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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on November 21, 2023, 07:56:50 PM
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Welcome to Tigerland, Kane :)
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Kane McAuliffe profile
Height: 187cm
Weight: 86kg
D.O.B: 01-03-2005
Clubs/Leagues: North Adelaide/South Australia AFL U18 Championships
(https://cdn.central.rookieme.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SA-Kate-McAuliffe.jpg)
SNAPSHOT: “An enforcer on the inside, Kane McAuliffe does plenty of grunt work through midfield and has a deceptively powerful athletic profile.”
Coming into his top-age year as one of South Australia’s most highly touted prospects, Kane McAuliffe proved an integral part of the state’s Under 18 side. The Port Augusta product came through the ranks at North Adelaide and progressed nicely since opting to board at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, taking out the James Goss Medal for his school football dominance in 2021. He went on to have success with the Roosters and played in the losing 2022 SANFL Under 18 Grand Final, before being selected in the annual Under 17 Futures showcase.
This year, McAuliffe turned out six times in the junior grade and also broke through for a senior berth at Reserves level, playing seven games for North who fell short of finals in each competition. Some of his best form was observed at the Under 18 National Championships, where McAuliffe brought bull-like intensity to the midfield battle and set a consistent tone in what was otherwise a struggling side. He capped off his campaign by tearing up the National Draft Combine, achieving top five results in three of the five testing events to demonstrate his explosive streak.
https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/kane-mcauliffe/
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Big bodied mid, would you believe we drafted one
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Had quick skim and apparently his weakness is lack of outside game and hurt factor?
At least he’s not skinny!
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Videos & Highlights:
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1-zryyKBr-k/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-zryyKBr-k)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-zryyKBr-k
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eIWuRRqlmFQ/hqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIWuRRqlmFQ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIWuRRqlmFQ
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VUOGBxuBlKE/maxresdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUOGBxuBlKE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUOGBxuBlKE
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Had quick skim and apparently his weakness is lack of outside game and hurt factor?
At least he’s not skinny!
So we'll probably turn him to a winger...or a forward pocket.... :shh
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Kane McAuliffe becomes a Tiger
(https://resources.richmondfc.com.au/photo-resources/2023/11/21/4ae3d1a7-d074-4bea-ab3c-b073ff60b3ed/Article-FB-3-.png?width=952&height=592)
Richmond has used its first selection (No. 40 overall) in the 2023 AFL Draft to recruit North Adelaide midfielder Kane McAuliffe.
Recruited from: North Adelaide
Position: Midfielder
DOB: 01/03/2005
Height: 187cm
What the Richmond recruiters say about McAuliffe...
"Kane is the ultimate professional. He made the decision to move out of home at the age of 14 and attend boarding school at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, where he matured and grew up quickly. He credits his diligence, professionalism, and standards to his experience of moving out of home, which will hold him in great stead coming to live in Melbourne.
"His 2022 SANFL form saw him selected in the AFL Academy where he played against Carlton’s VFL and Port Adelaide’s SANFL side.
"Kane is a super competitor, an inside midfielder who thrives on contested ball, tackling and body contact. He tests very well for speed, registering 2.92 seconds in the 20-metre sprint at the combine, which allows him to use his speed and power to burst out of congestion and generate ball movement from stoppage.
"Kane played for North Adelaide in the SANFL. His early season dominance at Under 18 level saw him average 27 disposals and move into the reserves where he was a super consistent performer, averaging 19 disposals and 6.6 tackles against mature aged footballers. He was selected in all four games for the South Australia Under 18s in the National Champs, where he averaged 8.5 tackles and 18.5 disposals.
"He's a 187cm, strong bodied, competitive midfielder with speed who likes to hit bodies and challenge the tackler. Kane has raw power, showcased in his speed and his penetrating left foot kick. Rain, Hail or Shine, we know we will get maximum effort and commitment from Kane, a true tiger trait."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1467816/kane-mcauliffe-becomes-a-tiger
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https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/11/09/the-south-aussie-bull-in-the-dangerfield-category-who-has-been-inspired-by/
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Big bodied mid, would you believe we drafted one
Hooray hooray hoooray unbelievable.
What was his draft testing like anyone.
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Big bodied mid, would you believe we drafted one
Hooray hooray hoooray unbelievable.
What was his draft testing like anyone.
These were his most notable results - Top 5 in three categories:
20m sprint
Aiden O’Driscoll (Perth/Northam Saints) - 2.871 seconds
Will Graham (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Palm Beach Currumbin) - 2.915
Caleb Windsor (Eastern Ranges/South Belgrave) - 2.916
Lance Collard (Subiaco/North Beach) - 2.923
Kane McAuliffe (North Adelaide/Central Augusta) - 2.930
Standing vertical jump
Zane Zakostelsky (Claremont/North Beach) - 80cm
Phoenix Gothard (Murray Bushrangers/Albury) - 78
Will Graham (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Palm Beach Currumbin) - 78
Mitchell Edwards (Peel Thunder/South Mandurah) - 78
Kane McAuliffe (North Adelaide/Central Augusta) - 77
Running vertical jump
Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers/Wangaratta Rovers) - 98cm
Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power/Foster) - 97
Will Graham (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Palm Beach Currumbin) - 95
Kane McAuliffe (North Adelaide/Central Augusta) - 95
Mitchell Edwards (Peel Thunder/South Mandurah) - 94
:shh
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(http://oneeyed-richmond.com/images/draft/KaneMcAuliffeJuniorStats.png)
A big-bodied and powerful midfielder who wins his own ball and is a penetrating left-foot kick. Is a strong and aggressive tackler as well as being an accomplished extractor of the ball from stoppages using his clean hands and vision to set up the play. Progressed from dominating under 18s games at club level to playing seven matches at reserves level averaging 18.7 disposals. Featured among South Australia’s best in the National Championship matches against the Allies and Victoria Metro and averaged 18 disposals, 3.8 clearances and 8.5 tackles across the tournament. Showcased his power and speed at the national Draft Combine with his running vertical jump of 95cm ranking third and 2.93 seconds for the 20m spring ranking fifth.
https://www.afl.com.au/draft/prospect/2023?playerId=CD_I1019916
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Kevin Sheehan’s 2023 AFL Draft top 40 prospects
afl.com.au
16 November 2023
Kane McAuliffe
State: South Australia
State League Club: North Adelaide
Community Club: Central Augusta
Date of Birth: 01/03/05
Height: 187cm
A powerful midfielder who wins his own ball and is a penetrating left-foot kick. Is a strong and aggressive tackler as well as being an accomplished extractor of the ball from stoppages using his clean hands and vision to set up the play. Progressed from dominating under-18 games at club level to playing seven matches at reserves level averaging 18.7 disposals. Featured among South Australia’s best in the National Championship matches against the Allies and Victoria Metro and averaged 18 disposals, 3.8 clearances and 8.5 tackles across the tournament. Showcased his power and speed at the national Draft Combine with his running vertical jump of 95cm ranking third and 2.93 seconds for the 20m spring ranking fifth.
