StatsInsider/status/1325211429473972224
:shh
The post underneath that showing footage of dusty pumping up and giving instructions to the fwd group after his 2nd quarter goal is beautiful to see. May never be in the leadership group due to wanting to stay away from media but he is no doubt a leader within this playing group.
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Saw that too and exactly my thoughts.
Thanks for the share Dio
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We currently have 18 players excluding Higgins who is likely gone, who are aged 23 and under for next yr. Just 6 of those players have played more than 20 games they are.
Baker 23yo 42gms, Rioli 23yo 95gms, Balta 21yo 30gms, Bolton 22yo 47gms, Graham 23yo 55gms and Stack 20yo 26gms.
If im honest imo of those 6 only Balta projects fwd as a potential A grade player and as far as im concerned he has taken over from Alex Rance.
Who is going to replace the Martins Cotchins Astbury,s Grimes, Riewoldts Edwards they are all vets and even if they have two or 3 yrs left in them should we not have some real quality kids in the system preparing to take on the roles when they do go.
The high quality profile as far age go's is most definately and mostly with those who are in the vet category. Even the quality players who are not vets lynch and prestia are both 28 at the start of next season what we do nothing and just wait for the vets to go past their use by date and fall of a cliff.
The most obvious need is to have Riewoldts understudy in the system now not in two yrs time when he is gone if he lasts that long.
Im not having a go at players here but this thread asks what are the needs going fwd in a list management sense.Its a fact our age profile says nearly all the high quality players are in the vet category or close to it we ignore it at our peril.
Can anyone tell me who is the genuine young kpf being groomed to take Jacks place in the not too distant future.Where is the next Dusty or Cotchin on the list.
Where are the midfield dynamo's who are going to replace 30 plus yr olds Martin, Cotchin, Edwards and even Prestia for that matter.Bolton may be could be the clever replacement for Edwards.
The 6 23 and unders who have got more than 20 games behind them where do people rate them
Baker - a solid contributor with limitations due to size.
Rioli -remains a polarising player with many complaining about his game and rightly so imo
Balta- is one people seem very happy with and looks like he will become a high quality key defender.
Bolton- looks a classy player but he needs bigger players around him
Graham - is a very solid inside player
Stack - well the jury is out after the honeymoon period.
Its one thing to blandly say they got coaches votes this yr but ask the question are they good enough to take over from those who are going to be retireing over the coming yrs? or do we need to acknowledge that in all probability we need to target high quality players in certain areas.weather that be in the draft or trade F/A etc.
Balta aside none of the others look like being game changers or of the quality that is in the vet group.Lastly 12 of the 18 23 and unders have played just 37 games at an average of what 3 games.
Its a list analysis and going fwd id say the age profile of where the real quality is says we are very close to the point where we need to be looking at replacing those high quality players with high quality players.
Anyway enough from me, it seems a bit of old fashioned common sense gets peoples backs up who cant get over old grudges and need to troll and act like 10 yr olds.I will be back and i will continue to put an opposing view on what people think.
Definately last thing. I ask the question are we still in a window to win another g/f? i hope so but im not sure about it. win while we have the cattle and the cattle is capable of still doing it im concerned that the cattle is another yr older and it seems there is little coming in to help us evolve.
The flip side is we could well be at the same stage Hawthorn were at after their 2015 win. Without continued evolution and some quality coming in i think that is the more likely scenario in 2021.For me its time to start targeting high quality young players to take over from the vets.
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Stopped reading at Bolton not being projected as an A grader
He oozes A grade potential
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I think Graham is a future captain. Just calm in a storm
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I get your point about needing to get the young talent come through to eventually replace our older stars but that’s a very simplistic way of looking at it.
Firstly how do you get games into the younger talent when all of our older players are still performing at a high level and the team is at the top winning premierships? The top teams don’t play youth for the sake of it, that is something the bottom clubs do as they have nothing to play for. Other than Rioli who was in our team from round 1 of 2017 all of the other under 23 players have broken into the side and other than stack are now premiership players. This shows that the coaching group aren’t afraid to pick the younger players if they train hard and perform well when called upon. Also jack Ross has come in and showed a bit and while CCJ let himself down off the field this year I still see huge upside in him.
Secondly replacing these players is much more easier said than done. These aren’t just any ‘top players’, these are some of the greatest players in the clubs history and I dare say some will never be replaced.
