Tiger Training

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A five-minute look at Wednesday’s session


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBrANjHk8GI

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Richmond track watch: Rhyan Mansell set to step up after Shai Bolton’s departure to Fremantle​

Tarquin Oakley
HeraldSun
December 6, 2024

There’s no doubt Richmond will miss the wizardry and spark that the mercurial Shai Bolton brought to its forward half over the past eight years.

But a Tiger who lit up the track on a sweltering Friday morning at Punt Rd looks ready to step up and fill the sizeable void.

Rhyan Mansell has come back to the Tigers fit as a fiddle, but it was his craft around goal that caught the eye most.

The 24-year-old was putting the Sherrin through the big sticks for fun during match simulation, getting goalside numerous times with nimble footwork.

Mansell played 21 games for 21 goals this year and that output looks set to skyrocket in 2025.

In one passage of play, Mansell flew over his opponent in a marking contest to bring the ball to ground, then landed like a cat before collecting his prize at ground level to slot a major.

Donning his fresh number seven on a training guernsey, Mansell was one of the last Tigers to leave the track as he completed some extra work post the session.

No. 1 draft pick Sam Lalor wasn’t involved in main training as he continues his recovery from a high-grade hamstring injury.

Lalor was on the park but only took part in some light work away from majority of the action.

Josh Smillie was one of the few draftees to take part in the match play, wowing onlookers with a no-look handball in congestion to set his teammate away.

Skipper Toby Nankervis was inside also completing a modified program, allowing other leaders to take charge.

Dion Prestia, the oldest player at the club, was vocal throughout the morning and addressed the main group during a break in training.

Internally the Tigers see Prestia as another coach and his on-field leadership will be vital with so many senior players leaving the club in the off-season.

Noah Balta commanded the backline, flanked by Jacob Koschitzke for periods of match simulation.

Koschitzke was the everywhere man, also spending time up forward and in the ruck.

The former Hawk does seem more likely to start the season in defence as Richmond looks to integrate a number of their key-position draftees into the forward line as well as the returning Tom Lynch.

Samson Ryan took control of ruck duties in the absence of Nankervis and nailed a monster goal on the run from a stoppage, with the ball carrying all of 80 metres.

The Tigers suffered a disastrous season on the injury front this year, but things are looking promising heading into 2025.

Mykelti Lefau, Josh Gibcus, Tylar Young and Judson Clarke are the only players currently ruled out of round 1 as they recover from their respective ACL injuries.

Tom Brown is set to re-join main training after Christmas following shoulder surgery that ended his 2024 campaign early.

Draftee Tom Sims spent his first week at Tigerland ill, but is now out on the track.

PLAYERS WHO IMPRESSED​

Kamdyn McIntosh

Richmond waited to give Kamdyn McIntosh a list spot until after the trade period, but the veteran looks to have taken that in his stride this pre-season. The 30-year-old finished second in the 2km time trial at the end of last month and his running power was on show again on Friday. McIntosh continually found space in match play by using sheer work rate and his bullet passes hit up his teammates with precision. Should be able to play the 10 matches he needs to bring up a deserved 200-game milestone for the club.

Tom Lynch

A full pre-season is set to help Tom Lynch get out on the field and stay there in 2025. Lynch has had a heavily interrupted last two years at Richmond, playing just eight games out of a possible 46. The Tigers are pleased with his current condition and the dual premiership player was able to partake in some contact drills where he confidently stood up to dish off a handpass while being tackled. It’s vital that Lynch plays senior football this year to show the way in the Tigers’ young forward line.

Seth Campbell

The teenager looks set to create plenty of problems for defenders alongside Mansell in the front half for Richmond next year. Campbell is looking super fit, using his pace to explode away from those willing to try and keep up with him. His creativity around goal was also on show, slotting a goal from the pocket off one step during match simulation.

