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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on November 20, 2024, 10:23:11 PM
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OE/WP, can we get a draft night 1 wrap up thread?
Draft Night 1 wrap up
1. Sam Lalor Midfielder 188 cm 30/08/2006 Greater Western Victoria Rebels, Bacchus Marsh FNC
7. Josh Smillie Midfielder 195 cm 17/05/2006 Eastern Ranges, Park Orchards NRP Junior FC
12. Taj Hotton Forward 183 cm 17/06/2006 Sandringham Dragons, Hampton Rovers AFC
14. Jonty Faull Key Forward 195 cm 01/02/2006 Greater Western Victoria Rebels, Redan FNC
21. Luke Trainor Key Defender 195 cm 10/04/2006 Sandringham Dragons, St Peters FC
23. Harry Armstrong Key Forward 195 cm 14/06/2006 Sandringham Dragons, Ormond Junior FC
Traded Pick 27 + Future 2nd for North Melbourne's Future 1st
Draft Night 2 wrap up
28. Thomas Sims Ruck/Forward 199 cm 12/05/2006 Northern Knights, Montmorency FNC
58. Jasper Alger Forward 183 cm 17/12/2006 Oakleigh Chargers, Warragul FNC
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Couldn’t have gone better IMHO, I was worried but great job by our recuiters!
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Hotton the one I don't know much about. Hope he's not the next Sonsie flop.
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1 Nitpick I have, of course hindsight is 20-20, but maybe we pulled the trigger too soon with our picks 12 & 14.
Hotten looks like he would have been snapped up before our next pick so fair enough there. However can’t help but feel we could have gotten another of the top midfield prospects in Allen or Reid with 14 and still have been able to draft 2 of Faull, Armstrong, Shanahan or the Whitlock brothers given they were all still available at our next pick and we still have 1 left first up tomorrow. Allen in particular I feel would have complimented our other mid picks, given he’s defensively minded as opposed to the more forward minded Hotton and Lalor.
Take that with a grain of salt as I’ll be the 1st to admit I know diddly squat other than what I read from posters on here/media articles/short highlight clips.
We got 3 top end mids (2 of them being very capable up forward), 2 key position forwards, a key defender + the icing on the cake with norths first pick next year.
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Midfield finally starting to look like it may have hope again one day.
Taranto
Hopper
Prestia
Ross
McAuliffe
Lalor
Smillie
Hotton
Sonsie
Campbell (yeah I reckon he should go mid)
Key backs tick
Balta
Young
Miller
Gibcus
Blight
Trainor
Key forwards tick
Lynch
Lefau
Kosi
Gray
Fawcett
Armstrong
Faull
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Bare in mind Pick 1 next year will be a mid.
Lalor
Smillie
McAullife
Round off defensive mid future to compliment Taranto and Hopper.
Outside mids we need so expect next year's draft to focus on that especially with our Pick 1 and NM 1st rounder.
We have our 2 key backs in Gibcus and Trainor. 2 key forwards in Faull and Armstrong.
Free Agency a ruckman and our next dynasty is just around the corner.
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Trainor the only pick I'm not a fan of , the line for that shyte is way too fine, particularly nowadays and the consequences for the player & the club are potentially severe- one tall too many for mine in a midfielder's draft, don't really rate Smillie either - too many glaring flaws but he also has tools so Ill give him the benefit of the doubt, has shown he can at least get the ball which RCD never did. Big ticks for the other 4 picks. Not getting FOS is a disappointment but not unexpected, Hannaford the one I'm probably the most annoyed about missing out on, though hardly devestated.... Lindsay or Reid's foot skills would've been handy too - especially given Yze's comments regarding foot skills. :shh
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https://x.com/Richmond_FC/status/1859470997201748404
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Looks like a good draft to me for the Tiges but anybody else notice how few Aboriginals were drafted? Did the Ku Klux Klan suddenly take over the AFL?( That's a joke for those who don't get it, obviously non white kids were taken)
I was reading this
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/reality-bites-as-crisis-in-the-number-of-indigenous-afl-players-gathers-pace-20241119-p5krpz.html
And they reckon only 2 will be drafted and the first night was like wow yeah it's true. Maybe tonight will change things
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Why Richmond’s huge draft intake could be “one of the smartest moves in AFL history”
By Lachlan Geleit
SEN
21 Nov 2024
SEN host Dwayne Russell was a huge fan of Richmond’s start to the 2024 AFL Draft.
