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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Phil Mrakov on October 12, 2012, 07:27:52 PM
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How the fudge can the club be happy with just Chaplin and Knights?
Do something RFC! FFS !!
Typical Richmond.. Talk the talk but don't do anything when it's time to act! What happened to that doozy that we were promised?
Miller would have been so handy going into 2013.
(http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Brad+Miller+AFL+Rd+5+North+Melbourne+v+Richmond+_gSavW-forpl.jpg)
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How the fudge can the club be happy with just Chaplin and Knights?
Do something RFC! FFS !!
Typical Richmond.. Talk the talk but don't do anything when it's time to act! What happened to that doozy that we were promised?
Miller would have been so handy going into 2013.
To be fair is there any who has traded so far that you would have gone for? IMO there is no one out there that we could have got without paying overs....
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How the fudge can the club be happy with just Chaplin and Knights?
Do something RFC! FFS !!
Typical Richmond.. Talk the talk but don't do anything when it's time to act! What happened to that doozy that we were promised?
Miller would have been so handy going into 2013.
To be fair is there any who has traded so far that you would have gone for? IMO there is no one out there that we could have got without paying overs....
What's the FTF money for?
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How the fudge can the club be happy with just Chaplin and Knights?
Do something RFC! FFS !!
Typical Richmond.. Talk the talk but don't do anything when it's time to act! What happened to that doozy that we were promised?
Miller would have been so handy going into 2013.
To be fair is there any who has traded so far that you would have gone for? IMO there is no one out there that we could have got without paying overs....
What's the FTF money for?
Not player's wages I would hope :huh
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How the fudge can the club be happy with just Chaplin and Knights?
Do something RFC! FFS !!
Typical Richmond.. Talk the talk but don't do anything when it's time to act! What happened to that doozy that we were promised?
Miller would have been so handy going into 2013.
To be fair is there any who has traded so far that you would have gone for? IMO there is no one out there that we could have got without paying overs....
What's the FTF money for?
Not player's wages I would hope :huh
It's for :fishing
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What we supposed to be doing? Things going nicely. Just need another experienced ruckman and we are flying heading into 2013
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Ummm call me crazy, but with the deepest draft for decades why would we be cashing those picks in for recycled bums...howzabout we put hartleys and fjs midas touch to work :shh
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Deep draft LMFAO
About as deep as lake george
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What we supposed to be doing? Things going nicely. Just need another experienced ruckman and we are flying heading into 2013
We aren't getting another player let alone a ruckman.
We'll take some 17 year olds and that'll be all she wrote.
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Ummm call me crazy, but with the deepest draft for decades why would we be cashing those picks in for recycled bums...howzabout we put hartleys and fjs midas touch to work :shh
The river dry's up at 25.....picks 29 and 31 are worthless :shh
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What we supposed to be doing? Things going nicely. Just need another experienced ruckman and we are flying heading into 2013
We aren't getting another player let alone a ruckman.
We'll take some 17 year olds and that'll be all she wrote.
Who would you like Dude? Throw it out there and we'll get the rumor rolling. Anything is possible by the end of trade week :shh
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What we supposed to be doing? Things going nicely. Just need another experienced ruckman and we are flying heading into 2013
We aren't getting another player let alone a ruckman.
We'll take some 17 year olds and that'll be all she wrote.
Who would you like Dude? Throw it out there and we'll get the rumor rolling. Anything is possible by the end of trade week :shh
I'm still sour about Miller. Can we pick him up again as a free agent?
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What we supposed to be doing? Things going nicely. Just need another experienced ruckman and we are flying heading into 2013
We aren't getting another player let alone a ruckman.
We'll take some 17 year olds and that'll be all she wrote.
Who would you like Dude? Throw it out there and we'll get the rumor rolling. Anything is possible by the end of trade week :shh
I'm still sour about Miller. Can we pick him up again as a free agent?
The dream is over mate, let it go :(
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What we supposed to be doing? Things going nicely. Just need another experienced ruckman and we are flying heading into 2013
We aren't getting another player let alone a ruckman.
We'll take some 17 year olds and that'll be all she wrote.
Who would you like Dude? Throw it out there and we'll get the rumor rolling. Anything is possible by the end of trade week :shh
I'm still sour about Miller. Can we pick him up again as a free agent?
The dream is over mate, let it go :(
Even Rodan would make me happier :shh
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We may still attempt another free agent or trade. Still 2 weeks to go. If nothing happens we still have the draft, rookie draft and preseason draft to pick up a ruckman with a few seasons under his belt. Looking forward to the draft. Expect to see a young ruck and midfielder picked up
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Be Carefull what you wish for :shh
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Be Carefull what you wish for :shh
exacory ::)
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Be Carefull what you wish for :shh
exacory ::)
That's EdZackery K thanks.....
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How the fudge can the club be happy with just Chaplin and Knights?
Do something RFC! FFS !!
Typical Richmond.. Talk the talk but don't do anything when it's time to act! What happened to that doozy that we were promised?
The problem is this is the trade period.
We have no picks to trade.
We only have maybe Gus as a possible worthwhile trade out.
Pick 50 might get Jesse White or Stefan Martin but probably not enough for Clarke or Hansen.
Pick 31 might get Gysberts, Jacobs or Thomas but it'd be competitive.
We must wait till the next FA period to get players in for free, like Cook, otherwise wait for buyers.
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Haven't we got Ablett yet? >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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We should not pee away draft picks
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Ummm call me crazy, but with the deepest draft for decades why would we be cashing those picks in for recycled bums...howzabout we put hartleys and fjs midas touch to work :shh
The river dry's up at 25.....picks 29 and 31 are worthless :shh
People been talking up this draft for years.