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Sounds of the Track: Monday Motions

Fuel for the week ahead ⛽️

6+ mins of our Monday morning session...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU32M3xTZ-M

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Tigers Track Watch:

Unsung forward opens eyes; No. 1 pick limited as tall’s position change firms

Jack Jovanovski
Fox Sports
December 13th, 2024 2:05 pm

Richmond held main training on Friday at Punt Road, with Adem Yze and his coaching staff putting the playing group through their pre-season paces on an overcast morning.

Read on for Foxfooty.com.au’s observations from Friday’s open session.

On the near side of the ground, a group consisting of key defenders Josh Gibcus and Tylar Young, as well as first-round draftees Taj Hotton and Jonty Faull, trained away from the main cluster. Jack Ross, also part of the group initially, remained on the field for the length of the session.

At the start of the session, they completed basic handball and kicking work before disappearing inside for the remainder. Young could later be seen indoors running on a treadmill, while Hotton did resistance work with a trainer.

Gibcus, Young and Hotton continue in recoveries from ACL ruptures this year.

On the far-side boundary was another group that appeared to be on a modified program, completing various running drills away from the main collective.

Maurice Rioli Jnr, Thomson Dow, Mykelti Lefau and Judson Clarke featured in that separate group for the majority of the session, for a brief time stopping to do basic ground-ball and contest work.

Clarke and Lefau were the other two Tigers this year to suffer season-ending knee injuries.

No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Lalor participated in main team drills before later joining the running men.

Lalor, who completed numerous run-throughs at a decent clip, could be seen working in conjunction with Tigers trainers on his running technique.

The Greater Western Victoria Rebels product continues to be eased into action after suffering a high-grade hamstring strain in a Talent League game in September.

Richmond captain Toby Nankervis was not sighted on the track but could be seen inside the facility. The same went for veteran interceptor Nick Vlastuin, who briefly greeted fans but spent most of the session indoors.

After rotating through multiple team drills spread across Punt Road Oval, the Tigers held game-play simulations.

Promising utility Tom Brown participated in match play wearing a fluorescent hat, likely indicating he was exempt from contact.

Brown, whose 2024 campaign ended early due to syndesmosis, went under the knife in the off-season to resolve shoulder issues.

Jacob Hopper, whose left leg was strapped on Friday, was heavily involved during game-play and was among the most vocal. The ex-GWS midfielder battled knee and hamstring issues this year.

Meanwhile, injury-hampered project ruckman Mate Colina wasn’t only active for the session but asserted himself in aerial contests before later joining the boundary group for run-throughs.

The same went for Campbell Gray, who suffered a nasty hamstring tear in July that ended his season early.

One of the standouts during game-play was mid-sized forward Jacob Bauer, who impressed observers with three contested marks deep in attack, as well as his overall presentation as a forward-50 target.

The 22-year-old Bauer has played only seven AFL games for eight career goals in two and a half seasons with the Tigers after arriving as a mid-season pickup in 2022, but an interrupted 2024 pre-season did him no favours.

Limited this year by a quad ailment, if Bauer can avoid the injury bug in ‘25, he figures to slot in nicely as a medium-sized option in Yze’s attack.

Meantime, tall utility Jacob Koschitzke continues to be played in defence after a difficult maiden Richmond campaign as a forward.

In 2024, his 14-game campaign spent in attack yielded a return of just 12 goals, as the Tigers now look to integrate key-position draftees Jonty Faull, Harry Armstrong and Tom Sims up forward, while spearhead Lynch will return and Noah Balta is a candidate to drift forward on occasion in 2025.

However, swingman Balta was also deployed in defence for Friday’s playing period.

Elsewhere, matching Hopper’s intent was big improver Rhyan Mansell, who this off-season made the guernsey switch from No. 31 to his junior No. 7.

The half-forward pressure merchant was his usual tenacious self at the contest, holding nothing back from a physicality standpoint.

As the session wore on, joining the aforementioned names running along the far-side boundary were premiership stars Tom Lynch and Jayden Short — who had earlier participated in team drills.

Lynch is aiming to be more available in 2025 after being limited by a troublesome hamstring, while calf issues cost Short time this year.

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