The Tigers entered night one of the draft armed with seven picks inside the first round and ended up using six of them after getting full value for trading out Daniel Rioli, Liam Baker and Shai Bolton this off-season.
That last selection which turned out to be 27, was traded alongside a future second-rounder in exchange for North Melbourne’s future first-round pick.
Sam Lalor was the first player taken by the Tigers at pick 1, while Josh Smillie joined him inside the top 10 at pick 7.
The four other picks inside the first round were midfielder Taj Hotton (pick 12), tall forward Jonty Faull (pick 14), tall defender Luke Trainor (pick 21) and another forward target Harry Armstrong (pick 23).
As well as bringing in a glut of talent, Russell thinks Richmond were smart in picking Victorians that are already familiar with each other as Lalor and Faull hail from the GWV Rebels, while Hotton, Trainor and Armstrong played together at the Sandringham Dragons. Smillie also played with those Dragons draftees for Vic Country.
While we’ve seen clubs in the past also have a glut of first-round picks in Gold Coast and GWS, we’ve never seen a big established club have such access to a draft and Russell expects this intake to one day help deliver Richmond a flag.
“No actual football club with strength and culture in a football state has had six picks in the first round of a draft,” Russell said on SEN Afternoons.
“The Gold Coast and the Giants were expansion franchises just starting up in non-football states with poor facilities and no culture yet, and they had that run of picks.
“So, if I had to pick one or the other - will or won't Richmond win a flag in the next 10 years with this group of kids, most of whom know each other because they're Victorians? I would say yes.
“This might be one of the smartest moves in AFL history.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/11/21/why-richmonds-huge-draft-intake-could-be-one-of-the-smartest-moves-in-afl
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Looks like a good draft to me for the Tiges but anybody else notice how few Aboriginals were drafted? Did the Ku Klux Klan suddenly take over the AFL?( That's a joke for those who don't get it, obviously non white kids were taken)
I was reading this
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/reality-bites-as-crisis-in-the-number-of-indigenous-afl-players-gathers-pace-20241119-p5krpz.html
And they reckon only 2 will be drafted and the first night was like wow yeah it's true. Maybe tonight will change things
Wtf has that got to do with anything
Good enough get picked
F this inclusion poo
pee off
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And I will get called out for reality and be banned
While the divisive get their say
Is just ludicrous
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And I will get called out for reality and be banned
While the divisive get their say
Is just ludicrous
Banned? :facepalm
Umm, no ::)
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Looks like a good draft to me for the Tiges but anybody else notice how few Aboriginals were drafted? Did the Ku Klux Klan suddenly take over the AFL?( That's a joke for those who don't get it, obviously non white kids were taken)
I was reading this
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/reality-bites-as-crisis-in-the-number-of-indigenous-afl-players-gathers-pace-20241119-p5krpz.html
And they reckon only 2 will be drafted and the first night was like wow yeah it's true. Maybe tonight will change things
Histrionic race baiting crap like this is why Trump won easily. :shh
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Looks like a good draft to me for the Tiges but anybody else notice how few Aboriginals were drafted? Did the Ku Klux Klan suddenly take over the AFL?( That's a joke for those who don't get it, obviously non white kids were taken)
I was reading this
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/reality-bites-as-crisis-in-the-number-of-indigenous-afl-players-gathers-pace-20241119-p5krpz.html
And they reckon only 2 will be drafted and the first night was like wow yeah it's true. Maybe tonight will change things
Histrionic race baiting crap like this is why Trump won easily. :shh
Yeah but Trump did the race baiting.
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Looks like a good draft to me for the Tiges but anybody else notice how few Aboriginals were drafted? Did the Ku Klux Klan suddenly take over the AFL?( That's a joke for those who don't get it, obviously non white kids were taken)
I was reading this
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/reality-bites-as-crisis-in-the-number-of-indigenous-afl-players-gathers-pace-20241119-p5krpz.html
And they reckon only 2 will be drafted and the first night was like wow yeah it's true. Maybe tonight will change things
Histrionic race baiting crap like this is why Trump won easily. :shh
Yeah but Trump did the race baiting.
LMAO ...is the big bad orange man in the room with you now? :shh
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Let's keep this thread on topic which is the draft
Want to talk about the President-elect flip over to the General Discussion board
Thanks
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Let's keep this thread on topic which is the draft
Want to talk about the President-elect flip over to the General Discussion board
Thanks
What about hysterical rants comparing the AFL to the KKK because the draft didn't meet some imaginary racial quota? :shh
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What about hysterical rants comparing the AFL to the KKK because the draft didn't meet some imaginary racial quota? :shh
::)
Someone gave an opinion and as a joke (yes a very poor one) used a poor analogy ..isn't the 1st and certainly won't be the last
My comment wasn't directed at any one poster but was to simply get the posts in this thread back on topic.
