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Richmond Rant / Re: Pick 8: Sam Grlj
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Richmond Rant / Re: SSP
« Last post by Damo on November 27, 2025, 01:30:27 AM »Matt Priddis wasn’t drafted a few times
He seemed to go ok
He seemed to go ok
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond heading to Yarrawonga for Community Camp (Yarrawonga Chronicle)
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond's Northern Victoria Academy watch [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on November 27, 2025, 12:49:24 AM »RICHMOND
Retained: North-West Victoria (Bendigo)
Allocated: Eastern Metro (Monash Council, Rowville, Belgrave)
Reallocated: North-West Victoria (Bendigo) & Northern Victoria Corridor
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1457126/every-clubs-new-next-generation-academy-zone-confirmed-after-afl-review
Retained: North-West Victoria (Bendigo)
Allocated: Eastern Metro (Monash Council, Rowville, Belgrave)
Reallocated: North-West Victoria (Bendigo) & Northern Victoria Corridor
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1457126/every-clubs-new-next-generation-academy-zone-confirmed-after-afl-review
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Richmond Rant / Why there is so much confidence in Richmond (SEN)
« Last post by one-eyed on November 27, 2025, 12:46:21 AM »Why there is so much confidence in Richmond
By Andrew Slevison
SEN
26 Nov 2025
Richmond’s rebuild is tracking along as planned.
Earlier this week the Tigers locked head coach Adem Yze away until the end of 2028 on the back of a five-win 2025 campaign which surprised many.
In the wake of the three-premiership dynasty the Tigers lost a number of senior players in the 2024 trade period, including Shai Bolton, Daniel Rioli, Liam Baker and Jack Graham, but reloaded in what many consider to be a very strong draft.
First-round picks Sam Lalor, Josh Smillie, Taj Hotton, Jonty Faull, Luke Trainor and Harry Armstrong were added last yar, and have been joined by Sam Cumming and Sam Grlj who were selected with Picks 7 and 8 in last week’s draft.
Geelong premiership player Cam Mooney loves what the Tigs have done with their list strategy and believes they can bounce back quickly with all these talented youngsters at the forefront.
“What we saw last year with Richmond - don’t worry about where they’re at - they will bounce back,” Mooney said on SEN Breakfast.
“I loved when they traded on some of their older players and got their picks in. They knew it was a great daft, they got in some amazing kids and they’ve gone again this year. Let’s hope these kids are just as amazing.
“I think they’ll pop straight back up pretty quickly.”
Richmond president John O’Rourke was seemingly unhappy that a group of senior players departed late last year, but Mooney felt it was the best thing for the club to shed as it did.
He referenced the great Geelong draft hauls of 2001 and 2002 - including Jimmy Bartel, Gary Ablett Jnr, Steve Johnson, James Kelly, Andrew Mackie and Tom Lonergan - which helped the Cats win multiple flags.
“I was surprised at the time when the president (O’Rourke) was a little bit dirty about the players leaving,” he added.
“I thought that this was the best thing for the club. You’re going to bring in talent and that’s all you want to do right now. You’re down the bottom, you bring in as much talent as you can.
“We were lucky enough to do that at Geelong in the early 2000s and brought in half a premiership team in two drafts. This is what you’ve got to do.
“I am so confident with Richmond jumping back up the ladder in the next few years.”
Regarding Yze’s two-year extension, SEN co-host Sam Edmund feels it is the right move by the Tigers given they’ve already come a fair way under his tutelage.
He is also a fan of the CEO, Shane Dunne, and how the list has been built over the last few off-seasons.
“If you like your guy and you think he’s your guy then you back him in,” he said.
“They’ve assembled so much young talent over two years now that you keep a guy with the sound development record at the helm and you come through together if you can.
“Two wins in year one and 2024 was tough, a changing of the guard. Five wins this year with clear improvement.
“The CEO Shane Dunne I like the look of, high-functioning, driven and they’ve clearly got a great list management and recruiting team.
“The planets aligned to a degree, they had that exodus of established talent in the same year the draft was as strong as it’s been in a long time.”
