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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
« Last post by mightytiges on Today at 12:44:41 AM »Alger 7 +
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Last post by Hard Roar Tiger on Yesterday at 11:18:27 PM »Wow.
Bang bang bang.
Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.
Great stuff.
Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.
It was incompetent to keep him on when it seemed untenable.
Good decision to move him on. Shouldn't have extended.
I’d like them to reflect on that decision and make sure it’s never repeated.
A shocking decision which was not only patently obvious to everyone in its ineptitude but also cost us $ to pay him out.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 09:15:03 PM »Alger 6
Balta 5
Clarke 4
Green 2 -
Lynch 8
Taranto 10 + and through
Balta 5
Clarke 4
Green 2 -
Lynch 8
Taranto 10 + and through
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 09:01:10 PM »Can Eilish come back now the muppets have gone?
Let’s just offer the *checks notes* pick 18 that we got from them to get her back. How could they turn down such a lucrative offer for a player that just got best on ground in a grand final……
Doubt she'd want to come back and who could blame her
And I doubt pick 4 would get the deal done anyway.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]
« Last post by Simonator on Yesterday at 07:58:43 PM »Had a dream Smillie played and dominated in the first pre season game.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 07:08:49 PM »Wow.
Bang bang bang.
Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.
Great stuff.
Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.
It was incompetent to keep him on when it seemed untenable.
Good decision to move him on. Shouldn't have extended.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 06:15:28 PM »Wow.
Bang bang bang.
Just what we needed and hopefully it yields the results we want.
Great stuff.
Is it great that we have sacked a coach a few months after resigning him?
Or incompetent.
It was an incompetent decision that has now been rectified. The alternative of keeping him on is far far worse.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Best 23 in 2026?
« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 06:14:20 PM »All this just because I didn’t have balta in my best 23 lol
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Richmond Rant / Re: Coach Adem Yze [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 06:04:26 PM »Yze to evolve ‘stoppage’ game
Head Coach Adem Yze has put strong emphasis on refining the side’s stoppage craft this Pre-Season.
By Henry Milic
Richmond FC website
Dec 5, 2025
Fresh off signing a two-year contract extension that secures his tenure at Tigerland until 2028, Coach Adem Yze has wasted no time sharpening his side’s ability around stoppage and contested ball work.
Yze identified this as an area that needed improvement based on the 2025 season, and he is confident that he has the cattle to make it a damaging part of the side’s game.
“We want to play an exciting brand, like we always have at this Footy Club,” Yze told Richmond Media.
“You’re trying to score, and then you are trying to be defensively stable, and at the same time, be really potent around stoppage.
“You are constantly evolving based on your list profile, so right now we are looking to really coach and hone in on our stoppage craft - we have a talented midfield, and I feel like we could have a huge advantage.
“I think it is our job as coaches to understand that and how that could be our strength, and I’m really looking forward to getting a spike in that, like where we sit in our metrics aren’t good enough with the talent we’ve got in that area.
“So, there are subtle things that we are going to be shifting - we want to be defensively stable and hard to play against and then be really potent around stoppage.”
Yze emphasised the importance of fast-tracking the development of Richmond’s young crop to ensure they can compete with the league’s best.
Excited by the potential of the young list, Yze aims to implement new ways to get the most out of his players, working closely with his coaching staff.
“Most years when the first-to-four-year players come in, you usually only have about 10 players. Right now, we have about 20-odd,” he said.
“It's pretty cool for our coaching staff, but at the same time, we need to change the way we are thinking and really double down on the development and the finer details of their execution.
“So, we went away as a coaching group and wanted to bring back something to our playing group that was fresh and vibrant, and just give them the opportunity to fast-track the development of their game, not just our system.”
After committing to Richmond for another two seasons, Yze said he was grateful for the opportunity to lead the Club and is optimistic for the future.
“Contract extensions are something you try and sort out in the background, but to get that done before the start of the season, I’m really grateful for the opportunity to coach this Club for a few more years,” he said.
“At the same time, I’m really excited about this journey that we started last year, and I feel like we are just scratching the surface.
“So, to be able to lock that away and really start to set a plan for the next two or three years as a group, I’m super grateful, and I’m really looking forward to the future.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1939286/yze-to-evolve-stoppage-game
Head Coach Adem Yze has put strong emphasis on refining the side’s stoppage craft this Pre-Season.
By Henry Milic
Richmond FC website
Dec 5, 2025
Fresh off signing a two-year contract extension that secures his tenure at Tigerland until 2028, Coach Adem Yze has wasted no time sharpening his side’s ability around stoppage and contested ball work.
Yze identified this as an area that needed improvement based on the 2025 season, and he is confident that he has the cattle to make it a damaging part of the side’s game.
“We want to play an exciting brand, like we always have at this Footy Club,” Yze told Richmond Media.
“You’re trying to score, and then you are trying to be defensively stable, and at the same time, be really potent around stoppage.
“You are constantly evolving based on your list profile, so right now we are looking to really coach and hone in on our stoppage craft - we have a talented midfield, and I feel like we could have a huge advantage.
