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Richmond Rant / Re: Maurice Rioli junior [merged]

« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 06:38:28 PM »

Looks fit. Go son.

He looks sensational the leanest he's ever looked so far.

Really hope he's a late bloomer like his dad.

Lol his dad was not a late Bloomer Andyy. he was sensational for years before we lured him across the nullabor.

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Richmond Rant / The easiest club to sell in 2026 (SEN)

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 05:34:53 PM »

Cornes: The easiest club to sell in 2026

By SEN
4 Feb 2026

Which club is the easiest to sell to their fans and the media ahead of the 2026 season?

This is when considering pre-season interviews with players, coaches and club executives - who often discuss win targets and playing finals.

Some clubs can easily set lofty expectations with things uttered in the lead-up to a season which more often than not does not come to fruition.

Pondering the 18 AFL clubs this year, Kane Cornes reckons there is one club whose messaging is as simple as it gets.

“Who is the easiest club to sell right now? For me it’s Richmond,” Cornes said on SEN Breakfast.

“That is the easiest message to sell. They have absolutely timed the rebuild to perfection. You couldn’t have timed it any better.

“They’ve been steadfast in the direction that they’re going, they’ve all been aligned, they’ve kept some experienced players around to shepherd this young crop through.

“Then it’s about excitement, it’s about youth, it’s about improvement, it’s about maximising the assets they’ve got, it’s about getting senior players to be healthy and guiding this young crop through.

“There’s zero expectation on them. They’ve been content with the success they’ve had and now it’s about youth, excitement and the future.

“Richmond is just the easy sell.”

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2026/02/04/afl-2026-easiest-club-to-sell-richmond-kane-cornes

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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond ressies/VFL side [merged]

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 05:11:21 PM »

Nick Guiney and Austin Johnson, two of Richmond VFL's mainstays, have committed to another season in the yellow and black.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1947262/key-vfl-pair-sign-on

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Richmond Rant / Re: Ben Miller signs contract extension until 2027 [update]

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 05:08:01 PM »

Miller signs for 2027

Ben Miller has extended his contract for an additional season.

By Richmond Media
Feb 4, 2026, 3:55 pm

Important Richmond defender Ben Miller has committed further to the Club, putting pen to paper on a one-year contract extension through to the end of 2027.

The fresh deal will take the 195cm key defender to a decade at the Club, having been recruited with pick No. 63 overall at the 2017 AFL National Draft.

Miller had to wait until the final round of his fourth season to make his AFL debut, but has since developed into a staple of Adem Yze’s first-choice defence.

The 26-year-old played every game in 2025, often shutting down the opposition's best tall forward in a campaign that saw him finish a career-high fourth in the Jack Dyer Medal.

Miller also played 21 of the 23 games, taking his career tally to 69 matches.

His breakout year saw him rank #1 at Richmond for marks, one percenters, and disposal efficiency, as well as #3 for intercepts and contested marks.

The calming presence in defence has also shown throughout his career that he can play up forward or in the ruck if required.

Richmond Executive General Manager, Football Talent, Blair Hartley, said Miller had thoroughly deserved the contract extension.

“Ben had an outstanding season in 2025 and has taken his game to a new level,” he said.

“He is a leader of our group and is still improving his game, which is really exciting for us.

“We are looking forward to seeing what Ben can continue to produce across the next two seasons and beyond, and how it will help us as a team.”

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1950146/miller-signs-for-2027

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Richmond Rant / Re: Jack Ross signs two-year extension to remain at Richmond until 2028 (afl site)

« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 05:03:54 PM »

Key Tiger earns contract extension after career-best season

Jack Ross signs two-year deal to remain at Richmond until the end of 2028

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1462534/key-richmond-tiger-jack-ross-earns-contract-extension-after-career-best-season

Now up on the Club's website.

Ross commits to Richmond

By Richmond Media
Feb 4, 2026, 2:55 pm

Richmond midfielder Jack Ross has committed his future to the Club, putting pen to paper on a two-year contract extension.

Ross, 25, played every game last season, bettering his previous career best of 19 matches in 2023.

He is due to play his 100th AFL game in the early parts of this season (currently 93).

The midfielder started last season in hot form with 28 disposals and two goals as the Tigers came from 40 points down to defeat Carlton in front of 80,000 fans at the MCG in Round 1.

Ross went on to produce his best season at the level, averaging 19 disposals, 3.8 tackles, and three clearances per game.

The 25-year-old finished eighth in the Jack Dyer Medal, the best placing he has had across his seven years with the Club.

An emerging leader at Richmond, Ross is also highly respected for his work ethic and professionalism, while his versatility has been important to the coaching staff.

