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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on February 09, 2026, 11:40:27 PM »"100-something days off and train for 24."
Adem Yze doesn't think he gets enough time with his players during the pre-season.
#AFL | @SENBreakfast
https://x.com/i/status/2020652616288547175
“It isn’t long enough”: Tigers coach slams short pre-season, urges for greater access to players
“We’re not even allowed to send out information… our hands are tied until they walk in the building.”
Hayden Farquhar
Zero Hanger
February 9, 2026
Richmond Tigers senior coach Adem Yze has expressed his frustrations with the AFL's pre-season structure, believing AFL coaches are not able to access their players well enough ahead of a new season.
Currently, AFL clubs have players return to pre-season training around mid-to-late November, with first to fourth year players typically beginning their build into the new year a week or two before their more senior counterparts.
When quizzed by SEN Breakfast's Kane Cornes on the challenges of the shortened pre-seasons, Yze was quick to highlight the difficulties the significant time off presents, particularly for his young and inexperienced playing list.
"You're reading my mind. There's no doubt, to be brutally honest, that if you're a developing team, three or four weeks before Christmas isn't long enough," Yze said.
"We were quite fortunate that we got the majority of our players back mid-November. The majority of our list is that younger group, so we had 20-odd players training around that time.
"In saying that, the argument around first to fourth year players [starting earlier] and the five-seasons plus players starting on November 24 [doesn't make sense].
"Some of those five-plus-year players haven't really established themselves yet in the AFL. I don't know if it should be amount of time or should be amount of games that you have played that determines if you get a longer break.
"We're forever trying to access our players - if it was mid-November, then everyone could start based on when the players wanted to. I think it would be a lot easier."
Yze's biggest frustration was his inability to contact his players during their period of leave of "100-something days" with educational information regarding team systems and play style.
Entering his third year at the helm of the Tigers, Yze accepted that the CBA aims to minimise the over-training of players, but stressed that his side would come into the pre-season block at peak fitness regardless, and that is not his primary concern with the limited pre-season schedule.
"Originally, when it came in, it was based around the CBA, which is okay, we've got to look after our players and make sure they're not training too hard," Yze said.
"But we can't have access to them even with education; we can't even send things out to them.
"During their off-season, they train really hard, so they come back fit. They can run, lift weights, but when you've got a young list, you want to be able to educate and fast-track the development of their brains. If we can't do that, and we're not allowed to send out information, our hands are tied until they walk in the building.
"We're a developing club. To educate your players, you need time, so to have just three and a half weeks before Christmas and then another three weeks off over Christmas. I spoke to our players before they went away, and from the first day of their leave to January 8, they were going to have 100-something days off and train for 24."
Yze's solution to the issue is a simple one, but he admitted it would need to be signed off on by multiple parties.
"It's a coaches association and a players association issue," Yze said.
"Whether there's a slight adjustment about when we can send information out and start fast tracking their education around game style, even if that was a variation we could bring in for the younger teams, that would be handy."
https://www.zerohanger.com/it-isnt-long-enough-tigers-coach-slams-short-pre-season-urges-for-greater-access-to-players-172739/
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Richmond Rant / Re: Dion Prestia & Steven May charged by police [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on February 09, 2026, 11:37:08 PM »Adem Yze defends Dion Prestia and warns players they ‘can’t hide’
Richmond coach Adem Yze has backed midfielder Dion Prestia’s while delivering a blunt warning to players about living under constant public scrutiny.
Tyler Lewis
News Corp
February 9, 2026
Richmond coach Adem Yze is standing by star player Dion Prestia who is facing charges over a pub brawl, alongside Steven May.
Prestia and the Melbourne defender are back in court on February 20, challenging a charge after an alleged fight at a Mornington Peninsula pub in December 2024.
The decorated Richmond midfielder has maintained his innocence and he was supported by his coach on Monday.
“Like I said, it’s before the courts and can’t really say a lot about it,” Yze said.
Prestia had been charged with recklessly causing serious injury, but he remained adamant he wasn’t involved.
It’s the second court incident involving a Richmond player in the past 12 months after Noah Balta was also charged with assault.
Balta was banned for six games and issued a curfew, which prevented him from playing some night matches.
Yze said he reminded his players about the spotlight that is attached to being an AFL player.
In a blunt assessment, Yze labelled any player who thought they could escape public attention was kidding themselves.
“We’ve got a really young list that is really influenced by those sorts of things,” he said.
“I was really open with the way we went about that and me being a senior coach, it’s exactly the same thing.
