Pick 7: Josh Smillie

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Ffs another one.

 

Like Cotchin in his first year? Yes please. Look at the Cats model. It makes sense

[Knighter]

Cotchin was t recurring hammys and he debuted in round 9. Smillie is now a lot worse than that example

[Simonator]

I think there’s a lot of overreaction to this. Kid is still growing by all reports so to have theses soft tissue injuries isn’t anything out of the ordinary. Saw someone mention hope he does a grimes… like wtf ? Grimes ripped his hammy off the bone… what a knee jerk reaction

[Andyy]

I think there’s a lot of overreaction to this. Kid is still growing by all reports so to have theses soft tissue injuries isn’t anything out of the ordinary. Saw someone mention hope he does a grimes… like wtf ? Grimes ripped his hammy off the bone… what a knee jerk reaction

That was me and perhaps the context was lost on you.

Grimes had multiple hamstring issues but got on top of them as his body matured and became a 200+ game all Australian.

That's what I meant for Smillie and Gibcus. I hope.

[TigerLand]

Ah well plenty of time to get things right Josh. Its bad luck but not bad luck like poor Jagga copped.

[WilliamPowell]

I think there’s a lot of overreaction to this. Kid is still growing by all reports so to have theses soft tissue injuries isn’t anything out of the ordinary.

Bingo 

[Damo]

Ah well plenty of time to get things right Josh. Its bad luck but not bad luck like poor Jagga copped.

Not sure on this

What’s worse? A freak knee injury, which has a very high recovery rate these days

Or repeat soft tissue injuries?

[WilliamPowell]

2nd I believe

As I have had a crap day and I'm not in the best headspace to deal with getting whacked for commenting on what I got told today... I'll leave it 2 d I believe

I stand corrected, it's his 3rd

From https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1781654/he-can-see-the-light-gun-tigers-cub-nears-a-return
Josh Smillie, the 2024 pick No.7 suffered a third hamstring issue since being drafted – all have been minor.

Yze is mindful of the mental challenges high picks deal with when they don’t play in their first seasons in the AFL.

"We sat down with him (Smillie), because I think you can wear that being a high draft pick; being a highly talented kid can create some anxiety about trying to get in," Yze said.

"We've got to be really patient with this kid. When he comes back, we need him to be playing some consistent footy. We sat down with [high performance manager] Ben Serpell and set out a strong plan.

"It is only a minor setback, but we'll give him an extra couple of weeks to get his body right, so when he is ready he is hitting the ground running. He is a really resilient kid, so he will be OK. He is not too far away."

[one-eyed]

Just when Smillie was closing in on a debut, the 2024 pick No.7 suffered a third hamstring issue since being drafted – all have been minor – with the club hopeful of having him back playing this side of the AFL bye in round 14.

Yze is mindful of the mental challenges high picks deal with when they don’t play in their first seasons in the AFL, at a time when Luke Trainor has played the first nine and Sam Lalor has played all but one since being selected at pick No. 1.

"We sat down with him, because I think you can wear that being a high draft pick; being a highly talented kid can create some anxiety about trying to get in," Yze said.

"We've got to be really patient with this kid. When he comes back, we need him to be playing some consistent footy. We sat down with [high performance manager] Ben Serpell and set out a strong plan.

"It is only a minor setback, but we'll give him an extra couple of weeks to get his body right, so when he is ready he is hitting the ground running. He is a really resilient kid, so he will be OK. He is not too far away."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1321149/he-can-see-the-light-gun-tigers-cub-nears-a-return

[one-eyed]

Timeline set for top draft pick’s debut

Tyler Lewis
Yahoo! News
Wed 28 May 2025

Richmond fans have a timeline for when they could see each of last year’s first-round draftees in action, as Josh Smillie makes positive steps towards his recovery.

Taken at pick seven in last year’s bumper draft haul by the rebuilding Tigers, Smillie’s highly anticipated debut has been on delay after he suffered a second hamstring setback of the season.

The first tweak hindered Smillie’s pre-season and the second postponed his momentum towards game one, leaving fellow draftees, including No.1 pick Sam Lalor, to get their AFL careers going before he could.

But Richmond coach Adem Yze provided an encouraging update on Wednesday, clarifying Smillie’s “TBC” on the club’s injury list as “four to six weeks”.

“Ben (Serpell, high performance manager) will give that timeline, but he’s (Smillie) travelling really well, he’s running,” Yze said.

“(Serpell) will obviously talk about that more than I will. but he’s (Smillie) not that far away, it could be four to six weeks.

“I think it will be closer to four, which is good. He’s progressing nicely, we just wanted to make sure we set a really good plan for him.”

Yze said Smillie would undergo another training block to build fitness.

Richmond held Smillie to limited minutes in the VFL after his first injury and applied the same process to premiership midfielder Dion Prestia last week.

“There’s obviously going to be his return to play from the injury and then the amount of training load,” Yze said.

“We want him to come back and really set himself for that back part of the year, that’s the only reason why it’s TBC right now.

“It was (the same injury as earlier in the year) but it was minor, he’s in the gym to really strengthen it, that’s why it might be a little bit longer.”

https://au.news.yahoo.com/timeline-set-top-draft-pick-055740268.html