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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game

« Last post by JP Tiger on Today at 11:15:29 AM »

Armstrong     6 +
Broad            5
Fawcett         6
Hayes-Brown 5
Lalor             5
Nankervis      5
Mansell         5
Ralphsmith    5
Short            3 -

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Richmond Rant / Re: Best 23 in 2026?

« Last post by Andyy on Today at 09:15:57 AM »

A lot of good points claw

IMO Balta is our #2 ruck option and if Nank goes down he could be main ruck over Sims or the likes of Delilah*

Which brings as to another problem as the coach has steadfast states he wants balta in the backline and you call him a liar.

Never called him a liar.

Just stating that a head coach is not going to publicly denigrate a player after an assault conviction and some very ordinary form on the field by stating that he's not a great choice for mentoring kids until he works himself back into favour and respect etc. And I have said the same about our coaching staff for other issues previously.


And to think some people have suggested moving on Vlastuin... lol

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Richmond Rant / Re: Best 23 in 2026?

« Last post by Andyy on Today at 09:13:47 AM »

A lot of good points claw

IMO Balta is our #2 ruck option and if Nank goes down he could be main ruck over Sims or the likes of Delilah*

Which brings as to another problem as the coach has steadfast states he wants balta in the backline and you call him a liar.

Never called him a liar.

Just stating that a head coach is not going to publicly denigrate a player after an assault conviction and some very ordinary form on the field by stating that he's not a great choice for mentoring kids until he works himself back into favour and respect etc. And I have said the same about our coaching staff for other issues previously.


And to think some people have suggested moving on Vlastuin... lol

Yep. I said I'd strongly consider a pick in the range of Barker/Lindsay/Dovaston/oskarTaylor/Sharp for a soon to be 32 year old given the current state of play.

You'd then only have two old players in the back 6 in Short and Broad and another elite talent to add to Grlj and Cumming.

You seem to believe hitting a bloke in a pub means you cannot be a mentor on a football team onfield at a future time. Very HR outlook yet again.

Didn't say this, stop putting words in my mouth

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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game

« Last post by WilliamPowell on Today at 07:31:58 AM »

Armstrong     5
Broad            5
Fawcett         6 +
Hayes-Brown 5
Lalor             5
Nankervis      5
Mansell         5
Ralphsmith    5
Short            4 -

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General Discussion / Re: General Soccer discussion.

« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Today at 01:57:33 AM »

Hand the Gunners the title now . Eze, Saka and co. made Spurs look like a Sunday park side.

Not so fast. Here come the wobbles just in time for the busy xmas schedule.

Wasn’t a wobble
Villa were quality and was a great game

Let’s see how they go the next few

Dropped 5 points in first 10 games and now up to 7 points in the last 5. Tis a wobble.

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Richmond Rant / ‘Not good enough’: The key area Richmond plans to turn around in 2026 (ZH)

« Last post by one-eyed on Today at 01:15:01 AM »

‘Not good enough’: The key area Richmond plans to turn around in 2026

The Tigers are in rebuild mode, and coach Adem Yze has looked at fixing one particular area this pre-season.

Aidan Cellini
zerohanger.com
December 8, 2025

Richmond's focus heading into the 2026 season will be heavily skewed toward stoppage craft, with coach Adem Yze saying, "our (midfield) metrics aren't good enough".

The Tigers are in full rebuild mode, welcoming eight first-round selections among 13 young prospects to Punt Road in the past two drafts.

Despite ranking 16th in average age, the Victorian powerhouse boasts an experienced midfield group, led by Toby Nankervis and Tim Taranto. Jacob Hopper also produced an injury-free season, while Dion Prestia and Jack Ross received prominent centre-bounce minutes.

However, it didn't translate to midfield dominance, sitting second-last in the competition for total clearances and disposals (only ahead of West Coast).

Yze has made it his mission to get his on-ball brigade up to speed on what's required of them to compete forcefully in the league.

"You're trying to score, and then you are trying to be defensively stable, and at the same time, be really potent around stoppage," Yze told Richmond Media.

"You are constantly evolving based on your list profile, so right now we are looking to really coach and hone in on our stoppage craft - we have a talented midfield, and I feel like we could have a huge advantage.

"I think it is our job as coaches to understand that and how that could be our strength, and I'm really looking forward to getting a spike in that, like where we sit in our metrics aren't good enough with the talent we've got in that area.