Want to me take it further? I can and will edit and hand out suspensions if that's what you're suggesting
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Herding feral cats again Will lol
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Hooter!
I thought you were dead
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Overall very happy with our draft.
My preference would have been 1 extra top end mid rather then the third tall in Sims.
I know I’ve been told otherwise, but can’t shake the feeling that we could have taken Allen/Reid at pick 14 and still ended up with Faull, Trainor and Armstrong with our next 3 picks while still doing that deal with the Kangas that gave us their 2025 1st rounder. I mean 3 of the first 4 key forwards taken in the draft were all picked by us and the 4th taken by the kangas was using the pick we traded them lol
Lalor, Smillie, Hotten, Allen/Reid, Faull, Trainer, Armstrong, Alger + Norths F1 is a better balance imo. Anyway all speculation. Club knows hell of a lot more then we and maybe caught wind that Faull would have been taken before P21.
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I would have taken a second tall KPD I don't think our current crop is all that great and defense's take years to develop. At least 100 games usually. I'd start at the back and move forward.
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I would have taken a second tall KPD I don't think our current crop is all that great and defense's take years to develop. At least 100 games usually. I'd start at the back and move forward.
Any indigenous KPDs we overlooked?
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I would have taken a second tall KPD I don't think our current crop is all that great and defense's take years to develop. At least 100 games usually. I'd start at the back and move forward.
Any indigenous KPDs we overlooked?
Yes - all of them. :shh
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Snip
Back to the topic folks and leave the baiting etc off the forum
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“It’s just been a masterclass”: Hutchison applauds Tigers draft haul in the face of a swift rebuild process
By Oliver van Bronswijk
SEN
24 Nov 2024
Sports journalist Craig Hutchison and former AFL player manager Liam Pickering have tipped their hats to Richmond’s recruiting staff as the Tigers have pulled off a faultless AFL Draft.
The Tigers held the first overall pick and added to their first selections with pick seven. Later selections in the first round included 12,14,21 and 23. These selections were headlined by midfield gun Sam Lalor.
Hutchison was staggered by the Tigers' accuracy and the young talent they brought into the club over a single draft.
“Gee, they’ve had a great draft. They’ve thought this through well over the last three or four months,” Hutchison said on SEN's Off The Bench.
“I reckon it’s just been a masterclass. Hats off to them. I underestimated them.
“I just think it’s genius what they’ve done.”
Liam Pickering is resolute that this can speed up the Tigers' rebuild process. A task which is vital before the new Tasmania side enters the competition.
The move to trade pick 27 for a future first from North Melbourne could very well create two top-five selections again for Richmond in the following year's draft.
If Richmond can bounce back, Pickering believes it could save them from being perennial basement dwellers once again.
“Their rebuild will be quick, it’s not going to be next year. But it’ll be within five,” Pickering said.
“They’ve probably got to get 80 games into these guys, but this group will be good.
“They replenish quickly and they’ve got two next year (first-round picks). They talked North into their first pick next year.
“How have they done that?”
The Tigers are widely tipped to finish with the wooden spoon again in 2025, an unfavourable position for members of the Richmond faithful. However, Lalor, Smillie, Hotton and Faull are likely to bring a youthful injection which could spur the Tigers back to competitive form once again.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/11/23/its-just-been-a-masterclass-hutchison-applauds-tigers-draft-haul-in-the-face
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Richmond will hopefully soon stop patting itself on the back over the decisions it made to off-load in-contract star players in return for access to a heap of high-end kids in the national draft. And now that the teenage talent in those kids has been identified, the senior development phase must begin immediately.
- Damian Barrett
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1258251/barrett-the-big-issues-facing-every-club-and-the-afl-over-summer
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What a knob
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Richmond will hopefully soon stop patting itself on the back over the decisions it made to off-load in-contract star players in return for access to a heap of high-end kids in the national draft. And now that the teenage talent in those kids has been identified, the senior development phase must begin immediately.
- Damian Barrett
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1258251/barrett-the-big-issues-facing-every-club-and-the-afl-over-summer
Barrett really is a miserable campaigner
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Very sad about North trading their pick for next year to us, having a little tantrum
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Richmond will hopefully soon stop patting itself on the back over the decisions it made to off-load in-contract star players in return for access to a heap of high-end kids in the national draft. And now that the teenage talent in those kids has been identified, the senior development phase must begin immediately.