Ross has played across various midfield roles, both inside and outside, as well as at half forward.

Richmond Executive General Manager, Football Talent, Blair Hartley, said that it was exciting to have Ross committed for a further two years.

“It was terrific to see Jack play every game last year after being unlucky with injury in 2024,” he said.

“He is an important player for us and has consistently worked hard behind the scenes to improve his game.

“We are thrilled to have Jack commit until the end of 2028 and are excited about what is to come for him.

The contract extension will see Ross, who was selected with pick No. 43 overall at the 2018 AFL National Draft, enter a ninth and 10th season at Richmond.

“I am really proud to still be here at such a great Club, so I could not have jumped at the offer any quicker,” Ross said.

“The way that the team and the Club is progressing with the whole redevelopment and almost the redevelopment of our list, is exciting.

“I have got a good grasp of the player that I am now and where I want to get to, and I am really confident in that.

“Playing consistent games definitely helps with that, but I think age as well. Now I am considered (an) older member of the group with so much youth coming through.

“I think the leadership stuff has kind of come naturally and it has helped me progress as a player which has been nice.”

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1950145/ross-commits-to-richmond

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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game

« Last post by 1965 on Yesterday at 12:51:22 PM »

Gray         11 -
Lalor        21
Hotton     23 +

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Richmond Rant / Re: Jack Ross [merged]

« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 11:54:19 AM »

Reading posts no one is hating Ross it bemuses me when people talk that way is it to create a deflection?

What i do get from reading the thread is most people think he is a okay player who has more talented players we hope will go past him.

If those players don't go past him then we have recruited wrong and are in trouble.
The expectation of most is pretty clear. Lalor, Smillie, Hotton Cumming Grlj  are expected to be very good players for us can say the same with McAuliffe to a lesser degree. Who in his right mind doesnt think we should be playing and prioritising these kids anyone?

We then look at our experienced mids and ask who is a better player than Ross. Well its simple Taranto, Hopper and Prestia quite simply are and remain better mids than him.

So as a mid where does it leave us and Ross.?

I did this as an example of how our kids are tracking. Pick 40 Kane McAuliffe is probably the one most would pick Ross in front of when all our mids are fit and ready. Kane imo is more an inside beast who does have very good traits for transitioning from inside to out.
Jack is coming off his best year statistically at least.so i thought why not compare the closest competition for a mid spot that he has in McAuliffe.

Remember we have had Kane for just two very injury interrupted seasons he is yet to get a clear run at it to date. but his power pace,  size and strength are tantalizing attributes along with his crunching tackling.
 He only managed 5 senior games last year because of all the niggles so its a small sample size.He also did not get huge game time.
         DIS - CP - MKS - TKL - CLR - I50 - GLS - 
Ross 19,1 - 7.0 - 4.4  - 3.8 -  3.1 - 4.0 -  0.17 -
McA  18.4 - 7.6 - 4.0 -  4.8 -  2.0 - 2.8 -  0.00 -

In just his second year and off both years being injury interrupted albeit off a small sample size McAuliffe has basically produced a similar year to Ross and its supposed to be Ross's best year to date.

This is why you try and play kids with good attributes over players who have no real upside imo who after what entering year 8 coming off his best season that is still only okay.

Like Andy there is no hate i to just don't rate him as highly as some others and think we can replace him reasonably easy.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Pass mark for 2026?

« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 10:38:10 AM »

I hope the club & players don't fall into the trap of believing they are too young to compete. 
Sometimes I believe this is used an an excuse for poor performance particularly from seasoned veterans of which we still have quite a few. 
We should be thinking baby bombers 1993.  That's how good the young talent at the club is. 
Act accordingly.

And if you keep winning 2 or 3 games then it becomes a sub conscious standard which is why norf have been useless

 Bottom out then it takes time to get the good picks to 50 games yet alone 100. Only two of their early picks have got to 50 games.
They are getting games into a lot of their kids though and are well advanced in this compared to us. Think this year will be an improvement where winning games is concerned for them simply because of the improved experience in their younger players.

Our problem is our mid tier is mostly ordinary and our vets are gunna slow even more. We will struggle imo until our many kids become our mid tier and have a minimum of 50 - 80 games or we in the coming years start to bring in some quality players to replace that mid tier.

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Richmond Rant / Re: Rucks in 2026

« Last post by Damo on Yesterday at 10:09:34 AM »

Love Ivan.

And Ivan loves everyone who plays ruck 

Lol
Ivan must proof read the clubs training reports as well

And who says men can’t multi task?

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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game

« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 06:43:01 AM »

Gray         12 +
Lalor        21 -
Hotton     22