Tigers continue high player turnover with rookie picks Jon Ralph From: Herald Sun November 30, 2009 RICHMOND has confirmed it will take an untried youngster in the pre-season draft on December 15, but the club is equally optimistic about the four selections it will take later in the draft.
The Tigers have created room on their list for four more rookie selections, with the five new picks to take to 14 the number of players turned over this year.
It is a staggering number but coach Damien Hardwick has decided he will not waste even one year before pruning the list heavily.
The Tigers have one of only two live picks in the pre-season draft, with Melbourne (Joel Macdonald), Sydney Swans (Daniel Bradshaw) and Fremantle (Adam McPhee) all committed to experienced players.
Essendon yesterday confirmed it would take one selection to replace utility McPhee, who left the club without any compensation.
Richmond has several prospective recruits already training at the club and will invite several more players to train.
Richmond used seven selections at Thursday's national draft and elevated rookies Andrew Browne and Robin Nahas.
In recent years the Tigers' 15th placing would have given them the second pick in the rookie draft, but this year the Gold Coast has the first five selections.
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