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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 10:00:46 PM »

@7NewsAdelaide
EXCLUSIVE: South Australia's No.1 draft prospect Dyson Sharp has opened up to 7NEWS about his dream to be picked up by Essendon which he has supported his whole life

 

I take this as a really strong sign
He isn’t scared to move interstate like some

Yeah and who doesn’t want to play for the club they grew up supporting would be weird if they didn’t want to lol

I’ve always wondered how AFL players just let go of their supported team once they get drafted but I guess if you know your good enough to play in the afl, you sort of train yourself to not get too attached I dunno.

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 09:58:51 PM »

I think the Grlj talk was one lazy analysts thinking based on us needing speed (who doesn’t btw) and then everyone else has just run with it.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]

« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 09:56:43 PM »

They’re saying on the club website back to full training by end of Jan and match play in Feb. Pinch of salt and all that as we’ve heard it many times over but touch wood those estimations are correct.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Josh Smillie [merged]

« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 09:30:05 PM »

How many weeks out for something like this?

I agree with WP it was a strain and letting it heal naturally imo was the right thing to do.

Maybe a bit of criticism in the fact they let it go on a bit long.

Again, I have no idea what surgery is performed on a strain, not in any muscle at all. Never heard of it.

Surgery is for when there are issues with tendons, muscles and ligaments not being fully attached etc.

So if it's a tendon repair for attachment to patella, it's probably 6-12 weeks for a minor one, or 12-26 for a major one.

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 09:25:55 PM »

Think I might be displeased if we take Taylor and Grlj but heck who knows, they may be guns...

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Richmond Rant / Re: Pass mark for 2026?

« Last post by ajGreen on Yesterday at 09:25:13 PM »

Didn't NM  have 2,4,20, 22, 23. in 2023 and picks 3 and 4 the draft before.

You miss the point lets say top 30 picks are what you want. north have had 14  of them us 12 2020 - 2024 drafts

We got ours basically in one draft. Nm have spread it out.

North imo started their rebuild in 2020, us well despite the 5 picks in 2021 we started ours in 2024.

From 2020 - 2024 NM have had 8 top 10 picks all actually top 5 picks we have had just 3.

The real difference is and i repeat myself they have spread their picks thru all of those drafts and been able to get games into their younger  players over that longer period.
A simple look at the games their younger players have compared to us should be all it takes.

us well we have hardly participated in three of those drafts. We did not start our rebuild until last years draft. We were still going hard at a flag at the end of 2022 bringing in Taranto and Hopper.

It has cost us dearly as far as the draft goes, we only  had picks 49 and 55 that year and the following year 2023  the effects were still being felt with just picks 40 and 51. Add in 2020 where we only had picks 40 and 51. So around two drafts we have had 3 drafts with very few picks and very late at that.
Our last 5 drafts imo its fair  to say we  have hardly  been involved in three of them.

The two we have participated in. The 2021 crop is on very shaky ground and Gibcus aside you have to ask have we found a potential A grader.  We had those 5 picks 9 - 30 simply because we traded out of the 2020 draft into the 2021 draft, effectively spreading those picks over two years. our picks in total 9, 17, 28. 29, 30. 40, 51 over the two drafts.

We had last years draft of 8 first round picks but the reality is its at a cost of our mid tier and coming of two drafts with little participation.

We are quick to talk about how poor nm picks have been but we dont know about ours. Last years crop too early to call.  Most would agree the net results of our drafting since 2017 have been poor. Yet all of our picks are gunna be great with no busts.

People also discount how run down and  aged our list was getting at the end of 2020 and the drain on the   middle tier of players we had by our better ones leaving. Getting all those picks last year came at a cost that people just ignore and it was also a catching up of sorts as far as picks go..
In fact no one wants to talk about how poor our middle tier is after their departure or how kittle we have participated in previous drafts or how poor our drafting has been since 2016.

We have 7 or so aging players who are not far away from retirement or should be retired already. Our middle tier is made up mostly of players the like of Ross Rioli Ryan etc with a few decent players.

So a soon to be gone list of vets, a poor middle tier and a group of kids who don't have games behind them.
Yet people already have lost patience simply by thinking of silly time frames.

 Look at power clubs like essendon and carlton falling into the trap of too many middling finishes and not getting anywhere. we did it ourselves

Imo Nm should be challenging for the 8 next year given the age profile and games played. they may stay low one more year because of the experience/ games played profile is still a bit low.
But if you ask me they are way in front of us as far as the experience profile goes simply because they have had to spread their picks over a longer period.

Yes we understanding the lalor draft has only had one season.

The point is you had nine potentially good players from one draft that should get better.

Then 3 and 4*

Again this draft.

North have had time to get their players experienced. But it's a good base and theoretically should be able to catch up.

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by Damo on Yesterday at 08:54:02 PM »

@7NewsAdelaide
EXCLUSIVE: South Australia's No.1 draft prospect Dyson Sharp has opened up to 7NEWS about his dream to be picked up by Essendon which he has supported his whole life

 

I take this as a really strong sign
He isn’t scared to move interstate like some

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by ajGreen on Yesterday at 08:31:21 PM »

Wce firming on Robey? @ 2



@CalTwomey
 on Sullivan Robey

"It'd be remarkable if he gets to three or four, that's just a crazy, crazy story."

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I watched gettable and that quote is taken way out of context. He was saying it in a way compliments his rise from not being in the top 20-30 only a few months ago to where he is placed to go now.

He repeated multiple times that CDT is almost to get snapped by the eagles.

Also I think you’re gonna get in trouble again for not posting the source lol

Oh ok. Remarkable in that sense.

That's good news.

Got some dusty vibes if wce won't take him alone and two (scully trengrove )

Would be rough if they let him get through to the druggies

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by Tiger Khosh on Yesterday at 08:19:04 PM »

Wce firming on Robey? @ 2



@CalTwomey
 on Sullivan Robey

"It'd be remarkable if he gets to three or four, that's just a crazy, crazy story."

-

I watched gettable and that quote is taken way out of context. He was saying it in a way compliments his rise from not being in the top 20-30 only a few months ago to where he is placed to go now.

He repeated multiple times that CDT is almost to get snapped by the eagles.

Also I think you’re gonna get in trouble again for not posting the source lol

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Richmond Rant / Re: 2025 AFL Draft

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 08:12:02 PM »

Why the Tigers will SHAPE the first round of the draft

Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge break down all the big names you need to know ahead of the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orUFqirsjxg