PSD targets / Who Will We Pick In PSD

[wayne]

Scott Welsh has quit the Crows and will enter the PSD.

[Mr Magic]

3rd club hey?

Kent Kingsley mk2?

[tiga]

Hmmmmm 49 goals and 208 disposals for the season which isn't too bad. If he was 5 years younger I'd say go for it but he really is nearing the end of his career So Pass for me.

[Francois Jackson]

ooh for crying out loud. BIG MASSIVE NO for me

kent kingsley's long lost brother

[mightytiges]

Hmmmmm 49 goals and 208 disposals for the season which isn't too bad. If he was 5 years younger I'd say go for it but he really is nearing the end of his career So Pass for me.

Ditto. Turns 29/30 next year so pass. Let the Dogs or Dees have him.

[one-eyed]

While Scott Welsh must get past Richmond, Carlton and Melbourne to join the Dogs, who have the fourth pick in next month's draft, the Tigers indicated yesterday that they would not stand in the way.

Richmond football director Greg Miller said it was "doubtful" Welsh would be offered a home at Punt Road.

"We think he's a good player," Miller said yesterday, "but it's one area where we are well placed. Brett Deledio played that small forward role well late last year and Nathan Brown is back, as well."

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/crow-for-whitten-oval/2007/11/13/1194766675882.html

[wayne]

Guy Richards is training with us.

Richmond - Joe Gazzo (Coburg); Andrew Horne (Coburg); Cam Howat (Richmond rookie); Lachlan McKinnon (Essendon rookie); Darren Pfeiffer (Adelaide); Guy Richards (Collingwood); Jarrod Silvester (Coburg)

http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=53228

[mightytiges]

Guy Richards is training with us.

Richmond - Joe Gazzo (Coburg); Andrew Horne (Coburg); Cam Howat (Richmond rookie); Lachlan McKinnon (Essendon rookie); Darren Pfeiffer (Adelaide); Guy Richards (Collingwood); Jarrod Silvester (Coburg)

http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=53228

That to me pretty much confirms we'll be picking up Richards. I thought Richards was promising when he was younger (he was ahead of Fraser in some Pies' fans view at the time) but injuries in the past couple of years have stuffed him up. We need another ruckman but the last thing we need is another Knobel who spends all of his time watching from the grandstand due to injury  .

[Hellenic Tiger]

Since Benny Gale's retirement we have hardly had a ruckman in subsequent seasons who has not missed games due to suspension or injury. Hopefully if Richards does get drafted with us he can buck the trend and fulfill that promise he had early in his career.
 Looks like the Dogs aren't learning from the McDougall errors of last year and will be pursuing Welsh. Another piece of chewing gum in the crack of the dam wall it seems.

[mightytiges]

Since Benny Gale's retirement we have hardly had a ruckman in subsequent seasons who has not missed games due to suspension or injury. Hopefully if Richards does get drafted with us he can buck the trend and fulfill that promise he had early in his career.

That's true. Staff, Otto, Simmo, Knobel all missed big chunks of footy. The problem though is we didn't have reliable ruck back-ups. When Staff retired last year, we didn't find a replacement for him and paid for it when Simmo went down exposing Patto before he was ready.

I'm not going to hold my breath with Richards though 

Looks like the Dogs aren't learning from the McDougall errors of last year and will be pursuing Welsh. Another piece of chewing gum in the crack of the dam wall it seems.

Yeah not sure why they want another mid-sized forward.

[one-eyed]

Richards pins his hopes on the Tigers
14/11/2007 12:56:12 PM
Paul Gough
Sportal

Former Collingwood ruckman Guy Richards has begun training with Richmond in the hope of being picked up by the Tigers in December's pre-season draft.

At just 24, Richards believes he has years of good football still in front of him and hopes the Tigers will be the club to give him a second chance.

Richards, who played 16 games this season including all three of Collingwood's finals matches, was the most notable addition to the AFL's 'permission to train' list on Wednesday.

The Tigers have the first pick in the pre-season draft on December 11 and desperately need a boost to their ruck stocks.

Full article at: http://sportal.com.au/default.aspx/afl-news-display/richards-pins-his-hopes-on-the-tigers-38803

[cub]

prefer cousins by a fair way too

pickup bellchambers or mcevoy for xtra ruck.

[Mr Magic]

Poor stopgap solution due to list mismanagement.

Bloody hell no.

[one-eyed]

Guy Richards' profile

D.O.B.  21/3/83  (25 at the start of 2008 season)
Height: 201 cm
Weight: 98 kg

Recruited: Pick 37, 2000 National Draft from Coldstream/Eastern U18
Debut: R2 2004

Honours: Rising Star nominee 2004; Brownlow votes: 1 (2006)

Code: [Select]

Guy Richards Career
Year  MT   K   H   D Avg   M Avg  HO Avg   T Avg FF FA G Avg B SC 
2007  16  68  63 131 8.2  44 2.8 205 12.8 15 0.9 12  9 0 0.0 1  1 
2006   9  30  33  63 7.0  29 3.2 101 11.2 12 1.3  5  6 0 0.0 1  1 
2005   2   7   5  12 6.0   3 1.5  29 14.5  1 0.5  2  2 0 0.0 0  0 
2004  12  72  38 110 9.2  51 4.3 156 13.0 24 2.0 10  6 3 0.3 2 20 
Total 39 177 139 316 8.1 127 3.3 491 12.6 52 1.3 29 23 3 0.1 4 22 

http://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=1354&SeasonID=ALL

2006 review:
A handy back-up ruckman, the injury prone Richards started the 2006 season in tandem with Fraser before the Magpie braintrust decided after 5 rounds that Fraser needed the challenge of going it alone. Richards then missed the next 6 matches with an achilles injury before making it back for the last 3 games.

2005 review:
After being the Magpies' best first-year player in 2004, the talented young ruckman suffered the season from hell. A knee injury followed by a hip problem conspired to wreck his 2005, although he did make it back for the last 2 games on minimal preparation.

2004 review:
The left footed ruckman was impressive in his first season, stringing together 12 games from his debut in round 2 before suffering a groin injury and missing the last 9 games. Averaged 9 possessions and 13 hitouts a game, enabling Fraser to play a more dangerous role in attack.

2003 review:
The left-footed 200cm ruckman has been earmarked for a senior role in what looms as a crucial 4th season at the club. Made encouraging progress in 2003, helping Williamstown to the VFL flag.

2002 review:
A 200cm ruck prospect who looked set to make his presence felt in 2002 after playing 3 games in the preseason cup. But as was the case in 2001, his season ended prematurely due to knee problems. Still raw, but the Pies will be patient  with the mobile left-footer.

Source: AFL Record Season Preview Guide

[one-eyed]

Tigers football director Greg Miller yesterday said it was "unlikely" they would chase Welsh given the similar forward options it already has.

Former Magpie ruckman Guy Richards is training with Richmond and is a far more likely target.

Richmond yesterday played down the fact Richards had joined in training, stressing it is far from a done deal that he would be taken at No. 1 in the pre-season draft.

"No, it's not a sign. We have six or seven players training with us," Miller said. "It doesn't mean any more than we are looking at him."

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22760821%255E20322,00.html