The Tigers have had 15 debutants in two seasons under Yze and currently have 26 players on the list aged 23 or under.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/11/26/afl-news-2025-richmond-draft-haul-cam-mooney-sen
By Andrew Slevison
SEN
26 Nov 2025
Richmond’s rebuild is tracking along as planned.
Earlier this week the Tigers locked head coach Adem Yze away until the end of 2028 on the back of a five-win 2025 campaign which surprised many.
In the wake of the three-premiership dynasty the Tigers lost a number of senior players in the 2024 trade period, including Shai Bolton, Daniel Rioli, Liam Baker and Jack Graham, but reloaded in what many consider to be a very strong draft.
First-round picks Sam Lalor, Josh Smillie, Taj Hotton, Jonty Faull, Luke Trainor and Harry Armstrong were added last yar, and have been joined by Sam Cumming and Sam Grlj who were selected with Picks 7 and 8 in last week’s draft.
Geelong premiership player Cam Mooney loves what the Tigs have done with their list strategy and believes they can bounce back quickly with all these talented youngsters at the forefront.
“What we saw last year with Richmond - don’t worry about where they’re at - they will bounce back,” Mooney said on SEN Breakfast.
“I loved when they traded on some of their older players and got their picks in. They knew it was a great daft, they got in some amazing kids and they’ve gone again this year. Let’s hope these kids are just as amazing.
“I think they’ll pop straight back up pretty quickly.”
Richmond president John O’Rourke was seemingly unhappy that a group of senior players departed late last year, but Mooney felt it was the best thing for the club to shed as it did.
He referenced the great Geelong draft hauls of 2001 and 2002 - including Jimmy Bartel, Gary Ablett Jnr, Steve Johnson, James Kelly, Andrew Mackie and Tom Lonergan - which helped the Cats win multiple flags.
“I was surprised at the time when the president (O’Rourke) was a little bit dirty about the players leaving,” he added.
“I thought that this was the best thing for the club. You’re going to bring in talent and that’s all you want to do right now. You’re down the bottom, you bring in as much talent as you can.
“We were lucky enough to do that at Geelong in the early 2000s and brought in half a premiership team in two drafts. This is what you’ve got to do.
“I am so confident with Richmond jumping back up the ladder in the next few years.”
Regarding Yze’s two-year extension, SEN co-host Sam Edmund feels it is the right move by the Tigers given they’ve already come a fair way under his tutelage.
He is also a fan of the CEO, Shane Dunne, and how the list has been built over the last few off-seasons.
“If you like your guy and you think he’s your guy then you back him in,” he said.
“They’ve assembled so much young talent over two years now that you keep a guy with the sound development record at the helm and you come through together if you can.
“Two wins in year one and 2024 was tough, a changing of the guard. Five wins this year with clear improvement.
“The CEO Shane Dunne I like the look of, high-functioning, driven and they’ve clearly got a great list management and recruiting team.
“The planets aligned to a degree, they had that exodus of established talent in the same year the draft was as strong as it’s been in a long time.”
The Tigers have had 15 debutants in two seasons under Yze and currently have 26 players on the list aged 23 or under.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/11/26/afl-news-2025-richmond-draft-haul-cam-mooney-sen
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Richmond Rant / Re: Sam Lalor [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on November 27, 2025, 12:44:47 AM »SEN Breakfast’s Sam Edmund and Cam Mooney were given the task to come up with a list of potential breakout players for next year.
The boys tried to keep it to players who have played less than 50 AFL games with some exceptions.
Sam Lalor (Richmond)
Edmund: “11 games last season before injury hit.
“Looks like he has trained harder over the off-season. He’s got that No.4 aura now, don’t forget.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/11/25/afl-2025-breakout-payers-for-2026-calsher-dear-harley-reid-dan-curtin
The boys tried to keep it to players who have played less than 50 AFL games with some exceptions.
Sam Lalor (Richmond)
Edmund: “11 games last season before injury hit.
