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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on January 29, 2026, 02:54:59 PM »From the RFC website:
As the side prepares for its first practice match against the Bombers on February 20, training has ramped up with an increased focus on match simulations.
Yze said he is looking forward to seeing the group test itself against opposition for the first time in 2026.
“Our players understand that they are playing against their teammates and they don’t want to kill each other out on the training track, but at the same time they need to hit bodies and be ready to play,” Yze said.
“We are always balancing that, and our coaches are really smart with that, with the drills that we are putting them through.
“On Friday, we will up the ante again. We will play three quarters of high-intensity footy against each other, and we need to be ready against the Bombers in a couple of weeks.”
Richmond will meet Essendon on Friday, February 20, at the NEC Hangar in Tullamarine.
Yze expressed how pleased he is to see how well the five new additions - Sam Cumming, Sam Grlj, Zane Peucker, Noah Roberts-Thomson and Patrick Retschko - have integrated into the playing group, with many of them already making a strong case for Round 1 selection.
“They have been really impressive,” Yze said.
“We had two really early picks in Sam Grlj and Sam Cumming, and obviously, they are high-end talents, and they are showing that already at training.
“All of the boys who have walked in, Peucker, Noah Roberts-Thomson, and obviously Patty Retschko has been in the system for 12 months. They are all talented kids, and they are all showing some things.
“Hopefully you will see them in those early games as well. We want to expose those types of players and that youth really early, and hopefully we see some exposure against Essendon and Melbourne, and a few of them might put their hand up for Round 1, which would be nice.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1947980/yze-provides-updates-on-smillie-and-draftees
As the side prepares for its first practice match against the Bombers on February 20, training has ramped up with an increased focus on match simulations.
Yze said he is looking forward to seeing the group test itself against opposition for the first time in 2026.
“Our players understand that they are playing against their teammates and they don’t want to kill each other out on the training track, but at the same time they need to hit bodies and be ready to play,” Yze said.
“We are always balancing that, and our coaches are really smart with that, with the drills that we are putting them through.
“On Friday, we will up the ante again. We will play three quarters of high-intensity footy against each other, and we need to be ready against the Bombers in a couple of weeks.”
Richmond will meet Essendon on Friday, February 20, at the NEC Hangar in Tullamarine.
Yze expressed how pleased he is to see how well the five new additions - Sam Cumming, Sam Grlj, Zane Peucker, Noah Roberts-Thomson and Patrick Retschko - have integrated into the playing group, with many of them already making a strong case for Round 1 selection.
“They have been really impressive,” Yze said.
“We had two really early picks in Sam Grlj and Sam Cumming, and obviously, they are high-end talents, and they are showing that already at training.
“All of the boys who have walked in, Peucker, Noah Roberts-Thomson, and obviously Patty Retschko has been in the system for 12 months. They are all talented kids, and they are all showing some things.
“Hopefully you will see them in those early games as well. We want to expose those types of players and that youth really early, and hopefully we see some exposure against Essendon and Melbourne, and a few of them might put their hand up for Round 1, which would be nice.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1947980/yze-provides-updates-on-smillie-and-draftees
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