Weapon: Power and left-foot kick
Player Comparison: Jack Crisp (Collingwood)
https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/1465957/kevin-sheehans-2023-afl-draft-top-40-prospects
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McAuliffe's interview on the SANFL website (Oct 27):
Starts from 24:00 min mark: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JDOzzKOG3eFdv5LPT69OU
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North Adelaide’s Kane McAuliffe opens up on his initial homesickness when moving down to Adelaide from Port Augusta to chase his AFL dream.
An extremely talented sportsman who represented SA Country in both cricket and basketball, McAuliffe is now well-adjusted to city life having boarded at Prince Alfred College before spending this year living with his grandparents in the western suburbs.
The speedy left-footer idolised Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge growing up, watching the Hawks skipper’s ability to read the play across half-back.
McAuliffe was SA’s strongest performer at the national AFL Combine in Melbourne, clocking an impressive 2.93 seconds in the 20m Sprint, which placed him fifth while also landing top-10 finishes in both of the jump categories.
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https://sanfl.com.au/league/news/south-aussie-select-with-the-slades-and-kane-mcauliffe/
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THE SOUTH AUSSIE BULL IN THE DANGERFIELD CATEGORY WHO HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY MODERN HAWKS GREATS
By Andrew Slevison
SEN
9 November 2023
“Anywhere would do” is the mantra being lived by AFL draft prospect Kane McAuliffe.
The Port Augusta product from SANFL club North Adelaide is acutely aware that he may not end up at either the Adelaide Crows or Port Adelaide at the 2023 AFL Draft later this month.
With that in mind, the 18-year-old insists that it would not bother him to move interstate.
“Nah, not at all,” McAuliffe replied when asked on SEN SA’s The Run Home.
“I’d just love to end up somewhere. Anywhere would do.”
The powerful midfielder, who loves the contest, was a key contributor for South Australia at the Under-18 National Championships this year.
SA state coach Tony Bamford has placed McAuliffe in the Patrick Dangerfield category and the youngster himself admits the former Crow and now Geelong captain is one player he has watched closely over the years.
McAuliffe’s dad played played under-17s and some reserves footy at Port Adelaide, but was a Leigh Matthews-loving Hawthorn supporter which opened his son’s eyes to modern day Hawks greats like Luke Hodge and Sam Mitchell.
“I really thrive on the contest,” McAuliffe added.
“At times a little bit too much and I forget to work on the outside stuff, just get caught up in the contest.
“I love the contested ball, I love to try and tackle and then try to use my turn of foot to get to the outside and use my kick as well.
“Watching Hawthorn games mostly when growing up, I watched a fair bit of Luke Hodge and Sam Mitchell.
“Of the SA teams, I’d get to the Adelaide Oval and watch a fair bit of Paddy Dangerfield when he was at Adelaide to see how he went about it.”
The 187cm left-footer has spoken to 14 AFL clubs in the lead-up to the draft with the Crows among those showing the most interest.
“I’ve spoken to Adelaide a couple of times and had the training week there at the start of the year in pre-season,” he said further.
“It was really cool to get into the AFL environment and see how they do it.
“I’ve spoken to Port, but I haven’t spoken to Collingwood, Carlton, Gold Coast and Brisbane.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/11/09/the-south-aussie-bull-in-the-dangerfield-category-who-has-been-inspired-by/
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Sounds pretty good.
What’s the catch? Can’t kick?
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187/86 at his age is a good size huh.
Bit of work and he could end up 188+ and 90kg depending on his tank and when we push size onto him.
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Guess I'm the only Norm McDonald fan here.... :shh
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First message from Kane McAuliffe (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f4ac.svg) (https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f44b.svg)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1726905153205514431
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Is there a rule in the rfc mandate that we have to have a player by the name of kane on our list?
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Brad Helbig vibes? :rollin
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Brad Helbig vibes? :rollin
:lol Jeepers. There's a blast from the past!
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Brad Helbig vibes? :rollin
Adelaide & Port boards on Big Footy talking him up as the steal of the draft.....just like they did Helbig... :shh
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Elon Musk's long lost son.....
(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/1858447/)
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/aHl2S275peg5gV0nVNoQSQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTM5Ng--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/business_insider_articles_888/3c7fce84aaac665890ed9047ca24ac06)
:shh
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"Kane's a big-bodied midfielder… he's a gun cricketer as a kid well so he had a bit of a choice to make and he progressed with his footy really strongly. He's a contested-ball player, natural competitor, he's got real power and speed… we're really excited to have another big-bodied mid."
- Tigers national recruiting manager Matthew Clarke
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1066250/who-did-you-pick-the-full-rundown-on-every-clubs-2023-draft-haul
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Elon Musk's long lost son.....
(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/1858447/)
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/aHl2S275peg5gV0nVNoQSQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTM5Ng--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/business_insider_articles_888/3c7fce84aaac665890ed9047ca24ac06)
:shh
:lol
Elon's racking em up!
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MATT CLARKE ON …
PICK 40 - KANE McAULIFFE (Mid)
“He’s a super competitive kid, he’s smart, he’s going to drive others and he’s a real leader. We had him in the early 20s (of our rankings), so about 20 places ahead of where we picked him, but that’s not uncommon for clubs. Physically he’s pretty robust. He’s 186cm and 87kg, so he probably needs to strip one or two kilos in a certain area and build back up again. His running has really improved. He ran a really good 2km time trial at the end of the year, 6min 26sec I think. It was a great effort coming off groin injuries and a limited pre-season. He’ll cope well with VFL footy next year.”
Source: HeraldSun (https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2023-inside-the-tigerss-2023-draft-strategy-and-what-it-means-for-2024/news-story/e007e43b1ae0ca94aa0361e8c587dbca)
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I really like this pick. Only Pick 40. He is quick and can burst from a contest. He tackles and hunts players and he wins his own ball. plus he has a motor and can get from contest to contest. I see great attributes for an inside mid.
People knock his kicking but the little ive seen i dont see it. i think he has to learn to play more outside and use his pace and make good decisions with ball in hand.
Just pleased we have taken a big mid he is pick 40 so what if he fails? he certainly has better attributes for the game than say Jack Ross.