“Looks like he has trained harder over the off-season. He’s got that No.4 aura now, don’t forget.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/11/25/afl-2025-breakout-payers-for-2026-calsher-dear-harley-reid-dan-curtin
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Richmond Rant / Re: RFC recruiting boss Rhy Gieschen post-draft interviews [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on November 27, 2025, 12:43:09 AM »Tigers address need for speed
Rhy Gieschen explains Richmond's focus on pace this off-season.
By Henry Milic
RFC website
Nov 26, 2025
Richmond National Recruiting Manager, Rhy Gieschen, believes this year’s recruits are set to address the Tigers' 'need for speed' heading into the 2026 season.
Having acquired four youngsters (Sam Cumming, Sam Grlj, Zane Peucker, Noah Roberts-Thomson) in the National Draft, along with Patrick Retschko in the trade period, Gieschen is confident Richmond has added run and explosiveness to the list.
“We are in a blessed position by taking the eight players we did in last year’s draft – we were able to weigh up what our list needed a little bit more,” Gieschen told Matthew Richardson on a special draft edition of Talking Tigers.
“There were players that we moved towards the top of that list because of that.
“Sam Grlj is one where we needed speed, run, rebound, and he gives that real point of difference with that.
“When I came to draft night, he was one that was at the top of our board, and we were really lucky to be able to take him.”
Gieschen highlighted the Tigers’ back and forward line depth, noting that the 2024 draft brought versatile talent across both ends of the ground.
Due to the strong tall stocks, the focus then shifted to adding run and speed.
“Blair (Hartley) and I walked away from last year’s draft and loved the crop that we had, but we looked at each other and said that it is time to bring in some speed and some outside run,” Gieschen said.
“We felt like we got that nucleus and spine settled and sorted with Noah Balta, Josh Gibcus, Ben Miller is playing really well, Campbell Gray we think can come on, and our key backs are going really well.
“We picked up the key three forwards in last year’s draft, plus Liam Fawcett, who I think can play some really good footy for us.
“So, we did have some positional needs that we were keen to address with some outside speed."
The hard-running wingman Retschko has already impressed since joining Richmond, recording the fastest time in the team’s pre-season Bronco Test.
“He was a really high talent at 16 and did his ACL that year in 2022, so I remember watching in 2023, he was a bottom ager when he came back and had some really strong form for Oakleigh,” Gieschen said.
“His top age year last year was strong, he played Vic Metro, he played wing, and he used to run these 2km time trials in his warm-up before the game.
“We had our Bronco test (Monday), and he won it, which is a really strong start to his pre-season.
“We clearly needed some run and some outside running power, and he fitted that need well for us.”
Above all else, speed and football talent included, comes character.
Gieschen is confident that this year’s recruits embody the qualities needed to become great Richmond men.
“With our ratings, it takes into account everything, and character is certainly one of the traits that we have as the highest,” he said.
“That is probably one of the pleasing things when we walked away this year, we can go to sleep at night knowing that we have four really strong characters.
“Guys who will come over, do all the work and connect with the boys, so it is really high on our priority list.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1935557/tigers-address-need-for-speed
Rhy Gieschen explains Richmond's focus on pace this off-season.
By Henry Milic
RFC website
Nov 26, 2025
Richmond National Recruiting Manager, Rhy Gieschen, believes this year’s recruits are set to address the Tigers' 'need for speed' heading into the 2026 season.
Having acquired four youngsters (Sam Cumming, Sam Grlj, Zane Peucker, Noah Roberts-Thomson) in the National Draft, along with Patrick Retschko in the trade period, Gieschen is confident Richmond has added run and explosiveness to the list.
“We are in a blessed position by taking the eight players we did in last year’s draft – we were able to weigh up what our list needed a little bit more,” Gieschen told Matthew Richardson on a special draft edition of Talking Tigers.
“There were players that we moved towards the top of that list because of that.
“Sam Grlj is one where we needed speed, run, rebound, and he gives that real point of difference with that.
“When I came to draft night, he was one that was at the top of our board, and we were really lucky to be able to take him.”
Gieschen highlighted the Tigers’ back and forward line depth, noting that the 2024 draft brought versatile talent across both ends of the ground.
