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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2024, 01:01:35 AM »
Taj the Tiger

Watch along as Richmond select Taj Hotton with Pick 12 in the 2024 AFL Draft.

VIDEO: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1695013/taj-the-tiger

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2024, 09:14:48 AM »
I know it's a risk taking a kid with a recent ACL but he looks seriously classy in his highlights.

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2024, 10:52:36 AM »
Agree Willy, Hotton’s Footy smarts frank best
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #18 on: November 22, 2024, 12:15:49 PM »
Richmond told Taj Hotton they were going to draft him within 24 hours of his ACL tear back in May. 🥰

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #19 on: November 22, 2024, 06:14:09 PM »
I know it's a risk taking a kid with a recent ACL but he looks seriously classy in his highlights.

If he can play he can play. Didn’t Robbie gray and petracca start their years with acl injuries?

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #20 on: November 22, 2024, 07:04:51 PM »
I know it's a risk taking a kid with a recent ACL but he looks seriously classy in his highlights.

If he can play he can play. Didn’t Robbie gray and petracca start their years with acl injuries?

Petracca missed his entire 1st year IIRC. Dunno about Gray though.

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #21 on: November 29, 2024, 11:25:52 PM »
Taj Hotton is targeting a return by June next year, but Richmond will take a cautious approach with the highly rated teenager out of the Sandringham Dragons.

Hotton ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a training session at Haileybury College in May and underwent surgery a month later, wiping out most of his draft year.

The 18-year-old underwent minor follow-up surgery in October and is set to start running again in the pre-Christmas training block.

New Richmond high performance boss Ben Serpell, who was appointed to replace Luke Meehan in October after working as a strength and conditioning coach at Geelong, following high performance roles with the Wallabies and the New South Wales Waratahs, is working on a rehab plan for Hotton at Punt Road.

"Taj is super keen, but we will take the full 12 months to rehab him," Serpell told AFL.com.au on Friday.

"We are still getting our heads around where he's at. He met with his surgeon midweek and we'll get the details from him and start to build a plan for that and hopefully have him out there relatively soon.

"We'll probably take the full 12 months and look after the kid. He's got a long career ahead of him."

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1699899/got-a-long-career-ahead-tigers-cautious-approach-to-gun-draftees-return

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2024, 09:40:38 PM »
Surely won't play AFL next year given the other kids/healthy ones.

Return to VFL mid-year and maybe late in the season if he's doing well.

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2024, 12:29:12 AM »
Hopefully no more rushing blokes back - kids or otherwise - now the Magician has departed. :shh
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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #24 on: December 01, 2024, 09:57:58 AM »
Hopefully no more rushing blokes back - kids or otherwise - now the Magician has departed. :shh

Our new man Serpell has already said we're going to be very conservative with his rehab....

No need for Taj or any other playercto be rushed backed  ;D
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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #25 on: December 01, 2024, 04:48:51 PM »
Remember Cotch’s first year? He had that achilles issue and they wrapped him up in cotton wool. Back the player, back the strength and conditioning team
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #26 on: December 01, 2024, 09:04:41 PM »
id be focused on gibcus not hotten for 24. Its time for the s&c team and him to deliver.

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Re: Pick 12: Taj Hotton
« Reply #27 on: December 01, 2024, 09:24:14 PM »
Remember Cotch’s first year? He had that achilles issue and they wrapped him up in cotton wool. Back the player, back the strength and conditioning team


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