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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on November 04, 2025, 12:05:29 AM
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Interesting to see if we rookie any of our VFL-listed players. It's something we've done in recent years.
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POCKET PROFILE | Richmond VFL midfielder Harry Scott produced a breakout campaign in 2025 to become one of the leading mature-age draft prospects. #AFLDraft 👤
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Harry Scott
height: 188cm
D.O.B: 24-01-2005
Leagues: Coates Talent League Boys
STRENGTHS:
+ Clean hands
+ Power
+ Size
+ Vision
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Kick-to-handball ratio
- Scoreboard impact
Richmond VFL has proven to be a hotbed for talent in recent years and that trend is set to continue through Harry Scott. A product of the Gippsland Power program, the 20-year-old produced a breakout campaign in his second state league season. His first was cut short by a broken wrist, but Scott made every post a winner in 2025 with a clean and consistent run at it.
The son of 19-game former Richmond AFL player Allister, Scott junior thrived on a permanent move on-ball. Having elevated his running tank out on the wing, he was able to showcase his clean and quick hands on the inside - a trait he has become renowned for. With good size and innate vision, Scott became one of the VFL's most effective stoppage extractors in quick time.
Scott's rate of improvement has already been steep, especially in a physical sense, but he can continue to add weapons to his game. He is relatively handball happy and while capable of playing forward, could perhaps increase his hurt factor by hitting the scoreboard more often. While his leg speed is deceptively good, that added touch of explosiveness would make him a real force.
DRAFT RANGE: Late/Rookie
https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/harry-scott/
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Another in our system from a long line.
Would use a nd pick on him especially if this draft is as shallow as we are lead to believe. but dont think we will. As per usual we will miss what is under our noses.
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Foxfooty.com.au takes a look at another ten prospects from around the state leagues who could be in the mix for this year’s draft as mature-age recruits.
HARRY SCOTT
Harry Scott could be another success story out of Richmond’s VFL program. Scott caught fire in the final ten or so weeks of the season, becoming an integral part of the Tigers’ on-ball brigade. Scott is a hard-working midfielder who runs all day and does some of his best work at the coalface. He’s clean with the ball in hand and makes good decisions. Scott averaged 21.1 disposals, 4.4 tackles and 4.1 marks per match in 2025 to receive a state combine invite, where he ranked second in the agility test with a time of 8.07 seconds. Scott is the son of former Tiger Allister, who played 19 games for Richmond back in the early 1990s.
MUTAZ EL NOUR
Yet another Richmond VFL player to feature on this list, El Nour has been around the mark for a while now. El Nour has great aerial capabilities and loves flying for marks, while he’s also a handy ball user out of the back half. El Nour is very athletic and reads the play well, but injuries have hurt his chances of making it onto an AFL list so far. He finally had a better run of things in 2025 and thrived, averaging 17.1 disposals, 4.8 marks and over eight intercepts per game.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2025-best-state-league-matureaged-prospects-tom-blamires-feature-jackson-voss-feature-michael-voss-nephew-tai-hayes-lenny-hayes-nephew-harry-scott-richmond-brandan-parfitt-rankings-comments-latest-news/news-story/5cc04f5b9087ef92739c5c44652cfa74
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Been wanted Mutaz rookied for a while now.
Dunno about draft Taylor at P3-4, this guy looks like a very useful medium back.
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Been wanted Mutaz rookied for a while now.
Dunno about draft Taylor at P3-4, this guy looks like a very useful medium back.
They say El Nour is a chance every year. But so far he's been over looked time and time again which doesn't surprise me.
Will confess I'm not a fan. For every great act there are a multiple brain fades, lazy efforts or terrible decisions...
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Did I hear Kellaway can now be listed as a Cat 2 Rookie?
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Did I hear Kellaway can now be listed as a Cat 2 Rookie?
Is he allowed to be cause of father / son?
NHH , Greeves Pickett, Only ..
Still some talent to take even if the clubs thinks each has some issues.
Two rookie spots + kellaway catB would be sweet
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of my board with the rookie draft tomorrow at 3:15pm:
13: Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves
22: Fred Rodriguez
23: Ollie Greeves
32: Blake Oudshoorn-Benier
33: Rory Wright
39: Tom Burton
Wow. #AFLDraft
https://x.com/Jasperc53/status/1991455448898412599
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How many rookie picks can we have?