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Bolton the new Edwards. Won't be 25+ every week, but they hurt and his evasion skills make him a clearance king. Wouldn't surprise me if he has an underrated career as well. I see A grade potential in spades.
Baker is B+ borderline A grade now in my opinion. Remember he is a small defender - hardly the most appreciated role in any team. Not mega star like Cotch/Dusty/Jack/Rance but every bit as solid as Vlastuin or Houli.
Rioli has been underwhelming since 2017. Disappointing.
Balta will be a gun we can all see that.
Graham is a B grader but does a job.
Stack I think will be delisted eventually.
We will trade future needs into the team and draft for Max talent. Plenty to suggest we can stay competitive imo.
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Stopped reading at Bolton not being projected as an A grader
He oozes A grade potential
Baker, Balta and Bolton all top 10 in b&f.
Shorty, at 24, won it.
Graham will replace Cotchin.
You cannot replace Dusty but with 4 years in contract, we wont need to for a while.
Jack will most likely be replaced through trade/free agency.
We will need another key defender, this may also be through trade/free agency.
Key position players are perfect to trade for, they come under the promise of finals/flag success but have already had the 4-6 years to mature at another club.
Claw makes some reasonable points but they are all woven into irrelevant rants.
Therein lies the problem and why Blair Hartley is the list manager
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Stopped reading at Bolton not being projected as an A grader
He oozes A grade potential
sheesh we get sensitive about our players.
Yep god forgive me i dont see Bolton as an elite player. Yes he has skills, pace, is starting to find a bit of ball has evasive skills that he needs at his size and he may well become a very good player for us but i dont see him being an elite player.
As stated i think he could in time do what Edwards does for us only time will tell that.
I think the point is being lost here. people talk about our under 23's, as pointed out we have 18 with the exception of higgins. 18 players is getting close to half your list and only 6 have managed to play more than 20 games. apart from Balta who imo has already replaced Rance i dont see most of them replacing our vets.
Where is the next grimes or even Astbury for that matter. Where is the next Martin or Cotchin where is a dion Prestia coming thru.Where is the next JR do we even have a junior kpf on the list.
We can argue all day about where and how we rate some players weather they are A B OR C graders no one is arguing that those mentioned havent made a contribution or saying they cant play.But they are not going to replace our quality older players in the main.
There really is a lack of top end talent on the list coming thru imo. And yes being successful has made that very hard to address but it does not change the fact.
Short is a very outside reciever just won a B/F people here continually complain about Houli but there is not a lot of difference between the two are either elite players i dont think so maybe elite in the simple role they are asked to perform.
Baker sheesh if hes an elite player then most of the players in the AFL are.Yes hes been very good in what he does and performs welll within his limitations i actually like him a lot but an A grader please.
Bolton i have mentioned is he an elite player on any list i dont think so.I might be wrong on this one it wont be the first time.
Graham elite i dont think so, as stated and as a player i have regularly backed him in. he is a good solid inside citizen he is nowhere near what Cotchin has produced over the yrs and he doesnt have the tools to do what Cotchin does.
Rioli disappointing.
Castagna wont go there yeah he performs the defensive things to the satisfaction of the coaches.Besides he is 24.
At the end of the day all im saying is somewhere in the near future we will need to get some real high quality into the system
Mids Tall defenders and tall fwds if people disagree thats all good its all just opinion.
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So you are saying Claw, that Edwards isn't elite?
Sorry but....
He is elite, saw important he is when he came back this year
Easily in our top 5 most important players
He would be a walk up start at any Club in the AFL
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Stopped reading at Bolton not being projected as an A grader
He oozes A grade potential
sheesh we get sensitive about our players.
Yep god forgive me i dont see Bolton as an elite player. Yes he has skills, pace, is starting to find a bit of ball has evasive skills that he needs at his size and he may well become a very good player for us but i dont see him being an elite player.
As stated i think he could in time do what Edwards does for us only time will tell that.
I think the point is being lost here. people talk about our under 23's, as pointed out we have 18 with the exception of higgins. 18 players is getting close to half your list and only 6 have managed to play more than 20 games. apart from Balta who imo has already replaced Rance i dont see most of them replacing our vets.
Where is the next grimes or even Astbury for that matter. Where is the next Martin or Cotchin where is a dion Prestia coming thru.Where is the next JR do we even have a junior kpf on the list.