“You understand that the spotlight is on, you’re playing AFL footy and there’s a lot of media, so if you’re feeling like you can do what you’re going to do at a nightclub or walk around at Chaddy (Chadstone Shopping Centre) and you feel like you can put a hoodie on (or) put a hat on and hide, you’re kidding yourself.
“I spoke to the boys (and said) ‘You may as well be going out in a pub in Richmond with your footy boots on, your socks on, your full kit on because that’s what it’s like – you can’t hide’.
“We’d love to be able to but that’s just the life we live in, so we’ve been really clear on our expectation, you’re wearing our logo, if you’re doing anything that’s going to jeopardise that, you’re going to be punished.”
https://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/adem-yze-defends-dion-prestia-and-warns-players-they-cant-hide/news-story/776b754ab9a76287028af70ac300f988
Richmond coach Adem Yze has backed midfielder Dion Prestia’s while delivering a blunt warning to players about living under constant public scrutiny.
Tyler Lewis
News Corp
February 9, 2026
Richmond coach Adem Yze is standing by star player Dion Prestia who is facing charges over a pub brawl, alongside Steven May.
Prestia and the Melbourne defender are back in court on February 20, challenging a charge after an alleged fight at a Mornington Peninsula pub in December 2024.
The decorated Richmond midfielder has maintained his innocence and he was supported by his coach on Monday.
“Like I said, it’s before the courts and can’t really say a lot about it,” Yze said.
Prestia had been charged with recklessly causing serious injury, but he remained adamant he wasn’t involved.
It’s the second court incident involving a Richmond player in the past 12 months after Noah Balta was also charged with assault.
Balta was banned for six games and issued a curfew, which prevented him from playing some night matches.
Yze said he reminded his players about the spotlight that is attached to being an AFL player.
In a blunt assessment, Yze labelled any player who thought they could escape public attention was kidding themselves.
“We’ve got a really young list that is really influenced by those sorts of things,” he said.
“I was really open with the way we went about that and me being a senior coach, it’s exactly the same thing.
“You understand that the spotlight is on, you’re playing AFL footy and there’s a lot of media, so if you’re feeling like you can do what you’re going to do at a nightclub or walk around at Chaddy (Chadstone Shopping Centre) and you feel like you can put a hoodie on (or) put a hat on and hide, you’re kidding yourself.
“I spoke to the boys (and said) ‘You may as well be going out in a pub in Richmond with your footy boots on, your socks on, your full kit on because that’s what it’s like – you can’t hide’.
“We’d love to be able to but that’s just the life we live in, so we’ve been really clear on our expectation, you’re wearing our logo, if you’re doing anything that’s going to jeopardise that, you’re going to be punished.”
https://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/adem-yze-defends-dion-prestia-and-warns-players-they-cant-hide/news-story/776b754ab9a76287028af70ac300f988
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Richmond Rant / Re: Tom Lynch [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on February 09, 2026, 11:25:22 PM »Per News Corp, [Josh] Kelly and Richmond veteran Tom Lynch were the two players to clear the $1.6 million mark last year.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/wnba/afl-s-rich-list-revealed-as-million-dollar-club-more-than-doubles-in-size/ar-AA1VWuxF
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/wnba/afl-s-rich-list-revealed-as-million-dollar-club-more-than-doubles-in-size/ar-AA1VWuxF
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Richmond Rant / Re: Ivan Soldo traded to Port [merged]
« Last post by Tiger Khosh on February 09, 2026, 10:36:26 PM »He’s out of contract at the end of the year. Rekn that might be it for him.
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View from the Outer / Re: State of Origin [merged]
« Last post by WilliamPowell on February 09, 2026, 09:32:45 PM »Sorry but my care factor for this gimmick game is ZERO
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2026 Membership - Join the Journey
« Last post by WilliamPowell on February 09, 2026, 09:31:46 PM »I will confess I get a bit frustrated with these special deals to get people to joing or renew
They've got some other thing going called postcode bingo that is another incentive to get people to renew and sign up...
Just seems to me that they take people who renew and year after year get forgotten and taken for granted
Just reckon it's poor form
They've got some other thing going called postcode bingo that is another incentive to get people to renew and sign up...
Just seems to me that they take people who renew and year after year get forgotten and taken for granted
Just reckon it's poor form
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond vs Carlton @ the MCG --- Round 1, 2026
« Last post by WilliamPowell on February 09, 2026, 09:27:37 PM »How have the AFL not confirmed sales date for round 1 tickets???
Someone on reddit posted that they would go on sale 11th of Feb but I found it hard to believe it wouldn’t have been officially announced by now if that were the case.
They haven't announced it
Silly State of Origin is their focus at the moment
Reckon they will announce it next Monday
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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
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