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How many rookie picks can we have?
Two.
Three if Kellaway can be put category b. My understanding is he is not allowed however sadly
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That some of those blokes didn't get drafted at all is very curious and makes you wonder.
NHH for example. Maybe didn't interview well? Would have to be a bomb drop though because gee they're all teenagers basically.
Hope we take a potential talent like him and just grab Kellaway.
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That some of those blokes didn't get drafted at all is very curious and makes you wonder.
NHH for example. Maybe didn't interview well? Would have to be a bomb drop though because gee they're all teenagers basically.
Hope we take a potential talent like him and just grab Kellaway.
If we want Kellaway we are apparently allowed to take him before the draft
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How many rookie picks can we have?
Two.
Three if Kellaway can be put category b. My understanding is he is not allowed however sadly
We have 1 rookie spot only avaiable, 38 on main & 4 rookie max
We currently have 38 & 3
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How many rookie picks can we have?
Two.
Three if Kellaway can be put category b. My understanding is he is not allowed however sadly
We have 1 rookie spot only avaiable, 38 on main & 4 rookie max
We currently have 38 & 3
Are you sure?
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How many rookie picks can we have?
Two.
Three if Kellaway can be put category b. My understanding is he is not allowed however sadly
We have 1 rookie spot only avaiable, 38 on main & 4 rookie max
We currently have 38 & 3
Are you sure?
100% sure
Minimum 37 players all up on list
Maximum 44 players all up on list inc 2 Cat B
Minimum 36 & max 38 on main list
4-6 Cat A Rookies
2 Cat B Rookies
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How many rookie picks can we have?
Two.
Three if Kellaway can be put category b. My understanding is he is not allowed however sadly
We have 1 rookie spot only avaiable, 38 on main & 4 rookie max
We currently have 38 & 3
Are you sure?
100% sure
Minimum 37 players all up on list
Maximum 44 players all up on list inc 2 Cat B
Minimum 36 & max 38 on main list
4-6 Cat A Rookies
2 Cat B Rookies
Contracted Year end # First Surname
1 2026 29 Jasper Alger
2 2026 35 Nathan Broad
3 2026 23 Judson Clark
4 2026 43 Liam Fawcett
5 2026 18 Josh Gibcus
6 2026 48 Steely Green
7 2026 19 Tom Lynch
8 2026 7 Rhyan Mansell
9 2026 25 Toby Nankervis
10 2026 3 Dion Prestia
11 2026 13 Hugo Ralphsmith
12 2026 27 Patrick Retschko
13 2026 17 Maurice Rioli Jnr
14 2026 5 Jack Ross
15 2026 49 Kaleb Smith
16 2026 40 Tyler Sonsie
17 2026 1 Nick Vlastuin
18 2027 34 Harry Armstrong
19 2027 6 Sam Banks
20 2027 30 Tom Brown
21 2027 8 Jonty Faull
22 2027 10 Taj Hotton
23 2027 4 Sam Lalor
24 2027 28 Kane McAuliffe
25 2027 12 Ben Miller
26 2027 Zane Peucker
27 2027 Noah Roberts Thompson
28 2027 32 Samson Ryan
29 2027 15 Jayden Short
30 2027 16 Josh Smillie
31 2027 38 Thomas Sims
32 2027 11 Luke Trainor
33 2028 Sam Cumming
34 2028 Sam Grlj
35 2029 44 Seth Campbell
36 2029 2 Jacob Hopper
37 2029 14 Tim Taranto
38 2032 21 Noah Balta
Rookie
1 2026 36 James Trezise
2 2027 50 Campbell Gray
3 2026 42 Mykelti Lefau
2026 Louis Kellaway
Cat B
1 2026 47 Oliver Hayes- Brown
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That some of those blokes didn't get drafted at all is very curious and makes you wonder.
NHH for example. Maybe didn't interview well? Would have to be a bomb drop though because gee they're all teenagers basically.
Hope we take a potential talent like him and just grab Kellaway.
If we want Kellaway we are apparently allowed to take him before the draft
Yeah onto CatA.
So we'll get 1 high pick and maybe take a punt on one of those kids who missed out.
