Rookie Draft

[camboon]

I watched a bit of him and thought he was worth a late spot on our list, but it’s not our call
.i thought he showed more than some that we kept on the current list.
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It would appear he wasn’t earmarked full stop as there was no one who they though was a better player in the rookie draft or the would have picked them but they have chosen to look and see if someone steps up somewhere .

I don’t think they should have listed Kellaway as a father son pick if they had no intention of picking him, I guess players can also opt out of being nominated as a father son to give themselves more chance of being picked.

[Damo]

Doesn’t stop any other club bidding on him

If we didn’t nominate him, it’s clear as day he wouldn’t have got drafted

No other team was interested

If his last name was Ming it wouldn’t even be a discussion

[Tiger Khosh]

Also bear in mind we traded back into the draft to get NRT. I’m assuming that move was decided late on the night when the team saw him sliding further than what they expected. It’s possible that if that hadn’t happened with an extra spot on our list, they would have indeed rookied Louie.

I’m fairly certain as Geischan stated many times they had various convos with the kellaway fam throughout the year and were open and honest with them with their intentions. Probably something along the lines of we like you as a player and would like to select you however we can’t garauntee that as we are right for list spots so we’ll just have to see on the day.

I’m sure the boy and fam are disappointed but hopefully he puts his head down and gets onto a list whether that’s with us or elsewhere.

The traditionalist in me would have liked to seen us pick him, but I don’t think you can fault the club for passing if they have other players they rate ahead of him.

[Dogga]

A lot of people upset in tigers land but I don't mind it.


NHH
Oudshoorn-Bennier
Tom McGuane
Tom Burton
Rory Wright

Etc. can be invited to train for the last spot.

Harsh and not very romantic to kellaway but ruthless and bold by the club.

Like others have said he is objectively not good enough at this stage unfortunately. Proven by being passed on by the league in two drafts.

I know that Tom Burton has been invited to train with us.

[torch]

A lot of people upset in tigers land but I don't mind it.


NHH
Oudshoorn-Bennier
Tom McGuane
Tom Burton
Rory Wright

Etc. can be invited to train for the last spot.

Harsh and not very romantic to kellaway but ruthless and bold by the club.

Like others have said he is objectively not good enough at this stage unfortunately. Proven by being passed on by the league in two drafts.

I know that Tom Burton has been invited to train with us.

who else?

[one-eyed]

Club's view:

"Richmond now has the flexibility to make an addition to its list through the SSP over the summer or to hold the spot through for the Mid Season Rookie Draft."

https://x.com/Richmond_FC/status/1991721413758316743

[Andyy]

Any chance we'll use ssp on LK?

[mightytiges]

Any chance we'll use ssp on LK?

We could. It depends on whether we get him down to train with us over the summer. IIRC sometime in March is the cut-off for the SSP.

[the claw]

We would have seen plenty of Kellaway being a F/S. We would have also seen plenty of NR-T being in the same team. Clearly we rated NRT higher.

We still have a rookie spot available he can come down and show us what he has to offer and make that spot his.
We still need more mids.

[the claw]

Meant to add if people think Kellaway is a bit stiff i reckon Harry Scott is as well.
If he goes gang busters again next year he may well be another snatched from under our noses.

[one-eyed]

Why Richmond overlooked father-son prospect Louis Kellaway

Richmond left father-son prospect Louis Kellaway in the lurch — and won’t be offering a train-on spot. Here’s why.

Jon Ralph
HeraldSun
November 23, 2025

Richmond has told overlooked father-son Louis Kellaway he will not be a contender for its single summer rookie position.

Duncan Kellaway’s son Louis put in an impressive campaign for Sturt and South Australia’s Under-18 side but Richmond eventually overlooked him, unsure where he would play in their new-look side in coming years.

“We worked really closely with Louis over three years. He spent time at the club,” Rhy Gieschen said.

“We feel like our communication through that period and as the draft got closer was really good, we kept him in the loop as to where we sat and we had the option to put him on our rookie list but wanted to keep the option over for SSP or leave it open for the mid-season draft. We decided to do that.

“It’s always a difficult decision but Louey and Duncan were in the loop with what we were doing and it was a tough decision but we felt like we did the right thing by him and the family to communicate.”

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/why-richmond-overlooked-fatherson-prospect-louis-kellaway-amid-speed-focus-in-draft-bonanza/news-story/c34094f79646e4e91727cd4523357d6b#selection-871.0-889.202

[ajGreen]

Not even invited to train for the spot? Dang

[Andyy]

Simple, they don't like him. Eek