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Richmond Rant / Re: Tigers to Tassie
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 10:00:57 PM »Book your flights ASAP after fixture comes out otherwise you'll be paying $600 + return
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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 09:40:01 PM »Did this happen today or is this something that's happened when he's been doing extras during the off season?
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Richmond Rant / Re: Tigers to Tassie
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 09:38:16 PM »
You reckon Hawks isn’t as good as ours or the same?
Might want to have a relook at what they are building.
On the subject of “a deal” being done. The AFL have no credibility in keeping to their word. They flip flop with the best of them.
Let's see...
Dingley has a MCG size field, admin facilities, a pool and in indoor training sports hall. It also has "community facilities". Currently they are fundraising via selling seats in the new stand for $600. They will play "most" of their AFLW games there but not VFL games because of their alignment with Box Hill
After we finish we will have a MCG size ground, a new state of the art stand, new admin facilities, a new pool, new facilities for our AFLW players, new facilite for our community programs (KGI, BH Foundation etc). Undercover car parking for over 200 cars.
We will play our AFLW &VFL games at our home and finally fans will proper amenities, brilliant amenities
And above everything we stay in Richmond our home. We are not moving 30, 40, 50 kms away
End of the day I suppose it depends on how you value things and what you value
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Richmond Rant / Re: Tigers to Tassie
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 08:29:32 PM »Why do Richmond have a home game at docklands anyway?
Because all MCG tenants have to play home games at Marvel to ensure the AFL ,ears some stupid contract...has been like that since the dump was built
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Fixture discussion
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 08:21:01 PM »League makes big change to weighted rule ahead of fixture reveal
Teams can play up to four other teams in their ladder range, previously three, from next season
By Callum Twomey
Nov 10, 2025, 3:28 pm
THE AFL has made a key change to its fixture build, with the League updating its 'weighted rule' and lifting how many double-up games can be played by a team against a fellow club in its ladder range.
Under the League's three-way split of the ladder – the top six teams, the middle six and the bottom six – the AFL uses the weighted rule to determine 'double-up' games.
In 2025 the clubs could play either two or three of their own group twice, and one or two clubs in the other groups.
However the League has made a change to its weighted rule, with the update seeing teams being able to play up to four of their own group as double up games rather than three.
Because of the addition of Opening Round, Gather Round and increased club requests for marquee slots and fixtures, the League's scheduling team has made the move to add more flexibility to the fixture.
Theoretically the ability to play an extra team within a club's group could make it harder for a team with a 'tough' draw that finished inside the top-six on the ladder to repeat those efforts.
Two teams that finished in the top rungs of the ladder will be hit with the four-club double-up under the amended rules in 2026.
Brisbane started last season as the reigning premiers and had three double-up games against fellow top-six clubs, but by the end of the Lions' back-to-back flag campaign they had actually faced four top-six clubs on last year's ladder – making it clearly the toughest fixture of any team.
The Lions also had no double up games against any bottom-six teams under how the fixture ended up playing out.
The League will announce its full fixture for 2026 on Thursday
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1452102/league-makes-big-change-to-weighted-rule-ahead-of-fixture-reveal
Teams can play up to four other teams in their ladder range, previously three, from next season
By Callum Twomey
Nov 10, 2025, 3:28 pm
THE AFL has made a key change to its fixture build, with the League updating its 'weighted rule' and lifting how many double-up games can be played by a team against a fellow club in its ladder range.
Under the League's three-way split of the ladder – the top six teams, the middle six and the bottom six – the AFL uses the weighted rule to determine 'double-up' games.
In 2025 the clubs could play either two or three of their own group twice, and one or two clubs in the other groups.
However the League has made a change to its weighted rule, with the update seeing teams being able to play up to four of their own group as double up games rather than three.
Because of the addition of Opening Round, Gather Round and increased club requests for marquee slots and fixtures, the League's scheduling team has made the move to add more flexibility to the fixture.
Theoretically the ability to play an extra team within a club's group could make it harder for a team with a 'tough' draw that finished inside the top-six on the ladder to repeat those efforts.
Two teams that finished in the top rungs of the ladder will be hit with the four-club double-up under the amended rules in 2026.
Brisbane started last season as the reigning premiers and had three double-up games against fellow top-six clubs, but by the end of the Lions' back-to-back flag campaign they had actually faced four top-six clubs on last year's ladder – making it clearly the toughest fixture of any team.
The Lions also had no double up games against any bottom-six teams under how the fixture ended up playing out.
The League will announce its full fixture for 2026 on Thursday
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1452102/league-makes-big-change-to-weighted-rule-ahead-of-fixture-reveal
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft
« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 07:59:02 PM »Sounds like smillie is cooked.
Need to take Robey and sharp.
That’s a massive leap, however it is just another small example of how silly it would be to draft for “need” in year 2 of a rebuild rather than just taking the best available talent.
Hoping for Robey and Sharp too.
Might be an emotional overreaction but I don't think it's massive.
Missed u18 games with injury.
Cooked for entire 1st season.
Similar injury before Xmas preseason.
It's not tracking great as much as I hope he plays 350 games and wins 6 flags.
If smillie comes good sharp and smillie night be a bit clunky but that's a problem for tomorrow.
Agree with your last sentence X 10000000
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft
« Last post by ajGreen on Yesterday at 07:49:08 PM »Sounds like smillie is cooked.
Need to take Robey and sharp.
That’s a massive leap, however it is just another small example of how silly it would be to draft for “need” in year 2 of a rebuild rather than just taking the best available talent.
Hoping for Robey and Sharp too.
Might be an emotional overreaction but I don't think it's massive.
Missed u18 games with injury.
Cooked for entire 1st season.
Similar injury before Xmas preseason.
It's not tracking great as much as I hope he plays 350 games and wins 6 flags.
If smillie comes good sharp and smillie night be a bit clunky but that's a problem for tomorrow.
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft
« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 07:32:51 PM »Sounds like smillie is cooked.
Need to take Robey and sharp.
That’s a massive leap, however it is just another small example of how silly it would be to draft for “need” in year 2 of a rebuild rather than just taking the best available talent.
Hoping for Robey and Sharp too.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]
« Last post by Buddysucks on Yesterday at 06:52:38 PM »Everyone agrees that KPPs take longer to develop because of their size. I’d put a 195+ cm mid in the same category. His body will come good.
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Fixture discussion
« Last post by Go Richo 12 on Yesterday at 06:39:54 PM »Whatever extra revenue is raised by this farcical idea should go directly to grassroots football leagues.