Or maybe we should get a mature state level ruck (probably my preference tbh).
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That some of those blokes didn't get drafted at all is very curious and makes you wonder.
NHH for example. Maybe didn't interview well? Would have to be a bomb drop though because gee they're all teenagers basically.
Hope we take a potential talent like him and just grab Kellaway.
If we want Kellaway we are apparently allowed to take him before the draft
Yeah onto CatA.
So we'll get 1 high pick and maybe take a punt on one of those kids who missed out.
Or maybe we should get a mature state level ruck (probably my preference tbh).
take Kellaway & thats our list maxxed out apart from 1 * CAT B spot
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How many rookie picks can we have?
Two.
Three if Kellaway can be put category b. My understanding is he is not allowed however sadly
We have 1 rookie spot only avaiable, 38 on main & 4 rookie max
We currently have 38 & 3
Are you sure?
100% sure
Minimum 37 players all up on list
Maximum 44 players all up on list inc 2 Cat B
Minimum 36 & max 38 on main list
4-6 Cat A Rookies
2 Cat B Rookies
Contracted Year end # First Surname
1 2026 29 Jasper Alger
2 2026 35 Nathan Broad
3 2026 23 Judson Clark
4 2026 43 Liam Fawcett
5 2026 18 Josh Gibcus
6 2026 48 Steely Green
7 2026 19 Tom Lynch
8 2026 7 Rhyan Mansell
9 2026 25 Toby Nankervis
10 2026 3 Dion Prestia
11 2026 13 Hugo Ralphsmith
12 2026 27 Patrick Retschko
13 2026 17 Maurice Rioli Jnr
14 2026 5 Jack Ross
15 2026 49 Kaleb Smith
16 2026 40 Tyler Sonsie
17 2026 1 Nick Vlastuin
18 2027 34 Harry Armstrong
19 2027 6 Sam Banks
20 2027 30 Tom Brown
21 2027 8 Jonty Faull
22 2027 10 Taj Hotton
23 2027 4 Sam Lalor
24 2027 28 Kane McAuliffe
25 2027 12 Ben Miller
26 2027 Zane Peucker
27 2027 Noah Roberts Thompson
28 2027 32 Samson Ryan
29 2027 15 Jayden Short
30 2027 16 Josh Smillie
31 2027 38 Thomas Sims
32 2027 11 Luke Trainor
33 2028 Sam Cumming
34 2028 Sam Grlj
35 2029 44 Seth Campbell
36 2029 2 Jacob Hopper
37 2029 14 Tim Taranto
38 2032 21 Noah Balta
Rookie
1 2026 36 James Trezise
2 2027 50 Campbell Gray
3 2026 42 Mykelti Lefau
2026 Louis Kellaway
Cat B
1 2026 47 Oliver Hayes- Brown
Oh poo
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How many rookie picks can we have?
Two.
Three if Kellaway can be put category b. My understanding is he is not allowed however sadly
We have 1 rookie spot only avaiable, 38 on main & 4 rookie max
We currently have 38 & 3
Are you sure?
100% sure
Minimum 37 players all up on list
Maximum 44 players all up on list inc 2 Cat B
Minimum 36 & max 38 on main list
4-6 Cat A Rookies
2 Cat B Rookies
Contracted Year end # First Surname
1 2026 29 Jasper Alger
2 2026 35 Nathan Broad
3 2026 23 Judson Clark
4 2026 43 Liam Fawcett
5 2026 18 Josh Gibcus
6 2026 48 Steely Green
7 2026 19 Tom Lynch
8 2026 7 Rhyan Mansell
9 2026 25 Toby Nankervis
10 2026 3 Dion Prestia
11 2026 13 Hugo Ralphsmith
12 2026 27 Patrick Retschko
13 2026 17 Maurice Rioli Jnr
14 2026 5 Jack Ross
15 2026 49 Kaleb Smith
16 2026 40 Tyler Sonsie
17 2026 1 Nick Vlastuin
18 2027 34 Harry Armstrong
19 2027 6 Sam Banks
20 2027 30 Tom Brown
21 2027 8 Jonty Faull
22 2027 10 Taj Hotton
23 2027 4 Sam Lalor
24 2027 28 Kane McAuliffe
25 2027 12 Ben Miller
26 2027 Zane Peucker
27 2027 Noah Roberts Thompson
28 2027 32 Samson Ryan
29 2027 15 Jayden Short
30 2027 16 Josh Smillie
31 2027 38 Thomas Sims
32 2027 11 Luke Trainor
33 2028 Sam Cumming
34 2028 Sam Grlj
35 2029 44 Seth Campbell
36 2029 2 Jacob Hopper
37 2029 14 Tim Taranto
38 2032 21 Noah Balta
Rookie
1 2026 36 James Trezise
2 2027 50 Campbell Gray
3 2026 42 Mykelti Lefau
2026 Louis Kellaway
Cat B
1 2026 47 Oliver Hayes- Brown
Oh poo
Na, he got drafted to Sydney
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How many rookie picks can we have?