We can argue all day about where and how we rate some players weather they are A B OR C graders no one is arguing that those mentioned havent made a contribution or saying they cant play.But they are not going to replace our quality older players in the main.
There really is a lack of top end talent on the list coming thru imo. And yes being successful has made that very hard to address but it does not change the fact.
Short is a very outside reciever just won a B/F people here continually complain about Houli but there is not a lot of difference between the two are either elite players i dont think so maybe elite in the simple role they are asked to perform.
Baker sheesh if hes an elite player then most of the players in the AFL are.Yes hes been very good in what he does and performs welll within his limitations i actually like him a lot but an A grader please.
Bolton i have mentioned is he an elite player on any list i dont think so.I might be wrong on this one it wont be the first time.
Graham elite i dont think so, as stated and as a player i have regularly backed him in. he is a good solid inside citizen he is nowhere near what Cotchin has produced over the yrs and he doesnt have the tools to do what Cotchin does.
Rioli disappointing.
Castagna wont go there yeah he performs the defensive things to the satisfaction of the coaches.Besides he is 24.
At the end of the day all im saying is somewhere in the near future we will need to get some real high quality into the system
Mids Tall defenders and tall fwds if people disagree thats all good its all just opinion.
Mate let's be honest Martin is once in generation player.You touched on it winning 3 flags in 4 years plays it's part not having those top line picks , but that's what our current list is build for to win flags.Only natural we will drop down in the pack like most successful sides have , but there is quality kids that a being kept out because of our success.All we need to do is involve and keep adding in our side and hit the draft especially KP.
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Gary Buckenara Richmond AFL list analysis: Tigers can win premiership three-peat.
Paywall: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/gary-buckenara-analyses-richmonds-list-after-the-2020-season/news-story/6d7c9f46a81411a8888c46de2cc2fc03
Gary Buckenara analyses Richmond’s list after the 2020 season
Richmond is already up there with the great Brisbane and Hawthorn teams of the modern era. And a three-peat is possible.
With three premierships in four years Richmond has created its own dynasty and this team comfortably sits alongside the great Brisbane (2001-2004) and Hawthorn (2012-2015) teams of the modern era.
Winning a three-peat is not out of the question, in fact the Tigers will be premiership contenders for at least the next three years. But as we know, talent alone doesn’t guarantee success so Trent Cotchin, Damien Hardwick and the leaders need to keep the hunger alive, which is one of the great challenges. It’s why those Brisbane and Hawthorn teams are so revered.
This Richmond group has maintained that desire to win and belief in each other and it’s why history will look back on them in the same light as those great sides.
These Tigers players have already entered the history books by winning back-to-back premierships but the opportunity is there to become one of, if not the most successful and decorated team in the club’s history.
What has been most impressive about this group hasn’t been the ability to assemble a team of superstars. It’s been the development and improvement of players who weren’t top draft picks but have become high-quality AFL players. They’re the reason for the sustained success.
While the Tigers have their A-graders like Cotchin, Dustin Martin, Jack Riewoldt, Shane Edwards and Tom Lynch, what sets the most successful teams apart from the rest is the strength of the lesser-lights and the guys who are the 15-22 ranked players in the best 22. The improvement from Liam Baker, Jayden Short, Ivan Soldo, Noah Balta, Shai Bolton and Jake Aarts (despite him only playing in the qualifying final) to not only fill roles but become very damaging players has meant there was no drop off when Cotchin, Prestia and Toby Nankervis were injured and Edwards and Bachar Houli weren’t there.
It’s a credit to the recruiting and list management teams who have executed a plan and identified players capable of filling roles in Hardwick’s game style and they’ve done it without having access to high draft picks. Richmond has not had a pick inside the top 12 since 2015. Baker (2017), Short, Soldo (both 2014) and Aarts (2018) were rookie draft picks, Balta was a pick 25 and Bolton was pick 29. Talk about nailing the draft.
Jason Castagna (rookie, 2014), Kane Lambert (rookie, 2014), Marlion Pickett (mid-season draft, 2019), Nathan Broad (pick 67, 2015) and Jack Graham (pick 53, 2016) are other examples of key players who weren’t high draft picks but have become seriously good AFL players.
As much as Hardwick is a great coach and the superstars get the fanfare, a lot of credit for Richmond’s success must go to the recruiting, list management and development staff, as well as the fitness and medical teams who have done a great job to keep the best players on the park. These have been Richmond’s secret weapons.
