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Richmond Rant / Re: Jasper Alger [merged]
« Last post by ajGreen on Yesterday at 06:47:55 PM »Unfortunately that won’t happen with Dow coming back in who Yze seems to think the world ofJasper Alger
(Pick 58)
A natural with forward craft and nous, Alger broke through for his AFL debut as the sub in round 15 against the Western Bulldogs.
The Gippsland product kicked two goals against Adelaide in his first full game before injuring his ankle against Geelong in round 18.
He had kicked 15 goals in 10 VFL matches prior.
Richmond’s head of development, Sam Lonergan’s lowdown
What stands out? He's a genuine crafty forward who has moves and goal sense. He’s got serious aerial power as well. It won’t take long before we see him sitting on someone's head, which is a little bit different to the other half-forwards we've got in the AFL at the moment. He certainly brings a different mix to the table.
What’s he like? He was a Richmond supporter growing up, so there's this emotional attachment to want to succeed and prove to the club that he can be a great player for us. We’re starting to see the fun, cheeky, confident side coming out of him. It just shows he's starting to really find his feet and feel comfortable.
Where will he play? Right now, he’s a pure forward, a high half-forward. We’ve seen him play on the wing in the VFL, so there's definitely exposure to other roles. But he’s a forward to begin with.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/07/27/the-eight-tiger-cubs-leading-richmond-across-a-new-frontier
Reckon he showed more than enough this year to suggest he plays next year in one of the small forward roles. May even be able have some midfield time.
We can say the same about Hotton atm. He is a mid but is also a top notch classy forward so he would get one of the other small forward spots with plenty of mid rotations.
I think Mansell with his toughness and good pressure gets the final gig for the small forwards.
That leaves Seth Campbell in limbo but im adamant he is a potential running machine with great attributes for a wing role.
Atm i dont see a spot for Green or Rioli.
Geez next year i hope Yze shows more forsight and courage and plays more of the kids together and addresses some of the glaring deficiencies the team has.Most of all i hope his eyes are locked onto the future and not the here and now.
Think Dow and sonsie gone and they take 4 in the national draft.
