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Richmond Rant / Re: Trent Cotchin [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 10:56:27 PM »Who are the best AFL captains of the 21st century?
By SEN
9 Dec 2025
Narrowing the best of the lot down to a top five, SEN Breakfast duo Sam Edmund and Cameron Mooney picked their top handful of skippers since the turn of the millennium.
3 – Trent Cotchin (Richmond)
“The reason I've got Cotchin at 3 is like the man I've got at 1, he drove a culture reset at his club and drove standards.
“He reinvented himself as a player first and a leader along the way, and I reckon without him, you even wonder what actually happens at Punt Rd to some degree.
“Nine years as captain, three premierships as captain, but so much done behind the scenes to rebuild a club and a culture first. I think he has a massive role in that.
“There were board coups and challenges, and he was the captain the whole way through.
“Without him, I’m not sure what happens. He’s the centrepiece.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/12/08/afl-top-5-captains-since-2000-edmund-mooney-hodge-selwood-cotchin-voss
By SEN
9 Dec 2025
Narrowing the best of the lot down to a top five, SEN Breakfast duo Sam Edmund and Cameron Mooney picked their top handful of skippers since the turn of the millennium.
3 – Trent Cotchin (Richmond)
“The reason I've got Cotchin at 3 is like the man I've got at 1, he drove a culture reset at his club and drove standards.
“He reinvented himself as a player first and a leader along the way, and I reckon without him, you even wonder what actually happens at Punt Rd to some degree.
“Nine years as captain, three premierships as captain, but so much done behind the scenes to rebuild a club and a culture first. I think he has a massive role in that.
“There were board coups and challenges, and he was the captain the whole way through.
“Without him, I’m not sure what happens. He’s the centrepiece.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/12/08/afl-top-5-captains-since-2000-edmund-mooney-hodge-selwood-cotchin-voss
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Richmond Rant / Re: Jasper Alger [merged]
« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 10:54:00 PM »Hes a forward but has great attributes for a mid role. Crafty is a good word for him and is a goal kicker the signs are great and we really should be prioritising him.
Hotton our Bolton replacement in some ways. Mansell our pressure forward with some toughness and experience. add in we can change it up with Lalor and Cumming lots of mids to rotate thru there if we wish. This structure allows us to play Campbell wherever we like. Personally i think Seth most suited to wing not sure ive mentioned that before hah, but he also has the attributes for high hf and hb.
The other one we drafted Peucker watched a bit of him thru highlights and what have you and there is something there as well a bit of power and high impact think the smalls we have taken the last two drafts have been great picks.
Personally and im not usually loud about optimism but we have the makings of a good 22 we just need to now build depth and competition
Hotton our Bolton replacement in some ways. Mansell our pressure forward with some toughness and experience. add in we can change it up with Lalor and Cumming lots of mids to rotate thru there if we wish. This structure allows us to play Campbell wherever we like. Personally i think Seth most suited to wing not sure ive mentioned that before hah, but he also has the attributes for high hf and hb.
The other one we drafted Peucker watched a bit of him thru highlights and what have you and there is something there as well a bit of power and high impact think the smalls we have taken the last two drafts have been great picks.
Personally and im not usually loud about optimism but we have the makings of a good 22 we just need to now build depth and competition
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond ressies/VFL side [merged]
« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 10:28:32 PM »Former AFL-listed player Sam Philp has joined Richmond’s VFL team, bringing his competitive edge to the side’s 2026 line-up.
Philp was previously on Carlton’s AFL list, drafted as a first-round pick in 2019. He went on to make his AFL debut in Round 4, 2020, against Essendon.
The recruit spent last season with Port Melbourne, dominating off half-forward and using his explosiveness to provide run as an inside midfielder.
Now, a Tigerland resident, Philp is looking forward to a fresh start at the Swinburne Centre.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1938485/philp-signs-with-vfl-tigers
I really liked this guy in his draft year i wonder if he doesn't turn into another who rebuilds his career in our vfl team.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Favourite player game
« Last post by WilliamPowell on Yesterday at 09:28:42 PM »Armstrong 6
Broad 5
Fawcett 7 +
Hayes-Brown 5
Lalor 5
Nankervis 5
Mansell 5
Ralphsmith 5
Short 2 -
Broad 5
Fawcett 7 +
Hayes-Brown 5
Lalor 5
Nankervis 5
Mansell 5
Ralphsmith 5
Short 2 -
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond in 2026 will have the 3rd youngest & inexperienced list (AFL site)
« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 09:27:55 PM »I hate it when they just base it on overall lists.
Just a bit of trivia for want of a better word.
Last year we played with an average of 11.13 players with less than 50 games. The most was 14 players and the least 9.
The average games played for each team fielded was 1976.73 games averaging 85.94 games per player.
The youngest team we fielded was 23yrs 238 days. with 1451 games with just 63 games average.
The oldest team we fielded was 26yrs 30 days. with 2465 games with 107 games average.
The average age for the 23 games was too hard to work out but id guess was somewhere around 24 or 25 yrs give or take.
We were older than the opposition in just 7 games and i reckon games played would be similar.
Interesting though was the games we won apart from the carlton round 2 game the age and games played for each team was similar.
We copped our fair share of poor defeats with some of our most experienced sides although some of the loaded sides with under 50 gamers was the same.
I sort of look at the chasm between the vets and the juniors both have plenty of talent but the middle tier continue to be a problem.
Next year i think our age and games played stats will go backwards with more of the juniors surpassing the middle tier and some of the vets falling even more off the pace.
Any way make of it what you will but overall list stats are not indicative of game day.