LIST NEEDS
Riewoldt has just turned 32 and given the success of the Riewoldt-Tom Lynch set-up, and with no real genuine developing key forwards on the list, I’d be looking to draft one or two to begin to plan for life after Riewoldt.
Overall Richmond has a very balanced group and the strength and depth of the list is evident. That means they can target specific experienced players in the trade and free agency periods and continue to stockpile young talent in the draft.
TRADE TARGETS
Richmond isn’t a major player in the trade period, with the focus on keeping this brilliant list together. They were linked early to North Melbourne’s Jared Polec, who’d be a handy get to inject more speed on the wing. If the Kangaroos pay a portion of his contract, Polec would be a potential steal as I can see him playing a valuable role. The Tigers’ quick ball movement would suit him. Unlikely to cost much in a trade.
UNTOUCHABLES
Cotchin, Martin, Edwards, Riewoldt, Lynch, Prestia, Baker, Balta, Castagna, Lambert, Pickett, Short, Bolton, Houli, Prestia, David Astbury, Mabior Chol, Riley Collier-Dawkins, Dylan Grimes, Jack Higgins, Daniel Rioli, Ivan Soldo and Nick Vlastuin.
TRADE BAIT
Jack Higgins has been linked to St Kilda and is assessing his options. He’s an extremely talented small forward who I rated as the best small forward/midfielder in his draft in 2017 and had him rated as a top-10 talent, even though he slipped to No.17. He’s an untouchable in my book. He’s obviously had health challenges that have impacted his career so far, so I wouldn’t read much into him being overtaken by the likes of Jake Aarts this year. I still see him playing a valuable role at Richmond and eventually pushing into the midfield and given he’s contracted, it would need to be a compelling trade for the Tigers to consider it. The Saints would need to offer a top-20 pick at a minimum.
Oleg Markov has already found a new home at Gold Coast as he searches for more senior opportunities, while players like Ryan Garthwaite and Jack Ross could attract interest late and be tempted by the offer of more senior games. Ross has impressed me as a big-bodied midfielder who’s handled the pressure of AFL football and a club like Carlton, desperate for this type of player, might inquire but the Tigers will do all they can to keep him.
LIST BREAKDOWN
A-grade: Martin, Lynch, Cotchin, Edwards, Astbury, Grimes, Prestia, Riewoldt
B: Baker, Castagna, Graham, Houli, Lambert, McIntosh, Nankervis, Pickett, Rioli, Short, Soldo, Vlastuin
C: Aarts, Broad, Caddy, Chol, Eggmolesse-Smith, Garthwaite
Developing (with A-B grade potential): Balta, Bolton, Collier-Dawkins, Higgins, Ross, Stack
Developing: Coleman-Jones, Cumberland, Dow, Martyn, Miller, Naish, Nyuon, Ralphsmith
What the ratings mean:
A-grade: Elite player on any AFL list
B: Top 10-18 player on most lists
C: An 18-30 player on a list
Developing: Aged 21 or under
CRYSTAL BALL
With a league-high eight A-graders, 12 B-graders and six players aged 21 or under with the potential to develop into A or B-graders, Richmond’s list is the envy of almost every club and will see the Tigers challenging strongly for more premierships over the next three years at least. This has been a wonderful era and while the players have already cashed in with three flags in four years, why stop now? Keep the hunger alive because the chance to be part of such a strong team doesn’t come along in the AFL often. The opportunity to further etch their names in Richmond folklore can drive this group to truly special things.
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Pfft...Gary Buckenara...another glass half-full nuffy.... :shh
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Hard to argue when we have won three in four years
What’s better the having A and B grade players is having an A grade team where players sacrifice their games for the the team ( no 30 poss ave players)
I’m going to focus on the positives at Tigerland, if we wait long enough the negatives will come
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Matt Rendell's list analysis for Richmond
LISTEN: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=756957
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Where is Claw?
Not much call for my style of posting and critiques of the club. In anyones language most things are being done well but theres always room for improvement i suppose.
Biggest concern for me is most of our high quality is placed in the vets bracket. Players enter the vet bracket at age 29 at start of the season for me
Our 9 vets have played 1707 games at an average of 189.6 games and i dont think we have them covered in any of the other brackets that is mature players 25-28 development players 22-24 or juniors aged 21 and under.
