Every AFL club’s predicted Round 1 sideJack Jovanovski, Will Faulkner and Dylan Bolch
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December 6th, 2024 RICHMONDB: N.Broad B.Miller N.Vlastuin
HB: T.Brown J.Gibcus J.Short
C: H.Ralphsmith J.Hopper J.Ross
HF: R.Mansell N.Balta S.Lalor
F: H. Armstrong T.Lynch M.Rioli
FOLL: T.Nankervis T.Taranto D.Prestia
I/C: S.Banks, K.McAuliffe, J.Bauer, S.Campbell, J.Smillie
EMG: S. Green, J. Blight, J. Faull
How many, if any, of Richmond’s seven first-round selections make their way into Adem Yze’s Round 1 side? To start, we believe it’ll be Sam Lalor and Josh Smillie. Lalor was a force as a forward for Vic Country this year, so while he probably won’t be a full-time midfielder straight away, he should be able to impact forward of the ball. Similarly, Smillie is too talented to leave out and should be able to have an instant impact at the top level. You’d imagine at least one of Harry Armstrong and Jonty Faull will also feature early on given Mykelti Lefau is still recovering from an ACL injury. Six regular starters - Dustin Martin, Dylan Grimes, Daniel Rioli, Liam Baker, Jack Graham and Shai Bolton - have all moved on, which means there are plenty of places up for grabs. The likes of Steely Green, Luke Trainor and Jasper Alger are others who will feature in 2025.
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