"So, there are subtle things that we are going to be shifting - we want to be defensively stable and hard to play against and then be really potent around stoppage."

Impressive youngsters Sam Lalor and Taj Hotton were played through the position to provide Richmond a point of difference, and will benefit from their first full pre-seasons in the top flight.

Multiple hamstring setbacks hindered Lalor's maiden campaign. Still, he is on the mend and will be treated cautiously ahead of a January return, while Hotton overcame an ACL injury in his draft season to play the final seven games of 2025.

Emerging brute Kane McAuliffe is expected to see more minutes to lessen the load on Taranto, Hopper and Prestia.

Seth Campbell could also feature in the midfield as a left-field option, given his line-breaking speed and creativity in traffic.

Yze was rewarded with a two-year extension (until the end of 2028) to see out the development of the young group.

In his first season in charge, the Tigers won two games and claimed the wooden spoon, but surprised many when they saluted five times in 2025, knocking off Carlton and Gold Coast in the midst.

"Contract extensions are something you try and sort out in the background, but to get that done before the start of the season, I'm really grateful for the opportunity to coach this Club for a few more years," he said.

"At the same time, I'm really excited about this journey that we started last year, and I feel like we are just scratching the surface.

"So, to be able to lock that away and really start to set a plan for the next two or three years as a group, I'm super grateful, and I'm really looking forward to the future."

Yze also flagged the three new coaches (Luke Breust, Taylor Duryea and Jack Madgen) as pivotal additions to the group.

All three proved their resilience in the early stages of their AFL careers, taking their time to debut, while Madgen was a category B rookie at Collingwood.

The Richmond coach believes the journey of the trio will be beneficial in fast-tracking the club, as well as adding much-needed skills to enhance the development.

"Our coaches have been amazing, we've obviously brought in a few new coaches and new voices," Yze said.

"One, they're fresh out of the game, which we haven't had. To add Luke Breust, a superstar of the competition and an amazing person. His story is really something that we wanted to get across as well. He struggled early and didn't play senior footy for the first three years, and neither did Taylor Duryea.

"All of that adds to their coaching profile."

https://www.zerohanger.com/not-good-enough-the-key-area-richmond-plans-to-turn-around-in-2026-171592/

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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game

« Last post by one-eyed on Today at 01:12:00 AM »

On to Group B:

Armstrong     5
Broad            5
Fawcett         5
Hayes-Brown 5
Lalor             5
Nankervis      5
Mansell         5
Ralphsmith    5
Short            5

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General Discussion / Re: Cricket thread

« Last post by mightytiges on Today at 01:10:00 AM »

"Leading into this Test match, I actually think we over prepared to be honest."

- Brendon McCullum talks about England's approach heading into Brisbane

https://x.com/7Cricket/status/1997606728754422001

‼️ BREAKING ‼️
* England take the lead.
* Stokes & Jacks rock solid.
* Partnership now 58.
* Australia looking worried.
* NO NATHAN LYON.
* Repeat: NO NATHAN LYON.
This ain’t over. #Ashes

https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1997544442719531256

Another dire drubbing.
Come on @englandcricket - we need a better fight than this. Australia aren’t a better team, they’re just playing with more brain-cells - which given they’re Australians, is inexplicable. Wise up, fast.

https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1997602401876938869


England is Cricket's version of Essendon = deluded and in denial

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]

« Last post by Knighter on Yesterday at 11:15:33 PM »

What a poo deal for Egan.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Best 23 in 2026?

« Last post by ajGreen on Yesterday at 07:48:38 PM »

A lot of good points claw

IMO Balta is our #2 ruck option and if Nank goes down he could be main ruck over Sims or the likes of Delilah*

Which brings as to another problem as the coach has steadfast states he wants balta in the backline and you call him a liar.

Never called him a liar.

Just stating that a head coach is not going to publicly denigrate a player after an assault conviction and some very ordinary form on the field by stating that he's not a great choice for mentoring kids until he works himself back into favour and respect etc. And I have said the same about our coaching staff for other issues previously.


And to think some people have suggested moving on Vlastuin... lol

Yep. I said I'd strongly consider a pick in the range of Barker/Lindsay/Dovaston/oskarTaylor/Sharp for a soon to be 32 year old given the current state of play.

You'd then only have two old players in the back 6 in Short and Broad and another elite talent to add to Grlj and Cumming.

You seem to believe hitting a bloke in a pub means you cannot be a mentor on a football team onfield at a future time. Very HR outlook yet again.