Royal on upcoming recruiting and preseason training

[one-eyed]

End of season review: Richmond
4:43 PM Thu 4 October, 2007
Jason Phelan
for richmondfc.com.au

Director of coaching Brian Royal

On recruiting:
“We will be looking at recruiting tapes and going out and having a closer look at players who may be in line to come to the club. You certainly start looking at players you might want from other clubs you might be able to trade for. Obviously, in the November draft, you will probably find we will pick up another four or five kids. Then, in the pre-season draft, there is an opportunity to draft a more mature player, who is out of contract.”

On pre-season training:
“It is fairly clear that we need to look at doing things a little differently. We felt last pre-season we were very fit going into the season. We did a lot of football contact training and it probably cost us a bit with injuries early on in the season. So, I would be surprised if we went down the same path for next year.

Obviously, it is pretty important you have all players available for round one – and that was not the case for us this year. We probably need to have a look at that aspect of training.” 

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=52147

[mightytiges]

we will pick up another four or five kids. Then, in the pre-season draft, there is an opportunity to draft a more mature player, who is out of contract.”

Forgetting about Judd for the moment, this is saying we'll definitely use picks 2, 18, 19, 35 on kids and maybe pick 51. Perhaps pick 51 or 67 is being left open for a Coburg player.

You would hope we have watched these kids play live many times as well as watching recruiting tapes.

As for the PSD, if a Judd deal is done, it's not looking too promising for us with out of contract players re-signing  .

[Passionfruit]

End of season review: Richmond
4:43 PM Thu 4 October, 2007
Jason Phelan
for richmondfc.com.au

Director of coaching Brian Royal

On recruiting:
“We will be looking at recruiting tapes and going out and having a closer look at players who may be in line to come to the club. You certainly start looking at players you might want from other clubs you might be able to trade for. Obviously, in the November draft, you will probably find we will pick up another four or five kids. Then, in the pre-season draft, there is an opportunity to draft a more mature player, who is out of contract.”

On pre-season training:
“It is fairly clear that we need to look at doing things a little differently. We felt last pre-season we were very fit going into the season. We did a lot of football contact training and it probably cost us a bit with injuries early on in the season. So, I would be surprised if we went down the same path for next year.

Obviously, it is pretty important you have all players available for round one – and that was not the case for us this year. We probably need to have a look at that aspect of training.” 

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=52147

How many years has Wallace and Royal been coaching ?
And they still cant get the pre-season training right

[Tigermonk]

  they always change there stories they got no idea down there how to approach anything

[Passionfruit]

they always change there stories they got no idea down there how to approach anything

Totally agree there Tigermonk, you and me are going to be best of mates

[Fishfinger]

Geez, someone's going to be jealous. Dumped so soon after your anti Schulz love-in. 

[Passionfruit]

Geez, someone's going to be jealous. Dumped so soon after your anti Schulz love-in. 

Talking about Schultz, hasnt some club offered pick 256 for Schultz

[Tigermonk]

Geez, someone's going to be jealous. Dumped so soon after your anti Schulz love-in. 

Talking about Schultz, hasnt some club offered pick 256 for Schultz

WTF are they doing draft picks in the VFL now