Two.
Three if Kellaway can be put category b. My understanding is he is not allowed however sadly
We have 1 rookie spot only avaiable, 38 on main & 4 rookie max
We currently have 38 & 3
Are you sure?
100% sure
Minimum 37 players all up on list
Maximum 44 players all up on list inc 2 Cat B
Minimum 36 & max 38 on main list
4-6 Cat A Rookies
2 Cat B Rookies
Contracted Year end # First Surname
1 2026 29 Jasper Alger
2 2026 35 Nathan Broad
3 2026 23 Judson Clark
4 2026 43 Liam Fawcett
5 2026 18 Josh Gibcus
6 2026 48 Steely Green
7 2026 19 Tom Lynch
8 2026 7 Rhyan Mansell
9 2026 25 Toby Nankervis
10 2026 3 Dion Prestia
11 2026 13 Hugo Ralphsmith
12 2026 27 Patrick Retschko
13 2026 17 Maurice Rioli Jnr
14 2026 5 Jack Ross
15 2026 49 Kaleb Smith
16 2026 40 Tyler Sonsie
17 2026 1 Nick Vlastuin
18 2027 34 Harry Armstrong
19 2027 6 Sam Banks
20 2027 30 Tom Brown
21 2027 8 Jonty Faull
22 2027 10 Taj Hotton
23 2027 4 Sam Lalor
24 2027 28 Kane McAuliffe
25 2027 12 Ben Miller
26 2027 Zane Peucker
27 2027 Noah Roberts Thompson
28 2027 32 Samson Ryan
29 2027 15 Jayden Short
30 2027 16 Josh Smillie
31 2027 38 Thomas Sims
32 2027 11 Luke Trainor
33 2028 Sam Cumming
34 2028 Sam Grlj
35 2029 44 Seth Campbell
36 2029 2 Jacob Hopper
37 2029 14 Tim Taranto
38 2032 21 Noah Balta
Rookie
1 2026 36 James Trezise
2 2027 50 Campbell Gray
3 2026 42 Mykelti Lefau
2026 Louis Kellaway
Cat B
1 2026 47 Oliver Hayes- Brown
Oh poo
Na, he got drafted to Sydney
Steal as well that late.
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How many rookie picks can we have?
Two.
Three if Kellaway can be put category b. My understanding is he is not allowed however sadly
We have 1 rookie spot only avaiable, 38 on main & 4 rookie max
We currently have 38 & 3
Are you sure?
100% sure
Minimum 37 players all up on list
Maximum 44 players all up on list inc 2 Cat B
Minimum 36 & max 38 on main list
4-6 Cat A Rookies
2 Cat B Rookies
That sucks.
.they were so confident on the podcast there were two spots for the rookie draft including Kellaway. Regardless of A or B category.
Would be nice to add another young talent to the list.
When it's laid out as you have done it apparently how many battlers we still have.
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We traded in a pick from next year which was RT, so I think if I'm reading this correctly we only have 1 spot left and that'll be a rookie Kellaway.
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Yeah it’s 1 rookie spot left which will be used on kellaway youd imagine. Although it is strange we haven’t come out and announce it since you are allowed to make rookie selections outside of the draft time for F/S.
We’d also have a rookie B spot left which is seperate to everything else if we find someone that is new to the sport.
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Yeah it’s 1 rookie spot left which will be used on kellaway youd imagine. Although it is strange we haven’t come out and announce it since you are allowed to make rookie selections outside of the draft time for F/S.
