Richmond 07 selections

[mightytiges]

Quality rather than quantity?

Umm....Guy Richards still yet to come Julz 

Seriously we have the PSD then 4 rookie selections still yet to come. So it'll be 10 newbies. If Howat is re-rookieed then 9. Today has been about quality over quantity.

Well done Francis Jackson, Miller and Terry btw. I'm still in shock but very happy Terry has drafted big. Not the usual Wallace draft of the past.

[julzqld]

Thanks for clearing that up MT.  Will we get Guy Richards?  Do we need to now that we have Putt?

[richmondrules]

Putt and Graham are still very young. Big job for a young boy if we lose Simmo again.

[bluey_21]

Putt and Graham are still very young. Big job for a young boy if we lose Simmo again.

Patto had to grow up quickly

i'd rather give that opportunity to a young kid like Putt or Graham instead of a proven hack

[jezza]

Patto had to grow up quickly

i'd rather give that opportunity to a young kid like Putt or Graham instead of a proven hack

Putt won't do anything for a while, no 1st year rucks do. Graham still very raw as well. Given we've gone for Putt, and will most likely pick up Richards, makes it a bit strange that we promoted Graham.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Its almost like a fear selection if we get Richards in pre season draft. After all we have Putt who we will develop then you have Patto who came on in leaps in and bounds last year we promoted Graham and if we get Richards too much is too much let alone Ric hards is a proven injury prone player. We'd be alot better off looking at a 19 yo who was not selected today and rookie them. Otherwise the draft for us was a real success.

[Struggletown]

Its almost like a fear selection if we get Richards in pre season draft. After all we have Putt who we will develop then you have Patto who came on in leaps in and bounds last year we promoted Graham and if we get Richards too much is too much let alone Ric hards is a proven injury prone player. We'd be alot better off looking at a 19 yo who was not selected today and rookie them. Otherwise the draft for us was a real success.

Like Gourdis.

Unless there's a knock on him we aren't aware of 

[Francois Jackson]

i think picking up putt has all but assured richards wont be at put road next year.

im convinced of it now. we dont need his injury prone rent knobel type in this team no more.

go youth.

[bluey_21]

Cotchin and Lids are very different.

Lids is a power player. He excites you with his ability to blast away from packs, fly for marks, carry the ball and bounce and kick 60. You never blink and miss Lids he demands your eyes. Lids is fuelled by Nitro and is a destroyer. He is a bottle of bourbon washed down with a bottle of scotch. He is a machette.

Cotchin is all science and tricks and dinks and class. He is cheeky and elusive. A pickpocket. He is more a magician who uses slight of hand - "what the, did I miss something?". He won't blast away from anyone, he won't get a crowd up on their feet roaring - he'll have people in the stands turning to each other giving knowing nods with a sly smile on their face - "you see that?" they'll say. Cotchin is about vision and smarts and reading of the play. Cotchin is a fine red wine and cheese. He is a razor sharp stiletto to the ribs.

here's weaver's comparison of lids and cotch, very interesting read

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=398140&page=2

[mightytiges]

Cotchin and Lids are very different.

Lids is a power player. He excites you with his ability to blast away from packs, fly for marks, carry the ball and bounce and kick 60. You never blink and miss Lids he demands your eyes. Lids is fuelled by Nitro and is a destroyer. He is a bottle of bourbon washed down with a bottle of scotch. He is a machette.

Cotchin is all science and tricks and dinks and class. He is cheeky and elusive. A pickpocket. He is more a magician who uses slight of hand - "what the, did I miss something?". He won't blast away from anyone, he won't get a crowd up on their feet roaring - he'll have people in the stands turning to each other giving knowing nods with a sly smile on their face - "you see that?" they'll say. Cotchin is about vision and smarts and reading of the play. Cotchin is a fine red wine and cheese. He is a razor sharp stiletto to the ribs.

here's weaver's comparison of lids and cotch, very interesting read

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=398140&page=2

Nicely said by Weaver

[mightytiges]

Patto had to grow up quickly

i'd rather give that opportunity to a young kid like Putt or Graham instead of a proven hack

Putt won't do anything for a while, no 1st year rucks do. Graham still very raw as well. Given we've gone for Putt, and will most likely pick up Richards, makes it a bit strange that we promoted Graham.

Agree jezza.

I think the Club will see Richards as a fill-in while our young rucks develop so drafting Putt doesn't necessarily mean Richards is off our radar IMO. Similarly we may rookie Silvester as a ready-made key defender while Rance finds his feet.

[bluey_21]

i'm not saying putt will do well if thrown in the deep end but i'd much rather let him learn from his experiences then give it to a known hack. Collingwood hardly had the best ruck stocks so to ditch richards must say something about his ability

[Mopsy]

Patto had to grow up quickly

i'd rather give that opportunity to a young kid like Putt or Graham instead of a proven hack

Putt won't do anything for a while, no 1st year rucks do. Graham still very raw as well. Given we've gone for Putt, and will most likely pick up Richards, makes it a bit strange that we promoted Graham.

Agree jezza.

I think the Club will see Richards as a fill-in while our young rucks develop so drafting Putt doesn't necessarily mean Richards is off our radar IMO. Similarly we may rookie Silvester as a ready-made key defender while Rance finds his feet.

Richards played the season 2006 out pretty well injury free. Silvester is a known quantity with 3 other development players rookied should make it a very sound list - The best for years IMHO

[blaisee]

the club is very pleased with its work today

cotch aside

rance was never expected to last. He is the KP we have been looking for, strong and skillful, a competitive beast coming from a superbly grounded football family, tested eerily similarly to a young darren glass, not saying will be as good, but has the same tools and similar competitive edge. The 6 minute debate at the trade table was about selwood vs rance. Rance won .


Putt is eciting athletic talent. Lightning quick and tremenous endurance, kicked 8 goals in a game for calder this year, was a real consideration at pick 18, at 203 cm, good develop as a power forward, will be a nightmare if he fills out and gets a little nastier.

Gourdis, Collard and rance will fly to together from perth to melbourne on monday, the former 2 both vying for psd and rookie spot calculations.

the list has been as balanced in 5 years, things are genuinly looking up.

Exciting timesz

[bluey_21]

blaisee does that mean we are considering collard or gourdis at no. 1 in the PSD