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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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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on January 29, 2026, 02:52:13 PM »Yze provides update on Smillie
By Henry Milic
Richmond Media
Jan 29, 2026
Richmond coach Adem Yze gave an update on Josh Smillie’s return to full training during the Club's Annual General Meeting on Wednesday night.
After successfully undergoing quad surgery late last year, the 19-year-old Smillie has already returned to running and is just "three to four weeks away" from full training.
“We know the talent that he has got, but he has been through a lot,” Yze said of Smillie.
“Right now, we feel like we have found the remedy. He had an operation, and he has started his running program. I think he is three or four weeks away from full training.
“Hopefully, he has seen the end of that. He needs a little bit of luck.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1947980/yze-provides-updates-on-smillie-and-draftees
By Henry Milic
Richmond Media
Jan 29, 2026
Richmond coach Adem Yze gave an update on Josh Smillie’s return to full training during the Club's Annual General Meeting on Wednesday night.
After successfully undergoing quad surgery late last year, the 19-year-old Smillie has already returned to running and is just "three to four weeks away" from full training.
“We know the talent that he has got, but he has been through a lot,” Yze said of Smillie.
“Right now, we feel like we have found the remedy. He had an operation, and he has started his running program. I think he is three or four weeks away from full training.
“Hopefully, he has seen the end of that. He needs a little bit of luck.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1947980/yze-provides-updates-on-smillie-and-draftees
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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]
« Last post by Tiger Khosh on January 29, 2026, 01:23:25 PM »Smillie 3-4 weeks from full training. If everything goes well then you’d think he is 6-8 weeks from
Game time in the vfl
The crap thing is I don’t think the VFL season kicks off for another 3-4 weeks after the AFL, so if they’re waiting to give him a block of games there, he probably wouldn’t be available for the senior side until the middle of the year.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]
« Last post by Simonator on January 29, 2026, 10:10:01 AM »Smillie 3-4 weeks from full training. If everything goes well then you’d think he is 6-8 weeks from
Game time in the vfl
Game time in the vfl
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General Discussion / Re: Australian Politics thread [merged]
« Last post by Andyy on January 29, 2026, 08:17:31 AM »Sad to hear of your family experience WP. It's dreadful.
As for the fraud...well put simply it's an insurance scheme and people who are paid by NDIS abuse it to the enth degree.
Not all. But plenty..
As for the fraud...well put simply it's an insurance scheme and people who are paid by NDIS abuse it to the enth degree.
Not all. But plenty..
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General Discussion / Re: Australian Politics thread [merged]
« Last post by Andyy on January 29, 2026, 08:16:26 AM »Oh and I believe it's stopped now, but previously the NDIS would fund sex workers for NDIS participants as part of their 'psychosocial health'.
Can you believe that? Taxpayers paying prostitutes to have sex with people with disabilities.
Nope, not joking here.
Can you believe that? Taxpayers paying prostitutes to have sex with people with disabilities.
Nope, not joking here.
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General Discussion / Re: Australian Politics thread [merged]
« Last post by Assange Tiger 😎 on January 29, 2026, 05:32:45 AM »It is fraud, WP. Providers are committing it in bulk as are participants. I can't tell you how many cases i encountered where an independent support worker was clearly splitting money with a participant when invoices were paid.
One of the best examples I reported to my employer for review was a participant who blew through 80% of their budget in 3 months. My favourite invoice was 32 hours of community access on a weekend, 18 of those hours on a Sunday. Who the stuff goes out into the community for 18 hours in one day
This participant's support coordinator rang the customer service team to express concern about the budget at an earlier time and enquired how the invoices were being approved. The participant had it set that they can approve the invoices on the participant portal before it went to the finance department for processing. Every invoice went through without a hitch. Invoices with 70+ hours a week of community access - that's a crazy amount of tax payer money. As long as an invoice looks professional enough and has no errors, it is processed.
There are thousands of cases like this with just one plan manager. I shudder to think how many overall. We are all being taken for a ride and footing the bill...and there is nothing we can do about it
One of the best examples I reported to my employer for review was a participant who blew through 80% of their budget in 3 months. My favourite invoice was 32 hours of community access on a weekend, 18 of those hours on a Sunday. Who the stuff goes out into the community for 18 hours in one day
This participant's support coordinator rang the customer service team to express concern about the budget at an earlier time and enquired how the invoices were being approved. The participant had it set that they can approve the invoices on the participant portal before it went to the finance department for processing. Every invoice went through without a hitch. Invoices with 70+ hours a week of community access - that's a crazy amount of tax payer money. As long as an invoice looks professional enough and has no errors, it is processed.There are thousands of cases like this with just one plan manager. I shudder to think how many overall. We are all being taken for a ride and footing the bill...and there is nothing we can do about it
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Richmond Rant / Re: How Tigers are Mastering Tackling
« Last post by Tiger Khosh on January 29, 2026, 01:10:04 AM »Our tackling has been very poor for 5 years now. Let’s see if we’ve turned a corner this season.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on January 28, 2026, 10:59:24 PM »AGM: Adem Yze Q&A
VIDEO: Adem Yze answers questions during the 2025 AGM.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1947852/agm-presidents-report
VIDEO: Adem Yze answers questions during the 2025 AGM.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1947852/agm-presidents-report