I hope u wrong -.-
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Ummm call me crazy, but with the deepest draft for decades why would we be cashing those picks in for recycled bums...howzabout we put hartleys and fjs midas touch to work :shh
The river dry's up at 25.....picks 29 and 31 are worthless :shh
People been talking up this draft for years.
I hope u wrong -.-
lol....little tongue in cheek but it's certainly not as deep as some think ;)
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How the fudge can the club be happy with just Chaplin and Knights?
Do something RFC! FFS !!
Typical Richmond.. Talk the talk but don't do anything when it's time to act! What happened to that doozy that we were promised?
Miller would have been so handy going into 2013.
(http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Brad+Miller+AFL+Rd+5+North+Melbourne+v+Richmond+_gSavW-forpl.jpg)
I would of been publicly lynched on this forum for a thread like this.......dare I say it......I agree though....not about Miller though :thumbsup
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Well considering there is still two weeks of the trade period to go some have probably gone a little early on this but at the same time exactly what were people expecting?? I'm not sure there's been anything out there that we could have realistically had a crack at? Who do or did people want the club to peruse??
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Most deals get done at the last minute. So wait and see there will prob be alot of late movement.
What do people think about Pick 29 for Clarke from Freo?
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More trades will happen once the free agency compensation picks have been handed out.
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Most deals get done at the last minute. So wait and see there will prob be alot of late movement.
What do people think about Pick 29 for Clarke from Freo?
Clarke would be a good get, he would certainly sure up our ruck stocks and could could possibly play as resting tall forward. The problem is talking him in to comming to us when he could potentially play a full season for Coburg. You would think he would only get a game if Vickery dosent return to form or if Maric goes down, thus puting him 3rd in line and in a no better position than he is at Freo.
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are you shore?
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If we ended up with one more more ruckman I would say we have had a very successful trade/free agency period. We just need that one extra position covered.
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are you shore?
I even checked the spelling before I wrote it this time, the meaning is "To Sure up" Google it ;D
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Zac Clarke would be super handy.
Gus for Clarke straight swap.
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Zac Clarke would be super handy.
Gus for Clarke straight swap.
Yes Clarke would be vey handy.
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I like the fact we have that pot of cash stored away (from Andy D's scent as well).
We have picked up already 2 very good players before the main drafts have begun.
In the past ,we threw everything away on way lesser players.
The club has been smart the past few years and may we continue to follow that path.
Getting 53k members is a magnificent achievement in itself.
WE all know the other clubs now will be looking over their shoulders at us and will do everything to stop the real Giant(GWS lol) from waking up and eating their clubs alive.
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Snip! :banghead
Some ppl looking for an enforced holiday again ::). Now stick to the topic without resorting to namecalling and personal abuse!
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Gus for Clarke straight swap.
You forgot to say you were wearing your Bummerblitz hat.
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Gus for Clarke straight swap.
You forgot to say you were wearing your Bummerblitz hat.
I'm being serious
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I opened the Richmond Rant website and noticed the title of this thread next to another saying 23 players unsigned at the end of 2013.
Seems like one explains the other..... ::)
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Since when have you been a troll?
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The FTF money has gone into debt, recruiting and player development - not recruitment alone. Since the FTF began we wiped $2.5 mil gone from debt, new development coaches obtained (including Chocco), Punt Rd resized and relayed enabling better training/club use, more recruiters, the best Talent Scout in the comp (Hartley) and additional assistant coaches (Smith).
This recruitment period we have obtained two experienced players starved of opportunities and seasons interrupted through injuries. Both fill a definite role in our side and both give us depth we desperately need. In previous years we would of had to trade away draft picks or players for them (picks more than likely considering our list) but we have cleverly manipulated the system to line up these players months a go so we would not have to.
Other clubs are seeking to lure the big fish to their club. We have just quietly gone about the process, luring capable players to the club that will improve our side without hurting our future success by paying overs for them. It's all very deliberate, measured and considered. We're not trying to get a Goddard or Lake who will give us a couple of years but throw our Salary cap out.
I don't want to see any expensive players traded to the club. I want the cheap diamonds in the rough. The 'success stories' such as Grigg, Morris and particularly Maric. When we are playing regualar Prelim finals then is the time to get the big name/short term players to help us out for a year or two. At the moment though, we're not there.
I think the club is being very smart about the way we are approaching this period
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Didn't hardwick or someone say the way free agency works in the US, you don't get great players, you get a lot of top up and gap filling players. Turfing our entire rookie list and then saying they want mature bodies, I think they have outlined their strategy pretty clearly. You keep your draft picks for young core players, you fill gaps with free agency and the rookie list.
It's just that with this strategy you need to find enough decent mature players to fill your rookie list, I'm not sure their out there. Jackson and co's real test this year is who does he fill our rookie list with? Maric was last years mature gamble who failed, the year before that Miller who passed. But to find 6? That's gonna be hard
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We have a lot of experienced players who have question marks over their performances.
Edwards, Nahas, Jackson, McGuane, Post, Griffiths, Graham, White, Newman etc. Should be going hard trying to find some of these guys a new home whilst bringing in more picks / experienced players from other clubs that are better credentialled or fit our list better.
Bringing in a couple of freebies every year is good but we are at a point now where we need to make the finals and do it convincingly. We should be more actively plugging the holes in our forward line, defence, ruck division and midfield depth and structure. At least four of the above players should go in this trade period if we are serious about moving forward. GWS have some good picks on offer and someone like Clinton Young would have to be a big improvement over what we have.
At the same time, lets not be stupid and bring in midget duds like Rodan or offer stupid money for duds like Dawes.