Rookie Promotion - The Big O and The Human Wrecking Ball

[tigs2011]

 

Richmond has elevated rookies Matt Thomas and Orren Stephenson to the Club’s senior playing list ahead of the 2014 season.

Read more here: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-03-11/richmond-elevates-thomas-stephenson

[pmac21]

Very interesting with Big O, will he play this weekend against the young suns lineup??
You would think they would only elevate if he was going to play.
Maybe Ty no good???

[Stripes]

Miles must be devastated. I thought he showed the most promise out of all the rookies but through circumstances alone, he has missed out. Hope he gets a chance sooner rather than later. 

[Penelope]

No real surprises.

Time to cue "why elevate him if he you arent going to play him" re the big O.

as for miles, well he may be be a bit devastated, but now we sill see what he's made of. time for him to put his head down and work hard until the opportunity presents

[Golfprotiger]

Pretty happy with the choices too be honest.

If Ivvy was fit, then it would have been between Miles & Banfield you would have thought. Should be able today both big boys no worries.

[tigs2011]

Pretty happy with the choices too be honest.

If Ivvy was fit, then it would have been between Miles & Banfield you would have thought. Should be able today both big boys no worries.

Spot on. Miles would have got a gig if Maric was fit. We have small midfield and forward back-ups in the VFL side. But McBean was the ruck in the VFL on the weekend.

Very interesting with Big O, will he play this weekend against the young suns lineup??
You would think they would only elevate if he was going to play.
Maybe Ty no good???

No, it's precautionary in case Hampson goes down. I believe Ty will play. Hampson and Griff haven't exactly been durable.

[Diocletian]

Elevated the two least talented of our rookies. Good stuff.

[eliminator]

Can understand both selections. Hope Thomas turns out like Tuck did for us. The Big O did some good things last year and was probably rewarded for that. Banfield would have given us extra leg speed which would have been handy.

[tony_montana]

Feel for Miles, think he did enough to get elevated. Don't think big O is required unless Griff or Vickery go down. Suppose its better to be safe than sorry.

[tigs2011]

Feel for Miles, think he did enough to get elevated. Don't think big O is required unless Griff or Vickery go down. Suppose its better to be safe than sorry.

Who rucks if Hammer goes down on Saturday?

[tony_montana]

Feel for Miles, think he did enough to get elevated. Don't think big O is required unless Griff or Vickery go down. Suppose its better to be safe than sorry.

Who rucks if Hammer goes down on Saturday?

Griff and Vickery

[tigs2011]

Feel for Miles, think he did enough to get elevated. Don't think big O is required unless Griff or Vickery go down. Suppose its better to be safe than sorry.

Who rucks if Hammer goes down on Saturday?

Griff and Vickery

neither play as a first ruck though. And the club is hell bent on making Vickery a permanent forward.

[tony_montana]

I can understand why they did it but don't agree with it regardless. From what Ive seen I don't think big O brings more to the table as an elevated ruckman than Vickery/Griff tandem ruck with Miles upgraded would.

[dwaino]

Wishful thinking, but I was hoping they would have cotton wooled Maric until the second half of the season, chucking him on the LTI list and getting all 3 up. But given Hampson's injury history and that we've got no one else without interfering with structures I can understand. Miles must have only just missed by a whisker, but unfortunately Greggy Thomo is who we needed to filled Tuck's void.

Justified selections and time to turn off pre-season and time to turn on backing the team in for the year 

[bojangles17]

why couldn't they have delayed O until marics return was cl3earer then put him on LTI...I would have tossed around banfield or miles...good case for either