Just a bit of trivia for want of a better word.
Last year we played with an average of 11.13 players with less than 50 games. The most was 14 players and the least 9.
The average games played for each team fielded was 1976.73 games averaging 85.94 games per player.
The youngest team we fielded was 23yrs 238 days. with 1451 games with just 63 games average.
The oldest team we fielded was 26yrs 30 days. with 2465 games with 107 games average.
The average age for the 23 games was too hard to work out but id guess was somewhere around 24 or 25 yrs give or take.
We were older than the opposition in just 7 games and i reckon games played would be similar.
Interesting though was the games we won apart from the carlton round 2 game the age and games played for each team was similar.
We copped our fair share of poor defeats with some of our most experienced sides although some of the loaded sides with under 50 gamers was the same.
I sort of look at the chasm between the vets and the juniors both have plenty of talent but the middle tier continue to be a problem.
Next year i think our age and games played stats will go backwards with more of the juniors surpassing the middle tier and some of the vets falling even more off the pace.
Any way make of it what you will but overall list stats are not indicative of game day.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Jasper Alger [merged]
« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 07:21:26 PM »Someone make sure I've got this right, but he's generally a forward/mid?
Hotton more mid/forward?
Would be so damned good if the two of them were worth rotating between the two.
Hotton more mid/forward?
Would be so damned good if the two of them were worth rotating between the two.
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Richmond Rant / Re: ‘Not good enough’: The key area Richmond plans to turn around in 2026 (ZH)
« Last post by Andyy on Yesterday at 07:20:01 PM »They had career best numbers because we had no Bolton, Dusty, Graham (lol) etc so they carried more midfield load which really is their job now. It's up to the kids to take the heat off them in the coming years.
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Richmond Rant / Re: Maurice Rioli junior [merged]
« Last post by Hard Roar Tiger on Yesterday at 06:45:41 PM »Don’t reckon many would disagree with that view Stripes
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Richmond Rant / Re: Richmond AFLW team [merged]
« Last post by one-eyed on Yesterday at 05:54:22 PM »Tigers poised to pounce on draft bolter with coveted No.1 pick
By Sarah Black
Dec 9, 2025, 12:37 pm
RICHMOND is a chance to spring a surprise with pick No.1 on Telstra AFLW Draft night, with its eyes on bolter Scarlett Johnson.
The 18-year-old Northern Knights utility – who wasn't in the Marsh AFLW Academy this year – has gradually built buzz among clubs over the past few months since her strong performance at the Marsh AFLW Under-18 Championships.
That enthusiasm hit fever pitch during club interviews at the Telstra AFLW Combine, with a number of clubs at the top end of the pool – believed to include Adelaide, which coincidentally ended up with the Tigers' former No.4 pick, as well as Collingwood and Melbourne – eager for Johnson's services.
Given Richmond has now ended up with the No.1 pick after a deal with Gold Coast, and the jostling for Johnson, the Tigers are understood to have her firmly in their sights.
Johnson was the Knights' best and fairest this year, and named an Under-18 All-Australian at half-back.
Standing at 175cm – one centimetre taller than Richmond key forward Katie Brennan – Johnson has played across all three lines in her time at the Knights, and can play as a marking forward, on the wing or as a rebound defender.
A former netballer from Eltham, in Melbourne’s north-east, she has an excellent sidestep, finishing third in the agility test at the Combine, as well as ninth in the running vertical jump and 10th in the sprint.
Johnson has been described as personable and an incredibly hard worker who has already developed elite habits around recovery and preparation, who has been in the Knights' leadership group at both under-16 and under-18 level.
If not Johnson, Oakleigh Chargers midfielder Chloe Bown has been at the top of draft charts for most of the year, while powerful Subiaco key forward Olivia Wolmarans is also expected to feature at the pointy end, with Greater Western Sydney holding picks two and three.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1459838
By Sarah Black
Dec 9, 2025, 12:37 pm
RICHMOND is a chance to spring a surprise with pick No.1 on Telstra AFLW Draft night, with its eyes on bolter Scarlett Johnson.
The 18-year-old Northern Knights utility – who wasn't in the Marsh AFLW Academy this year – has gradually built buzz among clubs over the past few months since her strong performance at the Marsh AFLW Under-18 Championships.
That enthusiasm hit fever pitch during club interviews at the Telstra AFLW Combine, with a number of clubs at the top end of the pool – believed to include Adelaide, which coincidentally ended up with the Tigers' former No.4 pick, as well as Collingwood and Melbourne – eager for Johnson's services.
Given Richmond has now ended up with the No.1 pick after a deal with Gold Coast, and the jostling for Johnson, the Tigers are understood to have her firmly in their sights.
Johnson was the Knights' best and fairest this year, and named an Under-18 All-Australian at half-back.
Standing at 175cm – one centimetre taller than Richmond key forward Katie Brennan – Johnson has played across all three lines in her time at the Knights, and can play as a marking forward, on the wing or as a rebound defender.
A former netballer from Eltham, in Melbourne’s north-east, she has an excellent sidestep, finishing third in the agility test at the Combine, as well as ninth in the running vertical jump and 10th in the sprint.
Johnson has been described as personable and an incredibly hard worker who has already developed elite habits around recovery and preparation, who has been in the Knights' leadership group at both under-16 and under-18 level.
If not Johnson, Oakleigh Chargers midfielder Chloe Bown has been at the top of draft charts for most of the year, while powerful Subiaco key forward Olivia Wolmarans is also expected to feature at the pointy end, with Greater Western Sydney holding picks two and three.
https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1459838
