Author Topic: Hugo Ralphsmith - 50th game this week [merged]  (Read 44744 times)

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith [merged]
« Reply #120 on: June 10, 2022, 10:00:58 PM »
Hugo on SEN earlier this arvo with Andy Maher and Andrew Gaze.

Listen here: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=1007250

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Hugo Ralphsmith earns Round 17 Rising Star nomination [update]
« Reply #121 on: July 11, 2022, 06:59:59 PM »


Hugo Ralphsmith has been named the Round 17 NAB Rising Star nominee.

The 20-year-old has played in a variety of roles across his short career, but has thrived playing as a dashing half-back flanker in recent times.

He once again impressed on the weekend, gathering a career-high 20 disposals, five score involvements, 430m gained whilst using the ball at 85 per cent efficiency.

After impressing with limited opportunities in an injury-interrupted draft year, the Tigers had seen enough of the youngster who had shown X-factor, speed and work rate in spades, and promptly recruited him at pick No.46 in the 2019 NAB AFL Draft from the Sandringham Dragons.

The Richmond faithful quickly bestowed cult-figure status on him in his short 17-game career, with his speed and flowing mullet making him easily identifiable to all.

He has been one of the key improvers on Richmond's list this season, averaging 15.2 disposals, 297m gained and taking 3.5 marks per game in his 11 outings in 2022.

Ralphsmith played six games last season after making his debut in Richmond's thrilling round nine four-point victory over Greater Western Sydney at Marvel Stadium.

In August last year he signed a two-year extension to ensure he remains at Punt Rd until at least 2023.

Ralphsmith is the first Richmond player to receive a NAB Rising Star Nomination since Shai Bolton back in 2019, also in Round 17.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1170344/ralphsmith-earns-round-17-rising-star-nomination

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith earns Round 17 Rising Star nomination [update]
« Reply #122 on: July 11, 2022, 08:02:24 PM »
First nomination in 3 years is a concern. You'd expect Gibcus to be next. What about Balta was he before Bolton?
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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith earns Round 17 Rising Star nomination [update]
« Reply #123 on: July 11, 2022, 11:35:24 PM »
Hugo Ralphsmith chats to @AFLExchange after receiving the Round 17 Rising Star nomination.

Watch here: https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1546417320612220928

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith earns Round 17 Rising Star nomination [update]
« Reply #124 on: July 11, 2022, 11:40:59 PM »
First nomination in 3 years is a concern. You'd expect Gibcus to be next. What about Balta was he before Bolton?
Balta never got a RS nomination.

Since 2008 (Includes current Tigers):

2008
Round 12 – Trent Cotchin
Round 15 – Jack Riewoldt

2010
Round 10 – Dustin Martin

2011
Round 9 – Reece Conca
Round 16 – Jake Batchelor

2012
Round 3 – Dylan Grimes
Round 17 – Brandon Ellis

2013
Round 7 – Nick Vlastuin

2015
Round 1 – Kamdyn McIntosh
Round 22 – Ben Lennon

2016
Round 22 – Daniel Rioli

2017
Round 11 – Dan Butler
Round 19 – Jason Castagna

2018
Round 18 – Jack Higgins

2019
Round 10 – Liam Baker
Round 11 – Sydney Stack
Round 17 – Shai Bolton

2022
Round 17 - Hugo Ralphsmith

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/249785/history-of-richmond-rising-star-nominations

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith earns Round 17 Rising Star nomination [update]
« Reply #125 on: July 12, 2022, 03:29:41 PM »
Hugo interviewed by Julian De Stoop on SEN this arvo:

Listen here: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=1019966

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith earns Round 17 Rising Star nomination [update]
« Reply #126 on: July 12, 2022, 04:38:30 PM »
Are they running out of options? I didn't think he was amazing personally. Although I think he's OK and we should keep playing him.

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith [merged]
« Reply #127 on: July 22, 2022, 09:10:43 PM »
Has done absolutely nothing the last week and a half. If he produces that rubbish again in the second half, then dump his arse back to the VfL with Edwards.

Poor.
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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith [merged]
« Reply #128 on: July 22, 2022, 09:45:17 PM »
Not a great game from him tonight

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith [merged]
« Reply #129 on: July 22, 2022, 09:47:03 PM »
Been hopeless and uncompetitive tonight.

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith [merged]
« Reply #130 on: July 22, 2022, 09:54:29 PM »
Our forward are stuffed

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith [merged]
« Reply #131 on: July 22, 2022, 10:26:58 PM »
Overated for me we got better kids in the vfl.

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith [merged]
« Reply #132 on: July 22, 2022, 10:36:24 PM »
He is bordering on the call of a dud.

Rising star was a token award as he has been hopeless for a while now.
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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith [merged]
« Reply #133 on: July 22, 2022, 10:37:56 PM »
Soft.

Also ...

Get a haircut.

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Re: Hugo Ralphsmith [merged]
« Reply #134 on: July 22, 2022, 10:39:05 PM »
Id drop him hes been poor a fair while now.