Would like another couple like him to develop in the two's.
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I fear he might end up like Matt Thomas but hopefully we get lucky and he plays more like Matt Rowell
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First day.
VIDEO: https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1727859329355923951
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_qG6BsbUAASwCs?format=jpg&name=large) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_qG6BwbgAEJYEZ?format=jpg&name=large)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_p-rdtbYAAVjI_?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC
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I fear he might end up like Matt Thomas but hopefully we get lucky and he plays more like Matt Rowell
Considering he was top 5 in 20 metre sprint at draft camp while Matt Thomas was even slower than Graham, I'd say your fears are very much unfounded in that regard... :shh
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In Tiger kit.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_q10htaAAA7laf?format=jpg&name=large)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_q10htbIAAlvaQ?format=jpg&name=large)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1727893327956308051
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“This is our reality now, that we get to come here each day and play footy for a living… it’s pretty amazing.” 🙏
📹 Hear from our new draftee Kane McCauliffe after his first day at Tigerland…
Watch here:
(https://resources.richmondfc.com.au/photo-resources/2023/11/24/fc554fd0-cd0b-4f7d-a221-7679affe3fb2/1TNjB0pr.jpg?width=1240) (https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1727920041742737836)
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1727920041742737836
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Get to know Kane McAuliffe:
https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1728306550803177853
From South Australia to Tigerland, our new draftees arrived with some help from second-year Tiger Kaleb Smith...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBa76Mm2AE8
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(https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/screenshot_20231129_220057_instagram-jpg.1863174/)
Dud.Delist. :thumbsdown
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He’s gotta be smarter than that lol
Just wow
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He’s gotta be smarter than that lol
Just wow
What date was that posted?
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Could be one of his mate's in the photo too.
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Kids like every picture in their feed these days. It’s normal for them.
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what an idiot.
Picture posted today
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Wgaf
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So he liked a question that some group posted.
Did he reply? Did he answer and say nah Richmond's is better?
Or are we just wracking a kid for being a kid who's been in the system 1 week ::)
I'm with Andyy on this WGAF
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Should be sent home immediately...then we can give spots to both Lefau & Schofield... :shh
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I’ll let him off on this one but if he keeps liking crows content then we’re gonna have a problem.
Stuff everything to do with those filthy losers.
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I’ll let him off on this one but if he keeps liking crows content then we’re gonna have a problem.
Stuff everything to do with those filthy losers.
Correct.
Amateur hour, but not out of the ordinary from this woke and very stupid generation.
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It’s probably his childhood team? Most players say once they have their first hit out their love for their childhood team vaporises. And besides he’s not the only crows supporter who knows the Richmond theme song
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Something I took away from Jacks book is that players don’t have the same “animosity “ towards the opposition as life long supporters.
I doubt the club would barely look twice at what some consider an indiscretion.
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Something I took away from Jacks book is that players don’t have the same “animosity “ towards the opposition as life long supporters.
I doubt the club would barely look twice at what some consider an indiscretion.
Players have hardly cared for a generation or so.
I once asked Glenn Manton about this and he said he doesn't even bother supporting a team after playing AFL, just hopes the game is good quality.
Would be hard for a lot of blokes these days given most of them are so connected with social media etc unlike the 90's and earlier.
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Have been hearing very very good things about Kane McAuliffe and his training / match sim work.
A few in the know are bullish about a very early debut.
https://twitter.com/BFtigercast/status/1742715171737624693
Correct. McAuliffe doing some things on the track that are ultra impressive. #GoTiges
https://twitter.com/_tigertime/status/1743206957501309331
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Kane McAuliffe $117k #SuperCoach MID
Pick 40 in 2023 #AFL National Draft. Looked strong during Richmond's match simulation, shrugging off bigger bodied MID's & got plenty of the footy. There are still others likely ahead of him but he should make his debut in 24. #GoTigers
https://twitter.com/Nerds4lifeSC/status/1750990413106958617
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GFJiTAYaQAAtZpg?format=jpg&name=medium)
https://twitter.com/RFCBrotherhood/status/1752571413154988235
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https://twitter.com/RFCBrotherhood/status/1752571413154988235
Praise from Caesar..... :shh
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https://twitter.com/RFCBrotherhood/status/1752571413154988235
Praise from Caesar..... :shh
Loves getting in and roughing it up with the big bodied hard men does Hugo
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thru work met one of his teachers who has a bit to do with the family and his footy. he describes him as an absolute beast and big ball winner and he and his family and friends they were wrapt he got picked up by us though they prefered he would stay in sa obviously.
Since then have tried to get on him what i can and going by everything you would have to say he is a ready to go player.
Maybe we have an inside player to take over from Prestia or an out of form Hopper they both had better watch out.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GFJiTAYaQAAtZpg?format=jpg&name=medium)
https://twitter.com/RFCBrotherhood/status/1752571413154988235
Praise from Caesar..... :shh
Loves getting in and roughing it up with the big bodied hard men does Hugo
:lol
Hugo has begun his media cadetship
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“Absolutely dominated”: Richmond draftee a shining light at first Punt Road pre-season
Mitch Keating
zerohanger.com
Feb 1, 2024
A young Richmond draftee has emerged as "one to look out for" after an impressive start to life in the yellow and black.
South Australian addition Kane McAuliffe has begun to gain the attention of his new teammates at Punt Road just months on from joining the Tigers as the 40th overall pick at last November's National Draft.
The Port Augusta product is an explosive and powerful inside midfielder who adds to the Tigers' strong engine room ensemble, with the teenager taking no time to earn some plaudits from his peers.
Across recent sessions under new coach Adem Yze, McAuliffe has "absolutely dominated" to potentially be in the mix for an Opening Round debut.
"We've got a new draftee, Kane McAuliffe, he's a big-bodied mid," Richmond's Hugo Ralpsmith said on RSN when quizzed on pre-season standouts.
"We had a bit of match sim last week and he absolutely dominated. So I think he's one to look out for."
McAuliffe shared his draft season between North Adelaide's reserves and U18s sides in the SANFL last year, showcasing his ball-winning nous and clean clearance work.
The 18-year-old has joined Richmond in the early stages of their new era under Yze, who replaced triple premiership coach Damien Hardwick after a 13th-place finish to 2023 for the Tigers.
https://www.zerohanger.com/absolutely-dominated-richmond-draftee-a-shining-light-at-first-punt-road-pre-season-147055/
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Be hilariously ironic if our revival was led by the emergence of a South Australian named Kane... :shh
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Be hilariously ironic if our revival was led by the emergence of a South Australian named Kane... :shh
😂😂
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Well after kayne petiffer and Kane lambert, we have to keep the Kane train going.