We’d also have a rookie B spot left which is seperate to everything else if we find someone that is new to the sport.
um no you cant
Players can nominate but you cant pick them outside the dratf
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Yeah it’s 1 rookie spot left which will be used on kellaway youd imagine. Although it is strange we haven’t come out and announce it since you are allowed to make rookie selections outside of the draft time for F/S.
We’d also have a rookie B spot left which is seperate to everything else if we find someone that is new to the sport.
um no you cant
Players can nominate but you cant pick them outside the dratf
I think they can for f/s
Ditto nga but to the CatB. Wce did it last night for the guy that sounds like where's wally
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Yeah it’s 1 rookie spot left which will be used on kellaway youd imagine. Although it is strange we haven’t come out and announce it since you are allowed to make rookie selections outside of the draft time for F/S.
We’d also have a rookie B spot left which is seperate to everything else if we find someone that is new to the sport.
um no you cant
Players can nominate but you cant pick them outside the dratf
I think they can for f/s
Ditto nga but to the CatB. Wce did it last night for the guy that sounds like where's wally
you can nominate but you cant pick them outside the draft
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Now I'm totally confused
Taz going by your listing before Kellaway we have 38 Primary 4 Rookies (3 - A & 1 - B)
that makes a total of 42
Add in Kellaway and it's 43
I thought total lists is 44
So why don't we have 1 more spot available :huh
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Now I'm totally confused
Taz going by your listing before Kellaway we have 38 Primary 4 Rookies (3 - A & 1 - B)
that makes a total of 42
Add in Kellaway and it's 43
I thought total lists is 44
So why don't we have 1 more spot available :huh
Suboptimal it's 5 min before the draft and no one knows what's going on.
Anyway.
There are Fred rodriguez to Richmond rumors.
He was talked about as top3/5 iirc few months back
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Calltwomey -
" t B rookies today:
Toby Whan & Ryda Luke (Frem)
Jesse Mellor (Geel)
Riley Hamilton (GWS)
Noah Chamberlain (Sydney)
Liam Hetherton (Sydney)
And Jai Saxena (Collingwood) & Kalani White (Melbourne) have been listed as Cat A rookies "
Not looking for for Kellaway ?
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Now I'm totally confused
Taz going by your listing before Kellaway we have 38 Primary 4 Rookies (3 - A & 1 - B)
that makes a total of 42
Add in Kellaway and it's 43
I thought total lists is 44
So why don't we have 1 more spot available :huh
My list has Kellaway as the 4th rookie, take him out & its 3 rookies
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Calltwomey -
" t B rookies today:
Toby Whan & Ryda Luke (Frem)
Jesse Mellor (Geel)
Riley Hamilton (GWS)
Noah Chamberlain (Sydney)
Liam Hetherton (Sydney)
And Jai Saxena (Collingwood) & Kalani White (Melbourne) have been listed as Cat A rookies "
Not looking for for Kellaway ?
Pretty ominous there. Why wouldn’t they prelist him if they knew they were taking him.
My moneys on us taking someone else now. Feel bad for kellaway jnr. Honestly he’s had a very good and consistent year at all levels.
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Calltwomey -
" t B rookies today:
Toby Whan & Ryda Luke (Frem)
Jesse Mellor (Geel)
Riley Hamilton (GWS)
Noah Chamberlain (Sydney)
Liam Hetherton (Sydney)
And Jai Saxena (Collingwood) & Kalani White (Melbourne) have been listed as Cat A rookies "
Not looking for for Kellaway ?
Pretty ominous there. Why wouldn’t they prelist him if they knew they were taking him.
My moneys on us taking someone else now. Feel bad for kellaway jnr. Honestly he’s had a very good and consistent year at all levels.
Rumor is Fred rodriguez.
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Richmond won’t be choosing Kellaway in the rookie draft according to Cal Twomey live on AFL.com
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Richmond won’t be choosing Kellaway in the rookie draft according to Cal Twomey live on AFL.com
Wow
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Ruthless call.
Wonder who we take: Rodriguez, Onley, Greeves, NHH, Kickett or another random kid from SA lol
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Eagles took Rodriguez.