- Damian Barrett
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1258251/barrett-the-big-issues-facing-every-club-and-the-afl-over-summer
:rollin :rollin
Not sure the Club's been patting itself on the back...think that's more the media of which Barrett is a member
Is he seriously suggesting that all draftees should play round 1? Even the ones who will start in the rehab group?
Funny stuff indeed
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Surprised he is allowed to write that in the afl website. Poor form indeed
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He’s called purple for a reason….
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The biggest shock is, given his track record, that the AFL still employs him. Surely the industry isn't that poor that they can't find anyone better? Then again, they call McClure a newsbreaker so maybe it is....
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Imagine having a sook over what he wrote there. No different to anyone who gets worked up over everything Cornes says
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Breaking down every club’s selections in the 2024 AFL Draft
By Nathan Sepe
SEN
26 Nov 2024
Richmond walked away with their next generation of potential stars, whilst the Roos went risky in their approach, trading a future first-round pick.
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A generational draft class we’ll look back on in years to come. The Tigers had an interesting strategy that brought in terrific talent but did leave some questions that might not be answered for a few more years.
Lalor and Smillie as a one-two combo in the midfield is brilliant drafting, and the more time goes on, Smillie will probably be the one that we’ll laugh at for going so low. The immediate question is on the speed in their midfield, but that will most likely be targeted in future drafts.
Taking three talls in Faull, Armstrong and Sims is an interesting choice, but Faull and Armstrong would be a great combination given their differences in strengths, with Faull able to push outside 50 and impact marking contests, whereas Armstrong doesn’t venture too far outside 50 and out-bodies inside 50 to take marks. Sims will only make sense if the Tigers see him as a predominant ruck, but he’s proven he can be a dangerous marking forward option.
Hotton and Trainor pose the biggest injury risk out of Richmond’s haul, with Hotton recovering from an ACL, which given his game style of athletic showings and high rises, is a slight concern, but still early days. Trainor has dealt with concussions throughout his junior career which will have to be managed carefully.
The Tigers trading for Alger was the best call of the night, with the marking small forward a great addition to a revamped forward line the Tigers will be building. Overall, it will be generational for good or worse, but if even four of these players come good, it’s a win.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/11/24/breaking-down-every-clubs-selections-in-the-2024-afl-draft
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Overall very happy with our draft.
My preference would have been 1 extra top end mid rather then the third tall in Sims.
I know I’ve been told otherwise, but can’t shake the feeling that we could have taken Allen/Reid at pick 14 and still ended up with Faull, Trainor and Armstrong with our next 3 picks while still doing that deal with the Kangas that gave us their 2025 1st rounder. I mean 3 of the first 4 key forwards taken in the draft were all picked by us and the 4th taken by the kangas was using the pick we traded them lol
Lalor, Smillie, Hotten, Allen/Reid, Faull, Trainer, Armstrong, Alger + Norths F1 is a better balance imo. Anyway all speculation. Club knows hell of a lot more then we and maybe caught wind that Faull would have been taken before P21.
Cal Twomey on Gettable mentioned that there was a lot interest in Taj Hotton and Jonty Faull from clubs between picks 14 & 21.
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Overall very happy with our draft.
My preference would have been 1 extra top end mid rather then the third tall in Sims.
I know I’ve been told otherwise, but can’t shake the feeling that we could have taken Allen/Reid at pick 14 and still ended up with Faull, Trainor and Armstrong with our next 3 picks while still doing that deal with the Kangas that gave us their 2025 1st rounder. I mean 3 of the first 4 key forwards taken in the draft were all picked by us and the 4th taken by the kangas was using the pick we traded them lol
Lalor, Smillie, Hotten, Allen/Reid, Faull, Trainer, Armstrong, Alger + Norths F1 is a better balance imo. Anyway all speculation. Club knows hell of a lot more then we and maybe caught wind that Faull would have been taken before P21.
Cal Twomey on Gettable mentioned that there was a lot interest in Taj Hotton and Jonty Faull from clubs between picks 14 & 21.
Also said Richmond didn't want to take the risk of Sydney trading up to get Jonty Faull so took him at pick 14. Rated him the no 1 KPF in the draft.
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Overall very happy with our draft.
My preference would have been 1 extra top end mid rather then the third tall in Sims.