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Don’t forget Kane Johnson.
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Don’t forget Kane Johnson.
Or as old mate Ox used to call him "Captain Pee Pee".... :shh
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Loved handing out nicknames did oxxy but couldn't handle getting them back... :shh
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Loved handing out nicknames did oxxy but couldn't handle getting them back... :shh
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nMh1L8jCiVs/sddefault.jpg)
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:lol
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I can’t believe I forgot sugar!
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(http://oneeyed-richmond.com/images/animatedvidsgifs/McAuliffe.gif)
https://twitter.com/merrrnique/status/1759029371539705927
:thumbsup
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Would have liked to see him play more game time in the AFL game
But did some nice things
The tackle 👆 was brilliant
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Would like to see what he has to offer playing alongside the likes of Taranto Martin Prestia and Bolton instead of Hopper. Not a go at Hopper either.
Instead he will likely have to play magoos all year carrying the inside work load by himself.
Just think kids find self belief a hell of a lot quicker with good players around them.
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Kid is coming with a rush. We have one here i reckon.
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Exciting. Already more impressive than the likes of Dow and Ross
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I’m hoping this diamond in the rough makes up for what we gave up for Hooper .
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What it does show is how stupid we have been in our drafting. we have generally ignored taking bigger mids with mid to late picks.
God knows ive banged on about it for long enough.
If we had done so on a regular basis from year to year it is highly unlikely we would have had to trade for either Taranto or Hopper.
I’m hoping this diamond in the rough makes up for what we gave up for Hooper .
He aint no diamond in the rough. Still scratching my head how he got all the way to our pick at 40.
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Been literally 1 game folks.
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Been literally 1 game folks.
Really all the talk out of the club has been not if he will play but when. His preseason has been great and had people wanting a debut against gcs. His team mates were talking him up. i reckon if we had not had Hopper he would now have two games under his belt. He is a class above vfl level and with both Prestia and Hopper injured it is unfathomable that they would not play him considering the dearth of big inside mids we have.
It is pretty plain to see he is miles in front of Dow and Ross in the role. Sometimes its just obvious.
A comment from an observer was.
He was twice the footballer as the second best bloke.
That was probably sonz.
It was not a vfl midfield he was bullying. It was first rounders AA's from his own draft cohort.
He also physically imposed himself on seasoned journeymen and made em look like u14's
Yep just 1 game its a glimpse into what we can look forward to.
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Been literally 1 game folks.
Disagree
His pre-season was very good. He’s been consistent in the VFL practice games he was allowed under the AFL rules to play.
At the season launch for the membership category I'm in we had 2 assistant coaches speak at that and they both said he had impressed so much so he was a chance for debuting early even said round zero or 1 was a possibility
From what I've seen of him he deserves a AFL debut
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Been literally 1 game folks.
Disagree
His pre-season was very good. He’s been consistent in the VFL practice games he was allowed under the AFL rules to play.
At the season launch for the membership category I'm in we had 2 assistant coaches speak at that and they both said he had impressed so much so he was a chance for debuting early even said round zero or 1 was a possibility
From what I've seen of him he deserves a AFL debut
You disagree it’s been 1 game ?
I’m not saying he doesn’t have potential, I just raise the fact he’s played 1 official game because so many are quick to get so high and so low on players… let’s just see how he goes. I’d be happy to let him dominate another game or two in the vfl and then plays in the 1’s the rest of the year
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As I said, found our Cotchin replacement - but faster and better by foot.... :shh
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As I said, found our Cotchin replacement - but faster and better by foot....
I agree. (FMD what have I done)
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As I said, found our Cotchin replacement - but faster and better by foot.... :shh
Does he have a bit of pace?
Would be great if so.
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What it does show is how stupid we have been in our drafting. we have generally ignored taking bigger mids with mid to late picks.
Picking guys who haven't been big ball winners, and trying to turn them into ball winners.
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What it does show is how stupid we have been in our drafting. we have generally ignored taking bigger mids with mid to late picks.
God knows ive banged on about it for long enough.
If we had done so on a regular basis from year to year it is highly unlikely we would have had to trade for either Taranto or Hopper.
You must have been cheering when we drafted RCD.
Isn’t hindsight lovely?
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As I said, found our Cotchin replacement - but faster and better by foot.... :shh
Does he have a bit of pace?
Would be great if so.
5th overall in the 20m sprint at the AFL draft combine ( 2.930) also top 5 in the standing & running vertical jumps..... :shh
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As I said, found our Cotchin replacement - but faster and better by foot.... :shh
Does he have a bit of pace?
Would be great if so.
5th overall in the 20m sprint at the AFL draft combine ( 2.930) also top 5 in the standing & running vertical jumps..... :shh
Nice! Cheers.
Pumped to see him in the seniors.
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What it does show is how stupid we have been in our drafting. we have generally ignored taking bigger mids with mid to late picks.
God knows ive banged on about it for long enough.
If we had done so on a regular basis from year to year it is highly unlikely we would have had to trade for either Taranto or Hopper.
You must have been cheering when we drafted RCD.
Isn’t hindsight lovely?
What hindsight. Every draft im always saying who i would have liked us to take at what pick ON THE DAY. If we don't TAKE many big mids or none at all we can only comment on what they have done after the fact.!!!!!!! .
But to answer your question. Yes i was happy we took a big mid for once when we took RCD, after all id been harping about us not taking them. Was there other choices yes.
But just for you my knock and concern on us taking him was while he showed good signs in the role he had not shown an ability to consistently win enough ball it remained a problem and was probably the main reason he was delisted.
Including the 2017 draft and all rookie drafts we have taken just 5 what you would say are big bodied mids. THATS SEVEN WHOLE DRAFTS. and the list is not great.
2017 ZERO.
2018 RCD, Ross who as it turns out is not an inside mid but a winger apparently lol.
2019 Will Martyn who as it turned out was not a big mid but a hbf lol.
2020 ZERO.
2021 ZERO
2022 We traded for Taranto and Hopper lets be honest we had to when you look at the commitment we had made to getting big mids.
2023 McAuliffe. Hallalujah we actually drafted the type no wonder people are happy.
Can you sit there and honestly say your happy with that? thats not a commitment its negligence
What is a worry is we have been just as remiss with genuine talls fwds and backs.
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What it does show is how stupid we have been in our drafting. we have generally ignored taking bigger mids with mid to late picks.
God knows ive banged on about it for long enough.