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Wow we passed completely. That’s even more ruthless on kellaway
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Wow we passed completely. That’s even more ruthless on kellaway
Sigh
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Kickett to freo
Onley to dees
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Greeves to hawks
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Driscoll to Cats
Watkins to Port
That’s all of the legit rookies all the rest were rerookied.
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NHH left undrafted, his interviews must have been real bad.
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Absolutely lost at our strategy this year.
Draft a heap of Kellaways mates and then not even take him as a Cat B.
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Absolutely lost at our strategy this year.
Draft a heap of Kellaways mates and then not even take him as a Cat B.
I don’t think he qualifies as cat B. Pretty sure there’s specific requirements to be eligible for that.
Maybe we have a few players in mind to train with us over the SSP and then we pick the best 1 to rookie.
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I don’t understand why our club would leave Kellaway hanging .
An explanation is needed , otherwise it comes across as disrespectful to the Kellaways
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I don’t understand why our club would leave Kellaway hanging .
An explanation is needed , otherwise it comes across as disrespectful to the Kellaways
The only reason could be. There are not convinced he is good enough?
Seems pretty harsh taking all of his mates.
There is one spot left on the list I think b(and 1 catB which he isn't eligabe for).
So maybe they have him as a train on? Going for the last position
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The fact we didn't even give him a rookie change is...quite poor IMO.
I'm not sure I've seen any club with a F/S option late in the draft not at least give them two years to have a crack?
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Archie Daffy shaking in his boots right now.
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I don’t understand why our club would leave Kellaway hanging .
An explanation is needed , otherwise it comes across as disrespectful to the Kellaways
LOL .. an explanation is needed? Why?
I'm sure they have had constant communication with the Kellaway family and find it highly unlikely they would have disrespected them in this process.
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Archie Daffy shaking in his boots right now.
Doesn't he look like a better prospect?
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Archie Daffy shaking in his boots right now.
Doesn't he look like a better prospect?
No idea tbh. I actually thought kellaway looked like a good prospect and he couldn’t even get a rookie spot in a weak draft. He was extremely consistent, averaged 19 with a dominant SA winning the national championship and 24 with Sturt which he won the U18 premiership with.
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17 other clubs had the chance to draft him and passed so one has to assume he’s not viewed as AFL standard.
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Back the club in and recruitment team let's not recruit players because of romance. He may be one of 3 players to push fro that rookie spot on a train on list.
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The fact we didn't even give him a rookie change is...quite poor IMO.
I'm not sure I've seen any club with a F/S option late in the draft not at least give them two years to have a crack?
The pies say hold my beer… McGuane
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Hard for some to understand but Richmond just cant be up front and not nominate a player if they don’t intend to take him. To give someone hope and then tell them we’ve changed our mind and think that’s ok tells you a lot about those people.
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Neither Collingwopd nor Richmond promised either player they would be drafted.
It is harsh but list spots are a premium and we cannot afford to stuff any up.
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I guess club were not prepared to take a risk on Kellaway which is ashame
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A lot of people upset in tigers land but I don't mind it.
NHH
Oudshoorn-Bennier
Tom McGuane
Tom Burton
Rory Wright
Etc. can be invited to train for the last spot.
Harsh and not very romantic to kellaway but ruthless and bold by the club.
Like others have said he is objectively not good enough at this stage unfortunately. Proven by being passed on by the league in two drafts.
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Hard for some to understand but Richmond just cant be up front and not nominate a player if they don’t intend to take him. To give someone hope and then tell them we’ve changed our mind and think that’s ok tells you a lot about those people.
Ever thought they might have taken him if they didn’t get another kid they had earmarked for the spot?
Eg, if we don’t get player xxx in the draft, we will take Kellaway.
He would have been told clearly there is no promises.
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I watched a bit of him and thought he was worth a late spot on our list, but it’s not our call
.i thought he showed more than some that we kept on the current list.
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It would appear he wasn’t earmarked full stop as there was no one who they though was a better player in the rookie draft or the would have picked them but they have chosen to look and see if someone steps up somewhere .
I don’t think they should have listed Kellaway as a father son pick if they had no intention of picking him, I guess players can also opt out of being nominated as a father son to give themselves more chance of being picked.