I know I’ve been told otherwise, but can’t shake the feeling that we could have taken Allen/Reid at pick 14 and still ended up with Faull, Trainor and Armstrong with our next 3 picks while still doing that deal with the Kangas that gave us their 2025 1st rounder. I mean 3 of the first 4 key forwards taken in the draft were all picked by us and the 4th taken by the kangas was using the pick we traded them lol
Lalor, Smillie, Hotten, Allen/Reid, Faull, Trainer, Armstrong, Alger + Norths F1 is a better balance imo. Anyway all speculation. Club knows hell of a lot more then we and maybe caught wind that Faull would have been taken before P21.
Cal Twomey on Gettable mentioned that there was a lot interest in Taj Hotton and Jonty Faull from clubs between picks 14 & 21.
Also said Richmond didn't want to take the risk of Sydney trading up to get Jonty Faull so took him at pick 14. Rated him the no 1 KPF in the draft.
Might turn out a battler like a Luke McGuane. Or a beast like lynch, John Brown.
Nice risk to take to bring in a competitive chf type. Sounds like a least a few clubs had him as the best tall. Perhaps outside of Tauru.
Getting Armstrong late was lovely.
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The rumour of Sydney would have taken Faull if we didn’t is a bit hard to believe for me. Not saying they didn’t rate him as the best kpf in the draft because obviously we did too given we took him first. But, they then had picks 22 & 26 where they could have taken any other key position forward in Armstrong, the Whitlock brothers, Shanahan or Sims and they took a couple of small/medium forwards instead. Like how much higher could they have believably rated Faull above every other key forward in the draft if they didn’t use their next 2 picks to take any of them? I remember when the swans took that fella with pick 26 fox footy had him ranked as a pick in the 90s.
Anyway excited to see all the cubs play. Hopefully Faull and Armstrong line up round 1.
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The rumour of Sydney would have taken Faull if we didn’t is a bit hard to believe for me. Not saying they didn’t rate him as the best kpf in the draft because obviously we did too given we took him first. But, they then had picks 22 & 26 where they could have taken any other key position forward in Armstrong, the Whitlock brothers, Shanahan or Sims and they took a couple of small/medium forwards instead. Like how much higher could they have believably rated Faull above every other key forward in the draft if they didn’t use their next 2 picks to take any of them? I remember when the swans took that fella with pick 26 fox footy had him ranked as a pick in the 90s.
Anyway excited to see all the cubs play. Hopefully Faull and Armstrong line up round 1.
Maybe they didn't rate Shanahan and Whitlock x2? They seem to be different type of player too. If you like a certain guy, you don't have to automatically take the next best of his position when he goes off the board.
Give those 3 slid so deep it's believable for mine.
I don't mind Armstrong. Sims. Faull playing vfl for a while. Competition for places should be good for the club with lynch. Lefeu. Bauer. Even fawcett.
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Lynch will get injured, LeFau out until May, time for Faucet to see what he has got, IIRC he is a big boy @ 195 and fairly agile ??? …
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The rumour of Sydney would have taken Faull if we didn’t is a bit hard to believe for me. Not saying they didn’t rate him as the best kpf in the draft because obviously we did too given we took him first. But, they then had picks 22 & 26 where they could have taken any other key position forward in Armstrong, the Whitlock brothers, Shanahan or Sims and they took a couple of small/medium forwards instead. Like how much higher could they have believably rated Faull above every other key forward in the draft if they didn’t use their next 2 picks to take any of them? I remember when the swans took that fella with pick 26 fox footy had him ranked as a pick in the 90s.
Anyway excited to see all the cubs play. Hopefully Faull and Armstrong line up round 1.
Callum Twomey doubling down Sydney wanted Faull early, in his article on afl.com
Seems to have good knowledge of the trades offered that didn't get accepted and the teams draft boards/rankings.
Also says swans also wanted Trainor
Norf offered two future 2nds (our back and theirs) for the Sims pick. To get the other Whitlock
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I read where some recruriting teams give their draft list to Cal post the event
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Finally, all eight in one frame 🐯🖼️
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gd2bwwLaEAA5V8L?format=jpg&name=large)
https://x.com/Richmond_FC/status/1863817093868834842
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Looking good boys.
Stack on the muscle and let's go for 2025!
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They've all got pretty well defined arms already and no real chicken legs - certainly no Edwards, CEllises or Dows amongst them at least.... :shh
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New Tiger cubs thrive on the contest
There is a common theme among the eight young players Richmond recruited in the 2024 AFL national draft . . . competitiveness.