If we had done so on a regular basis from year to year it is highly unlikely we would have had to trade for either Taranto or Hopper.
You must have been cheering when we drafted RCD.
Isn’t hindsight lovely?
What hindsight. Every draft im always saying who i would have liked us to take at what pick ON THE DAY. If we don't TAKE many big mids or none at all we can only comment on what they have done after the fact.!!!!!!! .
But to answer your question. Yes i was happy we took a big mid for once when we took RCD, after all id been harping about us not taking them. Was there other choices yes.
But just for you my knock and concern on us taking him was while he showed good signs in the role he had not shown an ability to consistently win enough ball it remained a problem and was probably the main reason he was delisted.
Including the 2017 draft and all rookie drafts we have taken just 5 what you would say are big bodied mids. THATS SEVEN WHOLE DRAFTS. and the list is not great.
2017 ZERO.
2018 RCD, Ross who as it turns out is not an inside mid but a winger apparently lol.
2019 Will Martyn who as it turned out was not a big mid but a hbf lol.
2020 ZERO.
2021 ZERO
2022 We traded for Taranto and Hopper lets be honest we had to when you look at the commitment we had made to getting big mids.
2023 McAuliffe. Hallalujah we actually drafted the type no wonder people are happy.
Can you sit there and honestly say your happy with that? thats not a commitment its negligence
What is a worry is we have been just as remiss with genuine talls fwds and backs.
We continually pick skinny tall left footers
If they don’t weigh 82 + lhs and can’t run don’t pick ‘em, the maths is simple
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Tall, short, skinny, bulky who gives a toss. A dud is a dud and a gun is a gun. Draft the most talented player available at our pick simple as that.
Our dynasty side was hardly filled with this much sought after big bodied type, you could probably argue is was closer to the opposite. We drafted guns with our first round picks got lucky with some of our later/rookie picks then sprinkled in some trades/free agents and boot magic was made.
We’ve just come off 3 flags, something most of us didn’t even dream of. With that comes a bereft of top end picks, so naturally as our champs have set off into the sunset, what remains isn’t the most talented bunch. Bring on the rebuild and let’s hope it doesn’t take another 37 years this time.
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Yeah but then claw wouldn't have a reason to list every player's height & weight..... :shh
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJeQoPKbMAAC0cf?format=jpg&name=900x900)
https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL/status/1772044004844343452
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Tall, short, skinny, bulky who gives a toss. A dud is a dud and a gun is a gun. Draft the most talented player available at our pick simple as that.
Our dynasty side was hardly filled with this much sought after big bodied type, you could probably argue is was closer to the opposite. We drafted guns with our first round picks got lucky with some of our later/rookie picks then sprinkled in some trades/free agents and boot magic was made.
We’ve just come off 3 flags, something most of us didn’t even dream of. With that comes a bereft of top end picks, so naturally as our champs have set off into the sunset, what remains isn’t the most talented bunch. Bring on the rebuild and let’s hope it doesn’t take another 37 years this time.
If you went down that line then your list would probably be made up of 30 smalls with a small spattering of others.
WE field TWO teams every week and those teams are made up of ?? yes you got it Smalls Mediums and talls. Its pretty simple all clubs HAVE to pick all types to be able to compete. The rest is pretty obvious so i won't go on but i reckon even youcan see its not remotely viable to pick best available at each pick and even you can see why that why is.
Not long ago this debate was all about with your first rounders you take best available That still rings true. Trouble is there are not a lot ways we can Address list needs ignore list needs and whwer do you end up???
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Hmm Dusty Martin just a runt eh. How about Prestia small in stature but built like well you get the drift.
Lets do the exercise. Name each teams best mids and what they bring. Name the premiership teams over this century thats a good body of work.
Then look at teams who manage to stay up for long periods. I bet unlike us they draft or trade in somehow enough big bodied mids so there is a decent succession.
Same question if any one has the guts to answer it straight down the line.
Is taking JUST 5 questionable BIG MIDS GOOD ENOUGH OVER 7 YEARS when we had so few to start with.
The only answer if people can be honest and stop stroking themselves is no. It really borders on negligence. What the stuff is list management mostly about ask yourselves that.
The bottom line is if we invested in enough Ball winning mids it really is likely we would not have had to sell the farm to get Taranto or Hopper.
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another year of ONLY MY OPINION MATTERS, if you don’t agree with me , you will be receiving capitals in response , LOL
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Our midfield through the dynasty years consisted off the top of my head of cotch, dusty, Prestia, edwards, Grigg, lambert, Bolton.
Now I’m not going to bother looking up all of their individual heights or what the avg afl midfielders height is but just based on the eye test, I’d say only Grigg would be classified as a tall midfielder out of that lot. cotch & dusty you’d say are avg (dusty maybe slightly above) and the rest you’d think would have to be classified as short.
If you’re moreso looking for the bulky types, again all these guys had years in the system before they put on their muscle mass. You could say lambo (mature age pickup) and dusty maybe had some mass to them when they were drafted but everyone else was just a scrawny little kid or traded from other sides having already spent years in the system.
Then on the opposite side, you could reel off plenty of names who we traded in to satisfy that profile who failed in that role and were either moved elsewhere or delisted.
- RCD: delisted, hasn’t played an afl game since.
- Matt Thomas: delisted, hasn’t played an afl game since.
- Towner: didnt work as a mid, moved to the forward line and won a flag.
- Caddy: didn’t work as a mid, moved to the forward line and wing and won a couple of flags.
- Martyn: didn’t work as a mid (although I don’t think he got too many games), delisted and hasn’t played an afl game since.
- Graham: didn’t work as a mid, moved to half forward line, won 3 flags.
- Ross: seems to have been thrown into the midfield now but for the most part has been played off the wing.
Just draft midfielders who can find the ball and use it well, again who gives a toss how tall they are or how much they can bench.
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Good points TK, although I submit that our goal should be to find big mids who actually win the ball rather than big mids that don't or small mids that do.
RCD was a bust but not a bad attempt at filling a need IMO.
Matt Thomas was a Moneyball flop.
Towner also but had some success.
Caddy more than Towner.
Martyn sucked.
Graham not a big mid but not bad given he was pick 53 or so.
Ross is the one that I think hasn't been developed appropriately.
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Kane is a pick 40. Yes players will slip from time to time but imo just get the best midfielder available regardless of stature. You look at the best mids in the comp by team and they are littered with top 10 picks.. so what do we need to do?
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:bow
another year of ONLY MY OPINION MATTERS, if you don’t agree with me , you will be receiving capitals in response , LOL
Lol i have never said only my opinion matters. But boy if i think im right im going to defend that opinion. Last time i looked we are having a debate and to debate there has to be differing opinions.