“I think it is our job as coaches to understand that and how that could be our strength, and I’m really looking forward to getting a spike in that, like where we sit in our metrics aren’t good enough with the talent we’ve got in that area.
“So, there are subtle things that we are going to be shifting - we want to be defensively stable and hard to play against and then be really potent around stoppage.”
Yze emphasised the importance of fast-tracking the development of Richmond’s young crop to ensure they can compete with the league’s best.
Excited by the potential of the young list, Yze aims to implement new ways to get the most out of his players, working closely with his coaching staff.
“Most years when the first-to-four-year players come in, you usually only have about 10 players. Right now, we have about 20-odd,” he said.
“It's pretty cool for our coaching staff, but at the same time, we need to change the way we are thinking and really double down on the development and the finer details of their execution.
“So, we went away as a coaching group and wanted to bring back something to our playing group that was fresh and vibrant, and just give them the opportunity to fast-track the development of their game, not just our system.”
After committing to Richmond for another two seasons, Yze said he was grateful for the opportunity to lead the Club and is optimistic for the future.
“Contract extensions are something you try and sort out in the background, but to get that done before the start of the season, I’m really grateful for the opportunity to coach this Club for a few more years,” he said.
“At the same time, I’m really excited about this journey that we started last year, and I feel like we are just scratching the surface.
“So, to be able to lock that away and really start to set a plan for the next two or three years as a group, I’m super grateful, and I’m really looking forward to the future.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1939286/yze-to-evolve-stoppage-game
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Richmond Rant / Re: General preseason training discussion [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 05:58:01 PM »High Performance Update
By Richmond Media
Dec 5, 2025, 4:45 pm
High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives a Pre-Season high performance update ahead of the Christmas break.
With a month of Pre-Season officially done and dusted, Serpell delved into updates surrounding the recent Bronco Run, load management and return-to-play expectations.
"We set the guys a challenging task in the off-season, to get a bit of training done. They trained hard," Serpell told Richmond Media at the end of week four of Pre-Season.
"We ran a Bronco run two weeks ago, when the senior guys came back. Everyone came back in a better position than they were this time last year, with a lot of PBs.
"And the simple fact is, we've got 30 per cent more of the guys training out on the park training at the moment
"It's a very good position to be in, and it's giving us the opportunity to do more football."
Serpell explained the importance of completing a new running test, with the Club opting to move from the 2km time trail to the Bronco this summer.
"The Bronco is a shuttle-based test. They run out, 20 metres and back, 40 metres, 60 metres. They do that five times," he explained.
"We choose to do that, as we feel that's more relevant to football, rather than a slow and steady 2km time trial.
"Football, as you see, is a lot of change of direction, so we like to test that as well.
"The boys came back in really good shape, so we want to get more footy into them. Between now and Christmas, we will get some big sessions in, get close to game load and doing as much football as possible."
Load Management:
"We like to look after some of our older guys at this time of year. Tom Lynch, Toby Nankervis, Jacob Hopper, Tim Taranto and Dion Prestia," Serpell said.
"We tend to make sure they're not doing too much at this time of year, to get them through to January and get a lot of training done there.
"The reality is, Lynch has done more training this Pre-Season, than he has the last two years, and the same with Dion.
"We'll keep looking after them for a while and see them have more time on the track in early January."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1939246/high-performance-update-pre-season
By Richmond Media
Dec 5, 2025, 4:45 pm
High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives a Pre-Season high performance update ahead of the Christmas break.
With a month of Pre-Season officially done and dusted, Serpell delved into updates surrounding the recent Bronco Run, load management and return-to-play expectations.
"We set the guys a challenging task in the off-season, to get a bit of training done. They trained hard," Serpell told Richmond Media at the end of week four of Pre-Season.
"We ran a Bronco run two weeks ago, when the senior guys came back. Everyone came back in a better position than they were this time last year, with a lot of PBs.
"And the simple fact is, we've got 30 per cent more of the guys training out on the park training at the moment
"It's a very good position to be in, and it's giving us the opportunity to do more football."
Serpell explained the importance of completing a new running test, with the Club opting to move from the 2km time trail to the Bronco this summer.
"The Bronco is a shuttle-based test. They run out, 20 metres and back, 40 metres, 60 metres. They do that five times," he explained.
"We choose to do that, as we feel that's more relevant to football, rather than a slow and steady 2km time trial.
"Football, as you see, is a lot of change of direction, so we like to test that as well.
"The boys came back in really good shape, so we want to get more footy into them. Between now and Christmas, we will get some big sessions in, get close to game load and doing as much football as possible."
Load Management:
"We like to look after some of our older guys at this time of year. Tom Lynch, Toby Nankervis, Jacob Hopper, Tim Taranto and Dion Prestia," Serpell said.
"We tend to make sure they're not doing too much at this time of year, to get them through to January and get a lot of training done there.
"The reality is, Lynch has done more training this Pre-Season, than he has the last two years, and the same with Dion.
"We'll keep looking after them for a while and see them have more time on the track in early January."
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1939246/high-performance-update-pre-season
