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Richmond Rant / Re: Pass mark for 2026?

« Last post by one-eyed on December 01, 2025, 12:10:37 AM »

Every AFL club’s early pass mark for 2026

Jack Jovanovski and Will Faulkner
Fox Sports
1st December 2025

RICHMOND

Pass mark: Win eight games

The Tigers outperformed external expectations in Adem Yze’s second season, winning five games after some audaciously claimed they’d go winless. It’s time to see if they can take the step with natural progression from their plethora of promising youngsters, with Sam Lalor, Jonty Faull and Taj Hotton at the forefront. Josh Smillie’s development is crucial after a tough rookie season, while Luke Trainor, Harry Armstrong and Tom Sims will also be expected to take another step. Key premiership veterans Toby Nankervis, Nick Vlastuin, Nathan Broad, Tom Lynch and Dion Prestia remain to guide those youngsters along, while coach Adem Yze has added two more years to his Tigers tenure. And it’s not as if Richmond lost much this off-season, with Tylar Young’s trade departure arguably leaving the biggest hole — and a tolerable one at that. Adding a few more wins to this year’s tally is a reasonable target.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2025-every-clubs-pass-mark-for-2026-season-trades-draft-analysis-predictions-finals-and-premiership-favourites/news-story/503744ed87559447559d4cf6c627400b

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Richmond Rant / Re: Best 23 in 2026?

« Last post by Dusty3Peat on November 30, 2025, 09:09:25 PM »

Looking at these best 23s makes you realise how much young talent we've brought in!

With them all growing together, it could be a sudden gelling and spike up the ladder scenario not too far down the track!

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by Dusty3Peat on November 30, 2025, 09:07:05 PM »

The two Sam's are obviously going to be great players (even though I was a bid Robey / Taylor combo fan), but I think Peucker might be a real surprise packet. The way our list boss talked about him on Tigercast makes it sound like he's got serious upside. Thinks he could be a Papley type at AFL level!

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Richmond Rant / Re: General preseason training discussion [merged]

« Last post by Hard Roar Tiger on November 30, 2025, 06:54:15 PM »

Spot on Damo. Your daughter must be getting excited!

My Mrs 
MRJ and Lynch

Shouts at the tv any time they get near it

Ha ha, love it tho 

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Richmond Rant / Re: General preseason training discussion [merged]

« Last post by Damo on November 30, 2025, 05:32:42 PM »

Spot on Damo. Your daughter must be getting excited!

My Mrs 
MRJ and Lynch

Shouts at the tv any time they get near it

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Richmond Rant / Re: Best 23 in 2026?

« Last post by Tigeritis™©® on November 30, 2025, 05:16:18 PM »

My opinion is we are missing opportunity to cement a regular defensive back and properly develop Gibcus as a defensive staple.

Balta as a mobile Ruck option is really the only option for him. As a very mobile ruck he can always help the defenders anytime and provide much needed aerial support around the ground  as we've been sadly lacking in that area.

As good as Nank has been I think he's way past it now and Balta is the perfect choice to provide relief and support and also be used as a backup either forward or back if ever required.

We need to look towards our future and establishing a solid back six now is crucial for development and future dominance.

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Richmond Rant / Re: How do we all rate our 2025 recruiting effort?

« Last post by one-eyed on November 30, 2025, 04:55:07 PM »

2025 AFL Draft Review: Richmond

Peter Williams
Rookie Me Central
November 30, 2025

ANOTHER couple of top 10 picks ensured Richmond was able to add more top-end talent to its young and developing list at this year’s AFL Draft. The Tigers selected three out of four South Australians in the haul, with speed and competitiveness a key trait in the haul.

DRAFT HAUL
NATIONAL DRAFT:
Pick 7. Sam Cumming
Pick 8. Sam Grlj
Pick 31. Zane Peucker
Pick 54. Noah Roberts-Thomson

Cumming has an untapped ceiling and boast some fantastic power as a half-forward or rolling into the midfield. His natural competitiveness comes to the fore and will work up and down the ground with some nice speed, while also being able to compete in the air. He is one to plonk at half-forward and let him go to work.

Grlj boasts some elite speed, and like Cumming has serious potential. The theme of ‘competitiveness’ will pop up across the board, and while not a massive accumulator, the Oakleigh Chargers midfielder-defender does offer linebreaking run and power. He is the more defensive version of Cumming, though both offer variations within their profiles.

Peucker is much the same with his elite speed and power on display, working hard in the front half of the ground. He might be a little longer to make his debut as he builds up his tank for AFL level, but the talented South Australian has plenty of hurt factor when he is on-song. His ability to hit the scoreboard and bring others into the game is what drew clubs to him.

Finally, a third South Australian in Roberts-Thomson is thrown into the mix, and like the others, has some nice wheels on him. He moves well and has terrific footy IQ, while also being clean around the coalface. He too can play forward or through the middle, and knows where the goals are too, averaging more than a goal per game from 23 touches and five marks in the SANFL Under 18s and was a nice value late selection.

GRADE: B+

Richmond was never going to lose with the picks it had, and clearly the Tigers wanted speed, power and competitiveness amongst its ranks. The quartet all offer variations of that, so the coaching group will be excited to see what they can offer next year and beyond. The two top 10 draftees should see action next year, with the other two likely to be a little longer, but anything is possible in the rebuild at Punt Road.

https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2025/11/30/2025-afl-draft-review-richmond/

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Richmond Rant / Re: General preseason training discussion [merged]

« Last post by one-eyed on November 30, 2025, 04:53:28 PM »

The [Friday] session went well in warm and humid conditions. The ball movement was clean, particularly from the 1 to 4 year players who make up the bulk of our list and have been training for a couple of weeks now. The coaches were happy with the session and the GPS numbers were at a level that a hill sprint session near town was not needed.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1936673/slowys-pre-season-camp-blog-day-3

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]

« Last post by WilliamPowell on November 30, 2025, 04:22:33 PM »

Richmond AFLW Assistant Coach and Operations Coordinator, Emma Grant, will depart the Club to spend more time with her young family.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1935041/thank-you-emma-grant

Shaun  Hampson has gone as well. Has taken up a development coaching role at N0rt's AFL program

Crickets form Richmond of course

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]

« Last post by WilliamPowell on November 30, 2025, 04:19:45 PM »

Watched Sheerin tear it up for Norf and all I could do was shake my head

How the stuff did we let her go and for a nothing pick in return

Came here to post the same thing. Traded one of the best players in the league to the best team in the league for a packet of chips. Go figure she just win bog in a grand final. Had years to run on her contract too…..

How’s the review coming along…….

She had 1 year to go but get your point

The Sheerin trade is the single biggest trade stuff up of the RFC. Not the women's side only but for  the entire club.

I've heard a lot of rumours as to why she suddenly wanted out after coming runner-up in the B&F. Her speech that night was not one of a person who wanted out. In the space of a week to 10 days something happened that led to Eilish wanting out.

The "Whys" now are irrelevant...

Because the bottom line is we trade our 2nd best player to the reigning premiers for pick 18. Pick 18. Then you look at our diabolical season and you realise what a loss she was...   

What a disgrace, what a joke

As for the review, have zero confidence in that now