Due to the strong tall stocks, the focus then shifted to adding run and speed.
“Blair (Hartley) and I walked away from last year’s draft and loved the crop that we had, but we looked at each other and said that it is time to bring in some speed and some outside run,” Gieschen said.
“We felt like we got that nucleus and spine settled and sorted with Noah Balta, Josh Gibcus, Ben Miller is playing really well, Campbell Gray we think can come on, and our key backs are going really well.
“We picked up the key three forwards in last year’s draft, plus Liam Fawcett, who I think can play some really good footy for us.
“So, we did have some positional needs that we were keen to address with some outside speed."
The hard-running wingman Retschko has already impressed since joining Richmond, recording the fastest time in the team’s pre-season Bronco Test.
“He was a really high talent at 16 and did his ACL that year in 2022, so I remember watching in 2023, he was a bottom ager when he came back and had some really strong form for Oakleigh,” Gieschen said.
“His top age year last year was strong, he played Vic Metro, he played wing, and he used to run these 2km time trials in his warm-up before the game.
“We had our Bronco test (Monday), and he won it, which is a really strong start to his pre-season.
“We clearly needed some run and some outside running power, and he fitted that need well for us.”
Above all else, speed and football talent included, comes character.
Gieschen is confident that this year’s recruits embody the qualities needed to become great Richmond men.
“With our ratings, it takes into account everything, and character is certainly one of the traits that we have as the highest,” he said.
“That is probably one of the pleasing things when we walked away this year, we can go to sleep at night knowing that we have four really strong characters.
“Guys who will come over, do all the work and connect with the boys, so it is really high on our priority list.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1935557/tigers-address-need-for-speed
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Richmond Rant / Re: Luke Trainor [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on November 27, 2025, 12:41:20 AM »Trade steals and draft gems: The recruit your AFL team nailed for 2025
Patrick Parnell
zerohanger.com
26 Nov 2025
This isn't a ranking of your club's best-performed recruit, but instead a player that outperformed what your club paid to get them - a player who addressed a list need, had an impact and played an important role in your team's system. Here's one recruit each AFL club nailed.
Richmond - Luke Trainor
Entering the 2024 National Draft with a staggering six first-round picks, the Tigers settled on Trainor as their fifth selection at Pick 21. Trainor was considered arguably the best key defender in his draft pool.
A key position prospect having played at both ends of the ground as a junior, Trainor would have been forgiven for taking time to find his feet at the highest level. But it wasn't required, as Trainor went on to debut in Round 1 against Carlton, playing 21 games for the season, mostly in defence.
The young defender was often tasked with difficult matchups while also demonstrating his intercept ability. His best game of the season came in Richmond's loss to Fremantle in Round 5 when he accumulated 22 disposals and 10 marks.
Trainor looks to be a vital part of Richmond's rebuild.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/trade-steals-and-draft-gems-the-recruit-your-afl-team-nailed-for-2025/ar-AA1R58Vb
Patrick Parnell
zerohanger.com
26 Nov 2025
This isn't a ranking of your club's best-performed recruit, but instead a player that outperformed what your club paid to get them - a player who addressed a list need, had an impact and played an important role in your team's system. Here's one recruit each AFL club nailed.
Richmond - Luke Trainor
Entering the 2024 National Draft with a staggering six first-round picks, the Tigers settled on Trainor as their fifth selection at Pick 21. Trainor was considered arguably the best key defender in his draft pool.
A key position prospect having played at both ends of the ground as a junior, Trainor would have been forgiven for taking time to find his feet at the highest level. But it wasn't required, as Trainor went on to debut in Round 1 against Carlton, playing 21 games for the season, mostly in defence.
The young defender was often tasked with difficult matchups while also demonstrating his intercept ability. His best game of the season came in Richmond's loss to Fremantle in Round 5 when he accumulated 22 disposals and 10 marks.
Trainor looks to be a vital part of Richmond's rebuild.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/trade-steals-and-draft-gems-the-recruit-your-afl-team-nailed-for-2025/ar-AA1R58Vb
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Richmond Rant / Re: SSP
« Last post by ajGreen on November 26, 2025, 11:14:02 PM »1. Nank
Hopefully a couple seasons left.
