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Richmond Rant / Re: Nick Vlastuin [merged]
« Last post by camboon on August 30, 2025, 07:34:35 PM »
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Is it just me or is there an extreme Geelong Bias in the AFL , they get the rub of the green on all things!
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Richmond Rant / Re: VFL structure discussion [Split from game thread]
« Last post by Darth Tiger on August 30, 2025, 05:39:03 PM »
The current comp has 21 in 2025, and will have 22 in 2026 with the St Kilda / Sandrigham split.

In 2027 there is a Tassie team due to make 23.

It would not take much to get to 24 beyond 2027, so a 11 team system with 2 conferences could work at 20 rounds and then expand to 24 teams quickly.

The focus could be talent retention and development and not necessarily talent drain.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Nick Vlastuin [merged]
« Last post by TigerLand on August 30, 2025, 05:28:41 PM »
Quote from: WilliamPowell on August 28, 2025, 10:11:18 PM
My reaction is "who cares"

The All Australian side has been a joke for years now, so why is anyone surprised?

I reckon in about a month when there's a massive chance Nick will receive his first JDM, that will mean more to him than some blazer

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Richmond Rant / Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Last post by TigerLand on August 30, 2025, 05:28:25 PM »
Quote from: Hard Roar Tiger on August 20, 2025, 10:33:29 PM
Yes but on field. People overlook that he’ll be 50% playing and 50% coaching next year. It’s a gift to have him marshalling our next generation in our most vulnerable part of the field

Just my opinon but I don't see the value in this compared to others. Can't this be just as effective from the bench? And then free up a playing spot for a kid to gain experience?
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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft
« Last post by TigerLand on August 30, 2025, 05:25:53 PM »
Quote from: Hard Roar Tiger on August 27, 2025, 01:00:53 PM
No Duursma or Olly Greeves?

Durrsma will go top 2 by the looks, and if not I'd personally pass as Durrsmas look soft as. I don't really want one at Tigerland. They give me Morton and Cloke family vibes. Gifted everything as juniors being a gun junior family who are heavily involved. Look flashy but when things get real in the big time they are left wanting. Just my opinion. Wouldn't use pick 3 or 4 on him.

Huge fan of Sharp and Lindsay however think Grlj fills our need best.
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Richmond Rant / Re: VFL structure discussion [Split from game thread]
« Last post by Darth Tiger on August 30, 2025, 05:18:03 PM »
Exactly camboon, structure it and manage a development league to control broadcasters, sponsors, revenue and player movement.

Manage the second tier with purpose and it eliminates any possible alternative competition with an integration of AFL club goals of program consistency across expanded list size.

It could also manage the talent pathway where undrafted talent and late developers have exposure to a quality competition.
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Richmond Rant / Re: VFL: Richmond vs Brisbane - 2nd Elimination Final
« Last post by Hard Roar Tiger on August 30, 2025, 03:08:55 PM »
Not having more than 3 or 4 AFL players cost us dearly. Big pre season coming up for that dept.
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Richmond Rant / Re: VFL: Richmond vs Brisbane - 2nd Elimination Final
« Last post by one-eyed on August 30, 2025, 03:00:19 PM »
Quote from: WilliamPowell on August 30, 2025, 02:46:24 PM
Well that's all for our men for season  2025

Disappointing end

That final H &A loss was costly in a number of ways. Bottom line it cost us a week off and home final
Agree WP.

Also, our long injury list at AFL level, especially in the second half of the season, robbed our VFL team of AFL-listed players. We've been forced to play less than half a dozen AFL-listed for most of the past two months. Out of interest, Brisbane had 14 AFL-listed players today compared to our 8.
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Richmond Rant / Re: VFL: Richmond vs Brisbane - 2nd Elimination Final
« Last post by one-eyed on August 30, 2025, 02:53:06 PM »
Final Score

Richmond     4.1     6.1    10.5     10.7-67
Brisbane       2.4     9.7      9.9    12.15-87

Goals: Koschitzke 3, Alger 2, Fawcett, Lefau, Wilson, Yassine, Toner.


Wasted the breeze in the first quarter and the last 10 mins of the 3rd and it cost us. Having said that we were outplayed in 3 of the 4 quarters in general play. It took until the second half for us to start playing finals standard footy in terms of contested footy and we were forced to play catch-up which rarely works. 

Positive today was Fawcett. Quieter in the last quarter as we hardly got it forward, but he was excellent today in the first three quarters. Has taken a major step forward in both the VFL Wildcard and Elim Finals. Especially his contested marking. 
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Richmond Rant / Re: VFL: Richmond vs Brisbane - 2nd Elimination Final
« Last post by WilliamPowell on August 30, 2025, 02:46:24 PM »
Well that's all for our men for season  2025

Disappointing end

That final H &A loss was costly in a number of ways. Bottom line it cost us a week off and home final
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