Which rookie(s) will get promoted prior to round 1?

[the claw]

Thomarse was an absolute shyte truck in nearly every game - one of the few exceptions being the GC match where he soared to the heights of being slightly less mediocre than everyone else.

mate you need to take the blinkers off im as critical as anyone and thomas was servicable as an inside mid.  just about everything backs this up. yes he is a poor kick and at times decision maker so play him to his strengths which were plenty last yr and the yr before that. the other is he  he lacks pace, so lets get rid of every player in the afl who lacks pace. his game doesnt need pace.see ball hunt ball and if you cant get it hit an opponent.

tell me  what do you want from an inside mid. what are the criteria. what is the minimum you will accept at afl in each area.
me for an inside player i want c/ps, tackles, clearances but they arent the be all end all, and at a minimum 20 disposals a game. the last goes for just about all mids other than run with players.  this bloke ticked those boxes and more, and all this from a rookie pick.

[mightytiges]

Lambert is surely now locked in for promotion to the senior list prior to round 1.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Met a long time friend of the Lambert family the other day.  She said the guy is as tough as a $2 steak and a real footballer. Should have been drafted years earlier.  No team can have enough of those types.

[tony_montana]

Met a long time friend of the Lambert family the other day.  She said the guy is as tough as a $2 steak and a real footballer. Should have been drafted years earlier.  No team can have enough of those types.

I said the same thing when he was drafted - my next door neighbour is from the same district cricket side and they know each other well, he told me from day dot that he'll make our inside mids look stupid, should've been drafted years ago.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Lambert, making em look silly at the stoppages

X2

Is 23 and still has his footy life ahead of him.

Much much cleaner with his skills than Matt Thomas.

Don't make the same mistake as last year Tigers.

[Gigantor]

Havent seen much of him..Don is  he as hard at it as Thomas?

[Hellenic Tiger]

Havent seen much of him..Don is  he as hard at it as Thomas?

I believe so from what I have seen. Foot skills are good too.

Him and Taylor Hunt in the side all some real bite add Miles on last years form and suddenly we have some competently skilled mids with defensive skills to free up Dusty Cotch Lids Ellis etc.

I think we'll struggle in the forward line TBH.

[Penelope]

if we dont improve delivery into the forward line we will. that was pretty ordinary after the first quarter

[one-eyed]

The next rookie in line

Nathan Schmook
afl.com.au
March 18, 2015


RICHMOND
The Tigers can nominate one rookie before the start of the season to play AFL games, and Kane Lambert is at the front of the queue. A star in the VFL, he has shown through the NAB Challenge he can be a ball-winner against AFL opposition, winning eight possessions in the first quarter against the Western Bulldogs. Anthony Miles was a rookie revelation last year and he has backed Lambert to take the same path in 2015. If successful in emulating Miles, the 22-year-old, who was recruited from Williamstown, will add the depth so far missing in Richmond's engine room. – Nathan Schmook       -

See more at: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-03-18/the-next-rookie-in-line#sthash.LwnlvyXf.dpuf

[Yeahright]

How come we only get one this year when usually we get two? Did we take more players on the list proper?

[dwaino]

How come we only get one this year when usually we get two? Did we take more players on the list proper?

Just went and had a look and turns out that is correct, we have 39 and 5 

[Yeahright]

How come we only get one this year when usually we get two? Did we take more players on the list proper?

Just went and had a look and turns out that is correct, we have 39 and 5 

Thanks 

[Chuck17]

if we dont improve delivery into the forward line we will. that was pretty ordinary after the first quarter

Yep when Port flooded back in def mode it hard for us to score, it's where a pack splitter would come in handy instead of having Ty float/fall/get pushed away from the contest

[Phil Mrakov]

Bo pmd me and told me that his source told him Lambert is a done deal 

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Bo pmd me and told me that his source told him Lambert is a done deal