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Richmond Rant / Re: Official team R3 vs Swans
« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 03:25:02 PM »
No Dusty, no Grimes.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Pick 40: Kane McAuliffe
« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 02:42:44 PM »
So if people don’t agree with you they are imbeciles?
Yes.  :shh
Lets keep it in context eh. Imo anyone who displays such  ignorant, misguided views totally  ignoring facts  has to be an imbecile or are they just being disingenuous?.

Sometimes the shoe just fits. Does it fit you in this instance? :snidegrin. Sometimes that shoe has certainly fitted me either way i dont give a crap.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Jack Graham that is [merged]
« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 02:20:42 PM »
Bottom line imo is more than anything he lacks consistency.
Every year he will play a handful of top games but those games are interspersed with 3 or 4 very ordinary performances.
Imo he has played his best for us when he has managed to win enough contested ball and failing that managed to lay good tackles on his direct opponent.

For me he is too slow and we have a lot of similar ilk. Always been others you play in front of him in the midfield.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Official team R3 vs Swans
« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 01:48:34 PM »
Surely it is McAuliffe time No hopper No Dusty even no Prestia who is short in stature but as solid as they come.
Nope it will be a skinny flanker you can just see it happening.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Official team R3 vs Swans
« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 01:31:33 PM »
 
Will be interesting to see if Young and Miller both play. Not too many sides play two negating defenders, so not sure if there is room in the side for both.
Miller is athletic enough to play chb. Probably the one who has to take Amarty. Young seems a decent fit for McClean and Grimes to McDonald.
Worst comes to worst we throw Balta back.

Not one senior player dropped  :banghead kids taking the wrap for there poor form.

People know the last  3 or 4 seasons ive been adamant we play kids over oldies and that has not changed.
I still say its time to get games into as many kids  as possible regardless of current form. We need to find out who is worth keeping.

Truth is most of our kids are not producing enough to demand or warrant constant selection when they have got games.

Yes i agree with the sentiment, older players are putting in horrid performances as well and are keeping their spots.
I agree It is here where we are constantly going wrong. Surely for where we are at on the clock the kids have to get priority.
Play a poor performing senior or play the under performing kid that is where we are at. This is what its come to.
 
For where we are at, imo we are not going to make the 8, and even if they some how manage that miracle they are not going to win anything. Most likely bottom 6 is the reality imo.

Rather than play older blokes who we can already make a call on who consistenly fall below the required standard, back the kids in and find out what they are made of. Yep it will probably mean a few beltings.

Trouble is we can honestly ask what quality juniors do we have?  that is kids aged 18 - 21. We have just 12 and all of them fall into the
0 - 20 games played bracket.
Imo At this stage only Gibcus does not have question marks about him and a few others do look likely who have good attributes for the game. Kids like Sonsie Clarke Brown McAuliffe and others  should be given every opportunity to play seniors.

The next tier is our 22 - 24 year olds. This is where our problems begin.
 
You can say only Balta is high quality to date. With only Ross being able to properly establish himself.
Even he has people, me included questioning what his role is. Is it wing or is it mid. Does he do  enough in either Role. They are the  only two who have 50 plus games to their names from this group..
 
Ralphsmith Koschitzke and Mansell are the only others who have managed to reach 30 games  thats just 5 of 13 and the latter three have huge question marks about them going by most discussions around here.. The obvious question is are we putting games into blokes who will take us nowhere or even make it?

This is supposed to be the group who are most expected to push out the mature players and vets and most are struggling to establish themselves.

Imo   the 22 - 24 group is the one we need to focus on.  The following unlike the juniors don't have a lot of time.

Okay  22 - 24 yr olds

MRJ - 29 games.
OH-B - 0 games.
Colina - 0 games
Dow - 20 games.
Mansell - 34 games
Ralphsmith - 32 games
Ryan - 16 games
Miller - 26 games
Cumberland 18 games
Koschitzke 48 games plus 1 with us
Coulthard 4 games.

Leaving Balta and Ross from this group none have  managed to establish themselves as permanent fixtures in the seniors.
They all have serious questions about their long term viability. All are at an age/development where they should be getting regular games or are absolutely banging the door down and neither is really happening.

A genuine question. If the 11 players in the list were cut, say over the next two seasons. who could honestly say they would be surprised given form  consistency and obvious deficiencies.
Atm imo at best we have depth or role players who we should be aiming for upgrades on.







Any way this week.

B:   Vlastuin - Young - Grimes
HB: Rioli - Miller - Mansell

C: Pickett - McAuliffe - Broad
R:Nankervis  - Martin - Bolton
 
HF: Campbell - Balta - Sonsie
F:   Naismith - Lynch - Cumberland

Int: Taranto -  Ross - Baker - Short - Lefau.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Official team R3 vs Swans
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 01:13:52 PM »
Just watched Yze's presser

He mentioned the Grimes is a little sore and needs to get through training like Broad
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Richmond Rant / Re: Dustin Martin [merged]
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 01:02:31 PM »
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Richmond Rant / Re: Official team R3 vs Swans - Dusty Out
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 01:01:19 PM »
Martin ruled out of Swans clash

Coach Adem Yze has this ruled Dustin Martin out of Sunday's Round 3 clash against Sydney in this morning's press conference.

By Richmond Media
2 hrs ago

Dustin Martin has been ruled out of Sunday's Round 3 clash against Sydney with calf soreness.

Coach Adem Yze confirmed to media on Friday morning that Martin was still managing a recent calf issue, which saw him miss the Tigers' Opening Round clash against Gold Coast.

"Dusty's going to miss this week," Yze said.

"He's had an interrupted week, he's had an interrupted couple of weeks with his calf. He didn't train the other day. He will only do a little bit today.

"We've got to break the pattern of him getting through week to week.

"We're going to break that cycle this week and give him a light week so that he's pain free.

"His first half last week was terrific but you can see that he still gets a bit sore."

Yze said he expects Martin to be available for next week's Gather Round clash with St Kilda.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1517082/martin-ruled-out-of-swans-clash
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Richmond Rant / Re: Dustin Martin [merged]
« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 12:23:53 PM »
Calf or coke? Haha
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Richmond Rant / Re: Dustin Martin [merged]
« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 11:41:29 AM »
Let’s hope he makes it. Already missed 2/4 games.
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