Would dearly love for us to go hard in coming drafts for the next Martin and cotchin. to compound this problem Lambert and Edwards both vets and Prestia is 28 arent spring chickens.
Imo we need to be proactive in finding the next JR. We just dont have a high quality junior KPF on the books.
Both Astbury and Grimes are now vets and Rance will officially be off the list. There is only currently Balta coming thru and hes played just 30 games, so targeting another high quality junior kpd would be high on my list as well.
I count 13 juniors and between them they have played just 76 games for an average of 5.8 games between them, this is exacerbated if you take out Balta 30 games and Stack 26games it leaves just 20 games between 11 players there is going to be an aful lot of development needed to get them close to what is needed as far as experience goes.
Imo target quality draft picks if at all possible or target high quality needs thru trades. I reckon the age demographic of the list says this is now where we are at.In saying that you have to ask is there one more flag left in the vets and mature types.
I was actually thinking very much the same thing. Start getting the succession plans in place, the problem is, as always, having the picks / trade currency to pull it off.
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Oh then I read Buckenara saying pretty much similar thing but a bit more positive about our players Craw.
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Looking at our list breakdown, key forwards and mids will be on our shopping list this draft IMV.
Age profile ... at start of season 2021 (April)
32: Edwards, Houli, Riewoldt
31: Cotchin
30: Astbury
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29: Grimes, Lambert, Martin, Pickett
28: Broad, Caddy, Lynch, Prestia
27: McIntosh, Vlastuin
26: Aarts, Nankervis
25: Short, Soldo
24: Castagna, D.Rioli
23: Baker, Chol, Graham
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22: Bolton, Eggmolesse-Smith, Garthwaite, Naish
21: Balta, Coleman-Jones, Colina, Collier-Dawkins, Miller, Stack
20: Cumberland, Martyn, Ross
19: Dow, Nyuon, Ralphsmith
18: M.Rioli Jnr + other draftees
Veterans: 5
Prime: 19
Youth: 17+
Height (cm):
Rucks [5]: Colina (213), Soldo (204), Coleman-Jones (200), Chol (200), Nankervis (199)
Big Talls [2]: Lynch (199), Nyuon (196)
Talls [6]: Astbury (195), Miller (195), Balta (194), Grimes (193), Riewoldt (193), Garthwaite (192)
Utilities [2]: Broad (192), McIntosh (191)
Tall Mids [7]: Collier-Dawkins (189), Ralphsmith (188 ), Martin (187), Ross (187), Vlastuin (187), Caddy (186), Martyn (186)
Mids [10]: Cotchin (185), Pickett (184), Cumberland (183), Dow (182), Edwards (182), Naish (182), Castagna (181), Graham (181), Eggmolesse-Smith (180), Houli (180)
Smalls [9]: D.Rioli (179), Stack (179), Lambert (178 ), Short (178 ), Aarts (177), Bolton (175), Prestia (175), Baker (173), M.Rioli Jnr (173)
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Is there a way of transplanting Riewoldt's footy brain into Chol’s body?
If it were actually possible the he would be the best forward in the league.
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He is a strange one to pick Marbs. He looks so hot and cold, If he could just get sharper on following up and overall awareness of what is going on or his response to it. Like I watched him stop when one of our other players grabbing a hot ground ball, instead of keeping his momentum and bumping the chaser who was right on his hammer.
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Rob Harding on SEN discussing our list:
* Teams that have had the success Richmond has had in recent years usually are in a good position but have other clubs coming for their players with offers of $$$.
* Richmond has managed their salary cap well. They've lost some players but no one major. Credit to Blair Hartley.
* Convincing players to take less after success is a bit easier. Same thing happened at Geelong & Hawthorn. Richmond though appears to have done this earlier in 2018 when their players to took less to allow Lynch to come in.
* At pick 17 expect the Tiges to look at a young key position player with Astbury, Grimes and Riewoldt 30+ and Lynch 28. The choice may depend on where Balta ends up playing. If he remains a key defender or ends up moving to become a key forward or ruckman given his athleticism.
Audio: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=760713
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The Wash-Up: The Tiger who needs to lift, plus Jack's time to shine
Sarah Black and Nat Edwards recap Richmond's trade period and look ahead to the NAB AFL Draft and season 2021
https://www.afl.com.au/video/524888