Pick 21: Luke Trainor

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Balta would be a waste on the wing. We need his intercept marking down back. Besides, he has no tank.
Put Miller on the wing, can’t be worse thank KMac, can also give a contest down the line coming out from d50 which is a disaster for us

[ajGreen]

Balta would be a waste on the wing. We need his intercept marking down back. Besides, he has no tank.
Put Miller on the wing, can’t be worse thank KMac, can also give a contest down the line coming out from d50 which is a disaster for us

In theory you wouldn't need his marking if Trainor can have a quick impact as he should given he is new-Rance.

Gibcus is due some luck and there might be someone else pop up like the big bloke that won the time trail. Vlastuin and broad should be around for a bit too.

There are other options too like fawcett etc.

Balta wouldn't be the perfect wingman but he certainly has enough attributes to cause headaches for the other team.

Miller needs to keep improving if he wants senior football

[Tiger Khosh]

Baltas biggest weakness imo is his footy iq. He took up the sport quite late and it’s very clear that he is not a natural footballer albeit one with outstanding athleticism.

Continuously moving his position does not help in this regard. It’s clear his best position is as a key position defender. Let the experimentation end and keep him down there for good I say.

[TigerLand]

Baltas biggest weakness imo is his footy iq. He took up the sport quite late and it’s very clear that he is not a natural footballer albeit one with outstanding athleticism.

Continuously moving his position does not help in this regard. It’s clear his best position is as a key position defender. Let the experimentation end and keep him down there for good I say.

Bang on! x2

[Willy]

Baltas biggest weakness imo is his footy iq. He took up the sport quite late and it’s very clear that he is not a natural footballer albeit one with outstanding athleticism.

Continuously moving his position does not help in this regard. It’s clear his best position is as a key position defender. Let the experimentation end and keep him down there for good I say.

Amen.

Quit moving him around.

[Assange Tiger 😎]

I'd rather see what Clinton King is up than play Miller on the wing. We've just drafted a bunch of good kids. Let's play them

[Diocletian]

Miller's a utility and loose defender. Should never be the bloke standing on the KPFs, just gets lost and is completely useless at one on one aerial defence. Balta down back but needs to be used more in the ruck as well where he's a shock weapon who can turn games on their head in a 5-10 minute spell.

[lamington]

Balta in the ruck in 2020 GF was champagne football

[TigerLand]

Id keep things simple with Balta. Ideally he's on 2nd or 3rd best defender and he peels off and spoils, plus one of his biggest weapons is his long kicking out of defence / in transition.

This also allows him to be freed to go into Ruck and have a Broad type play on the 3rd forward. Gibcus and Trainor to be our key positions going forward until they are ready it can be Balta with the idea he moves to 3rd when they are ready to take over.

[one-eyed]

A talented teenager is shaping to join that defensive unit, quite possibly early in season 2025.

“Luke’s a ripper,” Broad said.

“He’s one of the kids where you’ve got to say, ‘hey, pull back a bit’, which is awesome. You’d rather that every day of the week.

“He’s pretty agile, he’s quick, he’s tall, he’s got a great leap, natural ability.

“He’s going great guns.”



https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1713957/trainor-training-the-house-down

[mightytiges]

As others have said, Trainor should play round 1. Liked what I saw after he came on. Good closing speed, clean, and seems to have a footy brain unlike many of his more experienced teammates.

[Diocletian]

Looks the goods - no head knocks please.

[one-eyed]

Yze's tiger cub watch - Luke Trainor

“Throwing ‘Lukey’ into our back end, he’s got some support. He’s playing beside Nick Vlastuin, Nathan Broad, Jayden Short and Ben Miller, and you’re going to have Noah Balta there. We’ve got a pretty experienced back end, so he just blends in with that. He’s always got these leaders around him. Lukey’s a high-talented player. His IQ out on the field is next level. He plays tall, he plays small. He’s got a massive engine and he’s such a neat finisher . . . he doesn’t miss a kick. And his decision-making is outstanding.”


https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1728155/yzes-tiger-cub-watch

[Tiger Khosh]

Lalor getting a lot of applause and bloody he’ll rightly so. But I thought Trainor was brilliant as well. That smother on Cripps at the end was a thing of beauty. 

[Hard Roar Tiger]

The kid can plays and loves the occasion which is a great sign