I see your derogatory reply must mean you dont actually have a counter to what has been said.
My opinion is and has been for a long while now we do not draft enough Big mids or talls. You dont agree because you don't like to hear it but its a fact. that imo is pretty well backed by the bleeding obvious.
We had no choice but go and trade for Taranto and Hopper because we just did not address in any large degree the need.
I suppose when most other clubs take a punt on these types they are wrong, nope the RFC is right taking punts runts because there just isnt any good bigger mids left after the first round.If you can't see we have been negligent in this then whats the point most kids could see it.
I suppose there wasn't any better options than Higgins at 17 in 2017. lol Even when we have good picks we ignore the most pressing needs.
2018 we took two good sized mids RCD and Ross then proceeded to load up with 5 runts but hey they were best available and we didn't have any. ffs give me a break.
Then we Rookied Towner who should have been delisted only to let him go the following year, geez how often have we done that, and we also rookied Weller hardly a big mid and an outright mistake. Yep there wasnt any other decent types worth giving a go to.
It reads similar right up to now. And im not going to go thru every draft just because your feeling a bit precious.
I can't believe you think it good list management when all we can draft is basically RCD and McAuliffe two big mids in 7 drafts. Yeah there is Martyn and Ross you can hardly call them mids after all we developed them on a wing and hbf.
Lol thats it thats all we have done but hey its okay to keep picking runts willy nilly everywhere because clearly they are best available ::)
Nope right throughout there just was not any better types worth taking other than the skinny deficient project flankers and small runts we did draft.
We will never ever know if good talls or good bigger sized mids are any good because we generally dont even look. That is borne out by our drafting.
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Tony Greenberg might not be the most balanced source but he said on Talking Tigers that he hasn’t been this excited for a debut since Cotch and Dusty .
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:bow another year of ONLY MY OPINION MATTERS, if you don’t agree with me , you will be receiving capitals in response , LOL
Lol i have never said only my opinion matters. But boy if i think im right im going to defend that opinion. Last time i looked we are having a debate and to debate there has to be differing opinions.
I see your derogatory reply must mean you dont actually have a counter to what has been said.
My opinion is and has been for a long while now we do not draft enough Big mids or talls. You dont agree because you don't like to hear it but its a fact. that imo is pretty well backed by the bleeding obvious.
We had no choice but go and trade for Taranto and Hopper because we just did not address in any large degree the need.
I suppose when most other clubs take a punt on these types they are wrong, nope the RFC is right taking punts runts because there just isnt any good bigger mids left after the first round.If you can't see we have been negligent in this then whats the point most kids could see it.
I suppose there wasn't any better options than Higgins at 17 in 2017. lol Even when we have good picks we ignore the most pressing needs.
2018 we took two good sized mids RCD and Ross then proceeded to load up with 5 runts but hey they were best available and we didn't have any. ffs give me a break.
Then we Rookied Towner who should have been delisted only to let him go the following year, geez how often have we done that, and we also rookied Weller hardly a big mid and an outright mistake. Yep there wasnt any other decent types worth giving a go to.
It reads similar right up to now. And im not going to go thru every draft just because your feeling a bit precious.
I can't believe you think it good list management when all we can draft is basically RCD and McAuliffe two big mids in 7 drafts. Yeah there is Martyn and Ross you can hardly call them mids after all we developed them on a wing and hbf.
Lol thats it thats all we have done but hey its okay to keep picking runts willy nilly everywhere because clearly they are best available ::)
Nope right throughout there just was not any better types worth taking other than the skinny deficient project flankers and small runts we did draft.
We will never ever know if good talls or good bigger sized mids are any good because we generally dont even look. That is borne out by our drafting.
Minimum weight for a draftee midfielder should be 80 kg, plus fast, and preferably 6’ tall
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I don’t know what your smoking but it must be good stuff , sounds like your debating your which is funny , are you winning
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Can’t believe claw doesn’t have in his in’s
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Can’t believe claw doesn’t have in his in’s
There will be plenty of kids because at least i acknowledge where we are at unlike some imbeciles around here.
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So if people don’t agree with you they are imbeciles?
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Can anyone enlighten me as to why he wasn't selected in this week's team to debut?
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Can anyone enlighten me as to why he wasn't selected in this week's team to debut?
Must have had a crack at Yze daughter. I’m boycotting the game now.
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Probably waiting see if he can back up his debut and isn't just a one hit wonder or inconsistent...or some such stuffing bollocks... :propeller
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1 game in the vfl guys there is no rush
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Can anyone enlighten me as to why he wasn't selected in this week's team to debut?
Must have had a crack at Yze daughter. I’m boycotting the game now.
Or maybe they want to debut him in South Australia Infront of family and friends . Which I don't agree with, you should be selected when worthy not by the fixture
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So if people don’t agree with you they are imbeciles?
Yes. :shh
Lets keep it in context eh. Imo anyone who displays such ignorant, misguided views totally ignoring facts has to be an imbecile or are they just being disingenuous?.
Sometimes the shoe just fits. Does it fit you in this instance? :snidegrin. Sometimes that shoe has certainly fitted me either way i dont give a crap.
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All over the shop , even when people agree with you abuse them , so funny
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All over the shop , even when people agree with you abuse them , so funny
Na i reckon im the most consistent poster here.
Here answer this will they play Kane where he belongs in the midfield or will they play him mostly forward.
Smart money the way we have been for several years now. As a forward lol.
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Back-to-back BOG in the VFL.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKERDHlbcAAyG-z?format=jpg&name=900x900)
https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL/status/1774718478156783877
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Na i reckon im the most consistent poster here.
You sure are..... :shh
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Na i reckon im the most consistent poster here.
You sure are..... :shh
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
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Back-to-back BOG in the VFL.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKERDHlbcAAyG-z?format=jpg&name=900x900)
https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL/status/1774718478156783877
This kid is going to truly become a great.. first of many games for him coming up next week
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Na i reckon im the most consistent poster here.
You sure are..... :shh
Why thank you :shh
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Kid will have a poor game and the nuffies will be saying has not done enough to warrant a game.
You watch em rush Graham back in instead it will be hilarious. We all know it's likely to happen.
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Consistent narcissist
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Hope he plays this week in the seniors.
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Mitch Cleary just said McAuliffe's been named in the squad this week.
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Confirmed debuting.
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Pleasantly surprised after Slippery's ever so slight dig at his game in the VFL report which is often the equivalent of a full bake by VFL report standards.... :shh
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HALLELUJAH.
Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what
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HALLELUJAH.
Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what
Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games
Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous
I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man
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HALLELUJAH.
Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what
Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games
Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous
I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man
Had dow even had one BOG in the vfl, let alone 2 ?
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HALLELUJAH.
Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what
Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games
Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous
I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man
Had dow even had one BOG in the vfl, let alone 2 ?
I don’t think he was banging the door down and reckon I even mentioned that .. I’m not “pro-Dow”
But the hallelujah etc to me , it’s all over the top
I wanted him in the team last week , but is another VFL game really going to hurt his development
“Great game Kane, back it up this week and you will be in line for a debut in front of family and friends”
It’s not like he’s been held back 10 weeks
Couple of weeks outclassing the VFL is great for him coming into his debut
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HALLELUJAH.
Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what
Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games
Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous
I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man
Had dow even had one BOG in the vfl, let alone 2 ?
I don’t think he was banging the door down and reckon I even mentioned that .. I’m not “pro-Dow”
But the hallelujah etc to me , it’s all over the top
I wanted him in the team last week , but is another VFL game really going to hurt his development
“Great game Kane, back it up this week and you will be in line for a debut in front of family and friends”
It’s not like he’s been held back 10 weeks
Couple of weeks outclassing the VFL is great for him coming into his debut
I actually have or atleast had the exact same attitude. If McC really is the goods then a couple of games in the vfl won’t hurt him at all, but I just feel like his selection is showing a change of the times hence the hallelujah.
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HALLELUJAH.
Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what
Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games
Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous
I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man
Had dow even had one BOG in the vfl, let alone 2 ?
I don’t think he was banging the door down and reckon I even mentioned that .. I’m not “pro-Dow”
But the hallelujah etc to me , it’s all over the top
I wanted him in the team last week , but is another VFL game really going to hurt his development
“Great game Kane, back it up this week and you will be in line for a debut in front of family and friends”
It’s not like he’s been held back 10 weeks
Couple of weeks outclassing the VFL is great for him coming into his debut
I actually have or atleast had the exact same attitude. If McC really is the goods then a couple of games in the vfl won’t hurt him at all, but I just feel like his selection is showing a change of the times hence the hallelujah.
Sorry mate
I thought you meant “finally” or “it’s about time” or “WTF took so long” etc
Hopefully he has a great game
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"The town's gonna be pumped for you." 🥹
Kane McAuliffe calls his parents back home in Port Augusta, South Australia.
Watch here: https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1776138953420374362
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The inside midfielder sits on top of the table in the VFL's Coaches MVP Award, averaging 30.5 disposals, 15.5 contested possessions, seven clearances, 6.5 inside-50s and 6.5 tackles across his two appearances, while also showing an ability to hit the scoreboard.
With his contest work and handy left foot key features of McAuliffe's game, Richmond coach Adem Yze said the exciting youngster had been "knocking the door down'' for his for opportunity.
"He's a quality kid, he's in really good form," Yze said.
VFL coach Steve Morris shared Yze's sentiment.
"He’s in great form... He had a game-high eight tackles (in Round 2 of the VFL) and consistently won the footy for us on the day," he said.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1522713/
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Excellent news. Give him a handful of games. He has earned it in the VFL.
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Richmond midfield coach and esteemed former club captain Chris Newman's assessment of McAuliffe . . .
“You look at the size of him . . . he’s a readymade body and plays that inside mid role really well.
“Wins his own ball, and it’s good to see a left-footer in there that’s able to get inside and out.
“The thing that he likes to do is actually win it, but he’s quite good at getting in to out successfully.
“He loves taking on tackles, shrugging tackles and getting clear.
“He’s a really honest worker . . . works hard, which is exactly what we require out of all our mids.
“And his patterns are strong.
“He’s a really good kid, who loves to learn. He’s always in my office and works closely with Sam Lonergan and Jack Ziebell as well with his stoppage craft.
“He’s a really talented kid . . . a beautiful left-foot kick and quite penetrating, too.
“So, he’s got a good leg and he can kick both sides. But he’s quite good at getting on to his left.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1523020/newman-bullish-on-mcauliffe
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Really excited and looking forward to watching this kid play
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Hope he’s just in the guts all day, please don’t palm him off to fwd pocket or something.
Taranto, McCauliffe, Bolton centre bounces please
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Hope he’s just in the guts all day, please don’t palm him off to fwd pocket or something.
Taranto, McCauliffe, Bolton centre bounces please
Nekminit subbed on with 5m to go in Q3 straight to forward pocket when we're getting belted.
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Yeah I’m worried he’s gonna be the sub which is just such a bad move on debut imo. Lefau was gonna be sub too if it wasn’t for Maurice pulling out late
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There ya go subbed on with 3min to go in Q3 lol
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There ya go subbed on with 3min to go in Q3 lol
And went to a forward pocket
And we are getting belted (just not on the scoreboard)
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There ya go subbed on with 3min to go in Q3 lol
And went to a forward pocket
Er..no.
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Wait until late in the third to bring him in after getting killed in contested ball for the entirety of both said quarter and the previous - comes in cold when the game is hot and does an ankle..... :facepalm
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yep. absolutely pathetic by Yze.
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Really hope for him it is not a bad injury
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There ya go subbed on with 3min to go in Q3 lol
And went to a forward pocket
Er..no.
First time he was spotted was in the background in the forward line
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The kids showed great signs. Pathetic decision making him sub. Fingers crossed his injury is minor
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Awful decision to make a kid a sub for his first game. Disgusting actually.
Don't think we've ever done this, Hawks and Saints do it criminally. Really disappointed in the club and footy department we did this. Debut games a re special, why we aren't in a position to ensure debutants start the game is beyond me.
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I’m sure Dimma did it atleast once if not more, I just can’t remember the exact player/players.
Think it’s poor to name a kid on debut the sub but it’s hardly an yze only issue.
Bombers debuted Wanganeen’s kid last season as the sub and he didn’t come on at all and it still counted as his debut.
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I’m sure Dimma did it atleast once if not more, I just can’t remember the exact player/players.
Think it’s poor to name a kid on debut the sub but it’s hardly an yze only issue.
Bombers debuted Wanganeen’s kid last season as the sub and he didn’t come on at all and it still counted as his debut.
They are all bad, I honestly can't recall us doing it before, regardless just shouldn't be done.
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Clubs will call up Mums and Dads to get their reaction that they are getting picked, then put him on for 12 minutes. Ridiculuos.
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The thing that gets me is how soft the afl is now. Why do we applaud oppo players when they reach a milestone.
Why do we hang around and chat when we have been humiliated on the field. If we can do that then we can reward a young kid on his first game.