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Doesn’t stop any other club bidding on him
If we didn’t nominate him, it’s clear as day he wouldn’t have got drafted
No other team was interested
If his last name was Ming it wouldn’t even be a discussion
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Also bear in mind we traded back into the draft to get NRT. I’m assuming that move was decided late on the night when the team saw him sliding further than what they expected. It’s possible that if that hadn’t happened with an extra spot on our list, they would have indeed rookied Louie.
I’m fairly certain as Geischan stated many times they had various convos with the kellaway fam throughout the year and were open and honest with them with their intentions. Probably something along the lines of we like you as a player and would like to select you however we can’t garauntee that as we are right for list spots so we’ll just have to see on the day.
I’m sure the boy and fam are disappointed but hopefully he puts his head down and gets onto a list whether that’s with us or elsewhere.
The traditionalist in me would have liked to seen us pick him, but I don’t think you can fault the club for passing if they have other players they rate ahead of him.
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A lot of people upset in tigers land but I don't mind it.
NHH
Oudshoorn-Bennier
Tom McGuane
Tom Burton
Rory Wright
Etc. can be invited to train for the last spot.
Harsh and not very romantic to kellaway but ruthless and bold by the club.
Like others have said he is objectively not good enough at this stage unfortunately. Proven by being passed on by the league in two drafts.
I know that Tom Burton has been invited to train with us.
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A lot of people upset in tigers land but I don't mind it.
NHH
Oudshoorn-Bennier
Tom McGuane
Tom Burton
Rory Wright
Etc. can be invited to train for the last spot.
Harsh and not very romantic to kellaway but ruthless and bold by the club.
Like others have said he is objectively not good enough at this stage unfortunately. Proven by being passed on by the league in two drafts.
I know that Tom Burton has been invited to train with us.
who else?
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Club's view:
"Richmond now has the flexibility to make an addition to its list through the SSP over the summer or to hold the spot through for the Mid Season Rookie Draft."
https://x.com/Richmond_FC/status/1991721413758316743
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Any chance we'll use ssp on LK?
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Any chance we'll use ssp on LK?
We could. It depends on whether we get him down to train with us over the summer. IIRC sometime in March is the cut-off for the SSP.
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We would have seen plenty of Kellaway being a F/S. We would have also seen plenty of NR-T being in the same team. Clearly we rated NRT higher.
We still have a rookie spot available he can come down and show us what he has to offer and make that spot his.
We still need more mids.
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Meant to add if people think Kellaway is a bit stiff i reckon Harry Scott is as well.
If he goes gang busters again next year he may well be another snatched from under our noses.
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Why Richmond overlooked father-son prospect Louis Kellaway
Richmond left father-son prospect Louis Kellaway in the lurch — and won’t be offering a train-on spot. Here’s why.
Jon Ralph
HeraldSun
November 23, 2025
Richmond has told overlooked father-son Louis Kellaway he will not be a contender for its single summer rookie position.
Duncan Kellaway’s son Louis put in an impressive campaign for Sturt and South Australia’s Under-18 side but Richmond eventually overlooked him, unsure where he would play in their new-look side in coming years.
“We worked really closely with Louis over three years. He spent time at the club,” Rhy Gieschen said.
“We feel like our communication through that period and as the draft got closer was really good, we kept him in the loop as to where we sat and we had the option to put him on our rookie list but wanted to keep the option over for SSP or leave it open for the mid-season draft. We decided to do that.
“It’s always a difficult decision but Louey and Duncan were in the loop with what we were doing and it was a tough decision but we felt like we did the right thing by him and the family to communicate.”
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/why-richmond-overlooked-fatherson-prospect-louis-kellaway-amid-speed-focus-in-draft-bonanza/news-story/c34094f79646e4e91727cd4523357d6b#selection-871.0-889.202
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Not even invited to train for the spot? Dang
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Simple, they don't like him. Eek
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Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.
Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.
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Just because Duncan was good doesn’t mean his offspring will be, eg Roach and Naish
Happy for the club to make the call they think is correct
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Have a look at Robert Thompson’s highlights and then at Kellaway's. I’d be curious if anyone thinks Robert Thompson looks better than Kellaway and if you think Robert Thompson will play 50 games in the seniors.
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There's a limited range of scenarios IMO.
Is he good enough/ceiling high enough?
Yes/No
If no, don't draft.
If yes
Is he a nice enough kid or way too much of a DH?
