Richmond AFLW team [merged]

[Chuck17]

Can Eilish come back now the muppets have gone?

[Tiger Khosh]

Can Eilish come back now the muppets have gone?

Let’s just offer the *checks notes* pick 18 that we got from them to get her back. How could they turn down such a lucrative offer for a player that just got best on ground in a grand final……

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Wow.

Bang bang bang.

Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.

Great stuff.

Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.

[Tiger Khosh]

Wow.

Bang bang bang.

Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.

Great stuff.

Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.

It was an incompetent decision that has now been rectified. The alternative of keeping him on is far far worse.

[Andyy]

Wow.

Bang bang bang.

Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.

Great stuff.

Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.

It was incompetent to keep him on when it seemed untenable.

Good decision to move him on. Shouldn't have extended.

[WilliamPowell]

Can Eilish come back now the muppets have gone?

Let’s just offer the *checks notes* pick 18 that we got from them to get her back. How could they turn down such a lucrative offer for a player that just got best on ground in a grand final……

Doubt she'd want to come back and who could blame her

And I doubt pick 4 would get the deal done anyway.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Wow.

Bang bang bang.

Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.

Great stuff.

Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.

It was incompetent to keep him on when it seemed untenable.

Good decision to move him on. Shouldn't have extended.

I’d like them to reflect on that decision and make sure it’s never repeated.
A shocking decision which was not only patently obvious to everyone in its ineptitude but also cost us $ to pay him out.

[mightytiges]

Wow.

Bang bang bang.

Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.

Great stuff.

Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.

It's a combination of both. Incompetency as well as cluelessness by whoever stupidly re-signed Ferguson. But finally now the right decision to sack him as well as Sheahan albeit far too late due to the previously forementioned incompetency and cluelessness of those in control of our AFLW program.

Ferguson should have been sacked at the very least 18 months ago if not earlier. His "gameplan" was so flawed it wasn't funny which is why he never coached us to a finals win. Plus, he was regularly outcoached on gameday even by newbie coaches of wooden spoon teams as illustrated in the first round of the previous AFLW season where we lost to Daisy Pearce coaching a bunch of teenage girls at West Coast. Think of our men's team's win over Carlton this year in reverse. It was embarrassing how hopeless a coach he was.

ps. Was it you HRT who called him a PE teacher? A very apt description. Ferguson was totally out of his depth as a coach.

In the end, we have sadly wasted the best years of Conti and Brennan just as we did with Richo in the 90s and 00s and for effectively the same reasons. An indictment on the Club that goes up to Board level given year after year at AGMs they would fail to address questions and concerns about our AFLW program.

[one-eyed]

Video of our new recruit Georgia Stubs.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9PrecO_ro4

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Stubs joins the Tigers after being drafted to North Melbourne in 2023, with the 30th overall pick.

Hailing from the Eastern Ranges, she is praised for her pace around the football and ability to explode from stoppages.

The 20-year-old is also handy across half-back, but unable to make her AFLW debut, due to a dislocated ankle, suffered in 2024.

Standing at 167cm, Stubs is also known for her athletic ability, high-level contest work and willingness to move across the ground in support of her teammates.

Her tackling was a highlight of her junior campaign, and her blistering speed was on display during her Draft Combine, recording an impressive 3.12-second 20 metre sprint.

AFLW List and Recruiting Manager, Trent Mosbey, lauded Stubs' "competitiveness and intensity", and expressed the excitement to welcome the youngster into the Swinburne Centre.

"Georgia has developed significantly over the past two years, within the highly-respected North Melbourne AFLW program. We feel Georgia is ready to take the step in her development since being drafted.

"Georgia has displayed impressive character traits and very driven and motivated to takung her career to the next level.

"We are excited to welcome Georgia to Tigerland."

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1939054/georgia-stubs-trade

[Hard Roar Tiger]

That was a great post MT and I hope we are making sure the malaise which led to those decisions in the women’s program aren’t made in the men’s program.
We don’t want to be making those comments about Conti’s wasted years when talking about Lalor or Hotten

[wayne]

We have pick 1 now

[pmac21]

Who's the likely number one pick.  Are they an absolute gun?

[one-eyed]

We have pick 1 now

Richmond get: Picks 1, 56 and Gold Coast's future third.

Richmond give up: Picks 4 and 22.

https://x.com/_sjblack/status/1997492105732886911

[one-eyed]

Richmond AFLW List and Recruiting Manager, Trent Mosbey, said the trade was an exciting one for the Club.

“We are thrilled to have first access to who we think is the best player in the upcoming draft pool,” Mosbey said.

“Bringing in the highest-quality talent is always a priority, and we are pleased to also add pick 56 and an additional future selection to strengthen our hand.

“We are excited for next week’s draft, and we are sure the Tiger Army will be as well.”

Richmond last held the number one pick at AFLW level in 2020, selecting powerful midfielder Ellie McKenzie.

Richmond 2025 AFLW Trade Period Current Summary

IN: Pick 1, Georgia Stubs, Pick 56, Future Third-Round Selection (Gold Coast), Future Fourth-Round Selection (North Melbourne)

OUT: Pick 4, Pick 22, Future Fourth-Round Selection

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1939735

[one-eyed]

Who's the likely number one pick.  Are they an absolute gun?

TOP OPEN POOL PROSPECTS

While this year’s draft pool for some isn’t as deep as last year’s, the top of the class is tantalising.

The consensus among sources spoken to by foxfooty.com.au is that Oakleigh Chargers ball magnet Chloe Bown is the No. 1 open pool prospect. One source said Bown was a “pretty clear standout”.

A consistent, reliable on-baller with an incredible work ethic and ability to kick well on both feet, Bown had a near perfect draft year. She was crowned the best and fairest player of 2025 national championships and selected as All-Australian captain after steering Victoria Metro to back-to-back title wins. Her season was book-ended by a best on ground medal when representing the Australia Under 18 team against the All Stars in April and the Coates Talent League best and fairest award in September after averaging 29 disposals and six tackles per game.

It’s understood multiple clubs are keen to get their hands on Pick 1 to give them first access to a player of Bown’s quality.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-trade-news-rumours-whispers-2025-trade-and-draft-updates-and-dates-eden-zanker-fremantle-taylor-smith-sydney-swans-chloe-bown-gold-coast-academy-prospects/news-story/d6e2023f22a297c1cf5ebbb5289fee96