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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]

« Last post by mightytiges on Today at 01:28:41 AM »

Wow.

Bang bang bang.

Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.

Great stuff.

Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.

It's a combination of both. Incompetency as well as cluelessness by whoever stupidly re-signed Ferguson. But finally now the right decision to sack him as well as Sheahan albeit far too late due to the previously forementioned incompetency and cluelessness of those in control of our AFLW program.

Ferguson should have been sacked at the very least 18 months ago if not earlier. His "gameplan" was so flawed it wasn't funny which is why he never coached us to a finals win. Plus, he was regularly outcoached on gameday even by newbie coaches of wooden spoon teams as illustrated in the first round of the previous AFLW season where we lost to Daisy Pearce coaching a bunch of teenage girls at West Coast. Think of our men's team's win over Carlton this year in reverse. It was embarrassing how hopeless a coach he was.

ps. Was it you HRT who called him a PE teacher? A very apt description. Ferguson was totally out of his depth as a coach.

In the end, we have sadly wasted the best years of Conti and Brennan just as we did with Richo in the 90s and 00s and for effectively the same reasons. An indictment on the Club that goes up to Board level given year after year at AGMs they would fail to address questions and concerns about our AFLW program.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game

« Last post by mightytiges on Today at 12:44:41 AM »

Alger   7 +
Balta   5
Clarke  4
Green  1 -
Lynch   8

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]

« Last post by Hard Roar Tiger on Yesterday at 11:18:27 PM »

Wow.

Bang bang bang.

Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.

Great stuff.

Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.

It was incompetent to keep him on when it seemed untenable.

Good decision to move him on. Shouldn't have extended.

I’d like them to reflect on that decision and make sure it’s never repeated.
A shocking decision which was not only patently obvious to everyone in its ineptitude but also cost us $ to pay him out.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game

« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 09:15:03 PM »

Alger   6
Balta   5
Clarke  4
Green  2 -
Lynch   8
Taranto 10 + and through

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]

« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 09:01:10 PM »

Can Eilish come back now the muppets have gone?

Let’s just offer the *checks notes* pick 18 that we got from them to get her back. How could they turn down such a lucrative offer for a player that just got best on ground in a grand final……

Doubt she'd want to come back and who could blame her

And I doubt pick 4 would get the deal done anyway.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]

« Last post by Simonator on Yesterday at 07:58:43 PM »

Had a dream Smillie played and dominated in the first pre season game.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]

« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 07:08:49 PM »

Wow.

Bang bang bang.

Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.

Great stuff.

Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.

It was incompetent to keep him on when it seemed untenable.

Good decision to move him on. Shouldn't have extended.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]

« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 06:15:28 PM »

Wow.

Bang bang bang.

Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.

Great stuff.

Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.

It was an incompetent decision that has now been rectified. The alternative of keeping him on is far far worse.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Best 23 in 2026?

« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 06:14:20 PM »

All this just because I didn’t have balta in my best 23 lol

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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 06:04:26 PM »

Yze to evolve ‘stoppage’ game

Head Coach Adem Yze has put strong emphasis on refining the side’s stoppage craft this Pre-Season.

By Henry Milic
Richmond FC website
Dec 5, 2025

Fresh off signing a two-year contract extension that secures his tenure at Tigerland until 2028, Coach Adem Yze has wasted no time sharpening his side’s ability around stoppage and contested ball work.

 Yze identified this as an area that needed improvement based on the 2025 season, and he is confident that he has the cattle to make it a damaging part of the side’s game.

“We want to play an exciting brand, like we always have at this Footy Club,” Yze told Richmond Media.

“You’re trying to score, and then you are trying to be defensively stable, and at the same time, be really potent around stoppage.

“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.”

Yze emphasised the importance of fast-tracking the development of Richmond’s young crop to ensure they can compete with the league’s best.

Excited by the potential of the young list, Yze aims to implement new ways to get the most out of his players, working closely with his coaching staff.

“Most years when the first-to-four-year players come in, you usually only have about 10 players. Right now, we have about 20-odd,” he said.

“It's pretty cool for our coaching staff, but at the same time, we need to change the way we are thinking and really double down on the development and the finer details of their execution.

“So, we went away as a coaching group and wanted to bring back something to our playing group that was fresh and vibrant, and just give them the opportunity to fast-track the development of their game, not just our system.”

After committing to Richmond for another two seasons, Yze said he was grateful for the opportunity to lead the Club and is optimistic for the future.

“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.”

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1939286/yze-to-evolve-stoppage-game