Nice/DH
If DH, don't draft
If nice, draft
So either he's so damned ordinary that the club is convinced he isn't and never will be AFL standard, and every club agrees, yet he nominated for F/S regardless.
Or he's a massive DH and every club knows it, which I think is less likely, since most DH's tend to get chances at multiple AFL clubs anyway...
Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.
Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.
It's interesting, isn't it? The idea of nominating for F/S if the club has more or less told you that they won't take you...?
Just because Duncan was good doesn’t mean his offspring will be, eg Roach and Naish
Happy for the club to make the call they think is correct
Absolutely agree, but when you can pick the kid up for nothing, on a short rookie contract...why not?
Have a look at Robert Thompson’s highlights and then at Kellaway's. I’d be curious if anyone thinks Robert Thompson looks better than Kellaway and if you think Robert Thompson will play 50 games in the seniors.
I don't need to look - personally I'd have used the rookie pick on Kellaway myself.
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Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.
Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.
Why is it bad form? Has no affect on other clubs drafting him. That I can think off.
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Agree Andy. He is talking crap Rhy is.
Something must have peeed him off. Poor form to nominate then.
Why is it bad form? Has no affect on other clubs drafting him. That I can think off.
Perhaps poor choice of words.
Maybe 'odd decision' then, to nominate yourself as a F/S if you've been told they won't be taking you.
If the club doesn't even want him to train with them over summer for a potential rookie spot that says their mind is well and truly made up. They don't think he has the potential to grow into even a role-players, or as I said, they may not like him as a person etc.
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You guys have it the wrong way around
Richmond did him a favour nominating him
The alternate was not nominating and having 17 clubs think “they obviously don’t rate him at all, I wonder why”.
At least other clubs thought we were keen. Even if behind closed doors we had been transparent with the Kellaway family.
Hardly the fault of Richmond that 17 other clubs didn’t think he was good enough for even a rookie spot.
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Seems a bit of a reach damo. I mean you could be right but I agree with most of the others that it’s a bit of a bizarre situation.
You would think if he is nominated as a potential father/son then the club considered him good enough for a spot obviously depending on several factors (list spots, other players that they right higher being available, etc.).
To be invited to train over the SSP to potentially earn a rookie spot is like the barest of bare minimums a player could get.
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To be invited to train over the SSP to potentially earn a rookie spot is like the barest of bare minimums a player could get.
This is the bit I don’t get at all and agree. He should have been given this option.
Even if not picked up. He would have got great benefit from being in the system.
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Have a look at Robert Thompson’s highlights and then at Kellaway's. I’d be curious if anyone thinks Robert Thompson looks better than Kellaway and if you think Robert Thompson will play 50 games in the seniors.
Not that it matters much in the context of what kellaways situation is because we still have 1 spot open anyway, but I actually think NRT’s highlights look great. I mean they are highlights so of course they’d look good but he has electric pace something young LK does not have at all. NRT was also no.1 for clearances in SAFL u18 comp and gets forward well with high score involvements.
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When talking about Kellaway, let’s not forget he was one of three.
McGuane not taken and White wasn’t taken till the rookie draft.
So by nominating a father son , it’s far from a guarantee
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McGuane wasn’t nominated by the pies damo.
If we didn’t nominate at all, I don’t think there’d be any questions about it. Just seems strange to nominate and then not even invite to train.
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I loved the Kellaways so I'm a bit disappointed Louis isn't getting a shot. It just is what it is. Right now it seems he's just considered worth the punt. Bit sad but what can ya do
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Clubs don't nominate the player, isn't it the other way around?
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Clubs don't nominate the player, isn't it the other way around?
Nah the clubs nominate but the players can reject it or choose btw options (i.e. if they are both f/s and NGA).
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Club have said they were very open and honest with the Kellaways behind closed doors
They fact they won't say what was said in those private conversations I think is leading to all this conjecture.
The 1st thought that came to mind for me at least on draft night was he didn't get selected because other players we rated higher were available when our picks rolled around. As for the rookie draft, clearly they are wanting to see what's our there.
No issue on my part
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Clubs don't nominate the player, isn't it the other way around?
Nah the clubs nominate but the players can reject it or choose btw options (i.e. if they are both f/s and NGA).
Thanks for clarifying