Relton Roberts

[Francois Jackson]

goodbye good riddons. he can go back up north and slam on another 20kgs the fat prick and never come back.

wasted pick

[Infamy]

goodbye good riddons. he can go back up north and slam on another 20kgs the fat prick and never come back.

wasted pick

It's not like he was pick 8, he was a 3rd round rookie pick, so he was essentially Pick 119

Not sure why you find the need to rip into him, you must have issues

[Francois Jackson]

goodbye good riddons. he can go back up north and slam on another 20kgs the fat prick and never come back.

wasted pick

It's not like he was pick 8, he was a 3rd round rookie pick, so he was essentially Pick 119

Not sure why you find the need to rip into him, you must have issues

no issues here but he wasnt committed to the cause so stuff him.

i dont buy "its not as if he was pick 8" because we could've missed out on another Nason or Astbury but instead we took a chance on a dud who was overweight and not committed to our football club so you know what stuff him.

Plenty more where that came from.

[1965]

goodbye good riddons. he can go back up north and slam on another 20kgs the fat prick and never come back.

wasted pick

Again Daniel the word is riddance not riddons.

FFS are you not capable of learning something so simple?

 

[Ramps]

no big loss player wise

[Judge Roughneck]

a poster on BF claims the herald scum has reported that Roberts has returned home and may not return.
Theres nothing online - anyone able to shed light on this?

Roberts returns to the Territory

Richmond recruit Relton Roberts has returned home to the Northern Territory for an indefinite period.

“Relton has returned home to be with his family,” Richmond General Manager of Football Craig Cameron said.

“Relton has found the relocation to Melbourne difficult and both he and the Club felt he needed some time away to consider if he wants to pursue a football career.”

Roberts has played two games for the Tigers this season - the season opener against Carlton and the Round 3 loss to Sydney.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/default.aspx?newsid=97727

 

[Penelope]

Cheers Mopsy & Wayne

[Francois Jackson]

goodbye good riddons. he can go back up north and slam on another 20kgs the fat prick and never come back.

wasted pick

Again Daniel the word is riddance not riddons.

FFS are you not capable of learning something so simple?

 

so sorry 1965 was i being rude?

[WilliamPowell]

goodbye good riddons. he can go back up north and slam on another 20kgs the fat prick and never come back.

wasted pick

daniel, I have no problem with you saying he can go but pathetic name calling doesn't help your argument (and I know you don't care)

no issues here but he wasnt committed to the cause so stuff him.

i dont buy "its not as if he was pick 8" because we could've missed out on another Nason or Astbury but instead we took a chance on a dud who was overweight and not committed to our football club so you know what eff him.

Plenty more where that came from.

But I am interested to know where exactly in the articke does it actually say he wasnt' committed to the cuase  as you say.

There is a massive difference between finding it difficult to settling into Melb and not being committed IMHO

You & I have no idea why he has struggled with the relocation thing. All we know is he came from a community environment to the 2nd largest city in the country and I don't think there can be an dispute that some poeple find it harder than others.

As for it being a wasted pick? How can it be he was a rookie for crying out loud.

This what the rookie system is all about trying blokes who you aren't prepared to commit the standard 2 years to via the National draft.

If it had worked out everyone would saying how great it is, it hasn't and it hasn't cost us anything so it hasn't hurt us at all.

I think he can be put back on the rookie list now and we can promote someone else - so it may just turn out to be a win

[the_boy_jake]

It seemed an extremely speculative pick from the start, even if it was a lowly rookie draft pick.

Is there a pressure for us to draft indigenous kids because of the dreamtime game and the Indigenous Football & Training Institute going in @ Punt Rd?

[Go Richo 12]

It seemed an extremely speculative pick from the start, even if it was a lowly rookie draft pick.

Is there a pressure for us to draft indigenous kids because of the dreamtime game and the Indigenous Football & Training Institute going in @ Punt Rd?

I would doubt there would be  external pressure for us to draft indigenous players but maybe a little internal pressure but i am only speculating! With a lack of young talent available to draft over the last and upcoming years then picks like RR have been made when otherwise we would not have!

[Smokey]

Who's to say he won't be back?  He might go home and reassess his life in the calm environment of home and rethink the opportunity senior AFL football presents.  It might be all he needs to re-evaluate and re-focus.  Never say never.

[eliminator]

Agree with Smokey. Patience needed here. Club made right move in allowing him to go home. The door is still open

[Obelix]

Nothing to get our knickers in a knot about.

This guy is exactly who we should have been using the rookie draft for - he clearly had a lot of footy ability and given time, fitness and development would have been a regular in the seniors. And there didn't appear to be any red flags off-field a la TroyTaylor or attitude issues. So it wasn't a dumb pick by any stretch of the imagination.

But you just can't pluck indigenous kids out of the bush and expect them all to settle seamlessly into the big smoke. And the life of an AFL professional isn't for everyone either - very grinding and tiresome on the body. It doesn't matter what kind of testing or research you do - some of these things can't be found out until he's living the life of an AFL player and living in Melbourne.

Some guys will come good, others won't - for whatever reason. But this is exactly the kind of player we punt on in the rookie draft in my book.

[Judge Roughneck]

Relton will come good!