What was he hoping to achieve here? Dow was injured in the second quarter had barely touched it (again) yet Yze still managed to stuff up the kids debut.
Yze really stuffed up here and I hope for his sake his injury isn't that bad.
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The thing that gets me is how soft the afl is now. Why do we applaud oppo players when they reach a milestone.
Why do we hang around and chat when we have been humiliated on the field. If we can do that then we can reward a young kid on his first game.
What was he hoping to achieve here? Dow was injured in the second quarter had barely touched it (again) yet Yze still managed to stuff up the kids debut.
Yze really stuffed up here and I hope for his sake his injury isn't that bad.
How can you blame Yze for that is he the team doctor or conditioning staff they make the call and the player.
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Saw glimpses that this kid has it. Just unfortunate he got injured.
I was actually hoping that Dow was subbed off as soon as he injured himself but that didn't happen.
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How can you blame Yze for that is he the team doctor or conditioning staff they make the call and the player.
The medical people you know doctors and physio make the call on if a player is fit enough to go back on, not the conditioning staff
But get your point. Coaches get told a player is right to go back on, so they go back on
End of the day the main point is pretty clear none of us agree with making a player debuting the sub
Was a terrible call.
And as an aside Yze said both McAuliffe and Dow should be right for the trip west
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I really feel the same about his sub.
Even called it before the game. Quite disgusted really. The kid's whole family is there and thrilled for him to get a maximum of what 35min on the field? Then he rolled an ankle or something so he got about 15-20min of game time. Disgraceful.
I believe Dimma did it also, just can't remember who the player is, but I am pretty sure it's happened before.
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The thing that gets me is how soft the afl is now. Why do we applaud oppo players when they reach a milestone.
Why do we hang around and chat when we have been humiliated on the field. If we can do that then we can reward a young kid on his first game.
What was he hoping to achieve here? Dow was injured in the second quarter had barely touched it (again) yet Yze still managed to stuff up the kids debut.
Yze really stuffed up here and I hope for his sake his injury isn't that bad.
How can you blame Yze for that is he the team doctor or conditioning staff they make the call and the player.
who is blaming him for that? What i said was why did dow come back on, what did it achieve? he was playing rubbish prior to that mishap and would have been the perfect time to deploy Kane
Dont tell me Yze didnt have the final say in subbing dow off for Kane. It was a rubbish call for the kids debut who to be honest played better in 7 mins that dow did for the 3 quarters.
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I really feel the same about his sub.
Even called it before the game. Quite disgusted really. The kid's whole family is there and thrilled for him to get a maximum of what 35min on the field? Then he rolled an ankle or something so he got about 15-20min of game time. Disgraceful.
I believe Dimma did it also, just can't remember who the player is, but I am pretty sure it's happened before.
Yep, I'm sure dimma did it last season or in 2022 but for the life of me cannot remember who it was
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I really feel the same about his sub.
Even called it before the game. Quite disgusted really. The kid's whole family is there and thrilled for him to get a maximum of what 35min on the field? Then he rolled an ankle or something so he got about 15-20min of game time. Disgraceful.
I believe Dimma did it also, just can't remember who the player is, but I am pretty sure it's happened before.
Yep, I'm sure dimma did it last season or in 2022 but for the life of me cannot remember who it was
I think it was Cumberland.
Didn't take the field in his debut.
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I really feel the same about his sub.
Even called it before the game. Quite disgusted really. The kid's whole family is there and thrilled for him to get a maximum of what 35min on the field? Then he rolled an ankle or something so he got about 15-20min of game time. Disgraceful.
I believe Dimma did it also, just can't remember who the player is, but I am pretty sure it's happened before.
Yep, I'm sure dimma did it last season or in 2022 but for the life of me cannot remember who it was
I think it was Cumberland.
Didn't take the field in his debut.
Marlion Pickett debuted as sub in a grand final no less. This year we had Lefau lined up to debut as sub until MJR went down in the warm up.
I don't really mind kids debuting as sub, it gives them a chance to come off the bench to play a quarter or so. Its a graduated introduction, which I think works ok. Its slightly risky (ask Mykelti about that), even a first quarter injury can expose your sub.
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I really feel the same about his sub.
Even called it before the game. Quite disgusted really. The kid's whole family is there and thrilled for him to get a maximum of what 35min on the field? Then he rolled an ankle or something so he got about 15-20min of game time. Disgraceful.
I believe Dimma did it also, just can't remember who the player is, but I am pretty sure it's happened before.
Yep, I'm sure dimma did it last season or in 2022 but for the life of me cannot remember who it was
I think it was Cumberland.
Didn't take the field in his debut.
Marlion Pickett debuted as sub in a grand final no less. This year we had Lefau lined up to debut as sub until MJR went down in the warm up.
I don't really mind kids debuting as sub, it gives them a chance to come off the bench to play a quarter or so. Its a graduated introduction, which I think works ok. Its slightly risky (ask Mykelti about that), even a first quarter injury can expose your sub.
Pickett wasn't sub was he? I don't remember that...
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I really feel the same about his sub.
Even called it before the game. Quite disgusted really. The kid's whole family is there and thrilled for him to get a maximum of what 35min on the field? Then he rolled an ankle or something so he got about 15-20min of game time. Disgraceful.
I believe Dimma did it also, just can't remember who the player is, but I am pretty sure it's happened before.
Yep, I'm sure dimma did it last season or in 2022 but for the life of me cannot remember who it was
I think it was Cumberland.
Didn't take the field in his debut.
Marlion Pickett debuted as sub in a grand final no less. This year we had Lefau lined up to debut as sub until MJR went down in the warm up.
I don't really mind kids debuting as sub, it gives them a chance to come off the bench to play a quarter or so. Its a graduated introduction, which I think works ok. Its slightly risky (ask Mykelti about that), even a first quarter injury can expose your sub.
Pickett wasn't sub was he? I don't remember that...
There was no subs in 2019
Pickett started and played the entire game
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I really feel the same about his sub.
Even called it before the game. Quite disgusted really. The kid's whole family is there and thrilled for him to get a maximum of what 35min on the field? Then he rolled an ankle or something so he got about 15-20min of game time. Disgraceful.
I believe Dimma did it also, just can't remember who the player is, but I am pretty sure it's happened before.
Yep, I'm sure dimma did it last season or in 2022 but for the life of me cannot remember who it was
I think it was Cumberland.
Didn't take the field in his debut.
Correct. Round 11 2022. Terrible debut experience. He then didn't play until round 17 on the Gold Coast. Played every game from there and kicked 19 goals in 8 games.