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Richmond Rant / Re: Pass mark for 2026?

« Last post by Francois Jackson on Today at 05:06:30 PM »

We have free agency now to speed things along if we recruit correctly.

Our backline should have been sorted by now if gibcus came up.

Pass mark is the fitness department doing their job.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Pass mark for 2026?

« Last post by the claw on Today at 03:28:10 PM »

How many years at the bottom of the ladder resulted in our flags?

That depends on where you think the rebuild started. Our oldest premiership player in 2017 was  28yo Riewoldt drafted 2006 #13.
For me that was the start. We got Edwards that year as well with  pick 26.

2017 flag Every player was aged between 23 - 28 apart from 4.
11 had played at least 100 games. Another 5 minimum 40 games we had a few 23 and 24 year olds with a few games less like Nankervis 36gms and Townsend 37gms.

Our best players were nearly all early  picks and they were taken prior to Hardwick in the main. Our best recruits in Prestia and Lynch were early picks themselves.

The hardest part for any club who embraces a full on rebuild is knowing how long near the bottom to stay to access enough quality kids.

Just look at nm as an example. In this age of heavily compromised drafts i reckon its even more paramount to finish bottom 3 or 4 to get access to the cream of each crop. this millenium NM 2000 - 2019 were mostly  middling with limited access to the cream 7 thru 13 in a 18 team comp is nowhere land. At least from 2020 onwards they have cut hard and played mostly kids kids that were taken early.

There is a difference the last 6 yrs to their previous 20.

They now have 12 players with 100 plus games with another 6 or 7 with 50 plus games 4 of whom are getting close to 100 games.

Importantly their youth are getting into that 50 - 100 game 23- 28 yo  bracket. If anything they are still a bit light on for experience and they still lack in areas but if its not this year it won't be too far away  before they at worst start winning more than they lose.

6 Years and counting for North Melbourne after taking the bottom out approach and counting. I would not be surprised if we are not similar in 5 or 6 years time.

There are no guarantees if you have crap recruiters it wont matter where you finish of for how long.

At the end of the day all im saying is we need to be patient it will take longer than what people want or think.

It will take the best part of 5 seasons to get last years crop close to 100 games and in that 23 - 28 prime age bracket.

Unlike Hardwick in 2010 who had Rance Grimes Cotchin Martin Riewoldt edwards as a base who would drive the boat we have last years crop starting from scratch.

In a few years there will be no Prestia Probably Hopper Nankervis, Broad Vlastuin Lynch Taranto will be at the back end of his career.
There is not a lot in our current 23 - 28 age group we are building from scratch its not 2010 its more like 2006.

Let them get the list to a point of games and experience to where expectations should be looking success.

My view is while we are near the bottom go hell for leather in targeting as much of the best youth as possible and actually getting as many games into them as possible.

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Fixture discussion

« Last post by camboon on Today at 03:13:49 PM »

Opening round is a deceitful way of taking the opening game away from Us and Carlton imho.

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Today at 12:25:15 PM »

I don’t know how to post photos but rookie me central has some pretty great profiles of all the prospects around our picks with strengths, weaknesses, rating for each stat and how that ranks against the rest of the class.

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Today at 12:12:51 PM »

I just want us to take Robey and Taylor. Robey for all that he could become, and Taylor because of the way he moves. I've watched a bit of tape on him this week and he's a big jungle cat. Fast feet, explosive and I think he probably ends up a mid/utlity.

How is Taylor’s disposal?

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by Dusty3Peat on Today at 11:52:58 AM »

I just want us to take Robey and Taylor. Robey for all that he could become, and Taylor because of the way he moves. I've watched a bit of tape on him this week and he's a big jungle cat. Fast feet, explosive and I think he probably ends up a mid/utlity.

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Fixture discussion

« Last post by WilliamPowell on Today at 10:20:28 AM »

"Opening Round"....What a joke

Fans hate it, no one really wants it apart from the broadcasters but it remains

It's just like the stand rule... cany flick it because it would mean HQ stuffed up

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Richmond Rant / Re: Rookie Draft

« Last post by WilliamPowell on Today at 10:17:15 AM »

Been wanted Mutaz rookied for a while now.

Dunno about draft Taylor at P3-4, this guy looks like a very useful medium back.

They say El Nour is a chance every year. But so far he's been over looked time and time again which doesn't surprise me.

Will confess I'm not a fan. For every great act there are a multiple brain fades, lazy efforts or terrible decisions...

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Richmond Rant / Re: Jacob Blight [merged]

« Last post by WilliamPowell on Today at 10:14:53 AM »

What happened to a top4 side thinking he is worth a spot?

Still time for him to find a new AFL home....

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]

« Last post by WilliamPowell on Today at 10:14:27 AM »

Only 4 changes. Im honestly not surprised. This program is honestly amateurish. Not because of gender but because of the diabolical decisions that continue to be made by this wing of the club. 4 changes. My god.

Grace is not a perfect player but I'll die on the hill she fits in as a depth player in a top 4 side without blinking. At her age it's crazy to delist her, as I said if 10 go with her in a clean out I can accept a new era at the un with a heap of fresh players. But somehow. Same coach, same players minus the player who was rather by coaches as best player for Rich and the last 2 games ahead of Conti.. mind boggling.

I genuinely want the AFLW team to work and be successful but honestly there is only so much energy you can out towards supporting it when diabolically stupid decisions continue to be made and by people that simply don't seem qualified or experienced to do so.

Id welcome Grieves getting more opportunities, that can easily be done by playing behind Grace. We can simply rotate and modify roles without delisted our highest ranked players. Id consider that to be flexibly tactical coaching. Be interesting to see what that looks like one day for our AFLW side.

Excellent post TL.

But....

So far it is 5 outs

The 3 from yesterday who aren't being delisted but haven't been offered contracts

Plus, Hicks and Lavey

It will end up being 6 because despite yesterday's statement (spin) from the Club around Grace Egan if she doesn't get traded she isn't going to be offered another contact which means in this day and age she's likely going to be delisted

For me at least there are easily another 3 I'd cut but clearly as it stands right now that isn't going to happen