2. Sims.
3. Hayes-Brown
Getting better. 63 hit-outs one vfl game, others 40+
4. Ryan.
Obviously limited but as fine the 4th ruck for one more year.
Fawcett. Lefau break glass emergency options. I don't see the point of another stop gap ruck ahead of a kid with upside.
All that said they prob take Burton.
Nank established but ageing and gets quite beat up most years.
The idea that our #2 ruck is a teenager with 1 year under his belt and coming off surgery is concerning.
OHB untried at AFL level altogether.
Ryan with clear deficiencies and not looking promising at all.
Fawcett in the ruck?
Lefau also coming off another injury-riddled year.
I don't agree that we're set to go or that an 18yo undrafted kid is the answer for the medium term. We would definitely benefit from having a bloke aged 23-28 on the list with some proper ruck experience.
The bookmakers have Richmond finishing last.
What is the point of a 28 year old state league ruck currently?
The point is to remain competitive, try to win games, protect the kids (so Sims isn't #1 ruck if Nank goes down) and build a culture of success.
And to accommodate this mature ruckman who would be potentially a slight upgrade on Ryan and OHB. You would overlook a promising 18 year old in a season where the entire football world has Richmond finishing bottom 2? With the position the playing list is currently in...
Well I worry about these organisations you are hiring hundreds of people for.
No need to be a wanker with the snide remarks tyvm.
We just don't agree.
You think highly enough of Ryan and OHB to be confident in our stocks, yet nobody else seems to. We don't need a gun, just someone mature to fill in for Nank if required, without fielding a pack of anaemic teenagers who will get snapped in half.
As for the kid...fmd he wasn't drafted, wasn't rookied... Must be real promising.
Well mr people and culture.
There are kids that are overlooked that are real promising. There are always picketts and stacks to be found. Grimes and bakers.
He is an 18 year old ruck prospect. Imagine having the audaciously to doubt his ceiling when you have never seen him play.
List spots are very valuable. We are starting essentially a rebuild everything is important now.
We may not agree but one of us is prob wrong.
The Richmond tigers football club may pick a scott or someone else but so far it seems they agree. As they are the only two players invited.
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Richmond Rant / Re: SSP
« Last post by Andyy on November 26, 2025, 10:52:02 PM »1. Nank
Hopefully a couple seasons left.
2. Sims.
3. Hayes-Brown
Getting better. 63 hit-outs one vfl game, others 40+
4. Ryan.
Obviously limited but as fine the 4th ruck for one more year.
Fawcett. Lefau break glass emergency options. I don't see the point of another stop gap ruck ahead of a kid with upside.
All that said they prob take Burton.
Nank established but ageing and gets quite beat up most years.
The idea that our #2 ruck is a teenager with 1 year under his belt and coming off surgery is concerning.
OHB untried at AFL level altogether.
Ryan with clear deficiencies and not looking promising at all.
Fawcett in the ruck?
Lefau also coming off another injury-riddled year.
I don't agree that we're set to go or that an 18yo undrafted kid is the answer for the medium term. We would definitely benefit from having a bloke aged 23-28 on the list with some proper ruck experience.
The bookmakers have Richmond finishing last.
What is the point of a 28 year old state league ruck currently?
The point is to remain competitive, try to win games, protect the kids (so Sims isn't #1 ruck if Nank goes down) and build a culture of success.
And to accommodate this mature ruckman who would be potentially a slight upgrade on Ryan and OHB. You would overlook a promising 18 year old in a season where the entire football world has Richmond finishing bottom 2? With the position the playing list is currently in...
Well I worry about these organisations you are hiring hundreds of people for.
No need to be a wanker with the snide remarks tyvm.
We just don't agree.
You think highly enough of Ryan and OHB to be confident in our stocks, yet nobody else seems to. We don't need a gun, just someone mature to fill in for Nank if required, without fielding a pack of anaemic teenagers who will get snapped in half.
As for the kid...fmd he wasn't drafted, wasn't rookied... Must be real promising.