Every one of them, from the draft’s No. 1 pick overall Sam Lalor, through to the Tigers’ eighth and final selection (No. 58 overall) Jasper Alger, possesses that key football attribute.
“The biggest games, that’s where the whips are cracking. You can’t be taking backward steps,” Richmond’s General Manager of Football Talent Blair Hartley told the Talking Tigers podcast
“The fierce desire to want to improve and be a good teammate was a big focus for us, and all those guys have shown that throughout the course of their junior careers.
“So, we’re excited to have them with us.”
Another common feature of the newest batch of Tigers is their connection with each other.
Several of them were teammates in the Coates Talent League and at school football level, as well as in the under 18 national championships with Vic Metro or Vic Country.
“It’s huge (the bond between the draftees). I’d love to say it was planned . . . it certainly wasn’t,” Hartley said when asked if it was a deliberate strategy to draft players who had been teammates at junior level.
“We knew they were obviously close through interviews and background and everything else. But it was great to see how excited they were when they got amongst one another.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1702812/new-tiger-cubs-thrive-on-the-contest
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The rumour of Sydney would have taken Faull if we didn’t is a bit hard to believe for me. Not saying they didn’t rate him as the best kpf in the draft because obviously we did too given we took him first. But, they then had picks 22 & 26 where they could have taken any other key position forward in Armstrong, the Whitlock brothers, Shanahan or Sims and they took a couple of small/medium forwards instead. Like how much higher could they have believably rated Faull above every other key forward in the draft if they didn’t use their next 2 picks to take any of them? I remember when the swans took that fella with pick 26 fox footy had him ranked as a pick in the 90s.
Anyway excited to see all the cubs play. Hopefully Faull and Armstrong line up round 1.
Either way I am pretty happy with faull.
Goes hard and makes a contest. Surprisingly good below his knees and when the ball is on the ground. Moves alright too and should fill out to a big size.
That said Murphy Reid looks like a miss.
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Reid wouldn't look nearly as good in our side. Taranto, Dow & Hopper ain't Serong, Bolton & Brayshaw. If Lalor was playing for Freo he'd have 20 goals by now . :shh
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Seems like the super draft label may have actually been accurate as I’ve been impressed by a bunch of them.
Anyway too early to tell who shoulda gone ahead of who and who slid badly. remind me in 3-4 years.
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Seems like the super draft label may have actually been accurate as I’ve been impressed by a bunch of them.
Anyway too early to tell who shoulda gone ahead of who and who slid badly. remind me in 3-4 years.
Yep, way too early. Look at Brown and Van Slowyen, early days plenty were spewing we didn't take the KPF.
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The rumour of Sydney would have taken Faull if we didn’t is a bit hard to believe for me. Not saying they didn’t rate him as the best kpf in the draft because obviously we did too given we took him first. But, they then had picks 22 & 26 where they could have taken any other key position forward in Armstrong, the Whitlock brothers, Shanahan or Sims and they took a couple of small/medium forwards instead. Like how much higher could they have believably rated Faull above every other key forward in the draft if they didn’t use their next 2 picks to take any of them? I remember when the swans took that fella with pick 26 fox footy had him ranked as a pick in the 90s.
Anyway excited to see all the cubs play. Hopefully Faull and Armstrong line up round 1.
Very impressed by faull
- doesn't lose 50/50 much. Often brings the ball to ground.
- defensive work in the f50
- good below knees
- chases
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The rumour of Sydney would have taken Faull if we didn’t is a bit hard to believe for me. Not saying they didn’t rate him as the best kpf in the draft because obviously we did too given we took him first. But, they then had picks 22 & 26 where they could have taken any other key position forward in Armstrong, the Whitlock brothers, Shanahan or Sims and they took a couple of small/medium forwards instead. Like how much higher could they have believably rated Faull above every other key forward in the draft if they didn’t use their next 2 picks to take any of them? I remember when the swans took that fella with pick 26 fox footy had him ranked as a pick in the 90s.
Anyway excited to see all the cubs play. Hopefully Faull and Armstrong line up round 1.
Very impressed by faull
- doesn't lose 50/50 much. Often brings the ball to ground.
- defensive work in the f50
- good below knees
- chases
Not a great kick, won't say he cost us the game but didn't help. Plenty of years to work on it.
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Put me hand up and say Probably one of the biggest critics of not going a mid/flanker at 14. Mainly because we knew very good talls would be there after pick 20, as it did turn out.
Faull so far does look a good pick though. Its good to be able to just forget about talls for once apart from rucks which looks a bit iffy.